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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2593 

To require reports on the results of and methods used to calculate any 

cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2013 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To require reports on the results of and methods used to 

calculate any cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Cost-Benefit and Reg5 ulatory Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COST-BENEFIT AND REGULATORY IMPACT REPORT 

2 REQUIREMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

4 completion by an agency of any cost-benefit or regulatory 

5 impact analysis used to promulgate rules or guidelines or 

6 to determine administrative actions, the head of the agen7 cy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Man8 agement and Budget— 

9 (1) shall submit to the relevant committees of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Senate a re11 port on the result of and methods (including any key 

12 method) used to calculate the cost-benefit or regu13 latory impact analysis; and 

14 (2) shall publish such report in the Federal 

15 Register. 

16 (b) INTERIM PERIOD.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any cost-benefit or regu18 latory impact analysis that is the subject of a report 

19 submitted pursuant to subsection (a) may not be fi20 nalized during the 60-day period starting on the 

21 date of submission of the report. 

22 (2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The head of the 

23 agency concerned may waive the 60-day period de24 scribed in paragraph (1) in an emergency situation. 

25 (c) VALUATION OF BENEFITS.—During the 60-day 

26 period described in subsection (b)(1), the potential beneVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:16 Jul 04, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2593.IH H2593

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1 fits of each cost-benefit or regulatory impact analysis shall 

2 be appropriately informed through the following: 

3 (1) An opportunity for public comment on the 

4 results of the cost-benefit or regulatory impact anal5 ysis. 

6 (2) Agency consideration of public comments. 

7 (3) A summary of public comments and agency 

8 responses in the Federal Register. 

9 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

11 meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 

12 United States Code, except that the term does not 

13 include an independent regulatory agency as defined 

14 by section 3502(5) of title 44, United States Code. 

15 (2) KEY METHOD.—The term ‘‘key method’’ in16 cludes any method that determines the social cost of 

17 carbon. 

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