,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,cline 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,golden of ,maine1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4  
,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,brecheen1
 ,mr4 ,fitzgerald1 and ,mr4 ,green of   
,tennessee7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require the head of an agency to    
issue and sign any rule issued by that  
agency1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,accountability in ,agency
 ,rulemaking ,act4  #b4 ,rulemaking     
requirements  7a7 ,approval required    
7#a7 ,rules promulgated by ,senate      
confirmed appointee ,except as provided 
in paragraph 7#c71 any rule promulgated 
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 shall be issued and      
signed by an individual appointed by the
 ,president1 by and with the advice and 
consent of the ,senate4  7#b7           

,initiation of ,rulemaking and          
regulatory agenda ,except as provided in
 paragraph 7#c71 any rule initiated     
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 shall be initiated by a  
senior appointee4  7#c7 ,exception      
,paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 does not apply  
if the head of an agency-- 7,a7         
determines1 on a nondelegable basis1    
that compliance with the relevant       
paragraph would impede public safety or 
security2  7,b7 submits to the          
,administrator a notification disclosing
 the reasons for the exemption2 and     
7,c7 publishes such notification1       
consistent with public safety1 security1
 and privacy interests1 in the ,federal 
,register4  7b7 ,oversight  7#a7 ,agency
 compliance ,the head of each agency    
shall ensure that the issuance of any   
agency rule promulgated under section   
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 adheres to the requirements of this    
section4  7#b7 ,,oira guidance and      
compliance ,the ,administrator shall    

provide guidance on the implementation  
of and shall monitor agency compliance  
with this section4  7c7 ,rules of       
construction ,this section may not be   
construed to impair or otherwise affect 
the functions of the ,director of the   
,office of ,management and ,budget      
relating to budgetary1 administrative1  
or legislative proposals4  7d7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,office 
of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs
 7,,oira7 in the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget 7,,omb74  7#b7 ,agency ,the 
term agency has the meaning given that  
term under section #eea of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,rule ,the 
term rule has the meaning given that    
term in section #eea of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 and does not     
include any rule of agency organization1
 procedure1 or practice that does not   
substantially affect the rights or      
obligations of non-agency parties4  7#d7

 ,senior appointee ,the term senior     
appointee means an individual appointed 
by the ,president1 or performing the    
functions and duties of an office that  
requires appointment by the ,president1 
or a non-career member of the ,senior   
,executive ,service 7or equivalent      
agency system74