Sec. 14. 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: Not later than 60 days after the date on which an agency receives more than 100,000 signatures on a single petition under paragraph (1), the agency shall 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. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the head of each agency shall establish and publish procedures for the processing of a petition under paragraph (1), including— using the agency website, the Federal Register, and other Federal websites to educate the public about how to file petition under paragraph (1); and creating an accessible docket on the internet website of the agency, or on any existing Government-wide internet website, of any petition filed under paragraph (1). No agency action under this subsection shall be subject to review under chapter 7. .