115th Congress
Better Evaluation of Science and Technology Act
Purpose
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide requirements for agency decision making based on science.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Stipulates that all agencies should make science-based decisions using “scientific information, technical procedures, measures, methods, protocols, methodologies, or models, employed in a manner consistent with the best available science”
- Stipulates that these agencies should make public a “nontechnical summary of each risk evaluation” conducted, and a list of all studies considered
Primary Sponsors
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SENATOR R-OK
Co-sponsors by Party
R
2
D
0
I
0
Actions
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03/08/2017Introduced in Senate