,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cibh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator of
 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 
to conduct a study1 and publish guidance
 on1 calculating and reporting scope #c 
emissions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,standardized       
,calculation of ,operational ,polluting 
,emissions ,act of #bjbf or the ,,scope 
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,study and guidance 
on scope #c emissions  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator   
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7#b7 ,direct      
emitter ,the term direct emitter means--
 7,a7 a facility-- 7i7 that is in #a of 
the source categories described in any  
of subparts ,c through ,,jj of part #ih 

of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7or successor regulations72
 and  7ii7 with respect to which the    
greenhouse gas reporting requirements   
and related monitoring1 recordkeeping1  
and reporting requirements of that part 
apply2 and  7,b7 any other facility the 
,administrator determines appropriate4  
7#c7 ,greenhouse gas ,the term          
greenhouse gas means the air pollutants 
7as defined in section #cjb of the      
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfjb77 
carbon dioxide1 hydrofluorocarbons1     
methane1 nitrous oxide1                 
perfluorocarbons1 and sulfur            
hexafluoride4  7#d7 ,scope #c emissions 
,the term scope #c emissions means      
indirect greenhouse gas emissions       
resulting from upstream and downstream  
value chain activities1 as determined by
 the ,administrator4  7b7 ,study2       
guidance ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator shall conduct a study on1
 and publish guidance with respect to1  

calculating and reporting1 for direct   
emitters1 scope #c emissions above      
thresholds the ,administrator determines
 appropriate4  7c7 ,inclusions ,the     
guidance published under subsection 7b7 
shall include-- 7#a7 thresholds of scope
 #c emissions above which reporting to  
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
is recommended2  7#b7 calculation       
methodologies for scope #c emissions    
based on source categories2  7#c7       
recommendations on frequency of         
monitoring scope #c emissions2  7#d7    
quality assurance and control guidance  
for scope #c emissions data2  7#e7      
methodologies for estimating missing    
scope #c emissions data2 and  7#f7      
guidance for recordkeeping for scope #c 
emissions data and reporting of those   
data4  7d7 ,savings provision ,nothing  
in this section affects the authority of
 the ,president1 any ,federal agency1 or
 any ,state under existing law4