Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 3.djvu/693

 PUBLIC LAW 96-569—DEC. 22, 1980

94 STAT. 3337

(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, $31,876,000; (B) in the Industrial Processes program, $1,772,000; (C) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, $3,247,000; (9) for energy activities— (A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, $50,096,000; (B) in the Energy Control program, $57,503,000, of which $500,000 is for a study of uranium mining wastes. Oo) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, for the fiscal year 1981, for program management, $4,666,000. (c) The aggregate authorization under subsection (a) of this section shall be limited to the sum $8,000,000 less than the total of all authorizations otherwise provided in subsection (a). (d) When he finds it in the public interest, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to utilize funds authorized in subsection (a), (b), or (c) for appropriate scientific and professional review of research and development grant, contract, and cooperative agreement applications. (e) Funds may be transferred between the categories listed in subsections (a), (b), and (c); except that no funds may be transferred from any particular category listed in any such subsection if the total of the funds so transferred from that particular category would exceed 10 per centum thereof, and no funds may be transferred to any particular category listed in subsection (a), (b), or (c) from any other category or categories listed in any such subsection if the total of the funds so transferred to that particular category would exceed 10 per centum thereof, unless— (1) a period of thirty legislative days has passed after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or his designee has transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate a written report containing a full and complete statement concerning the nature of the transfer involved and the reason therefor; or (2) each committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction over the subject matter involved, before the expiration of such period, has transmitted to the Administrator written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. (f) The Administrator shall establish a separately identified program of continuing, long-term environmental research and development for each activity listed in subsection (a) of this section. Unless otherwise specified by law, at least 15 per centum of funds appropriated to the Administrator for environmental research and development for each activity listed in subsection (a) of this section shall be obligated and expended for such long-term environmental research and development under this subsection.

Limitation.

Grant, contract, and cooperative agreement applications, review. Transfer of funds.

Long-term research and development program. 42 USC 4363.

AMENDMENT TO SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHMENT

SEC. 3. Section 8(a) of Public Law 95-155 (relating to the provision 42 USC 4365. of advice by the Science Advisory Board) is amended by striking out "Science Advisory Board which shall provide such scientific advice as the Administrator requests" and inserting in lieu thereof "Science Advisory Board which shall provide such scientific advice as may be requested by the Administrator, the Committee on Environment and

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