or Federal Court with respect to the enforce-
ment of any injunctive relief under sub-
paragraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(iii) CIVIL
PENALTIES.—No agent, 
employee, or officer of the United States 
shall be personally liable for any civil pen-
alty under any State substantive or proce-
dural requirement referred to in subpara-
graph (A), or this Act, with respect to any 
act or omission within the scope of the offi-
cial duties of the agent, employee, or officer. 
‘‘(C) SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The State substantive and proce-
dural requirements referred to in subparagraph 
(A) include— 
‘‘(i) administrative orders; 
‘‘(ii) injunctive relief; 
‘‘(iii) civil and administrative pen-
alties and fines, regardless of whether such 
penalties or fines are punitive or coercive in 
nature or are imposed for isolated, inter-
mittent, or continuing violations; 
‘‘(iv) reasonable service charges or 
oversight costs; and 
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‘‘(v) laws or regulations requiring the 
imposition and maintenance of engineering 
or land use controls. 
‘‘(D) REASONABLE
SERVICE
CHARGES
OR 
OVERSIGHT
COSTS.—The 
reasonable 
service 
charges or oversight costs referred to in subpara-
graph (C) include fees or charges assessed in con-
nection with— 
‘‘(i) the processing, issuance, renewal, 
or modification of permits; 
‘‘(ii) the review of plans, reports, stud-
ies, and other documents; 
‘‘(iii) attorney’s fees; 
‘‘(iv) inspection and monitoring of fa-
cilities or vessels; and 
‘‘(v) 
any 
other 
nondiscriminatory 
charges that are assessed in connection with 
a State requirement regarding response re-
lating to hazardous substances or pollutants 
or contaminants.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE, ISSUE REGULATIONS. 
Section 115 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9615) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘If the President delegates or assigns any duties 
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or powers under this section to a department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States other than the Admin-
istrator, the Administrator may review, as the Adminis-
trator determines necessary or upon request of any State, 
actions taken, or regulations promulgated, pursuant to such 
delegation or assignment, for purposes of ensuring consist-
ency with the guidelines, rules, regulations, or criteria es-
tablished by the Administrator under this title.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 184 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2318 
[Report No. 113–180, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
with respect to the applicability of the Act to 
Federal facilities, and for other purposes. 
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 ordered to be 
printed 
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