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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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 August 1983

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