[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1219 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1219
To require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on
jobs and job opportunities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 16, 2011
Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Vitter) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on
jobs and job opportunities, 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 ``Employment Impact Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To declare that the impact of Federal regulations on
jobs and job prospects in the United States is a significant
and relevant consideration to all Federal regulatory policy
actions and henceforth should be taken into account by Federal
regulators when they decide to take actions under their
respective statutory authorities.
(2) To express the concern of Congress that Federal
regulators consider the cumulative impact of multiple proposed
Federal regulations on jobs and jobs prospects in the United
States and that the cumulative impact of such regulations
should be given all due consideration and weighed in the
balance with the other purposes sought to be achieved by such
regulatory measures.
SEC. 3. DUTY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL ACTION ON JOBS AND JOB
OPPORTUNITIES.
(a) In General.--The Congress authorizes and directs, to the
fullest extent possible, that all agencies of the Federal Government
shall--
(1) utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which
shall insure the integrated use of the relevant fields of
research and learning in planning and decisionmaking which may
have an impact on jobs and job opportunities;
(2) identify and develop methods and procedures, in
consultation with the Council on Economic Advisors, Office of
the President, which will insure that presently unquantified
impacts on job and job opportunities may be given appropriate
consideration in decisionmaking along with environmental and
other considerations; and
(3) include in every recommendation or report on proposals
for legislation and other major Federal actions with
potentially significant effects on jobs and job opportunities,
a jobs impact statement as described in subsection (b).
(b) Jobs Impact Statement.--
(1) Contents.--A jobs impact statement required under
subsection (a) shall include a detailed statement by the
responsible official on--
(A) the impact of the proposed action on jobs and
job opportunities, including an assessment of the jobs
that would be lost, gained, or sent overseas as a
result of the proposed action;
(B) any adverse effect on jobs and job
opportunities which could not be avoided should the
proposal be implemented;
(C) alternatives and modifications to the proposed
action that could avoid negative impacts on jobs and
job opportunities; and
(D) the relationship between any local short-term
impacts on jobs and job opportunities and the
maintenance and enhancements of long-term productivity
and environmental values.
(2) Consultation with relevant federal agencies.--Prior to
preparing a jobs impact statement, the responsible Federal
official shall consult with and obtain the comments of any
Federal agency which has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any jobs or job opportunities impacts
involved. Copies of such statement and the comments and views
of the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies that are
authorized to develop and enforce policies and programs
relevant to jobs and job opportunities, shall be made available
to the Council of Economic Advisors and to the public as
provided by section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and
shall accompany the proposal through the existing agency review
process.
(3) Cumulative impact of proposed actions.--In determining
the impact of a proposed action on jobs and job opportunities,
the responsible Federal official shall take into account the
cumulative impact on jobs and job opportunities of concurrently
pending proposals affecting a particular industry or sector of
the economy, and shall not make a finding of no significant
impact solely on the basis of examining the impacts of a single
proposal in isolation from other pending proposals.
(4) Combining environmental and job impact statements.--A
jobs impact statement required under this Act may be combined
with a detailed statement of environmental impacts required to
be prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), if both statements are required with
respect to the same proposed action.
SEC. 4. CONFORMITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
All agencies of the Federal Government shall review their present
statutory authority, administrative regulations, and current policies
and procedures for the purpose of determining whether there are any
deficiencies or inconsistencies therein which prohibit full compliance
with the purposes and provisions of this Act, and shall propose to the
President not later than one year after enactment of this Act, such
measures as may be necessary to bring their authority and policies into
conformity with the intent, purposes, and procedures set forth in this
Act.
SEC. 5. NO JUDICIAL REVIEW OF JOBS IMPACT STATEMENTS.
Implementation of this Act, including a jobs impact statement
prepared in accordance with this Act, shall not be subject to judicial
review.
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