(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 553(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 553(h)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an interpretative 
rule) or general statement of policy’’ and 
inserting ‘‘guidance)’’; and 
(B) in the flush text following paragraph 
(2), by striking ‘‘the first 2 sentences of section 
553(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 553(c)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘an interpre-
tative rule) and each general statement of policy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘guidance)’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any interpretative rule) or 
a general statement of policy’’ and inserting 
‘‘guidance)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or such general statement 
of policy’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an interpretative rule) or 
a general statement of policy’’ and inserting 
‘‘guidance)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or such general statement 
of policy’’; and 
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(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) In this section, the term ‘guidance’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(x) NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT OF 1978.—Section 
502(b) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 
3412(b)) is amended, in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘section 553(d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 553(h)(2)’’. 
(y) NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972.—Section 6(c)(2) 
of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4905(c)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the first sentence of section 
553(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 553(c)(4)’’. 
(z) NORTHEAST RAIL SERVICE ACT OF 1981.—Sec-
tion 1152(c) of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 
(45 U.S.C. 1105(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 706, title 5’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 
706(a)(2) of title 5’’. 
(aa) NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982.— 
Section 8(b) of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 
(16 U.S.C. 773f(b)) is amended, in the third sentence, by 
striking 
‘‘section 
706(2)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
706(a)(2)’’. 
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(bb) POISON
PREVENTION
PACKAGING
ACT
OF 
1970.—The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 
U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 5 (15 U.S.C. 1474)— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘(other than paragraph (3)(B) of 
the last sentence of subsection (b) of such sec-
tion) of title 5 of the United States Code’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of title 5, United States Code, other 
than subsection (g)(3) of such section,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of the United States 
Code’’ each place that term appears and 
inserting ‘‘, United States Code’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 
706’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
706(a)(2)’’; and 
(2) in section 7(c)(2) (15 U.S.C. 1476(c)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘section 553(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
553(c)’’. 
(cc) POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT.—Section 
14(c) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
463(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 553(c) of title 5, 
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United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 553(c)(4) of 
title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(dd) PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT.—Section 
2723(b)(2)(E)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–22(b)(2)(E)(iii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 
706(2)(E)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
706(a)(2)(E)’’. 
(ee) REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION ACT
OF 
1973.—Section 216(c)(3) of the Regional Rail Reorga-
nization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 726(c)(3)) is amended, 
in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘section 706(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 706(a)(2)’’. 
(ff) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 221(j) (42 U.S.C. 421(j)), in the 
flush text following paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘in 
accordance with section 553(b)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and 
statements’’ and inserting ‘‘in accordance with sec-
tion 553(g)(2) of title 5, United States Code, of 
guidance or rules of agency organization, procedure, 
or practice relating to consultative examinations if 
such guidance and rules’’; and 
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(2) 
in 
section 
1871(b)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395hh(b)(2)), by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(C) subsection (c) of section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, does not apply pursuant 
to subsection (g)(3) of such section.’’. 
(gg) SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988.—Section 
8(b) of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 
973f(b)) is amended, in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘section 706(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 706(a)(2)’’. 
(hh) TARIFF ACT OF 1930.—Section 777(f)(5) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677f(f)(5)) is amended, 
in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘section 706(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 706(a)(2)’’. 
(ii) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 556(d), in the sixth sentence, by 
striking ‘‘rule making’’ and inserting ‘‘rulemaking’’; 
(2) in section 557(b), in the fourth sentence of 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘rule making’’ and inserting ‘‘rulemaking’’; 
(3) in section 562(11), by striking ‘‘means ‘rule 
making’ as that term is defined in section 551(5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘has the meaning given the term in 
section 551’’; 
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(4) in section 601(2), by striking ‘‘section 
553(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 553(c)’’; 
(5) in section 1103(b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
553(b)(1), (2), and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
553(c)’’; and 
(6) in section 1105, by striking ‘‘subsections 
(b), (c), and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) 
through (h) and (j)’’. 
(jj) TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
1172(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended, in 
the second sentence, by striking ‘‘sections 706(2)(A), 
706(2)(B), 706(2)(C), and 706(2)(D) of title 5’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 
706(a)(2) of title 5’’. 
(kk) TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
2507(b)(2)(A) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 706(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
706(a)(1)’’. 
(ll) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 3902 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘section 706(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 706(a)(2)’’. 
(mm) TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
8503(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
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by striking ‘‘section 553(b) to (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
553’’. 
(nn) TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 14104(b), in the second sentence, 
by striking ‘‘shall be considered to be an interpretive 
regulation for purposes of section 553 of title 5’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall be subject to section 553 of title 5’’; 
and 
(2) in section 70105(c)(3)(B), in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘section 706(2)(E)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 706(a)(2)(E)’’. 
(oo) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT.—Section 
19(c)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2618(c)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘para-
graph 
(2)(E)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)(E)’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘para-
graph 
(2)(E)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)(E)’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘section 553(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 553(f)(2)’’. 
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(pp) UNFUNDED
MANDATES
REFORM
ACT
OF 
1995.—Section 401(a)(2)(A) of the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1571(a)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 706(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
706(a)(1)’’. 
(qq) UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT.—Section 
13(d)(2) of the United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. 
252(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 706(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 706(a)(2)’’. 
Æ 
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