,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4 
,khanna 7for himself and ,mr4 ,pocan7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to require all 
persons exercising substantial          
operational control over a concentrated 
animal feeding operation to jointly     
obtain a permit for certain discharges1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,farmer ,fairness ,act4  #b4            
,concentrated animal feeding operation  
discharges ,section #djb of the ,federal
 ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7t7            
,concentrated animal feeding operation  
discharges  7#a7 ,in general ,for the   
purposes of applying the requirements of
 this section to a discharge from a     

concentrated animal feeding operation1  
the ,administrator shall require all    
persons exercising substantial          
operational control over the            
concentrated animal feeding operation to
 jointly obtain a permit under this     
section for the discharge4  7#b7        
,substantial operational control ,for   
purposes of this subsection1 a person   
exercises substantial operational       
control over a concentrated animal      
feeding operation if the person--  7,a7 
has an ownership interest in the        
livestock1 land1 or other capital of the
 concentrated animal feeding operation2 
7,b7 exercises any control over the     
activities1 operation 7including        
specifying how the livestock of the     
concentrated animal feeding operation is
 fed1 grown1 or medicated71 or          
management 7including waste management  
practices7 of a concentrated animal     
feeding operation2 or  7,c7 meets any   
other criteria that the ,administrator  
determines appropriate4  4