,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aage  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mr4  
,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1  
,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4        
,capuano1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,ellison1
 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,grayson1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huffman1
 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,moran1
 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pocan1
 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4       
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,s*w>tz1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1
 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,tonko1   
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4      
,takano1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (     
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4
 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,van    
,holl51 & ,ms4 ,edw>ds7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act & 

direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to      
conduct a /udy ) respect to /ormwat]    
run(f f oil & gas op]ations1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,focus$ ,r$uction (        
,efflu5ce & ,/ormwat] run(f ?r\gh       
,hydr(rack+ ,environm5tal ,regulation   
,act ( #bjac or ! ,,fre%] ,act ( #bjac4 
#b4 ,/ormwat] run(f f oil1 gas1 & m9+   
op]ations  7a7 ,limitation on p]mit     
requirem5t ,section #djb ( ! ,f$]al     
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 is am5d$ by /rik+      
subsection 7l7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7l7  
,limitation on p]mit requirem5t ,!      
,adm9i/rator %all n require a p]mit "u  
?is section = dis*>ges compos$ entirely 
( return fl[s f irrigat$ agriculture1   
nor %all ! ,adm9i/rator directly or     
indirectly1 require any ,/ate to require
 su* a p]mit4  4  7b7 ,def9itions       
,section #ejb ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acfb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#bd72 &  7#b7 by r$esignat+   

p>agraph 7#be7 z p>agraph 7#bd74  7c7   
,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior %all conduct a /udy ( /ormwat] 
impacts ) respect to any area t !       
,secret>y det]m9es may be contam9at$ by 
/ormwat] run(f associat$ ) oil or gas   
op]ations1 :i* %all include--  7,a7 an  
analysis ( measurable contam9ation 9 su*
 area2  7,b7 an analysis ( gr\nd wat]   
res\rces 9 su* area2 &  7,c7 an analysis
 ( ! susceptibility ( aquif]s 9 su* area
 to contam9ation f /ormwat] run(f       
associat$ ) su* op]ations4  7#b7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ,congress a report on !      
results ( /udies conduct$ "u p>agraph   
7#a74