,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,johanns introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to resc9d funds made
 available to ! ,adm9i/rator ( !        
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy if !   
,adm9i/rator fails to meet c]ta9        
deadl9es4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,environm5tal ,protection  
,ag5cy ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjac4  #b4
 ,def9ition ( ,adm9i/rator ,9 ?is ,act1 
! t]m ,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4   
#c4 ,int]im assessm5t ( regulatory      
requirem5ts & applicable p5alties  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all ensure t ! requirem5ts
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 are satisfi$4
  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,adm9i/rator %all 
satisfy--  7#a7 section #d ( ,executive 
,ord] #abhff 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note7   

7relat+ to regulatory plann+ & review7 &
 ,executive ,ord] #acefc 7#e ,u4,s4,c4  
#fja note7 7relat+ to improv+ regulation
 & regulatory review7 7or any successor 
,executive ord] e/abli%+ requirem5ts    
applicable to ! uni=m report+ (         
regulatory & d]egulatory ag5das72  7#b7 
section #fjb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2  7#c7 section #h ( ,executive    
,ord] #acacb 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note7   
7relat+ to f$]alism72 &  7#d7 section   
#bjb7;a7 ( ! ,unfund$ ,m&ates ,re=m ,act
 ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aecb7;a774  7c7 
,f9ancial p5alty provisions  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 if !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
det]m9es t ! ,adm9i/rator fails to      
satisfy any requirem5t describ$ 9       
subsection 7b71 an am\nt ( fund+ equal  
to #bj1jjj p] week %all be resc9d$ f !  
,(fice ( ! ,adm9i/rator1 & once ea* week
 !reaft] until all ! requirem5ts are    
satisfi$4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7 #a   
day grace p]iod ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n   
apply if ea* requirem5t li/$ 9          

subsection 7b7 is satisfi$ n lat] ?an #a
 day aft] ! deadl9e = ! requirem5t4     
7,b7 ,maximum am\nt ( resc9d$ funds ,no 
rescission ( funds "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 exce$1 9 any fiscal ye>1 an am\nt equal
 to #g p]c5t ( ! funds made available to
 ! ,(fice ( ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#c7       
,audits ,9 any fiscal ye> 9 :i* any     
funds are resc9d$ f ! ,adm9i/rator      
pursuant to ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector      
,g5]al ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection    
,ag5cy %all--  7,a7 conduct an audit to 
assess compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
p>agraph2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] ! end ( ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* any  
funds are resc9d$ "u p>agraph 7#a71     
submit to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & 
,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee 
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate1 & !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report describ+ !   
reasons :y ! funds 7 resc9d$1 includ+   
allocations ( res\rces4  7#d7 ,effect ( 

p>agraph ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph affects or
 limits ! application (1 or obligation  
to comply )1 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1  
or tribal law4