[Congressional Bills 117th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 629 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No. 347 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 629 [Report No. 117-96] To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 9, 2021 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs April 27, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``GAO Database Modernization Act of 2021''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. RULES NO LONGER IN EFFECT.</DELETED> <DELETED> Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) the title of the rule;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective.''.</DELETED> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``GAO Database Modernization Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. RULES NO LONGER IN EFFECT. (a) In General.--Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing-- ``(i) the title of the rule; ``(ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; ``(iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and ``(iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective.''. (b) Sunset.--Effective on the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (D), as added by subsection (a). Calendar No. 347 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 629 [Report No. 117-96] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. _______________________________________________________________________ April 27, 2022 Reported with an amendment