118 HR 4668 RH: Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 148118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4668[Report No. 118–185]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 17, 2023Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessSeptember 1, 2023Additional sponsors: Mr. LaLota and Mr. Davis of North CarolinaSeptember 1, 2023Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Providing Opportunities to Show Transparency via Information Technology Act of 2023 or the POST IT Act of 2023 .

2.

Inclusion of guidance on Ombudsman website

(a)

Website requirement

Section 30 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657) is amended—(1)in subsection (e)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end;(B)in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(3)to the extent practicable, hyperlinks for such guidance that is designed to set forth policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of such issue, for any rule for which an agency produces a small entity compliance guide.; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(g)

Protection of confidential information

Subsection (e) does not require the public availability of information that is exempt from public disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act)..(b)

Applicability

Paragraph (3) of section 30(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657), as added by this section, shall apply with respect to guidance on, or interpretation of, a rule for which an agency produces a small entity compliance guide described under section 212(a)(1) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Compliance with CUTGO

No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. Such Act and amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated.

September 1, 2023Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed