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S. 577 — what changed

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Sec. 2 Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov

Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)
changed in paragraph (2) (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) (commonly known as regulations.gov).”