,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ddh #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bbif ,report ,no4 #aae-bga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #aa1 #bjah,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,june #g1 #bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to increase access to agency guidance documents4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guidance ,out ,of ,darkness ,act or the ,,good ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,guidance document ,the term guidance document-- 7,a7 means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect that-- 7i7 is designed to implement1 interpret1 or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization1 procedure1 or practice requirements of an agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates1 wages1 corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof1 prices1 facilities1 appliances1 services or allowances therefor or of valuations1 costs1 or accounting1 or practices bearing on any of the foregoing2 and 7ii7 has not been issued through the notice and comment process under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a memorandum2 7ii7 a notice2 7iii7 a bulletin2 7iv7 a directive2 7v7 a news release2 7vi7 a letter2 and 7vii7 a blog post2 and 7,c7 does not include a rule1 as that term is defined in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #c4 ,publication of guidance documents on the ,internet 7a7 ,in general ,on the date on which an agency issues a guidance document1 the agency shall publish the guidance document on the ,internet website of the agency4 7b7 ,previously issued guidance documents ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each agency shall publish on the ,internet website of that agency any guidance document issued by that agency during the #aj-year period ending on the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,single location ,all guidance documents published under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 by an agency shall be published in a single location on the ,internet website of the agency4 7d7 ,rescinded guidance documents ,on the date on which a guidance document issued by an agency is rescinded1 the agency shall-- 7#a7 maintain the rescinded guidance document at the location described in subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 at the location described in subsection 7c71 indicate-- 7,a7 that the guidance document is rescinded2 and 7,b7 the date on which the guidance document was rescinded4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guidance ,out ,of ,darkness ,act or the ,,good ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,guidance document 7,a7 ,definition ,the term guidance document-- 7i7 means an agency statement of general applicability1 other than a rule1 that-- 7,i7 does not have the force and effect of law2 and 7,,ii7 is designated by an agency official as setting forth-- 7aa7 a policy on a statutory1 regulatory1 or technical issue2 or 7bb7 an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue2 and 7ii7 may include-- 7,i7 a memorandum2 7,,ii7 a notice2 7,,iii7 a bulletin2 7,,iv7 a directive2 7,v7 a news release2 7,,vi7 a letter2 7,,vii7 a blog post2 7,,viii7 a no-action letter2 7,,ix7 a speech by an agency official2 and 7,x7 any combination of the items described in subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,ix74 7,b7 ,rule of construction ,the term guidance document-- 7i7 shall be construed broadly to effectuate the purpose and intent of this ,act2 and 7ii7 shall not be limited to the items described in subparagraph 7,a77ii74 #c4 ,publication of guidance documents on the ,internet 7a7 ,in general ,on the date on which an agency issues a guidance document1 the agency shall publish the guidance document in accordance with the requirements under subsection 7c74 7b7 ,previously issued guidance documents ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each agency shall publish1 in accordance with the requirements under subsection 7c71 any guidance document issued by that agency that is in effect on that date4 7c7 ,single location 7#a7 ,in general ,all guidance documents published under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 by an agency shall be published in a single location on the ,internet website under section #bjf7;d7 of the ,e-,government ,act of #bjjb 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja note7 7commonly known as regulations4gov74 7#b7 ,agency ,internet websites ,each agency shall1 for guidance documents published by the agency under subsections 7a7 and 7b71 publish a hyperlink on the ,internet website of the agency that provides access to the guidance documents at the location described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,organization 7,a7 ,in general ,the guidance documents described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7i7 categorized as guidance documents2 and 7ii7 further divided into subcategories as appropriate4 7,b7 ,agency ,internet websites ,the hyperlinks described in paragraph 7#b7 shall be prominently displayed on the ,internet website of the agency4 7d7 ,rescinded guidance documents ,on the date on which a guidance document issued by an agency is rescinded1 the agency shall1 at the location described in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7#a7 maintain the rescinded guidance document2 and 7#b7 indicate-- 7,a7 that the guidance document is rescinded2 and 7,b7 the date on which the guidance document was rescinded4 ,june #g1 #bjah,reported with an amendment