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42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act›§§4361, 4361a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2021(k)(1), (2), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 728

§4364. Expenditure of funds for research and development related to regulatory program…

42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

(a) Coordination, etc., with research needs and priorities of program offices and Environmental Protection Agency

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall assure that the expenditure of any funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or any other provision of law for environmental research and development related to regulatory program activities shall be coordinated with and reflect the research needs and priorities of the program offices, as well as the overall research needs and priorities of the Agency, including those defined in the five-year research plan.

(b) Program offices subject to coverage

For purposes of subsection (a), the appropriate program offices are—

(1) the Office of Air and Waste Management, for air quality activities;

(2) the Office of Water and Hazardous Materials, for water quality activities and water supply activities;

(3) the Office of Pesticides, for environmental effects of pesticides;

(4) the Office of Solid Waste, for solid waste activities;

(5) the Office of Toxic Substances, for toxic substance activities;

(6) the Office of Radiation Programs, for radiation activities; and

(7) the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, for noise activities.

(c) Report to Congress; contents

The Administrator shall submit to the President and the Congress a report concerning the most appropriate means of assuring, on a continuing basis, that the research efforts of the Agency reflect the needs and priorities of the regulatory program offices, while maintaining a high level of scientific quality. Such report shall be submitted on or before March 31, 1978.

(Pub. L. 95–155, §7, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1259.)

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▸ Contents — 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act
42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act
  1. ▸ 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act
    Overview
    1. §4321. Congressional declaration of purpose
    2. §4331. Congressional declaration of national environmental pol…
    3. §4332. Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of infor…
    4. §4332a. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, §1304(j)(2)…
    5. §4333. Conformity of administrative procedures to national env…
    6. §4334. Other statutory obligations of agencies
    7. §4335. Efforts supplemental to existing authorizations
    8. §4336. Procedure for determination of level of review
    9. §4336a. Timely and unified Federal reviews
    10. §4336b. Programmatic environmental document
    11. §4336c. Adoption of categorical exclusions
    12. §4336d. E-NEPA
    13. §4336e. Definitions
    14. §4336f. Project sponsor opt-in fees for environmental reviews
    15. §4341. Omitted
    16. §4342. Establishment; membership; Chairman; appointments
    17. §4343. Employment of personnel, experts and consultants
    18. §4344. Duties and functions
    19. §4345. Consultation with Citizens' Advisory Committee on Envir…
    20. §4346. Tenure and compensation of members
    21. §4346a. Travel reimbursement by private organizations and Fede…
    22. §4346b. Expenditures in support of international activities
    23. §4347. Authorization of appropriations
    24. ▸ §§4361, 4361a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2021(k)(1)…
      Overview
      1. §4361b. Implementation by Administrator of Environmental Prote…
      2. §4361c. Staff management
      3. §4362. Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental …
      4. §4362a. Membership of Task Force on Environmental Cancer and H…
      5. §4363. Continuing and long-term environmental research and dev…
      6. §4363a. Pollution control technologies demonstrations
      7. §4364. Expenditure of funds for research and development relat…
      8. §4365. Science Advisory Board
      9. §4366. Identification and coordination of research, developmen…
      10. §4366a. Omitted
      11. §4367. Reporting requirements of financial interests of office…
      12. §4368. Grants to qualified citizens groups
      13. §4368a. Utilization of talents of older Americans in projects …
      14. §4368b. General assistance program
      15. §4369. Miscellaneous reports
      16. §4369a. Reports on environmental research and development acti…
      17. §4370. Reimbursement for use of facilities
      18. §4370a. Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection A…
      19. §4370b. Availability of fees and charges to carry out Agency p…
      20. §4370c. Environmental Protection Agency fees
      21. §4370d. Percentage of Federal funding for organizations owned …
      22. §4370e. Working capital fund in Treasury
      23. §4370f. Availability of funds after expiration of period for l…
      24. §4370g. Availability of funds for uniforms and certain services
      25. §4370h. Availability of funds for facilities
      26. §4370i. Regional liaisons for minority, tribal, and low-income…
      27. §4370j. Municipal Ombudsman
      28. §4370m. Definitions
    25. §4370m–1. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
    26. §4370m–2. Permitting process improvement
    27. §4370m–3. Interstate compacts
    28. §4370m–4. Coordination of required reviews
    29. §4370m–5. Delegated State permitting programs
    30. §4370m–6. Litigation, judicial review, and savings provision
    31. §4370m–7. Reports
    32. §4370m–8. Funding for governance, oversight, and processing of…
    33. §4370m–9. Application
    34. §4370m–10. GAO report
    35. §4370m–11. Savings provision

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