,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdbg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bd1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,risch introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require certain agencies to impose extendable sunset dates on certain regulations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,zero-,based ,regulatory ,budgeting to ,unleash ,american ,energy ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,definitions2 statutory identification ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered agency ,the term covered agency means each of the following3 7,a7 ,the ,department of ,energy4 7,b7 ,each of the following offices within the ,department of the ,interior3 7i7 ,the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7ii7 ,the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management4 7iii7 ,the ,bureau of ,safety and ,environmental ,enforcement4 7iv7 ,the ,office of ,surface ,mining ,reclamation and ,enforcement4 7,c7 ,the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission4 7#b7 ,covered regulation ,the term covered regulation means-- 7,a7 with respect to the ,department of ,energy1 any regulation promulgated by the ,department of ,energy under or pursuant to-- 7i7 the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472 7ii7 the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agjja et seq472 7iii7 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbja et seq472 7iv7 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja et seq472 or 7v7 part ,b of title ,,iii of the ,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbia et seq472 7,b7 with respect to the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 any regulation promulgated by the ,bureau of ,land ,management under or pursuant to-- 7i7 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja et seq472 7ii7 the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 or 7iii7 sections #bcai through #bcdd of the ,revised ,statutes 7commonly known as the ,mining ,law of #ahgb7 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bb et seq472 7,c7 with respect to the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management1 any regulation promulgated by the ,bureau of ,ocean ,energy ,management under or pursuant to-- 7i7 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja et seq472 or 7ii7 the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq472 7,d7 with respect to the ,bureau of ,safety and ,environmental ,enforcement1 any regulation promulgated by the ,bureau of ,safety and ,environmental ,enforcement under or pursuant to the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq472 7,e7 with respect to the ,office of ,surface ,mining ,reclamation and ,enforcement1 any regulation promulgated by the ,office of ,surface ,mining ,reclamation and ,enforcement under or pursuant to the ,surface ,mining ,control and ,reclamation ,act of #aigg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #abja et seq472 and 7,f7 with respect to the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission1 any regulation promulgated by the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission under or pursuant to-- 7i7 the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gia;a et seq472 7ii7 the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag et seq472 or 7iii7 the ,powerplant and ,industrial ,fuel ,use ,act of #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja et seq474 7#c7 ,regulation ,the term regulation means each part1 subpart1 or individual provision of a rule 7as defined in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 promulgated by a covered agency4 #c4 ,zero-based regulating 7a7 ,sunsets required 7#a7 ,existing regulations ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the head of each covered agency shall amend each covered regulation in effect on that date to provide that each covered regulation expires not later than the date that is #a year after the effective date of that amendment4 7#b7 ,new regulations 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 for each covered regulation promulgated on or after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the head of the applicable covered agency shall ensure that the covered regulation expires not later than #e years after the effective date of the covered regulation4 7,b7 ,waiver ,the head of a covered agency may exempt a covered regulation promulgated by the covered agency on or after the date of enactment of this ,act from the requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 if the head of the covered agency-- 7i7 determines that the covered regulation has a net deregulatory effect2 and 7ii7 notifies the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget of that determination4 7b7 ,extension of sunsets 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of a covered agency may only extend an expiration date imposed pursuant to subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 to a date that is not more than #e years after the current expiration date2 and 7,b7 if1 before the current expiration date and except as provided in paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7i7 the head of the covered agency provides an opportunity for public comment on the costs and benefits of the applicable covered regulation1 which may include the publication of a request for information with respect to the covered regulation2 and 7ii7 following the completion of the opportunity for public comment under clause 7i71 the head of the covered agency determines1 based on the comments provided in that opportunity1 that an extension of the covered regulation is warranted4 7#b7 ,effect of amendments 7,a7 ,deregulatory amendments ,if the head of a covered agency determines that an amendment to a covered regulation of that covered agency has a net deregulatory effect1 the amendment may extend the expiration date for that covered regulation without carrying out the requirements of subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 subject to the limitation described in subparagraph 7,a7 of that paragraph4 7,b7 ,other amendments ,if the head of a covered agency does not make the determination described in subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to an amendment to a covered regulation of that covered agency1 the existing expiration date of the covered regulation being amended shall apply to that amendment unless the requirements described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 have been met4 7#c7 ,continued extensions ,the head of a covered agency may extend the expiration date of a covered regulation as many times as the head of the agency determines appropriate1 subject to the condition that each extension meets the requirements of this subsection4 7#d7 ,savings provision ,seeking public comment with respect to a covered regulation under paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 including through a request for information1 shall not automatically extend the applicable expiration date of the covered regulation4 7c7 ,effect of sunset ,if the expiration date of a covered regulation is not extended in accordance with subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 the covered regulation shall cease to have any effect as of that expiration date2 7#b7 the applicable covered agency shall not enforce the covered regulation on or after that expiration date2 and 7#c7 as soon as practicable after that expiration date1 the head of the applicable covered agency shall remove the covered regulation from the ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 #d4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional1 the remainder of this ,act1 and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance1 shall not be affected4 #e4 ,administrative provisions 7a7 ,savings provisions ,nothing in this ,act impairs or otherwise affects the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency1 or the head of an executive department or agency4 7b7 ,no rights or benefits ,nothing in this ,act creates any right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 enforceable at law or in equity1 by any party against the ,united ,states1 the departments1 agencies1 or entities of the ,united ,states1 the officers1 employees1 or agents of the ,united ,states1 or any other person4