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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7731 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2022 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself and Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Flor-
ida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to revise labeling requirements for fuel 
pumps that dispense E15, 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 Protection 
and Fuel Transparency Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF E15 FUEL DISPENSER LABELING 
AND COMPATIBILITY WITH UNDERGROUND 
STORAGE TANKS PROPOSED RULE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall withdraw the proposed rule titled 
‘‘E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With 
Underground Storage Tanks’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 5094 (Janu-
ary 19, 2021)). 
SEC. 3. E15 FUEL DISPENSER LABELING. 
(a) REVISION OF RULE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall revise the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that 
dispense E15, including by revising the rule described in 
subsection (c) with respect to such requirements. 
(b) INPUT AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LABEL.—In re-
vising the labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dis-
pense E15 under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 
(1) solicit input from— 
(A) industries that manufacture vehicles, 
engines, and equipment that are prohibited 
from using E15, including boats, lawnmowers, 
chainsaws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre- 
2001 model year vehicles; 
(B) consumer groups that represent users 
of such vehicles, engines, and equipment; 
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(C) consumer label experts; and 
(D) retailers (as defined in section 101(7) 
of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 
U.S.C. 2801(7))); 
(2) require that the label for fuel pumps that 
dispense E15— 
(A) include the word ‘‘WARNING’’; 
(B) include the words ‘‘Check your owner’s 
manual’’; 
(C) be 5 × 7 inches or larger; 
(D) include— 
(i) indicators with respect to vehicles, 
engines, and equipment that are prohibited 
from using E15, including— 
(I) pictograms depicting a boat, 
lawnmower, chainsaw, motorcycle, and 
snowmobile; and 
(II) warnings with respect to pre- 
2001 model year vehicles; and 
(ii) other indicators developed by the 
Administrator, in consultation with the 
American National Standards Institute 
and the Federal Trade Commission; and 
(E) be focus group tested to ensure effec-
tiveness; and 
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(3) with respect to blender pumps, in addition 
to the requirements under paragraph (2), with input 
from industries, the Federal Trade Commission, and 
the American National Standards Institute, require 
an additional warning label on each such blender 
pump to warn consumers of the residual gasoline left 
in gasoline pump hoses from the previous individual 
dispensing. 
(c) RULE DESCRIBED.—The rule described in this 
subsection is the final rule titled ‘‘Regulation To Mitigate 
the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline 
Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol 
and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional 
Gasoline Programs’’ published in the Federal Register on 
July 25, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 44406). 
SEC. 4. EDUCATION. 
(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
in consultation with affected industries, shall develop and 
publish on the website of the Environmental Protection 
Agency educational materials to inform the public regard-
ing— 
(1) the risks associated with the improper use 
of E15; and 
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