The Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, which would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from making regulations based upon science that is not «transparent or reproducible,» contains terms that could be misinterpreted, according to a letter to Congress from Alan I. Leshner, AAAS Chief... (aaas.org)
H.R. 1030, the EPA Secret Science Reform Act, was introduced in the House by Representative Lamar Smith (R — TX), chair of the House science committee; a Senate companion is backed by Senator John Barrasso (R — WY). (sciencemag.org)
The Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act, sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D - Vt., would require all forensic labs that receive federal funding to be accredited and all relevant personnel to be certified. (abajournal.com)