Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act S. 1378 (Introduced in the Senate July 15, 1999) S 1378 IS 106th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1378 To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 1999

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is pushing a rider requiring OMB to conduct an expansive study of federal paperwork. This rider is unrealistic, time-consuming, and is likely to give a distorted picture of the regulatory landscape.(OMB Watcher Online article)

Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) is pushing a rider, Sec. 620, Treasury, Postal Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, that would require OMB to conduct a cumulative cost-benefit analysis of all agency rules and paperwork -- referred to as regulatory accounting -- on a permanent basis, each and every year. (OMB Watcher Online article) Sec. 620, Treasury, Postal Services and General Government Appropriations Bill

The House Government Reform Committee reported legislation (H.R. 4744) to the floor today that would require the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct cost-benefit analysis of agency rules. H.R. 4744 was introduced only three days prior to the markup as a compromise between Reps. Sue Kelly (R-NY) and David McIntosh (R-IN) -- who had introduced separate versions of the legislation (H.R. 3669) & (H.R. 3521) earlier in the year.