Agencies are to keep records of waived topics and their justifications
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Agencies are to keep records of waived topics and their justifications
The document says “shall”Who acts: participating Federal agenciesHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“Participating agencies shall maintain information on topics to which waivers of the proposal limit under this paragraph are granted, including the written justifications for those waivers.”
Subparagraph (F) requires a record. Participating agencies maintain information on the topics for which a waiver of the proposal limit was granted, including the written justifications for those waivers.
What the document actually says
“Participating agencies shall maintain information on topics to which waivers of the proposal limit under this paragraph are granted, including the written justifications for those waivers.”
That sentence, in plain words
An agency must keep a file on each topic that got a lift. The file holds the written reasons too.
What this is about
The record is what makes the lifts countable. The next rule caps how many there can be.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, Public Law 119-83, sec. 4, 140 Stat. 762 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ83/html/PLAW-119publ83.htm
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“Agencies are to keep records of waived topics and their justifications,” Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/small-business-innovation-economic-security-act/proposal/sec04-record-requirement/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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