,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjai,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,banks1    
,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4       
,flores1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,harris1 
,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,hollingsworth1   
,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi1 ,mr4       
,marchant1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,mooney  
of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4  
,olson1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4
 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of        
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mrs4          
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4
 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4       
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brooks
 of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,smith  
of ,nebraska1 and ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act with respect to
 citizen suits and the specification of 

disposal sites1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,discouraging ,frivolous        
,lawsuits ,act4  #b4 ,citizen suits  7a7
 ,costs of litigation ,section #eje7;d7 
of the ,federal ,water ,pollution       
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfe7;d77 
is amended to read as follows3  7d7 ,the
 court1 in issuing any final order in   
any action brought pursuant to this     
section1 shall award costs of litigation
 7including reasonable attorney and     
expert witness fees7 to the prevailing  
party4 ,for purposes of this subsection1
 the prevailing party shall be          
considered to be the party1 if any1 that
 prevails on more than half of the      
claims at issue in the action4 ,the     
court may1 if a temporary restraining   
order or preliminary injunction is      
sought1 require the filing of a bond or 
equivalent security in accordance with  
the ,federal ,rules of ,civil           
,procedure4  4  7b7 ,restriction on     
certain settlements ,section #eje7;c7 of

 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control
 ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfe7;c77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,restriction on certain
 orders and settlements ,a ,federal     
court may not order1 or approve a       
settlement requiring1 in an action      
brought pursuant to this section1 a     
governmental entity to carry out1 or    
otherwise provide for1 compensatory     
mitigation with respect to a permit     
applied for by1 or issued to1 the entity
 under section #djd in excess of the    
requirements for such mitigation under  
parts #cbj1 #cbc1 #cbe1 and #ccb of     
title #cc1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 and part #bcj of title    
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4  4 
#c4 ,eliminating duplicative oversight  
7a7 ,in general ,section #djd7;c7 of the
 ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control    
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;c77 is       
repealed4  7b7 ,conforming amendments   
,section #djd7;b7 of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4

 #acdd7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 by       
striking ,subject to subsection 7c7 of  
this section1 each such disposal site   
and inserting ,each such disposal site2 
and  7#b7 by striking the               
,administrator1 in conjunction with4    
#d4 ,prohibition on excess mitigation   
,section #djd of the ,federal ,water    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdd7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7u7 ,no governmental    
entity may carry out1 or otherwise      
provide for1 compensatory mitigation1   
with respect to a permit issued to the  
entity under this section1 in excess of 
the requirements for such mitigation    
under parts #cbj1 #cbc1 #cbe1 and #ccb  
of title #cc1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 and part #bcj of title    
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4  4