To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules.

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1167 Reported in House (RH)]

Union Calendar No. 388
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1167

[Report No. 109-652]

To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot
project for the report on rules.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 8, 2005

Mrs. Kelly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform

September 13, 2006

Additional sponsors: Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of
Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Otter, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Akin, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Neugebauer,
Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. McHugh, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan

September 13, 2006

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]

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A BILL

To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot
project for the report on rules.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF TRUTH IN REGULATING ACT TO MAKE
PERMANENT PILOT PROJECT FOR REPORT ON RULES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make
permanent the authority to request the performance of regulatory
analysis to enhance Congressional responsibility for regulatory
decisions developed under the laws enacted by Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Amendment.--The Truth in Regulating Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-312; 5 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (1) in the heading for section 4, by striking
``pilot project for'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) by striking section 5 and redesignating
section 6 as section 5; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) in section 5 (as redesignated by paragraph
(2))--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (A) in the heading, by striking ``and
duration of pilot project'';</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)
Effective Date.--''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (C) by striking subsections (b) and
(c).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TRUTH IN REGULATING ACT TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
3-YEAR PERIOD FOR PILOT PROJECT.

(a) Additional 3-Year Period for Pilot Project.--Section 6(b) of
the Truth in Regulating Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-312; 5 U.S.C. 801
note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The pilot project under this Act'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) Initial 3 years.--The pilot project under this Act'';
and
(2) by inserting at the end the following:
``(2) Additional 3 years.--The pilot project under this Act
shall continue for an additional period of 3 years, beginning
October 1, 2006, and ending September 30, 2009, if in each
fiscal year a specific annual appropriation not less than
$5,000,000 shall have been made for the pilot project.''.
(b) Authorization.--Section 5 of such Act is amended by inserting
before the period at the end of the text the following: ``, and
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009''.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 6(c) of such Act is amended by
inserting after ``3-year period'' the following: ``under subsection
(b)(1)''.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Truth
in Regulating Act to authorize an additional period of 3 years
for the pilot project for the report on rules.''.
Union Calendar No. 388

109th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1167

[Report No. 109-652]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the pilot
project for the report on rules.

_______________________________________________________________________

September 13, 2006

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed