,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,da9es 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 & ,mr4  
,g>dn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ag5cies to     
publi% ! categorization ( c]ta9 propos$ 
& f9al rules1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,regulatory ,impact ,scale on ! ,economy
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act ( #bjae or !      
,,rise ,small ,bus9ess ,act ( #bjae4    
#b4 ,categorization ( rules ,section    
#eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7  
,categorization ( rules  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,be=e an ag5cy promulgates a propos$ or 
f9al rule t ! ag5cy det]m9es is likely  
to h an annual effect on ! economy ( n  
less ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj1 ! ag5cy %all--   
7,a7 assign ! rule to ! applicable      
category describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 bas$  
on ! highe/ possible annual effect t !  

ag5cy det]m9es ! propos$ or f9al rule is
 likely to h on ! economy2 &  7,b7      
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ! assign$     
category = ! rule4  7#b7 ,categories ,a 
propos$ or f9al rule is a--  7,a7       
category #a rule1 if ! ag5cy det]m9es t 
! rule is likely to result 9 an annual  
effect on ! economy ( n less ?an        
#ajj1jjj1jjj & n m ?an #dii1iii1iii2    
7,b7 category #b rule1 if ! ag5cy       
det]m9es t ! rule is likely to result 9 
an annual effect on ! economy ( n less  
?an #ejj1jjj1jjj & n m ?an #iii1iii1iii2
  7,c7 category #c rule1 if ! ag5cy     
det]m9es t ! rule is likely to result 9 
an annual effect on ! economy ( n less  
?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj & n m ?an            
#d1iii1iii1iii2  7,d7 category #d rule1 
if ! ag5cy det]m9es t ! rule is likely  
to result 9 an annual effect on !       
economy ( n less ?an #e1jjj1jjj1jjj & n 
m ?an #i1iii1iii1iii2 &  7,e7 category  
#e rule1 if ! ag5cy det]m9es t ! rule is
 likely to result 9 an annual effect on 
! economy ( n less ?an #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj4 

7#c7 ,submission to ,,oira ,ea* ag5cy   
%all1 on an annual basis1 submit to !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,in=mation &  
,regulatory ,affairs a li/ ( ! rules1 by
 category1 t ! ag5cy publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al 
,regi/] "u p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ ! prec$+  
ye>4  7#d7 ,publication on ,,oira       
website ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date
 on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice (     
,in=mation & ,regulatory ,affairs       
receives a li/ ( rules f an ag5cy "u    
p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all      
publi% on www4reg9fo4gov--  7,a7 ! li/ (
 rules receiv$ f ! ag5cy "u p>agraph    
7#c72 &  7,b7 an e/imate ( ! co/s &     
b5efits ( ea* rule includ$ on ! li/4  4 
#c4 ,def9+ significant economic impact =
 initial & f9al regulatory flexibility  
analyses ,section #fja ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph #f1 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 
9 p>agraph #g1 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 
#h--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,recordkeep+ & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh ,! & ins]t+ !2 &  7,b7 by 

/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7 ! 
t]m significant economic impact means an
 annual economic effect ( n less ?an    
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