Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act”.
Safeguarding U.S. Rulemaking Act
A BILL
To prohibit public comments from governments and individuals designated as foreign adversaries.
Sec. 2 Limiting public comment to U.S. citizens and entities
Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (c), by striking “After notice” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (f), after notice”;
in subsection (e), by striking “Each agency” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (f), each agency”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(f) A foreign government that is determined by the Secretary of Commerce to be a foreign adversary under section 791.4(a) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or a national of or entity incorporated in such foreign government shall be ineligible to participate in rule making or petition an agency under this section.”