S.Amdt. 5064

SA 5064. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5042 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mrs. Boxer)
to the amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Inhofe (for
himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 2848, to provide for the
conservation and development of water and related resources, to
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 80__. PROTECTION OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
or the Administrator of

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the Environmental Protection Agency may not enter into an
agreement related to resolving a dispute or claim with an
individual that would restrict in any way the individual from
speaking to members of Congress or their staff on any topic
not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law.
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