,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,sullivan 7for himself1 ,mrs4          
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,braun1
 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend sections #hja and  
#hjd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 to include guidance issued by          
non-agencies1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,checks and ,balances ,act4  #b4
 ,guidance issued by non-agencies       
,section #hja of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7h7 ,for        
purposes of ,congressional review under 
this chapter-- 7#a7 guidance that       
directs the operations of a ,federal    
agency and is issued by an entity with  
authority delegated by the ,president   
shall be considered a rule2 and  7#b7   

the entity that issues the guidance is  
required to comply with this chapter in 
the same manner as a ,federal agency4  4
  #c4 ,definitions ,section #hjd of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph    
7#a7 and inserting the following3  7#a7 
,the term ,federal agency-- 7,a7 means  
any agency as that term is defined in   
section #eea7a72 and  7,b7 includes a   
task force or similar entity composed of
 members of an agency4  2 and  7#b7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,the term guidance-- 7,a7 means an      
agency statement of general             
applicability 7other than a rule that   
has the force and effect of law         
promulgated in accordance with the      
notice and comment procedures under     
section #eec7 that-- 7i7 does not have  
the force and effect of law2 and  7ii7  
is designated by an agency official as  
setting forth-- 7,i7 a policy on a      
statutory1 regulatory1 personnel1 or    
technical issue2 or  7,,ii7 an          

interpretation of a statutory or        
regulatory issue1 including a personnel 
issue2 and  7,b7 may include-- 7i7 a    
memorandum2  7ii7 a notice2  7iii7 a    
bulletin2  7iv7 a directive2  7v7 a     
letter2  7vi7 a no-action letter2  7vii7
 any final agency action intended to    
impose restrictions on the management of
 ,federal public land1 including the    
withdrawal of ,federal public land2 and 
7viii7 any combination of the items     
described in clauses 7i7 through 7vii74 
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