,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjbd,mr4     
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & ,mr4       
,rubio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget to approve
 or d5y sp5d plans )9 a c]ta9 am\nt (   
"t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fi%]y        
,improvem5t to ,/reaml9e untimely       
regulatory ,hurdles po/ ,em]g5cy        
,situation ,act or ! ,,fi%es ,act4  #b4 
,approval or d5ial ( sp5d plans  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
9 ! case ( a sp5d plan submitt$ to !    
,director by ! ,secret>y = approval by !
 ,director pursuant to section #cab7;a7 
( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation
 & ,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4       
#ahfa;a7a771 ! ,director %all approve or
 d5y su* sp5d plan n lat] ?an #cj days  

aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y submits  
su* sp5d plan to ! ,director = approval4
  7b7 ,d5ial ( sp5d plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,if ! ,director d5ies a sp5d plan "u    
subsection 7a7 or p>agraph 7#c7 ( ?is   
subsection1 ! ,director %all1 n lat] ?an
 #ae days aft] ! date ( su* d5ial1      
return su* d5i$ sp5d plan to ! ,secret>y
 ) a description ( ! *anges to su* d5i$ 
sp5d plan t are necess>y = ! ,director  
to approve su* d5i$ sp5d plan4  7#b7    
,resubmission ( sp5d plan ,^u receipt ( 
a d5i$ sp5d plan "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! relevant  
reque/] ) an affirmative fi%]y res\rce  
disa/] det]m9ation ( ! sp5d plan1 %all  
make ! necess>y *anges to su* sp5d plan 
describ$ by ! ,director "u p>agraph 7#a7
 & resubmit su* sp5d plan to ! ,director
 = approval4  7#c7 ,review ( resubmitt$ 
sp5d plan ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft] !   
date ( ! receipt ( a sp5d plan "u       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,director %all approve 
or d5y su* sp5d plan4  7c7 ,approval (  
sp5d plan ,if ! ,director approves a    

sp5d plan "u subsection 7a7 or          
subsection 7b77#c71 ! ,director %all--  
7#a7 make su* approval publicly         
available on ! website ( ! ,(fice (     
,managem5t & ,budget2 &  7#b7 include 9 
su* approval-- 7,a7 ! date on :i*       
communication reg>d+ su* sp5d plan 0    
initiat$ betwe5 ! ,director & !         
,secret>y2  7,b7 if applicable-- 7i7 !  
date ( ea* d5ial ( su* sp5d plan "u     
subsection 7a7 & subsection 7b77#c72 &  
7ii7 ! date ( ea* resubmission ( su*    
sp5d plan "u subsection 7b77#b72 &  7,c7
 ! date on :i* ! ,director approv$ su*  
sp5d plan4  7d7 ,exp$it+ disa/] review  
,section #cab7;a7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s  
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 by am5d+     
clause 7ii7 to read z foll[s3  7ii7 ,"t 
frame ,! ,secret>y %all complete !      
review describ$ 9 clause 7i7 n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! ,secret>y receives a    
complete reque/ = a fi%]y res\rce disa/]
 det]m9ation4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph     

7#f77;,f77i71 by /rik+ #ij & ins]t+ #cj4
  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,affirmative fi%]y res\rce disa/]       
det]m9ation ,! t]m affirmative fi%]y    
res\rce disa/] det]m9ation means a      
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y "u section   
#cab7;a7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y    
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a77 t a fi%]y res\rce 
disa/] has occurr$4  7#b7 ,fi%]y res\rce
 disa/] ,! t]m fi%]y res\rce disa/] has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section            
#cab7;a77#a77;,c7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s  
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a77#a77;,c774    
7#c7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4 
7#e7 ,sp5d plan ,! t]m sp5d plan means a
 sp5d plan submitt$ to ! ,secret>y "u   
section #cab7;a77#f77;,d7 ( !           
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ahfa;a7a77#f77;,d77 by a reque/] ) an  

affirmative fi%]y res\rce disa/]        
det]m9ation4