,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djad ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #aa1 #bjag,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 and ,mr4 ,doggett7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #e of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require publication of information relating to regulatory conflicts of interest1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,determining if ,regulatory ,actions are in the ,interest of the ,nation or the ,swamp ,act of #bjag or as the ,,drain the ,swamp ,act of #bjag 4 #b4 ,requiring ,greater ,transparency for ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #e of title #e is amended by inserting after chapter #f1 the following new chapter3 #f;,a ,publication of ,information ,relating to ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest #fea4 ,agency ,submission to ,comptroller ,general4 #feb4 ,definitions4 #fea4 ,agency ,submission to ,comptroller ,general 7a7 ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest ,the head of each agency shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states in such a manner as the ,comptroller ,general may reasonably require1 for each major rule that the agency proposes or finalizes1 an assessment and quantification of any regulatory conflict of interest pertaining to that major rule4 7b7 ,exception ,nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules which an agency for good cause finds 7and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefor in the rules issued7 that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable1 unnecessary1 or contrary to the public interest4 7c7 ,major rules ,before a major rule may take effect1 the ,federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general and publish in the ,federal ,register a report pursuant to subsection 7a74 #feb4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3 7#a7 ,agency2 rule2 rule making ,the terms agency1 rule1 and rule making have the meanings given those terms in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,major rule ,the term major rule has the meaning given that term in section #hjd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,regulatory conflict of interest ,the term regulatory conflict of interest means a major rule that has a substantial pecuniary benefit to a covered person4 7#d7 ,covered person ,the term covered person means the ,president1 senior advisors to the ,president1 including special advisors that do not receive an official salary1 the head of the agency issuing the rule1 the director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 the ,administrator of the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs1 or any individual who serves on a ,regulatory ,reform ,task ,force established by section #c of ,executive ,order #acggg4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of chapters for part ,i of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter #e1 the following3 #f4,the ,analysis of ,regulatory ,functions #fja #f;,a4,publication of ,information ,relating to ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest#fea 4 #c4 ,,acus study and report on regulatory capture 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrative ,conference of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study on-- 7#a7 compliance by ,federal agencies with this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act2 and 7#b7 effective measures to minimize regulatory capture4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrative ,conference of the ,united ,states shall submit a report to ,congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection 7a74 #d4 ,judicial ,review 7a7 ,agency statements on ,regulatory ,conflicts of ,interest 7#a7 ,in general ,compliance or noncompliance by any agency with the provisions of this section shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with this section4 7#b7 ,limited review of agency compliance or noncompliance 7,a7 ,in general ,agency compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this section shall be subject to judicial review only under section #gjf7a7 of title #e1 and only as provided under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,failure to prepare written statement ,if an agency fails to prepare the written statement 7including the preparation of the estimates1 analyses1 statements1 or descriptions7 under this section1 a court may compel the agency to prepare such written statement4 7#c7 ,review of agency rules ,in any judicial review under any other ,federal law of an agency rule for which a written statement is required under this section1 the inadequacy or failure to prepare such statement shall not be used as a basis for staying1 enjoining1 invalidating or otherwise affecting such agency rule4 7#d7 ,certain information as part of record ,any information generated under this section that is part of the rule making record for judicial review under the provisions of any other ,federal law may be considered as part of the record for judicial review conducted under such other provisions of ,federal law4 7#e7 ,application of other ,federal law ,for any petition under paragraph 7#b7 the provisions of such other ,federal law shall control all other matters1 such as exhaustion of administrative remedies1 the time for and manner of seeking review and venue1 except that if such other ,federal law does not provide a limitation on the time for filing a petition for judicial review that is less than #a year1 such limitation shall be #a year after a final rule is promulgated by the appropriate agency4 7b7 ,judicial review and rule of construction ,except as provided in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 any information submitted under this section shall not be subject to judicial review2 and 7#b7 no provision of this ,act shall be construed to create any right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 enforceable by any person in any administrative or judicial action4 #e4 ,definitions ,terms used in this ,act have the meaning given such terms in section #feb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act shall take effect beginning on the date of enactment shall apply only to any agency rule for which a general notice of proposed rule making is made on or after such date4