,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjag,mr4
 ,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1    
,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4    
,connolly1 & ,mr4 ,doggett7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d *apt] #e ( title #ca1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to require publication (  
in=mation relat+ to regulatory conflicts
 ( int]e/1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,det]m9+
 if ,regulatory ,actions are 9 ! ,int]e/
 ( ! ,nation or ! ,swamp ,act ( #bjag or
 z ! ,,dra9 ! ,swamp ,act ( #bjag 4  #b4
 ,requir+ ,great] ,transp>5cy =         
,regulatory ,conflicts ( ,int]e/  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #e ( title #e is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] *apt] #f1 ! foll[+ new      
*apt]3  #f;,a ,publication ( ,in=mation 
,relat+ to ,regulatory ,conflicts (     
,int]e/  #fea4 ,ag5cy ,submission to    
,comptroll] ,g5]al4 #feb4 ,def9itions4  
#fea4 ,ag5cy ,submission to ,comptroll] 

,g5]al  7a7 ,regulatory ,conflicts (    
,int]e/ ,! head ( ea* ag5cy %all submit 
to ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates 9 su* a mann] z ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al may reasonably require1 = ea*    
major rule t ! ag5cy proposes or        
f9alizes1 an assessm5t & quantification 
( any regulatory conflict ( int]e/      
p]ta9+ to t major rule4  7b7 ,exception 
,no?+ 9 ?is *apt] %all apply to rules   
:i* an ag5cy = good cause f9ds 7&       
incorporates ! f9d+ & a brief /atem5t ( 
reasons !re= 9 ! rules issu$7 t notice &
 public proc$ure !reon are              
impracticable1 unnecess>y1 or contr>y to
 ! public int]e/4  7c7 ,major rules     
,be=e a major rule may take effect1 !   
,f$]al ag5cy promulgat+ su* rule %all   
submit to ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al & publi% 
9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a report pursuant to 
subsection 7a74  #feb4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is *apt]3 7#a7 ,ag5cy2 rule2 rule mak+ 
,! t]ms ag5cy1 rule1 & rule mak+ h !    
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #eea (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7    

,major rule ,! t]m major rule has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #hjd ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7          
,regulatory conflict ( int]e/ ,! t]m    
regulatory conflict ( int]e/ means a    
major rule t has a sub/antial pecuni>y  
b5efit to a cov]$ p]son4  7#d7 ,cov]$   
p]son ,! t]m cov]$ p]son means !        
,presid5t1 s5ior advisors to !          
,presid5t1 includ+ special advisors t d 
n receive an (ficial sal>y1 ! head ( !  
ag5cy issu+ ! rule1 ! director ( !      
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,in=mation &  
,regulatory ,affairs1 or any individual 
:o s]ves on a ,regulatory ,re=m ,task   
,=ce e/abli%$ by section #c ( ,executive
 ,ord] #acggg4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t 
,! table ( *apt]s = "p ,i ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to *apt] #e1 !       
foll[+3  #f4,! ,analysis ( ,regulatory  
,functions #fja #f;,a4,publication (    
,in=mation ,relat+ to ,regulatory       
,conflicts ( ,int]e/#fea  4  #c4 ,,acus 

/udy & report on regulatory capture  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rative ,conf]5ce ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy on-- 
7#a7 compliance by ,f$]al ag5cies ) ?is 
,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act2 &   
7#b7 effective measures to m9imize      
regulatory capture4  7b7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rative ,conf]5ce ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit a report to   
,congress t conta9s ! f9d+s ( ! /udy    
conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  #d4        
,judicial ,review  7a7 ,ag5cy /atem5ts  
on ,regulatory ,conflicts ( ,int]e/     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,compliance or            
noncompliance by any ag5cy ) !          
provisions ( ?is section %all be subject
 to judicial review only 9 accordance ) 
?is section4  7#b7 ,limit$ review (     
ag5cy compliance or noncompliance  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,ag5cy compliance or           
noncompliance ) ! provisions ( ?is      
section %all be subject to judicial     
review only "u section #gjf7a7 ( title  
#e1 & only z provid$ "u subp>agraph     

7,b74  7,b7 ,failure to prep>e writt5   
/atem5t ,if an ag5cy fails to prep>e !  
writt5 /atem5t 7includ+ ! prep>ation ( !
 e/imates1 analyses1 /atem5ts1 or       
descriptions7 "u ?is section1 a c\rt may
 compel ! ag5cy to prep>e su* writt5    
/atem5t4  7#c7 ,review ( ag5cy rules ,9 
any judicial review "u any o!r ,f$]al   
law ( an ag5cy rule = :i* a writt5      
/atem5t is requir$ "u ?is section1 !    
inadequacy or failure to prep>e su*     
/atem5t %all n be us$ z a basis = /ay+1 
enjo9+1 invalidat+ or o!rwise affect+   
su* ag5cy rule4  7#d7 ,c]ta9 in=mation z
 "p ( record ,any in=mation g5]at$ "u   
?is section t is "p ( ! rule mak+ record
 = judicial review "u ! provisions ( any
 o!r ,f$]al law may be consid]$ z "p ( !
 record = judicial review conduct$ "u   
su* o!r provisions ( ,f$]al law4  7#e7  
,application ( o!r ,f$]al law ,= any    
petition "u p>agraph 7#b7 ! provisions (
 su* o!r ,f$]al law %all control all o!r
 matt]s1 su* z exhau/ion ( adm9i/rative 
rem$ies1 ! "t = & mann] ( seek+ review &

 v5ue1 except t if su* o!r ,f$]al law   
does n provide a limitation on ! "t =   
fil+ a petition = judicial review t is  
less ?an #a ye>1 su* limitation %all be 
#a ye> aft] a f9al rule is promulgat$ by
 ! appropriate ag5cy4  7b7 ,judicial    
review & rule ( con/ruction ,except z   
provid$ 9 subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 any     
in=mation submitt$ "u ?is section %all n
 be subject to judicial review2 &  7#b7 
no provision ( ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ 
to create any "r or b5efit1 sub/antive  
or proc$ural1 en=ceable by any p]son 9  
any adm9i/rative or judicial action4    
#e4 ,def9itions ,t]ms us$ 9 ?is ,act h !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #feb (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #f4     
,effective date  ,?is ,act %all take    
effect beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t %all 
apply only to any ag5cy rule = :i* a    
g5]al notice ( propos$ rule mak+ is made
 on or aft] su* date4