I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1327 
To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the review and revision of the national 
ambient air quality standards for ozone. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. 
GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to delay the review and revision 
of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone. 
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 ‘‘Ozone Regulatory 
Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act of 2015’’ 
or the ‘‘ORDEAL Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. 
Section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7409(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than December 31, 1980, and 
at five-year intervals’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW
AND REVISION
OF CRITERIA
AND 
STANDARDS; INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COM-
MITTEE; APPOINTMENT; ADVISORY FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW AND REVISION OF CRITERIA AND 
STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), not later than December 31, 
1980, and at 10-year intervals’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) EARLY AND FREQUENT REVIEW AND 
REVISION.—Except with respect to any national 
ambient air quality standard promulgated 
under this section for ozone concentrations, the 
Administrator’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) NATIONAL
AMBIENT
AIR
QUALITY 
STANDARDS
FOR
OZONE
CONCENTRATIONS.— 
Not earlier than February 1, 2019, but not 
later than December 31, 2019, and at 10-year 
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intervals thereafter, the Administrator shall, 
with respect to national ambient air quality 
standards for ozone concentrations— 
‘‘(i) complete a thorough review of 
any standard promulgated under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) make revisions to the standards 
described in clause (i) and promulgate new 
standards as may be appropriate in accord-
ance with section 108 and subsection (b).’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(B) Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 1980, and at five-year intervals’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), not later than January 
1, 1980, and at 10-year intervals’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUAL-
ITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE CONCENTRA-
TIONS.—Not earlier than February 1, 
2019, and at 10-year intervals thereafter, 
the committee referred to in subparagraph 
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(A) shall, with respect to national ambient 
air quality standards for ozone concentra-
tions— 
‘‘(I) complete a review of any 
standard promulgated under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) recommend to the Adminis-
trator any new standard and any revi-
sion to the standards described in 
subclause (I) as may be appropriate 
under section 108 and subsection 
(b).’’. 
Æ 
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