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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 640 

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

ambient air quality standards for ozone. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2015 

Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. CRAPO, 

Mr. ENZI, Mr. COATS, Mr. LEE, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. VITTER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

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 2015’’ 

6 or the ‘‘ORDEAL Act of 2015’’. 

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— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

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

4 at five-year intervals’’ and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

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

7 STANDARDS; INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COM8 MITTEE; APPOINTMENT; ADVISORY FUNCTIONS.— 

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

10 STANDARDS.— 

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

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

13 1980, and at 10-year intervals’’; 

14 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

15 ‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(B) EARLY AND FREQUENT REVIEW AND

18 REVISION.—Except with respect to any national 

19 ambient air quality standard promulgated 

20 under this section for ozone concentrations, the 

21 Administrator’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(C) NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY

24 STANDARDS FOR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS.— 

25 Not earlier than February 1, 2018, but not 


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

2 intervals thereafter, the Administrator shall, 

3 with respect to national ambient air quality 

4 standards for ozone concentrations— 

5 ‘‘(i) complete a thorough review of 

6 any standard promulgated under this sec7 tion; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) make revisions to the standards 

9 described in clause (i) and promulgate new 

10 standards as may be appropriate in accord11 ance with section 108 and subsection (b).’’; 

12 and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘(B) Not later than Janu15 ary 1, 1980, and at five-year intervals’’ and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(B) REVIEW.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro19 vided in clause (ii), not later than January 

20 1, 1980, and at 10-year intervals’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(ii) NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUAL23 ITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE CONCENTRA24 TIONS.—Not earlier than February 1, 

25 2018, and at 10-year intervals thereafter, 


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1 the committee referred to in subparagraph 

2 (A) shall, with respect to national ambient 

3 air quality standards for ozone concentra4 tions— 

5 ‘‘(I) complete a review of any 

6 standard promulgated under this sec7 tion; and 

8 ‘‘(II) recommend to the Adminis9 trator any new standard and any revi10 sion to the standards described in 

11 subclause (I) as may be appropriate 

12 under section 108 and subsection 

13 (b).’’. 

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