,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 
,ross introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to ensure the timely issuance  
of regulations by ,federal agencies4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,no ,regulations1 ,no ,pay ,act 
of #bjac4  #b4 ,holding pay of          
responsible official in escrow upon     
failure to issue regulations in timely  
manner  7a7 ,holding salary in escrow   
7#a7 ,in general ,if1 by the date       
specified by law1 an agency has not     
issued regulations required by such law1
 during the period described in         
paragraph 7#b71 the payroll             
administrator of that agency shall      
deposit in an escrow account all amounts
 of basic pay otherwise payable to the  
individual who 7with respect to such    
regulations7 is the responsible official
 of such agency1 and shall release such 

amounts to such official only upon the  
expiration of such period4  7#b7 ,period
 described ,with respect to a           
responsible official whose pay is       
withheld under paragraph 7#a7 for       
failing to issue regulations in timely  
fashion1 the period described in this   
paragraph is the period--  7,a7         
beginning on the day after the date     
specified by law for the issuance of    
such regulations2 and  7,b7 ending on   
the date on which such regulations are  
issued4  7#c7 ,withholding and          
remittance of amounts from payments held
 in escrow ,the payroll administrator   
shall provide for the same withholding  
and remittance with respect to a payment
 deposited in an escrow account under   
paragraph 7#a7 that would apply to the  
payment if the payment were not subject 
to paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,release of    
amounts at end of appointment           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section1 the payroll administrator 
shall release for payment to a          

responsible official whose pay has been 
withheld under this section any pay     
which was so withheld from such official
 and which remains in an escrow account 
under this section on the last day on   
which that individual serves in the     
office by virtue of which such          
individual is considered to be the      
responsible official4  7#e7 ,role of    
,secretary of the ,treasury ,the        
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
provide a payroll administrator of an   
agency with such assistance as may be   
necessary to enable such payroll        
administrator to carry out this section4
  7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this
 ,act--  7#a7 the term agency means an  
,executive agency within the meaning of 
section #aje of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7#b7 the term regulation
 means a rule1 within the meaning of    
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 required by law to be    
issued by a date certain2  7#c7 the term
 responsible official1 as used with     

respect to any regulations1 is--  7,a7  
the specific official who is required by
 law to issue such regulations2 or  7,b7
 if no specific official is provided    
for1 the head of the agency involved2   
7#d7 the term official means an         
individual holding a position to which  
appointments are made by confirmation of
 the ,senate1 but does not include a    
member of the armed forces 7as defined  
by section #baja of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code72 and  7#e7 the term      
payroll administrator1 as used with     
respect to a responsible official within
 an agency1 means the person within such
 agency who is responsible for          
disbursing the basic pay of such        
official4  #c4 ,effective date ,this    
,act shall take effect on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act and shall    
apply with respect to any regulations   
required to be issued by a date         
occurring on or after such date1 except 
that1 in no event shall any amount be   
deposited into an escrow account under  

this ,act which 7disregarding this ,act7
 would otherwise be payable during the  
#cj-;day period beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4