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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2331

To provide for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting

requirements.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 14, 1995

Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. SOUDER, Mr.

SHADEGG, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCINTOSH, and Mr. DAVIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

A BILL

To provide for the modification or elimination of Federal

reporting requirements.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Reports Elimi5 nation and Sunset Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTS
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Subtitle A—Department of Agriculture

Sec. 1011. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1012. Reports modified.

Subtitle B—Department of Commerce

Sec. 1021. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1022. Reports modified.

Subtitle C—Department of Defense

Sec. 1031. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle D—Department of Education

Sec. 1041. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1042. Reports modified.

Subtitle E—Department of Energy

Sec. 1051. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1052. Reports modified.

Subtitle F—Department of Health and Human Services

Sec. 1061. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1062. Reports modified.

Subtitle G—Department of Housing and Urban Development

Sec. 1071. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1072. Reports modified.

Subtitle H—Department of the Interior

Sec. 1081. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1082. Reports modified.

Subtitle I—Department of Justice

Sec. 1091. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle J—Department of Labor

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1102. Reports modified.

Subtitle K—Department of State

Sec. 1111. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle L—Department of Transportation

Sec. 1121. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1122. Reports modified.

Subtitle M—Department of the Treasury

Sec. 1131. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1132. Reports modified.
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Subtitle N—Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 1141. Reports eliminated.

TITLE II—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Subtitle A—Action

Sec. 2011. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle B—Environmental Protection Agency

Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle C—Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Sec. 2031. Reports modified.

Subtitle D—Federal Aviation Administration

Sec. 2041. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle E—Federal Communications Commission

Sec. 2051. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle F—Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Sec. 2061. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle G—Federal Emergency Management Agency

Sec. 2071. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle H—Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Sec. 2081. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle I—General Services Administration

Sec. 2091. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle J—Interstate Commerce Commission

Sec. 2101. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle K—Legal Services Corporation

Sec. 2111. Reports modified.

Subtitle L—National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Sec. 2121. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle M—National Council on Disability

Sec. 2131. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle N—National Science Foundation

Sec. 2141. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle O—National Transportation Safety Board
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Sec. 2151. Reports modified.

Subtitle P—Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Sec. 2161. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle Q—Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Sec. 2171. Reports modified.

Subtitle R—Office of Personnel Management

Sec. 2181. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 2182. Reports modified.

Subtitle S—Office of Thrift Supervision

Sec. 2191. Reports modified.

Subtitle T—Panama Canal Commission

Sec. 2201. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle U—Postal Service

Sec. 2211. Reports modified.

Subtitle V—Railroad Retirement Board

Sec. 2221. Reports modified.

Subtitle W—Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

Sec. 2231. Reports modified.

Subtitle X—United States Information Agency

Sec. 2241. Reports eliminated.

TITLE III—REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Sec. 3001. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 3002. Reports modified.

Sec. 3003. Termination of reporting requirements.

1 TITLE I—DEPARTMENTS

2 Subtitle A—Department of

3 Agriculture

4 SEC. 1011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

5 (a) REPORT ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—

6 Section 1246 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.

7 3846) is repealed.
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1 (b) REPORT ON RETURN ON ASSETS.—Section 2512

2 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of

3 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421b) is amended—

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IMPROV5 ING’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FORECASTS.—’’;

6 and

7 (2) by striking subsection (b).

8 (c) REPORT ON FARM VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

9 PRODUCTS.—Section 2513 of the Food, Agriculture, Con10 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421c) is re11 pealed.

12 (d) REPORT ON ORIGIN OF EXPORTS OF PEANUTS.—

13 Section 1558 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and

14 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 958) is repealed and sections

15 1559 and 1560 of such Act are redesignated as sections

16 1558 and 1559, respectively.

17 (e) REPORT ON REPORTING OF IMPORTING FEES.—

18 Section 407 of the Agricultural Trade Development and

19 Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended—

20 (1) by striking subsection (b); and

21 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h)

22 as subsections (b) through (g), respectively.

23 (f) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION EX24 CHANGE WITH IRELAND.—Section 1420 of the Food Se-
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1 curity Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1551)

2 is amended—

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’; and

4 (2) by striking subsection (b).

5 (g) REPORT ON POTATO INSPECTION.—Section 1704

6 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198;

7 7 U.S.C. 499n note) is amended by striking the second

8 sentence.

9 (h) REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER

10 AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.—Section 2517 of the

11 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

12 (Public Law 101–624; 104 Stat. 4077) is repealed and

13 sections 2518 and 2519 of such Act are redesignated as

14 sections 2517 and 2518, respectively.

15 (i) REPORT ON UNIFORM END-USE VALUE TESTS.—

16 Section 307 of the Futures Trading Act of 1986 (Public

17 Law 99–641; 7 U.S.C. 76 note) is amended by striking

18 subsection (c).

19 (j) REPORT ON PROJECT AREAS WITH HIGH FOOD

20 STAMP PAYMENT ERROR RATES.—Section 16(i) of the

21 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(i)) is amended

22 by striking paragraph (3).

23 (k) REPORT ON EFFECT OF EFAP DISPLACEMENT

24 ON COMMERCIAL SALES.—Section 203C(a) of the Emer-
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1 gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note)

2 is amended by striking the last sentence.

3 (l) REPORT ON WIC EXPENDITURES AND PARTICI4 PATION LEVELS.—Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition

5 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and

7 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11)

8 as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively.

9 (m) REPORT ON WIC MIGRANT SERVICES.—Section

10 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786)

11 is amended by striking subsection (j).

12 (n) REPORT ON DEMONSTRATIONS INVOLVING INNO13 VATIVE HOUSING UNITS.—Section 506(b) of the Housing

14 Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1476(b)) is amended by striking

15 the last sentence.

16 (o) REPORT ON LAND EXCHANGES IN COLUMBIA

17 RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—Section 9(d)(3)

18 of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act

19 (16 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is amended by striking the second

20 sentence.

21 (p) REPORT ON INCOME AND EXPENDITURES OF

22 CERTAIN LAND ACQUISITIONS.—Section 2(e) of Public

23 Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3382) is amended by striking the

24 second sentence.
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1 (q) REPORT ON SPECIAL AREA DESIGNATIONS.—

2 Section 1506 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981

3 (16 U.S.C. 3415) is repealed and sections 1507, 1508,

4 1509, and 1511 of such Act are redesignated as sections

5 1506, 1507, 1508, and 1509, respectively.

6 (r) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF SPECIAL AREA DES7 IGNATIONS.—Section 1510 of the Agriculture and Food

8 Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3419) is repealed.

9 (s) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND

10 WATER RESOURCES DATABASE DEVELOPMENT.—Section

11 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

12 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5505) is amended—

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) REPOSI14 TORY.—’’; and

15 (2) by striking subsection (b).

16 (t) REPORT ON PLANT GENOME MAPPING.—Section

17 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

18 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended—

19 (1) by striking subsection (g); and

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub21 section (g).

22 (u) REPORT ON APPRAISAL OF PROPOSED BUDGET

23 FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.—Section

24 1408(g) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
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1 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)) is

2 amended—

3 (1) by striking paragraph (2); and

4 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para5 graph (2).

6 (v) REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ANIMAL DAM7 AGE ON AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.—Section 1475(e) of

8 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and

9 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is amend10 ed—

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and

12 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

13 (w) REPORT ON AWARDS MADE BY THE NATIONAL

14 RESEARCH INITIATIVE AND SPECIAL GRANTS.—Section 2

15 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i), is amend16 ed—

17 (1) by striking subsection (l); and

18 (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub19 section (l).

20 (x) REPORT ON PAYMENTS MADE UNDER RESEARCH

21 FACILITIES ACT.—Section 8 of the Research Facilities

22 Act (7 U.S.C. 390i) is repealed.

23 (y) REPORT ON FINANCIAL AUDIT REVIEWS OF

24 STATES WITH HIGH FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION.—The

25 first sentence of section 11(l) of the Food Stamp Act of
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1 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and

2 shall, upon completion of the audit, provide a report to

3 Congress of its findings and recommendations within one

4 hundred and eighty days’’.

5 (z) REPORT ON RURAL TELEPHONE BANK.—Section

6 408(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7

7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3)) is amended by striking out subpara8 graph (I) and redesignating subparagraph (J) as subpara9 graph (I).

10 SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.

11 (a) REPORT ON ANIMAL WELFARE ENFORCE12 MENT.—The first sentence of section 25 of the Animal

13 Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

15 (3);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

18 (3) by adding at the end the following new

19 paragraph:

20 ‘‘(5) the information and recommendations de21 scribed in section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of

22 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830).’’.

23 (b) REPORT ON HORSE PROTECTION ENFORCE24 MENT.—Section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970

25 (15 U.S.C. 1830) is amended by striking ‘‘On or before
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1 the expiration of thirty calendar months following the date

2 of enactment of this Act, and every twelve calendar

3 months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Con4 gress a report upon’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘As part

5 of the report submitted by the Secretary under section 25

6 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155), the Secretary

7 shall include information on’’.

8 (c) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE IN9 SPECTION FUND.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall not

10 be required to submit a report to the appropriate commit11 tees of Congress on the status of the Agricultural Quar12 antine Inspection fund more frequently than annually.

13 (d) REPORT ON ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES UNDER

14 FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.—The third sentence of section

15 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.

16 2027(a)(1)) is amended—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘by the fifteenth day of each

18 month’’ and inserting ‘‘for each quarter or other ap19 propriate period’’; and

20 (2) by striking ‘‘the second preceding month’s

21 expenditure’’ and inserting ‘‘the expenditure for the

22 quarter or other period’’.

23 (e) REPORT ON PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH, EXTEN24 SION, AND TEACHING.—Section 1407(f)(1) of the Na-
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1 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

2 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(f)(1)) is amended—

3 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AN4 NUAL REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT’’; and

5 (2) by striking ‘‘Not later than June 30 of each

6 year’’ and inserting ‘‘At such times as the Joint

7 Council determines appropriate’’.

8 (f) 5-YEAR PLAN FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL

9 SCIENCES.—Section 1407(f)(2) of the National Agricul10 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of

11 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(f)(2)) is amended by striking the

12 second sentence.

13 (g) REPORT ON EXAMINATION OF FEDERALLY SUP14 PORTED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION

15 PROGRAMS.—Section 1408(g)(1) of the National Agricul16 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of

17 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘may

18 provide’’ before ‘‘a written report’’.

19 (h) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

20 OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.—Section 5(b) of the Agricul21 tural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7

22 U.S.C. 3504(b)) is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(b) An analysis and determination shall be made,

24 and a report on the Secretary’s findings and conclusions

25 regarding such analysis and determination under sub-
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1 section (a) shall be transmitted within 90 days after the

2 end of each of the following periods:

3 ‘‘(1) The period beginning on the date of the

4 enactment of the Federal Reports Elimination and

5 Sunset Act of 1995 and ending on December 31,

6 1995.

7 ‘‘(2) Each 10-year period thereafter.’’.

8 Subtitle B—Department of

9 Commerce

10 SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

11 (a) REPORT ON VOTING REGISTRATION.—Section

12 207 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa–

13 5) is repealed.

14 (b) REPORT ON ESTIMATE OF SPECIAL AGRICUL15 TURAL WORKERS.—Section 210A(b)(3) of the Immigra16 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1161(b)(3)) is re17 pealed.

18 (c) REPORT ON LONG RANGE PLAN FOR PUBLIC

19 BROADCASTING.—Section 393A(b) of the Communica20 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 393a(b)) is repealed.

21 (d) REPORT ON STATUS, ACTIVITIES, AND EFFEC22 TIVENESS OF UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL CENTERS IN

23 ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND AFRICA AND PROGRAM REC24 OMMENDATIONS.—Section 401(j) of the Jobs Through

25 Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is repealed.
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1 (e) REPORT ON KUWAIT RECONSTRUCTION CON2 TRACTS.—Section 606(f) of the Persian Gulf Conflict

3 Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act

4 of 1991 is repealed.

5 (f) REPORT ON UNITED STATES-CANADA FREE6 TRADE AGREEMENT.—Section 409(a)(3)(B) of the Unit7 ed States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation

8 Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is amended to read

9 as follows:

10 ‘‘(3) The United States members of the work11 ing group established under article 1907 of the

12 Agreement shall consult regularly with the Commit13 tee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on

14 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,

15 and advisory committees established under section

16 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding—

17 ‘‘(A) the issues being considered by the

18 working group; and

19 ‘‘(B) as appropriate, the objectives and

20 strategy of the United States in the negotia21 tions.’’.

22 (g) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN

23 BUSINESS CENTERS AND ON ACTIVITIES OF THE INDE24 PENDENT STATES BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURE ADVI25 SORY COUNCIL.—Section 305 of the Freedom for Russia
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1 and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets Support

2 Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5825) is repealed.

3 (h) REPORT ON FISHERMAN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

4 REPORT.—Section 406 of the Outer Continental Shelf

5 Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1846) is re6 pealed.

7 (i) REPORT ON USER FEES ON SHIPPERS.—Section

8 208 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

9 U.S.C. 2236) is amended by—

10 (1) striking subsection (b); and

11 (2) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and

12 (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

13 SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.

14 (a) REPORT ON FEDERAL TRADE PROMOTION STRA15 TEGIC PLAN.—Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhance16 ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(f) is amended to read

17 as follows:

18 ‘‘(f) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The chairperson

19 of the TPCC shall prepare and submit to the Committee

20 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate,

21 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of

22 Representatives, not later than September 30, 1995, and

23 annually thereafter, a report describing—
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1 ‘‘(1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC

2 pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of

3 such plan, and any revisions thereto; and

4 ‘‘(2) the implementation of sections 303 and

5 304 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging De6 mocracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992

7 (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning funding for

8 export promotion activities and the interagency

9 working groups on energy of the TPCC.’’.

10 (b) REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY.—Section

11 2314(b)(1) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15

12 U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)) is amended—

13 (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking out ‘‘and’’

14 after the semicolon;

15 (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking out the pe16 riod and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and

17 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following

18 new subparagraphs:

19 ‘‘(G) the status, activities, and effective20 ness of the United States commercial centers

21 established under section 401 of the Jobs

22 Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C.

23 4723a);

24 ‘‘(H) the implementation of sections 301

25 and 302 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerg-
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1 ing Democracies and Open Markets Support

2 Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and 5822) con3 cerning American Business Centers and the

4 Independent States Business and Agriculture

5 Advisory Council;

6 ‘‘(I) the programs of other industrialized

7 nations to assist their companies with their ef8 forts to transact business in the independent

9 states of the former Soviet Union; and

10 ‘‘(J) the trading practices of other Organi11 zation for Economic Cooperation and Develop12 ment nations, as well as the pricing practices of

13 transitional economies in the independent

14 states, that may disadvantage United States

15 companies.’’.

16 Subtitle C—Department of Defense

17 SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

18 (a) REPORT ON SEMATECH.—Section 274 of The Na19 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988

20 and 1989 (Public Law 100–180; 101 Stat. 1071) is

21 amended—

22 (1) in section 6 by striking out the item relat23 ing to section 274; and

24 (2) by striking out section 274.
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1 (b) REPORT ON REVIEW OF DOCUMENTATION IN

2 SUPPORT OF WAIVERS FOR PEOPLE ENGAGED IN ACQUI3 SITION ACTIVITIES.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1208 of the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

6 1991 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed.

7 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON8 TENTS.—Section 2(b) of such Act is amended by

9 striking out the item relating to section 1208.

10 Subtitle D—Department of

11 Education

12 SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

13 (a) REPORT ON PERSONNEL REDUCTION AND AN14 NUAL LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 403 of the

15 Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.

16 3463(a)) is amended in paragraph (2), by striking all be17 ginning with ‘‘and shall,’’ through the end thereof and in18 serting a period.

19 (b) REPORT ON SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT ACTIVI20 TIES.—Subsection (c) of section 311 of the Rehabilitation

21 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 777a(c)) is amended—

22 (1) by striking paragraph (3); and

23 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para24 graph (3).
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1 (c) REPORT ON THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PRO2 GRAM.—Subsection (g) of section 112 of the Rehabilita3 tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended—

4 (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and

5 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘such report

6 or for any other’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’.

7 (d) REPORT ON THE SUMMARY OF LOCAL EVALUA8 TIONS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CEN9 TERS.—Section 370 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

10 Applied Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 2396h) is amended—

11 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND

12 REPORT’’;

13 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) LOCAL

14 EVALUATION.—’’; and

15 (3) by striking subsection (b).

16 (e) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VOCA17 TIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1917.—Section 18 of the Vo18 cational Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C. 28) is repealed.

19 (f) REPORT BY THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK

20 FORCE ON COORDINATING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND

21 RELATED PROGRAMS.—Subsection (d) of section 4 of the

22 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Edu23 cation Act Amendments of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2303(d)) is

24 repealed.
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1 (g) REPORT ON THE EVALUATION OF THE GATEWAY

2 GRANTS PROGRAM.—Subparagraph (B) of section

3 322(a)(3) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C.

4 1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and report the

5 results of such evaluation to the Committee on Education

6 and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate’’.

8 (h) REPORT ON THE BILINGUAL VOCATIONAL

9 TRAINING PROGRAM.—Paragraph (3) of section 441(e) of

10 the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology

11 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2441(e)(3)) is amended by

12 striking the last sentence thereof.

13 (i) REPORT ON ANNUAL UPWARD MOBILITY PRO14 GRAM ACTIVITY.—Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June

15 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘and annually submit to the appropriate committees

17 of Congress a report based on such evaluations,’’.

18 SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.

19 (a) REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF BILINGUAL

20 EDUCATION IN THE NATION.—Section 6213 of the Au21 gustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and

22 Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20

23 U.S.C. 3303 note) is amended—
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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RE2 PORT ON’’ and inserting ‘‘INFORMATION RE3 GARDING’’; and

4 (2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph

5 (1) and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall collect data

6 for program management and accountability pur7 poses regarding—’’.

8 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE STEWART B.

9 MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.—Subsection (b)

10 of section 724 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As11 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434(b)) is amended by striking

12 paragraph (4) and the first paragraph (5) and inserting

13 the following:

14 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall prepare and submit a report

15 to the appropriate committees of the Congress at the end

16 of every other fiscal year. Such report shall—

17 ‘‘(A) evaluate the programs and activities as18 sisted under this part; and

19 ‘‘(B) contain the information received from the

20 States pursuant to section 722(d)(3).’’.

21 (c) REPORT TO GIVE NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Sub22 section (d) of section 482 of the Higher Education Act

23 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)) is amended—

24 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the items

25 specified in the calendar have been completed and
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1 provide all relevant forms, rules, and instructions

2 with such notice’’ and inserting ‘‘a deadline included

3 in the calendar described in subsection (a) is not

4 met’’; and

5 (2) by striking the second sentence.

6 (d) ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE

7 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—Section 13 of the Reha8 bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended by

9 striking ‘‘twenty’’ and inserting ‘‘eighty’’.

10 (e) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS REGARDING REHA11 BILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The second sentence

12 of section 302(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

13 U.S.C. 774(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘simultaneously

14 with the budget submission for the succeeding fiscal year

15 for the Rehabilitation Services Administration’’ and in16 serting ‘‘by September 30 of each fiscal year’’.

17 (f) ANNUAL AUDIT OF STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE

18 FUND.—Section 432(b) of the Higher Education Act of

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(b)) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(b) FINANCIAL OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES.—

21 The Secretary shall, with respect to the financial oper22 ations arising by reason of this part prepare annually and

23 submit a budget program as provided for wholly owned

24 Government corporations by chapter 91 of title 31, United

25 States Code. The transactions of the Secretary, including
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1 the settlement of insurance claims and of claims for pay2 ments pursuant to section 1078 of this title, and trans3 actions related thereto and vouchers approved by the Sec4 retary in connection with such transactions, shall be final

5 and conclusive upon all accounting and other officers of

6 the Government.’’.

7 Subtitle E—Department of Energy

8 SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

9 (a) REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND DISPOSAL OF

10 ALTERNATIVE FUELED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES.—Para11 graphs (3) and (4) of section 400AA(b) of the Energy Pol12 icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3),

13 6374(b)(4)) are repealed.

14 (b) REPORT ON WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS.—Section

15 9(a)(3) of the Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42

16 U.S.C. 9208(a)(3)) is repealed.

17 (c) REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM MAN18 AGEMENT PLAN FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVER19 SION.—Section 3(d) of the Ocean Thermal Energy Con20 version Research, Development, and Demonstration Act

21 (42 U.S.C. 9002(d)) is repealed.

22 (d) REPORTS ON SUBSEABED DISPOSAL OF SPENT

23 NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE

24 WASTE.—Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of section 224 of the
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1 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10204(a),

2 10204(b)(5)) are repealed.

3 (e) REPORT ON FUEL USE ACT.—Sections 711(c)(2)

4 and 806 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

5 of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8421(c)(2), 8482) are repealed.

6 (f) REPORT ON TEST PROGRAM OF STORAGE OF RE7 FINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WITHIN THE STRATEGIC

8 PETROLEUM RESERVE.—Section 160(g)(7) of the Energy

9 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(g)(7)) is re10 pealed.

11 (g) REPORT ON NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE

12 RESERVES PRODUCTION.—Section 7434 of title 10,

13 United States Code, is repealed.

14 (h) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF PRESIDENTIAL MES15 SAGE ESTABLISHING A NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

16 POLICY ON NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO17 OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 203 of the Depart18 ment of Energy Act of 1978—Civilian Applications (22

19 U.S.C. 2429 note) is repealed.

20 (i) REPORT ON WRITTEN AGREEMENTS REGARDING

21 NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY SITES.—Section 117(c) of

22 the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.

23 10137(c)) is amended by striking the following: ‘‘If such

24 written agreement is not completed prior to the expiration

25 of such period, the Secretary shall report to the Congress
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1 in writing not later than 30 days after the expiration of

2 such period on the status of negotiations to develop such

3 agreement and the reasons why such agreement has not

4 been completed. Prior to submission of such report to the

5 Congress, the Secretary shall transmit such report to the

6 Governor of such State or the governing body of such af7 fected Indian tribe, as the case may be, for their review

8 and comments. Such comments shall be included in such

9 report prior to submission to the Congress.’’.

10 (j) QUARTERLY REPORT ON STRATEGIC PETROLEUM

11 RESERVES.—Section 165(b) of the Energy Policy and

12 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6245(b)) is repealed.

13 (k) REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—

14 The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15

15 U.S.C. 790d), is amended by striking out section 55.

16 (l) REPORT ON CURRENT STATUS OF COMPREHEN17 SIVE MANAGEMENT FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH,

18 DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION.—Section 8(c) of

19 the Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Dem20 onstration Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9707(c)) is repealed.

21 (m) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE GEOTHERMAL

22 ENERGY COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT.—

23 Section 302(a) of the Geothermal Energy Research, De24 velopment, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C.

25 1162(a)) is repealed.
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1 (n) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE MAGNETIC

2 FUSION ENERGY ENGINEERING ACT OF 1980.—Section

3 12 of the Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of

4 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9311) is repealed.

5 (o) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ELECTRIC

6 AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND

7 DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1976.—Section 14 of the Elec8 tric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Dem9 onstration Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2513) is repealed.

10 (p) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE METHANE

11 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEM12 ONSTRATION ACT OF 1980.—Section 9 of the Methane

13 Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstra14 tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3808) is repealed.

15 SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.

16 (a) REPORTS ON PROCESS-ORIENTED INDUSTRIAL

17 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INDUSTRIAL INSULATION

18 AUDIT GUIDELINES.—

19 (1) Section 132(d) of the Energy Policy Act of

20 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended—

21 (A) in the language preceding paragraph

22 (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than 2 years after

23 October 24, 1992, and annually thereafter’’ and

24 inserting ‘‘Not later than October 24, 1995,

25 and biennially thereafter’’;
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1 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

2 the end;

3 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (D) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(6) the information required under section

8 133(c).’’.

9 (2) Section 133(c) of the Energy Policy Act of

10 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended—

11 (A) by striking, ‘‘October 24, 1992’’ and

12 inserting ‘‘October 24, 1995’’; and

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘as part of the report re14 quired under section 132(d),’’ after ‘‘and bien15 nially thereafter,’’.

16 (b) REPORT ON AGENCY REQUESTS FOR WAIVER

17 FROM FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIRE18 MENTS.—Section 543(b)(2) of the National Energy Con19 servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(b)(2)) is amended—

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘, as part of the report re21 quired under section 548(b),’’ after ‘‘the Secretary

22 shall’’; and

23 (2) by striking ‘‘promptly’’.

24 (c) REPORT ON THE PROGRESS, STATUS, ACTIVI25 TIES, AND RESULTS OF PROGRAMS REGARDING THE PRO-
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1 CUREMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT

2 PRODUCTS.—Section 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of

3 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘of

4 each year thereafter,’’; and inserting ‘‘thereafter as part

5 of the report required under section 548(b) of the Na6 tional Energy Conservation Policy Act,’’.

7 (d) REPORT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EN8 ERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 548(b) of the

9 National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.

10 8258(b)) is amended—

11 (1) in paragraph (1)—

12 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking

13 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

14 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as

15 subparagraph (C); and

16 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)

17 the following new subparagraph:

18 ‘‘(B) the information required under sec19 tion 543(b)(2); and’’;

20 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after

21 the semicolon;

22 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (4) by adding at the end the following new

25 paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(4) the information required under section

2 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.’’.

3 (e) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE BY SE4 LECTED FEDERAL VEHICLES.—Section 400AA(b)(1)(B)

5 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.

6 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and annually

7 thereafter’’.

8 (f) REPORT ON THE OPERATION OF STATE ENERGY

9 CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 365(c) of the Energy

10 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(c)) is

11 amended by striking ‘‘report annually’’ and inserting ‘‘,

12 as part of the report required under section 657 of the

13 Department of Energy Organization Act, report’’.

14 (g) REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—

15 Section 657 of the Department of Energy Organization

16 Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is amended by inserting after ‘‘sec17 tion 15 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of

18 1974,’’ the following: ‘‘section 365(c) of the Energy Policy

19 and Conservation Act, section 304(c) of the Nuclear

20 Waste Policy Act of 1982,’’.

21 (h) REPORT ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IN22 CREASE HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION AT FEDERAL WATER

23 FACILITIES.—Section 2404 of the Energy Policy Act of

24 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Sec2 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the In3 terior and the Secretary of the Army,’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

5 the Army, in consultation with the Secretary,’’; and

6 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Sec7 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Interior,

8 or the Secretary of the Army,’’.

9 (i) REPORT ON PROGRESS MEETING FUSION EN10 ERGY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—Section 2114(c)(5) of the

11 Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13474(c)(5)) is

12 amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting

13 in lieu thereof ‘‘The President shall include in the budget

14 submitted to the Congress each year under section 1105

15 of title 31, United States Code, a report prepared by the

16 Secretary describing the progress made in meeting the

17 program objectives, milestones, and schedules established

18 in the management plan.’’.

19 (j) REPORT ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

20 ACTIVITIES.—Section 203(d) of the High-Performance

21 Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5523(d)) is amended

22 to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date

24 of enactment of this subsection, and thereafter as part of

25 the report required under section 101(a)(3)(A), the Sec-
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1 retary of Energy shall report on activities taken to carry

2 out this Act.’’.

3 (k) REPORT ON NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE

4 COMPUTING PROGRAM.—Section 101(a)(4) of the High5 Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

6 5511(a)(4)) is amended—

7 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

8 the end;

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub10 paragraph (F); and

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol12 lowing new subparagraph:

13 ‘‘(E) include the report of the Secretary of

14 Energy required by section 203(d); and’’.

15 (l) REPORT ON NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL PRO16 GRAM.—Section 304(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

17 of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10224(d)) is amended to read as fol18 lows:

19 ‘‘(d) AUDIT BY GAO.—If requested by either House

20 of the Congress (or any committee thereof) or if consid21 ered necessary by the Comptroller General, the General

22 Accounting Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in

23 accord with such regulations as the Comptroller General

24 may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access

25 to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of
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1 the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be

2 necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comp3 troller General shall submit a report on the results of each

4 audit conducted under this section.’’.

5 Subtitle F—Department of Health

6 and Human Services

7 SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 (a) REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUB9 STANCES.—Subsection (c) of section 27 of the Toxic Sub10 stance Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2626(c)) is repealed.

11 (b) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSUMER12 PATIENT RADIATION HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT.—Sub13 section (d) of section 981 of the Consumer-Patient Radi14 ation Health and Safety Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.

15 10006(d)) is repealed.

16 (c) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF TITLE VIII PRO17 GRAMS.—Section 859 of the Public Health Service Act (42

18 U.S.C. 298b–6) is repealed.

19 (d) REPORT ON MODEL SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT FOR

20 OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.—Paragraph (6) of

21 section 1135(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

22 1320b–5(d)(6)) is repealed.

23 (e) REPORT ON MEDICARE TREATMENT OF UNCOM24 PENSATED CARE.—Paragraph (2) of section 603(a) of the
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1 Social Security Amendments of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww

2 note) is repealed.

3 (f) REPORT ON PROGRAM TO ASSIST HOMELESS IN4 DIVIDUALS.—Subsection (d) of section 9117 of the Omni5 bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1383

6 note) is repealed.

7 SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.

8 (a) REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL.—Section

9 239 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h)

10 is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘BIANNUAL REPORT

12 ‘‘SEC. 239. The Surgeon General shall transmit to

13 the Secretary, for submission to the Congress, on January

14 1, 1995, and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a

15 full report of the administration of the functions of the

16 Service under this Act, including a detailed statement of

17 receipts and disbursements.’’.

18 (b) REPORT ON HEALTH SERVICE RESEARCH AC19 TIVITIES.—Subsection (b) of section 494A of the Public

20 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289c–1(b)) is amended by

21 striking ‘‘September 30, 1993, and annually thereafter’’

22 and inserting ‘‘December 30, 1993, and each December

23 30 thereafter’’.

24 (c) REPORT ON FAMILY PLANNING.—Section

25 1009(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

26 300a–7(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and
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1 inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1995, and each second fiscal year

2 thereafter,’’.

3 (d) REPORT ON THE STATUS OF HEALTH INFORMA4 TION AND HEALTH PROMOTION.—Section 1705(a) of the

5 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–4) is amended

6 in the first sentence by striking out ‘‘annually’’ and insert7 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘biannually’’.

8 Subtitle G—Department of Housing

9 and Urban Development

10 SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

11 (a) REPORTS ON PUBLIC HOUSING HOMEOWNER12 SHIP AND MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.—Section 21(f)

13 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

14 1437s(f)) is repealed.

15 (b) INTERIM REPORT ON PUBLIC HOUSING MIXED

16 INCOME NEW COMMUNITIES STRATEGY DEMONSTRA17 TION.—Section 522(k)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na18 tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is

19 repealed.

20 (c) BIENNIAL REPORT ON INTERSTATE LAND SALES

21 REGISTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 1421 of the Inter22 state Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1719a)

23 is repealed.

24 (d) QUARTERLY REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE

25 FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM.—Section
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1 561(e)(2) of the Housing and Community Development

2 Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(e)(2)) is repealed.

3 (e) COLLECTION OF AND ANNUAL REPORT ON RA4 CIAL AND ETHNIC DATA.—Section 562 of the Housing

5 and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C.

6 3608a) is amended—

7 (1) in subsection (a)—

8 (A) in the first sentence—

9 (i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of

10 Housing and Urban Development and’’;

11 and

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘each’’, the first place

13 it appears; and

14 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘in15 volved’’; and

16 (2) in subsection (b)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Housing

18 and Urban Development and the’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘The’’; and

20 (B) by striking ‘‘each’’.

21 SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.

22 (a) REPORT ON HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY

23 UNITS PROGRAM.—Section 431 of the Cranston-Gonzalez

24 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12880) is

25 amended—
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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN2 NUAL’’; and

3 (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall annually’’

4 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall no later than De5 cember 31, 1995,’’.

6 (b) TRIENNIAL AUDIT OF TRANSACTIONS OF NA7 TIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP FOUNDATION.—Section

8 107(g)(1) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of

9 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701y(g)(1)) is amended by striking the

10 last sentence.

11 (c) REPORT ON LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY AS12 SISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 2605(h) of the Low-In13 come Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (Public Law

14 97–35; 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by striking out

15 ‘‘(but not less frequently than every three years),’’.

16 Subtitle H—Department of the

17 Interior

18 SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

19 (a) REPORT ON AUDITS IN FEDERAL ROYALTY MAN20 AGEMENT SYSTEM.—Section 17(j) of the Mineral Leasing

21 Act (30 U.S.C. 226(j)) is amended by striking the last

22 sentence.

23 (b) REPORT ON DOMESTIC MINING, MINERALS, AND

24 MINERAL RECLAMATION INDUSTRIES.—Section 2 of the
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1 Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a)

2 is amended by striking the last sentence.

3 (c) REPORT ON PHASE I OF THE HIGH PLAINS

4 STATES GROUNDWATER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—

5 Section 3(d) of the High Plains States Groundwater Dem6 onstration Program Act of 1983 (43 U.S.C. 390g–1(d))

7 is repealed.

8 (d) REPORT ON RECLAMATION REFORM ACT COM9 PLIANCE.—Section 224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act

10 of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390ww(g)) is amended by striking the

11 last 2 sentences.

12 (e) REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED

13 OUTSIDE THE DOMAIN OF THE UNITED STATES.—Sec14 tion 2 of Public Law 87–626 (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is re15 pealed.

16 (f) REPORT ON RECREATION USE FEES.—Section

17 4(h) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of

18 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(h)) is repealed.

19 (g) REPORT ON FEDERAL SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY

20 PUBLIC BENEFIT DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR PARKS AND

21 RECREATION.—Section 203(o)(1) of the Federal Property

22 and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.

23 484(o)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (k) of this

24 section and’’.
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1 SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.

2 (a) REPORT ON LEVELS OF THE OGALLALA AQUI3 FER.—Title III of the Water Resources Research Act of

4 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note) is amended—

5 (1) in section 306, by striking ‘‘annually’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘biennially’’; and

7 (2) in section 308, by striking ‘‘intervals of one

8 year’’ and inserting ‘‘intervals of 2 years’’.

9 (b) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF OUTER CONTINENTAL

10 SHELF LEASING ACTIVITIES ON HUMAN, MARINE, AND

11 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS.—Section 20(e) of the Outer

12 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346(e)) is

13 amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘every 3 fiscal years’’.

15 Subtitle I—Department of Justice

16 SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

17 (a) REPORT ON DRUG INTERDICTION TASK

18 FORCE.—Section 3301(a)(1)(C) of the National Drug

19 Interdiction Act of 1986 (21 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law

20 99–570; 100 Stat. 3207–98) is repealed.

21 (b) REPORT ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE.—Sec22 tion 2412(d)(5) of title 28, United States Code, is re23 pealed.

24 (c) REPORT ON FEDERAL OFFENDER CHARACTERIS25 TICS.—Section 3624(f)(6) of title 18, United States Code,

26 is repealed.
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1 (d) REPORT ON COSTS OF DEATH PENALTY.—The

2 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–690; 102

3 Stat. 4395; 21 U.S.C. 848 note) is amended by striking

4 out section 7002.

5 (e) MINERAL LANDS LEASING ACT.—Section 8B of

6 the Mineral Lands Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 208–2) is re7 pealed.

8 (f) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Subsection (c) of section

9 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is re10 pealed.

11 (g) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT.—Sec12 tion 252(i) of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42

13 U.S.C. 6272(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘, at least once

14 every 6 months, a report’’ and inserting ‘‘, at such inter15 vals as are appropriate based on significant developments

16 and issues, reports’’.

17 (h) REPORT ON FORFEITURE FUND.—Section 524(c)

18 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—

19 (1) by striking out paragraph (7); and

20 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through

21 (12) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.
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1 Subtitle J—Department of Labor

2 SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

3 Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Em4 ployment Amendments of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is

5 repealed.

6 SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.

7 (a) REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED

8 UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.—

9 Section 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

10 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)(1)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘bian12 nually’’; and

13 (2) by striking ‘‘preceding year’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘preceding two years’’.

15 (b) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF WORKERS’

16 COMPENSATION.—

17 (1) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

18 LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSA19 TION ACT.—Section 42 of the Longshore and Har20 bor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942) is

21 amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘beginning of each’’ and all

23 that follows through ‘‘Amendments of 1984’’

24 and inserting ‘‘end of each fiscal year’’; and
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1 (B) by adding the following new sentence

2 at the end: ‘‘Such report shall include the an3 nual reports required under section 426(b) of

4 the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C.

5 936(b)) and section 8194 of title 5, United

6 States Code, and shall be identified as the An7 nual Report of the Office of Workers’ Com8 pensation Programs.’’.

9 (2) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

10 BLACK LUNG BENEFITS PROGRAM.—Section 426(b)

11 of the ‘‘Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 936(b))

12 is amended—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and all that fol14 lows through ‘‘Congress the’’ and inserting ‘‘At

15 the end of each fiscal year, the’’; and

16 (B) by adding the following new sentence

17 at the end: ‘‘Each such report shall be prepared

18 and submitted to Congress in accordance with

19 the requirement with respect to submission

20 under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor

21 Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).’’.

22 (3) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

23 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ACT.—(A)

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1 Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the

2 following new section:

3 ‘‘§ 8152. Annual report

4 ‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall, at the end of each

5 fiscal year, prepare a report with respect to the adminis6 tration of this chapter. Such report shall be submitted to

7 Congress in accordance with the requirement with respect

8 to submission under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor

9 Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).’’.

10 (B) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title

11 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after

12 the item relating to section 8151 the following:

‘‘8152. Annual report.’’.

13 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF

14 LABOR.—Section 9 of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create

15 a Department of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (29

16 U.S.C. 560) is amended by striking ‘‘make a report’’ and

17 all that follows through ‘‘the department’’ and inserting

18 ‘‘prepare and submit to Congress the financial statements

19 of the Department that have been audited’’.

20 Subtitle K—Department of State

21 SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

22 Section 8 of the Migration and Refugee Assistance

23 Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2606) is amended by striking sub24 section (b), and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection

25 (b).
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1 Subtitle L—Department of

2 Transportation

3 SEC. 1121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) REPORT ON DEEPWATER PORT ACT OF 1974.—

5 Section 20 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C.

6 1519) is repealed.

7 (b) REPORT ON COAST GUARD LOGISTICS CAPABILI8 TIES CRITICAL TO MISSION PERFORMANCE.—Sections

9 5(a)(2) and 5(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act

10 of 1988 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) are repealed.

11 (c) REPORT ON MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION RE12 SEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 1987.—Section 2201(a)

13 of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act

14 of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is amended by striking

15 ‘‘biennially’’ and inserting ‘‘triennially’’.

16 (d) REPORT ON APPLIED RESEARCH AND TECH17 NOLOGY PROGRAM.—Section 307(e)(11) of title 23,

18 United States Code, is repealed.

19 (e) REPORTS ON HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

20 PROGRAMS.—

21 (1) REPORT ON RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS

22 PROGRAM.—Section 130(g) of title 23, United States

23 Code, is amended by striking the last 3 sentences.
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1 (2) REPORT ON HAZARD ELIMINATION PRO2 GRAM.—Section 152(g) of title 23, United States

3 Code, is amended by striking the last 3 sentences.

4 (f) REPORT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY PERFORMANCE—

5 FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENT RATES ON PUBLIC ROADS

6 IN THE UNITED STATES.—Section 207 of the Highway

7 Safety Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed.

8 (g) REPORT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STAND9 ARDS.—Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is

10 amended by striking the fifth sentence.

11 (h) REPORT ON RAILROAD-HIGHWAY DEMONSTRA12 TION PROJECTS.—Section 163(o) of the Federal-Aid

13 Highway Act of 1973 (23 U.S.C. 130 note) is repealed.

14 (i) REPORT ON UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT AMEND15 MENTS OF 1987.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Uniform Relo16 cation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies

17 Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4604(b)(2)) is repealed.

18 (j) REPORT ON FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT OF

19 1970.—Section 211 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act

20 of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 440) is repealed.

21 (k) REPORT ON RAILROAD FINANCIAL ASSIST22 ANCE.—Section 308(d) of title 49, United States Code,

23 is repealed.

24 (l) REPORT ON USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BY

25 THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.—Section 305 of the Auto-
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1 motive Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1978

2 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by striking the last sentence.

3 (m) REPORT ON OBLIGATIONS.—Section 4(b) of the

4 Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1603(b)) is repealed.

5 (n) REPORT ON SUSPENDED LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM

6 TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Section 26(c)(11) of the

7 Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1622(c)(11)) is re8 pealed.

9 (o) REPORT ON SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVEL10 OPMENT CORPORATION.—Section 10(a) of the Act of May

11 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33 U.S.C. 989(a))

12 is repealed.

13 (p) REPORTS ON PIPELINES ON FEDERAL LANDS.—

14 Section 28(w)(4) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.

15 185(w)(4)) is repealed.

16 (q) REPORTS ON PIPELINE SAFETY.—

17 (1) REPORT ON NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFE18 TY ACT OF 1968.—Section 16(a) of the Natural Gas

19 Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App.

20 1683(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking

21 ‘‘of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘of each odd-numbered

22 year’’.

23 (2) REPORT ON HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE

24 SAFETY ACT OF 1979.—Section 213 of the Hazard25 ous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C.
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1 App. 2012) is amended in the first sentence by

2 striking ‘‘of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘of each odd3 numbered year’’.

4 SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.

5 (a) REPORT ON OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST

6 FUND.—The quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Li7 ability Trust Fund required to be submitted to the House

8 and Senate Committees on Appropriations under House

9 Report 101–892, accompanying the appropriations for the

10 Coast Guard in the Department of Transportation and

11 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, shall be sub12 mitted not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal

13 year in which this Act is enacted and annually thereafter.

14 (b) REPORT ON JOINT FEDERAL AND STATE MOTOR

15 FUEL TAX COMPLIANCE PROJECT.—Section 1040(d)(1)

16 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

17 of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by striking

18 ‘‘September 30 and’’.

19 (c) REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section

20 308(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

21 striking ‘‘January of each even-numbered year’’ and in22 serting ‘‘March 1995, March 1996, and March of each

23 odd-numbered year thereafter’’.

24 (d) REPORT ON NATION’S HIGHWAYS AND

25 BRIDGES.—Section 307(h) of title 23, United States
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1 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1983, and in Jan2 uary of every second year thereafter’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘March 1995, March 1996, and March of each odd-num4 bered year thereafter’’.

5 Subtitle M—Department of the

6 Treasury

7 SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 (a) REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND STATUS OF

9 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL ASSISTANCE

10 TRUST FUND.—Paragraph (8) of section 14001(a) of the

11 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

12 (31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.

13 (b) REPORT ON THE ANTIRECESSION PROVISIONS OF

14 THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1976.—Sec15 tion 213 of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976

16 (42 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.

17 (c) REPORT ON THE ASBESTOS TRUST FUND.—

18 Paragraph (2) of section 5(c) of the Asbestos Hazard

19 Emergency Response Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4022(c)) is

20 repealed.

21 SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.

22 (a) REPORT ON THE WORLD CUP USA 1994 COM23 MEMORATIVE COIN ACT.—Subsection (g) of section 205

24 of the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin Act
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1 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking ‘‘month’’

2 and inserting ‘‘calendar quarter’’.

3 (b) REPORTS ON VARIOUS FUNDS.—Subsection (b)

4 of section 321 of title 31, United States Code, is

5 amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

7 (5),

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of para9 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and

10 (3) by adding after paragraph (6) the following

11 new paragraph:

12 ‘‘(7) notwithstanding any other provision of

13 law, fulfill any requirement to issue a report on the

14 financial condition of any fund on the books of the

15 Treasury by including the required information in a

16 consolidated report, except that information with re17 spect to a specific fund shall be separately reported

18 if the Secretary determines that the consolidation of

19 such information would result in an unwarranted

20 delay in the availability of such information.’’.

21 (c) REPORT ON THE JAMES MADISON-BILL OF

22 RIGHTS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT.—Subsection (c) of

23 section 506 of the James Madison-Bill of Rights Com24 memorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended
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1 by striking out ‘‘month’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘cal2 endar quarter’’.

3 Subtitle N—Department of

4 Veterans Affairs

5 SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

6 (a) REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF RATES FOR STATE

7 HOME CARE.—Section 1741 of such title is amended—

8 (1) by striking out subsection (c); and

9 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as

10 subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

11 (b) REPORT ON LOANS TO PURCHASE MANUFAC12 TURED HOMES.—Section 3712 of such title is amended—

13 (1) by striking out subsection (l); and

14 (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub15 section (l).

16 (c) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDED PER17 SONNEL CODING.—

18 (1) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Sec19 tion 8110(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is

20 amended by striking out subparagraph (C).

21 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section

22 8110(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is

23 amended by—

24 (A) redesignating subparagraph (C) as

25 subparagraph (D);
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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out

2 ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting in lieu there3 of ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; and

4 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking out

5 ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting in lieu there6 of ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’.

7 TITLE II—INDEPENDENT

8 AGENCIES

9 Subtitle A—Action

10 SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

11 Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act

12 of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended—

13 (1) by striking subsection (b); and

14 (2) in subsection (a)—

15 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’

16 and inserting ‘‘(b)’’; and

17 (B) in paragraph (1)—

18 (i) by striking ‘‘(1)(A)’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘(1)’’; and

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

21 (I) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘(2)’’; and

23 (II) by striking ‘‘subparagraph

24 (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.
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1 Subtitle B—Environmental

2 Protection Agency

3 SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) REPORT ON ALLOCATION OF WATER.—Section

5 102 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

6 U.S.C. 1252) is amended by striking subsection (d).

7 (b) REPORT ON VARIANCE REQUESTS.—Section

8 301(n) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

9 U.S.C. 1311(n)) is amended by striking paragraph (8).

10 (c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CLEAN LAKES

11 PROJECTS.—Section 314(d) of the Federal Water Pollu12 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)) is amended—

13 (1) by striking paragraph (3); and

14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para15 graph (3).

16 (d) REPORT ON USE OF MUNICIPAL SECONDARY EF17 FLUENT AND SLUDGE.—Section 516 of the Federal Water

18 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) (as amended by

19 subsection (g)) is further amended—

20 (1) by striking subsection (c); and

21 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as

22 subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

23 (e) REPORT ON CERTAIN WATER QUALITY STAND24 ARDS AND PERMITS.—Section 404 of the Water Quality
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1 Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–4; 33 U.S.C. 1375 note)

2 is amended—

3 (1) by striking subsection (c); and

4 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub5 section (c).

6 (f) REPORT ON CLASS V WELLS.—Section 1426 of

7 title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly

8 known as the ‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act’’) (42 U.S.C.

9 300h–5) is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) MON11 ITORING METHODS.—’’; and

12 (2) by striking subsection (b).

13 (g) REPORT ON SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER DEM14 ONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 1427 of title XIV of the

15 Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ‘‘Safe

16 Drinking Water Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 300h–6) is amended—

17 (1) by striking subsection (l); and

18 (2) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as

19 subsections (l) and (m), respectively.

20 (h) REPORT ON SUPPLY OF SAFE DRINKING

21 WATER.—Section 1442 of title XIV of the Public Health

22 Service Act (commonly known as the ‘‘Safe Drinking

23 Water Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 300h–6) is amended—

24 (1) by striking subsection (c);
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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (c); and

3 (3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as

4 subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

5 (i) REPORT ON NONNUCLEAR ENERGY AND TECH6 NOLOGIES.—Section 11 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy

7 Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5910)

8 is repealed.

9 (j) REPORT ON EMISSIONS AT COAL-BURNING POW10 ERPLANTS.—

11 (1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Indus12 trial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is re13 pealed.

14 (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of

15 such Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 8301) is amended by

16 striking the item relating to section 745.

17 (k) 5-YEAR PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,

18 DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION.—

19 (1) Section 5 of the Environmental Research,

20 Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act

21 of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 4361) is repealed.

22 (2) Section 4 of the Environmental Research,

23 Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act

24 of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4361a) is repealed.
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1 (3) Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) is

2 amended—

3 (A) by striking subsection (c); and

4 (B) by redesignating subsections (d)

5 through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), re6 spectively.

7 (l) PLAN ON ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON

8 PROGRAMS.—Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control

9 Act (15 U.S.C. 2665) is amended—

10 (1) by striking subsection (d); and

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as

12 subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

13 Subtitle C—Equal Employment

14 Opportunity Commission

15 SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.

16 Section 705(k)(2)(C) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

17 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4(k)(2)(C)) is amended—

18 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik19 ing ‘‘including’’ and inserting ‘‘including informa20 tion, presented in the aggregate, relating to’’;

21 (2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the identity of

22 each person or entity’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of

23 persons and entities’’;
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1 (3) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘such person or

2 entity’’ and inserting ‘‘such persons and entities’’;

3 and

4 (4) in clause (iii)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘fee’’ and inserting ‘‘fees’’;

6 and

7 (B) by striking ‘‘such person or entity’’

8 and inserting ‘‘such persons and entities’’.

9 Subtitle D—Federal Aviation

10 Administration

11 SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

12 Section 7207(c)(4) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of

13 1988 (Public Law 100–690; 102 Stat. 4428; 49 U.S.C.

14 App. 1354 note) is amended—

15 (1) by striking out ‘‘GAO’’; and

16 (2) by striking out ‘‘the Comptroller General’’

17 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Department of

18 Transportation Inspector General’’.

19 Subtitle E—Federal

20 Communications Commission

21 SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

22 (a) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS UNDER THE COMMU23 NICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962.—Section 404(c) of

24 the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C.

25 744(c)) is repealed.
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1 (b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR AMATEUR EXAMINATION

2 EXPENSES.—Section 4(f)(4)(J) of the Communications

3 Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J)) is amended by strik4 ing out the last sentence.

5 Subtitle F—Federal Deposit

6 Insurance Corporation

7 SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 Section 102(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance

9 Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–

10 242; 105 Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended

11 to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY REPORTING.—Not later than

13 90 days after the end of any calendar quarter in

14 which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

15 (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Corpora16 tion’) has any obligations pursuant to section 14 of

17 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the

18 Comptroller General of the United States shall sub19 mit a report on the Corporation’s compliance at the

20 end of that quarter with section 15(c) of the Federal

21 Deposit Insurance Act to the Committee on Bank22 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and

23 the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Af24 fairs of the House of Representatives. Such a report

25 shall be included in the Comptroller General’s audit
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1 report for that year, as required by section 17 of the

2 Federal Deposit Insurance Act.’’.

3 Subtitle G—Federal Emergency

4 Management Agency

5 SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

6 Section 201(h) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of

7 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2281(h)) is amended by striking

8 the second proviso.

9 Subtitle H—Federal Retirement

10 Thrift Investment Board

11 SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

12 Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is

13 amended by adding at the end thereof the following new

14 subsection:

15 ‘‘(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied

16 with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan described under

17 subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, by preparation and

18 transmission of the report described under section 8439(b)

19 of such title.’’.

20 Subtitle I—General Services

21 Administration

22 SEC. 2091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

23 (a) REPORT ON PROPERTIES CONVEYED FOR HIS24 TORIC MONUMENTS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.—

25 Section 203(o) of the Federal Property and Administra-
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1 tive Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o)) is amend2 ed—

3 (1) by striking out paragraph (1);

4 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as

5 paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and

6 (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by

7 striking out ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting in lieu

8 thereof ‘‘paragraph (3)’’.

9 (b) REPORT ON PROPOSED SALE OF SURPLUS REAL

10 PROPERTY AND REPORT ON NEGOTIATED SALES.—Sec11 tion 203(e)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative

12 Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(e)(6)) is repealed.

13 (c) REPORT ON PROPERTIES CONVEYED FOR WILD14 LIFE CONSERVATION.—Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An

15 Act authorizing the transfer of certain real property for

16 wildlife, or other purposes.’’, approved May 19, 1948 (16

17 U.S.C. 667d; 62 Stat. 241) is amended by striking out

18 ‘‘and shall be included in the annual budget transmitted

19 to the Congress’’.

20 Subtitle J—Interstate Commerce

21 Commission

22 SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

23 Section 10327(k) of title 49, United States Code, is

24 amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is

2 not sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceed3 ings, the Commission may grant a further extension in

4 an extraordinary situation if a majority of the Commis5 sioners agree to the further extension by public vote.’’.

6 Subtitle K—Legal Services

7 Corporation

8 SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.

9 Section 1009(c)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 2996h(c)(2)) is amended by striking out

11 ‘‘The’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Upon request, the’’.

12 Subtitle L—National Aeronautics

13 and Space Administration

14 SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

15 Section 21(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.

16 648(g)) is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS18 TRATION AND REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CEN19 TERS.—The National Aeronautics and Space Administra20 tion and regional technology transfer centers supported by

21 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are

22 authorized and directed to cooperate with small business

23 development centers participating in the program.’’.
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1 Subtitle M—National Council on

2 Disability

3 SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 Section 401(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

5 U.S.C. 781(a)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking paragraph (9); and

7 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11)

8 as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively.

9 Subtitle N—National Science

10 Foundation

11 SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

12 (a) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER13 ING EDUCATION.—Section 107 of the Education for Eco14 nomic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3917) is repealed.

15 (b) BUDGET ESTIMATE.—Section 14 of the National

16 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873) is

17 amended by striking subsection (j).

18 Subtitle O—National

19 Transportation Safety Board

20 SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.

21 Section 305 of the Independent Safety Board Act of

22 1974 (49 U.S.C. 1904) is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (2) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the

24 semicolon;
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1 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking out ‘‘; and’’

2 and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and

3 (3) by striking out paragraph (4).

4 Subtitle P—Neighborhood

5 Reinvestment Corporation

6 SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

7 Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment

8 Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by strik9 ing the second sentence.

10 Subtitle Q—Nuclear Regulatory

11 Commission

12 SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.

13 Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of

14 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5848) is amended by striking ‘‘each

15 quarter a report listing for that period’’ and inserting ‘‘an

16 annual report listing for the previous fiscal year’’.

17 Subtitle R—Office of Personnel

18 Management

19 SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

20 (a) REPORT ON SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.—(1)

21 Section 3135 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

22 (2) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5,

23 United States Code, is amended by striking out the item

24 relating to section 3135.
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1 (b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—Section

2 4314(d) of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

3 (c) REPORT ON TRAINING PROGRAMS.—(1) Section

4 4113 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

5 (2) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 5,

6 United States Code, is amended by striking out the item

7 relating to section 4113.

8 (d) REPORT ON PREVAILING RATE SYSTEM.—Sec9 tion 5347(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended

10 by striking out the fourth and fifth sentences.

11 (e) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE MERIT SYSTEMS

12 PROTECTION BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

13 MANAGEMENT.—Section 2304 of title 5, United States

14 Code, is amended—

15 (1) in subsection (a) by striking out ‘‘(a)’’; and

16 (2) by striking subsection (b).

17 SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.

18 (a) REPORT ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIRE19 MENT FUND.—Section 145 of the District of Columbia

20 Retirement Reform Act (Public Law 96–122; 93 Stat.

21 882) is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (b)—

23 (A) in paragraph (1)—

24 (i) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’;
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1 (ii) by striking out ‘‘and the Comp2 troller General shall each’’ and inserting in

3 lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’; and

4 (iii) by striking out ‘‘each’’; and

5 (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and

6 (2) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘the

7 Comptroller General and’’ each place it appears.

8 (b) REPORT ON REVOLVING FUND.—Section

9 1304(e)(6) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by

10 striking out ‘‘at least once every three years’’.

11 Subtitle S—Office of Thrift

12 Supervision

13 SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.

14 Section 18(c)(6)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank

15 Act (12 U.S.C. 1438(c)(6)(B)) is amended—

16 (1) by striking out ‘‘annually’’;

17 (2) by striking out ‘‘audit, settlement,’’ and in18 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘settlement’’; and

19 (3) by striking out ‘‘, and the first audit’’ and

20 all that follows through ‘‘enacted’’.
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1 Subtitle T—Panama Canal

2 Commission

3 SEC. 2201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) REPORTS ON PANAMA CANAL.—Section 1312 of

5 the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–70; 22

6 U.S.C. 3722) is repealed.

7 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

8 The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is amended

9 by striking out the item relating to section 1312.

10 Subtitle U—Postal Service

11 SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.

12 (a) REPORT ON CONSUMER EDUCATION PRO13 GRAMS.—Section 4(b) of the mail Order Consumer Protec14 tion Amendments of 1983 (39 U.S.C. 3001 note; Public

15 Law 98–186; 97 Stat. 1318) is amended to read as fol16 lows:

17 ‘‘(b) A summary of the activities carried out under

18 subsection (a) shall be included in the first semiannual

19 report submitted each year as required under section 5

20 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).’’.

21 (b) REPORT ON INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Sec22 tion 3013 of title 39, United States Code, is amended in

23 the last sentence by striking out ‘‘the Board shall transmit

24 such report to the Congress’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

25 ‘‘the information in such report shall be included in the
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1 next semiannual report required under section 5 of the

2 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’.

3 Subtitle V—Railroad Retirement

4 Board

5 SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.

6 Section 502 of the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act

7 of 1983 (45 U.S.C. 231f–1) is amended by striking ‘‘On

8 or before July 1, 1985, and each calendar year thereafter’’

9 and inserting ‘‘As part of the annual report required

10 under section 22(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of

11 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))’’.

12 Subtitle W—Thrift Depositor

13 Protection Oversight Board

14 SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.

15 Section 21A(k)(9) of the Federal Home Loan Bank

16 Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(k)(9)) is amended by striking out

17 ‘‘the end of each calendar quarter’’ and inserting in lieu

18 thereof ‘‘June 30 and December 31 of each calendar

19 year’’.

20 Subtitle X—United States

21 Information Agency

22 SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

23 Notwithstanding section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign

24 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports
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1 otherwise required under such section shall not cover the

2 activities of the United States Information Agency.

3 TITLE III—REPORTS BY ALL

4 DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

5 SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

6 (a) REPORT ON PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.—(1) Sec7 tion 3407 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

8 (2) The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 5,

9 United States Code, is amended by striking out the item

10 relating to section 3407.

11 (b) BUDGET INFORMATION ON CONSULTING SERV12 ICES.—(1) Section 1114 of title 31, United States Code,

13 is repealed.

14 (2) The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 31,

15 United States Code, is amended by striking out the item

16 relating to section 1114.

17 (c) SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON LOBBYING.—Section

18 1352 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by—

19 (1) striking out subsection (d); and

20 (2) redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and

21 (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.

22 (d) REPORTS ON PROGRAM FRAUD AND CIVIL REM23 EDIES.—(1) Section 3810 of title 31, United States Code,

24 is repealed.
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1 (2) The table of sections for chapter 38 of title 31,

2 United States Code, is amended by striking out the item

3 relating to section 3810.

4 (e) REPORT ON RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY

5 ACT.—Section 1121 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act

6 of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3421) is repealed.

7 (f) REPORT ON PLANS TO CONVERT TO THE METRIC

8 SYSTEM.—Section 12 of the Metric Conversion Act of

9 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205j–1) is repealed.

10 (g) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION AND IN11 TELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Section 11(f) of the

12 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15

13 U.S.C. 3710(f)) is repealed.

14 (h) REPORT ON EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL AC15 TIONS TO FACILITATE THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Sec16 tion 4(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the mak17 ing, amendment, and modification of contracts to facilitate

18 the national defense’’, approved August 28, 1958 (50

19 U.S.C. 1434(a)), is amended by striking out ‘‘all such ac20 tions taken’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘if any such ac21 tion has been taken’’.

22 (i) REPORTS ON DETAILING EMPLOYEES.—Section

23 619 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Govern24 ment Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–393;

25 106 Stat. 1769), is repealed.
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1 SEC. 3002. REPORTS MODIFIED.

2 Section 552b(j) of title 5, United States Code, is

3 amended to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(j) Each agency subject to the requirements of this

5 section shall annually report to the Congress regarding the

6 following:

7 ‘‘(1) The changes in the policies and procedures

8 of the agency under this section that have occurred

9 during the preceding 1-year period.

10 ‘‘(2) A tabulation of the number of meetings

11 held, the exemptions applied to close meetings, and

12 the days of public notice provided to close meetings.

13 ‘‘(3) A brief description of litigation or formal

14 complaints concerning the implementation of this

15 section by the agency.

16 ‘‘(4) A brief explanation of any changes in law

17 that have affected the responsibilities of the agency

18 under this section.’’.

19 SEC. 3003. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

20 (a) TERMINATION.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of

22 paragraph (2), each provision of law requiring the

23 submittal to Congress (or any committee of the Con24 gress) of any annual, semiannual, or other regular

25 periodic report specified on the list described under

26 subsection (c) shall cease to be effective, with re-
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1 spect to that requirement, 4 years after the date of

2 the enactment of this Act.

3 (2) EXCEPTION.—The provisions of paragraph

4 (1) shall not apply to any report required under—

5 (A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5

6 U.S.C. App.); or

7 (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of

8 1990 (Public Law 101–576), including provi9 sions enacted by the amendments made by that

10 Act.

11 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF WASTEFUL REPORTS.—The

12 President shall include in the first annual budget submit13 ted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States

14 Code, after the date of enactment of this Act a list of re15 ports that the President has determined are unnecessary

16 or wasteful and the reasons for such determination.

17 (c) LIST OF REPORTS.—The list referred to under

18 subsection (a) is the list prepared by the Clerk of the

19 House of Representatives for the first session of the 103d

20 Congress under clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the

21 House of Representatives (House Document No. 103–7).

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