To provide that no funds may be used for the administrative expenses of any official identified by the President to serve in a position without express statutory authorization and which is responsible for the interagency development or coordination of any rule, regulation, or policy unless the President certifies to Congress that such official will respond to all reasonable requests to testify before, or provide information to, any congressional committee with jurisdiction over such matters, and such official submits certain reports biannually to Congress.

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   Inserted: FUNDING LIMITATION

   Inserted: Sec. _. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used for the administrative expenses of any official identified by the President to serve in a position without express statutory authorization and which is responsible for the interagency development or coordination of any rule, regulation, or policy unless--

   Inserted: (1) the President certifies to Congress that such official will respond to all reasonable requests to testify before, or provide information to, any congressional committee with jurisdiction over such matters; and

   Inserted: (2) such official submits a report biannually to each congressional committee with jurisdiction over such matters, describing the activities of the official and the office of such official, any rule, regulation, or policy that the official or the office of such official participated or assisted in the development of, or any rule, regulation, or policy that the official or the office of such official directed be developed by the department or agency with statutory responsibility for the matter.

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