,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1       
#bjae,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,heller7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,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        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj and will cause           
significant adverse effects to the      
economy4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,energy ,consumers  
,relief ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,definitions
 ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the
 term ,administrator means the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7#b7 ,direct costs
 ,the term direct costs has the meaning 
given the term in chapter #h of the     
report of the ,environmental ,protection

 ,agency entitled ,guidelines for       
,preparing ,economic ,analyses and dated
 ,december #ag1 #bjaj4  7#c7            
,energy-related rule that is estimated  
to cost more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj ,the   
term energy-related rule that is        
estimated to cost more than             
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj 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 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#d7         
,indirect costs ,the term indirect costs
 has the meaning given the term in      
chapter #h of the report of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency      
entitled ,guidelines for ,preparing     
,economic ,analyses and dated ,december 

#ag1 #bjaj4  7#e7 ,rule ,the term rule  
has the meaning given to the term in    
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#f7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,energy4  #c4 ,prohibition against      
finalizing certain energy-related rules 
that will cause significant adverse     
effects to the economy ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,administrator may not promulgate as    
final an energy-related rule that is    
estimated to cost more than             
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj if the ,secretary        
determines under section #d7;b77#c7 that
 the rule will cause significant adverse
 effects to the economy4  #d4 ,reports  
and determinations prior to promulgating
 as final certain energy-related rules  
7a7 ,in general ,before promulgating as 
final any energy-related rule that is   
estimated to cost more than             
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 the ,administrator shall
 carry out the requirements of          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,requirements  7#a7

 ,report to ,congress ,the              
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 and the ,secretary a report            
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 7i7 an estimate
 of the total benefits of the rule and  
when such benefits are expected to be   
realized2  7ii7 a description of the    
modeling1 the calculations1 the         
assumptions1 and the limitations due to 
uncertainty1 speculation1 or lack of    
information associated with the         
estimates under this subparagraph2 and  
7iii7 a certification that all data and 
documents relied upon by the            
,environmental ,protection ,agency in   
developing the estimates-- 7,i7 have    
been preserved2 and  7,,ii7 are         
available for review by the public on   
the ,web site of the ,environmental     
,protection ,agency1 except to the      

extent to which publication of the data 
and documents would constitute          
disclosure of confidential information  
in violation of applicable ,federal law2
  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           
,secretary1 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   
any-- 7,a7 increase in energy prices for
 consumers1 including low-income        
households1 small businesses1 and       

manufacturers2  7,b7 impact on fuel     
diversity of the electricity generation 
portfolio of the ,united ,states or on  
national1 regional1 or local electric   
reliability2  7,c7 adverse effect on    
energy supply1 distribution1 or use due 
to the economic or technical            
infeasibility of implementing the rule2 
or  7,d7 other adverse effect on energy 
supply1 distribution1 or use1 including 
a shortfall in supply and increased use 
of foreign supplies4  7#c7 ,subsequent  
determination on adverse effects to the 
economy ,if the ,secretary determines   
under paragraph 7#b7 that the rule will 
cause an increase1 impact1 or effect    
described in that paragraph1 the        
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,administrator1 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 the 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 the determination
 made under subparagraph 7,a7 in the    
,federal ,register4  #e4 ,prohibition on
 use of social cost of carbon in        
analysis  7a7 ,definition of social cost
 of carbon ,in this section1 the term   
social cost of carbon means-- 7#a7 the  
social cost of carbon as described in   
the technical support document entitled 
,technical ,support ,document3          
,technical ,update of the ,social ,cost 
of ,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact      
,analysis ,under ,executive ,order      
#abhff1 published by the ,interagency   
,working ,group on ,social ,cost of     

,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in
 ,may #bjac 7or any successor or        
substantially related document72 or     
7#b7 any other estimate of the monetized
 damages associated with an incremental 
increase in carbon dioxide emissions in 
a given year4  7b7 ,prohibition on use  
of social cost of carbon in analysis    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or any ,executive order1 the        
,administrator may not use the social   
cost of carbon to incorporate social    
benefits of reducing carbon dioxide     
emissions1 or for any other reason1 in  
any cost-benefit analysis relating to an
 energy-related rule that is estimated  
to cost more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj unless 
a ,federal law is enacted authorizing   
the use4