,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h1 #bjbe,mr4 ,s*mitt 
7= himself & ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ea* ag5cy to   
repeal #c exi/+ regulations be=e issu+ a
 new regulation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,exp$it+ ,re=m ,& ,/opp+ ,excess        
,regulations ,act or ! ,,eras] ,act4    
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,ag5cy2 rule ,! t]ms ag5cy & rule h !   
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #eea (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7    
,major rule ,! t]m major rule has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #hjd ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! 
t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ea* t]ritory or  
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*     
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribe4  #c4   
,repeal ( regulations requir$ be=e      

issuance ( a new rule  7a7 ,requirem5t =
 rule ,an ag5cy may n issue a rule      
unless ! ag5cy has repeal$ #c or m rules
 describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 t1 to ! ext5t
 practicable1 are relat$ to ! rule4  7b7
 ,requirem5t = major rule  7#a7 ,repeal 
requir$ ,an ag5cy may n issue a major   
rule unless-- 7,a7 ! ag5cy has repeal$  
#c or m rules describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
t1 to ! ext5t practicable1 are relat$ to
 ! major rule2 &  7,b7 ! co/ ( ! new    
major rule is less ?an or equal to ! co/
 ( ! rules repeal$4  7#b7 ,c]tifi$ co/  
,= any rule issu$ 9 accordance )        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice
 ( ,in=mation & ,regulatory ,affairs ( !
 ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all     
c]tify t ! co/ ( ! new major rule is    
equal to or less ?an ! co/ ( ! rules    
repeal$4  7c7 ,repeal$ rules describ$ ,a
 rule describ$ 9 ?is subsection-- 7#a7  
does n include an int]pretative rule1   
g5]al /atem5t ( policy1 or rule ( ag5cy 
organization1 proc$ure1 or practice2 &  
7#b7 0 issu$ ?r\gh ! notice & comm5t    

rulemak+ process "u section #eec ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7          
,publication requir$ ,any rule repeal$  
"u subsection 7a7 or 7b7 %all be publi%$
 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4  7e7 ,applicability
 ,?is section-- 7#a7 applies to any rule
 or major rule t imposes a co/ or       
responsibility on a nongov]nm5tal p]son 
or a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7   
%all n apply to any rule or major rule t
 relates to ! managem5t1 organization1  
or p]sonnel ( an ag5cy or procurem5t by 
! ag5cy4  #d4 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability  
,(fice /udy ( rules ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e  
#e ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy &   
submit to ,congress a report t includes1
 z ( ! date on :i* ! report is          
submitt$-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( rules t are 9 
effect2  7#b7 ! numb] ( major rules t   
are 9 effect2 &  7#c7 ! total e/imat$   
economic co/ impos$ by ! rules describ$ 
9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74