[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2636 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2636
To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
establish commissions to review regulations issued by certain Federal
departments and agencies.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 1993
Mr. Thomas of Wyoming (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Schiff)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Operations
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A BILL
To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
establish commissions to review regulations issued by certain Federal
departments and agencies.
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 ``Commissions on Regulatory Reform Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--The Congress finds that Federal regulations have
placed an unprecedented burden on all private citizens of the United
States, to the extent that economic growth is significantly hampered.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to demonstrate the need to
reexamine the policies and procedures of Federal agencies which impose
regulatory burden, to determine what changes are necessary and
desirable in those policies and procedures.
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--Each of the commissions established under section
4 by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (hereinafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Director'') shall review in accordance
with this section the regulations issued by the department or agency
with respect to which the commission is established.
(b) Standards for Review.--In reviewing regulations under this
section, a commission shall examine and determine the following:
(1) Whether the regulations are--
(A) within the scope of authority of the statutes
under which the regulations were issued; and
(B) in accordance with the original intent of the
Congress in approving those statutes.
(2) Whether administrative decisions made under the
regulations were based on adequate information concerning the
need for and consequences of proposed Government action.
(3) Whether regulatory action was taken only in instances
where potential economic benefits to society of taking an
action have exceeded the economic costs to society of taking
the action.
(4) Whether the objectives of regulatory actions were
selected to minimize net economic costs to society.
(5) Whether in selecting among alternative approaches for
achieving objectives of regulatory actions, the alternative
selected was the alternative involving the least net economic
cost to society.
(6) Whether Federal agencies, in selecting regulatory
priorities, have taken into account--
(A) the condition of the particular employers and
employees affected by regulatory actions;
(B) the condition of the regional and national
economy; and
(C) other Federal regulatory actions being
considered.
(c) Consultation and Comment.--In carrying out reviews under this
section, a commission shall--
(1) consult with the Congress; and
(2) solicit and consider views and suggestions of persons
affected by the regulations reviewed by the commission.
(d) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Each commission established under section
4 shall submit reports in accordance with this subsection to
the Director, the head of the department or agency with respect
to which the commission is established, and the Congress. The
reports shall consist of--
(A) an interim report submitted by not later than 1
year after the completion of appointments of the
members of the commission;
(B) an interim report submitted by not later than 2
years after the completion of those appointments; and
(C) a final report submitted by not later than 3
years after the completion of those appointments.
(2) Contents.--Each report under this subsection shall
describe the determinations made by the commission under each
of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection
(b) for the period covered by the report.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish 5 commissions to
carry out reviews under section 3. Of the commissions established under
this section--
(1) 1 shall be established with respect to each of--
(A) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration; and
(C) the Health Care Financing Administration; and
(2) 1 shall be established with respect to each of 2
Federal departments or agencies selected by the Director.
(b) Membership.--Each commission established under this section
shall be composed of 14 members as follows:
(1) 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate, who shall be members of different
political parties.
(2) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, who shall be members of different political
parties.
(3) 5 members appointed by the President from among persons
affected by regulatory actions of the department or agency with
respect to which the commission is established, of whom not
more than 3 may be members of the same political party.
(4) 5 members appointed by the head of the department or
agency with respect to which the commission is established,
from among the career employees of the agency.
(c) Compensation.--A member of a commission may not receive any
additional compensation by reason of service on the commission.
(d) Expenses.--The head of a Federal department or agency with
respect to which a commission is established under this section shall
pay the expenses incurred by the commission in carrying out this Act.
(e) Termination.--A commission established by this section shall
terminate on the date the commission submits a final report under
section 3(d)(1)(C).
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