,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjba ,mr4   
,good ( ,virg9ia 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1
 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 & ,mr4 ,biggs7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide limitations = ,f$]al ag5cies
 ent]+ into settlem5t agreem5ts & cons5t
 decrees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,regulation ,?r\gh ,litigation ,act (   
#bjba4  #b4 ,settlem5t agreem5ts &      
cons5t decrees  7a7 ,limitation on      
cons5t decrees ,! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy 
may n ent] into a cons5t decree t exce$s
 ! au?ority ( ! c\rt t ent]s ! ord]     
relat$ to su* decree4  7b7 ,limitation  
on attorneys' fees & litigation co/s ,a 
settlem5t agreem5t or cons5t decree     
result+ 9 a regulation or guidance      
docum5t ) respect to :i* a ,f$]al ag5cy 
is a p>ty may n include ! paym5t (      
attorneys' fees or litigation co/s4  7c7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7         

,guidance docum5t ,! t]m guidance       
docum5t-- 7,a7 means an ag5cy /atem5t ( 
g5]al applicability 7o!r ?an a          
regulation t has ! =ce & effect ( law   
promulgat$ 9 accordance ) ! notice &    
public proc$ure "u section #eec ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 t--  7i7 does n
 h ! =ce & effect ( law2 &  7ii7 sets   
=?--  7,i7 an ag5cy decision or a policy
 on a /atutory1 regulatory1 or te*nical 
issue2 or  7,,ii7 an int]pretation ( a  
/atutory or regulatory issue2 &  7,b7   
may include-- 7i7 a memor&um2  7ii7 a   
notice2  7iii7 a bullet92  7iv7 a       
directive2  7v7 a news release2  7vi7 a 
lett]2  7vii7 a blog po/2  7viii7 a     
no-action lett]2  7ix7 a spee* by an    
ag5cy (ficial2  7x7 an advisory2  7xi7 a
 manual2  7xii7 a circul>2 or  7xiii7   
any comb9ation ( ! items describ$ 9     
clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7xii74  7#b7          
,regulation ,! t]m regulation-- 7,a7    
means an ag5cy /atem5t ( g5]al          
applicability & future effect1 :i* !    
ag5cy int5ds to h ! =ce & effect ( law1 

t is design$ to implem5t1 int]pret1 or  
prescribe law or policy or to describe !
 proc$ure or practice requirem5ts ( an  
ag5cy2  7,b7 includes regulations issu$ 
pursuant to-- 7i7 an in=mal rulemak+ "u 
section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2  7ii7 a =mal rulemak+ "u sections
 #eef & #eeg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 &  7iii7 any comb9ation ( !      
in=mal rulemak+ describ$ 9 clause 7i7 & 
! =mal rulemak+ describ$ 9 clause 7ii72 
&  7,c7 does n include-- 7i7 regulations
 t p]ta9 to a milit>y or =eign affairs  
function ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 o!r ?an     
procurem5t regulations & regulations    
involv+ ! import or export ( non-def5se 
articles & s]vices2  7ii7 regulations or
 regulations t are limit$ to ag5cy      
organization1 managem5t1 or p]sonnel    
matt]s2 or  7iii7 any o!r category (    
regulations exempt$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
,(fice ( ,in=mation & ,regulatory       
,affairs4  7d7 ,sev]ability ,if any     
provision ( ?is ,act or ! application ( 
any provision ( ?is ,act to any p]son or

 circum/ance1 is held invalid1 !        
application ( su* provision to o!r      
p]sons or circum/ances1 & ! rema9d] (   
?is ,act1 %all n be affect$ !reby4