,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,taylor 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,harris of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,rulli1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1 ,mr4 ,collins1  
,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,wied1  
and ,mr4 ,gill of ,texas7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require agencies to repeal ten existing 
regulations before issuing a new        
regulation1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,regulation ,decimation ,act4  #b4 
,repeal of regulations required before  
issuance of a new rule  7#a7            
,requirement for rule ,an agency may not

 issue a rule unless such agency has    
repealed ten or more rules described in 
paragraph 7#d7 that1 to the extent      
practicable1 are related to the rule4   
7#b7 ,requirement for major rule  7,a7  
,repeal required ,an agency may not     
issue a major rule unless-- 7i7 such    
agency has repealed ten or more rules   
described in paragraph 7#d7 that1 to the
 extent practicable1 are related to the 
major rule2 and  7ii7 the cost of the   
new major rule is less than or equal to 
the cost of the rules repealed4  7,b7   
,certified cost ,for any rule issued in 
accordance with subparagraph 7,a71 the  
,administrator of the ,office of        
,information and ,regulatory ,affairs of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
must have certified that the cost of the
 new major rule is equal to or less that
 the cost of the rules repealed4  7#c7  
,publication required ,any rule repealed
 under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall be  
published in the ,federal ,register4    
7#d7 ,applicability ,this section--     

7,a7 applies to any rule or major rule  
that imposes a cost or responsibility on
 a nongovernmental person or a ,state or
 local government2 and  7,b7 shall not  
apply to any rule or major rule--  7i7  
that relates to the internal policy or  
practice of an agency or procurement by 
the agency2 or  7ii7 that is being      
revised to be less burdensome to        
decrease requirements imposed by the    
rule or cost of compliance4  7#e7       
,review of agency rules ,not later than 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the head of each agency  
shall submit to ,congress and the       
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget a report that includes a    
review of each rule of the agency that  
identifies whether that rule is costly1 
ineffective1 duplicative1 or outdated1  
including a list of any other           
unnecessary regulatory restriction of   
the agency that is costly1 ineffective1 
duplicative1 or outdated4  7#f7 ,report 
on rules ,not later than #e years after 

the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the number of rules in     
effect and the status of the reduction  
of rules over the previous #e years4    
7#g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7
 ,agency ,the term agency has the       
meaning given that term in section #eea 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7,b7 ,major rule ,the term major rule   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #hjd 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 ,code4  7,d7 ,state ,the term   
,state means each of the several        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
each territory or possession of the     
,united ,states1 and each federally     
recognized ,indian ,tribe4