Supercharge Office of Advocacy with RFA pre-clearance and presumptive small-business exemptions
Mandate would amend the Regulatory Flexibility Act so agencies send proposed rules and analyses to Advocacy 60 days before NPRM, expand analysis to indirect costs, require agencies to seek Advocacy input, presumptively exempt small businesses from new rules unless Advocacy signs off, boost Advocacy budget ≥50%, and extend SBREFA panels government-wide.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 25 (SBA) — Strengthening Office of Advocacy: amend RFA for 60-day pre-NPRM submission to Advocacy; expand economic analysis to indirect costs; Congress should presumptively exempt small businesses from new agency rules absent Advocacy signoff; increase Advocacy budget at least 50% (~$4.6 million); SBREFA panel requirements should be extended to all federal agencies.
Undo plan
1) Strengthen small-business impact analysis without giving Advocacy veto power over health, safety, and civil-rights rules.
2) Keep emergency-rule pathways intact.
3) Fund Advocacy research while preserving agency authority to regulate after reasoned response.
4) Extend SBREFA-style input carefully to avoid endless delay tactics.
5) Verify: time-to-final-rule metrics and small-entity contact reports.