PUBLIC LAW 96-482—OCT. 21, 1980
94 STAT. 2347
(5) by amending subsection (d), to read as follows: "(d) SPECIFICATIONS.—All Federal agencies that have the responsibility for drafting or reviewing specifications for procurement items procured by Federal agencies shall— "(1) as expeditiously as possible but in any event no later than five years after the date of enactment of this Act, eliminate from such specifications— "(A) any exclusion of recovered materials and "(B) any requirement that items be manufactured from virgin materials; and "(2) within one year after the date of publication of applicable guidelines under subsection (e), or as otherwise specified in such guidelines, assure that such specifications require the use of recovered materials to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use of the item.". (6) in subsection (e), by deleting the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Such guidelines shall— "(1) designate those items which are or can be produced with recovered materials and whose procurement by procuring agencies will carry out the objectives of this section; and "(2) set forth recommended practices with respect to the procurement of recovered materials and items containing such materials and with respect to certification by vendors of the percentage of recovered materials used, and shall provide information as to the availability, relative price, and performance of such materials and items and where appropriate shall recommend the level of recovered material to be contained in the procured product. The Administrator shall prepare final guidelines for at least three product categories, including paper, by May 1, 1981, and for two additional product categories, including construction materials, by September 30, 1982. In making the designation under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider, but is not limited in his considerations, to— "(A) the availability of such items; "(B) the impact of the procurement of such items by procuring agencies on the volume of solid waste which must be treated, stored or disposed of; "(C) the economic and technological feasibility of producing and using such items; and " (D) other uses for such recovered materials.". SEC. 23. Section 6004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by— (1) inserting immediately after "an executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code)" in subsection (a)(1), "or any unit of the legislative branch of the Federal Government"; (2) inserting after "Each Executive agency" in subsection (a)(2), "or any unit of the legislative branch of the Federal Government"; and (3) inserting after "The President" in subsection (a)(4) "or the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate with regard to any unit of the legislative branch of the Federal Government". SEC. 24. Section 7001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(f) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.—In order to assist the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the National Institute for
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