legislation: 101-hr-5341
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| 101-hr-5341 | 101 | hr | 5341 | To provide for the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the feasibility of an umbrella research arm to support research on a variety of environmental issues. | Environmental Protection | 1990-07-20 | 1990-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] | NJ | R | S000097 | 60 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study and report to the Congress on: (1) mechanisms for supporting training in the environmental sciences and environmental research through an umbrella research arm, the National Institutes of the Environment, considering research in a wide variety of disciplines; (2) the current state of extramural research support and undergraduate and graduate training relevant to tropical deforestation, species extinction, ecosystem degradation, biological restoration, use of underutilized resources and sustainable resource use, economic consequences of environmental change, and the impacts of humans and the environment on one another; and (3) mechanisms that can be used to advance environmental research and training, their relationship to existing research programs, and appropriate levels and resources of funding. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z |