#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #aehb  ,,an ,,act  ,to protect      
consumers by prohibiting the            
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency from promulgating as
 final certain energy-related rules that
 are estimated to cost more than #a     
billion and will cause significant      
adverse effects to the economy4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,energy ,consumers ,relief ,act of  
#bjac4  #b4 ,prohibition against        
finalizing certain energy-related rules 
that will cause significant adverse     
effects to the economy ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency may not promulgate  
as final an energy-related rule that is 
estimated to cost more than #a billion  
if the ,secretary of ,energy determines 
under section #c7c7 that the rule will  
cause significant adverse effects to the
 economy4  #c4 ,reports and             
determinations prior to promulgating as 

final certain energy-related rules      
,before promulgating as final any       
energy-related rule that is estimated to
 cost more than #a billion3  7#a7       
,report to ,congress ,the ,administrator
 of the ,environmental ,protection      
,agency shall submit to ,congress a     
report 7and transmit a copy to the      
,secretary of ,energy7 containing--     
7,a7 a copy of the rule2  7,b7 a concise
 general statement relating to the rule2
  7,c7 an estimate of the total costs of
 the rule1 including the direct costs   
and indirect costs of the rule2  7,d7   
7i7 an estimate of the total benefits of
 the rule and when such benefits are    
expected to be realized2  7ii7 a        
description of the modeling1 the        
calculations1 the assumptions1 and the  
limitations due to uncertainty1         
speculation1 or lack of information     
associated with the estimates under this
 subparagraph2 and  7iii7 a             
certification that all data and         
documents relied upon by the ,agency in 

developing such estimates--  7,i7 have  
been preserved2 and  7,,ii7 are         
available for review by the public on   
the ,agency's ,web site1 except to the  
extent to which publication of such data
 and documents would constitute         
disclosure of confidential information  
in violation of applicable ,federal law2
  7,e7 an estimate of the increases in  
energy prices1 including potential      
increases in gasoline or electricity    
prices for consumers1 that may result   
from implementation or enforcement of   
the rule2 and  7,f7 a detailed          
description of the employment effects1  
including potential job losses and      
shifts in employment1 that may result   
from implementation or enforcement of   
the rule4  7#b7 ,initial determination  
on increases and impacts ,the ,secretary
 of ,energy1 in consultation with the   
,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission
 and the ,administrator of the ,energy  
,information ,administration1 shall     
prepare an independent analysis to      

determine whether the rule will cause-- 
7,a7 any increase in energy prices for  
consumers1 including low-income         
households1 small businesses1 and       
manufacturers2  7,b7 any impact on fuel 
diversity of the ,nation's electricity  
generation portfolio or on national1    
regional1 or local electric reliability2
  7,c7 any adverse effect on energy     
supply1 distribution1 or use due to the 
economic or technical infeasibility of  
implementing the rule2 or  7,d7 any     
other adverse effect on energy supply1  
distribution1 or use 7including a       
shortfall in supply and increased use of
 foreign supplies74  7#c7 ,subsequent   
determination on adverse effects to the 
economy ,if the ,secretary of ,energy   
determines1 under paragraph 7#b71 that  
the rule will cause an increase1 impact1
 or effect described in such paragraph1 
then the ,secretary1 in consultation    
with the ,administrator of the          
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary 

of ,labor1 and the ,administrator of the
 ,small ,business ,administration1      
shall--  7,a7 determine whether the rule
 will cause significant adverse effects 
to the economy1 taking into             
consideration--  7i7 the costs and      
benefits of the rule and limitations in 
calculating such costs and benefits due 
to uncertainty1 speculation1 or lack of 
information2 and  7ii7 the positive and 
negative impacts of the rule on economic
 indicators1 including those related to 
gross domestic product1 unemployment1   
wages1 consumer prices1 and business and
 manufacturing activity2 and  7,b7      
publish the results of such             
determination in the ,federal ,register4
  #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 
,the terms direct costs and indirect    
costs have the meanings given such terms
 in chapter #h of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency's ,guidelines for   
,preparing ,economic ,analyses dated    
,december #ag1 #bjaj4  7#b7 ,the term   
energy-related rule that is estimated to

 cost more than #a billion means a rule 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency that--  7,a7 regulates any      
aspect of the production1 supply1       
distribution1 or use of energy or       
provides for such regulation by ,states 
or other governmental entities2 and     
7,b7 is estimated by the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency or the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget to impose    
direct costs and indirect costs1 in the 
aggregate1 of more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4 
7#c7 ,the term rule has the meaning     
given to such term in section #eea of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #e4   
,prohibition on use of social cost of   
carbon in analysis  7a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or any executive order1 the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency may not use the     
social cost of carbon in order to       
incorporate social benefits of reducing 
carbon dioxide emissions1 or for any    

other reason1 in any cost-benefit       
analysis relating to an energy-related  
rule that is estimated to cost more than
 #a billion unless and until a ,federal 
law is enacted authorizing such use4    
7b7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term social cost of carbon means the    
social cost of carbon as described in   
the technical support document entitled 
,technical ,support ,document3          
,technical ,update of the ,social ,cost 
of ,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact      
,analysis ,under ,executive ,order      
#abhff1 published by the ,interagency   
,working ,group on ,social ,cost of     
,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in
 ,may #bjac1 or any successor or        
substantially related document1 or any  
other estimate of the monetized damages 
associated with an incremental increase 
in carbon dioxide emissions in a given  
year4  ,passed the ,house of            
,representatives ,august #a1            
#bjac4;,clerk4