2014 U.S. Code
Title 2 - The Congress (Sections 1 - 6654)
Chapter 25 - Unfunded Mandates Reform (Sections 1501 - 1571)
Subchapter II - Regulatory Accountability and Reform (Sections 1531 - 1538)
Sec. 1535 - Least burdensome option or explanation required
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 25 - UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM SUBCHAPTER II - REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM Sec. 1535 - Least burdensome option or explanation required |
| Contains | section 1535 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-4, title II, §205, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 66. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 109 Stat. 66 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 104-4 |
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Except as provided in subsection (b), before promulgating any rule for which a written statement is required under section 1532 of this title, the agency shall identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and from those alternatives select the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule, for—
(1) State, local, and tribal governments, in the case of a rule containing a Federal intergovernmental mandate; and
(2) the private sector, in the case of a rule containing a Federal private sector mandate.
(b) ExceptionThe provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless—
(1) the head of the affected agency publishes with the final rule an explanation of why the least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome method of achieving the objectives of the rule was not adopted; or
(2) the provisions are inconsistent with law.
(c) OMB certificationNo later than 1 year after March 22, 1995, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall certify to Congress, with a written explanation, agency compliance with this section and include in that certification agencies and rulemakings that fail to adequately comply with this section.
(Pub. L. 104–4, title II, §205, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 66.)
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