,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself 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 a guidance clarity statement
 on certain agency guidance1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,guidance      
,clarity ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,guidance  
clarity statement required  7a7         
,requirement ,each agency1 as defined in
 section #eea of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 shall include a guidance 
clarity statement as described in       
subsection 7b7 on any guidance issued by
 that agency under section              
#eec7;b77#c77;,a7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 on and after the date    
that is #cj days after the date on which
 the ,director of the ,office of        
,management and ,budget issues the      

guidance required under subsection 7c74 
7b7 ,guidance clarity statement ,a      
guidance clarity statement required     
under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be    
displayed prominently on the first page 
of the document2 and  7#b7 include the  
following3 ,the contents of this        
document do not have the force and      
effect of law and do not1 of themselves1
 bind the public or the agency4 ,this   
document is intended only to provide    
clarity to the public regarding existing
 requirements under the law or agency   
policies44  7c7 ,,omb guidance ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
shall issue guidance to implement this  
,act4