,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aeeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
ensure clarity of regulations to improve
 the effectiveness of ,federal          
regulatory programs while decreasing    
burdens on the regulated public4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be referred 
to as the ,plain ,regulations ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of    
this ,act is to improve the             
effectiveness and accountability of     
,federal agencies to the public by      
promoting clear regulations that are    
easier for the ,government to implement 

and for the public to comply with4  #c4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,agency ,the term agency means an       
,executive agency1 as that term is      
defined in section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,regulation
 ,the term regulation means a rule1 as  
that term is defined in section #eea7d7 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 that
 is issued by an agency4  7#c7 ,plain   
language ,the term plain language means 
language that is clear1 concise1        
well-organized1 minimizes cross         
references1 and follows other best      
practices appropriate to the subject or 
field and intended audience4  #d4       
,responsibilities of ,federal agencies  
7a7 ,preparation for implementation of  
plain writing requirements for          
regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #i months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the head of each
 agency shall--  7,a7 designate one or  
more senior officials within the agency 
to oversee the agency implementation of 

this ,act2  7,b7 communicate the        
requirements of this ,act to the        
employees of the agency2  7,c7 train    
employees of the agency to use plain    
language in developing1 writing1 and    
implementing regulations2  7,d7         
establish a process for overseeing the  
ongoing compliance of the agency with   
the requirements of this ,act2 and  7,e7
 serve as an agency point-of-contact to 
receive and respond to public input on--
  7i7 agency implementation of this     
,act2 and  7ii7 the agency reports      
required under section #f4  7#b7        
,persons designated ,persons designated 
under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or 7#a77;,e7  
may be the same persons designated to   
carry out similar functions under the   
,plain ,writing ,act of #bjaj 7,public  
,law #aaa-bgb2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note74 
7b7 ,requirement ,to use plain language 
in new and revised regulations ,not     
later than #ab months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 each agency 
shall use plain language in accordance  

with the guidance issued by the         
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget under the ,plain ,writing   
,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bgd2 #e
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note7 in all new and    
substantially revised proposed and final
 regulations issued by the agency4  7c7 
,certification of compliance ,for each  
proposed or final regulation of an      
agency1 the head of the agency or a     
person designated under subsection      
7a77#a7 shall certify to the ,director  
that the agency head has read the text  
of the proposed or final regulation and 
that it is in plain language4  7d7      
,exemption from certain information     
collection provisions ,agency actions to
 collect information from the public    
about a regulation are exempt from the  
information collection provisions of    
sections #cejf7;c7 and #cejg of title   
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 if the      
agency head certifies that the sole     
reason for the information collection is
 to improve the clarity of the          

regulation under the requirements of    
this ,act4  #e4 ,responsibilities of    
,office of ,management and ,budget  7a7 
,return of regulations ,if the ,director
 finds that the agency did not follow   
the guidance issued by the ,director    
under the ,plain ,writing ,act of #bjaj 
7,public ,law #aaa-bgd2 #e ,u4,s4,c4    
#cja note7 on any proposed or final     
regulation issued by an agency1 the     
,director shall return the regulation to
 the agency to be redrafted in plain    
language and resubmitted to the         
,director for approval4  7b7            
,publication of certifications ,the     
,director shall publish the             
certifications from agency heads        
required under section #d7;c7 on the    
official ,web site of the ,office of    
,management and ,budget4  #f4 ,reports  
7a7 ,initial report ,not later than #i  
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the head of each agency   
shall publish on the plain writing      
section of the agency's ,web site       

created under the ,plain ,writing ,act  
of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bgd2 #e     
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note7 a report that      
describes the agency plan for compliance
 with the requirements of this ,act4    
7b7 ,annual compliance report ,not later
 than #ah months after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the head of each agency     
shall publish on such plain writing     
section of the agency's ,web site a     
report on agency compliance with the    
requirements of this ,act4  #g4         
,judicial review and enforceability  7a7
 ,judicial review ,no court shall have  
jurisdiction to review compliance or    
noncompliance with any provision of this
 ,act4  7b7 ,enforceability ,no         
provision of this ,act shall be         
construed to create any right or        
benefit1 substantive or procedural1     
enforceable by any administrative or    
judicial action4