‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘prefiled project’ means a project for the siting, construc-
tion, expansion, or operation of a natural gas pipeline with 
respect to which a prefiling docket number has been as-
signed by the Commission pursuant to a prefiling process 
established by the Commission for the purpose of facili-
tating the formal application process for obtaining a cer-
tificate of public convenience and necessity.’’. 
Subtitle C—North American 
Energy Infrastructure 
SEC. 131. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘North American 
Energy Infrastructure Act’’. 
SEC. 132. FINDING. 
Congress finds that the United States should estab-
lish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process for 
the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance 
of oil and natural gas pipelines and electric transmission 
facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas 
and the transmission of electricity to and from Canada 
and Mexico, in pursuit of a more secure and efficient 
North American energy market. 
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SEC. 133. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECTS AT THE NATIONAL 
BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c) and section 137, no person may construct, con-
nect, operate, or maintain a cross-border segment of an 
oil pipeline or electric transmission facility for the import 
or export of oil or the transmission of electricity to or from 
Canada or Mexico without obtaining a certificate of cross-
ing for the construction, connection, operation, or mainte-
nance of the cross-border segment under this section. 
(b) CERTIFICATE OF CROSSING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after final action is taken under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) with respect to a cross-border segment for 
which a request is received under this section, the 
relevant official identified under paragraph (2), in 
consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall 
issue a certificate of crossing for the cross-border 
segment unless the relevant official finds that the 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance 
of the cross-border segment is not in the public in-
terest of the United States. 
(2) RELEVANT OFFICIAL.—The relevant official 
referred to in paragraph (1) is— 
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(A) the Secretary of State with respect to 
oil pipelines; and 
(B) the Secretary of Energy with respect 
to electric transmission facilities. 
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTRIC 
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.—In the case of a request 
for a certificate of crossing for the construction, con-
nection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-border 
segment of an electric transmission facility, the Sec-
retary of Energy shall require, as a condition of 
issuing the certificate of crossing for the request 
under paragraph (1), that the cross-border segment 
of the electric transmission facility be constructed, 
connected, operated, or maintained consistent with 
all applicable policies and standards of— 
(A) the Electric Reliability Organization 
and the applicable regional entity; and 
(B) any Regional Transmission Organiza-
tion or Independent System Operator with 
operational or functional control over the cross- 
border segment of the electric transmission fa-
cility. 
(c) EXCLUSIONS.—This section shall not apply to any 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of a 
cross-border segment of an oil pipeline or electric trans-
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mission facility for the import or export of oil or the trans-
mission of electricity to or from Canada or Mexico— 
(1) if the cross-border segment is operating for 
such import, export, or transmission as of the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(2) if a permit described in section 136 for such 
construction, connection, operation, or maintenance 
has been issued; 
(3) if a certificate of crossing for such construc-
tion, connection, operation, or maintenance has pre-
viously been issued under this section; or 
(4) if an application for a permit described in 
section 136 for such construction, connection, oper-
ation, or maintenance is pending on the date of en-
actment of this Act, until the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which such application is 
denied; or 
(B) July 1, 2016. 
(d) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) APPLICATION
TO
PROJECTS.—Nothing in 
this section or section 137 shall affect the applica-
tion of any other Federal statute to a project for 
which a certificate of crossing for the construction, 
connection, operation, or maintenance of a cross-bor-
der segment is sought under this section. 
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(2) NATURAL GAS ACT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or section 137 shall affect the requirement to 
obtain approval or authorization under sections 3 
and 7 of the Natural Gas Act for the siting, con-
struction, or operation of any facility to import or 
export natural gas. 
(3) 
ENERGY
POLICY
AND
CONSERVATION 
ACT.—Nothing in this section or section 137 shall 
affect the authority of the President under section 
103(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 
SEC. 134. IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF NATURAL 
GAS TO CANADA AND MEXICO. 
Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘No order is required under subsection (a) to authorize 
the export or import of any natural gas to or from Canada 
or Mexico.’’. 
SEC. 135. TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CAN-
ADA AND MEXICO. 
(a) 
REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
TO
SECURE 
ORDER.—Section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 824a(e)) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) STATE
REGULATIONS.—Section 202(f) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(f)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘insofar as such State regula-
tion does not conflict with the exercise of the Com-
mission’s powers under or relating to subsection 
202(e)’’. 
(2) SEASONAL
DIVERSITY
ELECTRICITY
EX-
CHANGE.—Section 602(b) of the Public Utility Reg-
ulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a–4(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Commission has con-
ducted hearings and made the findings required 
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘the Secretary has conducted hearings and 
finds that the proposed transmission facilities would 
not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within 
the United States or would not impede or tend to 
impede the coordination in the public interest of fa-
cilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 136. NO PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED. 
No Presidential permit (or similar permit) required 
under Executive Order No. 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), 
Executive Order No. 11423 (3 U.S.C. 301 note), section 
301 of title 3, United States Code, Executive Order No. 
12038, Executive Order No. 10485, or any other Execu-
tive order shall be necessary for the construction, connec-
tion, operation, or maintenance of an oil or natural gas 
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(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister notice of a proposed rulemaking to carry out 
the applicable requirements of section 133; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register 
a final rule to carry out the applicable requirements 
of section 133. 
SEC. 139. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle— 
(1) the term ‘‘cross-border segment’’ means the 
portion of an oil or natural gas pipeline or electric 
transmission facility that is located at the national 
boundary of the United States with either Canada or 
Mexico; 
(2) the term ‘‘modification’’ includes a reversal 
of flow direction, change in ownership, volume ex-
pansion, downstream or upstream interconnection, 
or adjustment to maintain flow (such as a reduction 
or increase in the number of pump or compressor 
stations); 
(3) the term ‘‘natural gas’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act 
(15 U.S.C. 717a); 
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(4) the term ‘‘oil’’ means petroleum or a petro-
leum product; 
(5) the terms ‘‘Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion’’ and ‘‘regional entity’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 215 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 824o); and 
(6) the terms ‘‘Independent System Operator’’ 
and ‘‘Regional Transmission Organization’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Fed-
eral Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
TITLE 
II—MAINTAINING 
DI-
VERSE 
ELECTRICITY 
GEN-
ERATION 
AND 
AFFORD-
ABILITY 
Subtitle A—Energy Consumers 
Relief 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Consumers 
Relief Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING CERTAIN EN-
ERGY-RELATED RULES THAT WILL CAUSE 
SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE 
ECONOMY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may 
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not promulgate as final an energy-related rule that is esti-
mated to cost more than $1 billion if the Secretary of En-
ergy determines under section 203(3) that the rule will 
cause significant adverse effects to the economy. 
SEC. 203. REPORTS AND DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO PRO-
MULGATING AS FINAL CERTAIN ENERGY-RE-
LATED RULES. 
Before promulgating as final any energy-related rule 
that is estimated to cost more than $1 billion: 
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall sub-
mit to Congress a report (and transmit a copy to the 
Secretary of Energy) containing— 
(A) a copy of the rule; 
(B) a concise general statement relating to 
the rule; 
(C) an estimate of the total costs of the 
rule, including the direct costs and indirect 
costs of the rule; 
(D)(i) an estimate of the total benefits of 
the rule and when such benefits are expected to 
be realized; 
(ii) a description of the modeling, the cal-
culations, the assumptions, and the limitations 
due to uncertainty, speculation, or lack of infor-
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mation associated with the estimates under this 
subparagraph; and 
(iii) a certification that all data and docu-
ments relied upon by the Agency in developing 
such estimates— 
(I) have been preserved; and 
(II) are available for review by the 
public on the Agency’s Web site, except to 
the extent to which publication of such 
data and documents would constitute dis-
closure of confidential information in viola-
tion of applicable Federal law; 
(E) an estimate of the increases in energy 
prices, including potential increases in gasoline 
or electricity prices for consumers, that may re-
sult from implementation or enforcement of the 
rule; and 
(F) a detailed description of the employ-
ment effects, including potential job losses and 
shifts in employment, that may result from im-
plementation or enforcement of the rule. 
(2) INITIAL
DETERMINATION
ON
INCREASES 
AND IMPACTS.—The Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission and the Administrator of the Energy Infor-
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mation Administration, shall prepare an independent 
analysis to determine whether the rule will cause— 
(A) any increase in energy prices for con-
sumers, including low-income households, small 
businesses, and manufacturers; 
(B) any impact on fuel diversity of the Na-
tion’s electricity generation portfolio or on na-
tional, regional, or local electric reliability; 
(C) any adverse effect on energy supply, 
distribution, or use due to the economic or tech-
nical infeasibility of implementing the rule; or 
(D) any other adverse effect on energy 
supply, distribution, or use (including a short-
fall in supply and increased use of foreign sup-
plies). 
(3) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATION ON ADVERSE 
EFFECTS TO THE ECONOMY.—If the Secretary of 
Energy determines, under paragraph (2), that the 
rule will cause an increase, impact, or effect de-
scribed in such paragraph, then the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration, shall— 
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(A) determine whether the rule will cause 
significant adverse effects to the economy, tak-
ing into consideration— 
(i) the costs and benefits of the rule 
and limitations in calculating such costs 
and benefits due to uncertainty, specula-
tion, or lack of information; and 
(ii) the positive and negative impacts 
of the rule on economic indicators, includ-
ing those related to gross domestic prod-
uct, 
unemployment, 
wages, 
consumer 
prices, and business and manufacturing ac-
tivity; and 
(B) publish the results of such determina-
tion in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The terms ‘‘direct costs’’ and ‘‘indirect 
costs’’ have the meanings given such terms in chap-
ter 8 of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 
‘‘Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses’’ 
dated December 17, 2010. 
(2) The term ‘‘energy-related rule that is esti-
mated to cost more than $1 billion’’ means a rule of 
the Environmental Protection Agency that— 
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(A) regulates any aspect of the production, 
supply, distribution, or use of energy or pro-
vides for such regulation by States or other gov-
ernmental entities; and 
(B) is estimated by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency or the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to impose direct costs and indirect 
costs, 
in 
the 
aggregate, 
of 
more 
than 
$1,000,000,000. 
(3) The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOCIAL COST OF CAR-
BON IN ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or any executive order, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency may not use the so-
cial cost of carbon in order to incorporate social benefits 
of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, or for any other rea-
son, in any cost-benefit analysis relating to an energy-re-
lated rule that is estimated to cost more than $1 billion 
unless and until a Federal law is enacted authorizing such 
use. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘social 
cost of carbon’’ means the social cost of carbon as de-
scribed in the technical support document entitled ‘‘Tech-
nical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social 
Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Ex-
ecutive Order 12866’’, published by the Interagency 
Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United States 
Government, in May 2013, or any successor or substan-
tially related document, or any other estimate of the mone-
tized damages associated with an incremental increase in 
carbon dioxide emissions in a given year. 
Subtitle B—Electricity Security 
and Affordability 
SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Electricity Security 
and Affordability Act’’. 
SEC. 212. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW FOSSIL 
FUEL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING 
UNITS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may not issue, implement, or 
enforce any proposed or final rule under section 111 of 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) that establishes a 
standard of performance for emissions of any greenhouse 
gas from any new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric 
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utility generating unit unless such rule meets the require-
ments under subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In issuing any rule under sec-
tion 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) estab-
lishing standards of performance for emissions of any 
greenhouse gas from new sources that are fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating units, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (for purposes of estab-
lishing such standards)— 
(1) shall separate sources fueled with coal and 
natural gas into separate categories; and 
(2) shall not set a standard based on the best 
system of emission reduction for new sources within 
a fossil-fuel category unless— 
(A) such standard has been achieved on 
average for at least one continuous 12-month 
period (excluding planned outages) by each of 
at least 6 units within such category— 
(i) each of which is located at a dif-
ferent electric generating station in the 
United States; 
(ii) which, collectively, are representa-
tive of the operating characteristics of elec-
tric generation at different locations in the 
United States; and 
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(iii) each of which is operated for the 
entire 12-month period on a full commer-
cial basis; and 
(B) no results obtained from any dem-
onstration project are used in setting such 
standard. 
(c) COAL HAVING A HEAT CONTENT OF 8300 OR 
LESS BRITISH THERMAL UNITS PER POUND.— 
(1) SEPARATE SUBCATEGORY.—In carrying out 
subsection (b)(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall establish a separate 
subcategory for new sources that are fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating units using coal with an 
average heat content of 8300 or less British Ther-
mal Units per pound. 
(2) STANDARD.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(2), in issuing any rule under section 111 of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) establishing stand-
ards of performance for emissions of any greenhouse 
gas from new sources in such subcategory, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall not set a standard based on the best system of 
emission reduction unless— 
(A) such standard has been achieved on 
average for at least one continuous 12-month 
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period (excluding planned outages) by each of 
at least 3 units within such subcategory— 
(i) each of which is located at a dif-
ferent electric generating station in the 
United States; 
(ii) which, collectively, are representa-
tive of the operating characteristics of elec-
tric generation at different locations in the 
United States; and 
(iii) each of which is operated for the 
entire 12-month period on a full commer-
cial basis; and 
(B) no results obtained from any dem-
onstration project are used in setting such 
standard. 
(d) TECHNOLOGIES.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the issuance, implementation, or en-
forcement of a standard of performance that— 
(1) is based on the use of one or more tech-
nologies that are developed in a foreign country, but 
has been demonstrated to be achievable at fossil 
fuel-fired electric utility generating units in the 
United States; and 
(2) meets the requirements of subsection (b) 
and (c), as applicable. 
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SEC. 213. CONGRESS TO SET EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STAND-
ARDS 
OF 
PERFORMANCE 
FOR 
EXISTING, 
MODIFIED, AND RECONSTRUCTED FOSSIL 
FUEL-FIRED ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING 
UNITS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies with re-
spect to any rule or guidelines issued by the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 
111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) that— 
(1) establish any standard of performance for 
emissions of any greenhouse gas from any modified 
or reconstructed source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit; or 
(2) apply to the emissions of any greenhouse 
gas from an existing source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit. 
(b) CONGRESS TO SET EFFECTIVE DATE.—A rule 
or guidelines described in subsection (a) shall not take ef-
fect unless a Federal law is enacted specifying such rule’s 
or guidelines’ effective date. 
(c) REPORTING.—A rule or guidelines described in 
subsection (a) shall not take effect unless the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency has sub-
mitted to Congress a report containing each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The text of such rule or guidelines. 
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(2) The economic impacts of such rule or guide-
lines, including the potential effects on— 
(A) economic growth, competitiveness, and 
jobs in the United States; 
(B) electricity ratepayers, including low-in-
come ratepayers in affected States; 
(C) required capital investments and pro-
jected costs for operation and maintenance of 
new equipment required to be installed; and 
(D) the global economic competitiveness of 
the United States. 
(3) The amount of greenhouse gas emissions 
that such rule or guidelines are projected to reduce 
as compared to overall global greenhouse gas emis-
sions. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (c), 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall consult with the Administrator of the Energy In-
formation Administration, the Comptroller General of the 
United States, the Director of the National Energy Tech-
nology Laboratory, and the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Standards and Technology. 
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SEC. 214. REPEAL OF EARLIER RULES AND GUIDELINES. 
The following rules and guidelines shall be of no force 
or effect, and shall be treated as though such rules and 
guidelines had never been issued: 
(1) The proposed rule— 
(A) entitled ‘‘Standards of Performance 
for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Sta-
tionary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
Units’’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 22392 (April 
13, 2012); and 
(B) withdrawn pursuant to the notice enti-
tled ‘‘Withdrawal of Proposed Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility 
Generating Units’’, published at 79 Fed. Reg. 
1352 (January 8, 2014). 
(2) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From 
New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
Units’’, published at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 
2014). 
(3) With respect to the proposed rules described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2), any successor or substan-
tially similar proposed or final rule that— 
(A) is issued prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
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(B) is applicable to any new source that is 
a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit; 
and 
(C) does not meet the requirements under 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 212. 
(4) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu-
tion Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary 
Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’, pub-
lished at 79 Fed. Reg. 34830 (June 18, 2014). 
(5) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Carbon Pollu-
tion Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Sta-
tionary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units’’, 
published at 79 Fed. Reg. 34960 (June 18, 2014). 
(6) With respect to the proposed rules described 
in paragraphs (4) and (5), any successor or substan-
tially similar proposed or final rule that— 
(A) is issued prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) is applicable to any existing, modified, 
or reconstructed source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit. 
SEC. 215. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘demonstration project’’ means a project to test or 
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demonstrate the feasibility of carbon capture and 
storage technologies that has received Federal Gov-
ernment funding or financial assistance. 
(2) EXISTING
SOURCE.—The term ‘‘existing 
source’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
111(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)), 
except such term shall not include any modified 
source. 
(3) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Carbon dioxide. 
(B) Methane. 
(C) Nitrous oxide. 
(D) Sulfur hexafluoride. 
(E) Hydrofluorocarbons. 
(F) Perfluorocarbons. 
(4) MODIFICATION.—The term ‘‘modification’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 111(a) 
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)). 
(5) MODIFIED SOURCE.—The term ‘‘modified 
source’’ means any stationary source, the modifica-
tion of which is commenced after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(6) NEW SOURCE.—The term ‘‘new source’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 111(a) of 
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the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)), except that 
such term shall not include any modified source. 
Subtitle C—Report on Energy and 
Water Savings Potential From 
Thermal Insulation 
SEC. 221. REPORT ON ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS PO-
TENTIAL FROM THERMAL INSULATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal agencies and relevant 
stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both en-
ergy and water use systems for potable hot and chilled 
water in Federal buildings, and the return on investment 
of installing such insulation. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(1) an analysis based on the cost of municipal 
or regional water for delivered water and the avoided 
cost of new water; and 
(2) a summary of energy and water savings, in-
cluding short term and long term (20 years) projec-
tions of such savings. 
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TITLE III—UNLEASHING ENERGY 
DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Prosperity 
and Global Freedom Act’’. 
SEC. 302. ACTION ON APPLICATIONS. 
(a) DECISION DEADLINE.—For proposals that must 
also obtain authorization from the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission or the United States Maritime Admin-
istration to site, construct, expand, or operate LNG export 
facilities, the Department of Energy shall issue a final de-
cision on any application for the authorization to export 
natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 
U.S.C. 717b) not later than 30 days after the later of— 
(1) the conclusion of the review to site, con-
struct, expand, or operate the LNG facilities re-
quired by the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S. C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(2) the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONCLUSION OF REVIEW.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), review required by the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 shall be considered concluded— 
(1) for a project requiring an Environmental 
Impact Statement, 30 days after publication of a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement; 
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(2) for a project for which an Environmental 
Assessment has been prepared, 30 days after publi-
cation by the Department of Energy of a Finding of 
No Significant Impact; and 
(3) upon a determination by the lead agency 
that an application is eligible for a categorical exclu-
sion pursuant National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 implementing regulations. 
(c) JUDICIAL ACTION.—(1) The United States Court 
of Appeals for the circuit in which the export facility will 
be located pursuant to an application described in sub-
section (a) shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction 
over any civil action for the review of— 
(A) an order issued by the Department of En-
ergy with respect to such application; or 
(B) the Department of Energy’s failure to issue 
a final decision on such application. 
(2) If the Court in a civil action described in para-
graph (1) finds that the Department of Energy has failed 
to issue a final decision on the application as required 
under subsection (a), the Court shall order the Depart-
ment of Energy to issue such final decision not later than 
30 days after the Court’s order. 
(3) The Court shall set any civil action brought under 
this subsection for expedited consideration and shall set 
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the matter on the docket as soon as practical after the 
filing date of the initial pleading. 
SEC. 303. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF EXPORT DESTINATIONS. 
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF LNG EXPORT DES-
TINATIONS.—As a condition for approval of any authoriza-
tion to export LNG, the Secretary of Energy shall require 
the applicant to publicly disclose the specific destination 
or destinations of any such authorized LNG exports.’’. 
DIVISION B—NATURAL 
RESOURCES COMMITTEE 
SEC. 201. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ in any subdivision of this division shall be 
treated as referring only to the provisions of that subdivi-
sion. 
SUBDIVISION 
A—LOWERING 
GASOLINE PRICES TO FUEL 
AN AMERICA THAT WORKS 
ACT OF 2014 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This subdivision may be cited as the ‘‘Lowering Gaso-
line Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014’’. 
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TITLE I—OFFSHORE ENERGY 
AND JOBS 
Subtitle A—Outer Continental 
Shelf Leasing Program Reforms 
SEC. 10101. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING PRO-
GRAM REFORMS. 
Section 18(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) In each oil and gas leasing program 
under this section, the Secretary shall make avail-
able for leasing and conduct lease sales including at 
least 50 percent of the available unleased acreage 
within each outer Continental Shelf planning area 
considered to have the largest undiscovered, tech-
nically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total 
btu basis) based upon the most recent national geo-
logic assessment of the outer Continental Shelf, with 
an emphasis on offering the most geologically pro-
spective parts of the planning area. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall include in each pro-
posed oil and gas leasing program under this section 
any State subdivision of an outer Continental Shelf 
planning area that the Governor of the State that 
represents that subdivision requests be made avail-
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able for leasing. The Secretary may not remove such 
a subdivision from the program until publication of 
the final program, and shall include and consider all 
such subdivisions in any environmental review con-
ducted and statement prepared for such program 
under section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)). 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph the term ‘available un-
leased acreage’ means that portion of the outer Con-
tinental Shelf that is not under lease at the time of 
a proposed lease sale, and that has not otherwise 
been made unavailable for leasing by law. 
‘‘(6)(A) In the 5-year oil and gas leasing pro-
gram, the Secretary shall make available for leasing 
any outer Continental Shelf planning areas that— 
‘‘(i) are estimated to contain more than 
2,500,000,000 barrels of oil; or 
‘‘(ii) are estimated to contain more than 
7,500,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas. 
‘‘(B) To determine the planning areas described 
in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the 
document entitled ‘Minerals Management Service 
Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable 
Oil and Gas Resources of the Nation’s Outer Conti-
nental Shelf, 2006’.’’. 
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SEC. 10102. DOMESTIC OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUC-
TION GOAL. 
Section 18(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUC-
TION GOAL.—– 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In developing a 5-year oil 
and gas leasing program, and subject to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall determine a domestic stra-
tegic production goal for the development of oil and 
natural gas as a result of that program. Such goal 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) the best estimate of the possible in-
crease in domestic production of oil and natural 
gas from the outer Continental Shelf; 
‘‘(B) focused on meeting domestic demand 
for oil and natural gas and reducing the de-
pendence of the United States on foreign en-
ergy; and 
‘‘(C) focused on the production increases 
achieved by the leasing program at the end of 
the 15-year period beginning on the effective 
date of the program. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM GOAL.—For purposes of the 5- 
year oil and gas leasing program, the production 
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goal referred to in paragraph (1) shall be an in-
crease by 2032 of— 
‘‘(A) no less than 3,000,000 barrels in the 
amount of oil produced per day; and 
‘‘(B) no less than 10,000,000,000 cubic 
feet in the amount of natural gas produced per 
day. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall report 
annually, beginning at the end of the 5-year period 
for which the program applies, to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate on the progress of the pro-
gram in meeting the production goal. The Secretary 
shall identify in the report projections for production 
and any problems with leasing, permitting, or pro-
duction that will prevent meeting the goal.’’. 
SEC. 10103. DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTAL OF NEW 5- 
YEAR OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
(1) by not later than July 15, 2015, publish 
and submit to Congress a new proposed oil and gas 
leasing program under section 18 of the Outer Con-
tinental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) for the 
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5-year period beginning on such date and ending 
July 15, 2021; and 
(2) by not later than July 15, 2016, approve a 
final oil and gas leasing program under such section 
for such period. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ALL AREAS.—In preparing 
such program the Secretary shall include consideration of 
areas of the Continental Shelf off the coasts of all States 
(as such term is defined in section 2 of that Act, as 
amended by this title), that are subject to leasing under 
this title. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 18(d)(3) of 
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘or after eighteen 
months following the date of enactment of this section, 
whichever first occurs,’’. 
SEC. 10104. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
the issuance of a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) to any person des-
ignated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to— 
(1) the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability and Divestiture Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8501 et seq.), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
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Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8701 et 
seq.), section 1245 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a), 
or the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act 
of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.); 
(2) Executive Order No. 13622 (July 30, 
2012), Executive Order No. 13628 (October 9, 
2012), or Executive Order No. 13645 (June 3, 
2013); 
(3) Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 
2001) or Executive Order No. 13338 (May 11, 
2004); or 
(4) the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sov-
ereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
note). 
SEC. 10105. ADDITION OF LEASE SALES AFTER FINALIZA-
TION OF 5-YEAR PLAN. 
Section 18(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C.1344(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘After’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4), 
after’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may add to the areas included 
in an approved leasing program additional areas to be 
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made available for leasing under the program, if all review 
and documents required under section 102 of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) have 
been completed with respect to leasing of each such addi-
tional area within the 5-year period preceding such addi-
tion.’’. 
Subtitle B—Directing the President 
To Conduct New OCS Sales 
SEC. 10201. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT PROPOSED OIL 
AND GAS LEASE SALE 220 ON THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the exclusion of 
Lease Sale 220 in the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil 
& Gas Leasing Program 2012–2017, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 
under section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) as soon as practicable, but not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO MAKE REPLACEMENT LEASE 
BLOCKS AVAILABLE.—For each lease block in a proposed 
lease sale under this section for which the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, 
under the Memorandum of Agreement referred to in sec-
tion 10205(b), issues a statement proposing deferral from 
a lease offering due to defense-related activities that are 
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irreconcilable with mineral exploration and development, 
the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall make available in the same lease 
sale one other lease block in the Virginia lease sale plan-
ning area that is acceptable for oil and gas exploration 
and production in order to mitigate conflict. 
(c) BALANCING MILITARY AND ENERGY PRODUC-
TION GOALS.—In recognition that the Outer Continental 
Shelf oil and gas leasing program and the domestic energy 
resources produced therefrom are integral to national se-
curity, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Defense shall work jointly in implementing this section in 
order to ensure achievement of the following common 
goals: 
(1) Preserving the ability of the Armed Forces 
of the United States to maintain an optimum state 
of readiness through their continued use of the 
Outer Continental Shelf. 
(2) Allowing effective exploration, development, 
and production of our Nation’s oil, gas, and renew-
able energy resources. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LEASE SALE 220.—The term ‘‘Lease Sale 
220’’ means such lease sale referred to in the Re-
quest for Comments on the Draft Proposed 5-Year 
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Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program for 2010–2015 and Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Proposed 5-Year Program published January 
21, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 3631). 
(2) VIRGINIA LEASE SALE PLANNING AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Virginia lease sale planning area’’ means 
the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as that term 
is defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)) that is bounded by— 
(A) a northern boundary consisting of a 
straight line extending from the northernmost 
point of Virginia’s seaward boundary to the 
point on the seaward boundary of the United 
States exclusive economic zone located at 37 de-
grees 17 minutes 1 second North latitude, 71 
degrees 5 minutes 16 seconds West longitude; 
and 
(B) a southern boundary consisting of a 
straight line extending from the southernmost 
point of Virginia’s seaward boundary to the 
point on the seaward boundary of the United 
States exclusive economic zone located at 36 de-
grees 31 minutes 58 seconds North latitude, 71 
degrees 30 minutes 1 second West longitude. 
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SEC. 10202. SOUTH CAROLINA LEASE SALE. 
Notwithstanding exclusion of the South Atlantic 
Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area from the Final 
Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program 
2012–2017, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 
lease sale not later than 2 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act for areas off the coast of South Caro-
lina determined by the Secretary to have the most geologi-
cally promising hydrocarbon resources and constituting 
not less than 25 percent of the leasable area within the 
South Carolina offshore administrative boundaries de-
picted in the notice entitled ‘‘Federal Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) Administrative Boundaries Extending from 
the Submerged Lands Act Boundary seaward to the Limit 
of the United States Outer Continental Shelf’’, published 
January 3, 2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 127). 
SEC. 10203. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXISTING INFRA-
STRUCTURE LEASE SALE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
offer for sale leases of tracts in the Santa Maria and 
Santa Barbara/Ventura Basins of the Southern California 
OCS Planning Area as soon as practicable, but not later 
than December 31, 2015. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES OR ONSHORE- 
BASED DRILLING.—The Secretary of the Interior shall in-
clude in leases offered for sale under this lease sale such 
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terms and conditions as are necessary to require that de-
velopment and production may occur only from offshore 
infrastructure in existence on the date of the enactment 
of this Act or from onshore-based, extended-reach drilling. 
SEC. 10204. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT RE-
QUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this title, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a multisale environ-
mental impact statement under section 102 of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) 
for all lease sales required under this subtitle. 
(b) ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED.—Notwithstanding 
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), in such statement— 
(1) the Secretary is not required to identify 
nonleasing alternative courses of action or to analyze 
the environmental effects of such alternative courses 
of action; and 
(2) the Secretary shall only— 
(A) identify a preferred action for leasing 
and not more than one alternative leasing pro-
posal; and 
(B) analyze the environmental effects and 
potential mitigation measures for such pre-
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ferred action and such alternative leasing pro-
posal. 
SEC. 10205. NATIONAL DEFENSE. 
(a) NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS.—This title does not 
affect the existing authority of the Secretary of Defense, 
with the approval of the President, to designate national 
defense areas on the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to 
section 12(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1341(d)). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONFLICTS WITH MILITARY 
OPERATIONS.—No person may engage in any exploration, 
development, or production of oil or natural gas on the 
Outer Continental Shelf under a lease issued under this 
title that would conflict with any military operation, as 
determined in accordance with the Memorandum of Agree-
ment between the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of the Interior on Mutual Concerns on the Outer 
Continental Shelf signed July 20, 1983, and any revision 
or replacement for that agreement that is agreed to by 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior 
after that date but before the date of issuance of the lease 
under which such exploration, development, or production 
is conducted. 
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Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary of 
the Interior and dated February 21, 2013; and 
(2) an environmental impact statement under 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) for 
issuance of oil and gas leases in the National Petro-
leum Reserve-Alaska to promote efficient and max-
imum development of oil and natural gas resources 
of such reserve. 
(b) NULLIFICATION OF EXISTING RECORD OF DECI-
SION, IAP, AND EIS.—Except as provided in subsection 
(a), the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated 
Activity Plan Record of Decision issued by the Secretary 
of the Interior and dated February 21, 2013, including 
the integrated activity plan and environmental impact 
statement referred to in that record of decision, shall have 
no force or effect. 
SEC. 23006. DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DEVEL-
OPMENT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act that establish clear requirements to ensure that 
the Department of the Interior is supporting development 
of oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve- 
Alaska. 
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‘‘(4) EFFECT
OF
DECLINING
PARTICIPATING 
AGENCY INVITATION.—Any agency that declines a 
designation or invitation by the lead agency to be a 
participating agency shall be precluded from submit-
ting comments on any document prepared under 
NEPA for that project or taking any measures to 
oppose, based on the environmental review, any per-
mit, license, or approval related to that project. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT
OF
DESIGNATION.—Designation 
as a participating agency under this subsection does 
not imply that the participating agency— 
‘‘(A) supports a proposed project; or 
‘‘(B) has any jurisdiction over, or special 
expertise with respect to evaluation of, the 
project. 
‘‘(6) COOPERATING
AGENCY.—A participating 
agency may also be designated by a lead agency as 
a ‘cooperating agency’ under the regulations con-
tained in part 1500 of title 40, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, as in effect on January 1, 2011. Designa-
tion as a cooperating agency shall have no effect on 
designation as participating agency. No agency that 
is not a participating agency may be designated as 
a cooperating agency. 
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