,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,tillis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator of
 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 
to amend regulations relating to        
exemptions for engines and equipment for
 purposes of national security1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,first         
,responders' ,equipment ,access ,act4   
#b4 ,amendment to regulations exempting 
engines_/equipment for national security
 ,not later than #ij days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall revise the    
regulations under section #ajfh4bbe of  
title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 to specify  

that an engine or equipment is exempt   
under that section without a request    
described in that section if the engine 
or equipment-- 7#a7 is for a marine     
vessel2  7#b7 has a rated horsepower of 
#fj or less2 and  7#c7 will be owned by 
a ,federal1 ,state1 or local emergency  
response or public safety agency        
responsible for domestic response or    
homeland security activities4