,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,national ,environm5tal      
,policy ,act ( #aifi to require !       
submission ( c]ta9 reports1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,nepa ,data ,transp>5cy & 
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4       
,requir$ reports "u ,,nepa ,title ,i ( !
 ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( 
#aifi is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
section #aje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcce7 z    
section #ajf2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #ajd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccd7 !    
foll[+3  #aje4 ,requir$ reports  7a7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,environm5tal assessm5t ,! t]m          
environm5tal assessm5t has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #aejh4i ( title #dj1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a       
successor regulation74  7#b7            

,environm5tal impact /atem5t ,! t]m     
environm5tal impact /atem5t means a     
detail$ /atem5t requir$ "u section      
#ajb7b77;,c74  7#c7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m 
,f$]al ag5cy includes a ,/ate t has     
assum$ responsibility "u section #cbg ( 
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7   
,head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m head ( a  
,f$]al ag5cy includes ! gov]nor or head 
( an applicable ,/ate ag5cy ( a ,/ate t 
has assum$ responsibility "u section    
#cbg ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#e7 ,,nepa process  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
t]m ,,nepa process means ! entirety ( e 
process1 analysis1 or o!r measure1      
includ+ an environm5tal impact /atem5t1 
requir$ to be c>ri$ out by a ,f$]al     
ag5cy "u ?is title be=e ! ag5cy         
und]takes a propos$ action4  7,b7 ,p]iod
 ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 !      
,,nepa process-- 7i7 beg9s on ! date on 
:i* ! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy receives an 
application = a propos$ action f a      
project sponsor2 &  7ii7 ends on ! date 
on :i* ! ,f$]al ag5cy issues1 ) respect 

to ! propos$ action-- 7,i7 a record (   
decision1 includ+1 if necess>y1 a revis$
 record ( decision2  7,,ii7 a f9d+ ( no 
significant impact2 or  7,,iii7 a       
categorical exclusion "u ?is title4     
7#f7 ,project sponsor ,! t]m project    
sponsor means a ,f$]al ag5cy or o!r     
entity1 includ+ a private or            
public-private entity1 t seeks approval 
( a propos$ action4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 
,,nepa data  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( ea*
 ,f$]al ag5cy t c>ries out ! ,,nepa     
process %all c>ry out a process to      
track1 & annually submit to ,congress a 
report conta9+1 ! in=mation describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,in=mation      
describ$ ,! in=mation ref]r$ to 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 is1 ) respect to !     
,f$]al ag5cy issu+ ! report "u t        
subp>agraph-- 7i7 ! numb] ( propos$     
actions = :i* a categorical exclusion 0 
issu$ dur+ ! report+ p]iod2  7ii7 ! l5g?
 ( "t ! ,f$]al ag5cy took to issue !    
categorical exclusions describ$ 9 clause
 7i72  7iii7 ! numb] ( propos$ actions  

p5d+ on ! date on :i* ! report is       
submitt$ = :i* ! issuance ( a           
categorical exclusion is p5d+2  7iv7 !  
numb] ( propos$ actions = :i* an        
environm5tal assessm5t 0 issu$ dur+ !   
report+ p]iod2  7v7 ! l5g? ( "t ! ,f$]al
 ag5cy took to complete ea* environm5tal
 assessm5t describ$ 9 clause 7iv72  7vi7
 ! numb] ( propos$ actions p5d+ on !    
date on :i* ! report is submitt$ = :i*  
an environm5tal assessm5t is be+ draft$2
  7vii7 ! numb] ( propos$ actions = :i* 
an environm5tal impact /atem5t 0 issu$  
dur+ ! report+ p]iod2  7viii7 ! l5g? (  
"t ! ,f$]al ag5cy took to complete ea*  
environm5tal impact /atem5t describ$ 9  
clause 7vii72 &  7ix7 ! numb] ( propos$ 
actions p5d+ on ! date on :i* ! report  
is submitt$ = :i* an environm5tal impact
 /atem5t is be+ draft$4  7#b7 ,,nepa    
co/s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1
 ! ,*air ( ! ,c\ncil on ,environm5tal   
,quality & ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,managem5t & ,budget %all jo9tly develop

 a me?odology to assess ! compreh5sive  
co/s ( ! ,,nepa process4  7,b7          
,requirem5ts ,! head ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy 
t c>ries out ! ,,nepa process %all-- 7i7
 adopt ! me?odology develop$ "u         
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7 use !         
me?odology develop$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
to annually submit to ,congress a report
 describ+-- 7,i7 ! compreh5sive co/ ( ! 
,,nepa process = ea* propos$ action t 0 
c>ri$ out )9 ! report+ p]iod2 &  7,,ii7 
= a propos$ action = :i* ! head ( !     
,f$]al ag5cy is /ill complet+ ! ,,nepa  
process at ! "t ! report is submitt$--  
7aa7 ! am\nt ( money exp5d$ to date to  
c>ry out ! ,,nepa process = ! propos$   
action2 &  7bb7 an e/imate ( ! rema9+   
co/s be=e ! ,,nepa process = ! propos$  
action is complete4  4