,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #f1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,garrett introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to permit small business       
concerns operating in the ,united       
,states to elect to be exempt from      
certain ,federal rules and regulations1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,small ,business ,freedom of ,commerce  
,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,small business     
exemptions  7a7 ,election               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a small business concern operating 
in the ,united ,states may elect to be  
exempt from any ,federal rule or        
regulation issued on or after ,january  
#bj1 #bjji4  7b7 ,process for exemption 
7#a7 ,notification of ,federal agency   
,to be exempt from a rule or regulation 
under this section1 the highest ranking 
official of a small business concern    

shall provide to the ,federal agency    
that issued such rule or regulation     
written notice that the small business  
concern has elected to be exempt from   
such rule or regulation4  7#b7 ,timing  
,a small business concern shall be      
exempt from a rule or regulation        
beginning on the date that is #cj days  
after the date that written notice      
provided by such concern under paragraph
 7#a71 with respect to such rule or     
regulation1 is received by the          
applicable ,federal agency4  7#c7       
,confirmation of written notice ,not    
later than #g days after receiving a    
written notice under paragraph 7#a71 the
 head of the ,federal agency that       
received such notice shall provide to   
the applicable small business concern   
written confirmation that such notice   
has been received4  7c7 ,notification of
 public ,a small business concern that  
is exempt from a ,federal rule or       
regulation under this section shall--   
7#a7 label any product of the concern   

affected by such exemption in a manner  
that provides notice that the product is
 no longer subject to such rule or      
regulation2 and  7#b7 include in any    
communication of the concern relating to
 a product or activity affected by such 
exemption notice that the product or    
activity is no longer subject to such   
rule or regulation4  7d7 ,penalties ,a  
small business concern that fails to    
satisfy any requirement under this      
section shall be subject to penalties   
for noncompliance with an applicable    
,federal rule or regulation without     
regard to any election of the small     
business concern to be exempt from such 
rule or regulation4  7e7 ,limitations ,a
 small business concern may not elect to
 be exempt under this section from a    
rule or regulation issued by the        
,department of ,defense or the          
,department of ,homeland ,security1 if  
the ,secretary of ,defense or the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security has   
determined that such rule or regulation 

is necessary for the security of the    
,united ,states4  7f7 ,definitions ,in  
this section1 the following definitions 
apply3  7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term  
,federal agency means any department1   
agency1 or independent establishment of 
the ,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,small  
business concern ,the term small        
business concern has the meaning given  
such term in section #c7;a7 of the      
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
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