,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4           
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,ernst1  
,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4    
,marshall1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 and ,mr4     
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency to update the       
modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse  
gas assessments for approved fuel       
pathways under the ,renewable ,fuel     
,standard1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,adopt the ,greenhouse gases1       
,regulated ,emissions1 and ,energy use  
in ,transportation model ,act or the    
,adopt ,,greet ,act4  #b4 ,definition of
 ,administrator ,in this ,act1 the term 
,administrator means the ,administrator 

of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  #c4 ,lifecycle greenhouse gas 
emissions for approved fuel pathways    
7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection  
7b71 not later than #ij days after the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 and not 
later than every #e years thereafter1   
the ,administrator shall update the     
methodology used by the ,environmental  
,protection ,agency in lifecycle        
analyses with respect to greenhouse gas 
emissions that result from a fuel       
pathway to which a ,d code has been     
assigned pursuant to a petition         
described in section #hj4adaf of title  
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
successor regulations71 that has been   
approved by the ,administrator4  7b7    
,requirements  7#a7 ,first update ,in   
carrying out the first update required  
under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator
 shall adopt the most recent ,greenhouse
 gases1 ,regulated ,emissions1 and      
,energy use in ,transportation model    
7commonly referred to as the ,,greet    

model7 developed by ,argonne ,national  
,laboratory4  7#b7 ,subsequent updates  
,in carrying out the second and each    
subsequent update required under        
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator      
shall-- 7,a7 as necessary1 adopt1       
review1 or update a methodology         
determined to be appropriate by the     
,administrator2 or  7,b7 adopt the      
methodology described in paragraph 7#a74
  7#c7 ,establishment of fuel pathways  
,for any fuel pathway to which the      
,administrator assigns a ,d code        
pursuant to a petition described in     
section #hj4adaf of title #dj1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations71 that is approved by the   
,administrator after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall1 not later than #ij
 days after the date on which the       
,administrator assigns that code1 adopt 
the methodology described in paragraph  
7#a7 for purposes of modeling lifecycle 
analyses with respect to greenhouse gas 

emissions that result from that fuel    
pathway4  7c7 ,report ,if the           
,administrator fails to carry out       
subsection 7b77#b7 before the applicable
 deadline described in subsection 7a71  
the ,administrator shall submit to the  
,committees on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry1 ,energy and ,natural    
,resources1 and ,environment and ,public
 ,works of the ,senate and the          
,committees on ,agriculture1 ,energy and
 ,commerce1 and ,science1 ,space1 and   
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report describing the
 reasons for the failure to carry out   
subsection 7b77#b71 which may include a 
determination by the ,administrator that
 the methodology adopted or updated in a
 previous update under subsection 7a7   
remains the most current methodology    
based on available data1 research1 and  
technology4