,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bafa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bf1 #bjad ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,burr1 and ,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency from issuing any final rule under the ,clean ,air ,act until the date on which the ,administrator improves certain employment effect analyses under that ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,epa ,employment ,impact ,analysis ,act4 #b4 ,analysis of employment effects under the ,clean ,air ,act 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency has systematically distorted the true impact of regulations promulgated by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq47 on job creation by using incomplete analyses to assess effects on employment1 primarily as a result of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency failing to take into account the cascading effects of a regulatory change across interconnected industries and markets nationwide2 7#b7 despite the ,environmental ,protection ,agency finding that the impact of certain air pollution regulations will result in net job creation1 implementation of the air pollution regulations will actually require billions of dollars in compliance costs1 resulting in reduced business profits and millions of actual job losses2 7#c7 7,a7 the analysis of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency of the final rule of the ,agency entitled ,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 ,units 7#gg ,fed4 ,reg4 #icjd 7,feb4 #af1 #bjab77 estimated that implementation of the final rule would result in the creation of #df1jjj temporary construction jobs and #h1jjj net new permanent jobs2 but 7,b7 a private study conducted by ,,nera ,economic ,consulting1 using a whole economy model1 estimated that implementation of the final rule described in subparagraph 7,a7 would result in a negative impact on the income of workers in an amount equivalent to #ahj1jjj to #bae1jjj lost jobs in #bjae and #ej1jjj to #he1jjj lost jobs each year thereafter2 7#d7 7,a7 the analysis of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency of the final rule of the ,agency entitled ,federal ,implementation ,plans3 ,interstate ,transport of ,fine ,particulate ,matter and ,ozone and ,correction of ,,sip ,approvals 7#gf ,fed4 ,reg4 #dhbjh 7,aug4 #h1 #bjaa77 estimated that implementation of the final rule would result in the creation of #gjj jobs per year2 but 7,b7 a private study conducted by ,,nera ,economic ,consulting estimated that implementation of the final rule described in subparagraph 7,a7 would result in the elimination of a total of #cd1jjj jobs during the period beginning in calendar year #bjac and ending in calendar year #bjcg2 7#e7 7,a7 the analysis of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency of the final rules of the ,agency entitled ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants for ,major ,sources3 ,industrial1 ,commercial1 and ,institutional ,boilers and ,process ,heaters 7#gf ,fed4 ,reg4 #aefjh 7,march #ba1 #bjaa77 and ,national ,emission ,standards for ,hazardous ,air ,pollutants for ,area ,sources3 ,industrial1 ,commercial1 and ,institutional ,boilers 7#gf ,fed4 ,reg4 #aeeed 7,march #ba1 #bjaa77 estimated that implementation of the final rules would result in the creation of #b1bjj jobs per year2 but 7,b7 a private study conducted by ,,nera ,economic ,consulting estimated that implementation of the final rules described in subparagraph 7,a7 would result in the elimination of #bh1jjj jobs per year during the period beginning in calendar year #bjac and ending in calendar year #bjcg2 7#f7 implementation of certain air pollution rules of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency that have not been reviewed1 updated1 or finalized as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 such as regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and the update or review of national ambient air quality standards1 are predicted to result in significant and negative employment impacts1 but the ,agency has not yet fully studied or disclosed the full impacts of existing ,agency regulations2 7#g7 in reviewing1 developing1 or updating any regulations promulgated under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq47 after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency must be required to accurately disclose the adverse impact the existing regulations of the ,agency will have on jobs and employment levels across the economy in the ,united ,states and disclose those impacts to the ,american people before issuing a final rule2 and 7#h7 although since #aigg1 section #cba7;a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfba7;a77 has required the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to conduct continuing evaluations of potential loss or shifts of employment which may result from the administration or enforcement of the provision of the ,clean ,air ,act and applicable implementation plans1 including where appropriate1 investigating threatened plant closures or reductions in employment allegedly resulting from such administration or enforcement1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency has failed to undertake that analysis or conduct a comprehensive study that considers the impact of programs carried out under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq47 on jobs and changes in employment4 7b7 ,prohibition ,the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency shall not propose or finalize any major rule 7as defined in section #hjd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq47 until after the date on which the ,administrator-- 7#a7 completes an economy-wide analysis capturing the costs and cascading effects across industry sectors and markets in the ,united ,states of the implementation of major rules promulgated under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq472 and 7#b7 establishes a process to update that analysis not less frequently than semiannually1 so as to provide for the continuing evaluation of potential loss or shifts in employment1 pursuant to section #cba7;a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfba7;a771 that may result from the implementation of major rules under the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq474