,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjbe,ms4    
,van ,duyne introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! heads (      
ag5cies id5tify :e!r major rules ( !    
ag5cy are budget neutral1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ag5cy ,acc\ntability &    
,co/ ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,requirem5t to id5tify :e!r major rules 
are budget neutral  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head
 ( ea* ag5cy %all-- 7#a7 be=e promulgat+
 a major rule-- 7,a7 e/imate ! co/ ( !  
rule2  7,b7 id5tify :e!r any rule ( !   
ag5cy may be repeal$ to (fset ! co/ ( ! 
major rule2 &  7,c7 repeal any rule     
id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7#b7   
include a /atem5t along ) ea* major rule
 publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] t id5tifies 
:e!r ! rule is budget neutral4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy 
,! t]ms ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9  
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  

,code4  7#b7 ,budget neutral ,! t]m     
budget neutral means t ! co/ ( ! rule is
 equal to ! total am\nt ( co/s to !     
public elim9at$ z a result ( ! repeal ( 
any rule id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b74
  7#c7 ,co/ ( ! rule ,! t]m co/ ( ! rule
 means ! co/ to ! public ( ! rule1      
includ+ any co/ incurr$ to und]/& or    
implem5t ! rule4  7#d7 ,major rule ,!   
t]m major rule means any rule1 includ+  
an int]im f9al rule1 t ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,(fice ( ,in=mation & ,regulatory     
,affairs ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &      
,budget or ! ,f$]al ag5cy promulgat+ su*
 rule f9ds has result$ 9 or is likely to
 result 9-- 7,a7 an annual effect on !  
economy ( #ajj million or m2  7,b7 a    
major increase 9 co/s or prices =       
consum]s1 individual indu/ries1 ,f$]al1 
,/ate1 or local gov]nm5t ag5cies1 or    
geographic regions2 or  7,c7 significant
 adv]se effects on competition1         
employm5t1 inve/m5t1 productivity1      
innovation1 or ! ability ( ,unit$       
,/ates-bas$ ent]prises to compete )     

=eign-bas$ ent]prises 9 dome/ic & export
 m>kets4  7#e7 ,rule ,! t]m rule has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #eea1      
except t su* t]m-- 7,a7 includes        
int]pretative rules1 g5]al /atem5ts (   
policy1 & all o!r ag5cy guidance        
docum5ts2 &  7,b7 does n include-- 7i7  
any rule ( p>ticul> applicability1      
includ+ a rule t approves or prescribes 
= ! future rates1 wages1 prices1        
s]vices1 or all[ances !re=e1 corporate  
or f9ancial /ructures1 reorganizations1 
m]g]s1 or acquisitions !re(1 or acc\nt+ 
practices or disclosures be>+ on any ( !
 =ego+2  7ii7 any rule relat+ to ag5cy  
managem5t or p]sonnel2 or  7iii7 any    
rule ( ag5cy organization1 proc$ure1 or 
practice t does n sub/antially affect ! 
rights or obligations ( non-ag5cy       
p>ties4