115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1917 
AN ACT 
To allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing 
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
for brick and structural clay products or for clay ceram-
ics manufacturing before requiring compliance with such 
rule. 
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 ‘‘Blocking Regulatory 
Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENDING COMPLIANCE DATES (PENDING JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW) OF RULES ADDRESSING NA-
TIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR BRICK AND 
STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFAC-
TURING 
OR 
CLAY 
CERAMICS 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
(a) EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Each compliance date of any 
final rule described in subsection (b) is deemed to be 
extended by the time period equal to the time period 
described in subsection (c). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘compliance date’’ means, with respect to any re-
quirement of a final rule described in subsection (b), 
the date by which any State, local, or tribal govern-
ment or other person is first required to comply. 
(b) FINAL RULES DESCRIBED.—A final rule de-
scribed in this subsection is any final rule to address na-
tional emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(NESHAP) for brick and structural clay products manu-
facturing or clay ceramics manufacturing under section 
112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), including—
(1) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing’’ pub-
lished at 80 Fed. Reg. 65469 (October 26, 2015); 
(2) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 
and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 
NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing: Correc-
tion’’ published at 80 Fed. Reg. 75817 (December 
4, 2015); and 
(3) any final rule that succeeds or amends the 
rule described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time period described 
in this subsection is the period of days that— 
(1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the 
day on which notice of promulgation of a final rule 
described in subsection (b) appears in the Federal 
Register; and 
(2) ends on the date on which judgment be-
comes final, and no longer subject to further appeal 
or review, in all actions (including actions that are 
filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7607))— 
(A) that are filed during the 60 days de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and
(B) that seek review of any aspect of such 
rule. 
SEC. 3. STEP 2 COMPLIANCE DATE FOR STANDARDS OF 
PERFORMANCE 
FOR 
NEW 
RESIDENTIAL 
WOOD 
HEATERS, 
NEW 
RESIDENTIAL 
HYDRONIC HEATERS, AND FORCED-AIR FUR-
NACES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Step 2 compliance date (as 
such term is used in the final rule entitled ‘‘Standards 
of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New 
Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces’’ 
published at 80 Fed. Reg. 13672 (March 16, 2015)) is 
deemed to be May 15, 2023. 
(b) CONFORMING CHANGES.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make such 
technical and conforming changes to rules and guidance 
documents as may be necessary to implement subsection 
(a). 
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1917 
AN ACT 
To allow for judicial review of any final rule ad-
dressing national emission standards for haz-
ardous air pollutants for brick and structural 
clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing 
before requiring compliance with such rule.