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[CITE: 42USC4366a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 55--NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4366a. Development of data base of environmental research 
        articles indexed by geographic location
        

(a) Research journals

    Within 6 months following November 16, 1990, and from time to time 
thereafter, the Environmental Protection Agency shall identify not less 
than 35 important environmental research journals, conference 
proceedings or other reference sources in which scientific research or 
engineering studies related to air, water, or soil quality or pollution 
or other environmental issues are routinely published. In carrying out 
the requirements of this subsection, at least 50 journals or proceedings 
shall be reviewed.

(b) Index

    (1) Within 12 months following November 16, 1990, and annually 
thereafter, the Environmental Protection Agency shall review the 
journals and other materials identified in subsection (a) of this 
section and compile, maintain and publish an index of the articles 
contained therein during the preceding calendar year by geographic 
location. A copy of such index shall be made available to the Service 
for distribution to the public, and a copy shall be submitted to the 
Congress not less than 30 days prior to the date on which it is made 
available to the Service.
    (2) Beginning 12 months after November 16, 1990, the Agency shall 
identify not less than 20 materials identified in subsection (a) of this 
section which were published during the time period from 1970 to the 
year preceding November 16, 1990, and shall compile and publish a series 
of indices of articles contained therein by geographic location. The 
time frame which each index contains should not exceed 5 years.

(c) Purchase of information

    The Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to enter into 
contracts or other arrangements for the acquisition of data and other 
information necessary for purposes of this Act.

(d) Revising list

    The Environmental Protection Agency shall review the list of 
references developed under this section at least biennially and shall 
revise the list of sources as appropriate.

(e) Specific location of research projects

    Unless exempted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, all reports resulting from research projects sponsored by the 
Environmental Protection Agency and initiated after the expiration of 
the 36-month period following November 16, 1990, shall indicate the 
specific location to which the research pertains.

(Pub. L. 101-617, Sec. 4, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3287.)

                         Termination of Section

        For termination of section by section 6 of Pub. L. 101-617, see 
    Termination Date note below.

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 101-617, Nov. 16, 
1990, 104 Stat. 3287, known as the Environmental Research Geographic 
Location Information Act, which enacted this section and provisions set 
out below. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note below and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Environmental Research Geographic 
Location Information Act, and not as part of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.


                            Termination Date

    Section 6 of Pub. L. 101-617 provided that: ``This Act [enacting 
this section and provisions set out below] shall expire 10 years after 
the date of its enactment [Nov. 16, 1990].''


              Short Title; Findings; Purpose; Authorization

    Sections 1 to 3 and 5 of Pub. L. 101-617 provided that:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    ``This Act [enacting this section and provisions set out above] may 
be cited as the `Environmental Research Geographic Location Information 
Act'.
``SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    ``The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) at present, there is no reliable method of locating 
    private or Government research on environmental issues by geographic 
    location; and
        ``(2) a means of identifying environmental research conducted at 
    specific geographic locations is needed for purposes such as 
    detecting trends in environmental quality, assisting the public in 
    learning about the quality and issues of their local environment, 
    and providing a data base for identifying areas of critical 
    environmental concern.
``SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
    ``The purpose of this Act is to develop a data base of environmental 
research articles indexed by geographic location.
``SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATIONS.
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.''
