[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6333 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6333

   To prohibit, for one year, the Administrator of the Environmental 
  Protection Agency from issuing regulations that result in increased 
       costs for small business concerns, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

    Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
 the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit, for one year, the Administrator of the Environmental 
  Protection Agency from issuing regulations that result in increased 
       costs for small business concerns, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Small Businesses From 
Costly Regulations Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the Office of Advocacy of the Small 
        Business Administration, the costs imposed by Federal 
        regulations disproportionally affect small businesses as 
        compared to larger firms.
            (2) The cost per employee related to Federal regulations 
        for firms with fewer than 20 employees is $10,585, while the 
        cost per employee for firms with 500 or more employees is 
        $7,755.
            (3) The cost per employee related to Federal environmental 
        regulations for firms with fewer than 20 employees is $1,584, 
        while the cost per employee for firms with 500 or more 
        employees is $883.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not issue a 
regulation that would result in increased costs for a small business 
concern (as determined by the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration), unless the regulation is--
            (1) in response to a major disaster;
            (2) necessary to prevent a major disaster; or
            (3) necessary to protect human life.
    (b) Period of Effect.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
only have effect during the one-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Major disaster.--The term ``major disaster'' means a 
        major disaster declared to exist by the President pursuant to 
        section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
            (2) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
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