,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bc1    
#bjae,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 and ,mr4        
,heller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the periodic review and         
automatic termination of ,federal       
regulations4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,regulatory    
,review and ,sunset ,act of #bjae4  #b4 
,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act    
are--  7#a7 to require agencies to      
regularly review significant rules to   
determine whether the rules should be   
continued without change1 modified1     
consolidated with another rule1 or      
terminated2  7#b7 to require agencies to
 consider the comments of the public1   
the regulated community1 and ,congress  
regarding the actual costs and burdens  
of rules reviewed under this ,act1 and  

whether the rules are obsolete1         
unnecessary1 duplicative1 conflicting1  
or otherwise inconsistent2  7#c7 to     
require that any rules continued in     
effect under this ,act meet all the     
legal requirements that would apply to  
the issuance of a new rule1 including   
any applicable ,federal cost-benefit and
 risk assessment requirements2  7#d7 to 
provide for the review of significant   
rules and other rules through a sunset  
review process and to provide for the   
repeal of or other change in such rules 
in accordance with chapters #e and #g of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#e7 
to provide for a petition process that  
allows the public and appropriate       
committees of ,congress to request that 
other rules that are not significant be 
reviewed in the same manner as          
significant rules2 and  7#f7 to require 
the ,administrator to coordinate and be 
responsible for sunset reviews conducted
 by agencies4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term    

,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,office of ,information and      
,regulatory ,affairs in the ,office of  
,management and ,budget4  7#b7 ,agency  
,the term agency has the meaning given  
that term in section #eea7a7 of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7        
,appropriate committee of ,congress ,the
 term appropriate committee of ,congress
 means1 with respect to a rule1 each    
standing committee of ,congress having  
authority under the ,rules of the ,house
 of ,representatives or the ,senate to  
report a bill to amend the provision of 
law under which the rule is issued4     
7#d7 ,appropriate ,federal banking      
agency ,the term appropriate ,federal   
banking agency has the meaning given    
that term in section #c7q7 of the       
,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahac7q774  7#e7 ,covered rule
 ,the term covered rule means a rule    
that-- 7,a7 is determined by the        
,administrator to be a significant rule2
 or  7,b7 is any other rule designated  

by an agency or the ,administrator for  
sunset review under this ,act4  7#f7    
,major rule ,the term major rule means  
any rule that the ,administrator finds  
has resulted in or is likely to result  
in--  7,a7 an annual effect on the      
economy of #ajj1jjj1jjj or more2  7,b7 a
 major increase in costs or prices for  
consumers1 individual industries1       
,federal1 ,state1 or local government   
agencies1 or geographic regions2 or     
7,c7 significant adverse effects on     
competition1 employment1 investment1    
productivity1 innovation1 or the ability
 of ,united ,states-based enterprises to
 compete with foreign-based enterprises 
in domestic and export markets4  7#g7   
,rule ,the term rule-- 7,a7 means--  7i7
 any agency statement of general        
applicability and future effect1        
including agency guidance documents1    
designed to implement1 interpret1 or    
prescribe law or policy1 or describing  
the procedures or practices of an       
agency1 or intended to assist in such   

actions2 and  7ii7 each set of rules--  
7,i7 designated in the ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations as a part2 and  7,,ii7    
that do not appear in the ,code of      
,federal ,regulations and are comparable
 to a part of that ,code under          
guidelines established by the           
,administrator2 and  7,b7 does not      
include-- 7i7 regulations or other      
agency statements--  7,i7 issued in     
accordance with formal rulemaking       
provisions of sections #eef and #eeg of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or in  
accordance with other statutory formal  
rulemaking procedures required for such 
regulations or statements2  7,,ii7 that 
are limited to agency organization1     
management1 or personnel matters2       
7,,iii7 issued with respect to a        
military or foreign affairs function of 
the ,united ,states2 or  7,,iv7 that the
 ,administrator certifies in writing are
 necessary for the enforcement of the   
,federal criminal laws2  7ii7           
regulations1 statements1 or other agency

 actions that are reviewed and usually  
modified each year 7or more frequently71
 or are reviewed regularly and usually  
modified based on changing economic or  
seasonal conditions2 or  7iii7          
regulations or other agency actions that
 grant an approval1 license1 permit1    
registration1 or similar authority or   
that grant or recognize an exemption or 
relieve a restriction1 or any agency    
action necessary to permit new or       
improved applications of technology or  
to allow the manufacture1 distribution1 
sale1 or use of a substance or product4 
7#h7 ,significant rule ,the term        
significant rule means a rule that the  
,administrator determines-- 7,a7 has    
resulted in or is likely to result in an
 annual effect on the economy of        
#ajj1jjj1jjj or more2  7,b7 is a major  
rule2 or  7,c7 was issued pursuant to a 
significant regulatory action1 as that  
term is defined in ,executive ,order    
#abhff 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #fja note2 relating
 to regulatory planning and review71 as 

in effect on ,september #cj1 #aiic4     
7#i7 ,sunset review ,the term sunset    
review means a review of a rule under   
this ,act4  #d4 ,designation of rules   
for sunset review  7a7 ,covered rules ,a
 covered rule shall be subject to sunset
 review in accordance with this ,act4   
7b7 ,public petitions  7#a7 ,in general 
,any person adversely affected by a rule
 that is not a significant rule may     
submit a petition to the agency that has
 jurisdiction over the rule requesting  
that the agency designate the rule for  
sunset review1 which shall--  7,a7 be in
 writing1 but is not otherwise required 
to be in any particular form2 and  7,b7 
identify the rule for which sunset      
review is requested with reasonable     
specificity and state on its face that  
the petitioner seeks sunset review of   
the rule4  7#b7 ,response required for  
noncomplying petitions ,if an agency    
determines that a petition submitted    
under paragraph 7#a7 does not meet the  
requirements of this subsection1 the    

agency shall provide a response to the  
petitioner not later than #cj days after
 the date on which the agency received  
the petition1 which shall--  7,a7 notify
 the petitioner of the problem2 and     
7,b7 provide information on how to      
formulate a petition that meets those   
requirements4  7#c7 ,decision within #ij
 days ,not later than #ij days after the
 date on which an agency receives a     
petition under paragraph 7#a7 that meets
 the requirements of this subsection1   
the agency shall transmit a response to 
the petitioner stating whether the      
petition was granted or denied1 except  
that the agency may extend such period  
by a total of not more than #cj days4   
7#d7 ,petitions deemed granted for      
substantial inexcusable delay ,a        
petition submitted under paragraph 7#a7 
is deemed to have been granted by an    
agency1 and such agency is deemed to    
have designated the rule for sunset     
review1 if a court finds there is a     
substantial and inexcusable delay1      

beyond the period specified in paragraph
 7#c71 in notifying the petitioner of   
the determination of the agency to grant
 or deny the petition4  7#e7 ,public log
 ,each agency shall maintain a public   
log of petitions submitted under        
paragraph 7#a71 which shall include the 
status or disposition of each petition4 
7c7 ,congressional requests  7#a7 ,in   
general ,an appropriate committee of    
,congress1 or a majority of the majority
 party members or a majority of         
nonmajority party members of the        
committee1 may request in writing that  
the ,administrator designate any rule   
that is not a significant rule for      
sunset review4  7#b7 ,designation by    
,administrator ,not later than #cj days 
after the date on which the             
,administrator receives a request under 
paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall
 designate the rule for sunset review1  
unless the ,administrator determines    
that it would not be in the public      
interest to conduct a sunset review of  

the rule4  7#c7 ,notice of denial ,if   
the ,administrator denies a request     
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator
 shall transmit to the committee of     
,congress making the request a notice   
stating the reasons for the denial4  7d7
 ,publication of notice of designation  
for sunset review ,after designating a  
rule under subsection 7b7 or 7c7 for    
sunset review1 the agency or the        
,administrator1 as applicable1 shall    
promptly publish a notice of that       
designation in the ,federal ,register4  
#e4 ,criteria for sunset review  7a7    
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
applicable requirements includes any    
requirement for-- 7#a7 cost-benefit     
analysis2 and  7#b7 standardized risk   
analysis and risk assessment4  7b7      
,compliance with other laws ,in order   
for any rule subject to sunset review to
 continue without change or to be       
modified or consolidated in accordance  
with this ,act1 the rule shall be       
authorized by law and meet all          

applicable requirements that would apply
 if it were issued as a new rule        
pursuant to section #eec of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 or other         
statutory rulemaking procedures required
 for that rule4  7c7 ,governing law ,if 
there is a conflict between applicable  
requirements and an ,act under which a  
rule was issued1 the conflict shall be  
resolved in the same manner as the      
conflict would be resolved if the agency
 were issuing a new rule4  #f4 ,sunset  
review procedures  7a7 ,functions of the
 administrator  7#a7 ,notice of rules   
subject to review  7,a7 ,inventory and  
first list ,not later than #f months    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall conduct  
an inventory of rules in effect on the  
date of enactment of this ,act and      
publish a first list of covered rules1  
which shall--  7i7 specify the          
particular group to which each          
significant rule is assigned under      
paragraph 7#b71 and state the review    

deadline for all significant rules in   
each such group in accordance with      
section #g7;a77#a72 and  7ii7 include   
other rules subject to sunset review for
 any other reason1 and state the review 
deadline for each such rule in          
accordance with section #g7;a77#a74     
7,b7 ,subsequent lists ,after           
publication of the first list under     
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator   
shall publish an updated list of covered
 rules at least annually1 specifying the
 review deadline for each rule on the   
list4  7#b7 ,grouping of significant    
rules in first list  7,a7 ,staggered    
review ,to permit orderly and           
prioritized sunset reviews1 the         
,administrator shall-- 7i7 assign each  
significant rule in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act to #a of #d   
groups established by the               
,administrator2 and  7ii7 specify for   
each such group an initial review       
deadline in accordance with section     
#g7;a77#a74  7,b7 ,prioritizations ,in  

determining which rules shall be given  
priority in time in the assignment under
 subparagraph 7,a77i71 the              
,administrator shall--  7i7 consult with
 appropriate agencies2 and  7ii7        
prioritize rules based on--  7,i7 the   
grouping of related rules under         
paragraph 7#c72  7,,ii7 the extent of   
the cost of each rule and on the        
regulated community and the public1 with
 priority in time given to those rules  
that impose the greatest cost2  7,,iii7 
consideration of the views of regulated 
persons1 including ,state and local     
governments2  7,,iv7 whether a          
particular rule has recently been       
subject to cost-benefit analysis and    
risk assessment1 with priority in time  
given to those rules that have not been 
subject to such analysis and assessment2
  7,v7 whether a particular rule was    
issued under a statutory provision that 
provides relatively greater discretion  
to an official in issuing the rule1 with
 priority in time given to those rules  

that were issued under provisions that  
provide relatively greater discretion2  
7,,vi7 the burden of reviewing each rule
 on the reviewing agency2 and  7,,vii7  
the need for orderly processing and the 
timely completion of the sunset reviews 
of rules in effect on the date of       
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,grouping 
of related rules ,the ,administrator    
shall-- 7,a7 group related rules under  
paragraph 7#b7 7and designate other     
rules7 for simultaneous sunset review   
based upon subject matter similarity1   
functional interrelationships1 and other
 relevant factors to ensure             
comprehensive and coordinated review of 
redundant1 overlapping1 and conflicting 
rules and requirements2  7,b7 ensure    
simultaneous sunset reviews of covered  
rules without regard to whether the     
rules were issued by the same agency2   
and  7,c7 designate any other rule for  
sunset review that is necessary for a   
comprehensive sunset review whether or  
not the other rule is otherwise a       

covered rule4  7#d7 ,guidance ,the      
,administrator shall provide timely     
guidance to agencies on the conduct of  
sunset reviews and the preparation of   
sunset review notices and reports       
required under this ,act to ensure--    
7,a7 uniform1 complete1 and timely      
sunset reviews2 and  7,b7 notice and    
opportunity for public comment under    
section #h7;a74  7#e7 ,review and       
evaluation of reports ,not later than   
#ij days after receiving a preliminary  
report under subsection 7b77#b71 the    
,administrator shall--  7,a7 review and 
evaluate each preliminary and final     
report submitted by an agency under     
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of subsection  
7b72 and  7,b7 transmit comments to the 
head of the agency regarding-- 7i7 the  
quality of the analysis in the report1  
including whether the agency has        
properly applied section #e2  7ii7 the  
consistency of the proposed action of   
the agency with actions of other        
agencies2 and  7iii7 whether the rule   

should be continued without change1     
modified1 consolidated with another     
rule1 or terminated4  7b7 ,agency sunset
 review procedure  7#a7 ,sunset review  
notice ,not less than #cj months before 
the review deadline under section #g7;a7
 for a covered rule issued by an agency1
 the agency shall--  7,a7 publish a     
sunset review notice in accordance with 
section #h7;a7 in the ,federal ,register
 and1 to the extent reasonable and      
practicable1 in other publications or   
media that are designed to reach those  
persons most affected by the covered    
rule2 and  7,b7 request the views of the
 ,administrator and the appropriate     
committees of ,congress on whether to   
continue without changing1 modifying1   
consolidating1 or terminating the       
covered rule4  7#b7 ,preliminary report 
,in reviewing a covered rule1 the agency
 shall-- 7,a7 consider public comments  
and other recommendations generated by a
 sunset review notice under paragraph   
7#a72 and  7,b7 not less than #a year   

before the review deadline under section
 #g7;a7 for the covered rule1 publish in
 the ,federal ,register1 in accordance  
with section #h7;b71 and transmit to the
 ,administrator and the appropriate     
committees of the ,congress a           
preliminary report4  7#c7 ,final report 
,the agency shall-- 7,a7 consider the   
public comments and other               
recommendations generated by the        
preliminary report under paragraph 7#b7 
for a covered rule2  7,b7 consult with  
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
before issuing a final report2 and  7,c7
 not less than #ij days before the      
review deadline of the covered rule1    
publish in the ,federal ,register1 in   
accordance with subsection 7c77#b7 or   
7d7 of section #h1 and transmit a final 
report to the ,administrator and the    
appropriate committees of ,congress4    
7#d7 ,open procedures regarding sunset  
review ,in any sunset review conducted  
under this ,act1 the agency conducting  
the review shall make a written record  

describing the subject of all contacts  
the agency or ,administrator made with  
non-governmental persons outside the    
agency relating to the review1 which    
shall be made available1 upon request1  
to the public4  7c7 ,effectiveness of   
agency recommendation ,if a final report
 under subsection 7b77#c7-- 7#a7        
recommends that a covered rule should be
 continued without change1 the covered  
rule shall be continued2 and  7#b7      
recommends that a covered rule should be
 modified1 consolidated with another    
rule1 or terminated1 the rule may be    
modified1 so consolidated1 or terminated
 in accordance with section #h7;d74  7d7
 ,preservation of independence of       
federal bank regulatory agencies ,the   
head of any appropriate ,federal banking
 agency1 the ,federal ,housing ,finance 
,board1 the ,national ,credit ,union    
,administration1 and the ,office of     
,federal ,housing ,enterprise ,oversight
 shall have the authority with respect  
to that agency that would otherwise be  

granted under subsection 7a7 to the     
,administrator4  #g4 ,review deadlines  
for covered rules  7a7 ,in general ,for 
purposes of this ,act1 the review       
deadline of a covered rule is as        
follows3 7#a7 ,existing significant     
rules  7,a7 ,in general ,for a          
significant rule in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the initial  
review deadline is the last day of the  
#d-year1 #e-year1 #f-year1 or #g-year   
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 as specified by 
the ,administrator under section        
#f7;a77#b77;,a74  7,b7 ,other           
significant rules ,for a significant    
rule that is not assigned to such a     
group specified under section           
#f7;a77#b77;,a7 on the date that is #f  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the initial review deadline  
is the last day of the #d-year period   
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7#b7 ,new significant rules 
,for a significant rule that first takes

 effect after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the initial review deadline  
is the last day of the #aj-year period  
beginning on the date on which the rule 
takes effect4  7#c7 ,rules covered      
pursuant to public petition or          
congressional request ,for a rule       
subject to sunset review pursuant to a  
public petition under section #d7;b7 or 
a congressional request under section   
#d7;c71 the initial review deadline is  
the last day of the #c-year period      
beginning on--  7,a7 the date on which  
the agency or ,administrator so         
designates the rule for sunset review2  
or  7,b7 the date of issuance of a final
 court order that the agency is deemed  
to have designated the rule for sunset  
review4  7#d7 ,related rule designated  
for review ,for a rule that the         
,administrator designates under section 
#f7;a77#c7 for sunset review because it 
is related to another covered rule and  
that is grouped with that other rule for
 simultaneous review1 the initial review

 deadline is the same as the review     
deadline for that other rule4  7b7      
,temporary extension ,the review        
deadline under subsection 7a7 for a     
covered rule may be extended by the     
,administrator for not more than #f     
months by publishing notice thereof in  
the ,federal ,register that describes   
the reasons why the temporary extension 
is necessary to respond to or prevent an
 emergency situation4  7c7              
,determinations where rules have been   
amended ,for purposes of this ,act1 if  
various provisions of a covered rule    
were issued at different times1 the rule
 as a whole shall be treated as if it   
were issued on the later of--  7#a7 the 
date of issuance of the provision of the
 rule that was issued first2 or  7#b7   
the date on which the most recent review
 and revision of the rule under this    
,act was completed4  #h4 ,sunset review 
notices and agency reports  7a7 ,sunset 
review notices ,the sunset review notice
 required under section #f7;b77#a7 for a

 covered rule shall-- 7#a7 request      
comments regarding whether the rule     
should be continued without change1     
modified1 consolidated with another     
rule1 or terminated2  7#b7 if           
applicable1 request comments regarding  
whether the rule meets the applicable   
,federal cost-benefit and risk          
assessment criteria2 and  7#c7 solicit  
comments about the past implementation  
and effects of the rule1 including--    
7,a7 the direct and indirect costs      
incurred as a result of the rule1       
including the net reduction in the value
 of private property 7whether real1     
personal1 tangible1 or intangible71 and 
whether the incremental benefits of the 
rule exceeded the incremental costs of  
the rule1 both generally and regarding  
each of the specific industries and     
sectors the rule covers2  7,b7 whether  
the rule as a whole1 or any major       
feature of it1 is outdated1 obsolete1 or
 unnecessary1 whether by change of      
technology1 the marketplace1 or         

otherwise2  7,c7 the extent to which the
 rule or information required to comply 
with the rule duplicated1 conflicted1 or
 overlapped with requirements under     
rules of other agencies2  7,d7 in the   
case of a rule addressing a risk to     
health or safety or the environment1    
what the perceived risk was at the time 
of issuance and to what extent the risk 
predictions were accurate2  7,e7 whether
 the rule unnecessarily impeded domestic
 or international competition or        
unnecessarily intruded on free market   
forces1 and whether the rule            
unnecessarily interfered with           
opportunities or efforts to transfer to 
the private sector duties carried out by
 the ,federal ,government2  7,f7        
whether1 and to what extent1 the rule   
imposed unfunded mandates on1 or        
otherwise affected1 ,state and local    
governments2  7,g7 whether compliance   
with the rule required substantial      
capital investment and whether          
terminating the rule on the next review 

deadline would create an unfair         
advantage to those who are not in       
compliance with the rule2  7,h7 whether 
the rule constituted the least cost     
method of achieving its objective       
consistent with the criteria of the ,act
 under which the rule was issued1 and to
 what extent the rule provided          
flexibility to those who were subject to
 the rule2  7,i7 whether the rule was   
worded simply and clearly1 including    
clear identification of those who were  
subject to the rule2  7,j7 whether the  
rule created negative unintended        
consequences2  7,k7 the extent to which 
information requirements under the rule 
can be reduced2 and  7,l7 the extent to 
which the rule has contributed positive 
benefits1 particularly health1 safety1  
or environmental benefits4  7b7         
,preliminary reports on sunset reviews  
,the preliminary report required under  
section #f7;b77#b7 on the sunset review 
of a covered rule shall contain--  7#a7 
a request for public comments2  7#b7    

specific requests for factual findings  
and recommended legal conclusions       
regarding the application of section #f 
to the rule1 the continued need for the 
rule1 and whether the rule duplicates   
functions of another rule2  7#c7 a      
request for comments on whether the rule
 should be continued without change1    
modified1 consolidated with another     
rule1 or terminated2 and  7#d7 if       
consolidation or modification of the    
rule is recommended1 suggestions for the
 proposed text of the consolidated or   
modified rule4  7c7 ,final reports on   
sunset reviews  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
final report required under section     
#f7;b77#c7 on the sunset review of a    
covered rule shall-- 7,a7 contain the   
factual findings and legal conclusions  
of the agency conducting the review     
regarding the application of section #f 
to the rule and the proposed            
recommendation of the agency as to      
whether the rule should be continued    
without change1 modified1 consolidated  

with another rule1 or terminated2  7,b7 
in the case of a rule that the agency   
proposes to continue without change1 so 
state2  7,c7 in the case of a rule that 
the agency proposes to modify or        
consolidate with another rule1 contain--
  7i7 a notice of proposed rulemaking   
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 or under other statutory 
rulemaking procedures required for that 
rule2 and  7ii7 the text of the rule as 
so modified or consolidated2 and  7,d7  
in the case of a rule that the agency   
proposes to terminate1 contain a notice 
of proposed rulemaking for termination  
consistent with subparagraph 7,c77i74   
7#b7 ,publication ,a final report under 
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall be published  
in the ,federal ,register4  7d7         
,rulemaking  7#a7 ,publication ,a final 
report under subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7  
of subsection 7c77#a7 shall be published
 in the ,federal ,register1 which shall 
constitute publication of the notice    
required under subsection               

7c77#a77;,c77i74  7#b7 ,requirement     
,after publication of a final report    
under subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 of      
subsection 7c77#a71 the agency that     
conducted the sunset review of the      
covered rule shall conduct the          
rulemaking that is required in the final
 report4  7e7 ,legislative              
recommendations ,if the head of an      
agency determines that a rule in a final
 report under subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 
of subsection 7c77#a7 cannot be changed1
 modified1 or consolidated with another 
rule without legislative action1 the    
head of the agency shall include in the 
final report a description of what      
legislative changes are required to     
implement the recommendations in the    
final report with regard to the rule4   
#i4 ,designation of agency regulatory   
review officers ,the head of each agency
 shall designate an officer of the      
agency as the ,regulatory ,review       
,officer of the agency1 who shall--     
7#a7 be responsible for the             

implementation of this ,act by the      
agency2 and  7#b7 report directly to the
 head of the agency and the             
,administrator with respect to that     
responsibility4  #aj4 ,relationship to  
the ,administrative ,procedure ,act     
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to supersede the provisions of chapter 
#e1 #f1 or #g of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #aa4 ,effect of         
termination of a covered rule  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 if a covered rule is    
terminated under this ,act-- 7#a7 this  
,act shall not be construed to prevent  
the ,president or an agency from        
exercising any authority that otherwise 
exists to implement the statute under   
which the rule was issued2  7#b7 in an  
agency proceeding or court action       
between an agency and a non-agency      
party1 the rule shall be given no       
conclusive legal effect1 but may be     
submitted as evidence of prior agency   
practice and procedure2 and  7#c7 this  

,act shall not be construed to prevent  
the continuation or institution of any  
enforcement action that is based on a   
violation of the rule that occurred     
before the effectiveness of the rule    
terminated4  7b7 ,effect on deadlines   
7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection1   
the term deadline means any date certain
 for fulfilling any obligation or       
exercising any authority established by 
or under any ,federal rule1 or by or    
under any court order implementing any  
,federal rule4  7#b7 ,effect            
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 any    
deadline for1 relating to1 or involving 
any action dependent upon1 any rule     
terminated under this ,act is suspended 
until the agency that issued the rule   
issues a new rule on the same matter1   
unless otherwise provided by a law4     
#ab4 ,judicial review  7a7 ,public      
petition ,a denial or substantial       
inexcusable delay in granting or denying
 a public petition under section #d7;b7 
shall be considered a final agency      

action subject to review under section  
#gjb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,congressional request ,a denial  
of a congressional request under section
 #d7;c7 shall not be subject to judicial
 review4  7c7 ,time limitation on filing
 a civil action ,notwithstanding any    
other provisions of law1 an action      
seeking judicial review of a final      
agency action under this ,act may not be
 brought--  7#a7 in the case of a final 
agency action denying a public petition 
under section #d7;b7 or continuing      
without change1 modifying1              
consolidating1 or terminating a covered 
rule1 more than #cj days after the date 
of that agency action2 or  7#b7 in the  
case of an action challenging a delay in
 deciding on a public petition under    
section #d7;b71 more than #a year after 
the period applicable to the rule under 
section #d7;b77#d74  7d7 ,availability  
of judicial review unaffected ,except to
 the extent that there is a direct      
conflict with the provisions of this    

,act1 nothing in this ,act shall be     
construed to affect the availability or 
standard of judicial review for agency  
regulatory action4  #ac4 ,sunset of this
 act ,this ,act shall have no force or  
effect after the #aj-year period        
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4