[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2377 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2377

  To provide authority to executive departments and agencies to issue 
    rulings respecting application of laws under their jurisdiction.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 1995

  Mr. McHale introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide authority to executive departments and agencies to issue 
    rulings respecting application of laws under their jurisdiction.

    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 ``Regulatory Compliance Assistance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RULINGS.

    Section 301 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The head'',
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) The head of each executive department and executive agency 
may, upon request, issue a ruling to any individual or entity 
respecting the application of the laws under the jurisdiction of such 
department or agency to such individual or entity on the basis of 
information provided by such individual or entity.'',
            (3) by inserting at the end of the section heading ``and 
        rulings, and
            (4) in the item relating to section 301 in the table of 
        sections, by inserting at the end of the item ``and rulings''.
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