[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 5593 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 5593
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 10, 2008
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical amendments to
certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, enacted by the
Congressional Review Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Review Act Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT.
(a) Government Paperwork Reduction.--Section 801 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Repeal of requirement for submittal to both houses of
congress of rules otherwise published in the federal
register.--Subsection (a)(1) is amended--
(A) by striking ``each House of the Congress and
to'' in subparagraph (A);
(B) by striking ``each House of'', and inserting
``on request'' after ``Congress'', in subparagraph (B);
and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
(2) Listing in congressional record of each rule received
by the comptroller general.--Subsection (e) is amended to read
as follows:
``(e)(1) The Comptroller General shall submit to each House of
Congress a weekly report containing a list of each rule received by the
Comptroller General pursuant to subsection (a) since the last such
report was submitted. The report shall include a notation for each such
rule indicating whether or not the rule is a major rule.
``(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall cause to be
published in the Congressional Record, in that portion of the Record
relating to the proceedings of the House of Representatives, each
report received from the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) since
the last such publication in the House portion of the Record and, for
each rule listed in such report, a statement of referral by the Speaker
to the committee or committees of the House with responsibility for
review of that rule.
``(3) There shall be published in the Congressional Record, in that
portion of the Record relating to the proceedings of the Senate, each
report received from the Comptroller General under paragraph (1) since
the last such publication in the Senate portion of the Record and, for
each rule listed in such report, a statement of the referral, if any,
to the committee or committees of the Senate with responsibility for
review of that rule.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 8 of such title is further
amended--
(1) in section 801(a)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``Congress''
and inserting ``Comptroller General'';
(2) in section 801(a)(4), by striking ``Congress'' and
inserting ``the Comptroller General'';
(3) in section 801(d)(2)(B), by striking ``Congress'' and
inserting ``the Comptroller General'';
(4) in section 802(a), by striking ``Congress'' the first
place it appears and inserting ``the Comptroller General''; and
(5) in section 802(b)(2)(A), by striking ``Congress'' and
inserting ``Comptroller General''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.