                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
                CHAPTER 24--CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
 
                  SUBCHAPTER III--OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
 
Sec. 1383. Procedural rules


(a) In general

    The Executive Director shall, subject to the approval of the Board, 
adopt rules governing the procedures of the Office, including the 
procedures of hearing officers, which shall be submitted for publication 
in the Congressional Record. The rules may be amended in the same 
manner.

(b) Procedure

    The Executive Director shall adopt rules referred to in subsection 
(a) of this section in accordance with the principles and procedures set 
forth in section 553 of title 5. The Executive Director shall publish a 
general notice of proposed rulemaking under section 553(b) of title 5, 
but, instead of publication of a general notice of proposed rulemaking 
in the Federal Register, the Executive Director shall transmit such 
notice to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President 
pro tempore of the Senate for publication in the Congressional Record on 
the first day on which both Houses are in session following such 
transmittal. Before adopting rules, the Executive Director shall provide 
a comment period of at least 30 days after publication of a general 
notice of proposed rulemaking. Upon adopting rules, the Executive 
Director shall transmit notice of such action together with a copy of 
such rules to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate for publication in the Congressional 
Record on the first day on which both Houses are in session following 
such transmittal. Rules shall be considered issued by the Executive 
Director as of the date on which they are published in the Congressional 
Record.

(Pub. L. 104-1, title III, Sec. 303, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 28.)
