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Senate Bill 4222
116th Congress(2019-2020)
GAO Database Modernization Act
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Passed Senate on Dec 18, 2020
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S. 4222 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4222


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

July 20, 2020

Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs


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,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “GAO Database Modernization Act”.

SEC. 2. Rules no longer in effect.

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.”.