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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2050 

To ensure the timely issuance of regulations by Federal agencies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2013 

Mr. ROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To ensure the timely issuance of regulations by Federal 

agencies. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Regulations, No 

5 Pay Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HOLDING PAY OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL IN ES7 CROW UPON FAILURE TO ISSUE REGULA8 TIONS IN TIMELY MANNER. 

9 (a) HOLDING SALARY IN ESCROW.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, by the date specified by 

11 law, an agency has not issued regulations required 


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1 by such law, during the period described in para2 graph (2), the payroll administrator of that agency 

3 shall deposit in an escrow account all amounts of 

4 basic pay otherwise payable to the individual who 

5 (with respect to such regulations) is the responsible 

6 official of such agency, and shall release such 

7 amounts to such official only upon the expiration of 

8 such period. 

9 (2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a re10 sponsible official whose pay is withheld under para11 graph (1) for failing to issue regulations in timely 

12 fashion, the period described in this paragraph is the 

13 period— 

14 (A) beginning on the day after the date 

15 specified by law for the issuance of such regula16 tions; and 

17 (B) ending on the date on which such reg18 ulations are issued. 

19 (3) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF

20 AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The 

21 payroll administrator shall provide for the same 

22 withholding and remittance with respect to a pay23 ment deposited in an escrow account under para24 graph (1) that would apply to the payment if the 

25 payment were not subject to paragraph (1). 


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1 (4) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF AP2 POINTMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

3 of this section, the payroll administrator shall re4 lease for payment to a responsible official whose pay 

5 has been withheld under this section any pay which 

6 was so withheld from such official and which re7 mains in an escrow account under this section on 

8 the last day on which that individual serves in the 

9 office by virtue of which such individual is consid10 ered to be the responsible official. 

11 (5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.— 

12 The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide a pay13 roll administrator of an agency with such assistance 

14 as may be necessary to enable such payroll adminis15 trator to carry out this section. 

16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act— 

17 (1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive 

18 agency within the meaning of section 105 of title 5, 

19 United States Code; 

20 (2) the term ‘‘regulation’’ means a rule, within 

21 the meaning of section 551 of title 5, United States 

22 Code, required by law to be issued by a date certain; 

23 (3) the term ‘‘responsible official’’, as used with 

24 respect to any regulations, is— 


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1 (A) the specific official who is required by 

2 law to issue such regulations; or 

3 (B) if no specific official is provided for, 

4 the head of the agency involved; 

5 (4) the term ‘‘official’’ means an individual 

6 holding a position to which appointments are made 

7 by confirmation of the Senate, but does not include 

8 a member of the armed forces (as defined by section 

9 2101 of title 5, United States Code); and 

10 (5) the term ‘‘payroll administrator’’, as used 

11 with respect to a responsible official within an agen12 cy, means the person within such agency who is re13 sponsible for disbursing the basic pay of such offi14 cial. 

15 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

16 This Act shall take effect on the date of the enact17 ment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any regu18 lations required to be issued by a date occurring on or 

19 after such date, except that, in no event shall any amount 

20 be deposited into an escrow account under this Act which 

21 (disregarding this Act) would otherwise be payable during 

22 the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act. 

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