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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 4012"
bill: "113-hr-4012"
heading: "Secret Science Reform Act of 2014"
from: "rh"
from_label: "Reported in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/4012/changes/eh"
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# H.R. 4012 — what changed

H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 — 1 section amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Data transparency

- Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows:
- “(b)
- “(1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is—
- “(A) specifically identified; and
- “(B) publicly available <ins>online </ins>in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results.
- “(2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as requiring the public dissemination of information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law.
- “(3) In this subsection—
- “(A) the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and
- “(B) the term scientific and technical information includes—
- “(i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions;
- “(ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information;
- “(iii) recorded factual materials; and
- “(iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information.”