1.
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Manufacturing Comeback Act of
2012
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Title I—Research and Development
Sec. 101. Extension and expansion of research and development
tax credit.
Title II—Corporate and Individual Provisions
Generally
Sec. 201. Extension of bonus depreciation and temporary 100
percent expensing for certain business assets.
Sec. 202. Extension of increased small business
expensing.
Sec. 203. Maximum corporate income tax rate reduced to 25
percent for 2013.
Sec. 204. Temporary extension of 2001 tax relief.
Sec. 205. Temporary extension of 2003 tax relief.
Title III—Workforce Training
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Industry-recognized and nationally portable
credentials for job training programs.
Sec. 303. Skill credential registry.
Sec. 304. Effective Date.
Title IV—Economic Impact of Research Grants
Sec. 401. Economic impact of research grants.
Title V—Regulations
Sec. 501. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 502. Clarification and expansion of rules covered by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Sec. 503. Expansion of report of regulatory agenda.
Sec. 504. Requirements providing for more detailed
analyses.
Sec. 505. Repeal of waiver and delay authority; Additional
powers of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy.
Sec. 506. Procedures for gathering comments.
Sec. 507. Periodic review of rules.
Sec. 508. Judicial review of compliance with the requirements
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act available after publication of the final
rule.
Sec. 509. Jurisdiction of court of appeals over rules
implementing the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Sec. 510. Clerical amendments.
Sec. 511. Agency preparation of guides.
Title VI—Vocational Training at State Level
Sec. 601. Findings.
Sec. 602. Sense of Congress.
<enum>I</enum><header>Research and
Development</header>
<section id="HED8108065850401CABEFCDEBD30D3D87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Extension and
expansion of research and development tax credit</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E7268BD91D74510A4321B7C4241BEE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header>
<paragraph id="HCDCA2746FCD242D2946F5790E34ED567"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subparagraph (B)
of section 41(h)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD01F3FC1EB264DEAADF8748AE6248D4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
45C(b)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>December 31,
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B2C6D40E87C4F5AB835512E144A472F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternative
simplified credit</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 41(c)(5) of such
Code is amended by striking <quote>14 percent (12 percent in the case of
taxable years ending before January 1, 2009)</quote> and inserting <quote>25
percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE127ADE4FCDB4B8292EDFD356A4E38B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31,
2011.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Corporate and
Individual Provisions Generally</header>
<section id="H6C94A9DF8FF142D094A987B2417AB43A"><enum>201.</enum><header>Extension of
bonus depreciation and temporary 100 percent expensing for certain business
assets</header>
<subsection id="HBCD5A490FB8D4A089EAD6C1B35553851"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B80057E543640C4B028D7FE00A4B846"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2012</quote> in subparagraph (A)(iv) and inserting
<quote>January 1, 2014</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1783BD9C97F44A9493720786F10C94BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>January 1, 2011</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>January 1, 2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H806375AE9C934D10ACB2BBEBB5611ADB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Temporary 100
percent expensing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph
(5) of section 168(k) of such Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4835520B07164F66A4AF989309E029A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FC9622A8AEA4713A968F6FE22D2CF47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> both places it appears and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3441F89391D649E4810B345D36F95BB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of
election To accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus
depreciation</header><text>Subclause (II) of section 168(k)(4)(D)(iii) of such
Code is amended by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4FC7646CEF5D4CB1B31C0CE02E7B26D5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HA6ABDA505053437F8A2158C243BD9D6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The heading for
subsection (k) of section 168 of such Code is amended by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">January 1,
2013</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">January 1, 2014</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1880FFADC4044EEF94DD0E2F6AE910A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The heading for
clause (ii) of section 168(k)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">pre-January 1,
2013</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">pre-January 1, 2014</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE8C0596FE0148C18547EBAEC86080AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Subparagraph (C)
of section 168(n)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>January 1,
2013</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF03CC1069097450AB8D12A3EA94B59D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Subparagraph (D)
of section 1400L(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>January 1,
2013</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6021F0726C0E4804ABEF1AC42F857BEF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Subparagraph (B)
of section 1400N(d)(3) of such Code is amended by striking <quote>January 1,
2013</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1, 2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H176650DB1AEA434FBD42305496C348F7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2012, in taxable years ending after such
date.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H95C3DBBE93E14EF0907FF3C6845597EE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Extension of
increased small business expensing</header>
<subsection id="H4332127CCBBC48FAB714F47D279B0AF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Dollar
limitation</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5419C1C5F0FA412298706DF7120D9E7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) by striking <quote>or 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>, 2011, or
2012</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A8D55B9BA39482EB652795955EB78C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C) by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC2FB6DC627849389AAC68F1E5264D30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D) by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D1ADA43CC6340AB9395DDEB293FB55A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction in
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of
section 179(b) of such Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A0EEC41FEEE4A75B1C931A55C6FA95D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) by striking <quote>or 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>, 2011, or
2012</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H712C2BEDD00645DB978EDAC221F11007"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C) by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H004A6F24B20A496F8B783C5B3272CC3A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D) by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0FC2BD3E415D4DA6B5E881877B4C2F83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inflation
adjustment</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 179(b) of such Code is
amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5FA838FF73FD4D7885BF1FEF3E4C5F56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Computer
software</header><text>Section 179(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by
striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6363EEE8DAAA4E1EBB5B6C5DCC0E3059"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 179(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H423A9782F5C44E359397A523591496CA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H68A7EDF78B574C5E9D15E487CD605C12"><enum>203.</enum><header>Maximum
corporate income tax rate reduced to 25 percent for 2013</header>
<subsection id="H1F7FFDECCAE44E2EB298E9FE4FE23D31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H067947BF18C54823A38AC2B0DF0F3F5C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H37CB0D42F54E49959CC72759D95CBD6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for
2013</header><text>In the case of a taxable year beginning in 2013—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6B45567F72A494CBC987A2CC0CAD577"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in lieu of
paragraph (1), the amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be the sum
of—</text>
<clause id="H5E931DD4DB0241B9A10EABD7C8F29442"><enum>(i)</enum><text>15
percent of so much of the taxable income as does not exceed $50,000, and</text>
</clause><clause id="H74FC6D91FA4845E79EAF0C4F65DAB2A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>25 percent of so
much of the taxable income as exceeds $50,000,</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12B04972BEC04E8489EC9F7FDB71FFBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>paragraph (2)
shall be applied by substituting <quote>25 percent</quote> for <quote>35
percent</quote>, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EBF75D0550D431C9160BB1AF0E3E05A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 1445(e) shall be applied by substituting <quote>25
percent</quote> for <quote>35
percent</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H42603CAED2AF45ECBEA1A080044CBAA3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAD70992CA55046DA8AA8060C99F39FBE"><enum>204.</enum><header>Temporary
extension of 2001 tax relief</header>
<subsection id="HCEFC6402D450457C887F54B7C65B37CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by striking <quote>December 31,
2012</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>December 31,
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3827FE03D6374944885B1C841A49392B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation
Act of 2001.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA0B83F0DD2E8428EA3A064EF4CB2B80B"><enum>205.</enum><header>Temporary
extension of 2003 tax relief</header>
<subsection id="H1E1F3A394BE649D9B302C1A9DDE64AD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2003 is amended by striking <quote>December 31,
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB7735B619324E98BC77584037AA0F86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
of 2003.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Workforce
Training</header>
<section id="H47C6681C7F9C43EC8CA78AC76E77A56F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>American Manufacturing
Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works
Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>AMERICA Works Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBD24610EFE8F426A9E31E765EAF5BA10"><enum>302.</enum><header>Industry-recognized
and nationally portable credentials for job training programs</header>
<subsection id="H767531E0609F46FB97A816BC0EB24E02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Workforce
Investment Act of 1998</header>
<paragraph id="H866B46B68D1346758A670083C6BD8FC2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
employment and training activities</header><text>Section 134(d)(4)(F) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)(F)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF4A213D2F934360BE99F5FB95EFEDAF" style="OLC">
<clause id="H3356A31F51A94758A5E71AD5B2FDE836"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Priority for
programs that provide an industry-Recognized and nationally portable
credential</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting and
approving training services, or programs of training services, under this
section, a one-stop operator and employees of a one-stop center referred to in
subsection (c) shall give priority consideration to services and programs
(approved by the appropriate State agency and local board in conjunction with
section 122) that lead to a credential that is in high demand in the local area
served and listed in the registry described in section 3(b) of the AMERICA
Works
Act.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CD10B2BE42F4E21A87E3B36BE946C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Youth
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
129(c)(1)(C) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2854(c)(1)(C))
is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0790B66B72E48219A28D04B7DA8B670"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv)
as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EBE573879044A118778DB7BA2CD683A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (i) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H723CE511D6D145A8ACB04CC2D9FE49AD" style="OLC">
<clause id="H6F5A362AA8944D6484D2EAFFCA66CE78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training (with priority consideration given
to programs that lead to a credential that is in high demand in the local area
served and listed in the registry described in section 3(b) of the AMERICA
Works Act, if the local board determines that such programs are available and
appropriate);</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB6A47FD30F5E46A98A7C2B08703793CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Career and
technical education</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDCB78079C87D455CA40DAB33351D0203"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
plan</header><text>Section 122(c)(1)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(B)) is amended by
striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H402AAD5858F3484EA60E34A1B2892A56" style="OLC">
<text>and, with respect to programs of
study leading to an industry-recognized credential or certificate, will give
priority consideration to programs of study that—</text><clause commented="no" id="HE142D4E9A1F7428E82593A82A1F8B9EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>lead to an
appropriate (as determined by the eligible agency) skills credential (which may
be a certificate) that is in high demand in the area served and listed in the
registry described in section 3(b) of the AMERICA Works Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HFBDC484C8E1E40F3BAE2A8867D6D138A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may provide a
basis for additional credentials, certificates, or
degrees;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB4143C79FAF94AFBB3E521A5412D5EFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of local
funds</header><text>Section 134(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC075DE4B9AA3485BAF377B53C568BCA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H47556E4DF304426AB3BDACD0397403D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(12)(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB598E8AAA7D444FB9FA990A48650238F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BFCF93AB56A4F91BD78451DF79D3FB7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFA1C3B058B944EF0A07D9C047BD4C06C"><enum>(13)</enum><text>describe the
career and technical education activities supporting the attainment of
industry-recognized credentials or certificates, and how the eligible
recipient, in selecting such activities, gave priority consideration to
activities supporting high-demand registry skill credentials described in
section
122(c)(1)(B)(i).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H17C0E010400646898B904C41C3C9DFC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tech-prep
programs</header><text>Section 203(c)(2)(E) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2373(c)(2)(E)) is amended by
striking <quote>industry-recognized credential, a certificate,</quote> and
inserting <quote>industry-recognized credential or certificate (such as a
high-demand registry skill credential described in section
122(c)(1)(B)(i)),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD9F71D8227864A5E99DA19FC5AB27793"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training
programs under TAA</header><text>Section 236(a)(5) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2296(a)(5)) is amended by inserting after the sentence that follows
subparagraph (H)(ii) the following: <quote>In approving training programs under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority consideration to programs that
lead to a credential that is in high demand in the local area (defined for
purposes of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et
seq.)) served by the corresponding one-stop delivery system under that title
for the training programs, and that is listed in the registry described in
section 3(b) of the AMERICA Works Act.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H87FAF56AD34149EDBAF14720F0CF2616"><enum>303.</enum><header>Skill
credential registry</header>
<subsection id="H81DC031D8BCE499CBEE8F6E2DE666996"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H010067CA36054F8897830458B449285B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
provision</header><text>The term <term>covered provision</term> means any of
sections 129 and 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2854,
2864), section 122(c)(1)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(B)), and section 236 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EE4396631E54479B4EA67F58129CDE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Industry-recognized</header><text>The
term <term>industry-recognized</term>, used with respect to a credential, means
a credential that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H135E0226BBF2427C90ADCACD67457C9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is sought or
accepted by companies within the industry sector involved as recognized,
preferred, or required for recruitment, screening, or hiring; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88D4928561DD4DAEB56AB1F64CB142BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is endorsed by a
nationally recognized trade association or organization representing a
significant part of the industry sector.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD78743B77AFC4466ABD0598C932F61A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nationally
portable</header><text>The term <term>nationally portable</term>, used with
respect to a credential, means a credential that is sought or accepted by
companies within the industry sector involved, across multiple States, as
recognized, preferred, or required for recruitment, screening, or
hiring.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3062F178631543BEABFB9EA0F5A41173"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Workforce
investment activities</header><text>The term <term>workforce investment
activities</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6308ACB3DFED4AD9875BD2021C4AEBBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Registry</header>
<paragraph id="H38EBC21485CC4B0EABC621AF36C3F865"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall create a registry of skill credentials (which
may be certificates), for purposes of enabling programs that lead to such a
credential to receive priority under a covered provision.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9995D2A2EDA84F35921890AEA3495464"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registry</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B904B7B098444BC91E5BDCD2FE80E0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>list the
credential in the registry if the credential is required by Federal or State
law for an occupation (such as a credential required by a State law regarding
qualifications for a health care occupation);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF56694DFD4E842899D2AF3DBD434C51F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>list the
credential in the registry if the credential is a credential from the
Manufacturing Institute-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A04A0960696449CA2299D9E4D2E7F92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>list the
credential, and list an updated credential, in the registry if the credential
involved is an industry-recognized, nationally portable credential that is
consistent with the Secretary's established industry competency models and is
consistently updated through third party validation to reflect changing
industry competencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A2DFCA250954459B0B8C14027E7EA00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this title shall be construed to require
an entity with responsibility for selecting or approving an education,
training, or workforce investment activities program with regard to a covered
provision, to select a program with a credential listed in the registry
described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A93838ED28B446D86823EAD045DC0B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title, and the
amendments made by this title, take effect 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Economic Impact
of Research Grants</header>
<section id="H3CAC3499EBAE456DB3BD1CB2E3208DF6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Economic impact
of research grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce shall prepare for each
research grant made by their departments a statement describing the economic
impact of the activities to be carried out using the grant funding.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFDED0A4477641C0BF91DE1B8E76E1EA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Short title; table
of contents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Regulatory Flexibility
Improvements Act of 2012</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H90C5E8EEB34E4B74977C5711C7875C38"><enum>502.</enum><header>Clarification
and expansion of rules covered by the Regulatory Flexibility Act</header>
<subsection id="H0730DCDAA5AC4EF79C665909126AD67F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 601 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4C4697A43AD74C8784436D9EE08FFC39">
<paragraph id="H5317020FB0F54054944CD1A397E30A42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>The
term <term>rule</term> has the meaning given such term in section 551(4) of
this title, except that such term does not include a rule of particular (and
not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, corporate or financial
structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances,
services, or allowances therefor or to valuations, costs or accounting, or
practices relating to such rates, wages, structures, prices, appliances,
services, or
allowances.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7877E2091F864580BD7A14FB6C685F8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of
rules with indirect effects</header><text>Section 601 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF66C284B694B4CE79804D568E1281E04">
<paragraph id="H146993DF81A34D3EAA0BDBBBD195D119"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Economic
impact</header><text>The term <term>economic impact</term> means, with respect
to a proposed or final rule—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0516E1BC441C42C0B248B34AD5E4499E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any direct
economic effect on small entities of such rule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEBC82B9A1F64328984E0E65D8F11217"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any indirect
economic effect on small entities which is reasonably foreseeable and results
from such rule (without regard to whether small entities will be directly
regulated by the
rule).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H02245239C42E42F69C4227F98987DE28"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusion of
rules with beneficial effects</header>
<paragraph id="HEF7D15647B5B4500A4BE49CA0EF8D3F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
regulatory flexibility analysis</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 603 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence and
inserting <quote>Each initial regulatory flexibility analysis shall also
contain a detailed description of alternatives to the proposed rule which
minimize any adverse significant economic impact or maximize any beneficial
significant economic impact on small entities.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE4AA79E9E694BAF8F571BA14321255A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final regulatory
flexibility analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
first paragraph (6) of section 604(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>minimize the significant economic impact</quote> and
inserting <quote>minimize the adverse significant economic impact or maximize
the beneficial significant economic impact</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6D0C0BDFDEC43D9BAF88395BDCFB050"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusion of
rules affecting tribal organizations</header><text>Paragraph (5) of section 601
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>and tribal
organizations (as defined in section 4(l) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))),</quote> after <quote>special
districts,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H229C60C67A5D48ED8748D9E4A188162E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inclusion of
land management plans and formal rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="HC7B3AB0E81664AFDA27DA1A25BDA89F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
regulatory flexibility analysis</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 603 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H87CE775D55184D49B3F8F1CA539BB1FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> after <quote>proposed rule,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H794F70942D3B486A80A9A9615BEAB4C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or publishes a revision or amendment to a land management plan,</quote>
after <quote>United States,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5816D6C81347444485107687694819C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final regulatory
flexibility analysis</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 604 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73E1035514B0443BA8E71CDFF4927C71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> after <quote>proposed rulemaking,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H757872EF788344B9B2F5300FC214F94A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or adopts a revision or amendment to a land management plan,</quote>
after <quote>section 603(a),</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0AD7585719634430BD9BDB175B1D8161"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Land management
plan defined</header><text>Section 601 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H629E87836AE944C3BB28FDEB167FA731">
<paragraph id="HA28AC993BE5F4A73A6DFB99A886CC30C"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Land management
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="HB7C12CA18BA84B35A048964A1C8DCA23"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>land management plan</term> means—</text>
<clause id="H770F186E30354308B505EF51914DC16D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any plan developed
by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 6 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FRRRP">Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1604); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H38144AF1168146D1852E2C9A3DC691C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any plan
developed by the Secretary of the Interior under section 202 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1712).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB74B4BE1E7354B09B32B5EA2F2E6183F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revision</header><text>The
term <term>revision</term> means any change to a land management plan
which—</text>
<clause id="H8BDA4FF9F148456BB46DB5996F763279"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of a plan described in subparagraph (A)(i), is made under section
6(f)(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FRRRP">Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H35E00D0F287D4B6FB17D850947D98720"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
plan described in subparagraph (A)(ii), is made under section 1610.5–6 of title
43, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA70748D9885047F294EC1850DEBCB796"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>The
term <term>amendment</term> means any change to a land management plan
which—</text>
<clause id="H2274B6CB99D84459965CCD3085FC7808"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of a plan described in subparagraph (A)(i), is made under section
6(f)(4) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FRRRP">Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(4)) and with
respect to which the Secretary of Agriculture prepares a statement described in
section 102(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE98DA903E514E4FB657AA0148737D45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
plan described in subparagraph (A)(ii), is made under section 1610.5–5 of title
43, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) and with respect
to which the Secretary of the Interior prepares a statement described in
section 102(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03D47BB6CFF94B01B39BA9AFF45A6ECA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Inclusion of
certain interpretive rules involving the internal revenue laws</header>
<paragraph id="HCD236C8C498F409AA608B5C569127518"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 603 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>or a
recordkeeping requirement, and without regard to whether such requirement is
imposed by statute or regulation.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H858893E7E00A4B9D92650E87B4736881"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collection of
information</header><text>Paragraph (7) of section 601 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCF72067D50504D4F909D6D8A01252F35">
<paragraph id="H8990FFBAD26A487BA157D6BE9CAAF71C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Collection of
information</header><text>The term <term>collection of information</term> has
the meaning given such term in section 3502(3) of title
44.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EED9F4A6CE146B9A6B9E18C9E8DC917"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
requirement</header><text>Paragraph (8) of section 601 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H933A043098FA4600BAD5BD93615F98A3">
<paragraph id="H361F68F5B52549E899B80985F6922670"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Recordkeeping
requirement</header><text>The term <term>recordkeeping requirement</term> has
the meaning given such term in section 3502(13) of title
44.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE260B6218FD474FBBB1EAA249FD12BB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definition of
small organization</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 601 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0D452E5DC80D4A12B803D406D7638153">
<paragraph id="HBBD7D77DEBE9424E8148FD8D97F8B6F2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Small
organization</header>
<subparagraph id="HD8AD0C26AAFB4253BDF61A16BA58A124"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>small organization</term> means any
not-for-profit enterprise which, as of the issuance of the notice of proposed
rulemaking—</text>
<clause id="HBA8E1B2B3D524C23BED98D7442C2CBED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of an enterprise which is described by a classification code of the
North American Industrial Classification System, does not exceed the size
standard established by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
pursuant to section 3 of the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business
Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 632) for small business concerns described by such
classification code; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE10A9B4B5E948D8BD787D2F4457D2F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of
any other enterprise, has a net worth that does not exceed $7,000,000 and has
not more than 500 employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0679B679A13F4CFA8B8433BB7ADFC836"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local labor
organizations</header><text>In the case of any local labor organization,
subparagraph (A) shall be applied without regard to any national or
international organization of which such local labor organization is a
part.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H469B7B910F4D49B6A38D2B8DBA47E3C1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Agency
definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraphs (A)
and (B) shall not apply to the extent that an agency, after consultation with
the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after
opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions for such
term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such
definitions in the Federal
Register.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF64A1410477B4202BF0318F414CEE4B9"><enum>503.</enum><header>Expansion of
report of regulatory agenda</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 602 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H75B853FB4F5A43F5A39B39A4D9C803BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6B9AEFA55ED40A08F3FF5D7490835C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>, and</quote> at the end and inserting
<quote>;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA7D221DFCA44E1F88B86A0A0A073E03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03F5BAF52E364BA683D4978C78EF48C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDECE5A0CEBA40A4BB94C0F65246E59B" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H873DB28D4BC0429183668E306E17B749"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a brief description of the sector of the
North American Industrial Classification System that is primarily affected by
any rule which the agency expects to propose or promulgate which is likely to
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB78DBA3A68A4A5FB09003108612636C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2FAD33D51434994AECB8A504B8EC626" style="USC">
<subsection id="H2143EABF85F64DD688EE6FCDED9C72BF"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agency shall prominently display a
plain language summary of the information contained in the regulatory
flexibility agenda published under subsection (a) on its website within 3 days
of its publication in the Federal Register. The Office of Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration shall compile and prominently display a plain language
summary of the regulatory agendas referenced in subsection (a) for each agency
on its website within 3 days of their publication in the Federal
Register.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H99F12D27DFA444299E75A63395C8BE8A"><enum>504.</enum><header>Requirements
providing for more detailed analyses</header>
<subsection id="HF521F9ED033B4B14A2226A167E9222A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial
regulatory flexibility analysis</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 603 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H71A33DE9252844D6A98D2B7FBFC5C715">
<subsection id="H35B0CC8162494DDFAFF8DBCE6FEC7753"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Each initial
regulatory flexibility analysis required under this section shall contain a
detailed statement—</text>
<paragraph id="HDDCDFB92969F4B008446853061939A12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing the
reasons why action by the agency is being considered;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06161B5FEF974FD98D36442376142713"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describing the
objectives of, and legal basis for, the proposed rule;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CC6FBB4A0084588AC52EA5022A55B7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>estimating the
number and type of small entities to which the proposed rule will apply;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5204FD6BEF045A68E9FD7A226010AD0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describing the
projected reporting, recordkeeping, and other compliance requirements of the
proposed rule, including an estimate of the classes of small entities which
will be subject to the requirement and the type of professional skills
necessary for preparation of the report and record;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAF92496ED6B4615B35DC59C4323BDE9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describing all
relevant Federal rules which may duplicate, overlap, or conflict with the
proposed rule, or the reasons why such a description could not be
provided;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA31E6B0617AC4A09B8455F5DB232DB52"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimating the additional cumulative
economic impact of the proposed rule, or the cumulative impact of any other
rule stemming from the implementation of the Free Trade Agreements, on small
entities beyond that already imposed on the class of small entities by the
agency or why such an estimate is not available; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B6B4BF5EBF848C69ED5164363C817D9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>describing any
disproportionate economic impact on small entities or a specific class of small
entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H77FB5BBDC6F34292A6E308B73C56EAF3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final regulatory
flexibility analysis</header>
<paragraph id="H1A7D19C0399C49698D7809D1955C9E31"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(a) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3511321E682A4A8B86BE4B047A74D84F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>an explanation</quote> and inserting <quote>a detailed
explanation</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDBAA9D8542D457C89D7F289C7285DCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of
paragraphs (4), (5), and the first paragraph (6), by inserting
<quote>detailed</quote> before <quote>description</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB8A6E4ECD6D4E689F91E58C7C07EA63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EB7AD08B4874EEE83140126991DED2A" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HAC8C91DB41C1496798D0DA041301AC58"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing any disproportionate economic
impact on small entities or a specific class of small
entities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H86CEA6E583B2438480E1552F59C75BB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion of
response to comments on certification of proposed rule</header><text>Paragraph
(2) of section 604(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>(or certification of the proposed rule under section 605(b))</quote>
after <quote>initial regulatory flexibility analysis</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H489C567D26954ECFB78086178133383C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of
analysis on website</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 604 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD4B8BC322D3C45B385D07CBA6E38FB93">
<subsection id="H0382F6D5376A499298224B9B4FF664DB"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The agency shall
make copies of the final regulatory flexibility analysis available to the
public, including placement of the entire analysis on the agency’s website, and
shall publish in the Federal Register the final regulatory flexibility
analysis, or a summary thereof which includes the telephone number, mailing
address, and link to the website where the complete analysis may be
obtained.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8E279487054B4E49AFC309280E642F69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cross-References
to other analyses</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 605 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H56D2180ADCE142388227629EEEE3C64C">
<subsection id="HCAC24BE9C20D47459620D09BA62F9EEF"><enum>(a)</enum><text>A Federal agency
shall be treated as satisfying any requirement regarding the content of an
agenda or regulatory flexibility analysis under section 602, 603, or 604, if
such agency provides in such agenda or analysis a cross-reference to the
specific portion of another agenda or analysis which is required by any other
law and which satisfies such
requirement.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF4772CC0E288401F93F14008F54D19B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certifications</header><text>Subsection
(b) of section 605 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5BA68B56B4314AEA9224D1553D72EF2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>detailed</quote> before <quote>statement</quote> the first place it
appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9D1496F4831A4737B0549B643F551FE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and legal</quote> after <quote>factual</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7857C32961884108BD4AFEEF9F9CB487"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Quantification
requirements</header><text>Section 607 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H320DE888BC724436BBC19C69BFB75904" style="USC">
<section id="H00EB38D6482E4C6E871438648040C5EE"><enum>607.</enum><header>Quantification
requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In complying with
sections 603 and 604, an agency shall provide—</text>
<paragraph id="HC5B88BC74D7A4F6DAF6DB7D05A76FE33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a quantifiable or
numerical description of the effects of the proposed or final rule and
alternatives to the proposed or final rule; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17A7B02463C64EEB84DC0E89C8BCE961"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a more general
descriptive statement and a detailed statement explaining why quantification is
not practicable or
reliable.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H2702C45BC12A4992A05F8AAC7C252D46"><enum>505.</enum><header>Repeal of
waiver and delay authority; Additional powers of the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy</header>
<subsection id="H536DA643683B40339BA2A1655025E68D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 608 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA7913D09B22C4EABB1957844413E36FA" style="USC">
<section id="H6FB1E0F6A0F24426A4EDB68D0232FE6E"><enum>608.</enum><header>Additional
powers of Chief Counsel for Advocacy</header>
<subsection id="HB996FA4C716047EBAD4D02E383FBB548"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H161BE9C5F70244E286AF4E31D7ABFDC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>Regulatory Flexibility
Improvements Act of 2012</short-title>, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration shall, after opportunity for notice and comment
under section 553, issue rules governing agency compliance with this chapter.
The Chief Counsel may modify or amend such rules after notice and comment under
section 553. This chapter (other than this subsection) shall not apply with
respect to the issuance, modification, and amendment of rules under this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H821F60ADD3AB4C8685CF170CA51088BE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An agency shall not issue rules which
supplement the rules issued under subsection (a) unless such agency has first
consulted with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy to ensure that such supplemental
rules comply with this chapter and the rules issued under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H340B897AC77A4A049C7106C1A1C151FC"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other law, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration may intervene in any agency adjudication (unless such agency is
authorized to impose a fine or penalty under such adjudication), and may inform
the agency of the impact that any decision on the record may have on small
entities. The Chief Counsel shall not initiate an appeal with respect to any
adjudication in which the Chief Counsel intervenes under this
subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB0C08B38627471D8510D03D6C271580"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The Chief Counsel
for Advocacy may file comments in response to any agency notice requesting
comment, regardless of whether the agency is required to file a general notice
of proposed rulemaking under section
553.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6BF0879E0F44BED82451FAA766B9C90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HB5B77EC03FE14E13BE9CF5678BA22A06"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 611(a)(1) of such title is amended
by striking <quote>608(b),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF834BE1187E3427CB64D71DED2681617"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 611(a)(2) of such title is amended
by striking <quote>608(b),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0690DEB9C52F44FD8C1BB5480E6F35E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 611(a)(3) of such title is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF9834FFE8F4740E9A4F79E1260E05C97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC2CFE2F7A5C4E02A4A9906C15650C18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(3)(A) A small entity</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H95B88F499F714EDD975C939E2151AAFE">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0B26ACCC635B4E1E975863D1254D93C0" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A small
entity</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF69D71F645204AEE8F21919D68512947"><enum>506.</enum><header>Procedures for
gathering comments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 609
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and all
that follows through the end of the section and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0AD4F524EBA2491CB9741F51FE89CB4E">
<subsection id="HA7BD39006657457AB5F50BDBD16F5158"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H986C13EA05014487B098D92330BCE2F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to publication of any proposed rule
described in subsection (e), an agency making such rule shall notify the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and provide the Chief
Counsel with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7474F403376545DEADBCE307B2D6E3A1" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all materials prepared or utilized by
the agency in making the proposed rule, including the draft of the proposed
rule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF0A8332C0A2457595FE2573405C3CB7" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information on the potential adverse
and beneficial economic impacts of the proposed rule on small entities and the
type of small entities that might be affected.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H993031A6C78746EEBAF893F8D0BE9635" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An agency shall not be required under
paragraph (1) to provide the exact language of any draft if the rule—</text>
<subparagraph id="H044B2C2492FD4594BD2FCDB199C97343"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relates to the internal revenue laws
of the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E56258C76B7406893BB331A22953106"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is proposed by an independent
regulatory agency (as defined in section 3502(5) of title 44).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB79D1797AD7415AB6609A5A06CAB49F"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 15 days after the receipt of
such materials and information under subsection (b), the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDED97902AF4146D79F174319799CD28A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify small
entities or representatives of small entities or a combination of both for the
purpose of obtaining advice, input, and recommendations from those persons
about the potential economic impacts of the proposed rule and the compliance of
the agency with section 603; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4BB885AB8AD4F50880AC8C949A1EFCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>convene a review
panel consisting of an employee from the Office of Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration, an employee from the agency making the rule, and in
the case of an agency other than an independent regulatory agency (as defined
in section 3502(5) of title 44), an employee from the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget to review the
materials and information provided to the Chief Counsel under subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8646D88B84843349F1ADD56F061BEAE"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB5BE813651A842BAAD5A9D23560CE357"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the review
panel described in subsection (c)(2) is convened, the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall, after consultation with
the members of such panel, submit a report to the agency and, in the case of an
agency other than an independent regulatory agency (as defined in section
3502(5) of title 44), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the
Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB6CDB8B2D6E4C2999F05E6DBDAF2EDE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such report shall include an assessment of
the economic impact of the proposed rule on small entities, including an
assessment of the proposed rule’s impact on the cost that small entities pay
for energy, and a discussion of any alternatives that will minimize adverse
significant economic impacts or maximize beneficial significant economic
impacts on small entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFB1CC0AE04A43CDAE46EC1B76B68658" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such report shall become part of the
rulemaking record. In the publication of the proposed rule, the agency shall
explain what actions, if any, the agency took in response to such
report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F676EEC058E4240B399E05B73FF0C19"><enum>(e)</enum><text>A proposed rule is
described by this subsection if the Administrator of the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of the
agency (or the delegatee of the head of the agency), or an independent
regulatory agency determines that the proposed rule is likely to result
in—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E55EBDF3A944A35820E86485FECE878"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an annual effect
on the economy of $100,000,000 or more;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF75A863BE87E49309F90ED32D4D47DFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a major increase
in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or
local governments, tribal organizations, or geographic regions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88482AF5C35B4241808F688BF42C3FD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>significant
adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete
with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82184B6A53FC4ECFB1E25A558408C664"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9CF36A7A99F4F40B5FADE6AB165965B"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon application by the agency, the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration may waive the
requirements of subsections (b) through (e) if the Chief Counsel determines
that compliance with the requirements of such subsections are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF731D7D3069245F2BA85D2D795ECF1BD"><enum>507.</enum><header>Periodic review
of rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 610 of title
5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H050F4E28881446ED94190C76DBA650E9" style="USC">
<section id="H80CBF40DB2404D3884A1461B7F31392F"><enum>610.</enum><header>Periodic review
of rules</header>
<subsection id="H535D76D3B8614E39844394A24A86A589"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Not later than 180
days after the enactment of the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of
2011, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register and place on its
website a plan for the periodic review of rules issued by the agency which the
head of the agency determines have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Such determination shall be made without
regard to whether the agency performed an analysis under section 604. The
purpose of the review shall be to determine whether such rules should be
continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, consistent with
the stated objectives of applicable statutes, to minimize any adverse
significant economic impacts or maximize any beneficial significant economic
impacts on a substantial number of small entities. Such plan may be amended by
the agency at any time by publishing the revision in the Federal Register and
subsequently placing the amended plan on the agency’s website.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F78C0B6304E4196A3155ACA0B06CAA1"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall provide for the review of
all such agency rules existing on the date of the enactment of the Regulatory
Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 within 10 years of the date of publication
of the plan in the Federal Register and for review of rules adopted after the
date of enactment of the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 within
10 years after the publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. If
the head of the agency determines that completion of the review of existing
rules is not feasible by the established date, the head of the agency shall so
certify in a statement published in the Federal Register and may extend the
review for not longer than 2 years after publication of notice of extension in
the Federal Register. Such certification and notice shall be sent to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and the
Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5B8C05511E0B4A489755B30ED0A1B9B9"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The plan shall
include a section that details how an agency will conduct outreach to and
meaningfully include small businesses for the purposes of carrying out this
section. The agency shall include in this section a plan for how the agency
will contact small businesses and gather their input on existing agency
rules.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H24C0F99C66D04AFEA80373B7F02BA484"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Each agency shall
annually submit a report regarding the results of its review pursuant to such
plan to the Congress, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration, and, in the case of agencies other than independent regulatory
agencies (as defined in section 3502(5) of title 44) to the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management
and Budget. Such report shall include the identification of any rule with
respect to which the head of the agency made a determination described in
paragraph (5) or (6) of subsection (e) and a detailed explanation of the
reasons for such determination.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7114315B9835410CBD72DFB798AD25F3"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In reviewing a rule pursuant to subsections
(a) through (d), the agency shall amend or rescind the rule to minimize any
adverse significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
or disproportionate economic impact on a specific class of small entities, or
maximize any beneficial significant economic impact of the rule on a
substantial number of small entities to the greatest extent possible,
consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes. In amending or
rescinding the rule, the agency shall consider the following factors:</text>
<paragraph id="H56F42A50205548438AE7172C84C0DA8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The continued need
for the rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC23F32ADFF0F4CB7BE454A2C11DF1488"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The nature of
complaints received by the agency from small entities concerning the
rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D1391FAF9364B43AD4DAD9FF378A761"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comments by the Regulatory Enforcement
Ombudsman and the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H364053033FDB405BA389E40F3A1C3BC3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The complexity of
the rule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BB9B977C51A4A4183775AF44E1E70FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The extent to
which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules and,
unless the head of the agency determines it to be infeasible, State,
territorial, and local rules.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA999386F674468187B4E93CC7B32AF6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The contribution
of the rule to the cumulative economic impact of all Federal rules on the class
of small entities affected by the rule, unless the head of the agency
determines that such calculations cannot be made and reports that determination
in the annual report required under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B375B9ABE3F48AFA0D00E7FCDA4E1E9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The length of time
since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic
conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the
rule.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0FFFDA7B4BDA42BAAB4DC8E0B0098A6F"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agency shall publish in the Federal
Register and on its website a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to such
plan. Such publication shall include a brief description of the rule, the
reason why the agency determined that it has a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities (without regard to whether it had prepared
a final regulatory flexibility analysis for the rule), and request comments
from the public, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration, and the Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman concerning the
enforcement of the
rule.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD24946B4A66B47548D77027260B09759"><enum>508.</enum><header>Judicial review
of compliance with the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act available
after publication of the final rule</header>
<subsection id="HA964168361314D3EB8A615B9D0257FE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 611(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>final agency action</quote> and inserting
<quote>such rule</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2FC9468DCE054E0FA46442C316AB9A44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>Paragraph
(2) of such section is amended by inserting <quote>(or which would have such
jurisdiction if publication of the final rule constituted final agency
action)</quote> after <quote>provision of law,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H31E240AA63584E7297E285197372F31D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time for
bringing action</header><text>Paragraph (3) of such section is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H205E5440FFCF4AD987109B41C0F547AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>final agency action</quote> and inserting <quote>publication of the
final rule</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3C3106FE55D41929AE3FACC8C07BF2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, in the case of a rule for which the date of final agency action is the
same date as the publication of the final rule,</quote> after <quote>except
that</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6EC202DAB0F74872AC7F87302AEB4235"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Intervention by
Chief Counsel for Advocacy</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 612 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the first period
<quote>or agency compliance with section 601, 603, 604, 605(b), 609, or
610</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H44E33AEAA4104A999ED993852C4DED73"><enum>509.</enum><header>Jurisdiction of
court of appeals over rules implementing the Regulatory Flexibility
Act</header>
<subsection id="H0B04F22A30D94E97BD6AB55430ADE656"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 2342 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE09CB121B61F4170975B46AE3B81F4E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EF16BBD09484F6293CED3AF43ED7F20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02D5F64C92304CC687B6374A8353AA09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5103BDE917D84BEABEF7F1909EE226A9">
<paragraph id="H84BB4A73756A4AB98A811CE6098BAB65"><enum>(8)</enum><text>all final rules
under section 608(a) of title
5.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3D25CBB8B7024B3FA5B6B55DCC7130E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 2341 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H687B32BB56C646E5B02A98C82BF5AEF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B856D1FAAA549D3B2AC616868FFC696"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF00FF51455014B61B25CF7D2B14232F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H54B53B852DC9425CA47DAB428EC9EE0A">
<subparagraph id="H585BC3A30F8042B6B7946099491F27D0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Office of
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, when the final rule is under
section 608(a) of title
5.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBD2D6A285784891880C774A5B3D4980"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization To
intervene and comment on agency compliance with administrative
procedure</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 612 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting <quote>chapter 5, and chapter 7,</quote> after
<quote>this chapter,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HE1B769C3126E487A809ECFB00A025336"><enum>510.</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA5540FB7440B42F9B98E6A5A21BA0BE4"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 601 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H15A18BD6966747C7B9EA4C28143DB546"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H55B48E7928854E8DADD37EB5643A5BFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3331D3549F7C437FA1FADEA7F5C6BD47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(1) the term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7F284A98AC534123A1198BD6CB087780">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF8667559A4A840628F524EA831EFA041"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78CF7EBD16834D64816F67BB511234FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD75F8D0BA05342CFB6591F5133088CB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5D5B70D9F82E429E98F180A5BD0E8A75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(3) the term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE5773FA8CBD84C4CBF93651F091C9F5F">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3E11AB906FD2425F80593363AE61529D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Small
business</header><text>The
term</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H89F225FB54DC48D4B8628B3F12014172"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD65BE967D7B542F1AFCDCC99B4B4C150"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H40E1169A0E8B4D669D9BA8DB409BB817"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(5) the term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H054A9CCD5E744D2FA5123E55E0915C25">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H39ED558C982C44A892AA66A2B07F616E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Small
governmental jurisdiction</header><text>The
term</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H799FEF42BC584D40A3DEF4480D0DD06F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H692BA7DD05BD4D68A4BF16E59F1D1C34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCF59C04C22D94CBA9CE1085F7EA445FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(6) the term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF5C3B30F13794B26AE5F2FB36E6152CF">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H52CD979F60B14E8081D5B515A36F3EB2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Small
entity</header><text>The
term</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7CF409C3938B46F89A569B9B00E63280"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The heading of
section 605 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEE64E097D51140F98047F11199C85138" style="USC">
<section commented="no" id="HE10293A4B00B48448CE7B1D680954EE0"><enum>605.</enum><header>Incorporations
by reference and
certifications</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA2ABA3B83F84413B9E36947BDF595593"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The table of
sections for chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEDD5B3E56823494DA41C58A2657F58DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 605 and inserting the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDA592233232045D1BE6322BC51E4A699" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">605. Incorporations by reference and
certifications.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H10183C83BE5D4599AD0FD99ED90E83A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 607 and inserting the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="H04EE9C88B1884D1C821FCB8B09977402" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">607. Quantification
requirements.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAF215F52259B45A099156333F14EA98C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 608 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3C1CCA7B44A7452697BB8C9004BCB516" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">608. Additional powers of Chief Counsel
for
Advocacy.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H90F7D29B999940E3B706C369FB2D3B2E"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Chapter 6 of title
5, United States Code, is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HEB6DE716EEB84413B57BC1E71FDBE80C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In section 603, by
striking subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5860929E7A0478CBCA60CB3D9002C8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In section 604(a)
by striking the second paragraph (6).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA50EFD73674769A435B8F2FD9F582C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>511.</enum><header>Agency preparation
of guides</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(5)
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601
note) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="H83285B76E0C94ECFA3A53526FD36063C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Agency
preparation of guides</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
agency shall, in its sole discretion, taking into account the subject matter of
the rule and the language of relevant statutes, ensure that the guide is
written using sufficiently plain language likely to be understood by affected
small entities. Agencies may prepare separate guides covering groups or classes
of similarly affected small entities and may cooperate with associations of
small entities to distribute such guides. In developing guides, agencies shall
solicit input from affected small entities or associations of affected small
entities. An agency may prepare guides and apply this section with respect to a
rule or a group of related
rules.</text>
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</section><enum>VI</enum><header>Vocational
Training at State Level</header>
<section id="H43385A09AABC4F81AB1635834137A4CC"><enum>601.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4488587E845438BA97A8DD3AE5FACE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">high schools, community colleges, technical
schools, as well as public and private universities and colleges should, when
opportunities are available and viable, establish local and statewide
partnerships with industry, especially manufacturing companies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2289B6348A184B7A9CBD50755FB5ABA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>these partnerships
include, but are not limited to, targeting curriculum and course work, in
conjunction with private businesses and industry certification organizations
that provide industry recognized nationally portable skills to meet the needs
of industry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F304CE01F9447D0ACC1D4755EB88814"><enum>(3)</enum><text>these partnerships
will connect the intellectual knowledge available at our technical colleges,
our two year universities, and at our four year colleges and universities with
business leaders in order to create a synergism that encourages businesses to
grow and expand through the availability of a higher skilled workforce.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA5B6A74452094349960AE6AE90A65863"><enum>602.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that schools should establish local and statewide partnerships with
industry, especially manufacturing companies.</text>
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