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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 163 

To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse 

gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and 

Russia implement similar reductions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 28, 2013 

Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. INHOFE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

A BILL 

To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other 

greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States 

until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR. 

4 In this Act, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad5 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) in 1997, the Senate adopted Senate Resolu2 tion 98, 105th Congress, agreed to July 25, 1997, 

3 which expressed the sense of the Senate that the 

4 United States should not accept any agreement that 

5 would mandate new commitments to limit or reduce 

6 greenhouse gas emissions by developed countries un7 less the agreement also mandated new specific 

8 scheduled commitments to limit or reduce green9 house gas emissions by developing countries within 

10 the same compliance period; and 

11 (2) the Administrator continues to move for12 ward with the regulation of carbon dioxide emis13 sions, however, the People’s Republic of China, 

14 India, and the Russian Federation do not impose 

15 similar regulations on carbon dioxide emissions. 

16 SEC. 3. CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GAS 

17 EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN CHINA, INDIA, 

18 AND RUSSIA. 

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad20 ministrator or the head of any other Federal agency or 

21 department shall not regulate or continue to implement 

22 or enforce any regulations, proposals, or actions estab23 lishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions re24 ductions until the Administrator, the Administrator of the 


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1 Energy Information Agency, and the Secretary of Com2 merce certify in writing that— 

3 (1) the People’s Republic of China, India, and 

4 the Russian Federation have proposed, implemented, 

5 and enforced measures requiring carbon dioxide and 

6 other greenhouse gas emissions reductions; and 

7 (2) the reductions described in paragraph (1) 

8 are substantially similar to the carbon dioxide and 

9 other greenhouse gas emission reductions proposed 

10 by the Administrator or the head of any other Fed11 eral agency or department for the United States. 

12 SEC. 4. REPEAL. 

13 Any regulation, proposal, or action in effect before, 

14 on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, but before 

15 the date on which the certification under section 3 is 

16 made, that requires any carbon dioxide or other green17 house gas emissions reduction shall have no force or effect. 

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