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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 790

To provide for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting

requirements.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 11 (legislative day, MAY 1), 1995

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ROTH, Mr. GLENN, and Mr.

COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

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

Subtitle A—Department of Agriculture

Sec. 1011. Reports eliminated.
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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.

Subtitle N—Department of Veterans Affairs
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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

Sec. 2151. Reports modified.
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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.

TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 4001. Effective date.
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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.

8 (b) REPORT ON RETURN ON ASSETS.—Section 2512

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

10 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421b) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IMPROV12 ING’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FORECASTS.—’’;

13 and

14 (2) by striking subsection (b).

15 (c) REPORT ON FARM VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

16 PRODUCTS.—Section 2513 of the Food, Agriculture, Con17 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421c) is re18 pealed.

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

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

21 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 958) is repealed.

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

23 Section 407 of the Agricultural Trade Development and

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

25 (1) by striking subsection (b); and
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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h)

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

3 (f) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION EX4 CHANGE WITH IRELAND.—Section 1420 of the Food Se5 curity Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1551)

6 is amended—

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

8 (2) by striking subsection (b).

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

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

11 7 U.S.C. 499n note) is amended by striking the second

12 sentence.

13 (h) REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER

14 AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.—Section 2517 of the

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

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

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

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

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

20 subsection (c).

21 (j) REPORT ON PROJECT AREAS WITH HIGH FOOD

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

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

24 by striking paragraph (3).
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1 (k) REPORT ON EFFECT OF EFAP DISPLACEMENT

2 ON COMMERCIAL SALES.—Section 203C(a) of the Emer3 gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note)

4 is amended by striking the last sentence.

5 (l) REPORT ON WIC EXPENDITURES AND PARTICI6 PATION LEVELS.—Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition

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

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

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

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

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

12 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786)

13 is amended by striking subsection (j).

14 (n) REPORT ON DEMONSTRATIONS INVOLVING INNO15 VATIVE HOUSING UNITS.—Section 506(b) of the Housing

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

17 the last sentence.

18 (o) REPORT ON ANNUAL UPWARD MOBILITY PRO19 GRAM ACTIVITY.—Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June

20 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘including upward mobility’’ and inserting ‘‘excluding

22 upward mobility’’.

23 (p) REPORT ON LAND EXCHANGES IN COLUMBIA

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

25 of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act
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1 (16 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is amended by striking the second

2 sentence.

3 (q) REPORT ON INCOME AND EXPENDITURES OF

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

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

6 second sentence.

7 (r) REPORT ON SPECIAL AREA DESIGNATIONS.—

8 Section 1506 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981

9 (16 U.S.C. 3415) is repealed.

10 (s) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF SPECIAL AREA DES11 IGNATIONS.—Section 1510 of the Agriculture and Food

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

13 (t) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND

14 WATER RESOURCES DATABASE DEVELOPMENT.—Section

15 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

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

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) REPOSI18 TORY.—’’; and

19 (2) by striking subsection (b).

20 (u) REPORT ON PLANT GENOME MAPPING.—Section

21 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade

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

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

24 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub25 section (g).
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1 (v) REPORT ON APPRAISAL OF PROPOSED BUDGET

2 FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.—Section

3 1408(g) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,

4 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)) is

5 amended—

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

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para8 graph (2).

9 (w) REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ANIMAL DAM10 AGE ON AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.—Section 1475(e) of

11 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and

12 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is amend13 ed—

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

15 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

16 (x) REPORT ON AWARDS MADE BY THE NATIONAL

17 RESEARCH INITIATIVE AND SPECIAL GRANTS.—Section 2

18 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i), is amend19 ed—

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

21 (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub22 section (l).

23 (y) REPORT ON PAYMENTS MADE UNDER RESEARCH

24 FACILITIES ACT.—Section 8 of the Research Facilities

25 Act (7 U.S.C. 390i) is repealed.
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1 (z) REPORT ON FINANCIAL AUDIT REVIEWS OF

2 STATES WITH HIGH FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION.—The

3 first sentence of section 11(l) of the Food Stamp Act of

4 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and

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

6 Congress of its findings and recommendations within one

7 hundred and eighty days’’.

8 (aa) REPORT ON RURAL TELEPHONE BANK.—Sec9 tion 408(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936

10 (7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3)) is amended by striking out subpara11 graph (I) and redesignating subparagraph (J) as subpara12 graph (I).

13 SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.

14 (a) REPORT ON ANIMAL WELFARE ENFORCE15 MENT.—The first sentence of section 25 of the Animal

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

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

18 (3);

19 (2) by striking the period at the end of para20 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

22 paragraph:

23 ‘‘(5) the information and recommendations de24 scribed in section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of

25 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830).’’.
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1 (b) REPORT ON HORSE PROTECTION ENFORCE2 MENT.—Section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970

3 (15 U.S.C. 1830) is amended by striking ‘‘On or before

4 the expiration of thirty calendar months following the date

5 of enactment of this Act, and every twelve calendar

6 months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Con7 gress a report upon’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘As part

8 of the report submitted by the Secretary under section 25

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

10 shall include information on’’.

11 (c) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE IN12 SPECTION FUND.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall not

13 be required to submit a report to the appropriate commit14 tees of Congress on the status of the Agricultural Quar15 antine Inspection fund more frequently than annually.

16 (d) REPORT ON ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES UNDER

17 FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.—The third sentence of section

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

19 2027(a)(1)) is amended—

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

21 month’’ and inserting ‘‘for each quarter or other ap22 propriate period’’; and

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

24 expenditure’’ and inserting ‘‘the expenditure for the

25 quarter or other period’’.
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1 (e) REPORT ON COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION.—Sec2 tion 3(a)(3)(D) of the Commodity Distribution Reform

3 Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (Public Law 100–237;

4 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking ‘‘annually’’

5 and inserting ‘‘biennially’’.

6 (f) REPORT ON PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH, EXTEN7 SION, AND TEACHING.—Section 1407(f)(1) of the Na8 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

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

10 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AN11 NUAL REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT’’; and

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

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

14 Council determines appropriate’’.

15 (g) 5-YEAR PLAN FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL

16 SCIENCES.—Section 1407(f)(2) of the National Agricul17 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of

18 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(f)(2)) is amended by striking the

19 second sentence.

20 (h) REPORT ON EXAMINATION OF FEDERALLY SUP21 PORTED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION

22 PROGRAMS.—Section 1408(g)(1) of the National Agricul23 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of

24 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘may

25 provide’’ before ‘‘a written report’’.
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1 (i) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

2 OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.—Section 5(b) of the Agricul3 tural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7

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

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

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

7 regarding such analysis and determination under sub8 section (a) shall be transmitted within 90 days after the

9 end of—

10 ‘‘(1) the calendar year in which the Federal Re11 ports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 is en12 acted; and

13 ‘‘(2) the calendar year which occurs every ten

14 years thereafter.’’.

15 Subtitle B—Department of

16 Commerce

17 SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

18 (a) REPORT ON VOTING REGISTRATION.—Section

19 207 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa–

20 5) is repealed.

21 (b) REPORT ON ESTIMATE OF SPECIAL AGRICUL22 TURAL WORKERS.—Section 210A(b)(3) of the Immigra23 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1161(b)(3)) is re24 pealed.
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1 (c) REPORT ON LONG RANGE PLAN FOR PUBLIC

2 BROADCASTING.—Section 393A(b) of the Communica3 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 393a(b)) is repealed.

4 (d) REPORT ON STATUS, ACTIVITIES, AND EFFEC5 TIVENESS OF UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL CENTERS IN

6 ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND AFRICA AND PROGRAM REC7 OMMENDATIONS.—Section 401(j) of the Jobs Through

8 Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is repealed.

9 (e) REPORT ON KUWAIT RECONSTRUCTION CON10 TRACTS.—Section 606(f) of the Persian Gulf Conflict

11 Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act

12 of 1991 is repealed.

13 (f) REPORT ON UNITED STATES-CANADA FREE14 TRADE AGREEMENT.—Section 409(a)(3)(B) of the Unit15 ed States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation

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

17 as follows:

18 ‘‘(3) The United States members of the work19 ing group established under article 1907 of the

20 Agreement shall consult regularly with the Commit21 tee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on

22 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,

23 and advisory committees established under section

24 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding—
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1 ‘‘(A) the issues being considered by the

2 working group; and

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

4 strategy of the United States in the negotia5 tions.’’.

6 (g) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN

7 BUSINESS CENTERS AND ON ACTIVITIES OF THE INDE8 PENDENT STATES BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURE ADVI9 SORY COUNCIL.—Section 305 of the Freedom for Russia

10 and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets Support

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

12 (h) REPORT ON FISHERMAN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

13 REPORT.—Section 406 of the Outer Continental Shelf

14 Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1846) is re15 pealed.

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

17 208 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

18 U.S.C. 2236) is amended by—

19 (1) striking subsection (b); and

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

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

22 SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.

23 (a) REPORT ON FEDERAL TRADE PROMOTION STRA24 TEGIC PLAN.—Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhance-
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1 ment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(f) is amended to read

2 as follows:

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

4 of the TPCC shall prepare and submit to the Committee

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

6 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of

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

8 annually thereafter, a report describing—

9 ‘‘(1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC

10 pursuant to subsection (c), the implementation of

11 such plan, and any revisions thereto; and

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

13 304 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging De14 mocracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992

15 (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning funding for

16 export promotion activities and the interagency

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

18 (b) REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY.—Section

19 2314(b)(1) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15

20 U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)) is amended—

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

22 after the semicolon;

23 (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking out the pe24 riod and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
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1 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following

2 new subparagraphs:

3 ‘‘(G) the status, activities, and effective4 ness of the United States commercial centers

5 established under section 401 of the Jobs

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

7 4723a);

8 ‘‘(H) the implementation of sections 301

9 and 302 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerg10 ing Democracies and Open Markets Support

11 Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and 5822) con12 cerning American Business Centers and the

13 Independent States Business and Agriculture

14 Advisory Council;

15 ‘‘(I) the programs of other industrialized

16 nations to assist their companies with their ef17 forts to transact business in the independent

18 states of the former Soviet Union; and

19 ‘‘(J) the trading practices of other Organi20 zation for Economic Cooperation and Develop21 ment nations, as well as the pricing practices of

22 transitional economies in the independent

23 states, that may disadvantage United States

24 companies.’’.
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1 Subtitle C—Department of Defense

2 SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

3 (a) REPORT ON SEMATECH.—Section 274 of The Na4 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988

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

6 amended—

7 (1) in section 6 by striking out the item relat8 ing to section 274; and

9 (2) by striking out section 274.

10 (b) REPORT ON REVIEW OF DOCUMENTATION IN

11 SUPPORT OF WAIVERS FOR PEOPLE ENGAGED IN ACQUI12 SITION ACTIVITIES.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1208 of the Na14 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

15 1991 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed.

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON17 TENTS.—Section 2(b) of such Act is amended by

18 striking out the item relating to section 1208.

19 Subtitle D—Department of

20 Education

21 SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

22 (a) REPORT ON PERSONNEL REDUCTION AND AN23 NUAL LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 403 of the

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

25 3463(a)) is amended in paragraph (2), by striking all be-
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1 ginning with ‘‘and shall,’’ through the end thereof and in2 serting a period.

3 (b) REPORT ON SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT ACTIVI4 TIES.—Subsection (c) of section 311 of the Rehabilitation

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

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

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para8 graph (3).

9 (c) REPORT ON THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PRO10 GRAM.—Subsection (g) of section 112 of the Rehabilita11 tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended—

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

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

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

15 (d) REPORT ON THE SUMMARY OF LOCAL EVALUA16 TIONS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CEN17 TERS.—Section 370 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

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

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

20 REPORT’’;

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

22 EVALUATION.—’’; and

23 (3) by striking subsection (b).

24 (e) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VOCA25 TIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1917.—Section 18 of the Vo-
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1 cational Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C. 2303(d)) is

2 repealed.

3 (f) REPORT BY THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK

4 FORCE ON COORDINATING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND

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

6 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Edu7 cation Act Amendments of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2303(d)) is

8 repealed.

9 (g) REPORT ON THE EVALUATION OF THE GATEWAY

10 GRANTS PROGRAM.—Subparagraph (B) of section

11 322(a)(3) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C.

12 1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and report the

13 results of such evaluation to the Committee on Education

14 and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com15 mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate’’.

16 (h) REPORT ON THE BILINGUAL VOCATIONAL

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

18 the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology

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

20 striking the last sentence thereof.

21 SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.

22 (a) REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF BILINGUAL

23 EDUCATION IN THE NATION.—Section 6213 of the Au24 gustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and
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1 Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20

2 U.S.C. 3303 note) is amended—

3 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RE4 PORT ON’’ and inserting ‘‘INFORMATION RE5 GARDING’’; and

6 (2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph

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

8 for program management and accountability pur9 poses regarding—’’.

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

11 MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.—Subsection (b)

12 of section 724 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As13 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434(b)) is amended by striking

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

15 the following:

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

17 to the appropriate committees of the Congress at the end

18 of every other fiscal year. Such report shall—

19 ‘‘(A) evaluate the programs and activities as20 sisted under this part; and

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

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

23 (c) REPORT TO GIVE NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Sub24 section (d) of section 482 of the Higher Education Act

25 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)) is amended—
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1 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the items

2 specified in the calendar have been completed and

3 provide all relevant forms, rules, and instructions

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

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

6 met’’; and

7 (2) by striking the second sentence.

8 (d) ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE

9 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—Section 13 of the Reha10 bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended by

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

12 (e) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS REGARDING REHA13 BILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The second sentence

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

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

16 with the budget submission for the succeeding fiscal year

17 for the Rehabilitation Services Administration’’ and in18 serting ‘‘by September 30 of each fiscal year’’.

19 (f) ANNUAL AUDIT OF STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE

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

21 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(b)) is amended to read as follows:

22 ‘‘(b) FINANCIAL OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES.—

23 The Secretary shall, with respect to the financial oper24 ations arising by reason of this part prepare annually and

25 submit a budget program as provided for wholly owned
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1 Government corporations by chapter 91 of title 31, United

2 States Code. The transactions of the Secretary, including

3 the settlement of insurance claims and of claims for pay4 ments pursuant to section 1078 of this title, and trans5 actions related thereto and vouchers approved by the Sec6 retary in connection with such transactions, shall be final

7 and conclusive upon all accounting and other officers of

8 the Government.’’.

9 Subtitle E—Department of Energy

10 SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

11 (a) REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND DISPOSAL OF

12 ALTERNATIVE FUELED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES.—Para13 graphs (3) and (4) of section 400AA(b) of the Energy Pol14 icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3),

15 6374(b)(4)) are repealed.

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

17 9(a)(3) of the Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42

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

19 (c) REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM MAN20 AGEMENT PLAN FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVER21 SION.—Section 3(d) of the Ocean Thermal Energy Con22 version Research, Development, and Demonstration Act

23 (42 U.S.C. 9002(d)) is repealed.

24 (d) REPORTS ON SUBSEABED DISPOSAL OF SPENT

25 NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE
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1 WASTE.—Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of section 224 of the

2 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10204(a),

3 10204(b)(5)) are repealed.

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

5 and 806 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

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

7 (f) REPORT ON TEST PROGRAM OF STORAGE OF RE8 FINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WITHIN THE STRATEGIC

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

10 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(g)(7)) is re11 pealed.

12 (g) REPORT ON NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE

13 RESERVES PRODUCTION.—Section 7434 of title 10,

14 United States Code, is repealed.

15 (h) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF PRESIDENTIAL MES16 SAGE ESTABLISHING A NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

17 POLICY ON NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO18 OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 203 of the Depart19 ment of Energy Act of 1978—Civilian Applications (22

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

21 (i) REPORT ON WRITTEN AGREEMENTS REGARDING

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

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

24 10137(c)) is amended by striking the following: ‘‘If such

25 written agreement is not completed prior to the expiration
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1 of such period, the Secretary shall report to the Congress

2 in writing not later than 30 days after the expiration of

3 such period on the status of negotiations to develop such

4 agreement and the reasons why such agreement has not

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

6 Congress, the Secretary shall transmit such report to the

7 Governor of such State or the governing body of such af8 fected Indian tribe, as the case may be, for their review

9 and comments. Such comments shall be included in such

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

11 (j) QUARTERLY REPORT ON STRATEGIC PETROLEUM

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

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

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

15 The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15

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

17 SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.

18 (a) REPORTS ON PROCESS-ORIENTED INDUSTRIAL

19 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INDUSTRIAL INSULATION

20 AUDIT GUIDELINES.—

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

22 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended—

23 (A) in the language preceding paragraph

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

25 October 24, 1992, and annually thereafter’’ and
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1 inserting ‘‘Not later than October 24, 1995,

2 and biennially thereafter’’;

3 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

4 the end;

5 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe6 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

8 paragraph:

9 ‘‘(6) the information required under section

10 133(c).’’.

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

12 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended—

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

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

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘as part of the report re16 quired under section 132(d),’’ after ‘‘and bien17 nially thereafter,’’.

18 (b) REPORT ON AGENCY REQUESTS FOR WAIVER

19 FROM FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIRE20 MENTS.—Section 543(b)(2) of the National Energy Con21 servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(b)(2)) is amended—

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘, as part of the report re23 quired under section 548(b),’’ after ‘‘the Secretary

24 shall’’; and

25 (2) by striking ‘‘promptly’’.
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1 (c) REPORT ON THE PROGRESS, STATUS, ACTIVI2 TIES, AND RESULTS OF PROGRAMS REGARDING THE PRO3 CUREMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT

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

5 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘of

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

7 of the report required under section 548(b) of the Na8 tional Energy Conservation Policy Act,’’.

9 (d) REPORT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EN10 ERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 548(b) of the

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

12 8258(b)) is amended—

13 (1) in paragraph (1)—

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

15 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

16 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as

17 subparagraph (C); and

18 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)

19 the following new subparagraph:

20 ‘‘(B) the information required under sec21 tion 543(b)(2); and’’;

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

23 the semicolon;

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

25 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new

2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(4) the information required under section

4 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.’’.

5 (e) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE BY SE6 LECTED FEDERAL VEHICLES.—Section 400AA(b)(1)(B)

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

8 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and annually

9 thereafter’’.

10 (f) REPORT ON THE OPERATION OF STATE ENERGY

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

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

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

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

15 Department of Energy Organization Act, report’’.

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

17 Section 657 of the Department of Energy Organization

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is amended by inserting after ‘‘sec19 tion 15 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of

20 1974,’’ the following: ‘‘section 365(c) of the Energy Policy

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

22 Waste Policy Act of 1982,’’.

23 (h) REPORT ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IN24 CREASE HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION AT FEDERAL WATER
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1 FACILITIES.—Section 2404 of the Energy Policy Act of

2 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended—

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Sec4 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of the In5 terior and the Secretary of the Army,’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

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

8 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Sec9 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Interior,

10 or the Secretary of the Army,’’.

11 (i) REPORT ON PROGRESS MEETING FUSION EN12 ERGY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—Section 2114(c)(5) of the

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

14 amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting

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

16 submitted to the Congress each year under section 1105

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

18 Secretary describing the progress made in meeting the

19 program objectives, milestones, and schedules established

20 in the management plan.’’.

21 (j) REPORT ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

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

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

24 to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date

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

3 the report required under section 101(a)(3)(A), the Sec4 retary of Energy shall report on activities taken to carry

5 out this Act.’’.

6 (k) REPORT ON NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE

7 COMPUTING PROGRAM.—Section 101(a)(4) of the High8 Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

9 5511(a)(4)) is amended—

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

11 the end;

12 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub13 paragraph (F); and

14 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol15 lowing new subparagraph:

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

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

18 (l) REPORT ON NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL PRO19 GRAM.—Section 304(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

20 of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10224(d)) is amended to read as fol21 lows:

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

23 of the Congress (or any committee thereof) or if consid24 ered necessary by the Comptroller General, the General

25 Accounting Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in
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1 accord with such regulations as the Comptroller General

2 may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access

3 to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of

4 the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be

5 necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comp6 troller General shall submit a report on the results of each

7 audit conducted under this section.’’.

8 Subtitle F—Department of Health

9 and Human Services

10 SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

11 (a) REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUB12 STANCES.—Subsection (c) of section 27 of the Toxic Sub13 stance Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2626(c)) is repealed.

14 (b) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSUMER15 PATIENT RADIATION HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT.—Sub16 section (d) of section 981 of the Consumer-Patient Radi17 ation Health and Safety Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.

18 10006(d)) is repealed.

19 (c) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF TITLE VIII PRO20 GRAMS.—Section 859 of the Public Health Service Act (42

21 U.S.C. 298b–6) is repealed.

22 (d) REPORT ON MODEL SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT FOR

23 OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.—Paragraph (6) of

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

25 1320b–5(d)(6)) is repealed.
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1 (e) REPORT ON MEDICARE TREATMENT OF UNCOM2 PENSATED CARE.—Paragraph (2) of section 603(a) of the

3 Social Security Amendments of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww

4 note) is repealed.

5 (f) REPORT ON PROGRAM TO ASSIST HOMELESS IN6 DIVIDUALS.—Subsection (d) of section 9117 of the Omni7 bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1383

8 note) is repealed.

9 SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

11 239 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h)

12 is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘BIANNUAL REPORT

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

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

16 1, 1995, and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a

17 full report of the administration of the functions of the

18 Service under this Act, including a detailed statement of

19 receipts and disbursements.’’.

20 (b) REPORT ON HEALTH SERVICE RESEARCH AC21 TIVITIES.—Subsection (b) of section 494A of the Public

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

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

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

25 30 thereafter’’.
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1 (c) REPORT ON FAMILY PLANNING.—Section

2 1009(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

3 300a–7(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and

4 inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1995, and each second fiscal year

5 thereafter,’’.

6 (d) REPORT ON THE STATUS OF HEALTH INFORMA7 TION AND HEALTH PROMOTION.—Section 1705(a) of the

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

9 in the first sentence by striking out ‘‘annually’’ and insert10 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘biannually’’.

11 Subtitle G—Department of Housing

12 and Urban Development

13 SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

14 (a) REPORTS ON PUBLIC HOUSING HOMEOWNER15 SHIP AND MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.—Section 21(f)

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

17 1437s(f)) is repealed.

18 (b) INTERIM REPORT ON PUBLIC HOUSING MIXED

19 INCOME NEW COMMUNITIES STRATEGY DEMONSTRA20 TION.—Section 522(k)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na21 tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is

22 repealed.

23 (c) BIENNIAL REPORT ON INTERSTATE LAND SALES

24 REGISTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 1421 of the Inter-
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1 state Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1719a)

2 is repealed.

3 (d) QUARTERLY REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE

4 FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM.—Section

5 561(e)(2) of the Housing and Community Development

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

7 (e) COLLECTION OF AND ANNUAL REPORT ON RA8 CIAL AND ETHNIC DATA.—Section 562(b) of the Housing

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

10 3608a(b)) is repealed.

11 SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.

12 (a) REPORT ON HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY

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

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

15 amended—

16 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN17 NUAL’’; and

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

19 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall no later than De20 cember 31, 1995,’’.

21 (b) TRIENNIAL AUDIT OF TRANSACTIONS OF NA22 TIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP FOUNDATION.—Section

23 107(g)(1) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of

24 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701y(g)(1)) is amended by striking the

25 last sentence.
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1 (c) REPORT ON LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY AS2 SISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 2605(h) of the Low-In3 come Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (Public Law

4 97–35; 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by striking out

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

6 Subtitle H—Department of the

7 Interior

8 SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

9 (a) REPORT ON AUDITS IN FEDERAL ROYALTY MAN10 AGEMENT SYSTEM.—Section 17(j) of the Mineral Leasing

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

12 sentence.

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

14 MINERAL RECLAMATION INDUSTRIES.—Section 2 of the

15 Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a)

16 is amended by striking the last sentence.

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

18 STATES GROUNDWATER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—

19 Section 3(d) of the High Plains States Groundwater Dem20 onstration Program Act of 1983 (43 U.S.C. 390g–1(d))

21 is repealed.

22 (d) REPORT ON RECLAMATION REFORM ACT COM23 PLIANCE.—Section 224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act

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

25 last 2 sentences.
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1 (e) REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED

2 OUTSIDE THE DOMAIN OF THE UNITED STATES.—Sec3 tion 2 of Public Law 87–626 (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is re4 pealed.

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

6 4(h) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of

7 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(h)) is repealed.

8 (g) REPORT ON FEDERAL SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY

9 PUBLIC BENEFIT DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR PARKS AND

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

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

12 484(o)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (k) of this

13 section and’’.

14 SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.

15 (a) REPORT ON LEVELS OF THE OGALLALA AQUI16 FER.—Title III of the Water Resources Research Act of

17 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note) is amended—

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

19 inserting ‘‘biennially’’; and

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

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

22 (b) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF OUTER CONTINENTAL

23 SHELF LEASING ACTIVITIES ON HUMAN, MARINE, AND

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

25 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346(e)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘every 3 fiscal years’’.

3 Subtitle I—Department of Justice

4 SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

5 (a) REPORT ON CRIME AND CRIME PREVENTION.—

6 (1) Section 3126 of title 18, United States Code, is re7 pealed.

8 (2) The table of sections for chapter 206 of title 18,

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

10 relating to section 3126.

11 (b) REPORT ON DRUG INTERDICTION TASK

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

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

14 99–570; 100 Stat. 3207–98) is repealed.

15 (c) REPORT ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE.—Sec16 tion 2412(d)(5) of title 28, United States Code, is re17 pealed.

18 (d) REPORT ON FEDERAL OFFENDER CHARACTERIS19 TICS.—Section 3624(f)(6) of title 18, United States Code,

20 is repealed.

21 (e) REPORT ON COSTS OF DEATH PENALTY.—The

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

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

24 out section 7002.
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1 (f) MINERAL LANDS LEASING ACT.—Section 8B of

2 the Mineral Lands Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 208–2) is re3 pealed.

4 (g) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Subsection (c) of section

5 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is re6 pealed.

7 (h) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT.—Sec8 tion 252(i) of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42

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

10 every 6 months, a report’’ and inserting ‘‘, at such inter11 vals as are appropriate based on significant developments

12 and issues, reports’’.

13 (i) REPORT ON FORFEITURE FUND.—Section 524(c)

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

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

16 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through

17 (12) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.

18 Subtitle J—Department of Labor

19 SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

20 Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Em21 ployment Amendments of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is

22 repealed.

23 SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.

24 (a) REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED

25 UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.—
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1 Section 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

2 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)(1)) is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘bian4 nually’’; and

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

6 ‘‘preceding two years’’.

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

8 COMPENSATION.—

9 (1) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

10 LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSA11 TION ACT.—Section 42 of the Longshore and Har12 bor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942) is

13 amended—

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

15 that follows through ‘‘Amendments of 1984’’

16 and inserting ‘‘end of each fiscal year’’; and

17 (B) by adding the following new sentence

18 at the end: ‘‘Such report shall include the an19 nual reports required under section 426(b) of

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

21 936(b)) and section 8194 of title 5, United

22 States Code, and shall be identified as the An23 nual Report of the Office of Workers’ Com24 pensation Programs.’’.
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1 (2) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

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

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

4 is amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and all that fol6 lows through ‘‘Congress the’’ and inserting ‘‘At

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

8 (B) by adding the following new sentence

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

10 and submitted to Congress in accordance with

11 the requirement with respect to submission

12 under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor

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

14 (3) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

15 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ACT.—(A)

16 Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States

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

18 following new section:

19 ‘‘§ 8152. Annual report

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

21 fiscal year, prepare a report with respect to the adminis22 tration of this chapter. Such report shall be submitted to

23 Congress in accordance with the requirement with respect

24 to submission under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor

25 Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).’’.
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1 (B) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title

2 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after

3 the item relating to section 8151 the following:

‘‘8152. Annual report.’’.

4 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF

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

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

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

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

9 ‘‘prepare and submit to Congress the financial statements

10 of the Department that have been audited’’.

11 Subtitle K—Department of State

12 SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

13 Section 8 of the Migration and Refugee Assistance

14 Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2606) is amended by striking sub15 section (b), and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection

16 (b).

17 Subtitle L—Department of

18 Transportation

19 SEC. 1121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

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

22 1519) is repealed.

23 (b) REPORT ON COAST GUARD LOGISTICS CAPABILI24 TIES CRITICAL TO MISSION PERFORMANCE.—Sections
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1 5(a)(2) and 5(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act

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

3 (c) REPORT ON MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION RE4 SEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 1987.—Section 2201(a)

5 of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act

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

7 ‘‘biennially’’ and inserting ‘‘triennially’’.

8 (d) REPORT ON APPLIED RESEARCH AND TECH9 NOLOGY PROGRAM.—Section 307(e)(11) of title 23, Unit10 ed States Code, is repealed.

11 (e) REPORTS ON HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

12 PROGRAMS.—

13 (1) REPORT ON RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS

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

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

16 (2) REPORT ON HAZARD ELIMINATION PRO17 GRAM.—Section 152(g) of title 23, United States

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

19 (f) REPORT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY PERFORMANCE—

20 FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENT RATES ON PUBLIC ROADS

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

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

23 (g) REPORT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STAND24 ARDS.—Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is

25 amended by striking the fifth sentence.
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1 (h) REPORT ON RAILROAD-HIGHWAY DEMONSTRA2 TION PROJECTS.—Section 163(o) of the Federal-Aid

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

4 (i) REPORT ON UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT AMEND5 MENTS OF 1987.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Uniform Relo6 cation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies

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

8 (j) REPORT ON FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT OF

9 1970.—Section 211 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act

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

11 (k) REPORT ON RAILROAD FINANCIAL ASSIST12 ANCE.—Section 308(d) of title 49, United States Code,

13 is repealed.

14 (l) REPORT ON USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BY

15 THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.—Section 305 of the Auto16 motive Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1978

17 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by striking the last sentence.

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

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

20 (n) REPORT ON SUSPENDED LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM

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

22 Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1622(c)(11)) is re23 pealed.

24 (o) REPORT ON SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVEL25 OPMENT CORPORATION.—Section 10(a) of the Act of May
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1 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33 U.S.C. 989(a))

2 is repealed.

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

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

5 185(w)(4)) is repealed.

6 (q) REPORTS ON PIPELINE SAFETY.—

7 (1) REPORT ON NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFE8 TY ACT OF 1968.—Section 16(a) of the Natural Gas

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

10 1683(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking

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

12 year’’.

13 (2) REPORT ON HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE

14 SAFETY ACT OF 1979.—Section 213 of the Hazard15 ous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C.

16 App. 2012) is amended in the first sentence by

17 striking ‘‘of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘of each odd18 numbered year’’.

19 SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.

20 (a) REPORT ON MAJOR ACQUISITION PROJECTS.—

21 Section 337 of the Department of Transportation and Re22 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law

23 102–338; 106 Stat. 1551) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘quarter of any fiscal year be25 ginning after December 31, 1992, unless the Com-
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1 mandant of the Coast Guard first submits a quar2 terly report’’ and inserting ‘‘half of any fiscal year

3 beginning after December 31, 1995, unless the Com4 mandant of the Coast Guard first submits a semi5 annual report’’; and

6 (2) by striking ‘‘quarter.’’ and inserting ‘‘half7 fiscal year.’’.

8 (b) REPORT ON OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST

9 FUND.—The quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Li10 ability Trust Fund required to be submitted to the House

11 and Senate Committees on Appropriations under House

12 Report 101–892, accompanying the appropriations for the

13 Coast Guard in the Department of Transportation and

14 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, shall be sub15 mitted not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal

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

17 (c) REPORT ON JOINT FEDERAL AND STATE MOTOR

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

19 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

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

21 ‘‘September 30 and’’.

22 (d) REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section

23 308(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

24 striking ‘‘January of each even-numbered year’’ and in-
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1 serting ‘‘March 1995, March 1996, and March of each

2 odd-numbered year thereafter’’.

3 (e) REPORT ON NATION’S HIGHWAYS AND

4 BRIDGES.—Section 307(h) of title 23, United States

5 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January 1983, and in Jan6 uary of every second year thereafter’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘March 1995, March 1996, and March of each odd-num8 bered year thereafter’’.

9 Subtitle M—Department of the

10 Treasury

11 SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

12 (a) REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND STATUS OF

13 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL ASSISTANCE

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

15 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

16 (31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.

17 (b) REPORT ON THE ANTIRECESSION PROVISIONS OF

18 THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1976.—Sec19 tion 213 of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976

20 (42 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.

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

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

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

24 repealed.
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1 SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.

2 (a) REPORT ON THE WORLD CUP USA 1994 COM3 MEMORATIVE COIN ACT.—Subsection (g) of section 205

4 of the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin Act

5 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking ‘‘month’’

6 and inserting ‘‘calendar quarter’’.

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

8 of section 321 of title 31, United States Code, is amend9 ed—

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

11 (5),

12 (2) by striking the period at the end of para13 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and

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

15 new paragraph:

16 ‘‘(7) notwithstanding any other provision of

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

18 financial condition of any fund on the books of the

19 Treasury by including the required information in a

20 consolidated report, except that information with re21 spect to a specific fund shall be separately reported

22 if the Secretary determines that the consolidation of

23 such information would result in an unwarranted

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

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

26 RIGHTS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT.—Subsection (c) of
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1 section 506 of the James Madison-Bill of Rights Com2 memorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended

3 by striking out ‘‘month’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘cal4 endar quarter’’.

5 Subtitle N—Department of

6 Veterans Affairs

7 SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 (a) REPORT ON FURNISHING CONTRACT CARE SERV9 ICES.—Section 1703(c) of title 38, United States Code,

10 is repealed.

11 (b) REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF RATES FOR STATE

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

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

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

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

16 (c) REPORT ON LOANS TO PURCHASE MANUFAC17 TURED HOMES.—Section 3712 of such title is amended—

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

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub20 section (l).

21 (d) REPORT ON LEVEL OF TREATMENT CAPACITY.—

22 Section 8110(a)(3) of such title is amended—

23 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

24 (A) by striking out ‘‘(A)’’; and
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1 (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as

2 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and

3 (2) by striking out subparagraph (B).

4 (e) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDED PER5 SONNEL CODING.—

6 (1) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Sec7 tion 8110(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is

8 amended by striking out subparagraph (C).

9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section

10 8110(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is

11 amended by—

12 (A) redesignating subparagraph (C) as

13 subparagraph (D);

14 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out

15 ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting in lieu there16 of ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; and

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

18 ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting in lieu there19 of ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’.

20 TITLE II—INDEPENDENT

21 AGENCIES

22 Subtitle A—Action

23 SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

24 Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act

25 of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking subsection (b); and

2 (2) in subsection (a)—

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

4 and inserting ‘‘(b)’’; and

5 (B) in paragraph (1)—

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

7 ‘‘(1)’’; and

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

9 (I) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘(2)’’; and

11 (II) by striking ‘‘subparagraph

12 (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.

13 Subtitle B—Environmental

14 Protection Agency

15 SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

17 102 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

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

19 (b) REPORT ON VARIANCE REQUESTS.—Section

20 301(n) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

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

22 (c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CLEAN LAKES

23 PROJECTS.—Section 314(d) of the Federal Water Pollu24 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)) is amended—

25 (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para2 graph (3).

3 (d) REPORT ON USE OF MUNICIPAL SECONDARY EF4 FLUENT AND SLUDGE.—Section 516 of the Federal Water

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

6 subsection (g)) is further amended—

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

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

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

10 (e) REPORT ON CERTAIN WATER QUALITY STAND11 ARDS AND PERMITS.—Section 404 of the Water Quality

12 Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–4; 33 U.S.C. 1375 note)

13 is amended—

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

15 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub16 section (c).

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

18 title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly

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

20 300h–5) is amended—

21 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) MON22 ITORING METHODS.—’’; and

23 (2) by striking subsection (b).

24 (g) REPORT ON SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER DEM25 ONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 1427 of title XIV of the
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1 Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ‘‘Safe

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

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

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

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

6 (h) REPORT ON SUPPLY OF SAFE DRINKING

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

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

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

10 (1) by striking subsection (c);

11 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub12 section (c); and

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

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

15 (i) REPORT ON NONNUCLEAR ENERGY AND TECH16 NOLOGIES.—Section 11 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy

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

18 is repealed.

19 (j) REPORT ON EMISSIONS AT COAL-BURNING POW20 ERPLANTS.—

21 (1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Indus22 trial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is re23 pealed.
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1 (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of

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

3 striking the item relating to section 745.

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

5 DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION.—

6 (1) Section 5 of the Environmental Research,

7 Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act

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

9 (2) Section 4 of the Environmental Research,

10 Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act

11 of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4361a) is repealed.

12 (3) Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) is

13 amended—

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

15 (B) by redesignating subsections (d)

16 through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), re17 spectively.

18 (l) PLAN ON ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON

19 PROGRAMS.—Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control

20 Act (15 U.S.C. 2665) is amended—

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

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

23 subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
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1 Subtitle C—Equal Employment

2 Opportunity Commission

3 SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

5 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4(k)(2)(C)) is amended—

6 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik7 ing ‘‘including’’ and inserting ‘‘including informa8 tion, presented in the aggregate, relating to’’;

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

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

11 persons and entities’’;

12 (3) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘such person or

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

14 and

15 (4) in clause (iii)—

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

17 and

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

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

20 Subtitle D—Federal Aviation

21 Administration

22 SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

24 1988 (Public Law 100–690; 102 Stat. 4428; 49 U.S.C.

25 App. 1354 note) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking out ‘‘GAO’’; and

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

3 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Department of

4 Transportation Inspector General’’.

5 Subtitle E—Federal

6 Communications Commission

7 SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 (a) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS UNDER THE COMMU9 NICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962.—Section 404(c) of

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

11 744(c)) is repealed.

12 (b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR AMATEUR EXAMINATION

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

14 Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J)) is amended by strik15 ing out the last sentence.

16 Subtitle F—Federal Deposit

17 Insurance Corporation

18 SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

20 Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–

21 242; 105 Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended

22 to read as follows:

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

24 90 days after the end of any calendar quarter in

25 which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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1 (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Corpora2 tion’) has any obligations pursuant to section 14 of

3 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the

4 Comptroller General of the United States shall sub5 mit a report on the Corporation’s compliance at the

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

7 Deposit Insurance Act to the Committee on Bank8 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and

9 the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Af10 fairs of the House of Representatives. Such a report

11 shall be included in the Comptroller General’s audit

12 report for that year, as required by section 17 of the

13 Federal Deposit Insurance Act.’’.

14 Subtitle G—Federal Emergency

15 Management Agency

16 SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

18 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2281(h)) is amended by striking

19 the second proviso.

20 Subtitle H—Federal Retirement

21 Thrift Investment Board

22 SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

24 amended by adding at the end thereof the following new

25 subsection:
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1 ‘‘(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied

2 with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan described under

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

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

5 of such title.’’.

6 Subtitle I—General Services

7 Administration

8 SEC. 2091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

9 (a) REPORT ON PROPERTIES CONVEYED FOR HIS10 TORIC MONUMENTS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.—

11 Section 203(o) of the Federal Property and Administra12 tive Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o)) is amend13 ed—

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

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

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

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

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

19 thereof ‘‘paragraph (3)’’.

20 (b) REPORT ON PROPOSED SALE OF SURPLUS REAL

21 PROPERTY AND REPORT ON NEGOTIATED SALES.—Sec22 tion 203(e)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative

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

24 (c) REPORT ON PROPERTIES CONVEYED FOR WILD25 LIFE CONSERVATION.—Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
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1 Act authorizing the transfer of certain real property for

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

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

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

5 to the Congress’’.

6 Subtitle J—Interstate Commerce

7 Commission

8 SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

10 amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is

12 not sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceed13 ings, the Commission may grant a further extension in

14 an extraordinary situation if a majority of the Commis15 sioners agree to the further extension by public vote.’’.

16 Subtitle K—Legal Services

17 Corporation

18 SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

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

21 ‘‘The’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Upon request, the’’.
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1 Subtitle L—National Aeronautics

2 and Space Administration

3 SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

5 648(g)) is amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS7 TRATION AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION CENTERS.—The

8 National Aeronautics and Space Administration and in9 dustrial application centers supported by the National

10 Aeronautics and Space Administration are authorized and

11 directed to cooperate with small business development cen12 ters participating in the program.’’.

13 Subtitle M—National Council on

14 Disability

15 SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

17 U.S.C. 781(a)) is amended—

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

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

20 as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively.
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1 Subtitle N—National Science

2 Foundation

3 SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER5 ING EDUCATION.—Section 107 of the Education for Eco6 nomic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3917) is repealed.

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

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

9 amended by striking subsection (j).

10 Subtitle O—National

11 Transportation Safety Board

12 SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.

13 Section 305 of the Independent Safety Board Act of

14 1974 (49 U.S.C. 1904) is amended—

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

16 semicolon;

17 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking out ‘‘; and’’

18 and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and

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

20 Subtitle P—Neighborhood

21 Reinvestment Corporation

22 SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

23 Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment

24 Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by strik25 ing the second sentence.
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1 Subtitle Q—Nuclear Regulatory

2 Commission

3 SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.

4 Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of

5 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5848) is amended by striking ‘‘each

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

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

8 Subtitle R—Office of Personnel

9 Management

10 SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

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

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

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

15 relating to section 3135.

16 (b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—Section

17 4314(d) of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

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

19 4113 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

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

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

22 relating to section 4113.

23 (d) REPORT ON PREVAILING RATE SYSTEM.—Sec24 tion 5347(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended

25 by striking out the fourth and fifth sentences.
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1 (e) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE MERIT SYSTEMS

2 PROTECTION BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

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

4 Code, is amended—

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

6 (2) by striking subsection (b).

7 SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.

8 (a) REPORT ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIRE9 MENT FUND.—Section 145 of the District of Columbia

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

11 882) is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (b)—

13 (A) in paragraph (1)—

14 (i) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’;

15 (ii) by striking out ‘‘and the Comp16 troller General shall each’’ and inserting in

17 lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’; and

18 (iii) by striking out ‘‘each’’; and

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

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

21 Comptroller General and’’ each place it appears.

22 (b) REPORT ON REVOLVING FUND.—Section

23 1304(e)(6) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by

24 striking out ‘‘at least once every three years’’.
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1 Subtitle S—Office of Thrift

2 Supervision

3 SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

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

6 (1) by striking out ‘‘annually’’;

7 (2) by striking out ‘‘audit, settlement,’’ and in8 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘settlement’’; and

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

10 all that follows through ‘‘enacted’’.

11 Subtitle T—Panama Canal

12 Commission

13 SEC. 2201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

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

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

17 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—

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

19 by striking out the item relating to section 1312.

20 Subtitle U—Postal Service

21 SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.

22 (a) REPORT ON CONSUMER EDUCATION PRO23 GRAMS.—Section 4(b) of the mail Order Consumer Protec24 tion Amendments of 1983 (39 U.S.C. 3001 note; Public
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1 Law 98–186; 97 Stat. 1318) is amended to read as fol2 lows:

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

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

5 report submitted each year as required under section 5

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

7 (b) REPORT ON INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Sec8 tion 3013 of title 39, United States Code, is amended in

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

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

11 ‘‘the information in such report shall be included in the

12 next semiannual report required under section 5 of the

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

14 Subtitle V—Railroad Retirement

15 Board

16 SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.

17 Section 502 of the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act

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

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

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

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

22 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))’’.
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1 Subtitle W—Thrift Depositor

2 Protection Oversight Board

3 SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

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

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

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

8 year’’.

9 Subtitle X—United States

10 Information Agency

11 SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

13 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports

14 otherwise required under such section shall not cover the

15 activities of the United States Information Agency.

16 TITLE III—REPORTS BY ALL

17 DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

18 SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

19 (a) REPORT ON PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.—(1) Sec20 tion 3407 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

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

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

23 relating to section 3407.
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1 (b) BUDGET INFORMATION ON CONSULTING SERV2 ICES.—(1) Section 1114 of title 31, United States Code,

3 is repealed.

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

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

6 relating to section 1114.

7 (c) SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON LOBBYING.—Section

8 1352 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by—

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

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

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

12 (d) REPORTS ON PROGRAM FRAUD AND CIVIL REM13 EDIES.—(1) Section 3810 of title 31, United States Code,

14 is repealed.

15 (2) The table of sections for chapter 38 of title 31,

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

17 relating to section 3810.

18 (e) REPORT ON RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY

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

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

21 (f) REPORT ON FOREIGN LOAN RISKS.—Section

22 913(d) of the International Lending Supervision Act of

23 1983 (12 U.S.C. 3912(d)) is repealed.
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1 (g) REPORT ON PLANS TO CONVERT TO THE METRIC

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

3 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205j–1) is repealed.

4 (h) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION AND IN5 TELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Section 11(f) of the

6 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15

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

8 (i) REPORT ON EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL AC9 TIONS TO FACILITATE THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Sec10 tion 4(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the mak11 ing, amendment, and modification of contracts to facilitate

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

13 U.S.C. 1434(a)), is amended by striking out ‘‘all such ac14 tions taken’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘if any such ac15 tion has been taken’’.

16 (j) REPORTS ON DETAILING EMPLOYEES.—Section

17 619 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Govern18 ment Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–393;

19 106 Stat. 1769), is repealed.

20 SEC. 3002. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

22 amended to read as follows:

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

24 section shall annually report to the Congress regarding the

25 following:
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1 ‘‘(1) The changes in the policies and procedures

2 of the agency under this section that have occurred

3 during the preceding 1-year period.

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

5 held, the exemptions applied to close meetings, and

6 the days of public notice provided to close meetings.

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

8 complaints concerning the implementation of this

9 section by the agency.

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

11 that have affected the responsibilities of the agency

12 under this section.’’.

13 SEC. 3003. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

14 (a) TERMINATION.—

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

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

17 submittal to Congress (or any committee of the Con18 gress) of any annual, semiannual, or other regular

19 periodic report specified on the list described under

20 subsection (c) shall cease to be effective, with re21 spect to that requirement, 4 years after the date of

22 the enactment of this Act.

23 (2) EXCEPTION.—The provisions of paragraph

24 (1) shall not apply to any report required under—
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1 (A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5

2 U.S.C. App.; Public Law 95–452); or

3 (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of

4 1990 (Public Law 101–576), including provi5 sions enacted by the amendments made by that

6 Act.

7 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF WASTEFUL REPORTS.—The

8 President shall include in the first annual budget submit9 ted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States

10 Code, after the date of enactment of this Act a list of re11 ports that the President has determined are unnecessary

12 or wasteful and the reasons for such determination.

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

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

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

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

17 House of Representatives (Report No. 103–7).

18 TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE

19 SEC. 4001. EFFECTIVE DATE.

20 Except as otherwise provided in this title, the provi21 sions of this title and amendments made by this title shall

22 take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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