‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 
later of— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 
receives the report submitted under section 
801(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 
rule is published in the Federal Register, if 
so published. 
‘‘§ 805. Judicial review 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No determination, finding, ac-
tion, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to 
judicial review. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
court may determine whether a Federal agency has com-
pleted the necessary requirements under this chapter for 
a rule to take effect. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The enactment of a 
joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not 
be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statu-
tory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, 
shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether sub-
stantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, 
and shall not form part of the record before the court in 
any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for pur-
poses of determining whether or not the rule is in effect. 
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‘‘§ 806. Exemption for monetary policy 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that con-
cern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the 
Federal Open Market Committee. 
‘‘§ 807. Effective date of certain rules 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 801— 
‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-
mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 
to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 
‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which an 
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the 
finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 
the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest, 
shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency pro-
mulgating the rule determines. 
‘‘§ 808. Review of rules currently in effect 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Beginning on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
and annually thereafter for the 4 years following, each 
agency shall designate not less than 20 percent of eligible 
rules made by that agency for review and shall submit a 
report including each such eligible rule in the same man-
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ner as a report under section 801(a)(1). Sections 801, 
802, and 803 shall apply to each such rule, subject to sub-
section (c) of this section. No eligible rule previously des-
ignated may be designated again. 
‘‘(b) SUNSET
FOR
ELIGIBLE
RULES
NOT
EX-
TENDED.—Beginning after the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, if Congress has not 
enacted a joint resolution of approval for that eligible rule, 
that eligible rule shall not continue in effect. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL OF RULES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless Congress approves 
all eligible rules designated by executive agencies for 
review within 90 days of designation, they shall have 
no effect. 
‘‘(2) FORMATTING.—A single joint resolution of 
approval shall apply to all eligible rules in a report 
designated for a year as follows: ‘That Congress ap-
proves the rules submitted by thelll for the 
year lll.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately 
filled in). 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURE.—A member of either House 
may move that a separate joint resolution be re-
quired for a specified rule. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
rule’ means a rule that is in effect as of the date of enact-
ment of this section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The chapter heading for chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘CERTAIN’’ after 
‘‘OF’’. 
SEC. 503. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO 
SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) BUDGETARY
EFFECTS
OF
RULES 
SUBJECT TO SECTION 802 OF TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Any rule subject to the con-
gressional approval procedure set forth in sec-
tion 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or re-
ceipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it 
is not approved in accordance with such sec-
tion.’’. 
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SEC. 504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 
OF RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) how many rules (as that term is defined in 
section 804 of title 5, United States Code, as added 
by this title) were in effect; 
(2) how many major rules (as that term is de-
fined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code, 
as added by this title) were in effect; and 
(3) the total estimated economic cost imposed 
by all such rules. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress, and publish on 
the website of the Government Accountability Office, a re-
port that contains the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
TITLE VI—SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 
SEC. 601. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
1116 (12 U.S.C. 3416) the following: 
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