,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjai,ms4     
,ern/ 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require great] transp>5cy = 
,f$]al regulatory decisions t impact    
small bus9esses4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prove ,x ,act (   
#bjai4  #b4 ,review proc$ures relat$ to 
! c]tification  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#fje7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7   
be=e ,sections #fjc2  7#b7 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 z s designat$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ !   
prec$+ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ?is subsection2 &
  7,b7 by /rik+ /atem5t to ! ,*ief      
,c\nsel = ,advocacy ( ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,adm9i/ration & ins]t+ /atem5t provid+ !
 factual basis to ! ,*ief ,c\nsel =     
,advocacy ( ! ,small ,bus9ess           
,adm9i/ration 79 ?is subsection ref]r$  
to z ! ,*ief ,c\nsel72 &  7#c7 by add+  

at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 7,a7 ,if !     
,*ief ,c\nsel disagrees ) a c]tification
 & /atem5t provid+ ! factual basis = !  
c]tification publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a propos$ 
rule1 ! ,*ief ,c\nsel may1 n lat] ?an   
#ad days aft] ! date on :i* ! /atem5t & 
factual basis 7 publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al      
,regi/]1 submit to ! head ( ! ,f$]al    
ag5cy propos+ ! rule a lett] 79 ?is     
subsection ref]r$ to z an advisem5t     
lett]7 advis+ ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy   
to-- 7i7 review ! c]tification & !      
detail$ /atem5t submitt$ by ! ,*ief     
,c\nsel "u subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7ii7    
reconsid] ! c]tification4  7,b7 ,an     
advisem5t lett] submitt$ by ! ,*ief     
,c\nsel "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all-- 7i7  
include a detail$ /atem5t ( :y ! ,*ief  
,c\nsel disagre$ ) ! c]tification or !  
/atem5t provid+ ! factual basis receiv$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 be publi%$ on 
! website ( ! ,(fice ( ,advocacy ( !    
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  7,c7 ,n 
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! date on :i* !   

head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy receives an       
advisem5t lett] "u subp>agraph 7,a7 )   
respect to a propos$ rule1 ! head ( !   
,f$]al ag5cy %all-- 7i7 publi% 9 !      
,f$]al ,regi/] & on ! website ( ! ,f$]al
 ag5cy an ackn[l$gm5t ( receipt ( !     
advisem5t lett]2  7ii7 all[ ! public    
comm5t p]iod = ! rule to rema9 op5 = a  
p]iod ( n less ?an #cj days2 &  7iii7   
if1 dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod describ$ 9    
clause 7ii71 ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy    
det]m9es t ! c]tification & /atem5t     
provid+ ! factual basis %\ld be modifi$1
 %ort5 or elim9ate ! #cj-;day p]iod4    
7,d7 7i7 ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,*ief ,c\nsel submits to !
 head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy an advisem5t     
lett] "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,f$]al     
ag5cy %all submit to ! ,*ief ,c\nsel &  
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] & on ! website
 ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy ! results ( ! review &
 reconsid]ation4  7ii7 ,if1 aft]        
conduct+ ! review & reconsid]ation "u   
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! head ( ! ,f$]al     
ag5cy det]m9es-- 7,i7 t !re 0 n a       

suffici5t factual basis to support !    
c]tification1 ! ,f$]al ag5cy %all p]=m &
 publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] an initial   
regulatory flexibility analysis "u      
section #fjc1 ) an opportunity = public 
comm5t1 be=e promulgat+ ! f9al rule2    
7,,ii7 t ! c]tification 0 appropriate b 
! factual basis 0 inadequate to support 
! c]tification1 ! ,f$]al ag5cy %all     
revise ! factual basis to support !     
c]tification2 or  7,,iii7 t !           
c]tification 0 appropriate & ! factual  
basis 0 adequate to support !           
c]tification1 ! ,f$]al ag5cy may cont9ue
 ) ! rule mak+4  4  #c4 ,judicial review
 ,section #faa7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ #fje7;b7 & ins]t+       
#fje7;b77#a72 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by /rik+ #fje7;b7 & ins]t+ #fje7;b77#a74