Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I (page 3, after line 12) add the following: SEC. __. PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES FOR PROPOSED RULES. (a) Requirement.--Title VI of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 1291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``publication of scientific studies for proposed rules ``Sec. 722. (a) Requirement.--The Secretary, or any other Federal official proposing a rule under this Act, shall publish with each rule proposed under this Act each scientific study the Secretary or other official, respectively, relied on in developing the rule. ``(b) Scientific Study Defined.--In this section the term `scientific study' means a study that-- ``(1) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to the subject matter involved; ``(2) presents findings and makes claims that are appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have been employed; and ``(3) includes, appropriate to the rule being proposed-- ``(A) use of systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment; ``(B) use of data analyses that are adequate to support the general findings; ``(C) reliance on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and generalizable findings; ``(D) strong claims of causal relationships, only with research designs tha…”