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. 
(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; and 
(B) electricity ratepayers, including low-in-
come ratepayers in affected 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. 
SEC. 4. 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-
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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(B) withdrawn pursuant to the notice enti-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 for 
New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Gener-
ating Units’’, signed by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency on Sep-
tember 20, 2013, and identified by docket ID 
number EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0660. 
(2) The proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 
New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating 
Units’’, signed by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency on September 20, 2013, 
and identified by docket ID number EPA–HQ– 
OAR–2013–0495. 
(3) With respect to the proposed rule described 
in paragraph (1), any successor or substantially 
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 2. 
(4) Any proposed or final rule or guidelines 
under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7411) that— 
(A) are issued prior to the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(B) 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 
apply to the emissions of any greenhouse gas 
from an existing source that is a fossil fuel-fired 
electric utility generating unit. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘demonstration project’’ means a project to test or 
demonstrate the feasibility of carbon capture and 
storage technologies that has received government 
funding or financial assistance. 
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(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 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)), except that 
such term shall not include any modified source. 
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