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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 9, 2001
Agency Accountability Act of 2001 - Requires the head of certain covered agencies, before the publication of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis, to: (1) notify the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration; (2) provide such Chief Counsel with information on the potential impacts of the proposed rule on small businesses; (3) identify affected small business representatives; and (4) transmit to such representatives a detailed summary of the information provided to the Chief Counsel. Requires the convening of a review panel for the draft proposed rule, which shall utilize the advice and recommendations of the small business representatives during the rule review process.Allows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to either conduct the required panel review or not follow the review procedures with respect to a temporary regulation, but requires the IRS to notify the Chief Counsel of the reasons for not following such procedures.Requires an initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis to include assessments of the costs and benefits to small businesses of the proposed and final rule.Requires agency publication of the decision to certify a rule that such agency determines will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, including a summary of the analysis and data supporting such decision.Provides for judicial review of rule certification decisions.
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Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R–MO
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4597, S4598-4603)
Introduced in Senate
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