,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ae1
 #bjad,mr4 ,johanns 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,thune1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4  
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1
 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 and    
,mr4 ,enzi7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,environmental  
,protection ,agency to obtain a court   
order to garnish wages to pay a nontax  
debt4  #a4 ,restriction on garnishment  
7a7 ,in general ,section #cgbj;,d7a7 of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking              
,notwithstanding and inserting 7#a7     
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b7   
and notwithstanding2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#b7 7,a7   
,the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency may  
not garnish the disposable pay of any   
individual without first obtaining a    

court order4  7,b7 ,the amount deducted 
under a court order issued under this   
paragraph for any pay period may not    
exceed #ae percent of the disposable pay
 of an individual1 except that a greater
 percentage may be deducted with the    
written consent of the individual4  7,c7
 ,if an individual has been reemployed  
within #a year after having been        
involuntarily separated from employment1
 a court may not order the garnishing of
 the disposable pay of an individual    
under this section before the date on   
which the individual has been reemployed
 continuously for #a year4  4  7b7      
,effective date2 applicability ,the     
amendment made by this section-- 7#a7   
shall take effect on the date of        
enactment of this ,act2  7#b7 shall     
apply to any action by the              
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency under section       
#cgbj;,d of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code1 as in effect on the day before   
the date of enactment of this ,act1     

seeking to garnish the disposable pay of
 an individual that is pending on the   
date of enactment of this ,act2 and     
7#c7 shall not apply to any garnishment 
order by the ,administrator of the      
,environmental ,protection ,agency under
 section #cgbj;,d of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 as in effect on the day  
before the date of enactment of this    
,act1 that is final on the date of      
enactment of this ,act4