[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 388. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. GUIDANCE CLARITY.

       (a) Requirement.--Each agency, as defined in section 551 of 
     title 5, United States Code, shall include a guidance clarity 
     statement as described in subsection (b) on any guidance 
     issued by that agency under section 553(b)(3)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code, on and after the date that is 30 days 
     after the date on which the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget issues the guidance required under 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Guidance Clarity Statement.--A guidance clarity 
     statement required under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) be displayed prominently on the first page of the 
     document; and
       (2) include the following: ``The contents of this document 
     do not have the force and effect of law and do not, of 
     themselves, bind the public or the agency. This document is 
     intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding 
     existing requirements under the law or agency policies.''.
       (c) OMB Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall issue guidance to implement this 
     section.
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