(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) DIRECT COSTS.—The term ‘‘direct costs’’ 
has the meaning given the term in chapter 8 of the 
report of the Environmental Protection Agency enti-
tled ‘‘Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses’’ 
and dated December 17, 2010. 
(3) ENERGY-RELATED
RULE
THAT
IS
ESTI-
MATED
TO
COST
MORE
THAN
$100,000,000.—The 
term ‘‘energy-related rule that is estimated to cost 
more than $100,000,000’’ means a rule of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency that— 
(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 or 
the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to impose direct costs and indirect 
costs, 
in 
the 
aggregate, 
of 
more 
than 
$100,000,000. 
(4) INDIRECT
COSTS.—The term ‘‘indirect 
costs’’ has the meaning given the term in chapter 8 
of the report of the Environmental Protection Agen-
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cy entitled ‘‘Guidelines for Preparing Economic 
Analyses’’ and dated December 17, 2010. 
(5) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning 
given to the term in section 551 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. 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 may not promulgate as final an energy-related 
rule that is estimated to cost more than $100,000,000 if 
the Secretary determines under section 4(b)(3) that the 
rule will cause significant adverse effects to the economy. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS AND DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO PRO-
MULGATING AS FINAL CERTAIN ENERGY-RE-
LATED RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before promulgating as final any 
energy-related rule that is estimated to cost more than 
$100,000,000, the Administrator shall carry out the re-
quirements of subsection (b). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator 
shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a report 
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-
mation associated with the estimates under this 
subparagraph; and 
(iii) a certification that all data and docu-
ments relied upon by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency in developing the estimates— 
(I) have been preserved; and 
(II) are available for review by the 
public on the Web site of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, except to the 
extent to which publication of the data and 
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documents would constitute disclosure of 
confidential information in violation of ap-
plicable 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, in consultation with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the 
Administrator of the Energy Information Adminis-
tration, shall prepare an independent analysis to de-
termine whether the rule will cause any— 
(A) increase in energy prices for con-
sumers, including low-income households, small 
businesses, and manufacturers; 
(B) impact on fuel diversity of the elec-
tricity generation portfolio of the United States 
or on national, regional, or local electric reli-
ability; 
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(C) adverse effect on energy supply, dis-
tribution, or use due to the economic or tech-
nical infeasibility of implementing the rule; or 
(D) other adverse effect on energy supply, 
distribution, or use, including a shortfall in sup-
ply and increased use of foreign supplies. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATION ON ADVERSE 
EFFECTS TO THE ECONOMY.—If the Secretary deter-
mines under paragraph (2) that the rule will cause 
an increase, impact, or effect described in that para-
graph, the Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec-
retary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration, shall— 
(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 the costs and 
benefits due to uncertainty, speculation, 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 
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prices, and business and manufacturing ac-
tivity; and 
(B) publish the results of the determina-
tion made under subparagraph (A) in the Fed-
eral Register. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOCIAL COST OF CARBON 
IN ANALYSIS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SOCIAL COST OF CARBON.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘social cost of carbon’’ means— 
(1) the social cost of carbon as described in the 
technical support document entitled ‘‘Technical Sup-
port Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost 
of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under 
Executive Order 12866’’, published by the Inter-
agency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, 
United States Government, in May 2013 (or any 
successor or substantially related document); or 
(2) any other estimate of the monetized dam-
ages associated with an incremental increase in car-
bon dioxide emissions in a given year. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOCIAL COST OF CAR-
BON IN ANALYSIS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law or any Executive order, the Administrator may not 
use the social cost of carbon to incorporate social benefits 
of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, or for any other rea-
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son, in any cost-benefit analysis relating to an energy-re-
lated rule that is estimated to cost more than 
$100,000,000 unless a Federal law is enacted authorizing 
the use. 
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