92d CONGEESS 



IsT Session 



H. R. 4584 



IN THE HOUSE OF EEPEESENTATIVES 



Febrtjakt 18, 1971 



Mr. Lennox introduced the following bill; wliich was referred to the Com- 

 mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



A BILL 



To prohibit the discharge into aii}^ of the navigable waters of 

 the United States or into international waters of any military 

 or waste material without a certification by the Environ- 

 mental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration approving such discharge. 



1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 



2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 



3 That after the date of enactment of this Act, no person shall 



4 discharge, directly or indirectly, into any of the navigable 



5 waters of the United States or into international waters any 



6 munition, or any chemical, biological, or radiological warfare 



7 agent, or any other military material except in accordance 



8 with a certificate issued by the Environmental Protection 



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