,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbd,mrs4  
,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy to provide = an     
objective & indep5d5t audit ( ! programs
 & activities ( ! ,ag5cy "u ! ,clean    
,air ,act & o!r applicable au?orities   
relat+ to air pollution1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,acc\nt+ = ! ,uses1        
,disbursem5ts1 & ,income on our ,taxes  
at ,,epa ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,audit ,,epa
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,audits ( ,,epa     
programs & activities relat+ to air     
pollution ,! ,clean ,air ,act is am5d$  
by ins]t+ aft] section #caa 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #gfaa7 ! foll[+3  #caa;,a4    
,audits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 &
 e ye> !reaft] = a p]iod ( #f ye>s1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all provide = an audit ( !

 programs & activities ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy "u ?is ,act & o!r   
applicable au?orities relat+ to air     
pollution4  7b7 ,audit requirem5ts ,ea* 
audit "u ?is section %all-- 7#a7 be     
conduct$ 9 an objective mann] by an     
indep5d5t p>ty outside ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy2  7#b7 be conduct$ 9
 compliance ) ! ,int]national           
,pr(essional ,practices ,framework & !  
,int]national ,/&>ds = ! ,pr(essional   
,practice ( ,int]nal ,audit+1 publi%$ by
 ! ,in/itute ( ,int]nal ,auditors2 &    
7#c7 meet g5]ally accept$ gov]nm5t      
audit+ /&>ds4  7c7 ,repres5tative sample
 ( fund+ recipi5ts ,ea* audit "u ?is    
section %all include an audit ( a       
repres5tative sample ( programs &       
activities c>ri$ out by recipi5ts &     
subrecipi5ts ?r\gh funds receiv$ ?r\gh  
grants1 coop]ative agreem5ts1 & loans f 
! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy dur+ 
! p]iod cov]$ by ! audit4  7d7 ,reports 
to ,congress  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! completion ( ea* audit 

"u ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all     
submit a report conta9+ ! results ( su* 
audit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! 
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 & !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be disaggregat$ by     
category1 includ+-- 7i7 ! disbursem5t ( 
f9ancial aw>ds directly or indirectly by
 ! ,adm9i/rator2  7ii7 op]ation &       
managem5t ( programs2  7iii7 developm5t 
& issuance ( regulations2  7iv7         
compliance assi/ance2  7v7 en=cem5t     
activities2 &  7vi7 o!r relat$          
activities2 &  7,b7 id5tify ea* recipi5t
 & subrecipi5t ( a grant1 coop]ative    
agreem5t1 or loan f ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by
 ! audit4  7e7 ,am\nts au?oriz$ ,= !    
purpose ( implem5t+ ?is section1 !      
,adm9i/rator is au?oriz$1 9 ea* relevant
 fiscal ye>1 to use am\nts made         

available to ! ,adm9i/rator 9 t fiscal  
ye> 9 ! acc\nt entitl$ ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy--,environm5tal       
,programs & ,managem5t4  4