42 U.S.C. § 13384 — Assessment of alternative policy mechanisms for addressing greenhouse gas emissions

No later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must send Congress a report comparing different policy tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This report must include a short-term and long-term look at the social, economic, energy, environmental, competitive, and agricultural costs and benefits — including effects on jobs and competition — and how practical each of these tools is: (1) various systems for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, including caps on major sources and emissions trading programs; (2) federal energy-efficiency standards for major greenhouse-gas sources, including power plants, industrial processes, car fuel economy, appliances, buildings, and methane emissions; and (3) various federal and voluntary incentive programs.