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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2204 

To require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on jobs 

and job opportunities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2011 

Mr. TERRY (for himself, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, 

Mr. JONES, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. 

GERLACH, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal 

action on jobs and job opportunities, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Employment Impact 

5 Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purposes of this Act are the following: 

8 (1) To declare that the impact of Federal regu9 lations on jobs and job prospects in the United 


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1 States is a significant and relevant consideration to 

2 all Federal regulatory policy actions and henceforth 

3 should be taken into account by Federal regulators 

4 when they decide to take actions under their respec5 tive statutory authorities. 

6 (2) To express the concern of Congress that 

7 Federal regulators consider the cumulative impact of 

8 multiple proposed Federal regulations on jobs and 

9 jobs prospects in the United States and that the cu10 mulative impact of such regulations should be given 

11 all due consideration and weighed in the balance 

12 with the other purposes sought to be achieved by 

13 such regulatory measures. 

14 SEC. 3. DUTY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL ACTION 

15 ON JOBS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress authorizes and di17 rects, to the fullest extent possible, that all agencies of 

18 the Federal Government shall— 

19 (1) utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary ap20 proach which shall ensure the integrated use of the 

21 relevant fields of research and learning in planning 

22 and decisionmaking which may have an impact on 

23 jobs and job opportunities; 

24 (2) identify and develop methods and proce25 dures, in consultation with the Council on Economic 


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1 Advisors, Office of the President, which will ensure 

2 that presently unquantified impacts on jobs and job 

3 opportunities may be given appropriate consideration 

4 in decisionmaking along with environmental and 

5 other considerations; and 

6 (3) include in every recommendation or report 

7 on proposals for legislation and other major Federal 

8 actions with potentially significant effects on jobs 

9 and job opportunities, a jobs impact statement as 

10 described in subsection (b). 

11 (b) JOBS IMPACT STATEMENT.— 

12 (1) CONTENTS.—A jobs impact statement re13 quired under subsection (a) shall include a detailed 

14 statement by the responsible official on— 

15 (A) the impact of the proposed action on 

16 jobs and job opportunities, including an assess17 ment of the jobs that would be lost, gained, or 

18 sent overseas as a result of the proposed action; 

19 (B) any adverse effect on jobs and job op20 portunities which could not be avoided should 

21 the proposal be implemented; 

22 (C) alternatives and modifications to the 

23 proposed action that could avoid negative im24 pacts on jobs and job opportunities; and 


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1 (D) the relationship between any local 

2 short-term impacts on jobs and job opportuni3 ties and the maintenance and enhancements of 

4 long-term productivity and environmental val5 ues. 

6 (2) CONSULTATION WITH RELEVANT FEDERAL

7 AGENCIES.—Prior to preparing a jobs impact state8 ment, the responsible Federal official shall consult 

9 with and obtain the comments of any Federal agen10 cy which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

11 with respect to any jobs or job opportunities impacts 

12 involved. Copies of such statement and the com13 ments and views of the appropriate Federal, State, 

14 and local agencies that are authorized to develop and 

15 enforce policies and programs relevant to jobs and 

16 job opportunities, shall be made available to the 

17 Council of Economic Advisors and to the public as 

18 provided by section 552 of title 5, United States 

19 Code, and shall accompany the proposal through the 

20 existing agency review process. 

21 (3) CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF PROPOSED AC22 TIONS.—In determining the impact of a proposed 

23 action on jobs and job opportunities, the responsible 

24 Federal official shall take into account the cumu25 lative impact on jobs and job opportunities of conVerDate Mar 15 2010 21:14 Jun 20, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2204.IH H2204

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1 currently pending proposals affecting a particular in2 dustry or sector of the economy, and shall not make 

3 a finding of no significant impact solely on the basis 

4 of examining the impacts of a single proposal in iso5 lation from other pending proposals. 

6 (4) COMBINING ENVIRONMENTAL AND JOB IM7 PACT STATEMENTS.—A jobs impact statement re8 quired under this Act may be combined with a de9 tailed statement of environmental impacts required 

10 to be prepared under the National Environmental 

11 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if both 

12 statements are required with respect to the same 

13 proposed action. 

14 SEC. 4. CONFORMITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. 

15 All agencies of the Federal Government shall review 

16 their present statutory authority, administrative regula17 tions, and current policies and procedures for the purpose 

18 of determining whether there are any deficiencies or incon19 sistencies therein which prohibit full compliance with the 

20 purposes and provisions of this Act, and shall propose to 

21 the President not later than one year after enactment of 

22 this Act, such measures as may be necessary to bring their 

23 authority and policies into conformity with the intent, pur24 poses, and procedures set forth in this Act. 


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1 SEC. 5. NO JUDICIAL REVIEW OF JOBS IMPACT STATE2 MENTS. 

3 Implementation of this Act, including a jobs impact 

4 statement prepared in accordance with this Act, shall not 

5 be subject to judicial review. 

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