[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5156 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5156

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
         purposes of national security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 2023

 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for 
         purposes of national security, 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 ``First Responders' Equipment Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING ENGINES/EQUIPMENT FOR 
              NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the 
regulations under section 1068.225(d) of title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)--
            (1) to authorize--
                    (A) manufacturers and secondary engine 
                manufacturers to request a national security exemption 
                under such section 1068.225(d) for engines or equipment 
                intended to be used by Federal, State, or local 
                agencies for providing law enforcement, disaster 
                relief, search and rescue, fire response, or emergency 
                medical services; and
                    (B) an agency of the Federal Government responsible 
                for national defense and the Department of Homeland 
                Security (including the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency) to endorse a request described in subparagraph 
                (A); and
            (2) to specify that a request for a national security 
        exemption described in paragraph (1)(A), and an endorsement of 
        such a request described in paragraph (1)(B), is not required 
        to specify a quantity of engines or equipment to be exempted in 
        order to receive such an exemption.
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