Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2021”.
Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2021
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to include in any notice of rulemaking a statement regarding the impact of the rule on job loss or creation, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Effect on jobs statement required for notice of rulemakings by EPA
Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code is amended—
in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
“(4) in the case of a rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency, a statement that identifies any net gain or loss of domestic jobs that is likely to result if the rule is adopted, and includes the analysis used to identify that net gain or loss.”