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Calendar No. 347 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 629 

[Report No. 117–96] 

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 

MARCH 9, 2021 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

APRIL 27, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GAO Database Mod3 ernization Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RULES NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

5 Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph 

8 (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole 

9 or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or other10 wise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffec11 tive for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit 

12 to the Comptroller General a report containing— 

13 ‘‘(i) the title of the rule; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, 

15 if any; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the date on which rule was submitted to 

17 the Comptroller General; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) a description of the provisions of the rule 

19 that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amend20 ed, or otherwise made ineffective.’’. 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GAO Database Mod23 ernization Act of 2021’’. 

24 SEC. 2. RULES NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

25 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United 

26 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), 

2 if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or 

3 in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise 

4 makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective 

5 for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to 

6 the Comptroller General a report containing— 

7 ‘‘(i) the title of the rule; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if 

9 any; 

10 ‘‘(iii) the date on which rule was submitted to 

11 the Comptroller General; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) a description of the provisions of the rule 

13 that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, 

14 or otherwise made ineffective.’’. 

15 (b) SUNSET.—Effective on the date that is 6 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, section 801(a)(1) 

17 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking sub18 paragraph (D), as added by subsection (a). 


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Calendar No. 347 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 629 

[Report No. 117–96] 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 

placed, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. port on rules that are revoked, suspended, reComptroller General of the United States a reto require Federal agencies to submit to the 

APRIL 27, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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