,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bidh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #a1 #bjac ,mr4 ,matheson 7for himself and ,mr4 ,harper7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transparency in ,regulatory ,analysis of ,impacts on the ,nation ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,committee for the ,cumulative ,analysis of ,regulations that ,impact ,energy and ,manufacturing in the ,united ,states 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,president shall establish a committee to be known as the ,committee for the ,cumulative ,analysis of ,regulations that ,impact ,energy and ,manufacturing in the ,united ,states 7in this ,act referred to as the ,committee7 to analyze and report on the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 in accordance with sections #c and #d4 7b7 ,members ,the ,committee shall be composed of the following officials 7or their designees73 7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief ,economist4 7#b7 ,the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through the ,chief ,economist and the ,under ,secretary for ,international ,trade4 7#c7 ,the ,secretary of ,labor1 acting through the ,commissioner of the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics4 7#d7 ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,energy ,information ,administration4 7#e7 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 acting through the ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for ,environment and ,energy of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7#f7 ,the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#g7 ,the ,chairman of the ,council of ,economic ,advisors4 7#h7 ,the ,chairman of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission4 7#i7 ,the ,administrator of the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs4 7#aj7 ,the ,chief ,counsel for ,advocacy of the ,small ,business ,administration4 7#aa7 ,the ,chairman of the ,united ,states ,international ,trade ,commission1 acting through the ,office of ,economics4 7c7 ,chair ,the ,secretary of ,commerce shall serve as ,chair of the ,committee4 ,in carrying out the functions of the ,chair1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall consult with the members serving on the ,committee pursuant to paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#aa7 of subsection 7b74 7d7 ,consultation ,in conducting analyses under section #c and preparing reports under section #d1 the ,committee shall consult with1 and consider pertinent reports issued by1 the ,electric ,reliability ,organization certified under section #bae7;c7 of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7c774 7e7 ,termination ,the ,committee shall terminate #fj days after submitting its final report pursuant to section #d7;c74 #c4 ,analyses 7a7 ,scope ,the ,committee shall conduct analyses1 for each of the calendar years #bjah1 #bjbc1 and #bjcj1 of the following3 7#a7 ,the cumulative impact of covered rules that are promulgated as final regulations on or before ,january #a1 #bjad1 in combination with covered actions4 7#b7 ,the cumulative impact of all covered rules 7including covered rules that have not been promulgated as final regulations on or before ,january #a1 #bjad71 in combination with covered actions4 7#c7 ,the incremental impact of each covered rule not promulgated as a final regulation on or before ,january #a1 #bjad1 relative to an analytic baseline representing the results of the analysis conducted under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,contents ,the ,committee shall include in each analysis conducted under this section the following3 7#a7 ,estimates of the impacts of the covered rules and covered actions with regard to-- 7,a7 the global economic competitiveness of the ,united ,states1 particularly with respect to energy intensive and trade sensitive industries2 7,b7 other cumulative costs and cumulative benefits1 including evaluation through a general equilibrium model approach2 7,c7 any resulting change in national1 ,state1 and regional electricity prices2 7,d7 any resulting change in national1 ,state1 and regional fuel prices2 7,e7 the impact on national1 ,state1 and regional employment during the #e-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 and also in the long term1 including secondary impacts associated with increased energy prices and facility closures2 and 7,f7 the reliability and adequacy of bulk power supply in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,discussion of key uncertainties and assumptions associated with each estimate4 7#c7 ,a sensitivity analysis4 7#d7 ,discussion1 and where feasible an assessment1 of the cumulative impact of the covered rules and covered actions on-- 7,a7 consumers2 7,b7 small businesses2 7,c7 regional economies2 7,d7 ,state1 local1 and tribal governments2 7,e7 local and industry-specific labor markets2 and 7,f7 agriculture1 as well as key uncertainties associated with each topic4 7c7 ,methods ,in conducting analyses under this section1 the ,committee shall use the best available methods1 consistent with guidance from the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs and the ,office of ,management and ,budget ,circular ,a-#d4 7d7 ,data ,in conducting analyses under this section1 the ,committee-- 7#a7 shall use the best data that is available to the public or supplied to the ,committee by its members1 including the most recent such data appropriate for this analysis representing air quality1 facility emissions1 and installed controls2 and 7#b7 is not required to create data or to use data that is not readily accessible4 7e7 ,covered rules ,in this section1 the term covered rule means the following3 7#a7 ,the following published rules 7including any successor or substantially similar rule73 7,a7 ,national ,ambient ,air ,quality ,standards for ,ozone1 published at #ge ,fed4 ,reg4 #bich 7,january #ai1 #bjaj74 7,b7 ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants for ,major ,sources3 ,industrial1 ,commercial1 and ,institutional ,boilers and ,process ,heaters1 published at #gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #gach 7,january #ca1 #bjac74 7,c7 ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants for ,area ,sources3 ,industrial1 ,commercial1 and ,institutional ,boilers1 published at #gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #gdhh 7,february #a1 #bjac74 7,d7 ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants from ,coal- and ,oil-fired ,electric ,utility ,steam ,generating ,units and ,standards of ,performance for ,fossil-,fuel-,fired ,electric ,utility1 ,industrial-,commercial-,institutional1 and ,small ,industrial-,commercial-,institutional ,steam ,generating ,units1 published at #gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #icjd 7,february #af1 #bjab7 and the ,reconsideration of ,certain ,new ,source ,issues3 ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants from ,coal- and ,oil-fired ,electric ,utility ,steam ,generating ,units and ,standards of ,performance for ,fossil-,fuel-,fired ,electric ,utility1 ,industrial-,commercial-,institutional1 and ,small ,industrial-,commercial-,institutional ,steam ,generating ,units1 published at #gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #bdjgc 7,april #bd1 #bjac74 7,e7 ,hazardous and ,solid ,waste ,management ,system2 ,identification and ,listing of ,special ,wastes2 ,disposal of ,coal ,combustion ,residuals ,from ,electric ,utilities1 published at #ge ,fed4 ,reg4 #ceabh 7,june #ba1 #bjaj74 7,f7 ,primary ,national ,ambient ,air ,quality ,standard for ,sulfur ,dioxide1 published at #ge ,fed4 ,reg4 #ceebj 7,june #bb1 #bjaj74 7,g7 ,primary ,national ,ambient ,air ,quality ,standards for ,nitrogen ,dioxide1 published at #ge ,fed4 ,reg4 #fdgd 7,february #i1 #bjaj74 7,h7 ,national ,pollutant ,discharge ,elimination ,system--,cooling ,water ,intake ,structures at ,existing ,facilities and ,phase ,i ,facilities1 published at #gf ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbagd 7,april #bj1 #bjaa74 7,i7 ,effluent ,limitations ,guidelines and ,standards for the ,construction and ,development ,point ,source ,category1 published at #gd ,fed4 ,reg4 #fbiif 7,december #a1 #bjji74 7#b7 ,the following additional rules or guidelines promulgated on or after ,january #a1 #bjji3 7,a7 ,any rule or guideline promulgated under section #aaa7;b7 or #aaa7;d7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa7;b71 #gdaa7;d77 to address climate change4 7,b7 ,any rule or guideline promulgated by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 a ,state1 a local government1 or a permitting agency under or as the result of section #afi;,a or #afi;,b of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdia1 #gdib74 7,c7 ,any rule establishing or modifying a national ambient air quality standard under section #aji of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji74 7f7 ,covered actions ,in this section1 the term covered action means any action on or after ,january #a1 #bjji1 by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 a ,state1 a local government1 or a permitting agency as a result of the application of part ,c of title ,i 7relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality7 or title ,v 7relating to permitting7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471 if such application occurs with respect to an air pollutant that is identified as a greenhouse gas in ,endangerment and ,cause or ,contribute ,findings for ,greenhouse ,gases ,under ,section #bjb7;a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act1 published at #gd ,fed4 ,reg4 #ffdif 7,december #ae1 #bjji74 #d4 ,reports2 public comment 7a7 ,preliminary report ,not later than ,january #ca1 #bjad1 the ,committee shall make public and submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate a preliminary report containing the results of the analyses conducted under section #c4 7b7 ,public comment period ,the ,committee shall accept public comments regarding the preliminary report submitted under subsection 7a7 for a period of #ij days after such submission4 7c7 ,final report ,not later than ,august #a1 #bjad1 the ,committee shall submit to ,congress a final report containing the analyses conducted under section #c1 including any revisions to such analyses made as a result of public comments1 and a response to such comments4