,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ba1 #bjba,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,burchett1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 and ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require a notification relating to the nationally determined contribution of the ,united ,states prior to any submission with respect to such contribution under article #d of the ,paris ,agreement1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,responsible ,climate ,action and ,american ,competitiveness ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states is a world leader in addressing climate change risks through private sector-led innovation and technological advancement4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states ,energy ,information ,administration estimates that ,united ,states energy-related carbon dioxide emissions1 since peaking in #bjjg1 have declined by an average of #a4c percent per year1 starting well before the ,united ,states became a party to the ,paris ,agreement4 ,this decline brought greenhouse gas emissions to their lowest levels since #aiib4 7#c7 ,nuclear energy accounts for nine of the ten highest-generating power plants in the ,united ,states1 and produces one-third the carbon dioxide emissions of current solar technologies4 7#d7 ,according to the ,international ,energy ,agency 7,,iea71 in terms of carbon dioxide emissions1 the ,united ,states has conducted the largest absolute decline among all countries since #bjjj4 7#e7 ,president ,obama unilaterally joined the ,paris ,agreement without involving ,congress1 without consulting outside stakeholders such as energy companies1 and without conducting a cost-benefit analysis1 including an analysis of how a ,united ,states nationally determined contribution 7,,ndc7 would impact competitiveness with countries like the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 that threaten ,united ,states national and economic security4 7#f7 ,a report prepared by ,,nera ,economic ,consulting in #bjag found that meeting the commitments ,president ,obama made as part of the ,paris ,agreement could reduce the ,united ,states gross domestic product by #bej1jjj1jjj1jjj and eliminate #b1gjj1jjj jobs by #bjbe4 7#g7 ,despite being the world's second largest economy1 the ,,prc was permitted to be classified as a developing country for purposes of the ,paris ,agreement and abused this classification when making its ,,ndc under the ,paris ,agreement4 7#h7 ,the ,,prc is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases1 and according to the ,,ndc submitted by the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 it will continue raising emissions until #bjcj4 7#i7 ,on ,september #bb1 #bjbj1 ,,ccp ,general ,secretary ,xi ,jinping announced his intention for ,china to become carbon neutral by #bjfj1 a full decade later than the #bjej target date committed to by other major economies4 7#aj7 ,according to the ,,iea1 coal-fired power plants were the single largest emitter of carbon dioxide in #bjah4 ,china has dedicated over #ej1jjj1jjj1jjj through the ,belt and ,road ,initiative to developing coal projects across #aej countries in the past seven years1 signaling a lack of genuine intent to combat climate change4 7#aa7 ,during ,paris negotiations1 then-,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry acknowledged that even if all the developed world1 which in this context does not include ,china1 cut carbon dioxide emissions to zero1 it would not offset the emissions coming from the rest of the globe4 #c4 ,congressional notification with respect to the ,paris agreement 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall notify ,congress not fewer than #cj days prior to submitting1 pursuant to article #d of the ,paris ,agreement1 any nationally determined contribution 7,,ndc7 on behalf of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,the notification required by subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a detailed economic justification of the ,,ndc4 7#b7 ,a cost-benefit analysis of the ,,ndc4 7#c7 ,an analysis of the ,,ndc's anticipated effect on global carbon dioxide emissions4 7#d7 ,a description of how the ,united ,states will utilize numerous energy sources1 including but not limited to nuclear1 fossil fuel1 and renewable technologies1 to achieve the ,,ndc4 7#e7 ,a description of how the ,,ndc will promote availability of diversified energy supplies and a well-functioning global market for energy resources1 technologies1 and expertise for the benefit of the ,united ,states and ,united ,states allies and trading partners4 7#f7 ,an analysis of the ,n,d,cs submitted with respect to the ,paris ,agreement by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 the anticipated effects on their respective domestic carbon dioxide emissions1 and the anticipated effects on their respective global competitiveness4 7#g7 ,a description of how the ,,ndc will support ,united ,states efforts to counter malign ,chinese and ,russian influence and domination over energy supply chains4 7#h7 ,a description of how the ,,ndc will support ,united ,states international efforts to alleviate energy poverty4 7#i7 ,a description of how the ,,ndc will impact ,united ,states global economic competitiveness4 7#aj7 ,a description of how the ,,ndc will impact ,united ,states national security interests4 7c7 ,congressional review ,any ,,ndc submitted pursuant to article #d of the ,paris ,agreement shall be treated as a rule for the purposes of chapter #h of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,congressional ,review ,act74