; and (5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking any statement required under subsection (a) in conjunction with or as a part of any other statement or analysis, provided that the statement or analysis satisfies the provisions of subsection (a) and inserting any analysis required under subsection (b) in conjunction with, or as a part of, any other statement or analysis if the other statement or analysis satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) . 4. Least burdensome option or explanation required Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is amended by striking section 205 ( 2 U.S.C. 1535 ) and inserting the following: 205. Least burdensome option or explanation required Before promulgating any proposed or final rule for which a regulatory impact analysis is required under section 202, an agency shall— (1) identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives within the range of the discretion of the agency under the statute authorizing the rule, including the alternatives described in section 202(c)(1)(B)