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Union Calendar No. 184 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2318 
[Report No. 113–180, Part I] 
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 with respect to the applicability of the Act to 
Federal facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2013 
Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JULY 30, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JULY 30, 2013 
Referral to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure extended for 
a period ending not later than November 1, 2013 
NOVEMBER 1, 2013 
Additional sponsor: Mr. CRAMER 
NOVEMBER 1, 2013 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 11, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to 
the applicability of the Act to Federal facilities, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Facility Ac-
countability Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FACILITIES. 
(a) APPLICATION TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—Sec-
tion 120(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9620(a)) is amended in the heading by striking ‘‘OF ACT’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.—Section 120(a)(2) of the Comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘preliminary assessments’’ and 
inserting ‘‘response actions’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘National Contin-
gency Plan,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘, or applicable to remedial ac-
tions at such facilities’’; and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘or have been’’ before ‘‘owned or 
operated’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—Section 120(a)(4) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
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and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(a)(4)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Each 
department, 
agency, and instrumentality of the United States 
shall be subject to, and comply with, at facilities 
that are or have been owned or operated by any 
such department, agency, or instrumentality, 
State substantive and procedural requirements 
regarding response relating to hazardous sub-
stances or pollutants or contaminants, including 
State hazardous waste requirements, in the same 
manner and to the same extent as any non-
governmental entity. 
‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The United States 
hereby expressly waives any immunity oth-
erwise applicable to the United States with 
respect to any State substantive or proce-
dural requirement referred to in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(ii) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—Neither the 
United States, nor any agent, employee, nor 
officer thereof, shall be immune or exempt 
from any process or sanction of any State 
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