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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4947 

To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the review and revision of the national 

ambient air quality standards for ozone. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2014 

Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. OLSON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the review and revision 

of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone. 

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 ‘‘Ozone Regulatory 

5 Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2014’’ 

6 or the ‘‘ORDEAL Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. 

8 Section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 7409(d)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘(d)(1) Not later than December 31, 1980, and 

3 at five-year intervals’’ and inserting the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(d) REVIEW AND REVISION OF CRITERIA AND

6 STANDARDS; INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COM7 MITTEE; APPOINTMENT; ADVISORY FUNCTIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) REVIEW AND REVISION OF CRITERIA AND

9 STANDARDS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

11 subparagraph (C), not later than December 31, 

12 1980, and at 10-year intervals’’; 

13 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

14 ‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(B) EARLY AND FREQUENT REVIEW AND

17 REVISION.—Except with respect to any national 

18 ambient air quality standard promulgated 

19 under this section for ozone concentrations, the 

20 Administrator’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(C) NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

23 STANDARDS FOR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS.— 

24 Not earlier than February 1, 2018, but not 

25 later than December 31, 2018, and at 10-year 


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1 intervals thereafter, the Administrator shall, 

2 with respect to national ambient air quality 

3 standards for ozone concentrations— 

4 ‘‘(i) complete a thorough review of 

5 any standard promulgated under this sec6 tion; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) make revisions to the standards 

8 described in clause (i) and promulgate new 

9 standards as may be appropriate in accord10 ance with section 108 and subsection (b).’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘(B) Not later than Janu14 ary 1, 1980, and at five-year intervals’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) REVIEW.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro18 vided in clause (ii), not later than January 

19 1, 1980, and at 10-year intervals’’; and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(ii) NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUAL22 ITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE CONCENTRA23 TIONS.—Not earlier than February 1, 

24 2018, and at 10-year intervals thereafter, 

25 the committee referred to in subparagraph 


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1 (A) shall, with respect to national ambient 

2 air quality standards for ozone concentra3 tions— 

4 ‘‘(I) complete a review of any 

5 standard promulgated under this sec6 tion; and 

7 ‘‘(II) recommend to the Adminis8 trator any new standard and any revi9 sion to the standards described in 

10 subclause (I) as may be appropriate 

11 under section 108 and subsection 

12 (b).’’. 

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