Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Standardizing Permit-
ting and Expediting Economic Development Act’’ or the 
‘‘SPEED Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NEPA REFORM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The purposes’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) The purposes’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) This Act is a purely procedural statute intended 
to ensure Federal agencies consider the environmental im-
pacts of their actions during the decisionmaking process. 
This Act does not mandate particular results, and only pre-
scribes a process. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
mandate any specific environmental outcome or result, nor 
shall this Act be interpreted to confer substantive rights or 
impose substantive duties beyond procedural require-
ments.’’. 
(b) PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF 
REVIEW.—Section 106 of the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘; SCOPE OF 
REVIEW’’ after ‘‘LEVEL OF REVIEW’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘action.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘action;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the agency determines the proposed agency 
action is an action for which such agency’s compli-
ance with another statute’s requirements serves the 
function of agency compliance with this Act with re-
spect to such action; or 
‘‘(6) the proposed agency action relates to a 
project or action that has already been reviewed pur-
suant to a State environmental review statute or a 
Tribal environmental review statute, ordinance, reso-
lution, regulation, or formally adopted policy and the 
lead agency determines such review serves the func-
tion of agency compliance with this Act.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘does 
not’’ and inserting ‘‘is not likely to’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) is not required to— 
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‘‘(i) undertake new scientific or tech-
nical research unless the new scientific or 
technical research is essential to a reasoned 
choice among alternatives, and the overall 
costs and time frame of obtaining it are not 
unreasonable; or 
‘‘(ii) undertake new scientific or tech-
nical research after the receipt of an appli-
cation, as applicable, with respect to a pro-
posed agency action.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In preparing an environ-
mental document for a proposed agency action, a Federal 
agency— 
‘‘(1) may consider only those effects that share a 
reasonably close causal relationship to, and are proxi-
mately caused by, the immediate project or action 
under consideration; and 
‘‘(2) may not consider effects that are specula-
tive, attenuated from the project or action, separate 
in time or place from the project or action, or in rela-
tion to separate existing or potential future projects 
or actions. 
‘‘(d) CERTAINTY.— 
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‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS.—A Federal 
agency may not rescind, withdraw, amend, alter, or 
otherwise render ineffective any environmental docu-
ment completed under this Act for a project or action 
where there is an applicant unless the Federal agency 
has been so ordered by a court or the applicant has 
agreed in writing to such rescission, withdrawal, 
amendment, or alteration. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this subsection or existing law, a Federal agency 
may not revoke, rescind, withdraw, terminate, 
suspend, amend, alter, or take any other action 
to interfere with an authorization unless— 
‘‘(i) the Federal agency is required to 
take such action by order of a court of com-
petent jurisdiction; 
‘‘(ii) the holder of the authorization 
has materially breached the terms of the au-
thorization, or otherwise violated applicable 
law; 
‘‘(iii) the authorization was obtained 
through fraud, intentional concealment, or 
material misrepresentation; 
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‘‘(iv) such action is necessary to pre-
vent specific, immediate, substantial, and 
proximate harm or damage to life, property, 
national security, or defense that was not 
considered in the underlying environmental 
review process or final agency action for the 
authorization; or 
‘‘(v) the Federal agency has received a 
request from the holder of the authorization 
or project sponsor to take such action. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The actions described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be, as appropriate 
and where feasible, supported by clear and con-
vincing evidence and reasonably limited in du-
ration and scope by the agency to address the 
specific issue such action is intended to address. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Before an agency takes an 
action described in subparagraph (A), the agency 
shall notify the holder of the authorization and 
the project sponsor in writing of such action, in-
cluding by providing a detailed explanation of 
the action, identifying the statutory authority re-
lied upon for the action, and providing the evi-
dence supporting the action. 
‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An action described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be subject to ju-
dicial review under chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) VENUE.—A person seeking judi-
cial review of an action described in sub-
paragraph (A) may only obtain review of 
such action in the United States court of 
appeals for any circuit wherein the project 
for which the authorization was issued is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(iii) PETITIONS BY FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—No Federal agency may petition a 
court for vacatur or voluntary remand of 
an authorization unless the holder of the au-
thorization or the project sponsor consents 
in writing to such a petition. 
‘‘(E) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be construed to provide any 
Federal agency new, enhanced, or expanded au-
thority, or to limit any existing authority, con-
cerning any authorization. 
‘‘(e) PRESUMPTION OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TAKING 
NO ACTION RELATING TO TRIBAL TRUST RESOURCES.— 
For any proposed agency action carried out on, or directly 
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affecting, tribal trust resources (including lands and min-
erals) that is initiated by the federally recognized Indian 
Tribe for which the United States holds the affected re-
sources in trust, and for which an environmental document 
was prepared that included consideration of a no action 
alternative, there shall be a presumption that the effects of 
taking no action will be negative for the federally recognized 
Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(f) EFFECT OF THRESHOLD DETERMINATIONS ON 
OTHER AGENCIES.—If a lead agency determines an envi-
ronmental document is not required to be prepared with 
respect to a proposed agency action under subsection (a), 
another agency may not prepare an environmental docu-
ment with respect to such proposed agency action.’’. 
(c) TIMELY AND UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEWS.— 
(1) LEAD AGENCY.—Section 107(a) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4336a(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘at the earliest practicable time’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in accordance with subsection 
(g)(2)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘carry out the proposed agency action’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘carry out the proposed agency 
action in compliance with the deadlines 
outlined in subsection (g)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘a review’’ and in-
serting ‘‘an environmental review’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘such review’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such environmental review’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including counties, 
boroughs, parishes, and other political sub-
divisions of a State)’’ after ‘‘local agency’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end ‘‘Such com-
ments from Federal cooperating agencies 
shall be limited to matters relating to the 
proposed agency action with respect to 
which such Federal cooperating agency has 
jurisdiction by law.’’. 
(2) ONE DOCUMENT.—Section 107(b) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4336a(b)) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘To the extent practicable,’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENT.—To the extent practicable,’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION TIMING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In preparing an envi-
ronmental document for a proposed agency ac-
tion, no Federal agency shall be required to con-
sider any scientific or technical research that be-
comes publicly available after the earlier of, as 
applicable— 
‘‘(i) the date of receipt of an applica-
tion with respect to such proposed agency 
action; and 
‘‘(ii) the date of publication of a notice 
of intent or decision to prepare such envi-
ronmental document for such proposed 
agency action. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER LAW.—This 
paragraph does not affect any review of informa-
tion required under subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code, with respect to com-
ments received during the public comment period 
as applicable. 
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‘‘(C) DELAY.—A Federal agency may not 
delay the issuance of an environmental document 
or a final agency action, including any decision 
or determination, on the basis of awaiting new 
scientific or technical research or information 
that was not available as of the earlier of the 
dates described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(3) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND NEED.—Sec-
tion 107(d) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336a(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘action.’’ and inserting ‘‘action. Where applicable, the 
statement of purpose and need shall meet the goals of 
the applicant.’’. 
(4) DEADLINES.—Section 107(g) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4336a(g)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (3), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION OF COMPLETE OR IN-
COMPLETE APPLICATION.—Unless a shorter dead-
line is specified by law, in connection with a 
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proposed agency action for which an applicant 
submitted an application for an authorization to 
an agency, not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the applicant submits the application 
to the agency, the agency shall document the re-
ceipt of the application and— 
‘‘(i) notify the applicant that the ap-
plication is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) notify the applicant that the ap-
plication is incomplete and request in writ-
ing any additional information that the 
agency needs to determine that the applica-
tion is complete and begin preparation of 
an environmental document. 
‘‘(B) AGENCY DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) COMPLETE
DETERMINATION.—If 
an agency determines an application is 
complete under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
agency shall, not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the agency makes such 
determination— 
‘‘(I) notify the applicant that the 
agency has determined that the pro-
posed agency action is excluded pursu-
ant to one of the agency’s categorical 
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exclusions, is not a major Federal ac-
tion, or that no further agency action 
is required; 
‘‘(II) issue a notice of intent to 
prepare 
an 
environmental 
impact 
statement for such proposed agency ac-
tion; or 
‘‘(III) notify the applicant that 
the agency has determined that prepa-
ration of an environmental assessment 
is necessary. 
‘‘(ii) INCOMPLETE DETERMINATION.— 
If the agency requests additional informa-
tion under subparagraph (A)(ii), the dead-
line described in clause (i) shall be based on 
the date on which the agency receives the 
additional information instead of the date 
on which the determination is made. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATING AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 21 days 
after a lead agency issues a notice of intent 
under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(II) or notifies an ap-
plicant under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(III) with re-
spect to a proposed agency action, the lead agen-
cy shall— 
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‘‘(i) identify all agencies that are likely 
to have environmental review, authoriza-
tion, or other responsibilities with respect to 
the proposed agency action; and 
‘‘(ii) invite each such agency to become 
a cooperating agency. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE TO ACCEPT INVITATION.— 
Not later than 21 days after an agency receives 
an invitation to become a cooperating agency 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), such agency shall 
accept or deny the invitation. 
‘‘(C) CONVENING
OF
COOPERATING
AGEN-
CIES.—Not later than 7 days after the deadline 
described in subparagraph (B) has passed for 
each agency that received an invitation to be-
come a cooperating agency under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the lead agency that sent each such invi-
tation shall convene each agency that accepts 
such an invitation to coordinate on developing 
the schedule under subsection (a)(2)(D) for the 
applicable proposed agency action. 
‘‘(D) UNIDENTIFIED
AGENCIES.—In the 
event that an agency that has jurisdiction by 
law or special expertise with respect to any envi-
ronmental impact involved in a proposed agency 
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action is not identified under subparagraph 
(A)(i), the lead agency with respect to the pro-
posed agency action shall— 
‘‘(i) invite such unidentified agency to 
become a cooperating agency by not later 
than 7 days after becoming aware that the 
agency has jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise; and 
‘‘(ii) if such agency accepts the invita-
tion, incorporate such agency into the 
schedule 
developed 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(D) and update such schedule accord-
ingly by not later than 14 days after the 
date on which such agency accepts the invi-
tation.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REVIEW TIMELINE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(5)’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR FINAL AGENCY ACTION.— 
For any proposed agency action for which an appli-
cant submitted an application for an authorization to 
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an agency, not later than 30 days after completing an 
environmental impact statement or an environmental 
assessment for the proposed agency action, the lead 
agency, and any cooperating agency, shall issue a 
final agency action. The agency issuing such final 
agency action shall include in the final agency action 
a performance schedule for the completion of any 
other outstanding authorizations.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the deadline described 
in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘a dead-
line described in this subsection’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with 
the applicant, to’’ and inserting ‘‘if the ap-
plicant approves such extension. If the ap-
plicant approves such extension, the lead 
agency shall’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘A project sponsor 
may’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), a project sponsor may’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—A project sponsor that 
approved an extension of a deadline under para-
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graph (5) may not obtain judicial review of a 
failure to act in accordance with such deadline 
under subparagraph (A) unless the lead agency 
fails to meet the new deadline or is delaying for 
reasons other than those necessary to complete its 
review.’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) CONCURRENT REVIEW.—In carrying out an 
environmental review, the lead agency and each co-
operating agency shall carry out the obligations of 
that agency under other applicable laws concurrently, 
and in conjunction, with other required reviews for 
the proposed agency action, pursuant to the require-
ments of applicable law, including, if applicable, 
under this Act.’’. 
(d) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS.— 
Section 108 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘When an agency prepares’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS.— 
When an agency prepares’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘10’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘10’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) RELIANCE ON PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED ENVI-
RONMENTAL REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIONS THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY THE 
SAME.—A lead agency may satisfy the requirements 
of this Act with respect to a major Federal action by 
relying on an environmental assessment, environ-
mental impact statement, or a categorical exclusion 
determination that the lead agency, another Federal 
agency, or a project sponsor under the supervision of 
a Federal agency completed for another major Federal 
action if the lead agency determines that— 
‘‘(A) the new major Federal action is sub-
stantially the same as the other major Federal 
action or, if applicable, an alternative analyzed 
in such environmental assessment or environ-
mental impact statement; and 
‘‘(B) if applicable, the effects of the new 
major Federal action are substantially the same 
as the effects analyzed in such environmental as-
sessment or environmental impact statement. 
‘‘(2) ACTIONS
THAT
ARE
NOT
SUBSTANTIALLY 
THE SAME.—If a new major Federal action is not 
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substantially the same as another major Federal ac-
tion or an alternative analyzed in an environmental 
assessment or environmental impact statement com-
pleted by the lead agency, another Federal agency, or 
a project sponsor under the supervision of a Federal 
agency, the lead agency may modify or augment any 
such previously completed environmental assessment 
or environmental impact statement as necessary to 
satisfy the requirements of this Act with respect to the 
new major Federal action. The lead agency shall 
make such modified environmental assessment or en-
vironmental impact statement publicly available as a 
new environmental assessment or environmental im-
pact statement.’’. 
(e) ADOPTION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Sec-
tion 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4336c) is amended in the text preceding para-
graph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or that was legislatively enacted 
by Congress,’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 111 of the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) 
as paragraphs (2) through (14), respectively; 
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(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘authorization’ 
means any lease, right-of-way, easement, license, per-
mit, approval, finding, determination, or other ad-
ministrative decision issued by an agency or any 
interagency consultation that is required or author-
ized under Federal law in order to construct, modify, 
or operate a project.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘, or Congress deems by statute,’’ after ‘‘Fed-
eral agency has determined’’; 
(4) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (iii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘grants (includ-
ing capitalization grants), cost share 
awards,’’ after ‘‘loan guarantees,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘sufficient’’ and 
inserting ‘‘complete’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘subsequent use 
of such financial assistance or the’’; 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (iv) 
through (vii) as clauses (vi) through (ix), 
respectively; and 
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(iii) by inserting after clause (iii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) farm ownership loans and oper-
ating loan guarantees by the Farm Service 
Agency pursuant to sections 305 and 311 
through 319 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act; 
‘‘(v) the issuance of an authorization 
by an agency where the effects of the action 
or project being permitted or authorized 
were previously evaluated by another agen-
cy in compliance with this Act;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS.—An agency 
action may not be determined to be a major Fed-
eral action solely on the basis of the provision of 
Federal funds, including a grant, loan, loan 
guarantee, and funding assistance.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) REASONABLY
FORESEEABLE.—The term 
‘reasonably foreseeable’, with respect to environmental 
effects of a proposed agency action— 
‘‘(A) means effects that share a reasonably 
close causal relationship to, and are proximately 
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caused by, the immediate project or action under 
consideration; and 
‘‘(B) does not include effects that are— 
‘‘(i) speculative; 
‘‘(ii) attenuated from the proposed 
agency action; 
‘‘(iii) separate in time or place from 
the proposed agency action; or 
‘‘(iv) in relation to separate existing or 
potential future projects.’’. 
(g) DUTIES.—Section 204 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4344) is amended 
in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘energy,’’ after ‘‘health,’’. 
SEC. 3. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 112 as section 110A 
and moving such section so as to appear after section 
110; and 
(2) by inserting before section 111 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110B. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) ROLE OF THE COURT.—In reviewing a claim of 
whether a final agency action complies with the require-
ments of this Act, a court— 
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‘‘(1) shall afford substantial deference to the 
agency; and 
‘‘(2) may not substitute its judgment for that of 
the agency regarding the environmental effects in-
cluded in the final agency action or included in the 
environmental document. 
‘‘(b) REMAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a court holds, under sec-
tion 706(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, that a 
final agency action does not comply with the require-
ments of this Act, the only remedy the court may 
order, notwithstanding chapter 7 of title 5, United 
States Code, is to remand, without vacatur or injunc-
tion, the final agency action to the agency with— 
‘‘(A) specific instruction to correct the er-
rors or deficiencies found by the court; and 
‘‘(B) a reasonable schedule and deadline to 
correct such errors or deficiencies, which such 
deadline may not exceed— 
‘‘(i) with regard to an order entered on 
or after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the date that is 180 days after the date 
on which the order was entered; and 
‘‘(ii) with regard to an order entered 
before the date of enactment of this section, 
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the date that is 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUED EFFECT OF FINAL AGENCY AC-
TION.—A final agency action remanded under para-
graph (1) shall remain in effect while the Federal 
agency corrects any errors or deficiencies found by the 
court. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (except as provided in subparagraph 
(A) with respect to a shorter deadline), a claim de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be barred unless— 
‘‘(A) such claim is filed not later than 150 
days after the final agency action is made pub-
lic, unless a shorter deadline is specified under 
law; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a final agency action for 
which there was a public comment period on an 
environmental document, such claim— 
‘‘(i) is filed by a party that submitted 
a substantive and unique comment during 
such public comment period by the noticed 
comment deadline for the environmental 
document and such comment was suffi-
ciently detailed to put the applicable Fed-
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eral agency on notice of the issue upon 
which the party seeks review; and 
‘‘(ii) concerns the same subject matter 
raised in the comment submitted during the 
public comment period; 
‘‘(C) such claim is filed by a party that has 
suffered or imminently will suffer direct harm 
from the final agency action; and 
‘‘(D) such claim does not challenge the es-
tablishment of a categorical exclusion. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCU-
MENTS.—If an agency issues a supplemental environ-
mental document in response to a court order re-
manding a final agency action, the deadline described 
in paragraph (1)(A) shall be the date on which the 
agency makes public the agency action for which the 
supplemental environmental document is prepared. A 
claim for review of such final agency action shall be 
limited to information contained in the final supple-
mental environmental document that was not con-
tained in a previous environmental document for the 
final agency action. 
‘‘(3) ACTIONS FOR USE OF TRIBAL TRUST RE-
SOURCES.—For any final agency action that author-
izes or affects the use of lands, minerals, or other re-
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sources already held in trust at the time of the final 
agency action by the United States for the benefit of 
a federally recognized Indian Tribe— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), there shall be no administrative or judicial 
review of such final agency action based on a 
claim of failure to comply with the requirements 
of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
actions for administrative or judicial review— 
‘‘(i) brought by the federally recognized 
Indian Tribe for which the United States 
holds the lands, minerals, or other resources 
in trust; or 
‘‘(ii) that involve reasonably foreseeable 
effects of the final agency action that occur 
outside the lands, minerals, or other re-
sources held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of a federally recognized In-
dian Tribe. 
‘‘(d) DEADLINE FOR RESOLUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A court shall issue a final 
judgment on a claim described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) as expeditiously as practicable; and 
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‘‘(B) unless a shorter deadline is specified 
under Federal law, not later than the date that 
is 180 days after the date on which the agency 
record for the review is filed with the reviewing 
court, which shall not be more than 60 days after 
the filing of the claim. 
‘‘(2) ACCELERATED
DEADLINES.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to prevent a court 
from further expediting review of a claim described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) APPEALS.— 
‘‘(A) FILING.—A notice of appeal of a final 
judgment described in this subsection shall be 
filed not later than 60 days after such final judg-
ment is issued. In the case of a final agency ac-
tion remanded under subsection (b), the agency 
and, if applicable, the applicant, shall have the 
right to appeal during the pendency of the re-
mand. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE
FOR
REVIEW.—A court 
shall issue a final decision on an appeal filed 
under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) as expeditiously as practicable; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) not later than the date that is 180 
days after the date on which the appeal is 
filed. 
‘‘(e) NO EFFECT ON REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
OTHER DEADLINES.—This section shall not affect the right 
to obtain review under section 107(g)(3).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 344 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4776 
[Report No. 119–395] 
A BILL 
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions and fa-
cilitate a more efficient, effective, and timely en-
vironmental review process. 
DECEMBER 4, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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