,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cici  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,griffi? 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,roe (   
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4      
,goodlatte1 & ,mr4 ,j5k9s ( ,we/        
,virg9ia7 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 ( #bjae4  #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 non ess5tial4  7#b7 ,!     
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy        
occupies space 9 eight diff]5t build+s 9
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7#c7 ,f #aige 
to #bjad ! numb] ( ,environm5tal        
,protection ,ag5cy employees increas$ by
 #dh p]c5t :ile ! numb] ( total ,f$]al  
p]sonnel decreas$ by #ag p]c5t4  7#d7 ,9
 #bjae1 accord+ to "o /udy1 comply+ )   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy        
regulations w co/ ! ,u4,s4 economy #chf 
billion4  7#e7 ,f #bjji to #bjad1       
accord+ to ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1 !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy has    
publi%$ & put into effect #b1dge 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 date1 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