On the recordFebruary 26, 2016
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 53, line 18, insert ``, subject to appropriation,'' after ``expended''. Page 63, strike lines 1 through 8. Strike ``of 2015'' each place it appears. At the end of the bill, add the following: TITLE XVII--OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act''. SEC. 1702. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROVISIONS. (a) Agency Proceedings.--Section 504 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``, United States Code''; (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e)(1) The Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, after consultation with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, shall report to the Congress, not later than March 31 of each year through the 6th calendar year beginning after the initial report under this subsection is submitted, on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to this section. The report shall describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant information that may aid the Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such awards.…





