,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lewis of ,minnesota          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to include   
guidance documents in the congressional 
review process of agency rulemaking4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reforming ,executive ,guidance 
,act of #bjag or as the ,,reg ,act of   
#bjag4  #b4 ,congressional ,review of   
,agency ,rulemaking  7a7 ,guidance      
,documents ,paragraph 7#c7 of section   
#hjd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended to read as follows3  7#c7   
,the term rule-- 7,a7 has the meaning   
given such term in section #eea1 except 
that such term does not include 7except 
as otherwise provided in subparagraph   
7,b77--  7i7 any rule of particular     
applicability1 including a rule that    
approves or prescribes for the future   

rates1 wages1 prices1 services1 or      
allowances therefor1 corporate or       
financial structures1 reorganizations1  
mergers1 or acquisitions thereof1 or    
accounting practices or disclosures     
bearing on any of the foregoing2  7ii7  
any rule relating to agency management  
or personnel2 or  7iii7 any rule of     
agency organization1 procedure1 or      
practice that does not substantially    
affect the rights or obligations of     
non-agency parties2 and  7,b7 includes  
guidance documents4  4  7b7 ,significant
 ,guidance ,documents ,paragraph 7#b7 of
 section #hjd of such title is amended  
to read as follows3  7#b7 ,the term     
major rule-- 7,a7 means any rule that   
the ,administrator of the ,office of    
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
finds has resulted in or is likely to   
result in--  7i7 an annual effect on the
 economy of #ajj1jjj1jjj or more2  7ii7 
a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers1 individual industries1       

,federal1 ,state1 or local government   
agencies1 or geographic regions2 or     
7iii7 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 and  7,b7 includes  
significant guidance documents4  ,the   
term does not include any rule          
promulgated under the                   
,telecommunications ,act of #aiif and   
the amendments made by that ,act4  4    
7c7 ,definitions ,section #hjd of such  
title is amended by adding at the end   
the following new paragraphs3  7#d7 ,the
 term guidance document means a         
statement of general applicability and  
future effect1 other than a regulatory  
action1 issued by a ,federal agency that
 sets forth--  7,a7 a policy on a       
statutory1 regulatory1 or technical     
issue2 or  7,b7 an interpretation of a  
statutory or regulatory issue4  7#e7    

,the term significant guidance          
document-- 7,a7 means a guidance        
document disseminated to regulated      
entities or the general public that may 
reasonably be anticipated to--  7i7 lead
 to an annual effect of #ajj1jjj1jjj or 
more1 or adversely affect in a material 
way the economy1 a sector of the        
economy1 productivity1 competition1     
employment1 the environment1 public     
health or safety1 or ,state1 local1 or  
tribal governments or communities2  7ii7
 create a serious inconsistency1 or     
otherwise interfere1 with an action     
taken or planned by another ,federal    
agency2  7iii7 materially alter the     
budgetary impact of any entitlement1    
grant1 user fees1 or loan programs1 or  
the rights or obligations of recipients 
thereof2 or  7iv7 raise novel legal or  
policy issues arising out of legal      
mandates2 and  7,b7 does not include any
 guidance document--  7i7 on regulations
 issued in accordance with section #eef 
or #eeg of title #e1 ,united ,states    

,code2  7ii7 that pertains to a military
 or foreign affairs function of the     
,united ,states1 other than procurement 
regulations and regulations involving   
the import or export of non-defense     
articles and services2  7iii7 on        
regulations that are limited to the     
organization1 management1 or personnel  
matters of a ,federal agency2 or  7iv7  
belonging to a category of guidance     
documents exempted by the ,administrator
 of the ,office of ,information and     
,regulatory ,affairs4  4  #c4           
,definition of rule to include          
significant guidance for purposes of    
rulemaking ,section #eea7d7 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
inserting before the semicolon at the   
end the following3 1 as well as         
significant guidance 7as such term is   
defined in section #hjd7e774