EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act - Prohibits student programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from establishing any requirement that an applicant possess any experience that constitutes an endorsement of a particular political position with regard to environmental protection.
Prohibits funds from being used to provide financial compensation for: (1) the Student Diversity Internship Program Environmental Justice Eco-Ambassador Focus, or (2) student programs administered by EPA related to the study of greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires the EPA Administrator to report on policies, procedures, and actions taken within the last three years in recruiting and hiring applicants for all EPA student programs, including: (1) efforts to recruit student advocates, (2) policies and procedures related to the review of student applications, (3) efforts to consider applicants with policy views or experience that were counter to stated agency goals, and (4) policies to ensure that applicants for such programs will be recruited and reviewed in accordance with this Act.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2876 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2876
To prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs by the
Environmental Protection Agency in its student programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2011
Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Carter, Mr. Harper, and
Mr. McKinley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs by the
Environmental Protection Agency in its student programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Student Nondiscrimination Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION.
No student internship, fellowship, scholarship, or other student
program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency may
establish any requirement that an applicant possess any experience that
constitutes an endorsement of a particular political position with
regard to environmental protection.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN EPA STUDENT PROGRAMS.
No funds shall be used to provide financial compensation, including
grants, stipends, expenses, or salary, for the following student
programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency:
(1) The Student Diversity Internship Program Environmental
Justice Eco-Ambassador Focus.
(2) Programs related to the study of greenhouse gas
emissions.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROCEDURES.
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit a
report to Congress detailing existing policies, procedures, and actions
taken within the last 3 years in recruiting and hiring applicants for
all Environmental Protection Agency student programs. The report shall
include--
(1) efforts to recruit student advocates, including any
communications between the Environmental Protection Agency and
nongovernmental organizations;
(2) policies and procedures related to the review of
student applications, including a list of the personnel
involved in such processes;
(3) any efforts to consider applicants with policy views or
experience that were counter to stated agency goals; and
(4) policies to ensure that applicants for Environmental
Protection Agency student programs will be recruited and
reviewed in accordance with section 2 of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.