Sec. 313. Public petitions
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Section 553(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by inserting
(1)before Each agency ; and by adding at the end the following: If, during a 60-day period, an agency receives more than 100,000 signatures on a single petition under paragraph (1), the agency shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which the agency receives the petition, provide a written response that includes— an explanation of whether the agency has engaged or is engaging in the requested issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule; and if the agency has not engaged in the requested issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule, a written explanation for not engaging in the requested issuance, amendment, or repeal. .