H.R. 2804 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2804 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2013 Mr. Holding (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Coble, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Marino, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013 or the ALERT Act of 2013. 2. OIRA publication of information relating to rules Title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 6, the following new chapter: 6A. OIRA Publication of Information Relating to Rules 650. Agency monthly submission to OIRA Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013, and monthly thereafter, the head of each agency shall submit to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (referred to in this chapter as the Administrator), in such a manner as the Administrator may reasonably require, for each rule that the agency expects to propose or finalize during the upcoming year— (1) a summary of the nature of the rule, including the regulation identifier number and the docket number for the rule; (2) the objectives of and legal basis for the issuance of the rule, including— (A) any statutory or judicial deadline; (B) whether the legal basis restricts or precludes the agency from conducting an analysis of the costs or benefits of the rule during the rule making, and if not, whether the agency plans to conduct an analysis of the costs or benefits of the rule during the rule making; (3) whether the agency plans to claim an exemption from the requirements of section 553 pursuant to section 553(b)(B); (4) the stage of the rule making as of the date of submission; (5) whether the rule is subject to review under section 610; (6) for any rule for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rule making— (A) an approximate schedule for completing action on the rule; (B) an estimate of whether the rule will cost— (i) less than $50,000,000; (ii) $50,000,000 or more but less than $100,000,000; (iii) $100,000,000 or more but less than $500,000,000; (iv) $500,000,000 or more but less than $1,000,000,000; (v) $1,000,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000,000; (vi) $5,000,000,000 or more but less than $10,000,000,000; or (vii) $10,000,000,000 or more. 651. OIRA publications (a) Agency-Specific information published monthly Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013, and monthly thereafter, the Administrator shall make publicly available on the Internet the information that the Administrator receives from the head of each agency under section 650. (b) Cumulative assessment of agency rule making published annually (1) Publication in the Federal Register Beginning on April 1 or October 1, whichever comes first, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register, for the preceding year— (A) the information that the Administrator received from the head of each agency under section 650; (B) the number of rules and a list of each such rule— (i) that was proposed by each agency, including, for each such rule, an indication of whether the issuing agency conducted an analysis of the costs or benefits of the rule; (ii) that was finalized by each agency, including, for each such rule, an indication of whether— (I) the issuing agency conducted an analysis of the costs or benefits of the rule; (II) the agency claimed an exemption from the procedures under section 553 pursuant to section 553(b)(B); and (III) the rule was issued pursuant to a statutory mandate or the rule making is committed to agency discretion by law; (C) the number of agency actions and a list of each such action taken by each agency that— (i) repealed a rule; (ii) reduced the scope of a rule; (iii) reduced the cost of a rule; or (iv) accelerated the expiration date of a rule; and (D) the total cost (without reducing the cost by any offsetting benefits) of all rules proposed or finalized, and the number of rules for which an estimate of the cost of the rule was not available. (2) Publication on the Internet Beginning on April 1 or October 1, whichever comes first, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall make publicly available on the Internet— (A) the analysis of the costs or benefits, if conducted, for each proposed rule or final rule issued by an agency for the preceding year (as well as, for the first publication, any analysis of the costs or benefits conducted for a proposed or final rule, for the 10 years preceding the date of the enactment of the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013); (B) the docket number and regulation identifier number for each proposed or final rule issued by an agency for the preceding year; (C) the number of rules and a list of each such rule reviewed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the preceding year, and the authority under which each such review was conducted; (D) the number of rules and a list of each such rule for which the head of an agency completed a review under section 610 for the preceding year; (E) the number of rules and a list of each such rule submitted to the Comptroller General under section 801; and (F) the number of rules and a list of each such rule for which a resolution of disapproval was introduced in either the House of Representatives or the Senate under section 802. (3) Effective date Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of the All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2103. 652. Requirement for rules to appear in agency-specific monthly publication (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), a rule may not take effect until the information required to be made publicly available on the Internet regarding such rule pursuant to section 651(a) has been so available for not less than 6 months. (b) Exceptions The requirement of subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a rule— (1) for which the agency issuing the rule claims an exception under section 553(b)(B); or (2) which the President determines by Executive Order should take effect because the rule is— (A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency; (B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; (C) necessary for national security; or (D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement. 653. Definitions In this chapter, the terms agency, agency action, and rule have the meanings given those terms in section 551. .