,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #c #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajjd ,report ,no4 #aae-ae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ac1 #bjag ,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 and ,mr4 ,farenthold7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,february #ba1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,mitchell1 and ,mr4 ,peterson ,february #ba1 #bjag ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #c of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require the publication of information relating to pending agency regulatory actions1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,regulatory ,integrity ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,publication of information relating to pending regulatory actions 7a7 ,amendment ,chapter #c of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #cjf the following new section3 #cjg4 ,information regarding pending agency regulatory action 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency regulatory action ,the term agency regulatory action means guidance1 policy statement1 directive1 rule making1 or adjudication issued by an ,executive agency4 7#b7 ,public communication ,the term public communication-- 7,a7 means any method 7including written1 oral1 or electronic7 of disseminating information to the public1 including an agency statement 7written or verbal71 blog1 video1 audio recording1 or other social media message2 and 7,b7 does not include a notice published in the ,federal ,register pursuant to section #eec or any requirement to publish pursuant to this section4 7#c7 ,rule making ,the term rule making has the meaning given that term under section #eea4 7b7 ,information ,to be posted online 7#a7 ,requirement ,the head of each ,executive agency shall make publicly available in a searchable format in a prominent location either on the website of the ,executive agency or in the rule making docket on ,regulations4gov the following information3 7,a7 ,pending agency regulatory action ,a list of each pending agency regulatory action and with regard to each such action-- 7i7 the date on which the ,executive agency first began to develop or consider the agency regulatory action2 7ii7 the status of the agency regulatory action2 7iii7 an estimate of the date of upon which the agency regulatory action will be final and in effect2 and 7iv7 a brief description of the agency regulatory action4 7,b7 ,public communication ,for each pending agency regulatory action1 a list of each public communication about the pending agency regulatory action issued by the ,executive agency and with regard to each such communication-- 7i7 the date of the communication2 7ii7 the intended audience of the communication2 7iii7 the method of communication2 and 7iv7 a copy of the original communication4 7#b7 ,period ,the head of each ,executive agency shall publish the information required under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 not later than #bd hours after a public communication relating to a pending agency regulatory action is issued and shall maintain the public availability of such information not less than #e years after the date on which the pending agency regulatory action is finalized4 7c7 ,requirements for public communications 7#a7 ,in general ,any public communication issued by an ,executive agency that refers to a pending agency regulatory action-- 7,a7 shall specify whether the ,executive agency is considering alternatives2 7,b7 shall specify whether the ,executive agency is accepting or will be accepting comments2 and 7,c7 shall expressly disclose that the ,executive agency is the source of the information to the intended recipients4 7#b7 ,restriction ,any public communication issued by an ,executive agency that refers to a pending agency regulatory action1 other than an impartial communication that requests comment on or provides information regarding the pending agency regulatory action1 may not-- 7,a7 directly advocate1 in support of or against the pending agency regulatory action1 for the submission of information to form part of the record of review for the pending agency regulatory action2 7,b7 appeal to the public1 or solicit a third party1 to undertake advocacy in support of or against the pending agency regulatory action2 or 7,c7 be directly or indirectly for publicity or propaganda purposes within the ,united ,states unless otherwise authorized by law4 7d7 ,reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,january #ae of each year1 the head of an ,executive agency that communicated about a pending agency regulatory action during the previous fiscal year shall submit to each committee of ,congress with jurisdiction over the activities of the ,executive agency a report indicating-- 7,a7 the number pending agency regulatory actions the ,executive agency issued public communications about during that fiscal year2 7,b7 the average number of public communications issued by the ,executive agency for each pending agency regulatory action during that fiscal year2 7,c7 the #e pending agency regulatory actions with the highest number of public communications issued by the ,executive agency in that fiscal year2 and 7,d7 a copy of each public communication for the pending agency regulatory actions identified in subparagraph 7,c74 7#b7 ,availability of reports ,the head of an ,executive agency that is required to submit a report under paragraph 7#a7 shall make the report publicly available in a searchable format in a prominent location on the website of the ,executive agency4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #c of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding after the item relating to section #cjf the following new item3 #cjg4 ,information regarding pending agency regulatory action4 4 ,february #ba1 #bjag ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed