,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,van ,drew 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,scholten7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business  
,act to require the ,small ,business and
 ,agriculture ,regulatory ,enforcement  
,ombudsman to publish guidance documents
 for certain rules1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,providing          
,opportunities to ,show ,transparency   
via ,information ,technology ,act of    
#bjbe or the ,,post ,,it ,act of #bjbe 4
  #b4 ,inclusion of guidance on         
,ombudsman website  7a7 ,website        
requirement ,section #cj of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking the period at the end and      

inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 to the extent practicable1         
hyperlinks for any guidance that is     
designed to set forth policy on a       
statutory1 regulatory1 or technical     
issue1 or an interpretation of such     
issue1 for any rule for which an agency 
produces a small entity compliance      
guide4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7g7     
,protection of confidential information 
,subsection 7e7 does not require the    
public availability of information that 
is exempt from public disclosure under  
section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,freedom of ,information ,act74  4  7b7 
,applicability ,paragraph 7#c7 of       
section #cj7;e7 of the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg71 as added by  
this section1 shall apply with respect  
to guidance on1 or interpretation of1 a 
rule for which an agency produces a     
small entity compliance guide described 

under section #bab7;a77#a7 of the ,small
 ,business ,regulatory ,enforcement     
,fairness ,act of #aiif 7#e ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja note7 on or after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,compliance
 with ,,cutgo ,no additional amounts are
 authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this ,act or the amendments made by 
this ,act4