,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,lank=d1 & ,mr4 ,johnson7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ag5cies to repeal t5 exi/+      
regulations be=e issu+ a new regulation1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,regulation       
,decimation ,act4  #b4 ,repeal (        
regulations requir$ be=e issuance ( a   
new rule  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,major   
rule ,! t]m major rule has ! mean+ giv5 
t t]m 9 section #hjd ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,rule ,! t]m rule   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7    
,/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  7b7 ,requirem5t = rule ,an     
ag5cy may n issue a rule unless su*     
ag5cy has repeal$ #aj or m rules        
describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 t1 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 are relat$ to ! rule4  7c7 
,requirem5t = major rule  7#a7 ,repeal  
requir$ ,an ag5cy may n issue a major   
rule unless-- 7,a7 su* ag5cy has repeal$
 #aj or m rules describ$ 9 subsection   
7e7 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 mu/ h    
c]tifi$ t ! co/ ( ! new major rule is   
equal to or less ?an ! co/ ( ! rules    
repeal$4  7d7 ,publication requir$ ,any 
rule repeal$ "u subsection 7b7 or 7c7   
%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-- 7,a7 t relates to !
 int]nal policy or practice ( an ag5cy  
or procurem5t by ! ag5cy2 or  7,b7 t is 
be+ revis$ to be less burd5some to      
decrease requirem5ts impos$ by ! rule or
 co/ ( compliance4  7f7 ,review ( ag5cy 
rules ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea*    
ag5cy %all submit to ,congress & !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget a report t includes a review (  
ea* rule ( ! ag5cy t id5tifies :e!r t   
rule is co/ly1 ineffective1 duplicative1
 or outdat$1 includ+ a li/ ( any o!r    
unnecess>y regulatory re/riction ( !    
ag5cy t is co/ly1 ineffective1          
duplicative1 or outdat$4  7g7 ,report on
 rules ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all  
submit to ,congress a report on ! numb] 
( rules 9 effect & ! /atus ( ! r$uction 

( rules ov] ! previ\s #e ye>s4