H.R. 9643 — Comment Integrity and Management Act

This section states the purpose of the Act as helping Federal agencies manage mass and computer-generated comments in the Federal regulatory process, while affirming that mass comments remain a vital part of the process.

This section requires federal agencies to verify, to the greatest extent possible, that each electronic comment on proposed rules is submitted by a human rather than computer software. It directs agencies to identify mass comments, label them as such in machine- and human-readable format, and post only a single representative sample (with the total number of identical or substantively identical submissions indicated) instead of every comment. The Director of OMB, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, must issue implementing guidance within 240 days of enactment, and each agency must adopt a consistent policy on posting and consideration of computer-generated and mass comments within one year. Agencies must update their websites and information systems, including Regulations.gov, within 18 months to comply.