,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,lee 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lummis7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve retrospective  
reviews ( ,f$]al regulations1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mod]niz+ ,retrospective   
,regulatory ,review ,act4  #b4 ,improv+ 
retrospective reviews ( ,f$]al          
regulations  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rative ,committee (
 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ,! t]m ,adm9i/rative  
,committee ( ! ,f$]al ,regi/] means !   
committee e/abli%$ "u section #aejf (   
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,in=mation & 
,regulatory ,affairs4  7#c7 ,ag5cy ,!   
t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #cejb ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#d7 ,appropriate congressional

 committees ,! t]m appropriate          
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &    
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &
 ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#e7 
,director ( ,,gpo ,! t]m ,director (    
,,gpo means ! ,director ( ! ,gov]nm5t   
,publi%+ ,(fice4  7#f7 ,ma*9e-readable  
,! t]m ma*9e-readable has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #cejb ( title #dd1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7#g7 ,retrospective     
review ( a regulation ( ! ag5cy ,! t]m  
retrospective review ( a regulation ( ! 
ag5cy means a review ( regulations ( !  
ag5cy conduct$ aft] ! regulation has be5
 issu$ t is requir$ by law or det]m9$   
appropriate by ! head ( ! ag5cy4  7b7   
,report on availability ( exi/+         
regulations 9 ma*9e-,readable =mat  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director 
( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator & 9 consultation ) 
! ,director ( ,,gpo1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al 
,regi/]1 %all submit to ! appropriate   
congressional committees1 a report on ! 
progress ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 mak+    
regulations ( ag5cies available 9       
ma*9e-readable =mat4  7#b7 ,cont5ts (   
report ,! report requir$ by p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 an assessm5t ( 
:e!r ag5cy regulations h be5 made       
available 9 a ma*9e-readable =mat to !  
public2 &  7,b7 in=mation reg>d+ !      
recognition by ! ,adm9i/rative          
,committee ( ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ( !       
e,c,f,r ma9ta9$ by ! ,director ( !      
,f$]al ,regi/] & ! ,director ( ,,gpo z  
an (ficial legal edition ( ! ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations4  7c7 ,guidance on  
us+ te*nology to conduct retrospective  
reviews  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &  
,budget1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all
 issue guidance on h[ ! head ( an ag5cy 
c-- 7,a7 use te*nology 7includ+         
algori?mic tools & artificial           

intellig5ce7 to m effici5tly1           
co/-effectively1 & accurately conduct   
any retrospective review ( ! exi/+      
regulations ( ! ag5cy1 includ+ h[ to    
id5tify1 procure1 & use su* te*nology to
 id5tify ?r\gh any su* review           
regulations ( ! ag5cy t-- 7i7 are       
obsolete1 ineffective1 or insuffici5t2  
7ii7 are excessively burd5some or %\ld  
be improv$2  7iii7 conta9 typographical 
errors2  7iv7 conta9 inaccurate cross   
ref]5ces2 or  7v7 are r$undant1         
contradict1 or ov]lap ) any regulations 
or /&>ds ( ! ag5cy2 &  7,b7 adequately  
tra9 p]sonnel ( ! ag5cy on h[ to use su*
 te*nology4  7#b7 ,developm5t ( guidance
 ,9 develop+ ! guidance requir$ pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all  
take into acc\nt any assessm5t or       
in=mation includ$ 9 ! report requir$ by 
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,ag5cy             
retrospective review plan ,n lat] ?an #b
 ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all submit to !    
,adm9i/rator & ! appropriate            

congressional committees a plan t-- 7#a7
 includes a detail$ /rategy = implem5t+ 
! guidance issu$ pursuant to subsection 
7c7 ) respect to ! regulations ( !      
ag5cy2  7#b7 id5tifies any regulation ( 
! ag5cy1 or categories ( regulations ( !
 ag5cy1 t ! head ( ! ag5cy-- 7,a7 is    
requir$ by law to review aft] !         
applicable regulation is issu$2 or  7,b7
 det]m9es w\ld b5efit f be+ review$ aft]
 ! regulation is issu$2 &  7#c7 includes
 any additional in=mation1 data1 or     
ex-po/ analysis det]m9$ necess>y or     
useful by ! head ( ! ag5cy4  7e7 ,ag5cy 
implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! head ( an ag5cy submits
 ! plan requir$ by subsection 7d71 !    
head ( ! ag5cy %all implem5t ! /rategy  
includ$ 9 su* plan ) respect to any     
retrospective review ( a regulation ( ! 
ag5cy4