Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1997

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Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY 1998 and 1999 for specified science and technology activities. Prohibits authorization of funds under this Act for: (1) the Environmental Technology Initiative; (2) the Climate Change Action Plan; or (3) Indoor Air Research. Prohibits authorization of funds under this Act, other than amounts awarded through a competitive process, for the following activities: (1) the North Dakota Center for Air Toxic Metals Research; (2) the American Water Works Association Research Foundation; (3) the Association of California Water Agencies; (4) the Water Environmental Research Foundation; (5) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Cooperative Research; (6) Oil Spill Restoration at the Louisiana Environmental Research Center; (7) the Mine Waste Technology Program; (8) Livestock and Agriculture Pollution Abatement; (9) Resource and Agriculture Policy Development; (10) the San Joaquin Valley PM-10 Study; (11) the Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center; (12) the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substances Research Center; (13) the Salinity of the Salton Sea Study at the University of Redlands; (14) the Clean Air Status and Trends Network monitoring station in New England; (15) the National Decentralized Water Resources Capacity Project; (16) the Lung Disease Study by the National Jewish Center; (17) the Lower Mississippi River Cancer Study; or (18) the Northern Iowa Small Business Pollution Prevention Center. (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator to assign to the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development the duties of: (1) developing and integrating a strategic plan for scientific and technical research activities; and (2) reviewing all EPA research to ensure that it is of high quality and not duplicative of other EPA research. Requires a report to the Congress regarding research that is of insufficiently high quality or is duplicative. (Sec. 5) Requires the Administrator to ensure that any fellowship award funded under this Act is used only to support research that would further missions of the Office of Research and Development in fields in which there is, or is projected to be, a shortage of scientists. (Sec. 6) Provides procedures for Science Advisory Board reports to the Congress regarding research programs proposed in the President's budget for EPA, periodic evaluation of selected areas of current and planned research, development, and demonstration activities, and annual review of research activities. Requires Board reports required to be submitted to the Administrator to be submitted also to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for activities of the Board. (Sec. 7) Imposes restrictions on lobbying activities, funding of activities other than those for which funds are specifically authorized under this Act, and grants after FY 1997 for a project not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. (Sec. 8) Sets forth congressional committee notice requirements applicable to funds reprogramming actions and any major reorganization of an EPA program, project, or activity. (Sec. 9) Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to EPA planning for the year 2000 computer problem.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 26 June 1997

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 26 June 1997

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• Reported to House amended, Part II

  summary · EN · 26 June 1997

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 16 May 1997

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 April 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 1997

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