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"(g) Executive Office. The OflBce of Procure- 

 ment Policy in the Executive Office of the President, 

 in cooperation with the Administrator, shall im- 

 plement the policy expressed in this section. It 

 shall be the responsibility of the Office of Procure- 

 ment Policy to coordinate this policy with other 

 policies for Federal procurement, in such a way as 

 to maximize the use of recovered resources, and to 

 annually report to the Congress on actions taken 

 by Federal agencies and the progress made in the 

 Implementation of such policy. 



"COOPERATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

 AGENCY 



"Sec. 6003. All Federal agencies having func- 

 tions relating to solid waste or hazardous waste 

 shall cooperate to the maximum extent permitted 

 by law with the Administrator in carrying out his 

 functions imder this Act and shall make all appro- 

 priate information, facilities, personnel, and other 

 resources available, on a reimbursable basis, to the 

 Administrator upon his request. 



"applicabilitt or solid waste disposal guidelines 

 TO executive agencies 



"Sec. 6004. (a) Compliance. — (1) If — 



"(A) an Executive agency (as defined in sec- 

 tion 105 of title 5, United States Code) has juris- 

 diction over any real property or facility the 

 operation or administration of which involves 

 such agency in solid waste disposal activities, or 

 "(B) such an agency enters into a contract 

 with any person for the operation by such person 

 of any Federal property or facility, and the per- 

 formance of such contract involves such person 

 in solid waste disposal activities, 

 then such agency shall insure compliance with the 

 guidelines recommended under section 1008 and 

 the purposes of this Act in the operation or ad- 

 ministration of such property or facility, or the 

 performance of such contract, as the case may be. 

 "(2) Each Executive agency which conducts any 

 activity — 



"(A) which generates solid waste, and 

 "(B) which, if conducted by a person other 

 than such agency, would require a permit or 

 license from such agency in order to dispose 

 of such solid waste, 

 shall insure compliance with such guidelines and 

 the purposes of this Act in conducting such ac- 

 tivity. 



"(3) Each Executive agency which permits the 

 use of Federal property for purposes of disposal 

 of solid waste shall insure compliance with such 

 guidelines and the purposes of this Act in the dls- 

 trasal of such waste. 



"(4) The President shall prescribe regulations 

 to carry out this subsection. 



"(b) Licenses and Permits. — Each Executive 

 agency which issues any license or permit for dis- 

 posal of solid waste shall, prior to the issuance of 

 such license or permit, consult with the Secretary 

 to insure compliance with guidelines recommended 

 under section 1008 and the purposes of this Act. 



"Subtitle G — Miscellaneous Provisions 

 "employee protection 



"Sec 7001. (a) General. — No person shall fire, 

 or in any other way discriminate against, or cause 

 to be fired or discriminated against, any employee 

 of any authorized representative of employees by 

 reason of the fact that such employee or repre- 

 sentative has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed 

 or instituted any proceeding under this Act or under 

 any applicable implementation plan, or has testi- 

 fied or is about to testify in any proceeding result- 

 mg from the administration or enforcement of the 

 provisions of this Act or of any applicable imple- 

 mentation plan. 



"(b) Remedy. — Any employee or a representa- 

 tive of employees who believes that he has been 

 fired or otherwise discriminated against by any 

 person in violation of subsection (a) of this section 

 may, within thirty days after such alleged viola- 

 tion occurs, apply to the Secretary of Labor for a 

 review of such firing or alleged discrimination. A 

 copy of the application shall be sent to such person 

 who shall be the respondent. Uf)on receipt of such 

 application, the Secretary of Labor shall cause such 

 investigation to be made as he deems appropriate. 

 Such mvestigation shall provide an opportunity for 

 a public hearing at the request of any party to such 

 review to enable the parties to present information 

 relating to such alleged violation. The parties shall 

 be given written notice of the time and place of the 

 hearing at least five days prior to the hearing. Any 

 such hearing shall be of record and shall be sub- 

 ject to section 554 of title 5 of the United States 

 Code. Upon receiving the report of such investiga- 

 tion, the Secretary of Labor shall make findings 

 of fact. If he finds that such violation did occur, he 

 shall issue a decision, incorporating an order there- 

 in and his findings, requiring the party committing 

 such violation to take such affirmative action to 

 abate the violation as the Secretary of Labor deems 

 appropriate, including, but not limited to, the re- 

 hiring or reinstatement of the employee or repre- 

 sentative of employees to his former position with 

 compensation. If he finds that there was no such 

 violation, he shall issue an order denying the appli- 

 cation. Such order issued by the Secretary of Labor 

 under this subparagraph shall be subject to ju- 

 dicial review in the same manner as orders and 

 decisions of the Administrator or subject to ju- 

 dicial review under this Act. 



"(c) Costs. — Whenever an order is issued under 

 this section to abate such violation, at the request 

 of the applicant, a sum equal to the aggregate 

 amount of all costs and expenses (including the 

 attorney's fees) as determined by the Secretary of 

 Labor, to have been reasonably incurred by the ap- 

 plicant for, or in connection with, the institution 

 and prosecution of such proceedings, shall be 

 assessed against the person committing such 

 violation. 



"(d) Exception. — This section shall have no 

 application to any employee who, acting without 



