#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dhji  ,,an ,,act  ,to increase access 
to ag5cy guidance docum5ts4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,guidance ,out ,( ,d>kness ,act or !    
,,good ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,x is !      
purpose ( ?is ,act to increase !        
transp>5cy ( ag5cy guidance docum5ts &  
to make guidance docum5ts m readily     
available to ! public4  #c4 ,publication
 ( guidance docum5ts on ! int]net  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,on ! date on :i* an ag5cy     
issues a guidance docum5t1 ! head ( !   
ag5cy %all publi% ! guidance docum5t 9  
accordance ) subsection 7c74  7b7       
,previ\sly issu$ guidance docum5ts ,)   
respect to any guidance docum5t issu$ by
 an ag5cy be=e ! effective date ( ?is   
,act t is 9 effect on ! effective date (
 ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all meet 
! requirem5ts ( subsection 7c74  7c7    
,s+le location ,! head ( ea* ag5cy %all3
 7#a7 ,publi% any guidance docum5t issu$
 by ! ag5cy 9 a s+le location on an     
onl9e portal designat$ by ! ,director ( 

! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget4  7#b7  
,) respect to a guidance docum5t issu$  
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 to ! guidance docum5t publi%$ pursuant 
to p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,ensure t any   
guidance docum5t publi%$ pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#a7 is--  7,a7 cle>ly id5tifi$
 z a guidance docum5t2  7,b7 sort$ into 
subcategories1 z appropriate2  7,c7     
publi%$ 9 a ma*9e-readable & op5 =mat2 &
  7,d7 se>*able4  7#d7 ,ensure t any    
hyp]l9k describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 be     
prom95tly display$ on ! onl9e portal ( !
 ag5cy4  7d7 ,resc9d$ guidance docum5ts 
,n lat] ?an ! date on :i* a guidance    
docum5t issu$ by an ag5cy is resc9d$1 ! 
head ( ! ag5cy %all on ! onl9e portal   
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#a7--  7#a7   
ma9ta9 a copy ( ! resc9d$ guidance      
docum5t2 &  7#b7 indicate--  7,a7 t !   
guidance docum5t is resc9d$2 &  7,b7 !  
date on :i* ! guidance docum5t 0        
resc9d$4  7e7 ,deadl9e to designate     
portal ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date 

( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all     
designate an onl9e portal 9 accordance )
 subsection 7c77#a74  #d4 ,rules (      
con/ruction  7a7 ,guidance docum5ts ,9  
?is ,act1 ! t]m guidance docum5t %all be
 con/ru$ broadly4  7b7 ,congressional   
review ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$  
to affect :e!r a guidance docum5t       
qualifies z a rule = purposes ( *apt] #h
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #e4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,ag5cy ,!
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section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,guidance docum5t ,! t]m   
guidance docum5t--  7,a7 means an ag5cy 
/atem5t ( g5]al applicability 7o!r ?an a
 rule t has ! =ce & effect ( law        
promulgat$ 9 accordance ) ! notice &    
public proc$ure "u section #eec ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 t-- 7i7 does n 
h ! =ce & effect ( law2 &  7ii7 sets    
=?-- 7,i7 an ag5cy decision or a policy 
on a /atutory1 regulatory1 or te*nical  
issue2 or  7,,ii7 an int]pretation ( a  

/atutory or regulatory issue2 &  7,b7   
may include any ( ! foll[+3  7i7 ,a     
memor&um4  7ii7 ,a notice4  7iii7 ,a    
bullet94  7iv7 ,a directive4  7v7 ,a    
news release4  7vi7 ,a lett]4  7vii7 ,a 
blog po/4  7viii7 ,a no-action lett]4   
7ix7 ,a spee* by an ag5cy (ficial4  7x7 
,an advisory4  7xi7 ,a manual4  7xii7 ,a
 circul>4  7xiii7 ,any comb9ation ( !   
items describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 ?r\gh      
7xii74  7#c7 ,rule ,! t]m rule has !    
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #f4 ,effective
 date ,except z provid$ 9 section       
#c7;e71 ?is ,act %all take effect on !  
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bf1          
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