H.R. 8296
IntroducedGAO Database Modernization Act of 2024
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118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8296
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2024
Mr. Bentz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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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 of 2024''.
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 RULES NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.''.
(b) 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
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