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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4820 
To reduce the number of reports that are political or redundant and to 
alleviate regulatory burdens on the health care industry, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2021 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. BANKS, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. BIGGS, Ms. 
HERRELL, and Mr. ROY) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reduce the number of reports that are political or redun-
dant and to alleviate regulatory burdens on the health 
care industry, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Agency Check- 
Up Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMISSION ON UNNECESSARY OR WASTEFUL 
HEALTH AGENCY REPORTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the 
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National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, shall establish a Commission 
on Health Agency Reports and Regulations (in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 16 experts on public health, medicine, 
medical research, and public policy. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, members 
of the Commission shall be appointed as follows: 
(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
(B) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Majority Leader of the Senate. 
(C) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Minority Leader of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(D) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Minority Leader of the Senate. 
(3) 
MEMBERSHIP.—Individuals 
representing 
the private sector, former Federal agency employees, 
or current or former State agency employees may 
serve as members of the Commission. Current Mem-
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bers of Congress and current Federal agency em-
ployees may not serve as members of the Commis-
sion. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which all members of the Com-
mission have been appointed, the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs, and the Director of the National Insti-
tutes of Health shall each submit a report to the Commis-
sion that contains, for the respective agency, the following 
information: 
(1) For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal 
year 2008, the following: 
(A) Annual growth of employees, subagen-
cies, and budget for such fiscal year. 
(B) Number and list of reports produced 
for such fiscal year. 
(C) Duplicative programs in effect, or re-
ports generated during such fiscal year. 
(D) Number and list of regulations issued 
during such fiscal year. 
(E) Number and list of regulatory guid-
ance issued during such fiscal year. 
(2) An overview of how often regulations are re-
viewed or rescinded. 
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(3) An overview of reporting requirements with 
respect to a direct connection between regulations 
issued by the respective agency and patient safety. 
(4) An overview of the budget used— 
(A) for staffing; and 
(B) on resources to report information. 
(5) The respective agency head’s recommenda-
tions for consolidation of programs and reports with-
in the respective agency. 
(d) SELECTION OF REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date on which each report is submitted to 
the Commission under subsection (c), the Commis-
sion shall make a list, from among covered health 
agency reports, of reporting requirements the Com-
mission recommends be modified or eliminated (in-
cluding any regulations with respect to those re-
ports) and make such list public. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than the date the 
list under paragraph (1) is made public, the Com-
mission shall submit a copy of such list to the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The President. 
(B) Congress. 
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(C) The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, and the Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health. 
(3) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
making 
rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1) with respect to 
a covered health agency report, the Commission 
shall consider the following: 
(A) Whether the report has been identified 
pursuant to subsection (c) as unnecessary or 
wasteful. 
(B) Whether there are duplicative efforts 
or reports across the agencies referred to in 
such subsection. 
(C) Whether there is a private sector orga-
nization that fulfills the primary research goals 
of the agency involved. 
(D) Whether the regulation, guidance, or 
report meets the objectives of the core mission 
of the agency involved. 
(E) Whether there is another agency that 
has primary jurisdiction over the issue ad-
dressed by the report involved. 
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
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(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the 
purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit 
and act at times and places, take testimony, and re-
ceive evidence as the Commission considers appro-
priate. 
(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or 
agency of the United States information necessary 
to enable it to carry out this Act. 
(f) COVERED HEALTH AGENCY REPORT.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered health agency report’’ means 
a report prepared by the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, and the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health that appears on the list prepared by the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives for the first session of 
the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress under clause 2(b) 
of rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
(House Document No. 117–4). 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date on which recommendations are submitted 
under subsection (d). 
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF REPORT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) TERMINATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Each provision of law re-
quiring the submittal to Congress (or any committee 
of the Congress) of any annual, semiannual, or other 
regular periodic report specified on the list that the 
Commission has made public under section 2(d) 
shall cease to be effective, with respect to that re-
quirement, on the date that is 45 days after the date 
on which the list of reports is made public under 
section 2(d), unless Congress enacts a joint resolu-
tion of disapproval under paragraph (2). 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DISAPPROVAL.—Congress 
may enact a joint resolution of disapproval not later 
than 45 days after the date on which the list of re-
ports is submitted under section 2(d). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Beginning on the date that 
is 45 days after the date on which the list of reports is 
made public under section 2(d), the Agencies will have one 
year to implement the recommendations submitted under 
section 2(d)(2). 
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