[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5153 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5153

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice 
     requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022

 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice 
     requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants.

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

SECTION 1. POWERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

    Section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) The guidelines approved under subsection (b) shall require 
that a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) provide 
notice to appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies before 
executing and serving any warrant.''.
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