SCRAP Act

To repeal the Congressional Review Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunset the CRA and Restore American Protections Act of 2017 SCRAP Act 2. Repeal (a) Repeal Chapter 8 (b) Table of chapters The table of chapters for part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 8. (c) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Section 102(a) of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387a–1(a) (2) American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Section 642 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 519a (3) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 Section 1601(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7991(c) (4) Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Section 1601(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8781(c) (A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (5) Agricultural Act of 2014 Section 1601(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9091(c) (6) Food Security Act of 1985 Section 1246 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3846 (7) Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 Section 12 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5911 (A) by striking (a) The President The President (B) by striking subsection (b). (8) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Section 1601(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6571(e) or chapter 8 Congressional Review Act (9) Public Health Service Act Section 401(f)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 281(f)(4) (10) Credit Union Membership Access Act Section 205 of the Credit Union Membership Access Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1759 (11) Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 Section 303(i) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u (A) by striking paragraph (5); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). (12) Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 Section 5101(i)(1) of the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x (without regard to chapter 8 3. Reinstatement of disapproved rules (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered rule chapter 8 (2) the term Federal agency agency (b) Fast-Track reinstatement A Federal agency may reinstate a covered rule by publishing the covered rule in the Federal Register during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Reinstatement after one-Year period After the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a Federal agency may reinstate a covered rule using the rule making procedures described in section 553 of title 5, United States Code.

Summary: Sunset the CRA and Restore American Protections Act of 2017 or the SCRAP Act This bill repeals the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA allows Congress to vote on a joint resolution of disapproval to overturn a recently issued agency rule and prohibit the agency from reissuing a rule that is substantially the same unless specifically authorized by Congress. The bill allows agencies to reinstate rules overturned by the CRA by: (1) publishing the rule in the Federal Register within one year after enactment of this bill, or (2) using notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures under the Administrative Procedure Act after the one-year period after enactment of this bill.