,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,lankford introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,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 #bjbj4   
#b4 ,guidance clarity statement required
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,agency2 rule ,the terms agency and
 rule have the meanings given those     
terms in section #eea of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,guidance  
,the term guidance-- 7,a7 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 regulation2 and  7,b7 does not      
include-- 7i7 a rule promulgated        
pursuant to notice and comment under    
section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7ii7 a rule exempt from 
rulemaking requirements under section   
#eec7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code2  7iii7 a rule of agency          
organization1 procedure1 or practice2   
7iv7 a decision of an agency            
adjudication under section #eed of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any      
similar statutory provision2  7v7       
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  7vi7 internal    
executive branch legal advice or legal  
opinions addressed to executive branch  
officials4  7b7 ,requirement ,each      
agency shall include a guidance clarity 
statement as described in subsection 7c7
 on any guidance issued by that agency  
on and after the date of enactment of   

this ,act4  7c7 ,guidance clarity       
statement ,a guidance clarity statement 
required under subsection 7b7 shall--   
7#a7 be displayed prominently on the    
first page of the document2 and  7#b7   
include the following3 ,the contents of 
this document do not have the force and 
effect of law and are not meant to bind 
the public in any way4 ,this document is
 intended only to provide clarity to the
 public regarding existing requirements 
under the law or agency policies44