S.Amdt. 388

SA 388. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. GUIDANCE CLARITY.

(a) Requirement.--Each agency, as defined in section 551 of
title 5, United States Code, shall include a guidance clarity
statement as described in subsection (b) on any guidance
issued by that agency under section 553(b)(3)(A) of title 5,
United States Code, on and after the date that is 30 days
after the date on which the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget issues the guidance required under
subsection (c).
(b) Guidance Clarity Statement.--A guidance clarity
statement required under subsection (a) shall--
(1) be displayed prominently on the first page of the
document; and
(2) include the following: ``The contents of this document
do not have the force and effect of law and do not, of
themselves, bind the public or the agency. This document is
intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding
existing requirements under the law or agency policies.''.
(c) OMB Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall issue guidance to implement this
section.
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