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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the western basin of Lake Erie, as part of the Great 
        Lakes ecosystem--
                    (A) is the largest freshwater ecosystem in the 
                world; and
                    (B) is vitally important to the economic and 
                environmental future of the United States;
            (2) over the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the citizens and governmental institutions of the 
        United States and Canada have devoted increasing attention and 
        resources to the restoration of the water quality and fisheries 
        of the Great Lakes, including the western basin;
            (3) that increased awareness has been accompanied by a 
        gradual shift toward a holistic ecosystem approach that 
        highlights a growing recognition that shoreline areas, commonly 
        referred to as nearshore terrestrial ecosystems, are an 
        integral part of the western basin and the Great Lakes 
        ecosystem;
            (4) the Great Lakes account for more than 90 percent of the 
        surface freshwater in the United States;
            (5) the western basin of Lake Erie receives approximately 
        90 percent of its flow from the Detroit River and only 
        approximately 10 percent from tributaries;
            (6) the western basin is an important ecosystem that 
        includes a number of distinct islands, channels, rivers, and 
        shoals that support dense populations of fish, wildlife, and 
        aquatic plants;
            (7) coastal wetland of Lake Erie supports the largest 
        diversity of plant and wildlife species in the Great Lakes;
            (8) because Lake Erie is located at a more southern 
        latitude than other Great Lakes, the moderate climate of Lake 
        Erie is appropriate for many species that are not found in or 
        along the northern Great Lakes;
            (9) more than 300 species of plants, including 37 
        significant species, have been identified in the aquatic and 
        wetland habitats of the western basin;
            (10) the shallow western basin of Lake Erie, extending from 
        the Lower Detroit River to Sandusky Bay, is home to the 
        greatest concentration of marshes in Lake Erie, including--
                    (A) Mouille, Metzger, and Magee marshes;
                    (B) the Maumee Bay wetland complex;
                    (C) the wetland complexes flanking Locust Point; 
                and
                    (D) the wetland in Sandusky Bay;
            (11) the larger islands of the United States in western 
        Lake Erie have wetland in small embayments;
            (12) the wetland in the western basin comprises some of the 
        most important waterfowl habitat in the Great Lakes;
            (13) waterfowl, wading birds, shore birds, gulls and terns, 
        raptors, and perching birds use the wetland in the western 
        basin for migration, nesting, and feeding;
            (14) hundreds of thousands of diving ducks stop to rest in 
        the Lake Erie area during autumn migration from Canada to 
        points east and south;
            (15) the wetland of the western basin provides a major 
        stopover for sea ducks, such as migrating common goldeneye, 
        common mergansers, and ruddy duck;
            (16) the international importance of Lake Erie is indicated 
        in the United States by congressional designation of the Ottawa 
        and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges;
            (17)(A) Lake Erie has an international reputation for 
        walleye, perch, and bass fishing, recreational boating, 
        birding, photography, and duck hunting; and
            (B) on an economic basis, tourism in the Lake Erie area 
        accounts for an estimated $1,500,000,000 in retail sales and 
        more than 50,000 jobs;
            (18)(A) many of the 417,000 boats that are registered in 
        the State of Ohio are used in the western basin, in part to 
        fish for the estimated 10,000,000 walleye that migrate from the 
        lake to spawn; and
            (B) that internationally renowned walleye fishery drives 
        much of the $2,000,000,000 sport fishing industry in the State 
        of Ohio;
            (19) coastal wetland in the western basin has been 
        subjected to intense pressure for 150 years;
            (20) prior to 1850, the western basin was part of an 
        extensive coastal marsh and swamp system consisting of 
        approximately 122,000 hectares that comprised a portion of the 
        Great Black Swamp;
            (21) by 1951, only 12,407 wetland hectares remained in the 
        western basin;
            (22) 50 percent of that acreage was destroyed between 1972 
        and 1987, leaving only approximately 5,000 hectares in 
        existence today;
            (23) along the Michigan shoreline, coastal wetland was 
        reduced by 62 percent between 1916 and the early 1970s;
            (24) the development of the city of Monroe, Michigan, has 
        had a particularly significant impact on the coastal wetland at 
        the mouth of the Raisin River;
            (25) only approximately 100 hectares remain physically 
        unaltered today in an area in which, 70 years ago, marshes were 
        10 times more extensive;
            (26) in addition to the actual loss of coastal wetland 
        acreage along the shores of Lake Erie, the quality of much 
        remaining dike wetland has been degraded by numerous stressors, 
        especially excessive loadings of sediments and nutrients, 
        contaminants, shoreline modification, exotic species, and the 
        diking of wetland; and
            (27) protective peninsula beach systems, such as the former 
        Bay Point and Woodtick, at the border of Ohio and Michigan near 
        the mouth of the Ottawa River and Maumee Bay, have been eroded 
        over the years, exacerbating erosion along the shorelines and 
        negatively affecting breeding and spawning grounds.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a national wildlife refuge 
complex in the State of Ohio--
            (1)(A) to protect the remaining high-quality fish and 
        wildlife habitats of the western basin before those habitats 
        are lost to further development; and
            (B) to restore and enhance degraded wildlife habitats 
        associated with the western basin;
            (2) in partnership with nongovernmental and private 
        organizations and private individuals dedicated to habitat 
        enhancement, to conserve, enhance, and restore the native 
        aquatic and terrestrial community characteristics of the 
        western basin (including associated fish, wildlife, and plant 
        species);
            (3) to facilitate partnerships among the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service, Canadian national and provincial 
        authorities, State and local governments, local communities in 
        the United States and Canada, conservation organizations, and 
        other non-Federal entities to promote public awareness of the 
        resources of the western basin; and
            (4) to advance the collective goals and priorities that--
                    (A) were established in the report entitled ``Great 
                Lakes Strategy 2002--A Plan for the New Millennium'', 
                developed by the United States Policy Committee, 
                comprised of Federal agencies (including the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration, the United States 
                Geological Survey, the Forest Service, and the Great 
                Lakes Fishery Commission) and State governments and 
                tribal governments in the Great Lakes basin; and
                    (B) include the goals of cooperating to protect and 
                restore the chemical, physical, and biological 
                integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Cedar point refuge.--The term ``Cedar Point Refuge'' 
        means the Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge established by 
        the Secretary in accordance with the Migratory Bird 
        Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
            (2) International refuge.--The term ``International 
        Refuge'' means the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
        established by section 5(a) of the Detroit River International 
        Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd note; 115 
        Stat. 894).
            (3) Ottawa refuge.--The term ``Ottawa Refuge'' means the 
        Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, established by the Secretary 
        in accordance with the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 715 et seq.).
            (4) Refuge complex.--The term ``Refuge Complex'' means the 
        national wildlife refuge complex established by section 5(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) Western basin.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``western basin'' means 
                the western basin of Lake Erie, consisting of the land 
                and water in the watersheds of Lake Erie extending from 
                the watershed of the Lower Detroit River in the State 
                of Michigan to and including Sandusky Bay and the 
                watershed of Sandusky Bay in the State of Ohio.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term `western basin' includes 
                the Bass Island archipelago in the State of Ohio.
            (7) West sister island refuge.--The term ``West Sister 
        Island Refuge'' means the West Sister Island National Wildlife 
        Refuge established by Executive Order 7937, dated August 2, 
        1937.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a national wildlife refuge 
complex in the State of Ohio, consisting of--
            (1) the Ottawa Refuge, as modified by subsection (b);
            (2) the West Sister Island Refuge; and
            (3) the Cedar Point Refuge.
    (b) Expansion of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand the boundaries 
        of the Ottawa Refuge to include surrounding land and water in 
        the State of Ohio extending from the eastern boundary of the 
        Maumee Bay State Park to the eastern boundary of the Darby Unit 
        (including the Bass Island archipelago) as depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion 
        and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion 
        Act'', dated September 6, 2002.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be available for inspection in appropriate offices of 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (c) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make such revisions of 
the boundaries of the Refuge Complex as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate--
            (1) to facilitate the acquisition of property within the 
        Refuge Complex; or
            (2) to carry out this Act.
    (d) Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        may acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
        funds, or exchange the land and water, and interests in land 
        and water (including conservation easements), within the 
        boundaries of the Refuge Complex.
            (2) Consent.--No land, water, or interest in land or water 
        described in paragraph (1) may be acquired by the Secretary 
        without the consent of the owner of the land, water, or 
        interest.
    (e) Transfers From Other Agencies.--Administrative jurisdiction 
over any Federal property that is located within the boundaries of the 
Refuge Complex and under the administrative jurisdiction of an agency 
of the United States other than the Department of the Interior may, 
with the concurrence of the head of the administering agency, be 
transferred without consideration to the Secretary for the purpose of 
this Act.
    (f) Study of Associated Area.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director 
        of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall conduct a 
        study of fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial 
        communities in and around the 2 dredge spoil disposal sites 
        that are--
                    (A) referred to by the Toledo-Lucas County Port 
                Authority as ``Port Authority Facility Number Three'' 
                and ``Grassy Island'', respectively; and
                    (B) located within Toledo Harbor near the mouth of 
                the Maumee River.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) complete the study under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report on the results of 
                the study.

SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL REFUGE BOUNDARIES.

    The Secretary shall expand the southern boundary of the 
International Refuge to include additional land and water in the State 
of Michigan located east of Interstate Route 75, extending from the 
southern boundary of Sterling State Park to the Ohio State line, as 
depicted on the map referred to in section 5(b)(1).

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Refuge Complex.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer all 
        federally owned land, water, and interests in land and water 
        that are located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex in 
        accordance with--
                    (A) the National Wildlife Refuge System 
                Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); 
                and
                    (B) this Act.
            (2) Additional authority.--The Secretary may use such 
        additional statutory authority available to the Secretary for 
        the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the provision of 
        opportunities for fish- and wildlife-dependent recreation, as 
        the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this 
        Act.
    (b) Priority Uses.--In providing opportunities for compatible fish- 
and wildlife-dependent recreation, the Secretary, in accordance with 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that hunting, trapping, fishing, 
wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and 
interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge Complex.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements Regarding Non-Federal Land.--To promote 
public awareness of the resources of the western basin and encourage 
public participation in the conservation of those resources, the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Ohio 
or Michigan, any political subdivision of the State, or any person for 
the management, in a manner consistent with this Act, of land that--
            (1) is owned by the State, political subdivision, or 
        person; and
            (2) is located within the boundaries of the Refuge Complex.
    (d) Use of Existing Greenway Authority.--The Secretary shall 
encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the recreational 
trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States Code, to 
provide funding for acquisition and development of trails within the 
boundaries of the Refuge Complex.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary--
            (1) to acquire land and water within the Refuge Complex 
        under section 5(d);
            (2) to carry out the study under section 5(f); and
            (3) to develop, operate, and maintain the Refuge Complex.
[EX A]: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act - Establishes a national wildlife refuge complex in Ohio, consisting of the Ottawa, West Sister Island, and Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuges.Requires the Secretary of the Interior to expand the Ottawa Refuge to include specified land and water in Ohio. Permits the Secretary to acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the land and water and interests in land and water within the boundaries of the Complex.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to study and report to Congress on fish and wildlife habitat and aquatic and terrestrial communities in and around two specified dredge spoil disposal sites in Toledo Harbor.Requires the Secretary to expand the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge) to include additional land and water located in the State of Michigan east of Interstate Route 75.Prescribes requirements for administration of the Complex.Directs the Secretary to ensure that hunting, trapping, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation shall be the priority public uses of the Complex.Requires the Secretary to encourage the State of Ohio to use authority under the Federal recreational trails program to provide funding for the acquisition and development of trails within the boundaries of the Complex.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Competition Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) prescription drug prices are increasing at an alarming 
        rate and are a major worry of many senior citizens and American 
        families;
            (2) there is a potential for companies with patent rights 
        regarding brand name drugs and companies which could 
        manufacture generic versions of such drugs to enter into 
        financial deals that could tend to restrain trade and greatly 
        reduce competition and increase prescription drug expenditures 
        for American citizens; and
            (3) enhancing competition among these companies can 
        significantly reduce prescription drug expenditures for 
        Americans.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide timely notice to the Department of Justice 
        and the Federal Trade Commission regarding agreements between 
        companies with patent rights regarding brand name drugs and 
        companies which could manufacture generic versions of such 
        drugs; and
            (2) by providing timely notice, to enhance the 
        effectiveness and efficiency of the enforcement of the 
        antitrust and competition laws of the United States.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) ANDA.--The term ``ANDA'' means an Abbreviated New Drug 
        Application, as defined under section 201(aa) of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(aa)).
            (2) Assistant attorney general.--The term ``Assistant 
        Attorney General'' means the Assistant Attorney General in 
        charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
            (3) Brand name drug.--The term ``brand name drug'' means a 
        drug approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(c)).
            (4) Brand name drug company.--The term ``brand name drug 
        company'' means the party that received Food and Drug 
        Administration approval to market a brand name drug pursuant to 
        an NDA, where that drug is the subject of an ANDA, or a party 
        owning or controlling enforcement of any patent listed in the 
        Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations 
        of the Food and Drug Administration for that drug, under 
        section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
        U.S.C. 355(b)).
            (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (6) Generic drug.--The term ``generic drug'' means a 
        product that the Food and Drug Administration has approved 
        under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)).
            (7) Generic drug applicant.--The term ``generic drug 
        applicant'' means a person who has filed or received approval 
        for an ANDA under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)).
            (8) NDA.--The term ``NDA'' means a New Drug Application, as 
        defined under section 505(b) et seq. of the Federal Food, Drug, 
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b) et seq.)

SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Requirement.--A generic drug applicant that has 
        submitted an ANDA containing a certification under section 
        505(j)(2)(vii)(IV) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(2)(vii)(IV)) and a brand name drug company 
        that enter into an agreement described in paragraph (2), prior 
        to the generic drug that is the subject of the application 
        entering the market, shall each file the agreement as required 
        by subsection (b).
            (2) Definition.--An agreement described in this paragraph 
        is an agreement regarding--
                    (A) the manufacture, marketing or sale of the brand 
                name drug that is the subject of the generic drug 
                applicant's ANDA;
                    (B) the manufacture, marketing or sale of the 
                generic drug that is the subject of the generic drug 
                applicant's ANDA; or
                    (C) the 180-day period referred to in section 
                505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
                Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(B)(iv)) as it applies 
                to such ANDA or to any other ANDA based on the same 
                brand name drug.
    (b) Filing.--
            (1) Agreement.--The generic drug applicant and the brand 
        name drug company entering into an agreement described in 
        subsection (a)(2) shall file with the Assistant Attorney 
        General and the Commission the text of any such agreement, 
        except that the generic drug applicant and the brand-name drug 
        company shall not be required to file an agreement that solely 
        concerns--
                    (A) purchase orders for raw material supplies;
                    (B) equipment and facility contracts;
                    (C) employment or consulting contracts; or
                    (D) packaging and labeling contracts.
            (2) Other agreements.--The generic drug applicant and the 
        brand name drug company entering into an agreement described in 
        subsection (a)(2) shall file with the Assistant Attorney 
        General and the Commission the text of any other agreements not 
        described in subsection (a)(2) between the generic drug 
        applicant and the brand name drug company which are contingent 
        upon, provide a contingent condition for, or are otherwise 
        related to an agreement which must be filed under this Act.
            (3) Description.--In the event that any agreement required 
        to be filed by paragraph (1) or (2) has not been reduced to 
        text, both the generic drug applicant and the brand name drug 
        company shall file written descriptions of the non-textual 
        agreement or agreements that must be filed sufficient to reveal 
        all of the terms of the agreement or agreements.

SEC. 6. FILING DEADLINES.

    Any filing required under section 5 shall be filed with the 
Assistant Attorney General and the Commission not later than 10 
business days after the date the agreements are executed.

SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.

    Any information or documentary material filed with the Assistant 
Attorney General or the Commission pursuant to this Act shall be exempt 
from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, and no such information 
or documentary material may be made public, except as may be relevant 
to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding. Nothing in this 
section is intended to prevent disclosure to either body of Congress or 
to any duly authorized committee or subcommittee of the Congress.

SEC. 8. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Civil Penalty.--Any brand name drug company or generic drug 
applicant which fails to comply with any provision of this Act shall be 
liable for a civil penalty of not more than $11,000, for each day 
during which such entity is in violation of this Act. Such penalty may 
be recovered in a civil action brought by the United States, or brought 
by the Commission in accordance with the procedures established in 
section 16(a)(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56(a)).
    (b) Compliance and Equitable Relief.--If any brand name drug 
company or generic drug applicant fails to comply with any provision of 
this Act, the United States district court may order compliance, and 
may grant such other equitable relief as the court in its discretion 
determines necessary or appropriate, upon application of the Assistant 
Attorney General or the Commission.

SEC. 9. RULEMAKING.

    The Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney 
General and by rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5 United 
States Code, consistent with the purposes of this Act--
            (1) may define the terms used in this Act;
            (2) may exempt classes of persons or agreements from the 
        requirements of this Act; and
            (3) may prescribe such other rules as may be necessary and 
        appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Any action taken by the Assistant Attorney General or the 
Commission, or any failure of the Assistant Attorney General or the 
Commission to take action, under this Act shall not bar any proceeding 
or any action with respect to any agreement between a brand name drug 
company and a generic drug applicant at any time under any other 
provision of law, nor shall any filing under this Act constitute or 
create a presumption of any violation of any antitrust or competition 
laws.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall--
            (1) take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act; and
            (2) shall apply to agreements described in section 5 that 
        are entered into 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.

            Passed the Senate November 18, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.
[EX A]: Drug Competition Act of 2002 - (Sec. 5) Requires a generic drug applicant that has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) and a brand name drug company that enter into an agreement, prior to the generic drug entering the market, regarding the manufacture, marketing, or sale of the brand name or the generic drug, or regarding the 180-day semi-exclusivity period referred to in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as it applies to such ANDA or any other ANDA based on the same brand name drug, to each file such agreement and any related agreements with the Assistant Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Makes an exception for agreements that solely concern purchase orders for raw material supplies, equipment and facility contracts, or employment or consulting contracts. Requires such agreements to be filed not later than ten business days after the date they are executed.(Sec. 7) Exempts any such information or documentary material filed from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Prohibits such information or material from being made public, except as relevant to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding.(Sec. 8) Subjects an applicant or company to a civil penalty of up to $11,000 for each day such entity fails to comply with this Act, recoverable in a civil action brought by the United States or the FTC. Authorizes a U.S. district court to order compliance and grant equitable relief.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Sunset Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To require agencies to regularly review their 
        regulations and make recommendations to terminate, continue in 
        effect, or modify those regulations.
            (2) To designate a Regulatory Review Officer within each 
        agency, who is responsible for furthering compliance by the 
        agency with the requirements of this Act.
            (3) To establish a Commission to perform sunset reviews of 
        all agency regulations.
            (4) To provide for the automatic termination of agency 
        regulations that are not authorized by the Commission to 
        continue in effect after such reviews.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency, 
        as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Regulation.--The term ``regulation'' means a rule, as 
        that term is defined in section 551(4) of title 5, United 
        States Code, that is issued by an agency.
            (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Regulatory Sunset Commission established by section 103.

                        TITLE I--SUNSET REVIEWS

SEC. 101. REVIEW AND TERMINATION OF REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), regulations 
shall be reviewed by the Commission and terminate as follows:
            (1) Existing regulations.--A regulation in effect on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act--
                    (A) shall be reviewed by the Commission before the 
                end of the 7-year period beginning on that date of 
                enactment, and
                    (B) shall not be effective after that 7-year 
                period, unless before the end of that period the 
                regulation is reviewed and authorized by the Commission 
                to continue in effect in accordance with this Act.
            (2) New regulations.--A regulation that is first effective 
        after that date of enactment--
                    (A) shall be reviewed by the Commission before the 
                end of the 3-year period beginning on the first date it 
                is effective, and
                    (B) shall not be effective after that 3-year 
                period, unless before the end of that period the 
                regulation is reviewed and authorized by the Commission 
                to continue in effect in accordance with this Act.
            (3) Regulations continued in effect.--A regulation that is 
        reviewed and authorized by the Commission to continue in effect 
        under this subsection or subsection (b)(3)--
                    (A) shall be reviewed by the Commission before the 
                end of the 7-year period beginning on the date of the 
                last such authorization, and
                    (B) shall not be effective after the end of that 7-
                year period, unless before the end of that period the 
                regulation is reviewed and authorized by the Commission 
                to continue in effect in accordance with this Act.
    (b) Continued Effectiveness With Respect to Modifications.--
            (1) 6-month extension.--A regulation that would otherwise 
        terminate under subsection (a) shall continue in effect for the 
        6-month period beginning on the date on which that termination 
        would occur, if the Commission includes in a report under 
        section 102(d) for the regulation any recommendation of 
        modifications that should be made to the regulation.
            (2) Subsequent review.--Before the end of the 6-month 
        period under paragraph (1) for a regulation, the Commission 
        shall review the regulation and determine whether the 
        modifications recommended by the Commission have been made.
            (3) Further extension.--The Commission shall authorize a 
        regulation continued in effect under paragraph (1) to continue 
        in effect for the 7-year period beginning on the first day of 
        the 6-month period for the regulation under paragraph (1), if 
        the Commission determines in accordance with paragraph (2) that 
        the modifications recommended by the Commission have been made.

SEC. 102. REVIEW OF REGULATIONS BY COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall--
            (1) continuously review all regulations in accordance with 
        section 101 and this section;
            (2) make determinations regarding whether regulations 
        should terminate or be authorized to continue in effect;
            (3) recommend modifications that should be made to 
        regulations; and
            (4) authorize regulations to continue in effect, as 
        determined by the Commission to be appropriate.
    (b) Criteria for Review.--The Commission shall consider the 
following criteria in determining whether a regulation should 
terminate, is authorized to continue in effect, or should be modified:
            (1) The extent to which the regulation is outdated, 
        obsolete, or unnecessary.
            (2) The extent to which the regulation or information 
        required to comply with a regulation duplicates, conflicts 
        with, or overlaps requirements under regulations of other 
        agencies.
            (3) The extent to which the regulation impedes competition.
            (4) Whether the benefits to society from the regulation 
        exceed the costs to society from the regulation.
            (5) Whether the regulation is based on adequate and correct 
        information.
            (6) Whether the regulation is worded as simply and clearly 
        as possible.
            (7) Whether the most cost-effective alternative was chosen 
        in the regulation to achieve the objective of the regulation.
            (8) The extent to which information requirements under the 
        regulation can be reduced, particularly for small businesses.
            (9) Whether the regulation is fashioned to maximize net 
        benefits to society.
            (10) Whether the regulation is clear and certain regarding 
        who is subject to the regulation.
            (11) Whether the regulation is crafted to minimize needless 
        litigation.
            (12) Whether the condition of the economy and of regulated 
        industries is considered.
            (13) Whether the regulation imposes on the private sector 
        the minimum economic burdens necessary to achieve the purposes 
        of the regulation.
            (14) Whether the total effect of the regulation across 
        agencies has been examined.
            (15) Whether the regulation relies on market mechanisms.
            (16) Whether the regulation is necessary to protect the 
        health and safety of the public.
            (17) Whether the regulation has resulted in unintended 
        consequences.
    (c) Review Requirements.--For purposes of conducting reviews of 
regulations under this Act, the Commission shall--
            (1) receive and consider testimony and comments from the 
        private sector regarding the application of the criteria set 
        forth in section 102(b) to existing regulations;
            (2) review agency reports on regulations submitted under 
        section 201(2); and
            (3) publish schedules of Commission reviews of regulations, 
        that provide reasonable notice of those reviews to agencies.
    (d) Reports.--The Commission shall submit to the President and the 
Congress and publish in the Federal Register reports on regulations, 
before the date of the termination of the regulations under section 
101, which include--
            (1) determinations of whether the regulations should 
        terminate, are authorized to continue in effect, or should be 
        modified;
            (2) recommendations of any modifications to the regulations 
        that should be made to the regulations;
            (3) other information the Commission considers necessary 
        for a complete evaluation of the regulations; and
            (4) findings and recommendations for legislative or 
        administrative action the Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATORY SUNSET COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a Commission to be known 
as the Regulatory Sunset Commission.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall consist 
        of 9 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate, from among individuals who are 
        qualified to serve on the Commission by virtue of their 
        education, training, or experience.
            (2) Congressional recommendations.--The majority leader and 
        minority leader of the Senate and the Speaker and minority 
        leader of the House of Representatives may submit 
        recommendations to the President concerning appointments to the 
        Commission.
            (3) Limitation on political affiliation.--Not more than 5 
        members of the Commission may be members of the same political 
        party.
            (4) Chairperson.--The President shall designate a member of 
        the Commission as the Chairperson of the Commission.
    (c) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the term of an individual as a member of the Commission 
        shall be 6 years.
            (2) Initial appointments.--Of the individuals first 
        appointed as members of the Commission, as specified by the 
        President--
                    (A) 3 shall be appointed to an initial term of 2 
                years;
                    (B) 3 shall be appointed to an initial term of 4 
                years; and
                    (C) 3 shall be appointed to an initial term of 6 
                years.
            (3) Completion of term of vacated membership.--A member of 
        the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy on the Commission 
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
        member's predecessor was appointed shall serve pursuant to that 
        appointment only for the remainder of that term.
            (4) Limitation on reappointment.--An individual may not 
        serve more than 2 terms as a member of the Commission.
    (d) Effect and Filling of Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission 
shall not impair the authority of the remaining members of the 
Commission to exercise the powers of the Commission.
    (e) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--A member of the Commission, other than the 
        Chairperson, shall be paid at a rate equal to the rate of basic 
        pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
            (2) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall 
        be paid at a rate equal to the rate of basic pay payable for 
        level II of the Executive Schedule.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet on a regular basis, at the 
call of the Chairperson of the Commission or a majority of its members.
    (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business but a lesser number 
may hold hearings.
    (h) Prohibition on Other Activities of Members.--A member of the 
Commission shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or 
employment.
    (i) Removal of Member.--Any member of the Commission may be removed 
by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in 
office.

SEC. 104. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Executive Director.--The Commission may appoint an executive 
director, who may be paid at a rate determined by the Commission.
    (b) Staff.--The Commission may appoint such professional and 
clerical personnel as may be reasonable and necessary to enable the 
Commission to carry out its functions, who may be paid at rates 
determined by the Commission.
    (c) Other Federal Personnel.--Upon request of the Chairman of the 
Commission, the head of an agency may detail to the Commission, without 
reimbursement, any personnel of the agency to assist the Commission in 
carrying out its duties under this Act. Such detail shall be without 
interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.

SEC. 105. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Meetings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers 
appropriate.
    (b) Contractual Authority.--The Commission may contract with and 
compensate government and private agencies or persons for supplies or 
services necessary to fulfill the duties of the Commission.

SEC. 106. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a determination of the 
Commission shall be subject to judicial review only in an action 
brought no later than 30 days after the issuance of the determination.

SEC. 107. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RECORDS OF AGENCIES.

    The Commission may secure directly from any agency such information 
as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties. 
Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of an 
agency shall, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, furnish 
such information to the Commission. The Commission shall have access 
to, and may inspect, records of any agency to obtain that information.

                TITLE II--AGENCY ROLE IN SUNSET REVIEWS

SEC. 201. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.

    The head of each agency shall--
            (1) conduct thorough and systematic reviews, based on the 
        criteria set forth in section 102(b), of all regulations of the 
        agency;
            (2) prepare and transmit to the Commission a report on 
        regulations of the agency, by not later than 1 year prior to 
        the date on which the regulations are scheduled to be reviewed 
        under schedules published by the Commission under section 
        102(c)(3), which includes--
                    (A) specific findings regarding the criteria set 
                forth in section 102(b) with respect to each 
                regulation;
                    (B) recommendations on whether each regulation 
                should terminate, be authorized to continue in effect, 
                or be modified; and
                    (C) recommendations on the consolidation of any of 
                the regulations with other regulations that duplicate 
                functions of the regulations; and
            (3) publish in the Federal Register responses to 
        determinations of the Commission in its reports under 
        subsection (d) of section 102, including--
                    (A) responses to recommendations by the Commission 
                of modifications in regulations of the agency; and
                    (B) descriptions of the actions to be taken by the 
                agency in response to all recommendations of the 
                Commission under that section.

SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF AGENCY REGULATORY REVIEW OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--There shall be within each agency a Regulatory 
Review Officer, who shall be designated by the head of the agency from 
among officials of the agency.
    (b) Functions.--The Regulatory Review Officer of an agency shall--
            (1) further the compliance by the agency with the 
        requirements of this Act; and
            (2) report directly to the head of the agency with respect 
        to the function under paragraph (1).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
     Title I:  Sunset Reviews 
     Title II:  Agency Role in Sunset Reviews 
 Regulatory Sunset Act of 1993 - 
Title I:  Sunset Reviews
 - Establishes the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review regulations of executive agencies and determine in accordance with specified criteria whether they should be terminated, authorized to continue in effect, or modified. 
Provides for limited judicial review of Commission determinations. 
Title II:  Agency Role in Sunset Reviews
 - Requires the head of each agency to:  (1) conduct thorough and systematic reviews of all agency regulations based on such criteria; (2) prepare and transmit to the Commission a report on agency regulations which includes recommendations of the actions to take; and (3) publish in the Federal Register the agency responses to Commission determinations. 
Establishes a Regulatory Review Officer within each executive agency (designated by the agency head) to:  (1) further agency compliance with this Act; and (2) report directly to the agency head with respect to such function.