[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9319 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9319

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
  conduct a study, and publish guidance on, calculating and reporting 
                           scope 3 emissions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2024

 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
   Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
  conduct a study, and publish guidance on, calculating and reporting 
                           scope 3 emissions.

    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 ``Standardized Calculation of 
Operational Polluting Emissions Act'' or the ``SCOPE Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND GUIDANCE ON SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall conduct a study, and publish guidance, on 
calculating and reporting, for direct emitters, scope 3 emissions above 
thresholds the Administrator determines appropriate.
    (b) Inclusions.--The guidance published under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) thresholds of scope 3 emissions above which reporting 
        to the Environmental Protection Agency is recommended;
            (2) calculation methodologies for scope 3 emissions based 
        on source categories;
            (3) recommendations on frequency of monitoring scope 3 
        emissions;
            (4) quality assurance and control guidance for scope 3 
        emissions data;
            (5) methodologies for estimating missing scope 3 emissions 
        data; and
            (6) guidance for record keeping for scope 3 emissions data 
        and reporting of such data.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Direct emitter.--The term ``direct emitter'' means--
                    (A) a facility--
                            (i) that is in one of the source categories 
                        defined in subpart C through subpart JJ of part 
                        98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
                        successor regulations); and
                            (ii) with respect to which the greenhouse 
                        gas reporting requirements and related 
                        monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting 
                        requirements of such part 98, apply; or
                    (B) any other facility the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency determines appropriate.
            (2) Greenhouse gas.--The term ``greenhouse gas'' means the 
        air pollutants (as defined in section 302(g) of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7602(g)) carbon dioxide, hydrofluorocarbons, 
        methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur 
        hexafluoride.
            (3) Scope 3 emissions.--The term ``scope 3 emissions'' 
        means indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from upstream 
        and downstream value chain activities, as determined by the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
    (d) Congressional Intent.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to affect the authority of the President, any Federal agency, or any 
State under existing law.
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