,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,baumgartner introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 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 limit the effect of      
litigation on the environmental         
application process for data centers and
 associated infrastructure4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protect ,american ,,ai ,act of #bjbf4  
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,covered application ,the term covered  
application means an application for an 
authorization to site1 construct1       
expand1 or operate a-- 7,a7 data center2
 or  7,b7 covered infrastructure4  7#b7 
,data center ,the term data center means

 any facility that primarily contains   
electronic equipment used to process1   
store1 or transmit digital information4 
7#c7 ,covered infrastructure ,the term  
covered infrastructure means any        
infrastructure1 facility1 or other      
project that is primarily constructed1  
expanded1 or operated to support a data 
center4  #c4 ,effect of litigation on   
data center and covered infrastructure  
applications  7a7 ,effect of litigation 
,a civil action relating to an          
environmental review under the ,natural 
,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag et seq471 
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq471 the 
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq471 sections #aj  
and #ad of the ,act of ,march #c1 #ahii 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djc2 #djh71 the ,clean  
,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471
 or the ,national ,environmental ,policy
 ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et  
seq47 with respect to a data center or  
covered infrastructure shall not affect 

the validity of a permit1 license1 or   
approval issued for the data center or  
covered infrastructure that is the      
subject of the civil action4  7b7       
,remand2 processing of covered          
applications ,if1 in a civil action     
described in subsection 7a71 the        
environmental review for a permit1      
license1 or approval issued to the data 
center or covered infrastructure that is
 the subject of the civil action is     
found by the applicable court to violate
 the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#gag et seq471 the ,federal ,water      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq471 the ,endangered ,species
 ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et  
seq471 sections #aj and #ad of the ,act 
of ,march #c1 #ahii 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djc2
 #djh71 the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq471 or the        
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47--  
7#a7 notwithstanding chapter #e or #g of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code        

7commonly referred to as the            
,administrative ,procedure ,act71 the   
applicable court shall not set aside or 
vacate the permit1 license1 or approval 
issued for the data center or covered   
infrastructure but instead remand the   
matter to the relevant ,federal agency  
to resolve the violation2 and  7#b7 the 
relevant ,federal agency shall continue 
to process all covered applications4    
#d4 ,action on covered applications  7a7
 ,judicial review ,except for review in 
the ,supreme ,court of the ,united      
,states1 the court of appeals of the    
,united ,states for the circuit in which
 a data center or covered infrastructure
 is1 or will be1 located pursuant to a  
covered application shall have original 
and exclusive jurisdiction over any     
civil action for the review of an order 
issued by a ,federal agency with respect
 to the covered application4  7b7       
,expedited review ,the applicable       
,united ,states ,court of ,appeals under
 subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 set any    

civil action brought under this         
subsection for expedited review2 and    
7#b7 set the action on the docket as    
soon as practicable after the filing    
date of the initial pleading4  7c7      
,transfer of existing actions ,in the   
case of a covered application for which 
a petition for review has been filed as 
of the date of enactment of this ,act1  
the petition shall be--  7#a7 on a      
motion by the applicant1 transferred to 
the court of appeals of the ,united     
,states in which the data center or     
covered infrastructure that is the      
subject of the covered application is1  
or will be1 located2 and  7#b7          
adjudicated in accordance with this     
section4  7d7 ,limitation on claims     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a claim arising under ,federal law 
seeking judicial review of a permit1    
license1 or approval issued by a        
,federal agency for a data center or    
covered infrastructure pursuant to a    
covered application shall be barred     

unless the claim is filed not later than
 #ij days after publication of a notice 
in the ,federal ,register announcing    
that the permit1 license1 or approval is
 final pursuant to the law under which  
the agency action is taken1 unless a    
shorter time is specified in the        
,federal law pursuant to which judicial 
review is allowed4  7e7 ,savings clause 
,nothing in this section establishes a  
right to judicial review or places any  
limit on filing a claim that a person   
has violated the terms of a permit1     
license1 or approval4