1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Helping Entrepreneurs Affects Regulatory Decisions Act of 2019” or the “HEARD Act of 2019”.
Helping Entrepreneurs Affects Regulatory Decisions Act of 2019
A BILL
To allow remote participation on review panels under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and for other purposes.
2. Amendments to the Regulatory Flexibility Act
Section 609(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, through an in-person meeting or by electronic participation,” after “panel”;
in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) a covered agency shall take reasonable steps to ensure that representatives of small entities may participate electronically in a review panel convened under this subsection.”