,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4       
,johnson7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,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  7a7      
,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    
7b7 ,requirement for rule ,an agency may
 not issue a rule unless such agency has
 repealed #aj or more rules described in
 subsection 7e7 that1 to the extent     
practicable1 are related to the rule4   
7c7 ,requirement for major rule  7#a7   
,repeal required ,an agency may not     
issue a major rule unless-- 7,a7 such   
agency has repealed #aj or more rules   
described in subsection 7e7 that1 to the
 extent practicable1 are related to the 
major rule2 and  7,b7 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 paragraph 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 than
 the cost of the rules repealed4  7d7   
,publication required ,any rule repealed
 under subsection 7b7 or 7c7 shall be   
published in the ,federal ,register4    
7e7 ,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-- 7,a7  
that relates to the internal policy or  
practice of an agency or procurement by 
the agency2 or  7,b7 that is being      
revised to be less burdensome to        
decrease requirements imposed by the    
rule or cost of compliance4  7f7 ,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  7g7 ,report  
on rules ,not later than #e years after 
the date of 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