,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aah #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aehb ,report ,no4 #aac-afd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,july #bb1 #bjac ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 and ,mr4 ,harper ,july #bb1 #bjac ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,april #af1 #bjac ,a ,,bill ,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 an estimate of the total benefits of the rule1 an estimate of when such benefits are expected to be realized1 and a description of the modeling1 the assumptions1 and the limitations due to uncertainty1 speculation1 or lack of information associated with the estimates under this subparagraph2 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 ,july #bb1 #bjac ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed