,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bf1       
#bjai,mr4 ,luetkemeyer 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4      
,budd1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1  
,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of      
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,hill of        
,arkansas1 and ,mr4 ,zeldin7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a       
guidance clarity statement on certain   
agency guidance1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,guidance ,clarity ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,guidance clarity statement 
required  7a7 ,in general ,the head of  
each agency shall include a guidance    
clarity statement as described in       
subsection 7b7 on any guidance issued by
 that agency on and after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7        
,guidance clarity statement ,a guidance 
clarity statement required under        

subsection 7a7 shall be displayed       
prominently on the first page of the    
document and shall include the          
following3 ,this guidance does not have 
the force and effect of law and         
therefore does not establish any rights 
or obligations for any person and is not
 binding on the agency or the public4   
,if this guidance suggests how regulated
 entities may comply with applicable    
statutes or regulations1 noncompliance  
with this guidance does not conclusively
 establish a violation of applicable    
law44  7c7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3  7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,guidance ,the term
 guidance means an agency statement of  
general applicability1 intended to have 
a future effect on the behavior of      
regulated parties1 that sets forth a    
policy on a statutory1 regulatory1 or   
technical issue1 or an interpretation of
 a statute or regulation1 but does not  

include--  7,a7 a rule promulgated      
pursuant to notice and comment under    
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7,b7 a rule exempt from 
rulemaking requirements under section   
#eec7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code2  7,c7 a rule of agency           
organization1 procedure1 or practice2   
7,d7 a decision of an agency            
adjudication under section #eed of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any      
similar statutory provision2  7,e7      
internal guidance directed to the       
issuing agency or other agency that is  
not intended to have a substantial      
future effect on the behavior of        
regulated parties2 or  7,f7 internal    
executive branch legal advice or legal  
opinions addressed to executive branch  
officials4  7#c7 ,rule ,the term rule   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4