,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 ,cassidy     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ag5cy (ficials 
to communicate ) & te/ify be=e ,congress
 reg>d+ c]ta9 ag5cy actions1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,uphold+ ,/&>ds (          
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,usa  
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,te/imony reg>d+     
major rules ,section #hja7;a7 ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,ag5cy    
te/imony  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z       
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 n lat] ?an  
#cj days aft] ! publication ( a f9al    
major rule 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1 ! (fic] (
 ! ,f$]al ag5cy sign+ su* major rule    
%all te/ify ab\t ! rule be=e ea* /&+    
committee ( ,congress ) jurisdiction "u 
! rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or !

 ,s5ate to report a bill to am5d !      
provision ( law "u :i* ! rule is issu$4 
7,b7 ,waiv]  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! *air ( a   
committee may waive ! requirem5ts (     
subp>agraph 7,a7 on a case-by-case basis
 ) respect to su* committee4  7ii7      
,writt5 det]m9ation ,if ! *air waives   
su* requirem5ts1 ! *air mu/ issue a     
writt5 det]m9ation t su* te/imony is    
unnecess>y & w\ld n be b5eficial to     
,congress 9 c>ry+ out its legislative   
function4  7,c7 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all be con/ru$ to 
impact ! appe>ance ( o!r ,f$]al (ficials
 at committee he>+s at o!r times & =    
purposes o!r ?an ! times & purposes     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  4  #c4    
,te/imony = ,s5ate-confirm$ nom9ees  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #cc ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ccdi;f4    
,nom9ee te/imony  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 ea* p]son    
nom9at$ to a position t requires !      
advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate %all te/ify 9

 a he>+ be=e ! committee ( ! ,s5ate )   
jurisdiction "u ! rules ( ! ,s5ate ov]  
su* nom9ation4 ,su* he>+ %all be held   
be=e ! nom9ation may be confirm$ by !   
,s5ate4  7b7 ,waiv]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
*air ( a committee may waive !          
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 on a       
case-by-case basis ) respect to su*     
committee4  7#b7 ,writt5 det]m9ation ,if
 ! *air waives su* requirem5ts1 ! *air  
%all issue a writt5 det]m9ation t su*   
te/imony is unnecess>y & w\ld n be      
b5eficial to ,congress 9 c>ry+ out its  
legislative function4  7c7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to impact ! appe>ance ( o!r     
,f$]al (ficials at committee he>+s at   
times & = purposes o!r ?an ! times &    
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 = sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #cc ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#ccdi;e ! foll[+3  #ccdi;f4 ,nom9ee     
te/imony4  4  #d4 ,retrospective        

co/-b5efit review ,section #hja7;a7 (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$  
by section #b1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,retrospective report  
7,a7 ,ag5cy report  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #e cal5d> ye>s aft] ! effective    
date ( a major rule1 ! ,f$]al ag5cy t   
promulgat$ ! major rule %all submit to  
ea* ,h\se ( ,congress1 ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al1 & ! ,(fice ( ,in=mation &       
,regulatory ,affairs & publi% on !      
website ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy a report       
conta9+ a retrospective analysis ( !    
rule bas$ on ! report submitt$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7ii7 ,cont5ts (    
report ,! report submitt$ "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 %all include1 at m9imum-- 7,i7 an 
updat$ co/-b5efit analysis ( ! rule1    
describ+ ! actual co/s & b5efits ( !    
rule 9 quantifi$ & monetiz$ t]ms :5     
possible1 & o!rwise 9 qualitative t]ms2 
7,,ii7 an explanation ( any mat]ial     
diff]5ces betwe5 ! initial co/-b5efit   
analysis & ! updat$ co/-b5efit analysis 
( ! rule2  7,,iii7 recomm5dations =     

*anges to ! rule1 if any1 bas$ on !     
actual co/s & b5efits ( ! rule s9ce !   
effective date2  7,,iv7 an updat$       
regulatory flexibility analysis ( !     
rule1 describ+ ! actual significant     
economic impact on a sub/antial numb] ( 
small entities1 if any2 &  7,v7 an      
updat$ analysis ( ! actual co/s result+ 
f ! rule impos+ ,f$]al m&ates ^u ,/ate1 
local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5ts & ! private  
sector1 if any4  7,b7 ,,oira report ,n  
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! end ( ea*      
fiscal ye>1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( 
,in=mation & ,regulatory ,affairs %all  
submit to ea* ,h\se ( ,congress & to !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al a report conta9+--   
7i7 a summ>y ( all reports submitt$     
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 dur+ !     
previ\s fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7 a           
quantitative & qualitative analysis ( ! 
reports1 :i* %all include1 at m9imum--  
7,i7 recomm5dations to improve future   
co/-b5efit analyses conduct$ by ,f$]al  
ag5cies promulgat+ su* rules2  7,,ii7   
recomm5dations to improve future        

economic or regulatory impact analyses  
conduct$ by ,f$]al ag5cies promulgat+   
su* rules2  7,,iii7 any o!r             
recomm5dations = ag5cies = future       
rulemak+s bas$ on ! analysis ( ! reports
 compil$ pursuant to clause 7i74  7,c7  
,int]im analysis  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #b cal5d> ye>s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy   
%all submit to ea* ,h\se ( ,congress1 ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al1 & ! ,(fice (        
,in=mation & ,regulatory ,affairs &     
publi% on ! website ( ! ag5cy a report  
conta9+ a retrospective analysis ( !    
co/-b5efit analyses support+ rec5t major
 rules4  7ii7 ,cont5ts ( report ,!      
report submitt$ "u clause 7i7 %all--    
7,i7 conta9 a quantitative & qualitative
 analysis ( t ag5cy's rulemak+ analyses1
 includ+ plans = prospectively improv+  
su* analyses bas$ on diff]5ces betwe5   
pa/ analyses & ! real-_w impact ( !     
applicable rules2 &  7,,ii7 address !   
great] (-- 7aa7 ! mo/ rec5t #bj major   
rules promulgat$2 or  7bb7 all major    

rules promulgat$ dur+ ! previ\s #e      
cal5d> ye>s4  7,d7 ,effective date ,!   
requirem5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all    
apply to all major rules promulgat$ on  
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,uphold+  
,/&>ds ( ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbd4 ,!
 requirem5ts "u subp>agraph 7,b7 %all   
apply to ! fir/ fiscal ye> 9 :i* reports
 7 submitt$ pursuant to subp>agraph     
7,a74  4  #e4 ,in=mal rulemak+ ,section 
#eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7  
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
prohibit an ag5cy f communicat+ ) memb]s
 ( ,congress reg>d+ a propos$ rule      
outside ( ! comm5t p]iod provid$ 9      
subsection 7c7 & no su* communication   
%all be held to be unlawful "u section  
#gjf4  4  #f4 ,writt5 response  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,lett] 
,! t]m lett] means writt5 correspond5ce 
sign$ by-- 7,a7 ! *air or rank+ memb] ( 
any committee ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate1 n to       
include subcommittees1 p]ta9+ to a matt]

 "u ! jurisdiction ( su* committee "u ! 
rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or !  
,s5ate2  7,b7 at lea/ #g memb]s ( any   
committee ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 n
 to include subcommittees1 includ+ at   
lea/ #c memb]s ( a diff]5t political    
p>ty ?an ! majority ( sign+ memb]s1     
p]ta9+ to a matt] "u ! jurisdiction (   
su* committee "u ! rules ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives2 or  7,c7 at lea/ #e    
memb]s ( any committee ( ! ,s5ate1 n to 
include subcommittees1 includ+ at lea/  
#b memb]s ( a diff]5t political p>ty ?an
 ! majority ( sign+ memb]s1 p]ta9+ to a 
matt] "u ! jurisdiction ( su* committee 
"u ! rules ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,ag5cy ,!  
t]m ag5cy means any ag5cy z t t]m is    
def9$ 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,ag5cy (fic] ,! t]m 
ag5cy (fic] means any (fic] ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates employ$ by an ag5cy4  7b7        
,response by ag5cy ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] ! date on :i* a lett] is s5t to an 
ag5cy (fic]1 ! ag5cy %all provide a     
sub/antive response to ! lett] 9 writ+4 

7c7 ,failure ,to respond  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,if ! ag5cy fails to provide a          
sub/antive response to ! lett] on or    
be=e ! date t is #fj days aft] ! lett]  
is s5t1 unless ! au?ors ( su* lett]     
approve 9 writ+ an ext5sion ( ! response
 deadl9e1 ! ag5cy (fic] to :om ! lett]  
is address$ %all appe> & te/ify be=e !  
committee ( ! *air or rank+ memb] :o s5t
 ! lett] pursuant to subsection         
7a77#a77;,a7 or ! committee ( memb]s :o 
s5t ! lett] pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b7
 or 7,c7 ( subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7    
,p5alties ,9 ! case ( a lett] t 0 s5t f 
bo? ! *air or rank+ memb] ( a ,s5ate    
committee & ! *air or rank+ memb] ( a   
,h\se committee1 if ! ag5cy fails to    
respond to ! lett] on or be=e ! date t  
is #ij days aft] ! lett] 0 s5t1 ! annual
 rate ( basic pay = ! ag5cy (fic] to :om
 ! lett] 0 address$ %all be #a dur+ !   
p]iod-- 7,a7 beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( !   
fir/ applicable pay p]iod beg9n+ aft]   
su* date2 &  7,b7 end+ on ! day be=e !  
fir/ day ( ! fir/ applicable pay p]iod  

beg9n+ aft] ! date on :i* ! ag5cy       
responds to ! lett]4