,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjjf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gosar introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states to issue regulatory scorecards to agencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,regulatory ,report ,card ,act4 #b4 ,regulatory scorecard 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this section1 and every #b years thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general shall issue to each agency1 and provide contemporaneously to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 a regulatory scorecard that assesses the regulatory activities conducted by each such agency-- 7#a7 over the life of each such agency2 and 7#b7 in prior #b years4 7b7 ,public publication ,not later than #a month after scorecard is issued under subsection 7a71 such scorecard shall be made available to the public on a website of the ,comptroller ,general4 7c7 ,requirement ,to testify ,except as provided by the ,chair of the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,chair of the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 as applicable1 not later than #f months after the scorecard is made available to the public under subsection 7a71 an official who oversees the regulatory policy of an agency1 or a spokesperson of that agency1 shall testify to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate on-- 7#a7 the most recent regulatory scorecard issued for the agency2 and 7#b7 any action taken by the agency to improve such scorecard4 7d7 ,regulations ,the ,comptroller ,general may issue regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrative ,procedure ,act ,the term ,administrative ,procedure ,act means subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,comptroller ,general ,the term ,comptroller ,general means the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,covered question 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the term covered question means a question as follows3 7i7 ,is your agency in compliance with ,executive ,order #acgga 7requiring agencies to remove two regulations for every one proposed regulation71 or any successor order8 7ii7 ,is your agency in compliance with ,executive ,order #acggg 7requiring regulatory reform officer and task force for each agency71 or any successor order8 7iii7 ,does your agency estimate and publicly disclose-- 7,i7 the estimated annual cost to the overall economy of the ,united ,states of all regulations issued by agency1 including any guidance document issued by the agency2 and 7,,ii7 the annual cost to the agency of enforcing such regulations8 7iv7 ,are all formal regulations issued after the date of the enactment of this ,act but within the prior #b years1 under sections #eef and #eeg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 in compliance with the ,administrative ,procedure ,act8 7v7 ,are all hybrid regulations issued after the date of the enactment of this ,act but within the prior #b years1 under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 in compliance with the ,administrative ,procedure ,act1 and any other procedural requirements under applicable law8 7vi7 ,are all informal regulations issued after the date of the enactment of this ,act but within the prior #b years1 under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 in compliance with the ,administrative ,procedure ,act8 7vii7 ,does your agency publicly disclose all regulatory guidance in a centralized web-based location8 7viii7 ,does your agency submit a copy of a regulation to ,congress and the ,comptroller ,general1 in accordance with chapter #h of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,congressional ,review ,act78 7ix7 ,does your agency include sunset provisions on a majority of regulations issued after the date of the enactment of this ,act but within the prior #b years8 7x7 ,does your agency publicly disclose the cost incurred by ,states and municipalities in complying with regulations issued by the agency8 7xi7 ,does your agency submit all significant regulatory actions to the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs for review in compliance with ,executive ,order #abhff1 or any successor order8 7xii7 ,does your agency allow for public notice and comment on regulatory guidance8 7xiii7 ,does your agency submit copies of regulatory guidance to ,congress and the ,comptroller ,general8 7,b7 ,discretion ,the following shall not be considered a covered question if the ,executive order that is the subject of the question is rescinded3 7i7 ,the question described under clause 7i74 7ii7 ,the question described under clause 7ii74 7iii7 ,the question described under clause 7xi74 7#e7 ,economic ,impact ,score ,the term economic impact score means a score calculated by the ,comptroller ,general on the basis of-- 7,a7 the ongoing impact score1 calculated by-- 7i7 determining the total estimated cost incurred by individuals and entities over the life of the agency in complying with regulations issued by the agency2 and 7ii7 dividing such cost by the total number of regulations issued by the agency over the life of the agency2 and 7,b7 the term economic impact score1 calculated by-- 7i7 determining the total estimated cost incurred by individuals and entities in the prior two years in complying with regulations issued by the agency2 and 7ii7 dividing such cost by the total number of regulations issued by the agency in the prior two years4 7#f7 ,guidance document ,the term guidance document-- 7,a7 means an agency statement of general applicability 7other than a regulation that has the force and effect of law promulgated in accordance with the notice and public procedure under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 that-- 7i7 does not have the force and effect of law2 and 7ii7 sets forth-- 7,i7 an agency decision or a policy on a statutory1 regulatory1 or technical issue2 or 7,,ii7 an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue2 and 7,b7 may include any of the following3 7i7 ,a memorandum4 7ii7 ,a notice4 7iii7 ,a bulletin4 7iv7 ,a directive4 7v7 ,a news release4 7vi7 ,a letter4 7vii7 ,a blog post4 7viii7 ,a no-action letter4 7ix7 ,a speech by an agency official4 7x7 ,an advisory4 7xi7 ,a manual4 7xii7 ,a circular4 7xiii7 ,any combination of the items described in clauses 7i7 through 7xii74 7#g7 ,regulation ,the term regulation-- 7,a7 means an agency statement of general applicability and future effect1 which the agency intends to have the force and effect of law1 that is designed to implement1 interpret1 or prescribe law or policy or to describe the procedure or practice requirements of an agency2 7,b7 includes regulations issued pursuant to-- 7i7 an informal rulemaking under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7ii7 a formal rulemaking under sections #eef and #eeg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7iii7 any combination of the informal rulemaking described in clause 7i7 and the formal rulemaking described in clause 7ii72 and 7,c7 does not include-- 7i7 regulations that pertain 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 7ii7 regulations or regulations that are limited to agency organization1 management1 or personnel matters2 or 7iii7 any other category of regulations exempted by the ,administrator of ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs4 7#h7 ,regulatory policy score ,the term regulatory policy score means a score calculated by the ,comptroller ,general by-- 7,a7 adding one point for each affirmative answer provided by an agency to a covered question2 and 7,b7 dividing the total number of points added under subparagraph 7,a7 by the total number of covered questions for which answers are provided by the agency4 7#i7 ,regulatory scorecard ,the term regulatory scorecard means a scorecard that provides an ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 or ,f grade for the regulatory activities of an agency1 determined by the ,comptroller ,general only on the basis of the number that is the average of the regulatory policy score for such agency and the economic impact score for such agency4