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2 U.S.C. § 1535

Least burdensome option or explanation required

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 1535, Least burdensome option or explanation required, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423200
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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— The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless— No 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.

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