Sets the term for the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
Requires the head of the Office of Research and Development (the Office) to establish a program to make senior research appointments. Specifies the activities of the Office.
Requires the EPA Administrator to: (1) substantially increase EPA efforts to disseminate, explain the significance of, and apply the results of research products and projects of the Office; (2) direct the Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology to comprehensively inventory EPA scientific activities conducted outside of the Office and to ensure proper agency-wide coordination of such activities; and (3) revise the agency's peer-review policy.
Redesignates the position of EPA Deputy Administrator as Deputy Administrator for Policy and Management.