[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7843

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into a Memorandum of 
 Understanding with the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
     and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to conduct necessary 
      environmental inspections at military instillations in Guam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2024

 Mr. Moylan (for himself, Mr. Gimenez, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into a Memorandum of 
 Understanding with the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
     and Guam Environmental Protection Agency to conduct necessary 
      environmental inspections at military instillations in Guam.

    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 referred to as the ``Guam EPA Cooperation Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE 
              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

    The Secretary of Defense may enter into a Memorandum of 
Understanding with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide 
technical assistance and carry out both federally and locally required 
environmental inspections for military construction projects in the 
territory of Guam. Such memorandum of understanding may include or be 
carried out in consultation with the Guam Environmental Protection 
Agency. The Department of Defense may compensate the U.S. EPA for 
activities carried out pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.
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