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This bill, known as the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act, aims to increase transparency and public access to agency guidance documents by establishing a comprehensive publication requirement. The bill defines a "guidance document" broadly to include various types of agency communications like memoranda, notices, directives, blog posts, and speeches that provide policy or interpretive guidance but do not have the force of law. Under the bill, agencies would be required to publish all current and future guidance documents on a single, centralized internet website designated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget within 90 days of the Act's enactment. Agencies must also provide hyperlinks to these documents on their own websites, categorizing them appropriately for easy navigation. Agencies must publish existing guidance documents within 180 days and new guidance documents on the same day they are issued. The bill includes an important exemption for documents or information that would be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Additionally, when guidance documents are rescinded, agencies must maintain the documents at the central location and clearly indicate the rescission date and any relevant court order information.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/252/all-info