Unfunded Mandates: Analysis of Reform Act Coverage

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Unfunded Mandates: Analysis of Reform Act Coverage The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) was enacted to address concerns about federal statutes and rules that require state, local, and tribal governments or the private sector to expend resources to achieve legislative goals. UMRA generates information about the nature and size of potential federal mandates to assist Congress and agency decision makers in their consideration of proposed legislation and rules. However, concerns about actual or perceived federal mandates continue. To provide information and analysis regarding UMRA's implementation, GAO was asked to (1) describe the applicable procedures, definitions, and exclusions under UMRA for identifying federal mandates in statutes and rules, (2) identify statutes and final rules that contained federal mandates under UMRA, and (3) provide examples of statutes and final rules that were not identified as federal mandates, but that affected parties might perceive as "unfunded mandates," and the reasons these statutes and rules were not federal mandates under UMRA. GAO focused on statutes enacted and final rules issued in 2001 and 2002 to address the second and third objectives. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-637/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-637.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-637/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-637.pdf GAO-04-637 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-637 Other Written Product GAO-04-637; Unfunded Mandates: Analysis of Reform Act Coverage; Cost analysis Regulatory agencies Statutory law Federal law Federal legislation Intergovernmental relations United States Code Title 5 Section 601-612 5 U.S.C. 601-612 United States Code Title 44 Section 3502(5) 44 U.S.C. 3502(5) United States Code Title 335 Section 553 335 U.S.C. 553 United States Public Law 4 (104th Congress) Public Law 104-4 United States Public Law 16 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-16 United States Public Law 20 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-20 United States Public Law 24 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-24 United States Public Law 42 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-42 United States Public Law 47 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-47 United States Public Law 56 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-56 United States Public Law 66 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-66 United States Public Law 75 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-75 United States Public Law 76 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-76 United States Public Law 77 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-77 United States Public Law 96 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-96 United States Public Law 104 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-104 United States Public Law 108 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-108 United States Public Law 109 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-109 United States Public Law 110 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-110 United States Public Law 155 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-155 United States Public Law 181 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-181 United States Public Law 188 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-188 United States Public Law 197 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-197 United States Public Law 200 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-200 United States Public Law 204 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-204 United States Public Law 219 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-219 United States Public Law 220 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-220 United States Public Law 224 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-224 United States Public Law 250 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-250 United States Public Law 251 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-251 United States Public Law 252 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-252 United States Public Law 273 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-273 United States Public Law 296 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-296 United States Public Law 297 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-297 United States Public Law 306 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-306 United States Public Law 319 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-319 United States Public Law 330 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-330 United States Public Law 331 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-331 United States Public Law 355 (107th Congress) Public Law 107-355