,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,neguse 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,levin of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,crow1 and ,ms4       
,de,gette7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states1 in     
coordination with the ,national ,academy
 of ,sciences1 to study alternatives for
 a nonpartisan congressional office or  
agency to project the net greenhouse gas
 emissions likely to be caused by       
,federal legislation1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,carbon ,cost ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,study of alternatives   
for a congressional office to project   
the net greenhouse gas emissions likely 
to be caused by ,federal legislation    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years

 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states1 in coordination with   
the ,national ,academy of ,sciences1    
shall-- 7#a7 study alternatives for a   
nonpartisan congressional office or     
agency-- 7,a7 to make thorough1         
science-based projections on whether the
 enactment1 full funding1 and           
implementation of particular ,federal   
legislation are likely to cause a net   
increase or decrease in global          
greenhouse gas emissions over a         
specified period2 and  7,b7 to quantify 
any such projected increase or decrease2
 and  7#b7 submit a report to the       
,congress containing the results of such
 study1 including recommendations4  7b7 
,considerations ,the study under        
subsection 7a7 shall address each of the
 following3 7#a7 ,whether a new office  
or agency should be established for     
purposes of carrying out the functions  
described in subsection 7a77#a71 or     
whether such functions should be vested 

in one or more existing offices or      
agencies4  7#b7 ,how to ensure the      
office or agency remains nonpartisan and
 science-focused4  7#c7 ,how to involve 
governmental and private experts1       
including-- 7,a7 whether ,federal       
officers and employees should be        
detailed to the office or agency        
carrying out the functions described in 
subsection 7a77#a72 and  7,b7 how to    
involve appropriate experts in the      
analysis of projected greenhouse gas    
emissions from each of the following3   
electric power generation2              
transportation2 residential1 commercial1
 and industrial fuel use2 natural gas   
and oil systems2 coal mining and        
abandoned mines2 agriculture2 industrial
 processes2 land use1 land use change1  
and forestry2 and waste management4     
7#d7 ,lessons that can be learned from  
,state legislatures that have           
successfully implemented carbon scoring 
for legislative proposals4