,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #c1 #bjbc,mr4 ,lee
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ag5cies to     
publi% a ref]5ce to ! specific provision
 ( law1 includ+ any relevant /atutory   
language1 "u :i* ag5cy rules are        
propos$1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ag5cy  
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4       
,/atutory au?ority = rulemak+  7a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms ag5cy
 & rule h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9       
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7b7 ,/atutory au?ority =        
rulemak+ ,section #eec ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 
7#b7 to read z foll[s3  7#b7 a ref]5ce  
to-- 7,a7 ! specific provision ( law t  
provides ! ag5cy ) regulatory au?ority  
ov] ! subject matt] area affect$ by !   

rule2 &  7,b7 ! specific provision (    
law1 includ+ any relevant /atutory      
language1 "u :i* ! rule is propos$2  2 &
  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 by ins]t+ &
 ! specific ref]5ces describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 aft] !re=2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,:5 publi%+ a f9al   
rule 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1 includ+ any    
rule = :i* a notice ( propos$ rulemak+  
is n requir$ to be publi%$1 an ag5cy    
%all include ! ref]5ces describ$ 9      
subsection 7b77#b74  4  7c7 ,notice     
reg>d+ /atutory au?ority ,if an ag5cy   
imposes a f9e or o!r p5alty on an       
individual relat$ to ! violation ( a    
rule1 ! ag5cy %all in=m ! individual ( !
 specific /atutory provision ( law t =ms
 ! basis ( ! rule t ! individual is     
accus$ ( violat+4  7d7 ,affirmative     
def5se ,x %all be an affirmative def5se 
aga9/ an alleg$ violation ( a rule = a  
def5dant 9 any adm9i/rative proce$+ ( an
 ag5cy1 or be=e a c\rt ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 if an individual ( ord9>y       
intellig5ce c\ld n anticipate f !       

/atutory language ( a provision ( law   
purport$ to =m ! basis = ! rule 9 "q t !
 conduct ( ! individual w\ld be         
unlawful4