Title 3 — The PresidentRelease 119-73not60
§455 Effect of Failure to Issue Regulations
Title 3 › Chapter 5— EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES › Subchapter III— ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES › § 455
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If the President or their designee hasn’t issued a required rule in a section 453(1) case, the agency must use the most relevant executive-agency rule.
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Title 3, §455
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In any proceeding under section 453(1), if the President, or the designee of the President, has not issued a regulation on a matter for which this chapter requires a regulation to be issued, the administrative agency shall apply, to the extent necessary and appropriate, the most relevant substantive executive agency regulation promulgated to implement the statutory provision at issue in the proceeding.
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3 U.S.C. § 455
Title 3 — The President
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60