‘‘(B) is made by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and that 
would have a significant impact on a substan-
tial number of agricultural entities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture (who 
shall publish such determination in the Federal 
Register); or 
‘‘(C) is a rule that implements or provides 
for the imposition or collection of a carbon tax. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule 
that is not a major rule. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 551, except that such term does 
not include any rule of particular applicability, in-
cluding a rule that approves or prescribes for the fu-
ture rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances 
therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorga-
nizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or ac-
counting practices or disclosures bearing on any of 
the foregoing. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘submission date or publication 
date’, except as otherwise provided in this sub-
chapter, means— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date 
on which the Congress receives the report sub-
mitted under section 811(a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 
later of— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 
receives the report submitted under section 
811(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 
rule is published in the Federal Register, if 
so published. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘agricultural entity’ means any 
entity involved in or related to agricultural enter-
prise, including enterprises that are engaged in the 
business of production of food and fiber, ranching 
and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other 
farming and agricultural related industries. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘carbon tax’ means a fee, levy, 
or price on— 
‘‘(A) emissions, including carbon dioxide 
emissions generated by the burning of coal, nat-
ural gas, or oil; or 
‘‘(B) coal, natural gas, or oil based on 
emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions 
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that would be generated through the fuel’s com-
bustion. 
‘‘§ 815. Judicial review 
‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission 
under this subchapter shall be subject to judicial review. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de-
termine whether the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency has completed the necessary require-
ments under this subchapter for a rule to take effect. 
‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 
under section 812 shall not be interpreted to serve as a 
grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 
for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af-
fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 
any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 
the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con-
cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 
or not the rule is in effect. 
‘‘§ 816. Effective date of certain rules 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 811— 
‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-
mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 
to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 
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‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 
finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 
the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest, 
shall take effect at such time as the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency determines.’’; and 
(5) by conforming the table of contents for such 
chapter accordingly. 
SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO SEC-
TION 812 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) BUDGETARY
EFFECTS
OF
RULES 
SUBJECT TO SECTION 812 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Any rules subject to the con-
gressional approval procedure set forth in sec-
tion 812 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re-
ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 
is not approved in accordance with such sec-
tion.’’. 
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SEC. 4. TRANSITION RULE. 
Each major rule (as such term is defined in section 
814 of title 5, United States Code) of the Environmental 
Protection Agency that is in effect as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall cease to have effect beginning on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, unless the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency submits such rule for review under sub-
chapter B of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY OF 
RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) how many rules (as such term is defined in 
section 814 of title 5, United States Code) were in 
effect; 
(2) how many major rules (as such term is de-
fined in section 814 of title 5, United States Code) 
were in effect; and 
(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 
by all such rules. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit a report to Congress that 
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contains the findings of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
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