RD152 - July 2011 Federal Mandate Report


Executive Summary:
The Federal Mandate Report is published semiannually by the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (OIA). This report provides reviews of federal legislation containing unfunded mandates that have become public law (Part I), or passed at least one chamber of Congress (Part II). The OIA relies on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) interpretations of the Federal Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (UMRA) to determine what legislation contains intergovernmental mandates. Descriptions of the mandates provided in this analysis are based upon, or excerpted from, these CBO documents and Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.

The report also provides reviews of federal regulatory action completed that may impact the Commonwealth (Part III). The OIA relies on recommendations of the Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC) of the General Services Administration (GSA) to determine which federal regulatory actions may affect the states.

This edition of the Federal Mandate Report is intended to provide an overview of the legislative and regulatory requirements imposed upon the Commonwealth for the period of January 15, 2011 to July 1, 2011. Of the bills reviewed by the CBO, 0 have become public law, while 5 have passed at least one chamber of Congress.

Likewise, the RISC of GSA identified a total of 48 completed federal regulatory actions published in spring 2011.