,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #c1 #bjac,mr4
 ,griffi? ( ,virg9ia introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,transportation &        
,infra/ructure1 ,agriculture1 & ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require t !     
work=ce ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection   
,ag5cy be r$uc$ by #ae p]c5t4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,epa  
,maximum ,a*ievable ,contraction (      
,te*nocrats ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,dur+ !   
,gov]nm5t %utd[n ( #bjac1 !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy deem$  
#ie p]c5t ( its employees z 8non        
ess5tial04  7#b7 ,! ,environm5tal       
,protection ,ag5cy occupies space 9     
f\rte5 diff]5t build+s 9 ! ,di/rict (   

,columbia4  7#c7 ,f #aigb until #bjaa1 !
 numb] ( ,environm5tal ,protection      
,ag5cy employees increas$ by #ajg p]c5t 
:ile ! numb] ( total ,f$]al p]sonnel    
decreas$ by #ae p]c5t4  7#d7 ,9 #bjab1  
accord+ to "o /udy1 comply+ )           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy        
regulations co/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy 
#cec billion4  7#e7 ,s9ce #bjjh1 accord+
 to ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1 ! ,environm5tal   
,protection ,ag5cy has publi%$ & put    
into effect #b1cac rules4  #c4          
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act--    
7#a7 ! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy2  7#b7 ! t]m employee
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m by section    
#baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  
7#c7 ! t]m basel9e date means ! la/ day 
( ! second mon? beg9n+ on or aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#d7 ! t]m 
work=ce r$uction t>get date means ! date
 occurr+ #c ye>s aft] ! basel9e date4   
#d4 ,m&atory work=ce r$uction  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all take su*     

actions z may be necess>y to ensure t-- 
7#a7 ! total numb] ( employees 9 !      
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy on !   
work=ce r$uction t>get date does n exce$
  7#b7 ! total numb] ( employees 9 !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy on !   
basel9e date1 r$uc$ by #ae p]c5t4  7b7  
,report+ requirem5ts ,9 ord] to c>ry out
 ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to
 ,congress a writt5 det]m9ation (-- 7#a7
 ! total numb] ( employees 9 !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy on !   
basel9e date1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft]  
su* date2 &  7#b7 ! total numb] (       
employees 9 ! ,environm5tal ,protection 
,ag5cy on ! work=ce r$uction t>get date1
 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] su* date4  7c7
 ,ext5sion au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,adm9i/rator may1 if necess>y because   
timely compliance ) subsection 7a7 is   
impracticable1 delay ! deadl9e =        
compliance = a p]iod n to exce$ #a ye>4 
7#b7 ,notification ,if ! au?ority "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 is ex]cis$1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all submit a writt5 report to         

,congress n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
date on :i* su* au?ority is s ex]cis$4  
,su* report %all include-- 7,a7         
notification t ! au?ority "u p>agraph   
7#a7 has be5 ex]cis$2  7,b7 ! reasons :y
 ! ex]cise ( au?ority 0 necess>y2 &     
7,c7 ! new deadl9e = compliance4  7#c7  
,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c71 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress-- 
7,a7 a writt5 det]m9ation ( compliance )
 ! limitation specifi$ 9 subsection     
7a77#b71 includ+ ! total numb] (        
employees 9 ! ,environm5tal ,protection 
,ag5cy z ( ! date ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph  
7#b77;,c72 or  7,b7 a writt5 det]m9ation
 ( noncompliance ) ! limitation specifi$
 9 subsection 7a77#b71 includ+ ! ext5t (
 & ! reasons = ! noncompliance4