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The bill modernizes regulatory access and pushes agencies to use technology to cut burdens and increase transparency, but it risks short-term costs and potential rushed or biased AI-driven reviews that could weaken protections.
Small businesses, developers, and the public will have easier access to regulatory text because agencies must publish regulations in machine-readable formats, enabling better search, tool-building, and compliance research.
Small businesses and taxpayers are likely to face lower compliance costs over time because agencies must adopt technology (including AI) for retrospective reviews to identify obsolete or burdensome rules.
Taxpayers and state governments gain greater transparency and congressional oversight because agencies are required to produce formal plans and meet concrete implementation deadlines for regulatory review.
Citizens risk weakened protections if algorithmic or AI-driven reviews produce biased or incomplete analysis, potentially leading to inappropriate rollbacks of important regulations.
The public and regulated entities may experience less thorough stakeholder engagement and rushed reviews because expedited implementation deadlines (e.g., 180 days after plan submission) could pressure agencies to act quickly.
Federal employees and taxpayers could face higher short-term costs as agencies procure technology, train staff, and prepare plans, which may divert funds from other programs or require additional appropriations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires OIRA reports on machine-readable publication of regulations, guidance on using technology/AI for retrospective review, and agency plans with set deadlines for implementation.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs · Last progress January 3, 2025
Directs OMB’s OIRA to report within 180 days on how well federal regulations are available in machine-readable formats and whether the eCFR and GPO-maintained edition are recognized as official legal editions. Requires OIRA to issue guidance within 18 months on using technology (including algorithms and AI) for retrospective regulatory review and training, and requires every federal agency head to submit a two-year implementation plan to OIRA and designated congressional committees, then put that plan into action within 180 days of submission.