1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act”.
EPA Special Hiring Authority Transparency Act
A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act.
2. Requirement to report hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act
Section 11(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 300j–10) is amended—
by striking “(b) To the extent” and inserting the following:
“(b) Appointment of personnel
“(1) In general—To the extent”
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Reporting of hiring required
“(A) In general—Not later than 30 days after an appointment is made under this subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide notification of the appointment to—
“(i) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;
“(ii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
“(iii) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
“(iv) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
“(B) Notification requirements—The notification required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following information about the appointment that was made under this subsection:
“(i) The name of the appointee.
“(ii) The title of the appointee.
“(iii) The salary of the appointee.
“(iv) A detailed justification explaining why the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency deemed the appointment necessary to appropriately discharge the functions of the Administrator under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) and other provisions of law.”