On the recordDecember 2, 2011
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 34, insert after line 19 the following, and redesignate provisions accordingly: SEC. 9. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RULES AND GUIDANCE. (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 553a (as inserted by section 4 of this Act) the following new section: ``Sec. 553b. Exemption for certain rules and guidance ``Sections 551, 553, 556, 701(b), 704, and 706, as amended by the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, and section 553a shall not apply in the case of any proposed rule, final rule, or guidance that relates to the safety of food, the safety of the workplace, air quality, the safety of consumer products, or water quality. Sections 551, 553, 556, 701(b), 704, and 706, as in effect before the enactment of the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, shall continue to apply, after such enactment, to any such proposed rule, final rule, or guidance, as appropriate.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 553 the following new item: ``553b. Exemption for certain rules and guidance.''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 477, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.
