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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4520 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate certain fuel 

excise taxes and impose a tax on greenhouse gas emissions to provide 

revenue for maintaining and building American infrastructure, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, and 

Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 

Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate 

certain fuel excise taxes and impose a tax on greenhouse 

gas emissions to provide revenue for maintaining and 

building American infrastructure, 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, TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart the 


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1 Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic In2 frastructure-Centered Expansion Act’’ or the ‘‘MARKET 

3 CHOICE Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 

Sec. 101. Treatment of greenhouse gas emissions. 

TITLE II—DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES FROM TAXATION OF 

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 

Subtitle A—Rebuilding Infrastructure and Solutions for the Environment 

Trust Fund 

Sec. 201. Establishment of the RISE Trust Fund. 

Sec. 202. Appropriations from the RISE Trust Fund. 

Sec. 203. State grants. 

Subtitle B—Certain Manufacturers Excise Taxes 

Sec. 211. Repeal of Federal motor vehicle and aviation fuel taxes. 

Sec. 212. Amendments to certain tax credits for carbon capture and storage. 

Sec. 213. Modifications of qualifying advanced coal project credit. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 

Subtitle A—Amendments to Federal Environmental Statutes 

Sec. 301. Amendments to the Clean Air Act. 

Sec. 302. Frequent and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastructure projects. 

Sec. 303. No preemption of State law. 

Subtitle B—Assistance to Displaced Workers in the Energy Sector 

Sec. 321. Assistance to displaced workers in the energy sector. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL CLIMATE COMMISSION 

Sec. 401. Establishment of Commission. 

Sec. 402. Duties of Commission. 

Sec. 403. Powers of Commission. 

Sec. 404. Funding for the activities of the Commission. 

Sec. 405. Staff of the Commission. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) roads, bridges, airports, and urban trans2 portation systems are essential to the economic and 

3 national security of the United States; 

4 (2) there is a chronic shortfall in funding for 

5 the maintenance of highways, bridges, and other 

6 critical infrastructure; 

7 (3) strategic investments in new infrastructure 

8 will allow for economic growth and dynamism in the 

9 21st century; 

10 (4) there has been a marked increase in ex11 treme weather events and the negative impacts of a 

12 changing climate are expected to worsen in every re13 gion of the United States; 

14 (5) if left unaddressed, the consequences of a 

15 changing climate have the potential to adversely im16 pact the health of all Americans, harm the economy, 

17 and impose substantial costs on local, State, and 

18 Federal budgets; 

19 (6) efforts to reduce climate risk should protect 

20 our Nation’s economy, security, infrastructure, agri21 culture, water supply, public health, and public safe22 ty; and 

23 (7) there is bipartisan support for pursuing ef24 forts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through 


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1 economically viable, broadly supported private and 

2 public policies and solutions. 

3 TITLE I—GREENHOUSE GAS 

4 EMISSIONS 

5 SEC. 101. TREATMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code of 

7 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘Subtitle L—Greenhouse Gas 

9 Emissions 

10 ‘‘PART 1—TAXATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS 

11 EMISSIONS 

‘‘Sec. 9901. Imposition of tax on combusted fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions. 

‘‘Sec. 9902. Imposition of tax on greenhouse gas emissions from certain industrial processes. 

‘‘Sec. 9903. Imposition of tax on greenhouse gas emissions from certain product uses. 

‘‘Sec. 9904. Calculation of taxable emissions. 

‘‘Sec. 9905. Credit for State payments. 

‘‘Sec. 9906. Penalties for nonpayment. 

‘‘Sec. 9907. Definitions. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 9901. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON COMBUSTED FOSSIL 

13 FUEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed a tax 

15 on fossil fuels produced within, or imported into, the 

16 United States. 

17 ‘‘(b) RATE OF TAX.— 

18 ‘‘(1) GREENHOUSE GASES THAT WOULD BE RE19 LEASED IF THE FOSSIL FUEL WERE COMBUSTED.— 

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1 cable amount per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent of 

2 all greenhouse gasses that would be released if the 

3 fossil fuel were combusted. 

4 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE

5 EQUIVALENT EMISSIONS.—For purposes of para6 graph (1), the term ‘applicable amount’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) for calendar year 2021, $35 per met8 ric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) for each calendar year after 2021, 

11 the tax rate shall be the sum of— 

12 ‘‘(i) the previous calendar year’s tax 

13 rate, plus 

14 ‘‘(ii) the sum of— 

15 ‘‘(I) 5 percentage points, plus 

16 ‘‘(II) a percentage increase in the 

17 previous year’s tax rate equal to the 

18 increase in the Consumer Price Index 

19 for the previous calendar year. 

20 ‘‘(C) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ANY

21 CALENDAR YEAR.—For purposes of subpara22 graph (B), the Consumer Price Index for the 

23 previous calendar year is the average of the 

24 Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers 

25 published by the Department of Labor as of the 


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1 close of the 12-month period ending on August 

2 31 of such calendar year. For purposes of the 

3 preceding sentence, the revision of the Con4 sumer Price Index which is most consistent 

5 with the Consumer Price Index for calendar 

6 year 1986 shall be used. 

7 ‘‘(3) RATE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON EMISSION

8 LEVELS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 

10 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 

11 and the Administrator shall jointly report the 

12 emissions during the calendar year ending on 

13 the preceding December 31 from sources sub14 ject to taxation under this part. The report 

15 shall determine whether the cumulative amount 

16 of annual emissions reported for the period be17 ginning in calendar year 2021 and through the 

18 end of the preceding calendar year were less 

19 than the emissions levels specified in the fol20 lowing schedule: 

21 ‘‘(i) The total emissions through cal22 endar year 2021 are 4,900 million metric 

23 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The total emissions through cal2 endar year 2022 are 9,700 million metric 

3 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

4 ‘‘(iii) The total emissions through cal5 endar year 2023 are 14,400 million metric 

6 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

7 ‘‘(iv) The total emissions through cal8 endar year 2024 are 19,000 million metric 

9 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

10 ‘‘(v) The total emissions through cal11 endar year 2025 are 23,500 million metric 

12 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

13 ‘‘(vi) The total emissions through cal14 endar year 2026 are 27,900 million metric 

15 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

16 ‘‘(vii) The total emissions through cal17 endar year 2027 are 32,200 million metric 

18 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

19 ‘‘(viii) The total emissions through 

20 calendar year 2028 are 36,500 million 

21 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

22 ‘‘(ix) The total emissions through cal23 endar year 2029 are 40,600 million metric 

24 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 


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1 ‘‘(x) The total emissions through cal2 endar year 2030 are 44,800 million metric 

3 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

4 ‘‘(xi) The total emissions through cal5 endar year 2031 are 48,800 million metric 

6 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. 

7 ‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS FOR REPORT PE8 RIOD.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 

10 March 30, 2023, and every two years 

11 thereafter, the Secretary shall determine 

12 whether an adjustment is required in ac13 cordance with clause (ii). 

14 ‘‘(ii) PERIOD THROUGH 2032.—If the 

15 emission level reported under subpara16 graph (A) for calendar year 2022, and 

17 every second calendar year thereafter 

18 through calendar year 2032, exceeds the 

19 level for such calendar year specified in 

20 clauses (i) through (xi) of subparagraph 

21 (A), then the applicable amount under 

22 paragraph (2) for the calendar year begin23 ning on the next January 1 following the 

24 determination in clause (i) shall, after the 

25 increase under paragraph (2) for such next 


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1 calendar year, be increased by an addi2 tional $4 per metric ton. 

3 ‘‘(c) BY WHOM PAID.—The tax imposed by sub4 section (a) shall be paid by the owner of the fossil fuel 

5 at the point of taxation. 

6 ‘‘(d) POINT OF TAXATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) For fossil fuels produced within the United 

8 States, the point of taxation shall be— 

9 ‘‘(A) for coal, the mine mouth or, for 

10 washed coal, the exit from the coal preparation 

11 and processing plant, 

12 ‘‘(B) for petroleum products, the exit point 

13 from the refinery, and 

14 ‘‘(C) for natural gas, the exit from the gas 

15 processing plant or, for natural gas that is not 

16 treated at a gas processing plant, the point of 

17 sale to the person who combusts the gas or in18 corporates it into a product that is not intended 

19 for combustion. 

20 ‘‘(2) For any fossil fuel imported into the 

21 United States, the point of taxation shall be the 

22 point at which it first enters the United States. 

23 ‘‘(e) EXEMPTIONS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) EXEMPTION FOR NONCOMBUSTIVE

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1 ‘‘(A) REFUND FOR REDUCTION OR ELIMI2 NATION OF EMISSIONS.—Any manufacturer of a 

3 product that incorporates a fossil fuel that has 

4 been taxed under this section who can dem5 onstrate to the Secretary that the fossil fuel has 

6 been transformed via the manufacture of the 

7 product so that the fossil fuel’s emissions will 

8 be reduced or eliminated over the product’s life9 time shall be entitled to a refund of the tax 

10 paid under this section on the proportion of the 

11 emissions reduced thereby, as determined by 

12 the Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(B) RULE.—The Secretary, in consulta14 tion with the Administrator, shall establish by 

15 rule the criteria and process by which product 

16 manufacturers can demonstrate that the condi17 tions in subparagraph (A) have been satisfied. 

18 ‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF REGULATIONS.— 

19 The Secretary shall publish the regulations re20 quired by this subsection no later than one year 

21 prior to the start of the calendar year referred 

22 to in section 9901(b)(2)(A). The Secretary may 

23 not collect the tax imposed by this section for 

24 any calendar year that begins less than one 

25 year after the regulations are published. 


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1 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FOR CARBON CAPTURE AND

2 STORAGE.— 

3 ‘‘(A) REFUND FOR SEQUESTERS.—Any 

4 person who sequesters greenhouse gas emissions 

5 resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel that 

6 has passed through a point of taxation shall be 

7 entitled to a refund of the tax imposed by this 

8 section. Emissions that are used for enhanced 

9 oil recovery shall be entitled for such refund 

10 provided that these emissions meet all of the 

11 criteria applicable to other emissions that qual12 ify for such refund. 

13 ‘‘(B) RULE.—The Secretary shall establish 

14 by rule the procedures by which to apply for 

15 such refunds and such refunds shall be paid 

16 within six months of the Secretary receiving an 

17 approvable application. 

18 ‘‘(C) TIME OF REFUND.—The Secretary 

19 may not refund any amounts under this para20 graph until such time as the Secretary has pub21 lished the regulations described in section 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 9902. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON GREENHOUSE GAS 

2 EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL 

3 PROCESSES. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed a tax 

5 on industrial process greenhouse gas emissions by certain 

6 source categories. 

7 ‘‘(b) LIST OF SOURCE CATEGORIES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) INITIAL LIST.—The Congress establishes 

9 for purposes of this section a list of source cat10 egories subject to this section as follows: 

11 ‘‘(A) Iron and steel production and met12 allurgical coke production. 

13 ‘‘(B) Underground coal mining. 

14 ‘‘(C) Coal preparation and processing 

15 plants. 

16 ‘‘(D) Refineries. 

17 ‘‘(E) Cement production. 

18 ‘‘(F) Petrochemical production. 

19 ‘‘(G) Lime production. 

20 ‘‘(H) Ammonia production. 

21 ‘‘(I) Aluminum production. 

22 ‘‘(J) Soda ash production. 

23 ‘‘(K) Ferroalloy production. 

24 ‘‘(L) Phosphoric acid production. 

25 ‘‘(M) Glass production. 

26 ‘‘(N) Zinc production. 


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1 ‘‘(O) Lead production. 

2 ‘‘(P) Magnesium production and proc3 essing. 

4 ‘‘(Q) Nitric acid production. 

5 ‘‘(R) Adipic acid production. 

6 ‘‘(S) Semiconductor manufacture. 

7 ‘‘(T) Electrical transmission and distribu8 tion. 

9 ‘‘(2) REVISION OF THE LIST.—The Adminis10 trator shall review the list of source categories estab11 lished by this subsection not less than once every 

12 five years to determine if they should continue to be 

13 listed and publish the results of that review. The Ad14 ministrator may, if appropriate, add any source cat15 egories to this list by rule. 

16 ‘‘(3) REMOVAL OF A SOURCE CATEGORY FROM

17 THE LIST.—The Administrator may remove a source 

18 category from this list only if— 

19 ‘‘(A) the total emissions from the entire 

20 source category which are taxable under this 

21 section have been less than 250,000 metric tons 

22 of carbon dioxide equivalent per year for each 

23 of three consecutive years, 

24 ‘‘(B) the average emissions from facilities 

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1 this section have been less than 25,000 metric 

2 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year for 

3 each of the years referred in subparagraph (A), 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(C) the Administrator determines that 

6 there is no reasonable possibility that the total 

7 emissions from the entire source category which 

8 are taxable under this section will exceed 

9 250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide 

10 equivalent within any of the five years following 

11 such determination. 

12 ‘‘(4) ADDITION OF A SOURCE CATEGORY TO

13 THE LIST.—The Administrator may add a source 

14 category to this list only if the Administrator deter15 mines that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the total emissions from the entire 

17 source category which are taxable under this 

18 section have been greater than 250,000 metric 

19 tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent in 

20 any two years out of the preceding five years, 

21 ‘‘(B) the average emissions from facilities 

22 in the source category which are taxable under 

23 this section have been greater than 25,000 met24 ric tons per year of carbon dioxide equivalent in 

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1 source category have been greater than 250,000 

2 tons per year, and 

3 ‘‘(C) there is a reasonable possibility that 

4 the total emissions from the entire source cat5 egory which are taxable under this section will 

6 be greater than 250,000 metric tons per year of 

7 carbon dioxide equivalent in any year within the 

8 next five years following such determination. 

9 ‘‘(c) RATE OF TAX.—The rate of tax shall be the 

10 same as the rate given in section 9901(b)(2). 

11 ‘‘(d) BY WHOM PAID.—The tax imposed by sub12 section (a) shall be paid by the owner or operator of the 

13 point of taxation. 

14 ‘‘(e) POINT OF TAXATION.—The point of taxation 

15 shall be any facility in a source category which emits more 

16 than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent sub17 ject to taxation under this section in any calendar year. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 9903. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON GREENHOUSE GAS 

19 EMISSIONS FROM CERTAIN PRODUCT USES. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby imposed a tax 

21 on non-fossil-fuel-greenhouse-gas emissions by certain 

22 manufactured products when used for their intended pur23 poses that are manufactured within or imported into, the 

24 United States. 

25 ‘‘(b) LIST OF PRODUCTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) INITIAL LIST.—The Congress establishes 

2 for purposes of this section a list of products subject 

3 to this section as follows: 

4 ‘‘(A) Fuel ethanol. 

5 ‘‘(B) Industrial carbonates. 

6 ‘‘(C) Carbon dioxide urea. 

7 ‘‘(D) Soda ash. 

8 ‘‘(E) Nitrous oxide. 

9 ‘‘(F) Ozone depleting substances, but not 

10 if the United States has ratified the Kigali 

11 Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and is 

12 subject to Article 2J, paragraph 1 of the 

13 Amended Montreal Protocol. 

14 ‘‘(G) Biodiesel. 

15 ‘‘(H) Solid biomass fuels. 

16 ‘‘(2) REVISION OF THE LIST.—The Adminis17 trator shall review the list of products established by 

18 this subsection not less than once every five years to 

19 determine if they should continue to be listed and 

20 publish the results of that review. The Administrator 

21 may, if appropriate, add any product to this list by 

22 rule. 

23 ‘‘(3) REMOVAL OF A PRODUCT FROM THE

24 LIST.—The Administrator may remove a product 

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1 ‘‘(A) the total emissions from all of the 

2 product used within the United States has been 

3 less than 250,000 metric tons per year of car4 bon dioxide equivalent for each of three con5 secutive years, and 

6 ‘‘(B) the Administrator determines that 

7 there is no reasonable possibility that the total 

8 emissions from all of the product used in the 

9 United States will exceed 250,000 metric tons 

10 per year of carbon dioxide equivalent within any 

11 of the five years following such determination. 

12 ‘‘(4) ADDITION OF A PRODUCT TO THE LIST.— 

13 The Administrator may add a product to this list 

14 only if the Administrator determines that— 

15 ‘‘(A) the total emissions from all of the 

16 product used within the United States has been 

17 greater than 250,000 metric tons per year of 

18 carbon dioxide equivalent in any two years out 

19 of the preceding five years, and 

20 ‘‘(B) there is a reasonable possibility that 

21 the total emissions from all of the product used 

22 within the United States will be greater than 

23 250,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide 

24 equivalent in any year within the next five years 

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1 ‘‘(c) RATE OF TAX.—The rate of tax shall be the 

2 same as the rate given in section 9901(b)(2). 

3 ‘‘(d) BY WHOM PAID.—The tax imposed by sub4 section (a) shall be paid— 

5 ‘‘(1) for products manufactured in the United 

6 States, by the owner or operator of the point of tax7 ation, and 

8 ‘‘(2) for products imported into the United 

9 States, by the owner of the product when it enters 

10 the United States. 

11 ‘‘(e) POINT OF TAXATION.—The point of taxation 

12 shall be— 

13 ‘‘(1) for products manufactured in the United 

14 States, the manufacturing facility, 

15 ‘‘(2) for products imported into the United 

16 States, the point at which it first enters the United 

17 States, and 

18 ‘‘(3) for domestically produced biomass fuel by 

19 a facility that emits from combusted biomass fuel 

20 more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide 

21 equivalent greenhouse gases in a year, the facility 

22 that combusts the biomass fuel. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 9904. CALCULATION OF TAXABLE EMISSIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) HOW TO CALCULATE TAXABLE EMISSIONS.— 

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1 ministrator shall establish by rule (and may, from time 

2 to time, revise) the method by which taxable emissions 

3 under this part shall be calculated. 

4 ‘‘(b) CATEGORIES AND SUBCATEGORIES CONSID5 ERED.—For purposes of calculating emissions taxable 

6 under— 

7 ‘‘(1) section 9901, the Administrator shall de8 termine by rule the amount of carbon dioxide equiv9 alent that would be emitted if each fossil fuel were 

10 combusted, and the Administrator may establish by 

11 rule such subcategories of each fuel and the means 

12 by which it is combusted as the Administrator deems 

13 appropriate, 

14 ‘‘(2) section 9902, the Administrator may de15 termine by rule such subcategories of any industrial 

16 process category listed in subsection 9902(b) as the 

17 Administrator deems appropriate, and 

18 ‘‘(3) section 9903, for fuel ethanol, biodiesel, 

19 and solid biomass fuels the Administrator shall de20 termine by rule the amount of carbon dioxide equiv21 alent that would be emitted based on the lifecycle 

22 greenhouse gas emissions of the product (excluding 

23 emissions from fossil fuels that have passed through 

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1 products listed in subsection 9903(b) as the Admin2 istrator deems appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(c) METHODS.—Where greenhouse gas emissions 

4 subject to taxation under any section of this part are com5 bined with greenhouse gas emissions subject to taxation 

6 under any other section of this part, the Administrator 

7 shall ensure, to the greatest degree possible, that the 

8 methods required to determine the emissions taxable 

9 under any section of this part do not include any emissions 

10 taxable under any other section of this part. 

11 ‘‘(d) METHOD COST DIFFERENCES.—The Adminis12 trator shall not require the use of any method to calculate 

13 taxable emissions whereby the difference in cost of the 

14 method compared to the next cheapest alternative method 

15 is greater than the amount of the tax that would be paid 

16 on the additional emissions determined by the more expen17 sive method. 

18 ‘‘(e) PUBLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—The Adminis19 trator shall publish the regulations required by this section 

20 no later than one year prior to the start of the calendar 

21 year referred to in section 9901(b)(2)(A). The Secretary 

22 may not collect the tax imposed by any section in this part 

23 for any calendar year that begins less than one year after 

24 the regulations applicable to each such section are pub25 lished. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 9905. CREDIT FOR STATE PAYMENTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) CREDIT FOR PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

3 allow any person who is required to make payment for 

4 greenhouse gas emissions under this part a credit for pay5 ments made on those emissions required under any State 

6 law in the following manner: 

7 ‘‘(1) For the year given in section 9901(b)(2), 

8 a credit equal to 100 percent of the amount paid 

9 pursuant to requirements of State law. 

10 ‘‘(2) For the first year following the year used 

11 in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 80 percent of the 

12 amount paid pursuant to requirements of State law. 

13 ‘‘(3) For the second year following the year 

14 used in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 60 percent 

15 of the amount paid pursuant to requirements of 

16 State law. 

17 ‘‘(4) For the third year following the year used 

18 in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 40 percent of the 

19 amount paid pursuant to requirements of State law. 

20 ‘‘(5) For the fourth year following the year 

21 used in paragraph (1), a credit equal to 20 percent 

22 of the amount paid pursuant to requirements of 

23 State law. 

24 ‘‘(b) NO CREDIT.—For all years following the year 

25 used in paragraph (5), no credit shall be allowed. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 9906. PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT. 

2 ‘‘Any person who fails to comply with the require3 ments of section 9901, 9902, or 9903 shall be liable for 

4 payment to the Secretary, without demand, of a penalty 

5 in the amount equal to 3 times the applicable amount 

6 specified by those sections for the same tax year as the 

7 year in which the person failed to comply with such re8 quirements. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 9907. DEFINITIONS. 

10 ‘‘Unless otherwise provided, the definitions provided 

11 herein are applicable to all provisions of this subtitle. 

12 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis13 trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ14 mental Protection Agency. 

15 ‘‘(2) CARDON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT.—The 

16 term ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ means the number 

17 of metric tons of CO2 emissions with the same glob18 al warming potential over a 100-year period as one 

19 metric ton of another greenhouse gas. 

20 ‘‘(3) COAL.—The term ‘coal’ means any of the 

21 recognized classifications and ranks of coal, includ22 ing anthracite, bituminous, semibituminous, subbitu23 minous, lignite, and peat. 

24 ‘‘(4) COAL PREPARATION AND PROCESSING

25 PLANT.—The term ‘coal preparation and processing 

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1 mining operations) which prepares coal by one or 

2 more of the following processes: breaking, crushing, 

3 screening, wet or dry cleaning, and thermal drying. 

4 ‘‘(5) ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY.—The term 

5 ‘enhanced oil recovery’ has the meaning defined at 

6 section 1.193–1(b)(2) of title 26, Code of Federal 

7 Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of 

8 this section. 

9 ‘‘(6) FACILITY.—The term ‘facility’ means any 

10 physical property, plant, building, structure, source, 

11 or stationary equipment located on one or more con12 tiguous or adjacent properties in actual physical con13 tact or separated solely by a public roadway or other 

14 public right-of-way and under common ownership or 

15 common control, that emits or may emit any green16 house gas. 

17 ‘‘(7) FOSSIL FUEL.—The term ‘fossil fuel’ 

18 means coal, petroleum products, or natural gas. 

19 ‘‘(8) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse 

20 gas’ means carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, 

21 hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur 

22 hexafluoride. 

23 ‘‘(9) GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECTS.—The term 

24 ‘greenhouse gas effects’ means the adverse effects of 

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1 the greenhouse gas’s heat-trapping potential or its 

2 effect on ocean acidification. 

3 ‘‘(10) LIFECYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMIS4 SIONS.—The term ‘lifecycle greenhouse gas emis5 sions’ has the meaning given that term in section 

6 211 of the Clear Air Act. 

7 ‘‘(11) NATURAL GAS.—The term ‘natural gas’ 

8 means any fuel consisting in whole or in part of nat9 ural gas, including components of natural gas such 

10 as methane and ethane; liquid petroleum gas; syn11 thetic gas derived from coal, petroleum, or natural 

12 gas liquids; or any mixture of natural gas and syn13 thetic gas. 

14 ‘‘(12) PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.—The term ‘pe15 troleum products’ means unfinished oils, liquefied 

16 petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, 

17 motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type 

18 jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, 

19 petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubri20 cants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still 

21 gas, and miscellaneous products obtained from the 

22 processing of crude oil (including lease condensate), 

23 natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds. The 

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1 gas, biofuels, methanol, and other nonpetroleum 

2 fuels. 

3 ‘‘(13) PUBLISH.—The term ‘publish’ means 

4 publication in the Federal Register. 

5 ‘‘(14) REFINERY.—The term ‘refinery’ means 

6 any facility engaged in producing gasoline, kerosene, 

7 distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, or 

8 other products through distillation of petroleum or 

9 through redistillation, cracking, or reforming of un10 finished petroleum derivatives. 

11 ‘‘(15) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ with respect 

12 to any fossil fuel means any person who has legal 

13 title to the fossil fuel. 

14 ‘‘(16) OWNER OR OPERATOR.—The term ‘owner 

15 or operator’ with respect to any fossil fuel means 

16 any person who has legal title to the fossil fuel. 

17 ‘‘(17) SEQUESTERS.—The term ‘sequesters’ 

18 means the permanent storage of carbon dioxide or 

19 other greenhouse gas such that it does not escape 

20 into the atmosphere, and is in compliance with the 

21 regulations issued pursuant to section 45Q(f)(2). 

22 ‘‘(18) SOLID BIOMASS.—The term ‘solid bio23 mass’ means nonfossilized and biodegradable organic 

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1 and waste from agriculture, forestry, and related in2 dustries as well as the nonfossilized and biodegrad3 able organic fractions of industrial and municipal 

4 wastes, but does not include gases and liquids recov5 ered from the decomposition of nonfossilized and 

6 biodegradable organic material. 

7 ‘‘(19) SOURCE CATEGORY.—The term ‘source 

8 category’ means any category or subcategory regu9 lated under part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg10 ulations, or part 90 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg11 ulations. 

12 ‘‘PART 2—TAX ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPORTS AND 

13 EXPORTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSIVE 

14 PRODUCTS 

‘‘Sec. 9911. Purposes. 

‘‘Sec. 9912. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 9913. Notification of foreign countries. 

‘‘Sec. 9914. Border tax adjustment rate. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 9911. PURPOSES. 

16 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF PART.—The purposes of this part 

17 are— 

18 ‘‘(1) to promote a strong global effort to signifi19 cantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 

20 ‘‘(2) to prevent carbon leakage. 

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1 ‘‘(1) to provide a rebate to exporters in domes2 tic eligible industrial sectors for the greenhouse gas 

3 emission costs of the owners and operators incurred 

4 under this title, but not for costs associated with 

5 other related or unrelated market dynamics, 

6 ‘‘(2) to ensure that imports from other coun7 tries, and, in particular, fast-growing developing 

8 countries, do not enjoy competitive advantages be9 cause of the carbon tax liability of domestic manu10 facturers, and therefore increase their emissions, 

11 ‘‘(3) to encourage foreign countries to take sub12 stantial action with respect to their greenhouse gas 

13 emissions, and 

14 ‘‘(4) to ensure that the measures described in 

15 this subpart are designed and implemented in a 

16 manner consistent with applicable international 

17 agreements to which the United States is a party. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 9912. DEFINITIONS. 

19 ‘‘In this part: 

20 ‘‘(1) CARBON LEAKAGE.—The term ‘carbon 

21 leakage’ means any substantial increase (as deter22 mined by the Secretary) in greenhouse gas emissions 

23 by entities located in other countries caused by a 

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1 ‘‘(2) BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENT.—The term 

2 ‘border tax adjustment’ means the levying of a tax 

3 on imported covered goods equivalent to the amount 

4 of tax paid pursuant to part 1 of this subtitle in the 

5 manufacture of comparable domestic manufactured 

6 goods, and the rebating of the tax paid pursuant to 

7 part 1 of this subtitle that has been paid on covered 

8 goods exported from the United States. 

9 ‘‘(3) BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENT RATE.—The 

10 term ‘border tax adjustment rate’ means the amount 

11 of tax that would be paid on a covered good pro12 duced in the United States in the current year. 

13 ‘‘(4) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘Commis14 sioner’ means the Commissioner of United States 

15 Customs and Border Protection. 

16 ‘‘(5) COVERED GOOD.—The term ‘covered good’ 

17 means a good that is— 

18 ‘‘(A) entered under a heading or sub19 heading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

20 the United States that corresponds to the 

21 NAICS code for an eligible industrial sector, as 

22 established in the concordance between NAICS 

23 codes and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

24 the United States prepared by the United 

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1 ‘‘(B) a manufactured item for consump2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.—The 

4 term ‘eligible industrial sector’ means an industrial 

5 sector determined by the Secretary under section 

6 9913. 

7 ‘‘(7) INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.—The term ‘indus8 trial sector’ means any sector that— 

9 ‘‘(A) is in the manufacturing sector (as de10 fined in NAICS codes 31, 32, and 33), or 

11 ‘‘(B) is part of, or an entire, sector that 

12 beneficiates or otherwise processes (including 

13 agglomeration) metal ores, including iron and 

14 copper ores, soda ash, and phosphate. The term 

15 ‘industrial sector’ does not include any part of 

16 a sector that extracts fossil fuels, metal ores, 

17 soda ash, or phosphate. 

18 ‘‘(8) MANUFACTURED ITEM FOR CONSUMP19 TION.—The term ‘manufactured item for consump20 tion’ means any good— 

21 ‘‘(A) that includes in substantial quantities 

22 one or more goods like the goods produced by 

23 an eligible industrial sector, and 

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1 sioner, that the application of the border tax 

2 adjustment program pursuant to this part is 

3 technically and administratively feasible and ap4 propriate to achieve the purposes of this part, 

5 taking into account the greenhouse gas inten6 sity, and where appropriate the trade intensity, 

7 of the industrial sector that produces the good, 

8 as measured consistent with section 9913 and 

9 the ability of the producers to recover cost in10 creases in the marketplace and other appro11 priate factors. 

12 ‘‘(9) NAICS.—The term ‘NAICS’ means the 

13 North American Industrial Classification System of 

14 2002. 

15 ‘‘(10) OUTPUT.—The term ‘output’ means the 

16 total tonnage or other standard unit of production 

17 (as determined by the Secretary) produced by an en18 tity in an industrial sector. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 9913. NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

21 date of the enactment of the Modernizing America with 

22 Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first 

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1 ‘‘(1) requesting the foreign country to take ap2 propriate measures to limit the greenhouse gas emis3 sions of the foreign country, and 

4 ‘‘(2) indicating that a border tax adjustment 

5 may apply to covered goods imported into and ex6 ported from the United States. 

7 ‘‘(b) LISTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of the enactment of the Modernizing Amer10 ica with Rebuilding to Kickstart the Economy of the 

11 Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure12 Centered Expansion Act, the Secretary shall promul13 gate a rule designating, based on the criteria under 

14 subsection (c)(2), industrial sectors where covered 

15 products are liable for the border tax adjustment. 

16 ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The list shall include the 

17 amount of the border tax adjustment rate for each 

18 covered good in the following calendar year pursuant 

19 to section 9914. 

20 ‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT LISTS.—Not later than Jan21 uary 31 of each calendar year after the calendar 

22 year in which the Modernizing America with Re23 building to Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty24 first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Cen25 tered Expansion Act is enacted, the Secretary shall 


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1 publish in the Federal Register an updated version 

2 of the list published under paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIAL

5 SECTORS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 

8 ‘‘(I) Imported covered goods are 

9 liable under this part if they are pro10 duced in the United States in an in11 dustrial sector that is included in a 6- 

12 digit classification of the NAICS that 

13 meets the criteria in both clauses (ii) 

14 and (iii). 

15 ‘‘(II) Exported covered goods are 

16 eligible under this part if they are 

17 produced in the United States in an 

18 industrial sector that is included in a 

19 6-digit classification of the NAICS 

20 that meets the criteria in clause (ii). 

21 ‘‘(ii) GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY.— 

22 As determined by the Secretary, an indus23 trial sector meets the criteria of this clause 

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1 greenhouse gas intensity of at least 5 per2 cent, calculated by dividing— 

3 ‘‘(I) the number of metric tons of 

4 carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse 

5 gas emissions (including direct emis6 sions from fuel combustion, process 

7 emissions, and indirect emissions from 

8 the generation of electricity used to 

9 produce the output of the sector) of 

10 the sector based on data described in 

11 subparagraph (C), multiplied by the 

12 applicable rate in section 9901(b)(2), 

13 by 

14 ‘‘(II) the value of the shipments 

15 of the sector, based on data described 

16 in subparagraph (C). 

17 ‘‘(iii) TRADE INTENSITY.—As deter18 mined by the Secretary, an industrial sec19 tor meets the criteria of this clause if the 

20 industrial sector has a trade intensity of at 

21 least 15 percent, calculated by dividing— 

22 ‘‘(I) the value of the total im23 ports and exports of the sector, by 

24 ‘‘(II) the value of the shipments 

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1 tor, based on data described in sub2 paragraph (C). 

3 ‘‘(B) METAL AND PHOSPHATE PRODUC4 TION CLASSIFIED UNDER MORE THAN ONE

5 NAICS CODE.—For purposes of this section, the 

6 Secretary shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) aggregate data for the 

8 beneficiation or other processing (including 

9 agglomeration) of metal ores, including 

10 iron and copper ores, soda ash, or phos11 phate with subsequent steps in the process 

12 of metal and phosphate manufacturing, re13 gardless of the NAICS code under which 

14 the activity is classified, and 

15 ‘‘(ii) aggregate data for the manufac16 turing of steel with the manufacturing of 

17 steel pipe and tube made from purchased 

18 steel in a nonintegrated process. 

19 ‘‘(C) DATA SOURCES.— 

20 ‘‘(i) VALUE OF SHIPMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Sec22 retary shall determine the value of 

23 shipments under this subsection from 

24 data from the United States Census 

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1 ‘‘(II) AVERAGE DATA AVAIL2 ABLE.—The Secretary shall use the 

3 average of data from the most recent 

4 3 years for which the data are avail5 able. 

6 ‘‘(III) AVERAGE DATA NOT

7 AVAILABLE.—If data described in sub8 clause (II) are unavailable, the Sec9 retary shall make a determination 

10 based on— 

11 ‘‘(aa) data from the most 

12 detailed industrial classification 

13 level of the Manufacturing En14 ergy Consumption Survey of the 

15 Energy Information Administra16 tion, and 

17 ‘‘(bb) data from the most re18 cent Economic Census of the 

19 United States. 

20 ‘‘(IV) DATA NOT AVAILABLE FOR

21 SECTOR.—If data from the Manufac22 turing Energy Consumption Survey or 

23 Economic Census are unavailable for 

24 any sector at the 6-digit classification 

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1 use available Manufacturing Energy 

2 Consumption Survey or Economic 

3 Census data pertaining to a broader 

4 industrial category classified in the 

5 NAICS. 

6 ‘‘(V) DATA NOT AVAILABLE FOR

7 PROCESSING.—If data relating to the 

8 beneficiation or other processing (in9 cluding agglomeration) of metal ores 

10 (including iron and copper ores, soda 

11 ash, or phosphate) are not available 

12 from the specified data sources, the 

13 Secretary— 

14 ‘‘(aa) shall use the best 

15 available Federal or State gov16 ernment data, and 

17 ‘‘(bb) may use, to the extent 

18 necessary, representative data 

19 submitted by entities that per20 form the beneficiation or other 

21 processing (including agglomer22 ation), in making a determina23 tion. 

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1 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Sec2 retary shall base the value of imports 

3 and exports under this subsection on 

4 United States International Trade 

5 Commission data. 

6 ‘‘(II) AVERAGE DATA AVAIL7 ABLE.—The Secretary shall use the 

8 average of data from the three most 

9 recent years for which the data are 

10 available. 

11 ‘‘(III) AVERAGE DATA NOT

12 AVAILABLE.—If data from the United 

13 States International Trade Commis14 sion are unavailable for any sector at 

15 the 6-digit classification level in the 

16 NAICS, the Secretary may use United 

17 States International Trade Commis18 sion data pertaining to a broader in19 dustrial category classified in the 

20 NAICS. 

21 ‘‘(iii) PERCENTAGES.—The Secretary 

22 shall round the greenhouse gas intensity 

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1 ‘‘(iv) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION

2 CALCULATIONS.—When calculating the 

3 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent 

4 greenhouse gas emissions for each sector 

5 under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the Sec6 retary— 

7 ‘‘(I) shall use the best available 

8 data from the three most recent years 

9 for which the data are available, and 

10 ‘‘(II) may, to the extent nec11 essary with respect to a sector, use 

12 economic and engineering models and 

13 the best available information on tech14 nology performance levels for the sec15 tor. 

16 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION OF AD17 DITIONAL ELIGIBLE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) UPDATED TRADE INTENSITY DATA.— 

19 The Secretary shall designate as liable for the 

20 border tax adjustment rate on imported prod21 ucts under this part an industrial sector that— 

22 ‘‘(i) met the greenhouse gas intensity 

23 criteria in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) as of the 

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1 ‘‘(ii) meets the trade intensity criteria 

2 established under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), 

3 using data sources described in paragraph 

4 (1)(C) from any year after the passage of 

5 this Act. 

6 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL SHOWING PETITION.— 

7 ‘‘(i) PETITION.—In addition to des8 ignation under subparagraph (A), the 

9 owner or operator of an entity or a group 

10 of entities that collectively produce not less 

11 than 80 percent of the average annual 

12 value of shipments from within the sector 

13 of the group consistent with subclause (I), 

14 that manufacture similar products in an 

15 industrial sector may petition the Sec16 retary to designate as eligible industrial 

17 sectors under this part an entity or a 

18 group of entities that— 

19 ‘‘(I) represent a sector using a 

20 standard product classification, and 

21 ‘‘(II) meet the respective import 

22 and/or export eligibility criteria in 

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1 ‘‘(ii) DATA.—In making a determina2 tion under this subparagraph, the Sec3 retary shall consider— 

4 ‘‘(I) data submitted by the peti5 tioner, 

6 ‘‘(II) data solicited by the Sec7 retary from other entities in the sec8 tor, and 

9 ‘‘(III) data specified in para10 graph (1)(C). 

11 ‘‘(iii) BASIS OF SUBSECTOR DETER12 MINATION.— 

13 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

14 provided in subclause (II), the Sec15 retary shall determine an entity or 

16 group of entities to be a subsector of 

17 a 6-digit section of the NAICS code 

18 based only on the products manufac19 tured and not the industrial process 

20 by which the products are manufac21 tured. 

22 ‘‘(II) TYPE OF MATERIAL.—The 

23 Secretary may determine an entity or 

24 group of entities that manufacture a 

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1 to be a separate subsector from an2 other entity or group of entities that 

3 manufacture the same product pri4 marily from recycled material. 

5 ‘‘(iv) USE OF MOST RECENT DATA.— 

6 In determining whether to designate a sec7 tor or subsector as an eligible industrial 

8 sector under this subparagraph, the Sec9 retary shall use the most recent data avail10 able from the sources described in para11 graph (1)(C), rather than the data from 

12 the years specified in paragraph (1)(C), to 

13 determine the trade intensity of the sector 

14 or subsector, but only for determining the 

15 trade intensity. 

16 ‘‘(v) FINAL ACTION.—The Secretary 

17 shall take final action on a petition de18 scribed in this subparagraph not later than 

19 180 days after the date the completed peti20 tion is received by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(3) CESSATION OF QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES.— 

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1 ment on the relevant covered goods with effect from 

2 January 1 of the following year. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 9914. BORDER TAX ADJUSTMENT RATE. 

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, with the con5 currence of the Commissioner, shall, no later than the date 

6 that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 

7 section, promulgate regulations— 

8 ‘‘(1) establishing the products which are liable 

9 for, and requiring payment of, the border tax adjust10 ment rate, 

11 ‘‘(2) establishing a general methodology for cal12 culating the level of the border tax adjustment rate 

13 that a domestic importer of any covered good must 

14 submit and the rebate that an exporter will receive, 

15 ‘‘(3) establishing an administrative process 

16 whereby any determination by the Secretary under 

17 this subsection may be appealed, 

18 ‘‘(4) exempting from this section products that 

19 originate from— 

20 ‘‘(A) any country that the United Nations 

21 has identified as among the least developed of 

22 developing countries, or 

23 ‘‘(B) any country that the President has 

24 determined to be responsible for less than 0.5 

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1 and less than 5 percent of global production in 

2 the eligible industrial sector, 

3 ‘‘(5) specifying the procedures that the Com4 missioner will apply for the declaration and entry of 

5 covered goods with respect to the eligible industrial 

6 sector into the customs territory of the United 

7 States, and 

8 ‘‘(6) establishing procedures that prevent cir9 cumvention of the carbon tax liability for covered 

10 goods that are manufactured or processed in more 

11 than one foreign country. 

12 ‘‘(b) PRESIDENTIAL DISCRETION.—The President 

13 may elect not to levy the border tax adjustment for an 

14 eligible industrial sector or for specific products within 

15 that sector if the President determines and certifies to 

16 Congress that the program would not be in the national 

17 interest, economic interest, or environmental interest of 

18 the United States.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of subtitles 

20 for the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add21 ing at the end the following new item: 

‘‘Subtitle L. Greenhouse Gas Emissions.’’. 

22 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 this section shall apply to emissions after the later of De24 cember 31, 2019, and the date that is one year after the 


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1 date regulations are promulgated under section 9914 of 

2 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

3 TITLE II—DISTRIBUTION OF 

4 REVENUES FROM TAXATION 

5 OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMIS6 SIONS 

7 Subtitle A—Rebuilding Infrastruc8 ture and Solutions for the Envi9 ronment Trust Fund 

10 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RISE TRUST FUND. 

11 There is hereby created in the Treasury of the United 

12 States a trust fund to be known as the ‘‘Rebuilding Infra13 structure and Solutions for the Environment Trust Fund’’ 

14 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘RISE Trust 

15 Fund’’), consisting of amounts paid into the Treasury pur16 suant to subtitle L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

17 (as added by title I of this Act), and 75 percent of such 

18 amounts are hereby appropriated and transferred to the 

19 RISE Trust Fund. 

20 SEC. 202. APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE RISE TRUST FUND. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the RISE Trust 

22 Fund for a fiscal year shall be available, as provided by 

23 appropriation Acts, as follows: 

24 (1) 70 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

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1 (2) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

2 through 2030 for the weatherization program devel3 oped under part A of title IV of the Energy Con4 servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et 

5 seq.). 

6 (3) 3 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

7 through 2030 for assistance for displaced energy 

8 workers under section 321. 

9 (4) 2.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

10 through 2030 to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

11 under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

12 1986. 

13 (5) 0.1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

14 through 2030 to the Leaking Underground Storage 

15 Trust Fund under section 9508 of the Internal Rev16 enue Code of 1986. 

17 (6) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

18 through 2030 to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 

19 Fund under section 401 of the Surface Mining Con20 trol and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231). 

21 (7) 4 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

22 through 2030 for frequent and chronic coastal flood23 ing mitigation and adaptation infrastructure projects 

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1 (8) 1.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

2 through 2030 for Advanced Research Projects Agen3 cy-Energy under section 5012 of the America COM4 PETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538). 

5 (9) 0.7 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

6 through 2030 for the Carbon Capture Research and 

7 Development Program of the National Energy Tech8 nology Laboratory, Office of Fossil Energy, Depart9 ment of Energy. 

10 (10) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 

11 2021 through 2030 for assistance for Carbon Stor12 age DOE Fossil Energy Research, Development, and 

13 Demonstration Program Areas, Coal Program Area 

14 (Carbon Storage). 

15 (11) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 

16 2021 through 2030 for assistance to the National 

17 Energy Technology Laboratory of the Office of Fos18 sil Energy for the research and development of car19 bon removal technologies. 

20 (12) 0.3 percent for each of the fiscal years 

21 2021 through 2030 to the Secretary of Energy for 

22 research and development to identify and assess 

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1 rials, fuels, cement, products of coal use in power 

2 systems or other applications, or other products with 

3 demonstrated market value. 

4 (13) 0.2 percent for each of the fiscal years 

5 2021 through 2030 to the Secretary of Energy to 

6 provide grants to entities constructing common car7 rier pipeline infrastructure to transport anthropo8 genic carbon dioxide for the incremental cost of pro9 viding extra capacity for future carbon dioxide trans10 port needs. 

11 (14) 0.5 percent for each of the fiscal years 

12 2021 through 2030 for research and development re13 lating to energy storage by battery through the Of14 fice of Electricity, Department of Energy. 

15 (15) 10 percent for each of the fiscal years 

16 2021 through 2030 for State grants under section 

17 203. 

18 (16) 1 percent for each of the fiscal years 2021 

19 through 2030 to the Reforestation Trust Fund (16 

20 U.S.C. 1606a). 

21 (17) 0.1 percent for each of the fiscal years 

22 2021 through 2030 for assistance through coopera23 tive agreements to decrease the environmental im24 pact of energy-related activities pursuant to section 


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1 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

2 16231). 

3 (18) 1.6 percent for each of the fiscal years 

4 2021 through 2030 for the environmental quality in5 centives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D of 

6 title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

7 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) for payments to producers to 

8 implement practices that promote improvements 

9 identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 

10 1240B(d)(3) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2). 

11 (19) 0.5 percent for each of fiscal years 2021 

12 through 2030 for the regional conservation partner13 ship program under section 1271 of the Food Secu14 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871) for eligible activi15 ties on eligible land through partnership agreements 

16 with eligible partners and contracts with producers 

17 that address one of the following goals: 

18 (A) Soil health. 

19 (B) Nutrient management. 

20 (C) Forest restoration. 

21 (D) Reduction of methane emissions. 

22 (E) Other related activities that the Sec23 retary determines will help achieve conservation 

24 benefits and increase carbon sequestration or 

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1 (b) CARBON REMOVAL.—For purposes of subsection 

2 (a)(11), the term ‘‘carbon removal technologies’’ includes: 

3 ‘‘(1) Direct air capture and storage tech4 nologies, which shall not include any equipment 

5 which captures carbon dioxide which is deliberately 

6 released from naturally occurring subsurface springs 

7 or using natural photosynthesis. 

8 ‘‘(2) Bioenergy with carbon capture and seques9 tration. 

10 ‘‘(3) Enhanced geological weathering. 

11 ‘‘(4) Agricultural and grazing practices. 

12 ‘‘(5) Forest management and afforestation. 

13 ‘‘(6) Planned or managed carbon sinks, includ14 ing natural and artificial.’’. 

15 (c) WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 

16 any other provision of law and in a manner consistent with 

17 other provisions in this Act, all laborers and mechanics 

18 employed by contractors and subcontractors on projects 

19 funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and 

20 through the Federal Government pursuant to this Act 

21 shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing 

22 on projects of a character similar in the locality as deter23 mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sub24 chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 

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1 tion, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and 

2 functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 

3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 

4 of title 40, United States Code. 

5 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK

7 TRUST FUND.—Section 9508(b) of the Internal Rev8 enue Code of 1986 is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para10 graph (3); 

11 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

12 paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 

13 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(5) amounts made available to the Leaking 

16 Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund from the 

17 RISE Trust Fund under section 202(a)(5) of the 

18 Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kickstart 

19 the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a 

20 Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act.’’. 

21 (2) REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.— 

22 (A) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Section 303(a) 

23 of the Act of October 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 (b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (4) of 

2 subsection (b)’’. 

3 (B) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO LIMITA4 TION.—Section 303(b) of the Act of October 

5 14, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 1606a(b)) is amended— 

6 (i) in paragraph (2) by inserting 

7 ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ after ‘‘transfer’’, 

8 and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(4) Not later than 9 months after the enact12 ment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to 

13 Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century 

14 with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion 

15 Act, the Secretary shall transfer to the Trust Fund 

16 the amounts made available under section 

17 202(a)(13) of such Act.’’. 

18 SEC. 203. STATE GRANTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available 

20 under section 202(a)(15), the Secretary of the Treasury 

21 shall make a annual grant to each State (hereafter in this 

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1 (b) ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.—A house2 hold shall be considered to be an eligible low-income house3 hold for purposes of this section if— 

4 (1) except as provided in subsection (d)(4), the 

5 gross income of the household does not exceed 150 

6 percent of the poverty line; 

7 (2) the appropriate State agency for the State 

8 in which the household is located determines that 

9 the household is participating in— 

10 (A) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

11 Program authorized by the Food and Nutrition 

12 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 

13 (B) the Food Distribution Program on In14 dian Reservations authorized by section 4(b) of 

15 such Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); or 

16 (C) the program for nutrition assistance in 

17 Puerto Rico or American Samoa under section 

18 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028); 

19 (3) the household consists of a single individual 

20 or a married couple, and— 

21 (A) receives the subsidy described in sec22 tion 1860D–14 of the Social Security Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 1395w–114); or 

24 (B)(i) participates in the program under 

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1 (ii) meets the income requirements de2 scribed in section 1860D–14(a)(1) or (a)(2) of 

3 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 

4 114(a)(1) or (a)(2)); or 

5 (4) the household consists of a single individual 

6 or a married couple, and receives benefits under the 

7 supplemental security income program under title 

8 XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381– 

9 1383f). 

10 (c) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in con11 sultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Adminis12 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall de13 termine the amount of each State grant in proportion to 

14 the percentage of total United States greenhouse gas emis15 sions attributable to electricity, natural gas, gasoline, die16 sel, and fuel ethanol sold in such State during the pre17 ceding calendar year. 

18 (d) RULE RELATING TO PROCESS.—Not later than 

19 1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

20 the Treasury shall establish by rule a date in each year 

21 by which each State shall notify the Secretary how the 

22 State intends to distribute the State Grant. The Secretary 

23 shall transfer the State Grant to each State only upon 

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1 that the State intends to distribute the State Grant in ac2 cordance with this section. 

3 (e) STATE.—For the purposes of this section, the 

4 term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia and any 

5 territory of possession of the United States. 

6 Subtitle B—Certain Manufacturers 

7 Excise Taxes 

8 SEC. 211. REPEAL OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND AVIA9 TION FUEL TAXES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part III of sub11 chapter A of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

12 1986 is hereby repealed. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub14 section (a) shall apply to transactions after December 31, 

15 2019. 

16 SEC. 212. AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN TAX CREDITS FOR 

17 CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 45Q of the Internal Rev19 enue Code (26 U.S.C. 45Q) is amended in subsection 

20 (d)(1), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

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1 SEC. 213. MODIFICATIONS OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED 

2 COAL PROJECT CREDIT. 

3 (a) SEQUESTRATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN

4 EQUIPMENT.—Section 48A(e)(1)(G) of the Internal Rev5 enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘and 60 per6 cent in the case of an application for a reallocation of cred7 its under subsection (d)(4) with respect to an electrical 

8 generating unit in existence on October 3, 2008’’ after 

9 ‘‘under subsection (d)(4)’’. 

10 (b) NAMEPLATE GENERATING CAPACITY REQUIRE11 MENT.—Section 48A(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘400 megawatts’’ and inserting ‘‘200 

13 megawatts’’. 

14 (c) ADVANCED COAL-BASED GENERATION TECH15 NOLOGY REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48A(f)(1) of such 

17 Code is amended by striking ‘‘generation technology 

18 if—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the unit is de19 signed’’ and inserting ‘‘generation technology if the 

20 unit is designed’’. 

21 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

22 48A(f) is amended— 

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1 ‘‘(f) ADVANCED COAL-BASED GENERATION TECH2 NOLOGY.—For’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘in subparagraph (B)’’ in 

4 the second sentence and inserting ‘‘in this sub5 section’’; and 

6 (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 

7 (d) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN CASE OF

8 BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.—Section 

9 48A(f) of such Code, as amended by this Act, is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of a ret11 rofit of a unit which has undergone a best available control 

12 technology analysis after August 8, 2005, with respect to 

13 the removal or emissions of any pollutant which is SO2 

14 or NOx, the removal or emissions design level with respect 

15 to such pollutant shall be the level determined in such 

16 analysis.’’. 

17 (e) CLARIFICATION OF REALLOCATION AUTHOR18 ITY.—Section 48A(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

19 1986 is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 6 years 

22 after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘and every 6 months 

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1 section have been allowed’’ after ‘‘the date 

2 which is 6 years after the date of enactment of 

3 this section’’; 

4 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘may reallocate credits 

6 available under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 

7 (3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘shall reallocate credits 

8 remaining available under paragraph (3)’’; 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 

10 (i); and 

11 (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(ii) any applicant for certification 

14 which submitted an accepted application 

15 has subsequently failed to satisfy the re16 quirements under paragraph (2)(D), or 

17 ‘‘(iii) any certification made pursuant 

18 to paragraph (2) has been revoked pursu19 ant to paragraph (2)(E).’’; and 

20 (3) in subparagraph (C)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of para22 graph (3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘an additional program’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘additional programs’’. 

3 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para5 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 

6 shall apply to allocations and reallocations after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) REALLOCATION.—The amendments made 

9 by subsection (e) shall apply to credits remaining 

10 available under section 48A(d)(3) of the Internal 

11 Revenue Code of 1986 on the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act. 

13 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

14 OTHER LAWS 

15 Subtitle A—Amendments to 

16 Federal Environmental Statutes 

17 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 7601) is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 330. MORATORIUM AGAINST CERTAIN REGULATIONS 

22 BASED ON GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECTS. 

23 ‘‘(a) FUELS.—Unless specifically authorized in sec24 tion 202, 211, 213, 231, or this section, after a fossil fuel 

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1 tion 9901(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, sub2 ject to subsection (g), the Administrator shall not issue 

3 or enforce any rule limiting the emission of greenhouse 

4 gases from the combustion of that fuel under this Act (or 

5 impose any requirement on any State to limit such emis6 sion) on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects. 

7 ‘‘(b) EMISSIONS.—Unless specifically authorized in 

8 section 202, 211, 213, 231, or this section, if emission 

9 of any greenhouse gas is subject to taxation pursuant to 

10 section 9902 or 9903 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

11 1986, the Administrator shall not issue or enforce any rule 

12 limiting such emission under this Act (or impose any re13 quirement on any State to limit such emission) on the 

14 basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects. 

15 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED REGULATION.—Notwithstanding 

16 subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this section limits the 

17 Administrator’s authority pursuant to any other provision 

18 of this Act— 

19 ‘‘(1) to limit the emission of any greenhouse 

20 gas because of any adverse impact on health or wel21 fare other than its greenhouse gas effects; 

22 ‘‘(2) in limiting emissions as described in para23 graph (1), to consider the collateral benefits of lim24 iting the emissions because of greenhouse gas ef25 fects; 


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1 ‘‘(3) to limit the emission of any other pollutant 

2 that is not a greenhouse gas that the Administrator 

3 determines by rule has heat-trapping properties; or 

4 ‘‘(4) to take any action with respect to any 

5 greenhouse gas other than limiting its emission, in6 cluding— 

7 ‘‘(A) monitoring, reporting, and record8 keeping requirements; 

9 ‘‘(B) conducting or supporting investiga10 tions; and 

11 ‘‘(C) information collection. 

12 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN GREENHOUSE GAS

13 EMISSIONS.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 

14 nothing in this section limits the Administrator’s authority 

15 to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from— 

16 ‘‘(1) facilities that— 

17 ‘‘(A) are subject to subpart OOOO or 

18 OOOOa of part 60 of title 40, Code of Federal 

19 Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2018, or 

20 ‘‘(B) would be subject to either subpart 

21 OOOO or OOOOa if those subparts applied to 

22 facilities without regard to the date on which 

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1 ‘‘(2) POTW Treatment Plants (as defined in 

2 section 403.3(r) of title 40, Code of Federal Regula3 tions (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 

4 section)). 

5 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 

6 ‘greenhouse gas’ and ‘greenhouse gas effects’ have the 

7 meanings given to those terms in section 9907 of the In8 ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 

9 ‘‘(f) MORATORIUM EXPIRATION.—Subsections (a) 

10 and (b) shall cease to apply beginning on January 1, 2033. 

11 ‘‘(g) EXCEPTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) 2024.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 

13 and (b) of this section and section 211(c)(5) of this 

14 Act, if the Administrator determines by March 30, 

15 2025, pursuant to the report required by section 

16 9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

17 1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from 

18 sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 

19 through 9903 of such Code during the period of cal20 endar years 2021 through 2024 exceed the emission 

21 level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of such Code 

22 for calendar year 2024, then beginning on October 

23 1, 2025, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to apply. 

24 ‘‘(2) 2028.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 

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1 Act, if the Administrator determines by March 30, 

2 2029, pursuant to the report required by section 

3 9901(b)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

4 1986, that total greenhouse gas emissions from 

5 sources subject to taxation under sections 9901 

6 through 9903 of such Code during the period of cal7 endar years 2021 through 2028 exceed the emission 

8 level specified in section 9901(b)(3)(A) of such Code 

9 for calendar year 2028, then beginning on October 

10 1, 2029, subsections (a) and (b) shall cease to 

11 apply.’’. 

12 (b) NEW MOTOR VEHICLES AND NEW MOTOR VEHI13 CLE ENGINES.—Section 202(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 7521(b)) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (3) 

16 (as redesignated by section 230(4)(C) of Public Law 

17 101–549 (104 Stat. 2529)) as paragraph (4); and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) Notwithstanding section 330(a), the Adminis20 trator may— 

21 ‘‘(A) limit the emission of any greenhouse gas 

22 (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue 

23 Code of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s green24 house gas effects (as defined in section 9907 of the 

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1 classes of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle 

2 engines subject to regulation under subsection 

3 (a)(1); and 

4 ‘‘(B) grant a waiver under section 209(b)(1) for 

5 standards for the control of greenhouse gas emis6 sions.’’. 

7 (c) FUELS.—Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(5) Except as required in subsection (o), the Admin11 istrator shall not, pursuant to this subsection, impose on 

12 any manufacturer, processor, or distributor of fuel any re13 quirement for the purpose of reducing the emission of any 

14 greenhouse gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal 

15 Revenue Code of 1986) produced by combustion of the 

16 fuel on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas effects 

17 (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 

18 of 1986).’’. 

19 (d) NONROAD ENGINES AND VEHICLES EMISSIONS

20 STANDARDS.—Section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 7547) is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(e) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—Notwith24 standing subsections (a) and (b) of section 330, the Ad25 ministrator may limit the emission of any greenhouse gas 


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1 (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue Code 

2 of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s greenhouse gas 

3 effects (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal Revenue 

4 Code of 1986) from any nonroad engines and nonroad ve5 hicles subject to regulation under this section.’’. 

6 (e) AIRCRAFT EMISSION STANDARDS.—Section 231 

7 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 757) is amended by add8 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of sec10 tion 330, the Administrator may limit the emission of any 

11 greenhouse gas (as defined in section 9907 of the Internal 

12 Revenue Code of 1986) on the basis of the emission’s 

13 greenhouse gas effects (as defined in section 9907 of the 

14 Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from any class or classes 

15 of aircraft engines, so long as any such limitation is not 

16 more stringent than the standards adopted by the Inter17 national Civil Aviation Organization.’’. 

18 SEC. 302. FREQUENT AND CHRONIC FLOODING MITIGATION 

19 AND ADAPTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 

20 PROJECTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce and 

22 the Secretary of the Army (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the 

23 Secretaries’’), in consultation with the Secretary of Home24 land Security, may make grants to State and local govern25 ments and federally recognized Indian Tribes for frequent 


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1 and chronic flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastruc2 ture projects. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZED USES.—Amounts provided as a 

4 grant under this section may be used for any of the fol5 lowing: 

6 (1) Adaptation of existing infrastructure to 

7 mitigate impacts of climate change, including en8 hancements to both built and natural environments. 

9 (2) Maintenance and updating of existing flood 

10 risk reduction infrastructure, such as gravity drain11 age structures, road elevation, bulkheads, gates, and 

12 floodwalls. 

13 (3) Increasing resilience to frequent and chronic 

14 flooding, including (as combined or separate 

15 projects)— 

16 (A) the creation of bulkheads, levees, and 

17 other hard infrastructure alone or in combina18 tion with natural infrastructure described in 

19 subparagraph (B); and 

20 (B) habitat restoration work, including 

21 dune enhancement, vegetative restoration, 

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1 logical function and processes to provide flood 

2 risk reduction benefits. 

3 (4) Improvements to conveyance, diversion, re4 moval, and storage infrastructure to reduce risks 

5 caused by frequent and chronic flooding. 

6 (5) Innovative methods to reduce risks caused 

7 by chronic flooding along street infrastructure sys8 tems, including canal streets, absorbent streets, 

9 floodable parks, bioswales, rain gardens, permeable 

10 pavement, and underground cisterns. 

11 (6) Deployment of technologies designed to 

12 mitigate power outages, continue delivery of vital 

13 electricity services, and maintain the flow of power 

14 to facilities critical to public health, safety and wel15 fare, including distributed generation, energy stor16 age, and microgrids. 

17 (c) LIMITATION ON PROJECT ELIGIBILITY.—A 

18 project shall not be eligible for funding under this section 

19 if it will have any long-term negative impact on important 

20 ecological functions and habitat or existing natural protec21 tion features and functions. 

22 (d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section 

23 the Secretaries shall give priority to the following: 

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1 surance program under the National Flood Insur2 ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the 

3 Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 

4 4001 et seq.), hazard areas that incorporate at least 

5 2 feet of additional freeboard, or 3 feet in the case 

6 of critical infrastructure, above base flood elevation. 

7 (2) Protecting critical infrastructure, as that 

8 term is defined in section 1016(e) of the USA PA9 TRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 

10 (3) Projects that yield flood risk reduction ben11 efits and additional environmental, social, and eco12 nomic benefits. 

13 (e) JOINT APPLICATION.—Two or more contiguous 

14 local governments or Tribes may jointly apply for, and re15 ceive, a grant under this section. 

16 (f) COST SHARING.— 

17 (1) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

18 Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out 

19 with a grant under this section shall not exceed 90 

20 percent of the cost of such activity. 

21 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary 

22 shall apply to the non-Federal share of an activity 

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1 erty and services, provided by non-Federal sources 

2 and used for the activity. 

3 (g) REPORTS.—Each recipient of a grant under this 

4 section shall report annually to the Secretaries on the 

5 progress made on the project carried out with the grant. 

6 SEC. 303. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW. 

7 Nothing in this act shall preempt or supersede, or 

8 be interpreted to preempt or supersede, any State law or 

9 regulation. 

10 Subtitle B—Assistance to Displaced 

11 Workers in the Energy Sector 

12 SEC. 321. ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED WORKERS IN THE EN13 ERGY SECTOR. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—For a period of 10 years after the 

15 enactment of the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to 

16 Kickstart the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with 

17 a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act, from 

18 amounts made available under section 202 of this Act, the 

19 Secretary of Labor shall carry out a program to assist 

20 workers in the energy sector. 

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1 (1) workers in fossil energy sectors that may be 

2 displaced as a result of the enactment of this Act; 

3 and 

4 (2) workers in the nuclear power sector that 

5 work at a nuclear power plant— 

6 (A) that ceased operation in the two years 

7 preceding the date of enactment of this Act; or 

8 (B) the owner of which announced prior to 

9 the date of enactment of this Act its intent to 

10 cease the operation of the plant at a future 

11 date. 

12 (c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Such assistance may 

13 take the form of the following: 

14 (1) Worker retraining. 

15 (2) Relocation expenses for those who move to 

16 find new employment. 

17 (3) Early retirement. 

18 (4) Health benefits. 

19 (5) Block grants to affected communities for 

20 economic redevelopment and infrastructure invest21 ments. 

22 (6) Transfers to the trustees of the 1974 

23 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan to 

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1 ning after a plan year for which the funded percent2 age (as defined in section 432(j)(2) of the Internal 

3 Revenue Code of 1986) of the 1974 United Mine 

4 Workers of America Pension Plan is at least 100 

5 percent. 

6 TITLE IV—NATIONAL CLIMATE 

7 COMMISSION 

8 SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a bipar10 tisan commission to be known as the ‘‘National Climate 

11 Commission’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis12 sion’’). 

13 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

14 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

15 composed of 10 members, appointed as follows: 

16 (A) One cochair appointed by the Presi17 dent. 

18 (B) One cochair appointed by the majority 

19 or minority leader of the Senate, whoever is of 

20 the opposite party as the President, in consulta21 tion with the Speaker or minority leader of the 

22 House of Representatives, whoever is of the op23 posite party as the President. 

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1 (D) Two members appointed by the minor2 ity leader of the Senate. 

3 (E) Two members appointed by the Speak4 er of the House of Representatives. 

5 (F) Two members appointed by the minor6 ity leader of the House of Representatives. 

7 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—To be considered for 

9 membership on the Commission, an individual 

10 shall demonstrate expertise in the economy, en11 ergy, climate, or public health, and be a rep12 resentative from— 

13 (i) an academic, scientific, or other 

14 non-governmental organization; or 

15 (ii) an industry organization or small 

16 business in a relevant sector such as— 

17 (I) energy supply and trans18 mission, including fossil fuels and re19 newable energy; 

20 (II) energy exploration and pro21 duction, including fossil fuels and re22 newable energy; 

23 (III) solid waste and wastewater; 

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1 (VI) agriculture; 

2 (VII) construction; and 

3 (VIII) forestry. 

4 (B) CERTAIN PERSONS INELIGIBLE.—No 

5 employee, owner, director, or other person affili6 ated with an entity that has donated funding 

7 for the activities of the Commission pursuant to 

8 section 404(a) may be appointed to the Com9 mission. 

10 (C) APPOINTMENT DEADLINE.—Members 

11 of the Commission shall be appointed not later 

12 than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act. 

14 (D) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members 

15 of the Commission shall be appointed for a 

16 term of 6 years, which may be renewed. 

17 (E) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commis18 sion shall not affect the powers of the Commis19 sion and shall be filled in the same manner in 

20 which the original appointment was made. 

21 (3) COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.—Each 

22 member of the Commission may be compensated at 

23 a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the an24 nual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level 

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1 title 5, United States Code, for each day during 

2 which that member is engaged in the performance of 

3 the duties of the Commission. 

4 (4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall 

5 receive travel expenses to perform the duties of the 

6 Commission, including per diem in lieu of subsist7 ence, at rates authorized under subchapter I of 

8 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

9 (c) MEETINGS.— 

10 (1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commission shall 

11 hold its first meeting not later than 2 years after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) MEETING.—The Commission shall meet not 

14 less than once every 3 years. 

15 (3) QUORUM.—Six members of the Commission 

16 shall constitute a quorum. 

17 SEC. 402. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

18 (a) GOALS.—The Commission shall set goals for 

19 emissions reduction to be achieved by 2025 and every five 

20 years thereafter through 2050, using such estimated rates 

21 of reduction as the Commission determines reflect the lat22 est scientific findings of what is necessary to avoid the 

23 serious human health and environmental consequences of 

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1 (b) REVIEW.—The Commission shall assess the effect 

2 of existing policies and programs of the Federal govern3 ment with the aim of achieving the emissions reduction 

4 goals in subsection (a). 

5 (c) REPORT.—Beginning in 2026, and every 5 years 

6 thereafter, the Commission shall issue a report to the 

7 President, Congress, and the States, which shall include— 

8 (1) an analysis of whether the policies and pro9 grams assessed under subsection (b) are on pace to 

10 achieving the emissions reduction goals set under 

11 subsection (a); 

12 (2) recommendations, if any, for reducing 

13 greenhouse gas emissions; and 

14 (3) a minority report with dissenting views, if 

15 applicable. 

16 SEC. 403. POWERS OF COMMISSION. 

17 (a) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may secure 

19 directly from any executive department, bureau, 

20 agency, board, commission, office, independent es21 tablishment, or instrumentality of the Government, 

22 unrestricted information, suggestions, estimates, and 

23 statistics for the purpose of carrying out this title. 

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1 mentality shall, to the extent authorized by provi2 sions of law other than this section, furnish such un3 restricted information, suggestions, estimates, and 

4 statistics directly to the Commission, upon request 

5 made by a cochair or any member designated by a 

6 majority of the Commission. 

7 (2) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND DIS8 SEMINATION.—Unrestricted information provided to 

9 the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be re10 ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated only by 

11 members and staff of the Commission, consistent 

12 with any applicable statutes, regulations, or Execu13 tive orders. 

14 (b) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

15 (1) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.— 

16 The Administrator of General Services shall provide 

17 to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, admin18 istrative support and other services for the perform19 ance of the functions of the Commission. 

20 (2) OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—In 

21 addition to the assistance prescribed in paragraph 

22 (1), departments and agencies of the United States 

23 may provide to the Commission such services, funds, 

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1 may determine advisable and as may be authorized 

2 by law. 

3 (c) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 

4 the United States mail in the same manner and under the 

5 same conditions as other departments and agencies of the 

6 United States. 

7 SEC. 404. FUNDING FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMIS8 SION. 

9 (a) PRIVATE SECTOR DONATIONS.—The Secretary of 

10 Commerce may collect private sector donations for the 

11 purpose of carrying out this title, to be deposited in the 

12 Treasury and made available consistent with the author13 ization of appropriations in subsection (c). 

14 (b) TRANSPARENCY.—The amounts and sources of 

15 all funds donated under subsection (a) and all spending 

16 by the Commission shall be made publicly available on the 

17 website of the Commission. 

18 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, for the 

20 purpose of carrying out the activities of this title, 

21 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. 

22 SEC. 405. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION. 

23 (a) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 

24 Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 

25 Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, 


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1 and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of 

2 civil service status or privilege. 

3 (b) EXPERT AND CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The 

4 Commission may procure the services of experts and con5 sultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent 

7 of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position 

8 at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 

9 of title 5, United States Code. 

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