,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hibh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbd,mr4   
,pflug] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4  
,duncan1 ,mr4 ,al=d1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4
 ,z9ke1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1   
,mr4 ,fry1 & ,mr4 ,ne:\se7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &          
,acc\ntability1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = c]ta9 
re=ms p]ta9+ to ,*evron def]5ce4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,return+ ,p[] to ! ,p ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4
 ,,gao report on ,*evron cases ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress a
 report id5tify+ matt]s :]e9 ,*evron    
def]5ce 0 implicat$4 ,! report %all     
compile a li/ ( ! /atutes & rules       

implicat$ 9 ea* su* matt] t are 9 effect
 z ( ! date ( ! report4 ,! analysis w   
consid] & report on ! private p>ty      
int]e/s t 7 or w\ld be impact$ z a      
result ( ! c\rt accord+ su* def]5ce4    
#c4 ,ag5cy pr$ictability & acc\ntability
 ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all conduct a review
 ( any matt] to :i* ! ag5cy 0 a p>ty    
s9ce ! decision 0 issu$ 9 ,*evron       
,u4,s4,a41 ,inc4 v4 ,natural ,res\rces  
,def5se ,c\ncil1 ,inc41 #dfg ,u4,s4 #hcg
 :]e9 ! ag5cy 0 accord$ ,*evron def]5ce4
 ,! ag5cy %all id5tify ! /atute or rule 
implicat$1 ! int]pretation ( ! ag5cy1 & 
:at alt]native int]pretations 7 ass]t$  
by ano!r p>ty4 ,! ag5cy %all reassess ! 
int]pretation ( ! ag5cy 9 a writt51     
publi%$ memor&um support+1 rev]s+1 or   
modify+ su* int]pretation4  #d4 ,level+ 
! play+ field ,9 any civil action be=e a
 ,f$]al c\rt1 ! c\rt may n %[ great]    
def]5ce to ! int]pretation ( a /atute by
 "o p>ty to ! civil action4 ,in/ead1 !  
c\rt %all issue its own int]pretation   
pursuant to ! pr9ciples ( /atutory      

int]pretation4  #e4 ,prop] delegation   
,no ag5cy may issue a rule except to !  
ext5t t ! au?ority to d s has be5       
explicitly conf]r$ by /atute4 ,to !     
ext5t t no su* au?ority has be5 conf]r$1
 ! ag5cy %all assume t no su* au?ority  
has be5 conf]r$4  #f4 ,ag5cy employee   
int]pretation acc\ntability ,ea* ag5cy  
%all evaluate (fic]s & employees to     
id5tify any (fic] or employee :o        
sub/antially & p]sonally contributes to 
! int]pretation ( a /atute or rule4 ,any
 su* (fic] or employee %all be consid]$ 
to be ex]cis+ duties res]v$ = memb]s ( !
 except$ s]vice4  #g4 ,ov]crim9alization
 r$uction ,no ag5cy may make a rule if  
any provision ( law imposes a crim9al   
p5alty = an (f5se & an elem5t ( su*     
(f5se involves a violation ( su* rule   
unless ! rule also includes a specifi$  
m5s rea4 ,9 ! case ( any su* rule 9     
effect z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 no p]son may be prosecut$ = su* an     
(f5se4  #h4 ,congressional direction 9  
civil p5alties ,no ag5cy may collect any

 adm9i/rative f9e or civil monet>y      
p5alty = ! violation ( a rule1 except to
 ! ext5t t ! /atute or ! rule provides =
 a m5s rea /&>d = any violation !re(4   
#i4 ,access to indep5d5t c\rts ,any     
det]m9ation by a ,f$]al ag5cy 9 a       
proce$+ be=e t ag5cy %all be subject to 
direct appeal to a ,f$]al di/rict c\rt  
unless a /atute explicitly specifies an 
adm9i/rative process t mu/ be exhau/$4  
#aj4 ,fairness 9 adm9i/rative           
adjudication ,9 ! case ( any proce$+    
be=e an ag5cy1 if an appeal may n be    
tak5 to a ,f$]al di/rict c\rt or a      
,f$]al ,c\rt ( ,appeals until ! f9al    
exhau/ion ( all adm9i/rative rem$ies1   
any appeal !reaft] %all be review$ de   
novo & ! record ( proce$+s be=e ! ag5cy 
%all1 at any p>ty's reque/1 be          
supplem5t$ or set aside = a trial de    
novo4  #aa4 ,transp>5cy 9 ag5cy action  
,any f9al ag5cy action may only rely on 
pre-publi%$1 publicly available &       
accessible mat]ials 9 ! =m ( rules1     
ag5cy guidance1 memor&um or o!r types ( 

ag5cy policy docum5ts4 ,if a c\rt       
det]m9es t an ag5cy action is n cle> &  
accessible to a memb] ( ! g5]al public  
on a website or simil> database prior to
 ! decision be+ made1 ! ag5cy action    
rely+ on su* inaccessible policy        
guidance %all be consid]$ void4  #ab4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 t]ms us$ 
h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #eea 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 !
 t]m matt] means a case be=e a ,f$]al   
c\rt1 a proce$+ be=e an ag5cy1 or an    
ag5cy decision2 &  7#c7 ! t]m ,*evron   
def]5ce means def]5ce accord$ by a c\rt 
to ! int]pretation ( a ,f$]al /atute by 
a ,f$]al ag5cy pursuant to ! decision 9 
,*evron ,u4,s4,a41 ,inc4 v4 ,natural    
,res\rces ,def5se ,c\ncil1 ,inc41 #dfg  
,u4,s4 #hcg4