15 U.S.C. § 2624 : US Code - Section 2624: Studies

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(a) Indemnification study
The Administrator shall conduct a study of all Federal laws
administered by the Administrator for the purpose of determining
whether and under what conditions, if any, indemnification should
be accorded any person as a result of any action taken by the
Administrator under any such law. The study shall -
(1) include an estimate of the probable cost of any
indemnification programs which may be recommended;
(2) include an examination of all viable means of financing the
cost of any recommended indemnification; and
(3) be completed and submitted to Congress within two years
from the effective date of enactment of this chapter.
The General Accounting Office shall review the adequacy of the
study submitted to Congress pursuant to paragraph (3) and shall
report the results of its review to the Congress within six months
of the date such study is submitted to Congress.
(b) Classification, storage, and retrieval study
The Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the
Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate Federal
departments or agencies, shall coordinate a study of the
feasibility of establishing (1) a standard classification system
for chemical substances and related substances, and (2) a standard
means for storing and for obtaining rapid access to information
respecting such substances. A report on such study shall be
completed and submitted to Congress not later than 18 months after
the effective date of enactment of this chapter.