Risk Assessment Research and Demonstration Act of 1983

Summary

Risk Assessment Research and Demonstration Act of 1983 - Directs the President to establish and direct coordinated interagency projects which shall be designed to: (1) improve the use of risk assessment within Federal agencies; (2) develop a systematic approach to the use of risk assessment by Federal agencies; (3) identify research needed to improve risk assessment; and (4) bring public awareness to the nature of regulated risks. Directs the President to designate an agency to coordinate the projects. Directs the coordinating agency to submit a report to Congress which includes: (1) a review of the risk assessments presently being carried out in federal agencies; (2) recommendations for sharing research results among Federal agencies; (3) a proposal for the risk assessment demonstration projects required by this Act to be undertaken by specified Federal agencies; and (4) identification of the areas where the use of the results of a risk assessment is required, encouraged, limited, or prohibited by current law, regulation, or practice. Requires specified Federal agencies to recommend to the coordinating agency research projects relating to risk assessment. Directs the coordinating agency to report to Congress with recommendations concerning risk assessment.

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Timeline

1. 4 August 1983

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.1952.

   Source: Committee

2. 4 August 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 August 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 August 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 29 August 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Science Research and Technology.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 October 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 6 October 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 21 October 1983

   Committee

   Clean Bill H.R.4192 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 August 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Zschau, Edwin V. W. [R-CA-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• · hssy00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Joint Research and Development Ventures Act of 1983
• related to → High Technology Research and Development Joint Venture Act of 1983
• related to ← A bill to establish coordinated interagency research and demonstration projects for improving knowledge and use of risk assessment by those Federal agencies concerned with regulatory decisions related to the protection of human life, health, and the environment, and to provide for the establishment of a Central Board of Scientific Risk Analysis as a means of improving the scientific review and evaluation of risk analyses made by Federal agencies, with particular emphasis upon risk analyses involving issues of chronic health hazards.