,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjae,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the          
establishment of a process for the      
review of rules and sets of rules1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2  
table of contents  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,searching for and ,cutting ,regulations
 that are ,unnecessarily ,burdensome    
,act of #bjae or the ,,scrub ,act of    
#bjae4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4    
,,title ,i--,retrospective ,regulatory  
,review ,commission ,sec4 #aja4         
,retrospective ,regulatory ,review      
,commission4 ,,title ,,ii--,regulatory  

,cut-,go ,sec4 #bja4 ,cut-go procedures4
 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,applicability4 ,sec4 #bjc4
 ,,oira certification of cost           
calculations4 ,,title                   
,,iii--,retrospective ,review of ,new   
,rules ,sec4 #cja4 ,plan for future     
review4 ,,title ,,iv--,judicial review2 
effective date ,sec4 #dja4 ,judicial    
review4 ,sec4 #djb4 ,effective date4    
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,office 
of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs
 of the ,office of ,management and      
,budget4  7#b7 ,agency ,the term agency 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,commission ,the   
term ,commission means the              
,retrospective ,regulatory ,review      
,commission established under section   
#aja7;a74  7#d7 ,major rule ,the term   
major rule means any rule that the      
,administrator determines is likely to  
impose--  7,a7 an annual cost on the    

economy of #ajj1jjj1jjj or more1        
adjusted annually for inflation2  7,b7 a
 major increase in costs or prices for  
consumers1 individual industries1       
,federal1 ,state1 local1 or tribal      
government agencies1 or geographic      
regions2  7,c7 significant adverse      
effects on competition1 employment1     
investment1 productivity1 innovation1 or
 on the ability of ,united ,states-based
 enterprises to compete with            
foreign-based enterprises in domestic   
and export markets2 or  7,d7 significant
 impacts on multiple sectors of the     
economy4  7#e7 ,rule ,the term rule has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7#f7 ,set of rules ,the term set of   
rules means a set of rules that         
collectively implements a regulatory    
authority of an agency4  ,i             
,retrospective ,regulatory ,review      
,commission  #aja4 ,retrospective       
,regulatory ,review ,commission  7a7    
,establishment ,there is established a  

commission1 to be known as the          
,retrospective ,regulatory ,review      
,commission1 that shall review rules and
 sets of rules in accordance with       
specified criteria to determine if a    
rule or set of rules should be repealed 
to eliminate or reduce the costs of     
regulation to the economy4  7b7         
,membership  7#a7 ,number ,the          
,commission shall be composed of #i     
members who shall be appointed by the   
,president and confirmed by the ,senate4
 ,each member shall be appointed not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7 ,term ,the
 term of each member shall commence upon
 the confirmation of the member by the  
,senate and shall extend to the later   
of--  7,a7 the date that is #e years and
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this ,act2 or  7,b7 the date that is 
#e years after the date by which all    
members have been confirmed by the      
,senate4  7#c7 ,appointment ,the members
 of the ,commission shall be appointed  

as follows3 7,a7 ,chair ,the ,president 
shall appoint as the ,chair of the      
,commission an individual with expertise
 and experience in rulemaking1 such as  
past ,administrators1 past chairmen of  
the ,administrative ,conference of the  
,united ,states1 and other individuals  
with similar expertise and experience in
 rulemaking affairs and the             
administration of regulatory reviews4   
7,b7 ,candidate list of members  7i7 ,in
 general ,the ,speaker of the ,house of 
,representatives1 the ,minority ,leader 
of the ,house of ,representatives1 the  
,majority ,leader of the ,senate1 and   
the ,minority ,leader of the ,senate    
shall each present to the ,president a  
list of candidates to be members of the 
,commission1 which individuals shall be 
learned in rulemaking affairs and1      
preferably1 administration of regulatory
 reviews4  7ii7 ,appointment from list  
,the ,president shall appoint #b members
 of the ,commission from each list      
provided under this clause 7i71 subject 

to the provisions of subparagraph 7,c74 
7,c7 ,resubmission of candidate ,the    
,president may request from the         
presenter of a list under subparagraph  
7,b77i7 a new list of #a or more        
candidates if the ,president--  7i7     
determines that any candidate on the    
list presented pursuant to subparagraph 
7,b77i7 does not meet the qualifications
 specified in such subparagraph to be a 
member of the ,commission2 and  7ii7    
certifies that determination to the     
congressional officials specified in    
subparagraph 7,b77i74  7c7 ,powers and  
authorities of the ,commission  7#a7    
,meetings and hearings  7,a7 ,meetings  
,the ,commission may meet when1 where1  
and as often as the ,commission         
determines appropriate1 except that the 
,commission shall hold public meetings  
not less than twice each year4  7,b7    
,hearings ,in addition to meetings held 
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission   
may hold hearings to consider issues of 
fact or law relevant to the work of the 

,commission4  7,c7 ,open to public ,any 
meeting or hearing held by the          
,commission shall be open to the public4
  7#b7 ,access to information ,the      
,commission may secure directly from any
 agency information and documents       
necessary to enable the ,commission to  
carry out this ,act4 ,upon request of   
the ,chair of the ,commission1 the head 
of that agency shall furnish that       
information or document to the          
,commission as soon as possible1 but not
 later than #b weeks after the date on  
which the request was made4  7#c7       
,subpoenas  7,a7 ,in general ,the       
,commission may issue subpoenas         
requiring the attendance and testimony  
of witnesses and the production of any  
evidence relating to the duties of the  
,commission4 ,the attendance of         
witnesses and the production of evidence
 may be required from any place within  
the ,united ,states at any designated   
place of hearing within the ,united     
,states4  7,b7 ,failure to obey a       

,subpoena ,if a person refuses to obey a
 subpoena issued under subparagraph     
7,a71 the ,commission may apply to a    
,united ,states district court for an   
order requiring that person to appear   
before the ,commission to give          
testimony1 produce evidence1 or both1   
relating to the matter under            
investigation4 ,the application may be  
made within the judicial district where 
the hearing is conducted or where that  
person is found1 resides1 or transacts  
business4 ,any failure to obey the order
 of the court may be punished by the    
court as civil contempt4  7,c7 ,service 
of subpoenas ,the subpoenas of the      
,commission shall be served in the      
manner provided for subpoenas issued by 
a ,united ,states district court under  
the ,federal ,rules of ,civil ,procedure
 for the ,united ,states district       
courts4  7,d7 ,service of process ,all  
process of any court to which           
application is made under subparagraph  
7,b7 may be served in the judicial      

district in which the person required to
 be served resides or may be found4  7d7
 ,pay and ,travel ,expenses  7#a7 ,pay  
7,a7 ,members ,each member1 other than  
the ,chair of the ,commission1 shall be 
paid at a rate equal to the daily       
equivalent of the minimum annual rate of
 basic pay payable for level ,,iv of the
 ,executive ,schedule under section     
#ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 for each day 7including travel   
time7 during which the member is engaged
 in the actual performance of duties    
vested in the ,commission4  7,b7 ,chair 
,the ,chair shall be paid for each day  
referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 at a   
rate equal to the daily equivalent of   
the minimum annual rate of basic pay    
payable for level ,,iii of the          
,executive ,schedule under section #ecad
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#b7 ,travel expenses ,members shall    
receive travel expenses1 including per  
diem in lieu of subsistence1 in         
accordance with sections #egjb and #egjc

 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7e7 ,director of ,staff  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,commission shall appoint a
 ,director4  7#b7 ,pay ,the ,director   
shall be paid at the rate of basic pay  
payable for level ,v of the ,executive  
,schedule under section #ecaf of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7 ,staff  
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#b71 the ,director1 with the approval  
of the ,commission1 may appoint1 fix the
 pay of1 and terminate additional       
personnel4  7#b7 ,limitations on        
appointment ,the ,director may make such
 appointments without regard to the     
provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 governing appointments in the    
competitive service1 and any personnel  
so appointed may be paid without regard 
to the provisions of chapter #ea and    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of that 
title relating to classification and    
,general ,schedule pay rates1 except    
that an individual so appointed may not 
receive pay in excess of the annual rate

 of basic pay payable for ,,gs-#ae of   
the ,general ,schedule4  7#c7 ,agency   
assistance ,following consultation with 
and upon request of the ,chair of the   
,commission1 the head of any agency may 
detail any of the personnel of that     
agency to the ,commission to assist the 
,commission in carrying out the duties  
of the ,commission under this ,act4     
7#d7 ,,gao and ,,oira assistance ,the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states and the ,administrator shall    
provide assistance1 including the       
detailing of employees1 to the          
,commission in accordance with an       
agreement entered into with the         
,commission4  7#e7 ,assistance from     
other parties ,congress1 the ,states1   
municipalities1 federally recognized    
,indian tribes1 and local governments   
may provide assistance1 including the   
detailing of employees1 to the          
,commission in accordance with an       
agreement entered into with the         
,commission4  7g7 ,other ,authority     

7#a7 ,experts and consultants ,the      
,commission may procure by contract1 to 
the extent funds are available1 the     
temporary or intermittent services of   
experts or consultants pursuant to      
section #caji of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,property ,the     
,commission may lease space and acquire 
personal property to the extent funds   
are available4  7h7 ,duties of the      
,commission  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,commission shall conduct a review of   
the ,code of ,federal ,regulations to   
identify rules and sets of rules that   
collectively implement a regulatory     
program that should be repealed to lower
 the cost of regulation to the economy4 
,the ,commission shall give priority in 
the review to rules or sets of rules    
that are major rules or include major   
rules1 have been in effect more than #ae
 years1 impose paperwork burdens that   
could be reduced substantially without  
significantly diminishing regulatory    
effectiveness1 impose disproportionately

 high costs on entities that qualify as 
small entities within the meaning of    
section #fja7f7 of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 or could be strengthened 
in their effectiveness while reducing   
regulatory costs4 ,the ,commission shall
 have as a goal of the ,commission to   
achieve a reduction of at least #ae     
percent in the cumulative costs of      
,federal regulation with a minimal      
reduction in the overall effectiveness  
of such regulation4  7#b7 ,nature of    
review ,to identify which rules and sets
 of rules should be repealed to lower   
the cost of regulation to the economy1  
the ,commission shall apply the         
following criteria3  7,a7 ,whether the  
original purpose of the rule or set of  
rules was achieved1 and the rule or set 
of rules could be repealed without      
significant recurrence of adverse       
effects or conduct that the rule or set 
of rules was intended to prevent or     
reduce4  7,b7 ,whether the              
implementation1 compliance1             

administration1 enforcement or other    
costs of the rule or set of rules to the
 economy are not justified by the       
benefits to society within the ,united  
,states produced by the expenditure of  
those costs4  7,c7 ,whether the rule or 
set of rules has been rendered          
unnecessary or obsolete1 taking into    
consideration the length of time since  
the rule was made and the degree to     
which technology1 economic conditions1  
market practices1 or other relevant     
factors have changed in the subject area
 affected by the rule or set of rules4  
7,d7 ,whether the rule or set of rules  
is ineffective at achieving the purposes
 of the rule or set of rules4  7,e7     
,whether the rule or set of rules       
overlaps1 duplicates1 or conflicts with 
other ,federal rules1 and to the extent 
feasible1 with ,state and local         
governmental rules4  7,f7 ,whether the  
rule or set of rules has excessive      
compliance costs or is otherwise        
excessively burdensome1 as compared to  

alternatives that--  7i7 specify        
performance objectives rather than      
conduct or manners of compliance2  7ii7 
establish economic incentives to        
encourage desired behavior2  7iii7      
provide information upon which choices  
can be made by the public2  7iv7        
incorporate other innovative            
alternatives rather than agency actions 
that specify conduct or manners of      
compliance2 or  7v7 could in other ways 
substantially lower costs without       
significantly undermining effectiveness4
  7,g7 ,whether the rule or set of rules
 inhibits innovation in or growth of the
 ,united ,states economy1 such as by    
impeding the introduction or use of     
safer or equally safe technology that is
 newer or more efficient than technology
 required by or permissible under the   
rule or set of rules4  7,h7 ,whether or 
not the rule or set of rules harms      
competition within the ,united ,states  
economy or the international economic   
competitiveness of enterprises or       

entities based in the ,united ,states4  
7,i7 ,such other criteria as the        
,commission devises to identify rules   
and sets of rules that can be repealed  
to eliminate or reduce unnecessarily    
burdensome costs to the ,united ,states 
economy4  7#c7 ,methodology for review  
,the ,commission shall establish a      
methodology for conducting the review   
under this subsection 7including an     
overall review and discrete reviews of  
portions of the ,code of ,federal       
,regulations71 identifying rules and    
sets of rules1 and classifying rules    
under this subsection and publish the   
terms of the methodology in the ,federal
 ,register and on the website of the    
,commission4 ,the ,commission may       
propose and seek public comment on the  
methodology before the methodology is   
established4  7#d7 ,classification of   
rules and sets of rules  7,a7 ,in       
general ,after completion of any review 
of rules or sets of rules under         
paragraph 7#b71 the ,commission shall   

classify each rule or set of rules      
identified in the review to qualify for 
recommended repeal as either a rule or  
set of rules--  7i7 on which immediate  
action to repeal is recommended2 or     
7ii7 that should be eligible for repeal 
under regulatory cut-go procedures under
 title ,,ii4  7,b7 ,decisions by        
majority ,each decision by the          
,commission to identify a rule or set of
 rules for classification under this    
paragraph1 and each decision whether to 
classify the rule or set of rules under 
clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a71
 shall be made by a simple majority vote
 of the ,commission4 ,no such vote shall
 take place until after all members of  
the ,commission have been confirmed by  
the ,senate4  7#e7 ,initiation of review
 by other persons  7,a7 ,in general ,the
 ,commission may also conduct a review  
under paragraph 7#b7 of1 and1 if        
appropriate1 classify under paragraph   
7#d71 any rule or set of rules that is  
submitted for review to the ,commission 

by--  7i7 the ,president2  7ii7 a       
,member of ,congress2  7iii7 any officer
 or employee of a ,federal1 ,state1     
local or tribal government1 or regional 
governmental body2 or  7iv7 any member  
of the public4  7,b7 ,form of submission
 ,a submission to the ,commission under 
this paragraph shall--  7i7 identify the
 specific rule or set of rules submitted
 for review2  7ii7 provide a statement  
of evidence to demonstrate that the rule
 or set of rules qualifies to be        
identified for repeal under the criteria
 listed in paragraph 7#b72 and  7iii7   
such other information as the submitter 
believes may be helpful to the          
,commission's review1 including a       
statement of the interest of the        
submitter in the matter4  7,c7 ,public  
availability ,the ,commission shall make
 each submission received under this    
paragraph available on the website of   
the ,commission as soon as possible1 but
 not later than #a week after the date  
on which the submission was received4   

7i7 ,notices and reports of the         
,commission  7#a7 ,notices ,of ,and     
,reports ,on ,activities ,the           
,commission shall publish1 in the       
,federal ,register and on the website of
 the ,commission-- 7,a7 notices in      
advance of all public meetings1         
hearings1 and classifications under     
subsection 7h7 informing the public of  
the basis1 purpose1 and procedures for  
the meeting1 hearing1 or classification2
 and  7,b7 reports after the conclusion 
of any public meeting1 hearing1 or      
classification under subsection 7h7     
summarizing in detail the basis1        
purpose1 and substance of the meeting1  
hearing1 or classification4  7#b7       
,annual reports to ,congress ,each year1
 beginning on the date that is #a year  
after the date on which all ,commission 
members have been confirmed by the      
,senate1 the ,commission shall submit a 
report simultaneously to each ,house of 
,congress detailing the activities of   
the ,commission for the previous year1  

and listing all rules and sets of rules 
classified under subsection 7h7 during  
that year4 ,for each rule or set of     
rules so listed1 the ,commission shall--
  7,a7 identify the agency that made the
 rule or set of rules2  7,b7 identify   
the annual cost of the rule or set of   
rules to the ,united ,states economy and
 the basis upon which the ,commission   
identified that cost2  7,c7 identify    
whether the rule or set of rules was    
classified under clause 7i7 or clause   
7ii7 of subsection 7h77#d77;,a72  7,d7  
identify the criteria under subsection  
7h77#b7 that caused the classification  
of the rule or set of rules and the     
basis upon which the ,commission        
determined that those criteria were met2
  7,e7 for each rule or set of rules    
listed under the criteria set forth in  
subparagraph 7,b71 7,d71 7,f71 7,g71 or 
7,h7 of subsection 7h77#b71 or other    
criteria established by the ,commission 
under subparagraph 7,i7 of such         
subsection under which the ,commission  

evaluated alternatives to the rule or   
set of rules that could lead to lower   
regulatory costs1 identify alternatives 
to the rule or set of rules that the    
,commission recommends the agency       
consider as replacements for the rule or
 set of rules and the basis on which the
 ,commission rests the recommendations1 
and1 in identifying such alternatives1  
emphasize alternatives that will achieve
 regulatory effectiveness at the lowest 
cost and with the lowest adverse impacts
 on jobs2  7,f7 for each rule or set of 
rules listed under the criteria set     
forth in subsection 7h77#b77;,e71 the   
other ,federal1 ,state1 or local        
governmental rules that the ,commission 
found the rule or set of rules to       
overlap1 duplicate1 or conflict with1   
and the basis for the findings of the   
,commission2 and  7,g7 in the case of   
each set of rules so listed1 analyze    
whether ,congress should also consider  
repeal of the statutory authority       
implemented by the set of rules4  7#c7  

,final report ,not later than the date  
on which the ,commission members'       
appointments expire1 the ,commission    
shall submit a final report             
simultaneously to each ,house of        
,congress summarizing all activities and
 recommendations of the ,commission1    
including a list of all rules or sets of
 rules the ,commission classified under 
clause 7i7 of subsection 7h77#d77;,a7   
for immediate action to repeal1 a       
separate list of all rules or sets of   
rules the ,commission classified under  
clause 7ii7 of subsection 7h77#d77;,a7  
for repeal1 and with regard to each rule
 or set of rules listed on either list1 
the information described in            
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7 of      
subsection 7h77#b74 ,this report may be 
included in the final annual report of  
the ,commission under paragraph 7#b7 and
 may include the ,commission's          
recommendation whether the ,commission  
should be reauthorized by ,congress4    
7j7 ,repeal of regulations2             

,congressional consideration of         
commission reports  7#a7 ,in general    
,subject to paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 the   
head of each agency with authority to   
repeal a rule or set of rules classified
 by the ,commission under subsection    
7h77#d77;,a77i7 for immediate action to 
repeal and newly listed as such in an   
annual or final report of the           
,commission under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7
 of subsection 7i7 shall repeal the rule
 or set of rules as recommended by the  
,commission within #fj days after the   
enactment of a joint resolution under   
paragraph 7#b7 for approval of the      
recommendations of the ,commission in   
the report2 and  7,b7 the head of each  
agency with authority to repeal a rule  
or set of rules classified by the       
,commission under subsection            
7h77#d77;,a77ii7 for repeal and newly   
listed as such in an annual or final    
report of the ,commission under         
paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of subsection 7i7
 shall repeal the rule or set of rules  

as recommended by the ,commission       
pursuant to section #bja1 following the 
enactment of a joint resolution under   
paragraph 7#b7 for approval of the      
recommendations of the ,commission in   
the report4  7#b7 ,congressional        
approval procedures  7,a7 ,definition   
,for purposes of this subsection1 the   
term joint resolution means only a joint
 resolution-- 7i7 which is introduced   
after the date on which the ,commission 
transmits to ,congress under paragraph  
7#b7 or 7#c7 of subsection 7i7 the      
report containing the recommendations to
 which the joint resolution pertains2   
7ii7 which does not have a preamble2    
7iii7 the matter after the resolving    
clause of which is only as follows3     
,that ,congress approves the            
recommendations for repeal of the       
,retrospective ,regulatory ,review      
,commission as submitted by the         
,commission on 1 the blank space being  
filled in with the appropriate date2 and
  7iv7 the title of which is as follows3

 ,approving recommendations for repeal  
of the ,retrospective ,regulatory       
,review ,commission44  7,b7             
,introduction of joint resolution ,not  
later than #e session days after the    
date on which a ,house of ,congress     
receives a report transmitted to        
,congress under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7  
of subsection 7i71 the majority leader  
of that ,house 7or his or her respective
 designee7 shall introduce1 by request1 
a joint resolution described in         
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,referral of   
joint resolution  7i7 ,in general ,a    
joint resolution introduced under       
subparagraph 7,b7 shall be referred to--
 7,i7 the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate1 in the case of a joint     
resolution introduced in the ,senate2   
and  7,,ii7 the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform1 in the case of
 a joint resolution introduced in the   
,house of ,representatives4  7ii7       
,report to full ,house ,not later than  

#cj days after the date on which a joint
 resolution is introduced under         
subparagraph 7,b71 the committees to    
which the joint resolution has been     
referred under clause 7i7 shall each    
report the joint resolution--  7,i7     
without any revision or amendment2 and  
7,,ii7 with a favorable recommendation1 
an unfavorable recommendation1 or       
without recommendation4  7iii7 ,failure 
to report ,if a committee fails to      
report a joint resolution within the    
period described in clause 7ii71 the    
committee shall be automatically        
discharged from consideration of the    
joint resolution and the joint          
resolution shall be placed on the       
appropriate calendar4  7,d7 ,senate     
procedures  7i7 ,in general ,in the     
,senate1 when the committee to which a  
joint resolution described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 is referred has       
reported the joint resolution under     
subparagraph 7,c77ii71 or when the      
committee is discharged under           

subparagraph 7,c77iii7 from further     
consideration of the joint resolution1  
it is at any time thereafter in order   
for a motion to proceed to consideration
 of the joint resolution1 and all points
 of order against the joint resolution  
and against consideration of the joint  
resolution are waived4  7ii7 ,debate on 
motion to proceed ,in the ,senate1 the  
motion to proceed to the joint          
resolution is non-debatable and is not  
subject to amendment1 a motion to       
postpone1 or to a motion to proceed to  
the consideration of other business4 ,a 
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,a vote on the   
motion to proceed shall occur upon the  
expiration or yielding back of the time 
for debate without any further debate or
 any intervening motion or other action4
 ,repeated motions to proceed to the    
joint resolution are in order1 if       
necessary4 ,if a motion to proceed to   
the consideration of the joint          

resolution is agreed to1 the joint      
resolution shall remain the unfinished  
business of the ,senate until disposed  
of4  7iii7 ,debate on joint resolution  
,in the ,senate1 debate on the joint    
resolution shall be limited to not more 
than #cj hours1 which shall be divided  
equally between those favoring and those
 opposing the joint resolution4 ,an     
amendment to the joint resolution or any
 motion1 including a motion to recommit1
 is not in order4  7iv7 ,vote on final  
passage ,in the ,senate1 the third      
reading of the joint resolution shall be
 considered to have occurred and a vote 
on final passage shall occur immediately
 upon the expiration or yielding back of
 the time for debate without any        
intervening motion or other action4  7v7
 ,veto override  7,i7 ,in general ,if   
the ,president vetoes a joint resolution
 described in subparagraph 7,a71 in the 
,senate1 upon receipt of the veto       
message from the ,president or the      
,house of ,representatives1 the veto    

message shall be considered as read1    
printed in the ,congressional ,record1  
and entered in the ,senate ,journal4    
,the ,senate shall immediately proceed  
to consideration of whether to pass the 
joint resolution1 the objections of the 
,president notwithstanding4  7,,ii7     
,debate ,in the ,senate1 debate on a    
veto message shall be limited to not    
more than #cj hours1 which shall be     
divided equally between those favoring  
and those opposing the joint resolution1
 and any motion1 including a motion to  
table1 to refer to a committee1 or to   
proceed to another measure1 is not in   
order4  7,,iii7 ,vote ,in the ,senate1 a
 vote to override a veto shall occur    
immediately upon the expiration or      
yielding back of the time for debate    
without any intervening motion or other 
action4  7,e7 ,house of ,representatives
 procedures  7i7 ,in general ,in the    
,house of ,representatives1 the ,speaker
 of the ,house of ,representatives shall
 declare the ,house resolved into a     

,committee of the ,whole immediately    
after approval of the ,journal on the   
day after the committee to which a joint
 resolution described in subparagraph   
7,a7 was referred reports the joint     
resolution under subparagraph 7,c77ii7  
or is discharged from consideration of  
the joint resolution under subparagraph 
7,c77iii74 ,all points of order against 
the joint resolution and against        
consideration of the joint resolution   
are waived4  7ii7 ,debate ,in the ,house
 of ,representatives1 debate on the     
joint resolution shall be limited to not
 more than #cj hours1 which shall be    
divided equally between those favoring  
and those opposing the joint resolution4
 ,an amendment to the joint resolution  
or any motion1 including a motion to    
recommit1 is not in order4 ,when the    
joint resolution is called up1 the      
previous question shall be considered as
 ordered to its passage without         
intervening motion upon the expiration  
or yielding back of the time for debate 

without any further debate or           
intervening motion or other action4     
7,f7 ,procedures with duplicate joint   
resolutions ,if1 before passing a joint 
resolution described in subparagraph    
7,a71 #a ,house of ,congress receives   
from the other a joint resolution having
 the same text1 then--  7i7 the joint   
resolution of the other ,house shall not
 be referred to a committee2 and  7ii7  
the receiving ,house shall consider the 
joint resolution of the other ,house as 
if the committee of the receiving ,house
 to which the joint resolution would    
have been referred to under subparagraph
 7,c77i7 had reported the joint         
resolution under subparagraph 7,c77ii7  
or was discharged from consideration of 
the joint resolution under subparagraph 
7,c77iii74  7#c7 ,reissuance of rules   
7,a7 ,no substantially similar rule to  
be reissued ,a rule that is repealed    
under paragraph 7#a7 or section #bja may
 not be reissued in substantially the   
same form1 and a new rule that is       

substantially the same as such a rule   
may not be issued1 unless the reissued  
or new rule is specifically authorized  
by a law enacted after the date of the  
joint resolution approving the          
recommendation of the ,commission to    
repeal the original rule4  7,b7 ,agency 
to ensure avoidance of similar defects  
,an agency1 in making any new rule to   
implement statutory authority previously
 implemented by a rule repealed under   
paragraph 7#a7 or section #bja1 shall   
assure that--  7i7 the new rule does not
 result in the same adverse effects of  
the repealed rule that caused the       
,commission to recommend to ,congress   
the repeal of the latter2 and  7ii7 the 
new rule will not result in new adverse 
effects of the kind described in the    
criteria specified under subsection     
7h77#b74  7k7 ,website  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,commission shall establish a     
public website that-- 7,a7 uses current 
information technology to make records  
available on the website2  7,b7 provides

 information in a standard data format2 
and  7,c7 receives and publishes public 
comments4  7#b7 ,publishing of          
information ,any information required to
 be made available on the website       
established under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be published in a timely manner and     
accessible by the public on the website 
at no cost4  7#c7 ,record of public     
meetings and hearings ,all records of   
public meetings and hearings shall be   
published on the website established    
under paragraph 7#a7 as soon as         
possible1 but not later than #a week    
after the date on which such public     
meeting or hearing occurred4  7#d7      
,public comments ,the ,commission shall 
publish on the website established under
 paragraph 7#a7 all public comments and 
submissions4  7#e7 ,notices ,the        
,commission shall publish on the website
 established under paragraph 7#a7       
notices of all public meetings and      
hearings not later than #a week before  
the date on which such public meeting or

 hearing occurs4  7l7 ,applicability of 
the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act  
7#a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise   
provided in this ,act1 the ,commission  
shall be subject to the provisions of   
the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7#b7 ,advisory   
committee management officer ,the       
,commission shall not be subject to the 
control of any ,advisory ,committee     
,management ,officer designated under   
section #h7;b7 of the ,federal ,advisory
 ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  
7#c7 ,subcommittee ,any subcommittee of 
the ,commission shall be treated as the 
,commission for purposes of the ,federal
 ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4
 ,app474  7#d7 ,charter ,the enactment  
of this ,act shall be considered to meet
 the requirements of the ,commission    
under section #i7;c7 of the ,federal    
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app474  7m7 ,termination ,the          
,commission shall terminate on the later
 of-- 7#a7 the date that is #e years and

 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this ,act2 or  7#b7 #e years after   
the date on which the terms of all      
members of the ,commission have         
commenced4  7n7 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to the         
,commission to carry out this title1 but
 not more than #cj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7       
,availability ,any sums appropriated    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall remain       
available1 without fiscal year          
limitation1 until the earlier of--  7,a7
 the date on which such sums are        
expended2 or  7,b7 the date on which the
 ,commission terminates4  ,,ii          
,regulatory ,cut-,go  #bja4 ,cut-go     
procedures  7a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in section #aja7;j77#b71       
section #bjb1 or subsection 7b7 of this 
section1 when an agency makes a new     
rule1 the agency shall repeal rules or  
sets of rules of that agency classified 
by the ,commission under section        

#aja7;h77#d77;,a77ii71 such that the    
annual costs of the new rule to the     
,united ,states economy is offset by    
such repeals1 in an amount equal to or  
greater than the cost of the new rule1  
based on the regulatory cost reductions 
of repeal identified by the ,commission4
  7b7 ,alternative procedure  7#a7 ,in  
general ,an agency may1 alternatively1  
repeal rules or sets of rules of that   
agency classified by the ,commission    
under section #aja7;h77#d77;,a77ii7     
prior to the time specified in          
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,application of   
reduction of cost ,if an agency repeals 
a rule or set of rules under paragraph  
7#a7 and thereby reduces the annual1    
inflation-adjusted cost of the rule or  
set of rules to the ,united ,states     
economy1 the agency may thereafter apply
 the reduction in regulatory costs1     
based on the regulatory cost reductions 
of repeal identified by the ,commission1
 to meet1 in whole or in part1 the      
regulatory cost reduction required under

 subsection 7a7 to be made at the time  
the agency promulgates a new rule4  7c7 
,achievement of full net cost reductions
  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the      
provisions of paragraph 7#b71 an agency 
may offset the costs of a new rule or   
set of rules by repealing a rule or set 
of rules listed by the ,commission under
 section #aja7;h77#d77;,a77ii7 that     
implement the same statutory authority  
as the new rule or set of rules4  7#b7  
,limitation ,when using the authority   
provided in paragraph 7#a71 the agency  
shall achieve a net reduction in costs  
imposed by the body of rules of the     
agency 7including the new rule or set of
 rules7 that is equal to or greater than
 the cost of the new rule or set of     
rules to be promulgated1 including1     
whenever necessary1 by repealing        
additional rules of the agency listed by
 the ,commission under section          
#aja7;h77#d77;,a77ii74  #bjb4           
,applicability ,an agency shall no      
longer be subject to the requirements of

 sections #bja and #bjc beginning on the
 date on which there is no rule or set  
of rules of the agency classified by the
 ,commission under section              
#aja7;h77#d77;,a77ii7 that has not been 
repealed such that all regulatory cost  
reductions identified by the ,commission
 to be achievable through repeal have   
been achieved4  #bjc4 ,,oira            
certification of cost calculations  7a7 
,in general ,the ,administrator shall   
review and certify the accuracy of      
agency determinations of the costs of   
new rules under section #bja4  7b7      
,inclusion ,the certification described 
in subsection 7a7 shall be included in  
the administrative record of the        
relevant rulemaking by the agency       
promulgating the rule1 and the          
,administrator shall transmit a copy of 
the certification to ,congress when the 
,administrator transmits the            
certification to the agency4  ,,iii     
,retrospective ,review of ,new ,rules   
#cja4 ,plan for future review  7a7 ,in  

general ,when an agency makes a rule1   
the agency shall include in the final   
issuance of such rule a plan for the    
review of such rule by not later than   
#aj years after the date such rule is   
made4  7b7 ,review of major rules ,in   
the case of a major rule of an agency1  
the plan for review under subsection 7a7
 shall be substantially similar to the  
review by the ,commission under section 
#aja7;h74  7c7 ,review other rules ,in  
the case of a rule of an agency other   
than a major rule1 the plan for review  
under subsection 7a7 shall include other
 procedures and standards to enable the 
agency to determine whether to repeal or
 amend the rule to eliminate unnecessary
 regulatory costs to the economy4  7d7  
,public comment on plan ,whenever       
feasible1 an agency shall include a     
proposed plan for review of a proposed  
rule under subsection 7a7 in the notice 
of proposed rulemaking for the rule and 
shall receive public comment on the     
plan4  ,,iv ,judicial review2 effective 

date  #dja4 ,judicial review  7a7       
,immediate repeals ,agency compliance   
with paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 of section
 #aja7;j7 shall be subject to judicial  
review under chapter #g of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,cut-,go    
procedures ,agency compliance with title
 ,,ii shall be subject to judicial      
review under chapter #g of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7c7 ,plans for  
future review ,agency compliance with   
section #cja shall be subject to        
judicial review under chapter #g of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  #djb4 
,effective date ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4