,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,thune introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to remove ,federal barriers to 
combating mosquito-borne transmission of
 the ,zika virus and promote public     
health1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,zika ,response and ,regulatory    
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,removing barriers to
 combating mosquito-borne transmission  
of ,zika virus ,section #djb of the     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7b71 by striking 7b7 ,at 
any time and inserting the following3   
7b7 ,state permit programs ,subject to  
subsection 7s77#c71 at any time  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7s7 ,mosquito control waiver  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,administrator shall waive

 the permit requirement under this      
section for #ahj days for the purpose of
 public health pesticide applications of
 a mosquito control program4  7#b7      
,existing permits ,in the case of a     
permit issued by the ,administrator     
before the date of enactment of the     
,zika ,response and ,regulatory ,relief 
,act for the purpose of public health   
pesticide applications of a mosquito    
control program1 the ,administrator     
shall waive the reporting requirements  
prescribed under subsection 7a77#b7     
during the #ahj-;day period beginning on
 the date of enactment of the ,zika     
,response and ,regulatory ,relief ,act4 
7#c7 ,extension of authority ,the       
,administrator may extend the period    
during which permit and reporting       
requirements may be waived under        
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 respectively1 
for not more than an additional #ahj    
days beyond the #ahj-;day periods       
referred to in those paragraphs1 as     
determined necessary by the             

,administrator to protect the public    
health4  7#d7 ,state reporting waivers  
,effective beginning on the date of     
enactment of the ,zika ,response and    
,regulatory ,relief ,act1 as a condition
 of continuing in effect the approval of
 the ,administrator under subsection 7b7
 to administer a ,state permit program  
pursuant to that subsection1 each ,state
 administering such a program shall--   
7,a7 waive all reporting requirements   
that would otherwise be applicable with 
respect to any public health pesticide  
application of a mosquito control       
program during the #ahj-;day period     
beginning on the date of enactment of   
the ,zika ,response and ,regulatory     
,relief ,act2 and  7,b7 extend the      
period during which a ,state shall waive
 the reporting requirements under       
subparagraph 7,a7 for not more than an  
additional #ahj days beyond the         
#ahj-;day period referred to in that    
subparagraph1 as determined necessary by
 the ,state to protect the public       

health4  4