,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bddh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ae1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,carper1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,coons1    
,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the  
issuance of a rule to advance           
next-generation technologies to provide 
alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,innovation and ,manufacturing ,act of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,phasing down               
hydrofluorocarbons  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than ,december #ca1 #bjah1 the   
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall   
issue one or more rules to phasedown    
hydrofluorocarbons through an allowance 
allocation and trading program and the  

advancement of environmentally friendly 
technologies1 including new compounds1  
blends1 and other substances 7such as   
refrigerants1 solvents1 fire retardants1
 foam blowing agents1 aerosols1 and     
propellants74  7b7 ,requirements ,a rule
 issued under subsection 7a7 shall--    
7#a7 be issued1 reviewed1 and enforced  
in the same manner as rules issued      
pursuant to title ,,vi of the ,clean    
,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfga et seq472
  7#b7 conform to the ,montreal         
,protocol on ,substances that ,deplete  
the ,ozone ,layer1 done at ,montreal on 
,september #af1 #aihg 7including the    
hydrofluorocarbon phasedown schedule    
agreed to by parties to the ,montreal   
,protocol on ,october #ae1 #bjaf72  7#c7
 provide for the improvement of         
refrigerant management programs1        
including reclamation2 and  7#d7 be     
designed--  7,a7 to promote and support 
economic development2  7,b7 to maximize 
protections for human health and the    
environment2  7,c7 to minimize economic 

costs to hydrofluorocarbon producers1   
reclaimers1 and user entities2  7,d7 to 
maximize flexibility for                
hydrofluorocarbon producers1 reclaimers1
 and user entities2 and  7,e7 to        
minimize any additional costs to        
consumers4  7c7 ,negotiations with      
stakeholders ,in issuing a rule under   
subsection 7a71 as the ,administrator   
determines to be appropriate1 the       
,administrator may consider negotiating 
with all relevant stakeholders1 in      
accordance with the negotiated          
rulemaking procedure under subchapter   
,,iii of chapter #e of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code 7commonly known as the   
,negotiated ,rulemaking ,act of #aiij74