,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjbd,mr4   
,lucas introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
establish a minimum public comment      
period with respect to proposed rules   
issued by the ,securities and ,exchange 
,commission4  #a4 ,minimum public       
comment period ,section #d of the       
,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;d7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7l7 ,minimum 
public comment period  7#a7 ,in general 
,with respect to a proposed rulemaking  
for which a public comment period is    
required under section #eec of title #e1
 ,united ,state ,code1 the ,commission  
shall provide a public comment period   
of-- 7,a7 at least #fj days2 or  7,b7 if
 the ,commission determines the proposed
 rule addresses imminent investor harm1 
at least #cj days4  7#b7 ,calculation of
 periods ,for purposes of calculating   

the number of days in a period under    
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a        
proposed rulemaking-- 7,a7 a ,federal   
holiday shall not be counted2 and  7,b7 
the period shall begin on the date the  
proposed rule is published in the       
,federal ,register4  4