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110 STAT. 866 PUBLIC LAW 104-121 —MAR. 29, 1996 this chapter, an action for judicial review under this section shall be filed not later than— "(i) one year after the date the analysis is made available to the public, or "(ii) where a provision of law requires that an action challenging a final agency regulation be commenced before the expiration of the 1-year period, the number of days specified in such provision of law that is after the date the analysis is made available to the public. "(4) In granting any relief in an action under this section, the court shall order the agency to take corrective action consistent with this chapter and chapter 7, including, but not limited to— "(A) remanding the rule to the agency, and "(B) deferring the enforcement of the rule against small entities unless the court finds that continued enforcement of the rule is in the public interest. "(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of any court to stay the effective date of any rule or provision thereof under any other provision of law or to grant any other relief in addition to the requirements of this section. "(b) In an action for the judicial review of a rule, the regulatory flexibility analysis for such rule, including an analysis prepared or corrected pursuant to paragraph (a)(4), shall constitute part of the entire record of agency action in connection with such review. "(c) Compliance or noncompliance by an agency with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with this section. "(d) Nothing in this section bars judicial review of any other impact statement or similar analysis required by any other law if judicial review of such statement or analysis is otherwise permitted by law.". SEC. 243. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) Section 605(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(b) Sections 603 and 604 of this title shall not apply to any proposed or final rule if the head of the agency certifies that the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact Federal Register, on a substantial number of small entities. If the head of the agency publication. makes a certification under the preceding sentence, the agency shall publish such certification in the Federal Register at the time of publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking for the rule or at the time of publication of the final rule, along with a statement providing the factual basis for such certification. The agency shall provide such certification and statement to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.". (b) Section 612 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "the committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Small Business of the Senate, and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives" and inserting "the Committees on the Judiciary and Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives". (2) in subsection (b), by striking "his views with respect to the" and inserting in lieu thereof, "his or her views with respect to compliance with this chapter, the adequacy of the rulemaking record with respect to small entities and the".