,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ai1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4    
,marshall7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to provide for the publication1  
by the ,office of ,information and      
,regulatory ,affairs1 of information    
relating to rule making1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,all ,economic      
,regulations are ,transparent ,act of   
#bjbd or the ,,alert ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,office of information and regulatory  
affairs publication of information      
relating to rules  7a7 ,amendment ,title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after chapter #f the       
following3  #f;,a ,,office ,,of         
,,information ,,and ,,regulatory        
,,affairs ,,publication ,,of            

,,information ,,relating ,,to ,,rules   
,sec4 #fea4 ,definitions4 #feb4 ,agency 
monthly submission to ,office of        
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs4  
#fec4 ,office of ,information and       
,regulatory ,affairs publications4 #fed4
 ,requirement for rules to appear in    
agency-specific monthly publication4    
#fea4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3    
7#a7 ,administrator ,the term           
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,office of ,information and      
,regulatory ,affairs of the ,office of  
,management and ,budget4  7#b7 ,agency2 
agency action2 rule2 rule making ,the   
terms agency1 agency action1 rule1 and  
rule making have the meanings given     
those terms in section #eea of this     
title4  #feb4 ,agency monthly submission
 to ,office of ,information and         
,regulatory ,affairs ,on a monthly      
basis1 the head of each agency shall    
submit to the ,administrator1 in such a 
manner as the ,administrator may        
reasonably require1 the following       

information3 7#a7 ,for each rule that   
the agency expects to propose or        
finalize during the following year--    
7,a7 a summary of the nature of the     
rule1 including the regulation          
identifier number and the docket number 
for the rule2  7,b7 the objectives of   
and legal basis for the issuance of the 
rule1 including-- 7i7 any statutory or  
judicial deadline2 and  7ii7 whether the
 legal basis restricts or precludes the 
agency from conducting an analysis of   
the costs or benefits of the rule during
 the rule making1 and if not1 whether   
the agency plans to conduct an analysis 
of the costs or benefits of the rule    
during the rule making2  7,c7 whether   
the agency plans to claim an exemption  
from the requirements of section #eec of
 this title pursuant to section         
#eec7;b77,b72  7,d7 the stage of the    
rule making as of the date of           
submission2 and  7,e7 whether the rule  
is subject to review under section #faj 
of this title4  7#b7 ,for each rule that

 the agency expects to finalize during  
the following year and for which the    
agency has issued a general notice of   
proposed rule making-- 7,a7 an          
approximate schedule for completing     
action on the rule2  7,b7 an estimate of
 whether the rule will cost-- 7i7 less  
than #ej1jjj1jjj2  7ii7 #ej1jjj1jjj or  
more but less than #ajj1jjj1jjj2  7iii7 
#ajj1jjj1jjj or more but less than      
#ejj1jjj1jjj2  7iv7 #ejj1jjj1jjj or more
 but less than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj2  7v7     
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj or more but less than    
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj2  7vi7 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj or 
more but less than #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 or  
7vii7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj or more2 and  7,c7
 any estimate of the economic effects of
 the rule1 including-- 7i7 any estimate 
of the net effect that the rule will    
have on the number of jobs in the       
,united ,states that was considered in  
drafting the rule2 or  7ii7 if an       
estimate is not available1 a statement  
affirming that no information on the    
economic effects of the rule1 including 

the effect the rule will have on the    
number of jobs in the ,united ,states1  
has been considered4  #fec4 ,office of  
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs   
publications  7a7 ,agency-,specific     
information published monthly ,not later
 than #cj days after the submission of  
information pursuant to section #feb1   
the ,administrator shall make the       
information publicly available on the   
internet4  7b7 ,cumulative assessment of
 agency rule making published annually  
7#a7 ,publication in the ,federal       
register ,not later than ,october #a of 
each year1 the ,administrator shall     
publish in the ,federal ,register1 for  
the #a-year period immediately preceding
 the date of publication of this        
information1 the following3 7,a7 ,the   
information that the ,administrator     
received from the head of each agency   
under section #feb4  7,b7 ,the number of
 rules and a list of each rule-- 7i7    
that was proposed by each agency1       
including1 for each rule1 an indication 

of whether the issuing agency conducted 
an analysis of the costs or benefits of 
the rule2 and  7ii7 that was finalized  
by each agency1 including for each rule 
an indication of whether-- 7,i7 the     
agency conducted an analysis of the     
costs or benefits of the rule2  7,,ii7  
the agency claimed an exemption from the
 procedures under section #eec of this  
title pursuant to section #eec7;b77,b72 
and  7,,iii7 the rule was issued        
pursuant to a statutory mandate or the  
rule making is committed to agency      
discretion by law4  7,c7 ,the number of 
agency actions and a list of each action
 taken by each agency that-- 7i7        
repealed a rule2  7ii7 reduced the scope
 of a rule2  7iii7 reduced the cost of a
 rule2 or  7iv7 accelerated the         
expiration date of a rule4  7,d7 ,the   
total cost 7without reducing the cost by
 any offsetting benefits7 of all rules  
proposed or finalized1 and the number of
 rules for which an estimate of the cost
 of the rule was not available4  7#b7   

,publication on the internet ,not later 
than ,october #a of each year1 the      
,administrator shall make publicly      
available on the internet1 for the      
#a-year period immediately preceding the
 date of publication of this            
information1 the following3 7,a7 ,the   
analysis of the costs or benefits1 if   
conducted1 for each proposed rule or    
final rule issued by an agency4  7,b7   
,the docket number and regulation       
identifier number for each proposed or  
final rule issued by an agency4  7,c7   
,the number of rules and a list of each 
rule reviewed by the ,director of the   
,office of ,management and ,budget1 and 
the authority under which each review   
was conducted4  7,d7 ,the number of     
rules and a list of each rule for which 
the head of an agency completed a review
 under section #faj of this title4  7,e7
 ,the number of rules and a list of each
 rule submitted to the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states under   
section #hja of this title4  7,f7 ,the  

number of rules and a list of each rule 
for which a resolution of disapproval   
was introduced in either the ,house of  
,representatives or the ,senate under   
section #hjb of this title4  #fed4      
,requirement for rules to appear in     
agency-specific monthly publication  7a7
 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71
 a rule may not take effect until the   
information described in section #feb   
regarding the rule has been made        
publicly available on the internet      
pursuant to section #fec7;a7 for not    
less than #f months4  7b7 ,exceptions   
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply in the  
case of a rule-- 7#a7 for which the     
agency issuing the rule claims an       
exception under section #eec7;b77,b7 of 
this title2 or  7#b7 which the          
,president determines by ,executive     
order should take effect because the    
rule is-- 7,a7 necessary because of an  
imminent threat to health or safety or  
other emergency2  7,b7 necessary for the
 enforcement of criminal laws2  7,c7    

necessary for national security2 or     
7,d7 issued pursuant to any statute     
implementing an international trade     
agreement4  4  7b7 ,technical and       
conforming amendment ,the table of      
chapters for part ,i of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to chapter #e
 and inserting the following3  #e4      
,administrative ,procedure#ejjf4 ,the   
,analysis of ,regulatory                
,functions#fjaf;,a4 ,office of          
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs   
,publication of ,information ,relating  
to ,rules#fea  4  7c7 ,effective dates  
7#a7 ,agency monthly submission to the  
,office of ,information and ,regulatory 
,affairs ,not later than #cj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
head of each agency shall submit to the 
,administrator of the ,office of        
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
the information required under section  
#feb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1

 as added by subsection 7a7 of this     
,act4  7#b7 ,cumulative assessment of   
agency rule making  7,a7 ,in general    
,subsection 7b7 of section #fec of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by 
subsection 7a7 of this ,act1 shall take 
effect on the date that is #fj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7,b7 ,deadline ,the first        
requirement to publish or make          
available1 as the case may be1 under    
subsection 7b7 of section #fec of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by  
subsection 7a7 of this ,act1 shall be   
the first ,october #a after the         
effective date of subsection 7b74  7,c7 
,first publication ,the first           
publication made available under section
 #fec7;b77#b7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a7 of this ,act1 shall include any     
analysis of the costs or benefits       
conducted for a proposed or final rule  
during the #aj years preceding the date 
of enactment of this ,act4  7#c7        

,requirement for rules to appear in     
agency-specific monthly publication     
,section #fed of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a7 of this ,act1 shall take effect on  
the date that is #h months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act4