Sec. 208. Congressional review for coronavirus regulations
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In this section: The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. The term emergency period means the duration of a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) as a result of confirmed cases of 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID–19), including any renewal thereof. The term regulation has the meaning given the term rule under section 551 of title 5, United States Code. Any waiver or modification of any regulation which was made during the emergency period and is in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated as permanent, and such regulation shall be treated as repealed or modified, as applicable, as of the date of the enactment of this Act and thereafter, unless a Federal Regulatory Review Commission recommends the regulation should not be repealed or modified, as applicable, and a law is enacted confirming the recommendation.
There are established Commissions to be known as the Federal Regulatory Review Commissions . Each Commission shall be composed of members of the congressional committee of each jurisdiction and the head of each agency under the jurisdiction of that committee (in this subsection referred to as the members ). Members may obtain information from individuals with expertise in the operations and regulations of government programs. Not later than 2 months after the date of enactment of this Act, each Commission shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate an official recommendation on the repeal or modification of each regulation waived or modified during the emergency period.
The deadline in subparagraph
(A)may be extended for an additional month if the Congress enacts legislation extending such deadline by a vote of a majority of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Not later than 1 month after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall submit to each congressional committee of jurisdiction a report that includes— an analysis of whether or not the agency can function without the regulation or with the modified regulation, as applicable; and an analysis of whether the regulation should be restored to its original state before the emergency period or should remain repealed or modified, as applicable. The head of an agency shall provide a public comment period before submitting a report pursuant to subparagraph (A). Not later than 1 month after receiving a report from the head of each agency pursuant to paragraph (5), each committee shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate an official recommendation on whether or not the repealed or modified regulation should be re-established. The Commissions established in this subsection shall terminate on the final day of the final recommendation by each committee.
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