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§1531 Regulatory Process
Title 2 › CHAPTER 25 — UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM › SUBCHAPTER II — REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM › § 1531
Summary
Agencies must assess how federal rules affect governments (state, local, and tribal) and the private sector, unless law forbids it or the rule only implements requirements already set in law.
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Title 2, §1531
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Each agency shall, unless otherwise prohibited by law, assess the effects of Federal regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector (other than to the extent that such regulations incorporate requirements specifically set forth in law).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 104–4, title II, § 209, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 67, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter] and the
Amendments
made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 22, 1995].”
Executive Documents
Regulatory Planning and ReviewFor provisions stating regulatory philosophy and principles and setting forth regulatory organization, procedures, and guidelines for centralized review of new and existing
Regulations
to make the regulatory process more efficient, see Ex. Ord. No. 12866, Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51735, set out as a note under section 601 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 1531
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Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102