Substitute amendment to the Walker amendment (A011) sought to direct the Office of Science and Technology to identify and define a set of environmental problems for which risks will be considered; to use both available quantitative data and independent and well-qualified expert advice; and develop and use a common set of analytical methods for ranking environmental problems based upon the relative risks they pose and the potential for addressing them through the development of environmental technologies.

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Amendment Number
796
Description
Substitute amendment to the Walker amendment (A011) sought to direct the Office of Science and Technology to identify and define a set of environmental problems for which risks will be considered; to use both available quantitative data and independent and well-qualified expert advice; and develop and use a common set of analytical methods for ranking environmental problems based upon the relative risks they pose and the potential for addressing them through the development of environmental technologies.
Purpose
An amendment offered as a substitute to the Walker amendment directing the Office of Science and Technology to identify and define a set of environmental problems for which risks should be considered and to develop and use a common set of analytical methods for ranking environmental problems based upon the relative risks they pose and the potential for addressing them through the development of environmental technologies.
Congress
103
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 26, 1994
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Brown (CA) amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 225 (Roll no. 352).
Latest Action Time
17:24:20
Submitted Date
Jul 26, 1994
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 796 — Informed