Public Law 118-9 | Public Law 118–9: To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–9—JULY 25, 2023

137 STAT. 55

Public Law

118–9

118th Congress

An Act

To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

July 25, 2023

[S. 111]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Providing Accountability Through Transparency

Act of 2023.

SECTION 1.

5 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023

”.

SEC. 2.

REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100-WORD SUMMARY TO REGULATIONS.GOV.

Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended

—

(1)

in paragraph (2), by

striking

“and” at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (3), by

striking

the period at the end and

inserting

“; and”; and

(3)

inserting

after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4)

the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly known as regulations.gov).”

Approved July 25, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 111:

SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–28 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 169 (2023):

June 22, considered and passed Senate.

July 17, considered and passed House.

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