I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9455 
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid 
Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2022 
Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. JOHNSON 
of South Dakota, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. BAIRD, 
Mr. MANN, Mr. BANKS, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. LATURNER, Mrs. 
FISCHBACH, Mrs. HINSON, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, 
Mr. BUCK, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. ESTES, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mr. COMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol 
waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Consumer and Fuel 
Retailer Choice Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. ETHANOL WAIVER. 
(a) EXISTING WAIVERS.—Section 211(f)(4) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(4) The Administrator, upon’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
on’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of this subsection’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘if he determines’’ and 
inserting ‘‘if the Administrator deter-
mines’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘such an application’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an application described in 
subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) 
FINAL
ACTION.—The 
Adminis-
trator’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) REID VAPOR PRESSURE.—A fuel or 
fuel additive may be introduced into commerce 
if— 
‘‘(i)(I) the Administrator determines 
that the fuel or fuel additive is substan-
tially similar to a fuel or fuel additive uti-
lized in the certification of any model year 
vehicle pursuant to paragraph (1)(A); or 
‘‘(II) the fuel or fuel additive has been 
granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) 
and meets all of the conditions of that 
waiver other than any limitation of the 
waiver with respect to the Reid Vapor 
Pressure of the fuel or fuel additive; and 
‘‘(ii) the fuel or fuel additive meets all 
other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure re-
quirements under subsection (h).’’. 
(b) REID VAPOR PRESSURE LIMITATION.—Section 
211(h) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘vapor pressure’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Vapor Pressure’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or more’’ after ‘‘10 
percent’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Upon notification, accom-
panied by’’ and inserting ‘‘On receipt of a noti-
fication that is submitted before January 1, 
2022, or after the date of enactment of the 
Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 
2022, and is accompanied by appropriate’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or more’’ after ‘‘10 per-
cent’’. 
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