[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4917 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4917

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four


                                 An Act


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
  the Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 
              2005, 2006, and 2007, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Federal Regulatory Improvement Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 591 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 591. Purposes

    ``The purposes of this subchapter are--
        ``(1) to provide suitable arrangements through which Federal 
    agencies, assisted by outside experts, may cooperatively study 
    mutual problems, exchange information, and develop recommendations 
    for action by proper authorities to the end that private rights may 
    be fully protected and regulatory activities and other Federal 
    responsibilities may be carried out expeditiously in the public 
    interest;
        ``(2) to promote more effective public participation and 
    efficiency in the rulemaking process;
        ``(3) to reduce unnecessary litigation in the regulatory 
    process;
        ``(4) to improve the use of science in the regulatory process; 
    and
        ``(5) to improve the effectiveness of laws applicable to the 
    regulatory process.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title 5 of the United States Code is 
amended--
        (1) in section 594 by striking ``purpose'' and inserting 
    ``purposes''; and
        (2) in the table of sections of chapter 5 of part I by amending 
    the item relating to section 591 to read as follows:
``591. Purposes''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 596 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 596. Authorization of appropriations

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subchapter not more than $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $3,100,000 
for fiscal year 2006, and $3,200,000 for fiscal year 2007. Of any 
amounts appropriated under this section, not more than $2,500 may be 
made available in each fiscal year for official representation and 
entertainment expenses for foreign dignitaries.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.