[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3655 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3655

 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 with respect to Federal Government liability and 
to require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2015

  Mr. Westmoreland (for himself, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Franks of 
Arizona, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, 
Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
   Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 with respect to Federal Government liability and 
to require reimbursement to the Judgement Fund for certain claims, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``EPA Pays Act''.

SEC. 2. LIABILITY.

    (a) Economic Damages.--Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9607(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) in the case of a person who is the United 
                States Government, any other economic damages incurred 
                by any person caused by the United States 
                Government.''; and
            (2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by striking 
        ``subparagraphs (A) through (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs 
        (A) through (E)''.
    (b) Liability of United States Government.--Section 107(d)(1) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ``other than 
the United States Government'' after ``no person''.

SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT TO JUDGMENT FUND.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall reimburse to the fund described in section 1304 of title 
31, United States Code, from the unobligated balance of amounts 
available to the Administrator in the ``Environmental Programs and 
Management'' account for the Information Exchange/Outreach, 
Enforcement, and Clean Air and Climate program areas, an amount equal 
to the amount of each payment made from such fund resulting from a 
claim under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 or chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
    (b) Order of Sources.--In carrying out subparagraph (a), the 
Administrator shall first use amounts available for the Information 
Exchange/Outreach program area. If sufficient amounts are not available 
for such program area, the Administrator shall use amounts available 
for the Enforcement program area. If sufficient amounts are not 
available for either of the preceding program areas, the Administrator 
shall use amounts available for the Clean Air and Climate program area.
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