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Calendar No. 79
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 522
[Report No. 117–25]
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include
a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 2 (legislative day, MARCH 1), 2021
Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. RISCH, Mr. JOHNSON, and Mr.
PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
JUNE 21, 2021
Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment
A BILL
To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making,
to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary
of the proposed rule.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Account-
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ability Through Transparency Act of 2021’’.
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•S 522 RS
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100-WORD SUMMARY TO
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REGULATIONS.GOV.
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Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
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end;
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(4) the Internet address of a summary of not
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more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule,
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in plain language, that shall be posted on the Inter-
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net website under section 206(d) of the E-Govern-
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ment Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly
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known as regulations.gov).’’.
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Calendar No. 79
117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 522
[Report No. 117–25]
A BILL
To require each agency, in providing notice of a
rule making, to include a link to a 100-word
plain language summary of the proposed rule.
JUNE 21, 2021
Reported without amendment
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