130 STAT. 1514 PUBLIC LAW 114–301—DEC. 16, 2016 

Public Law 114–301 

114th Congress 

An Act 

To eliminate or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GAO Mandates Revision Act 

of 2016’’. 

SEC. 2. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

(a) SINGLE AUDIT ACT MONITORING RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 75 of title 31, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) by striking section 7506; and 

(B) by redesignating section 7507 as section 7506. 

(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table 

of sections for chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, 

is amended by striking the items relating to sections 7506 

and 7507 and inserting the following: 

‘‘7506. Effective date.’’. 

(b) REVIEW OF MEDIGAP PREMIUM LEVELS.—Section 111(c) of 

the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 

Protection Act of 2000 (Appendix F; 114 Stat. 2763A–473), as 

enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554, is 

repealed. 

(c) REPORT ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

1105 of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 

5189a note) is amended by striking subsection (d). 

(d) BIENNIAL SURVEY REGARDING TRANSPORTATION INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.—Section 114(u) of title 49, United States Code, 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘subsection (t)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subsection (s)(4)(E)’’; 

(2) by striking paragraph (7); and 

(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 

(7) and (8), respectively. 

SEC. 3. REPORTS MODIFIED. 

(a) OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS UNDER THE EMERGENCY ECONOMIC

STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008.—Section 116(a)(3) of the Emergency 

Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5226(a)(3)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘, regularly and no less frequently than once 

every 60 days,’’ and inserting ‘‘annually’’. 

42 USC 1395l 

note. 

GAO Mandates 

Revision Act 

of 2016. 

31 USC 7501 

note. 

Dec. 16, 2016 

[H.R. 5687] 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–301—DEC. 16, 2016 130 STAT. 1515 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5687 (S. 2964): 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–760, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Oversight and Government 

Reform). 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–305 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs) accompanying S. 2964. 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 

Sept. 20, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate. 

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(b) REPORTS ON CONFLICT MINERALS.—Section 1502(d) of the 

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 

U.S.C. 78m note) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘until the termination 

of the disclosure requirements under section 13(p) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020, in 

2022, and in 2024’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), by inserting ‘‘through 2020, in 2022, and in 2024’’ after 

‘‘annually thereafter’’. 

(c) UPDATE ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY SECRETARY OF HHS TO

IMPLEMENT GAO RECOMMENDATION.—Section 632(d) of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240; 126 Stat. 

2354) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘December 31, 

2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

(d) REVIEW PANEL.—Section 399V–4(d)(2) of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–15) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, or an individual 

within the Government Accountability Office designated by the 

Comptroller General, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘shall designate a 

member of the review panel to’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

Approved December 16, 2016. 


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