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[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