15 USC 2609 - Research, development, collection, dissemination, and utilization of information

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 2609.

Research, development, collection, dissemination, and utilization of information

(a)

Authority

(b)

Information systems

(1)

The Administrator shall establish, administer, and be responsible for the continuing activities of an interagency committee which shall design, establish, and coordinate an efficient and effective system, within the Environmental Protection Agency, for the collection, dissemination to other Federal departments and agencies, and use of information submitted to the Administrator under this chapter.

(2)

(A)

The Administrator shall, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other heads of appropriate departments and agencies design, establish, and coordinate an efficient and effective system for the retrieval of toxicological and other scientific information which could be useful to the Administrator in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Systematized retrieval shall be developed for use by all Fed

eral and other departments and agencies with responsibilities in the area of regulation or study of chemical substances and mixtures and their effect on health or the environment.

(B)

The Administrator, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may make grants and enter into contracts for the development of an information retrieval system described in subparagraph (A). Contracts may be entered into under this subparagraph without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 6101 of title 41.

(c)

Screening techniques

(d)

Monitoring

(e)

Basic research

(f)

Training

(g)

Exchange of research and development results

(Pub. L. 94–469, title I, § 10, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2031; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 99–519, § 3(c)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2989; amended Pub. L. 114–182, title I, § 19(i), June 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 507.)

cite as: 15 USC 2609