eCFR Analyzer

Economic Development Administration (EDA)

37,720Words in 17 parts
9.9Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
20.8Reading grade
43.5%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-03-17Last change

Section changes per year

From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.

Text and size

Sentences
36.6 words on average; 30.5% over 40 words; 21.7% passive; 16.1 cross-references per 1,000 words
Sentence types
definition 11.2% · prohibition 2.8% · paperwork 7.3% · obligation 19.3% · permission 13.0% · other 46.3%
Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency

RankPartWordsScore
1,722 13 CFR 302 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
High signals: Reading grade +1.1 SD
2,970 0.35
1,948 13 CFR 303 PLANNING INVESTMENTS AND COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
2,058 0.29
2,009 13 CFR 307 ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE INVESTMENTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
8,035 0.27
2,694 13 CFR 305 PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
2,045 0.11
3,224 13 CFR 304 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
1,250 -0.01
3,963 13 CFR 306 TRAINING, RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INVESTMENTS
High signals: Reading grade +1.6 SD
1,073 -0.17
4,107 13 CFR 314 PROPERTY
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
5,674 -0.21
4,290 13 CFR 301 ELIGIBILITY, INVESTMENT RATE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
3,425 -0.25
4,776 13 CFR 315 TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
5,045 -0.38
6,067 13 CFR 300 GENERAL INFORMATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
2,000 -0.87
6,171 13 CFR 312 REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score
2,599 -0.95

Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 11. A flag is not a finding.

Statutes behind the most text

  • 42 U.S.C. 3211: 32,736 words in 10 parts (86.8% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3149: 11,460 words in 2 parts (30.4% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3161: 11,460 words in 2 parts (30.4% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3233: 11,460 words in 2 parts (30.4% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3162: 10,093 words in 2 parts (26.8% of this agency's text)
  • 19 U.S.C. 2341: 8,015 words in 2 parts (21.2% of this agency's text)
  • 15 U.S.C. 3701: 7,569 words in 3 parts (20.1% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3192: 6,395 words in 2 parts (17.0% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3194: 6,395 words in 2 parts (17.0% of this agency's text)
  • 42 U.S.C. 3141: 5,470 words in 2 parts (14.5% of this agency's text)

From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.

Largest parts

  • 13 CFR 307: ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE INVESTMENTS (8,035 words)
  • 13 CFR 314: PROPERTY (5,674 words)
  • 13 CFR 315: TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS (5,045 words)
  • 13 CFR 301: ELIGIBILITY, INVESTMENT RATE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (3,425 words)
  • 13 CFR 302: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE (2,970 words)
  • 13 CFR 312: REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM (2,599 words)
  • 13 CFR 303: PLANNING INVESTMENTS AND COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (2,058 words)
  • 13 CFR 305: PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS (2,045 words)
  • 13 CFR 300: GENERAL INFORMATION (2,000 words)
  • 13 CFR 304: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (1,250 words)

Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.