Public Law 118–97: 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.Public Law97Public Law 118–97138 Stat. 15732024-10-012024-10-01United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02118publicPUBLIC LAW 118–97—OCT. 1, 2024138 STAT. 1573Public Law118–97118th CongressAn ActTo 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.
Oct. 1, 2024
[S. 679]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023.
SECTION 1.
5 USC 101 note.
SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023”.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 RULES NO LONGER IN EFFECT.(a) In General.—Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph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.”.138 STAT. 1574(b)
Effective date.
5 USC 801 note.
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).ApprovedOctober 1, 2024.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 679:SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–25 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:Vol. 169 (2023):