II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 288 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Blunt , and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require notice and comment for certain interpretative rules.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2017 . 2. Requiring notice and comment for certain interpretative rules Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 551— (A) in paragraph (13), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (15) longstanding interpretative rule means an interpretative rule that has been in effect for not less than 1 year; and (16) revise means, with respect to an interpretative rule, altering or otherwise changing any provision of a longstanding interpretative rule that conflicts, or is in any way inconsistent with, any provision in a subsequently promulgated interpretative rule. ; and (2) in section 553— (A) in subsection (b)(A), by striking interpretative rules and inserting an interpretative rule of an agency, unless the interpretative rule revises a longstanding interpretative rule of the agency ; and (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking interpretative rules and inserting an interpretative rule of an agency, unless the interpretative rule revises a longstanding interpretative rule of the agency, .