S.Amdt. 2595

SA 2595. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN RULES
RELATING TO THE BUDGET.

(a) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs for fiscal year 2025, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$25,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2034,
for necessary expenses to delay the implementation,
administration, and enforcement of budgetary rules, including
expenses relating to the appointment and training of
personnel, the development of programmatic documents, the
procurement of technical services, the purchase of new
equipment, and oversight of agency compliance.
(b) Guidance.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs shall update Circular A-4
of the Office of Management and Budget for the purpose of
carrying out this section.
(2) Effect and contents.--The updates under paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) take effect on October 1, 2026;
(B) remain in effect through September 30, 2034; and
(C) include guidance requiring agencies to delay, until
October 1, 2034, the implementation, administration, and
enforcement of any budgetary rule.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Budgetary rule.--The term ``budgetary rule'' means a
proposed rule or a final rule that has not been implemented
that--
(A) has a budgetary effect that would increase Federal
outlays by not less than $100,000,000 during any of fiscal
years 2025 through 2034, relative to the baseline of the
Office of Management and Budget prepared in accordance with
section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907); and
(B) was not required by a provision of Federal statute.
(2) Rule.--The term ``rule''--
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title
5, United States Code;
(B) includes a guidance document; and
(C) does not include--
(i) any rule of particular applicability, including a rule
that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages,
prices, services, or allowances thereof, corporate or
financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or
acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures
bearing on any of the foregoing;
(ii) any rule relating to agency management or personnel;
or
(iii) any rule of agency organization, procedure, or
practice that does not substantially affect the rights or
obligations of non-agency parties.
(d) Adjustment for Inflation.--The amount described in
subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be annually adjusted for inflation
to reflect the change in the Chained Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor for the applicable
year.
(e) Exclusion.--The requirements of this section shall not
apply to any rulemaking promulgated in relation to the old-
age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits program
established under title II of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
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