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 92 STAT. 1510 Annual recertification and reapplication.

PUBLIC LAW 95-477—OCT. 18, 1978 (5) After an initial application for assistance under this section has been approved, the Administrator may make grants on an annual basis, on condition that the governor recertify the group and that the applicant submits to the Administrator annually— (A) an evaluation of the progress made during the previous year in meeting the objectives for which the grant was made; (B) a description of any changes in the objectives of the activities; and (C) a description of the proposed activities for the succeeding one year period. (6) A grant made under this program shall not exceed 75 per centum of the estimated cost of the project or program for which the grant is made, and no group shall receive more than $50,000 in any one year. (7) No financial assistance provided under this subsection shall be used to support lobbying or litigation by any recipient group. OTIIKIl AUTHORIZATIONS

42 USC 6952.

SEC. 4. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year 1979, for use by the National Bureau of Standards— (1) $3,000,000 for research in the area of environmental measurement sciences; and (2) $2,000,000 to carry out activities authorized in section 5002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-580). MISCELLANEOUS REPOKTS

Availability to congressional committees.

42 USC 4369.

42 USC 5910.

SEC. 5. (a) All reports to or by the Administrator relevant to the Agency's program of research, development, and demonstration shall promptly be made available to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, unless otherwise prohibited by law. (b) The Administrator shall keep the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate fully and currently informed with respect to matters falling within or related to the jurisdiction of the committees. (c) The reports provided for in section 11 of Public Law 93-577 shall be made available to the public for comment, and to the heads of affected agencies for comment and, in the case of recommendations for action, for r-esponse. (d) For the purpose of assisting the Department of Energy in planning and assigning priorities in research development and demonstration activities related to environmental control technologies, the Administiator shall actively make available to the Department all information on research activities and results of research programs of the Environmental Protection Agency. STAFF MANAGEMENT

EPA employees, appointments for educational programs. 42 USC 4361c.

SEC. 6. (a)(1) The Administrator is authorized to select and appoint up to 75 full-time permanent staff members in the Office of Research and Development to pursue full-time educational programs for the purpose of (A) securing an advanced degree or (B) securing

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