104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 790

AMENDMENT
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

November 14, 1995.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 790) entitled

‘‘An Act to provide for the modification or elimination of

Federal reporting requirements’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Reports Elimi3 nation and Sunset Act of 1995’’.

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

5 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.

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.
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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.

Sec. 1112. International narcotics control.

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

Sec. 1141. Reports eliminated.

TITLE II—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Subtitle A—Action

Sec. 2011. Reports eliminated.
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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.

Subtitle P—Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Sec. 2161. Reports eliminated.

Subtitle Q—Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Sec. 2171. Reports modified.
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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.—Sec6 tion 1246 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3846)

7 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—
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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IMPROV2 ING’’ and all that follows through ‘‘FORECASTS.—’’;

3 and

4 (2) by striking subsection (b).

5 (c) REPORT ON FARM VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL

6 PRODUCTS.—Section 2513 of the Food, Agriculture, Con7 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421c) is re8 pealed.

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

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

11 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 958) is repealed and sections

12 1559 and 1560 of such Act are redesignated as sections 1558

13 and 1559, respectively.

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

15 Section 407 of the Agricultural Trade Development and As16 sistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended—

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

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

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

20 (f) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION EX21 CHANGE WITH IRELAND.—Section 1420 of the Food Secu22 rity Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1551) is

23 amended—

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

25 (2) by striking subsection (b).
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1 (g) REPORT ON POTATO INSPECTION.—Section 1704

2 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7

3 U.S.C. 499n note) is amended by striking the second sen4 tence.

5 (h) REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER AND

6 AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.—Section 2517 of the Food,

7 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public

8 Law 101–624; 104 Stat. 4077) is repealed and sections

9 2518 and 2519 of such Act are redesignated as sections 2517

10 and 2518, respectively.

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

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

13 Law 99–641; 7 U.S.C. 76 note) is amended by striking sub14 section (c).

15 (j) REPORT ON PROJECT AREAS WITH HIGH FOOD

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

17 Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(i)) is amended by strik18 ing paragraph (3).

19 (k) REPORT ON EFFECT OF EFAP DISPLACEMENT ON

20 COMMERCIAL SALES.—Section 203C(a) of the Emergency

21 Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amend22 ed by striking the last sentence.

23 (l) REPORT ON WIC EXPENDITURES AND PARTICIPA24 TION LEVELS.—Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act

25 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking paragraph (9); and

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

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

4 (m) REPORT ON DEMONSTRATIONS INVOLVING INNO5 VATIVE HOUSING UNITS.—Section 506(b) of the Housing

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

7 the last sentence.

8 (n) REPORT ON LAND EXCHANGES IN COLUMBIA

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

10 of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16

11 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is amended by striking the second sen12 tence.

13 (o) REPORT ON INCOME AND EXPENDITURES OF CER14 TAIN LAND ACQUISITIONS.—Section 2(e) of Public Law 96–

15 586 (94 Stat. 3382) is amended by striking the second sen16 tence.

17 (p) REPORT ON SPECIAL AREA DESIGNATIONS.—Sec18 tion 1506 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16

19 U.S.C. 3415) is repealed and sections 1507, 1508, 1509, and

20 1511 of such Act are redesignated as sections 1506, 1507,

21 1508, and 1509, respectively.

22 (q) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF SPECIAL AREA DES23 IGNATIONS.—Section 1510 of the Agriculture and Food Act

24 of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3419) is repealed.
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1 (r) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND

2 WATER RESOURCES DATABASE DEVELOPMENT.—Section

3 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act

4 of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5505) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) REPOSI6 TORY.—’’; and

7 (2) by striking subsection (b).

8 (s) REPORT ON PLANT GENOME MAPPING.—Section

9 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act

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

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

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection

13 (g).

14 (t) REPORT ON APPRAISAL OF PROPOSED BUDGET

15 FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.—Section

16 1408(g) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,

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

18 amended—

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

20 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para21 graph (2).

22 (u) REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ANIMAL DAM23 AGE ON AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.—Section 1475(e) of the

24 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

25 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and

2 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

3 (v) REPORT ON AWARDS MADE BY THE NATIONAL RE4 SEARCH INITIATIVE AND SPECIAL GRANTS.—Section 2 of

5 the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i), is amended—

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

7 (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection

8 (l).

9 (w) REPORT ON PAYMENTS MADE UNDER RESEARCH

10 FACILITIES ACT.—Section 8 of the Research Facilities Act

11 (7 U.S.C. 390i) is repealed.

12 (x) REPORT ON FINANCIAL AUDIT REVIEWS OF

13 STATES WITH HIGH FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION.—The

14 first sentence of section 11(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

15 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and shall,

16 upon completion of the audit, provide a report to Congress

17 of its findings and recommendations within one hundred

18 and eighty days’’.

19 (y) REPORT ON RURAL TELEPHONE BANK.—Section

20 408(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.

21 948(b)(3)) is amended by striking out subparagraph (I)

22 and redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).

23 (z) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents

24 appearing in section 1(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Con25 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking the items relating to sections

2 1558, 1559, and 1560 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 1558. Sense of Congress concerning rebalancing proposal of the European

community.

‘‘Sec. 1559. Sense of the Senate regarding multilateral trade negotations.’’;

3 (2) by striking the item relating to section

4 2513; and

5 (C) by striking the items relating to sec6 tions 2517, 2518, and 2519 and inserting the

7 following:

‘‘Sec. 2517. Establishing quality as a goal for Commodity Credit Corporation

programs.

‘‘Sec. 2518. Severability.’’.

8 SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.

9 (a) REPORT ON ANIMAL WELFARE ENFORCEMENT.—

10 The first sentence of section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act

11 (7 U.S.C. 2155) is amended—

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

13 (3);

14 (2) by striking the period at the end of para15 graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

16 (3) by adding at the end the following new para17 graph:

18 ‘‘(5) the information and recommendations de19 scribed in section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of

20 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830).’’.

21 (b) REPORT ON HORSE PROTECTION ENFORCE22 MENT.—Section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15
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1 U.S.C. 1830) is amended by striking ‘‘On or before the expi2 ration of thirty calendar months following the date of enact3 ment of this Act, and every twelve calendar months there4 after, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report

5 upon’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘As part of the report

6 submitted by the Secretary under section 25 of the Animal

7 Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155), the Secretary shall include

8 information on’’.

9 (c) REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE INSPEC10 TION FUND.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be re11 quired to submit a report to the appropriate committees of

12 Congress on the status of the Agricultural Quarantine In13 spection fund more frequently than annually.

14 (d) REPORT ON PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH, EXTEN15 SION, AND TEACHING.—Section 1407(f)(1) of the National

16 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act

17 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(f)(1)) is amended—

18 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AN19 NUAL REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT’’; and

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

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

22 Council determines appropriate’’.

23 (e) 5-YEAR PLAN FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL

24 SCIENCES.—Section 1407(f)(2) of the National Agricultural

25 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
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1 U.S.C. 3122(f)(2)) is amended by striking the second sen2 tence.

3 (f) REPORT ON EXAMINATION OF FEDERALLY SUP4 PORTED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRO5 GRAMS.—Section 1408(g)(1) of the National Agricultural

6 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

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

8 before ‘‘a written report’’.

9 (g) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF

10 AGRICULTURAL LAND.—Section 5(b) of the Agricultural

11 Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.

12 3504(b)) is amended to read as follows:

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

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

15 regarding such analysis and determination under sub16 section (a) shall be transmitted within 90 days after the

17 end of each of the following periods:

18 ‘‘(1) The period beginning on the date of the en19 actment of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sun20 set Act of 1995 and ending on December 31, 1995.

21 ‘‘(2) Each 10-year period thereafter.’’.
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1 Subtitle B—Department of

2 Commerce

3 SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) REPORT ON LONG RANGE PLAN FOR PUBLIC

5 BROADCASTING.—Section 393A(b) of the Communications

6 Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 393a(b)) is repealed.

7 (b) REPORT ON STATUS, ACTIVITIES, AND EFFECTIVE8 NESS OF UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL CENTERS IN ASIA,

9 LATIN AMERICA, AND AFRICA AND PROGRAM REC10 OMMENDATIONS.—Section 401(j) of the Jobs Through Ex11 ports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is repealed.

12 (c) REPORT ON KUWAIT RECONSTRUCTION CON13 TRACTS.—Section 606(f) of the Persian Gulf Conflict Sup14 plemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991

15 is repealed.

16 (d) REPORT ON UNITED STATES-CANADA FREE17 TRADE AGREEMENT.—Section 409(a)(3) of the United

18 States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act

19 of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(3) The United States members of the working

21 group established under article 1907 of the Agreement

22 shall consult regularly with the Committee on Fi23 nance of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and

24 Means of the House of Representatives, and advisory
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1 committees established under section 135 of the Trade

2 Act of 1974 regarding—

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

4 working group; and

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

6 strategy of the United States in the negotia7 tions.’’.

8 (e) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN BUSI9 NESS CENTERS AND ON ACTIVITIES OF THE INDEPENDENT

10 STATES BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COUN11 CIL.—Section 305 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging

12 Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of

13 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5825) is repealed.

14 (f) REPORT ON FISHERMAN’S CONTINGENCY FUND RE15 PORT.—Section 406 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands

16 Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1846) is repealed.

17 (g) REPORT ON USER FEES ON SHIPPERS.—Section

18 208 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33

19 U.S.C. 2236) is amended by—

20 (1) striking subsection (b); and

21 (2) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f)

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

23 SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.

24 (a) REPORT ON FEDERAL TRADE PROMOTION STRA25 TEGIC PLAN.—Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement
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1 Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(f) is amended to read as fol2 lows:

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

4 the TPCC shall prepare and submit to the Committee on

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

6 the Committee on International Relations of the House of

7 Representatives, not later than September 30, 1995, and an8 nually 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 304

13 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies

14 and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C.

15 5823 and 5824) concerning funding for export pro16 motion activities and the interagency working groups

17 on energy of the TPCC.’’.

18 (b) REPORT ON EXPORT POLICY.—Section 2314(b)(1)

19 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.

20 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 effectiveness

4 of the United States commercial centers estab5 lished under section 401 of the Jobs Through Ex6 ports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a);

7 ‘‘(H) the implementation of sections 301

8 and 302 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerg9 ing Democracies and Open Markets Support Act

10 of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and 5822) concerning

11 American Business Centers and the Independent

12 States Business and Agriculture Advisory Coun13 cil;

14 ‘‘(I) the programs of other industrialized

15 nations to assist their companies with their ef16 forts to transact business in the independent

17 states of the former Soviet Union; and

18 ‘‘(J) the trading practices of other Organi19 zation for Economic Cooperation and Develop20 ment nations, as well as the pricing practices of

21 transitional economies in the independent states,

22 that may disadvantage United States compa23 nies.’’.
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1 Subtitle C—Department of Defense

2 SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

3 (a) REPORT ON SEMATECH.—The National Defense

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public

5 Law 100–180; 101 Stat. 1071) is amended—

6 (1) in section 6 by striking out the item relating

7 to section 274; and

8 (2) by striking out section 274.

9 (b) REPORT ON REVIEW OF DOCUMENTATION IN SUP10 PORT OF WAIVERS FOR PEOPLE ENGAGED IN ACQUISITION

11 ACTIVITIES.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1208 of the National

13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10

14 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed.

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON16 TENTS.—Section 2(b) of such Act is amended by

17 striking out the item relating to section 1208.

18 Subtitle D—Department of

19 Education

20 SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

21 (a) REPORT ON PERSONNEL REDUCTION AND ANNUAL

22 LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 403 of the Depart23 ment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3463(a))

24 is amended in paragraph (2), by striking all beginning
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1 with ‘‘and shall,’’ through the end thereof and inserting a

2 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) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end

7 ‘‘and’’;

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

9 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para10 graph (3).

11 (c) REPORT ON THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—

12 Subsection (g) of section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of

13 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended—

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

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

16 for any other’’ and inserting ‘‘any’’.

17 (d) REPORT ON THE SUMMARY OF LOCAL EVALUA18 TIONS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CEN19 TERS.—Section 370 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

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

21 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND RE22 PORT’’;

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

24 EVALUATION.—’’; and

25 (3) by striking subsection (b).
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1 (e) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VOCA2 TIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1917.—Section 18 of the Voca3 tional Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C. 28) is repealed.

4 (f) REPORT BY THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TASK

5 FORCE ON COORDINATING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND

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

7 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Edu8 cation Act Amendments of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2303(d)) is re9 pealed.

10 (g) REPORT ON THE EVALUATION OF THE GATEWAY

11 GRANTS PROGRAM.—Subparagraph (B) of section

12 322(a)(3) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C.

13 1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and report the re14 sults of such evaluation to the Committee on Education and

15 Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee

16 on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate’’.

17 (h) REPORT ON THE BILINGUAL VOCATIONAL TRAIN18 ING PROGRAM.—Paragraph (3) of section 441(e) of the Carl

19 D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education

20 Act (20 U.S.C. 2441(e)(3)) is amended by striking the last

21 sentence thereof.

22 (i) REPORT ON ANNUAL UPWARD MOBILITY PROGRAM

23 ACTIVITY.—Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June 20, 1936

24 (20 U.S.C. 107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by striking ‘‘and an-
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1 nually submit to the appropriate committees of Congress

2 a report based on such evaluations,’’.

3 SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.

4 (a) REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF BILINGUAL EDU5 CATION IN THE NATION.—Section 6213 of the Augustus F.

6 Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary

7 School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 3303

8 note) is amended—

9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT

10 ON’’ and inserting ‘‘INFORMATION REGARDING’’;

11 and

12 (2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph

13 (1) and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall collect data for

14 program management and accountability purposes re15 garding—’’.

16 (b) REPORT TO GIVE NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Sub17 section (d) of section 482 of the Higher Education Act of

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)) is amended—

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

20 specified in the calendar have been completed and

21 provide all relevant forms, rules, and instructions

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

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

24 met’’; and

25 (2) by striking the second sentence.
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1 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE RE2 HABILITATION ACT OF 1973.—Section 13 of the Rehabilita3 tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘twenty’’ and inserting ‘‘eighty’’.

5 (d) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS REGARDING REHA6 BILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The second sentence of

7 section 302(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.

8 774(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘simultaneously with the

9 budget submission for the succeeding fiscal year for the Re10 habilitation Services Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘by

11 September 30 of each fiscal year’’.

12 (e) ANNUAL AUDIT OF STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE

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

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(b)) is amended to read as follows:

15 ‘‘(b) FINANCIAL OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES.—

16 The Secretary shall, with respect to the financial operations

17 arising by reason of this part prepare annually and submit

18 a budget program as provided for wholly owned Govern19 ment corporations by chapter 91 of title 31, United States

20 Code. The transactions of the Secretary, including the settle21 ment of insurance claims and of claims for payments pur22 suant to section 1078 of this title, and transactions related

23 thereto and vouchers approved by the Secretary in connec24 tion with such transactions, shall be final and conclusive

25 upon all accounting and other officers of the Government.’’.
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1 Subtitle E—Department of Energy

2 SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

3 (a) REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND DISPOSAL OF

4 ALTERNATIVE FUELED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES.—Para5 graphs (3) and (4) of section 400AA(b) of the Energy Policy

6 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3), 6374(b)(4))

7 are repealed, and paragraph (5) of that section is redesig8 nated as paragraph (3).

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

10 9(a) of the Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.

11 9208(a)) is amended—

12 (1) by striking paragraph (3);

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

14 semicolon; and

15 (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in16 serting a period.

17 (c) REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM MANAGE18 MENT PLAN FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION.—

19 Section 3(d) of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Re20 search, Development, and Demonstration Act (42 U.S.C.

21 9002(d)) is repealed.

22 (d) REPORTS ON SUBSEABED DISPOSAL OF SPENT

23 NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.—

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

2 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, United

13 States Code, is repealed.

14 (h) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE

15 ESTABLISHING A NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY ON

16 NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE

17 AGREEMENTS.—Section 203 of the Department of Energy

18 Act of 1978—Civilian Applications (22 U.S.C. 2429 note)

19 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. 10137(c))

23 is amended by striking the following: ‘‘If such written agree24 ment is not completed within such period, the Secretary

25 shall report to the Congress in writing within 30 days on
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1 the status of negotiations to develop such agreement and the

2 reasons why such agreement has not been completed. Prior

3 to submission of such report to the Congress, the Secretary

4 shall transmit such report to the Governor of such State

5 or the governing body of such affected Indian tribe, as the

6 case may be, for their review and comments. Such com7 ments shall be included in such report prior to submission

8 to the Congress.’’.

9 (j) QUARTERLY REPORT ON STRATEGIC PETROLEUM

10 RESERVES.—Section 165 of the Energy Policy and Con11 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6245) is amended—

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

13 (2) by striking ‘‘(a)’’.

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

15 Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.

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

17 (l) REPORT ON CURRENT STATUS OF COMPREHENSIVE

18 MANAGEMENT FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH, DEVEL19 OPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION.—Section 8(c) of the Nu20 clear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration

21 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9707(c)) is repealed.

22 (m) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE GEOTHERMAL

23 ENERGY COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT.—

24 Section 302(a) of the Geothermal Energy Research, Devel-
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1 opment, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C.

2 1162(a)) is repealed.

3 (n) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE MAGNETIC

4 FUSION ENERGY ENGINEERING ACT OF 1980.—Section 12

5 of the Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of 1980

6 (42 U.S.C. 9311) is repealed.

7 (o) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE ELECTRIC

8 AND HYBRID VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND

9 DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1976.—Section 14 of the Electric

10 and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Dem11 onstration Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 2513) is repealed.

12 (p) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE METHANE

13 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEM14 ONSTRATION ACT OF 1980.—Section 9 of the Methane

15 Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration

16 Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3808) is repealed.

17 SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.

18 (a) REPORTS ON PROCESS-ORIENTED INDUSTRIAL

19 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INDUSTRIAL INSULATION AUDIT

20 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 the

25 date of the enactment of this Act and annually
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1 thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than October

2 24, 1995, and biennially thereafter’’;

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

4 the end;

5 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period

6 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, ‘‘the date of the enactment

14 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘October 24, 1995’’;

15 and

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘as part of the report re17 quired under section 132(d),’’ after ‘‘and bienni18 ally thereafter,’’.

19 (b) REPORT ON AGENCY REQUESTS FOR WAIVER

20 FROM FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—

21 Section 543(b)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Pol22 icy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(b)(2)) is amended—

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘, as part of the report required

24 under section 548(b),’’ after ‘‘the Secretary shall’’;

25 and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘promptly’’.

2 (c) REPORT ON THE PROGRESS, STATUS, ACTIVITIES,

3 AND RESULTS OF PROGRAMS REGARDING THE PROCURE4 MENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT PROD5 UCTS.—Section 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

6 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘of each year

7 thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘thereafter as part of the report

8 required under section 548(b) of the National Energy Con9 servation Policy Act,’’.

10 (d) REPORT ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENERGY

11 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 548(b) of the National

12 Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is

13 amended—

14 (1) in paragraph (1)—

15 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’

16 after the semicolon;

17 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as

18 subparagraph (C); and

19 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the

20 following new subparagraph:

21 ‘‘(B) the information required under section

22 543(b)(2); and’’;

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

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

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

3 (4) by adding at the end the following new para4 graph:

5 ‘‘(4) the information required under section

6 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.’’.

7 (e) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE BY SE8 LECTED FEDERAL VEHICLES.—Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of

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

10 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and annually

11 thereafter’’.

12 (f) REPORT ON THE OPERATION OF STATE ENERGY

13 CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section 365(c) of the Energy Pol14 icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(c)) is amended

15 by striking ‘‘report annually’’ and inserting ‘‘, as part of

16 the report required under section 657 of the Department

17 of Energy Organization Act, report’’.

18 (g) REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Sec19 tion 657 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42

20 U.S.C. 7267) is amended by inserting after ‘‘section 15 of

21 the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,’’ the fol22 lowing: ‘‘section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conserva23 tion Act, section 304(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

24 of 1982,’’.
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1 (h) REPORT ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO INCREASE

2 HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION AT FEDERAL WATER FACILI3 TIES.—Section 2404 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16

4 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Secretary,

6 in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and

7 the Secretary of the Army,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec8 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army,

9 in consultation with the Secretary,’’; and

10 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Secretary’’

11 and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Interior, or the

12 Secretary of the Army,’’.

13 (i) REPORT ON PROGRESS MEETING FUSION ENERGY

14 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—Section 2114(c)(5) of the Energy

15 Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13474(c)(5)) is amended by

16 striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof

17 ‘‘The President shall include in the budget submitted to the

18 Congress each year under section 1105 of title 31, United

19 States Code, a report prepared by the Secretary describing

20 the progress made in meeting the program objectives, mile21 stones, and schedules established in the management plan.’’.

22 (j) REPORT ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AC23 TIVITIES.—Section 203(d) of the High-Performance Com24 puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5523(d)) is amended to read

25 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 COM7 PUTING PROGRAM.—Section 101(a)(4) of the High-Per8 formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(4))

9 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 En17 ergy required by section 203(d); and’’.

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

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

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

22 the Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered nec23 essary by the Comptroller General, the General Accounting

24 Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with

25 such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe.
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1 The Comptroller General shall have access to such books,

2 records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the

3 Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the

4 preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall

5 submit a report on the results of each audit conducted under

6 this section.’’.

7 Subtitle F—Department of Health

8 and Human Services

9 SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

10 (a) REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF TOXIC SUB11 STANCES.—Subsection (c) of section 27 of the Toxic Sub12 stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2626(c)) is repealed.

13 (b) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSUMER14 PATIENT RADIATION HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT.—Sub15 section (d) of section 981 of the Consumer-Patient Radi16 ation Health and Safety Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 10006(d))

17 is repealed.

18 (c) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF TITLE VIII PRO19 GRAMS.—Section 859 of the Public Health Service Act (42

20 U.S.C. 298b–6) is repealed.

21 (d) REPORT ON MEDICARE TREATMENT OF UNCOM22 PENSATED CARE.—Paragraph (2) of section 603(a) of the

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

24 note) is repealed.
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1 (e) REPORT ON PROGRAM TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDI2 VIDUALS.—Subsection (d) of section 9117 of the Omnibus

3 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1383 note)

4 is repealed.

5 SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

7 239 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h) is

8 amended to read as follows:

9 ‘‘BIANNUAL REPORT

10 ‘‘SEC. 239. The Surgeon General shall transmit to the

11 Secretary, for submission to the Congress, on January 1,

12 1995, and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a full

13 report of the administration of the functions of the Service

14 under this Act, including a detailed statement of receipts

15 and disbursements.’’.

16 (b) REPORT ON HEALTH SERVICE RESEARCH ACTIVI17 TIES.—Subsection (b) of section 494A of the Public Health

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

19 ‘‘September 30, 1993, and annually thereafter’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘December 30, 1993, and each December 30 thereafter’’.

21 (c) REPORT ON FAMILY PLANNING.—Section 1009(a)

22 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a–7(a)) is

23 amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fis24 cal year 1995, and each second fiscal year thereafter’’.

25 (d) REPORT ON THE STATUS OF HEALTH INFORMA26 TION AND HEALTH PROMOTION.—Section 1705(a) of the
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1 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–4) is amended

2 in the first sentence by striking out ‘‘annually’’ and insert3 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘biannually’’.

4 Subtitle G—Department of Housing

5 and Urban Development

6 SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

7 (a) REPORTS ON PUBLIC HOUSING HOMEOWNERSHIP

8 AND MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.—Section 21(f) of the

9 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437s(f))

10 is repealed.

11 (b) INTERIM REPORT ON PUBLIC HOUSING MIXED IN12 COME NEW COMMUNITIES STRATEGY DEMONSTRATION.—

13 Section 522(k)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af14 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed.

15 (c) BIENNIAL REPORT ON INTERSTATE LAND SALES

16 REGISTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 1421 of the Interstate

17 Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1719a) is re18 pealed.

19 (d) QUARTERLY REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE

20 FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM.—Section 561(e)(2)

21 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987

22 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(e)(2)) is repealed.

23 (e) COLLECTION OF AND ANNUAL REPORT ON RACIAL

24 AND ETHNIC DATA.—Section 562 of the Housing and Com-
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1 munity Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3608a) is

2 amended—

3 (1) in subsection (a)—

4 (A) in the first sentence—

5 (i) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of Hous6 ing and Urban Development and’’; and

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

8 it appears; and

9 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘in10 volved’’; and

11 (2) in subsection (b)—

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

13 and Urban Development and the’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘The’’; and

15 (B) by striking ‘‘each’’.

16 SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.

17 (a) REPORT ON HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY

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

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

20 amended—

21 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN22 NUAL’’; and

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

24 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall no later than De25 cember 31, 1995,’’.
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1 (b) TRIENNIAL AUDIT OF TRANSACTIONS OF NATIONAL

2 HOMEOWNERSHIP FOUNDATION.—Section 107(g)(1) of the

3 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C.

4 1701y(g)(1)) is amended by striking the last sentence.

5 (c) REPORT ON LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSIST6 ANCE PROGRAM.—Section 2605(h) of the Low-Income

7 Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–35;

8 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by striking out ‘‘(but not

9 less frequently than every three years),’’.

10 Subtitle H—Department of the

11 Interior

12 SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

13 (a) REPORT ON AUDITS IN FEDERAL ROYALTY MAN14 AGEMENT SYSTEM.—Section 17(j) of the Mineral Leasing

15 Act (30 U.S.C. 226(j)) is amended by striking the last sen16 tence.

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

18 MINERAL RECLAMATION INDUSTRIES.—Section 2 of the

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

20 is amended by striking the last sentence.

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

22 STATES GROUNDWATER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Sec23 tion 3(d) of the High Plains States Groundwater Dem24 onstration Program Act of 1983 (43 U.S.C. 390g–1(d)) is

25 repealed.
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1 (d) REPORT ON RECLAMATION REFORM ACT COMPLI2 ANCE.—Section 224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act of

3 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390ww(g)) is amended by striking the last

4 2 sentences.

5 (e) REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS CONDUCTED

6 OUTSIDE THE DOMAIN OF THE UNITED STATES.—Section

7 2 of Public Law 87–626 (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is repealed.

8 (f) REPORT ON RECREATION USE FEES.—Section 4(h)

9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16

10 U.S.C. 460l–6a(h)) is repealed.

11 SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.

12 (a) REPORT ON LEVELS OF THE OGALLALA AQUI13 FER.—Title III of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984

14 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note) is amended—

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

16 inserting ‘‘biennially’’; and

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

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

19 (b) REPORT ON EFFECTS OF OUTER CONTINENTAL

20 SHELF LEASING ACTIVITIES ON HUMAN, MARINE, AND

21 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS.—Section 20(e) of the Outer Con22 tinental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346(e)) is amended

23 by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘every 3 fiscal

24 years’’.
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1 Subtitle I—Department of Justice

2 SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

3 (a) REPORT ON DRUG INTERDICTION TASK FORCE.—

4 Section 3301(a)(1)(C) of the National Drug Interdiction

5 Act of 1986 (21 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 99–570; 100

6 Stat. 3207–98) is repealed.

7 (b) REPORT ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE.—Section

8 2412(d)(5) of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.

9 (c) REPORT ON FEDERAL OFFENDER CHARACTERIS10 TICS.—Section 3624(f)(6) of title 18, United States Code,

11 is repealed.

12 (d) REPORT ON COSTS OF DEATH PENALTY.—The

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

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

15 section 7002.

16 (e) MINERAL LEASING ACT.—Section 8B of the Min17 eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 208–2) is repealed.

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

19 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is repealed.

20 (g) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT.—Sec21 tion 252(i) of the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42

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

23 every 6 months, a report’’ and inserting ‘‘, at such intervals

24 as are appropriate based on significant developments and

25 issues, reports’’.
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1 (h) REPORT ON FORFEITURE FUND.—Section 524(c)

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

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

4 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12)

5 as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.

6 Subtitle J—Department of Labor

7 SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Employ9 ment Amendments of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is re10 pealed.

11 SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.

12 (a) REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER

13 THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.—Section

14 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.

15 204(d)(1)) is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘bien17 nially’’; and

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

19 ‘‘preceding two years’’.

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

21 COMPENSATION.—

22 (1) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

23 LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

24 ACT.—Section 42 of the Longshore and Harbor Work25 ers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942) is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘beginning of each’’ and all

2 that follows through ‘‘Amendments of 1984’’ and

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

4 (B) by adding the following new sentence at

5 the end: ‘‘Such report shall include the annual

6 reports required under section 426(b) of the

7 Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 936(b)) and

8 section 8152 of title 5, United States Code, and

9 shall be identified as the Annual Report of the

10 Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs.’’.

11 (2) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

12 BLACK LUNG BENEFITS PROGRAM.—Section 426(b) of

13 the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 936(b)) is

14 amended—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and all that fol16 lows through ‘‘Congress the’’ and inserting ‘‘At

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

18 (B) by adding the following new sentence at

19 the end: ‘‘Each such report shall be prepared and

20 submitted to Congress in accordance with the re21 quirement with respect to submission under sec22 tion 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers’ Com23 pensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).’’.

24 (3) REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

25 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ACT.—(A)
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1 Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States

2 Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol3 lowing new section:

4 ‘‘§ 8152. Annual report

5 ‘‘The Secretary of Labor shall, at the end of each fiscal

6 year, prepare a report with respect to the administration

7 of this chapter. Such report shall be submitted to Congress

8 in accordance with the requirement with respect to submis9 sion under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers’

10 Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).’’.

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

12 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after

13 the item relating to section 8151 the following:

‘‘8152. Annual report.’’.

14 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF

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

16 Department of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C.

17 560) is amended by striking ‘‘make a report’’ and all that

18 follows through ‘‘the department’’ and inserting ‘‘prepare

19 and submit to Congress the financial statements of the De20 partment that have been audited’’.

21 Subtitle K—Department of State

22 SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

23 (a) REPORT ON AUDIT OF USE OF FUNDS FOR U.N.

24 HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.—Section 8 of the

25 Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C.
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1 2606) is amended by striking subsection (b), and redesig2 nating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

3 (b) REPORT ON MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN RE4 LATIONS AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Section 503(b)

5 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year

6 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656c(b)) is repealed.

7 SEC. 1112. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL.

8 (a) Section 489A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

9 (22 U.S.C. 2291I) is repealed.

10 (b) Section 490A of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2991k) is re11 pealed.

12 (c) Section 489 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is

13 amended:

14 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘FOR

15 FISCAL YEAR 1995’’; and

16 (2) by striking subsection (c).

17 (d) Section 490 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is

18 amended:

19 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘FOR

20 FISCAL YEAR 1995’’; and

21 (2) by striking subsection (i).
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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 of

10 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) of

13 the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of

14 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is amended by striking ‘‘bienni15 ally’’ and inserting ‘‘triennially’’.

16 (d) REPORT ON HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STAND17 ARDS.—Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is

18 amended by striking the fifth sentence.

19 (e) REPORT ON RAILROAD-HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION

20 PROJECTS.—Section 163(o) of the Federal-Aid Highway

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

22 (f) REPORT ON UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT AMEND23 MENTS OF 1987.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Uniform Reloca24 tion Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act

25 of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4604(b)(2)) is repealed.
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1 (g) REPORT ON FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY.—(1)

2 Section 20116 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.

3 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter

4 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking

5 the item relating to section 20116.

6 (h) REPORT ON RAILROAD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—

7 Section 308(d) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.

8 (i) REPORT ON USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BY

9 THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.—Section 305 of the Auto10 motive Propulsion Research and Development Act of 1978

11 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by striking the last sentence.

12 (j) REPORT ON SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOP13 MENT CORPORATION.—Section 10(a) of the Act of May 13,

14 1954 (68 Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33 U.S.C. 989(a)) is re15 pealed.

16 (k) REPORTS ON PIPELINES ON FEDERAL LANDS.—

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

18 185(w)(4)) is repealed.

19 ‘‘(2) For any species determined to be an endangered

20 species or a threatened species under section 4(a), or pro21 posed for listing under section 4(b), prior to the effective

22 date of this section, and for any species for which a final

23 recovery plan has not been published prior to January 1,

24 1993, the Secretary shall develop and implement a final
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1 recovery plan pursuant to the requirements of this section

2 not later than 2 years after the effective date of this section.

3 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall prepare and publish in the

4 Federal Register a notice of availability of, and request for

5 public comment on, a draft version of any revision of a

6 recovery plan.

7 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall hold a public hearing on the

8 draft version of each new or revised recovery plan in each

9 county or parish to which the version applies.

10 ‘‘(5) Prior to the decision to adopt a final version of

11 each new or revised recovery plan, the Secretary shall con12 sider all information presented during each hearing held

13 pursuant to paragraph (4) and received in response to the

14 request for comments contained in the final regulation spec15 ified in paragraph (1)(A) or the Federal Register notice

16 specified in paragraph (4). The Secretary shall publish the

17 response of the Secretary to all information presented in

18 such testimony or comments in the final version of the new

19 or revised recovery plan.

20 ‘‘(6) Prior to implementation of a new or revised re21 covery plan, each affected Federal agency shall consider sep22 arately all information presented during each hearing held

23 pursuant to paragraph (5) and received in response to the

24 request for comments contained in the final regulation spec-
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1 ified in paragraph (1)(A) or the Federal Register notice

2 specified in paragraph (4).

3 (l) REPORT ON PIPELINE SAFETY.—Section 60124(a)

4 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the first sen5 tence by striking ‘‘of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘of each odd6 numbered year’’.

7 SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.

8 (a) REPORT ON OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND.—

9 The quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust

10 Fund required to be submitted to the House and Senate

11 Committees on Appropriations under House Report 101–

12 892, accompanying the appropriations for the Coast Guard

13 in the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies

14 Appropriations Act, 1991, shall be submitted not later than

15 30 days after the end of the fiscal year in which this Act

16 is enacted and annually thereafter.

17 (b) REPORT ON JOINT FEDERAL AND STATE MOTOR

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

19 the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

20 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Septem21 ber 30 and’’.
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1 Subtitle M—Department of the

2 Treasury

3 SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) REPORT ON THE OPERATION AND STATUS OF

5 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL ASSISTANCE

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

7 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

8 (31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.

9 (b) REPORT ON THE ANTIRECESSION PROVISIONS OF

10 THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1976.—Section

11 213 of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 (42

12 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.

13 (c) REPORT ON THE ASBESTOS TRUST FUND.—Para14 graph (2) of section 5(c) of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency

15 Response Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4022(c)) is repealed.

16 SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.

17 (a) REPORT ON THE WORLD CUP USA 1994 COM18 MEMORATIVE COIN ACT.—Subsection (g) of section 205 of

19 the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin Act (31

20 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking ‘‘month’’ and in21 serting ‘‘calendar quarter’’.

22 (b) REPORTS ON VARIOUS FUNDS.—Subsection (b) of

23 section 321 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

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

25 (5),
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and

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

4 new paragraph:

5 ‘‘(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law,

6 fulfill any requirement to issue a report on the finan7 cial condition of any fund on the books of the Treas8 ury by including the required information in a con9 solidated report, except that information with respect

10 to a specific fund shall be separately reported if the

11 Secretary determines that the consolidation of such

12 information would result in an unwarranted delay in

13 the availability of such information.’’.

14 (c) REPORT ON THE JAMES MADISON-BILL OF RIGHTS

15 COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT.—Subsection (c) of section 506

16 of the James Madison-Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin

17 Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking out

18 ‘‘month’’ each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof

19 ‘‘calendar quarter’’.

20 Subtitle N—Department of Veterans

21 Affairs

22 SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

23 (a) REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF RATES FOR STATE

24 HOME CARE.—Section 1741 of title 38, United States Code,

25 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking out subsection (c); and

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

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

4 (b) REPORT ON LOANS TO PURCHASE MANUFACTURED

5 HOMES.—Section 3712 of title 38, United States Code, of

6 is amended—

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

8 (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection

9 (l).

10 (c) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDED PERSON11 NEL CODING.—

12 (1) REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Section

13 8110(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended

14 by striking out subparagraph (C).

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section

16 8110(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended

17 by—

18 (A) redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub19 paragraph (C);

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

21 ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting in lieu there22 of ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; and

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

24 ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and inserting in lieu there25 of ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’.
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1 TITLE II—INDEPENDENT

2 AGENCIES

3 Subtitle A—Action

4 SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

5 Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of

6 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended—

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

8 (2) in subsection (a)—

9 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and

10 inserting ‘‘(b)’’; and

11 (B) in paragraph (1)—

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

13 ‘‘(1)’’; and

14 (ii) in subparagraph (B)—

15 (I) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘(2)’’; and

17 (II) by striking ‘‘subparagraph

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

19 Subtitle B—Environmental

20 Protection Agency

21 SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

22 (a) REPORT ON ALLOCATION OF WATER.—Section 102

23 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

24 1252) is amended by striking subsection (d).
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1 (b) REPORT ON VARIANCE REQUESTS.—Section

2 301(n)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

3 U.S.C. 1311(n)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘Every 6

4 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection,

5 the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Envi6 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee

7 on Public Works and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘By

8 January 1, 1997, and January 1 of every odd-numbered

9 year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Com10 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and

11 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’’.

12 (c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CLEAN LAKES

13 PROJECTS.—Section 314(d)(3) of the Federal Water Pollu14 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)(3)) is amended by

15 striking ‘‘The Administrator shall report annually to the

16 Committee on Public Works and Transportation’’ and in17 serting ‘‘By January 1, 1997, and January 1 of every odd18 numbered year thereafter, the Administrator shall report to

19 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’’.

20 (d) REPORT ON USE OF MUNICIPAL SECONDARY EF21 FLUENT AND SLUDGE.—Section 516 of the Federal Water

22 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended—

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

24 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (g) as

25 subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
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1 (e) REPORT ON CERTAIN WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

2 AND PERMITS.—Section 404 of the Water Quality Act of

3 1987 (Public Law 100–4; 33 U.S.C. 1375 note) is amend4 ed—

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

6 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection

7 (c).

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

9 XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as

10 the ‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 300h–5) is

11 amended—

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) MONITOR13 ING METHODS.—’’; and

14 (2) by striking subsection (b).

15 (g) REPORT ON SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER DEMONSTRA16 TION PROGRAM.—Section 1427 of title XIV of the Public

17 Health Service Act (commonly known as the ‘‘Safe Drink18 ing Water Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 300h–6) is amended—

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

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

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

22 (h) REPORT ON SUPPLY OF SAFE DRINKING WATER.—

23 Section 1442 of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act

24 (commonly known as the ‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act’’) (42

25 U.S.C. 300h–6) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking subsection (c);

2 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection

3 (c); and

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

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

6 (i) REPORT ON NONNUCLEAR ENERGY AND TECH7 NOLOGIES.—Section 11 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy

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

9 is repealed.

10 (j) REPORT ON EMISSIONS AT COAL-BURNING POWER11 PLANTS.—

12 (1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Industrial

13 Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is repealed.

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

15 such Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 8301) is amended by strik16 ing 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 (e) through

5 (i) as subsections (c) through (g), respectively.

6 (l) PLAN ON ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON PRO7 GRAMS.—Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control Act

8 (15 U.S.C. 2665) is amended—

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

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

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

12 Subtitle C—Equal Employment

13 Opportunity Commission

14 SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

16 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4(k)(2)(C)) is amended—

17 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik18 ing ‘‘including’’ and inserting ‘‘including informa19 tion, presented in the aggregate, relating to’’;

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

21 person or entity’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of per22 sons and entities’’;

23 (3) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘such person or en24 tity’’ and inserting ‘‘such persons and entities’’; and

25 (4) in clause (iii)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘fee’’ and inserting ‘‘fees’’;

2 and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘such person or entity’’ and

4 inserting ‘‘such persons and entities’’.

5 Subtitle D—Federal Aviation

6 Administration

7 SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

8 The provision that was section 7207(c)(4) of the Anti9 Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–690; 102 Stat.

10 4428; 49 U.S.C. App. 1354 note) is amended—

11 (1) by striking out ‘‘GAO’’; and

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

13 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Department of

14 Transportation Inspector General’’.

15 Subtitle E—Federal

16 Communications Commission

17 SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

18 (a) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS UNDER THE COMMU19 NICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962.—Section 404(c) of the

20 Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 744(c))

21 is repealed.

22 (b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR AMATEUR EXAMINATION

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

24 of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J)) is amended by striking out

25 the last sentence.
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1 Subtitle F—Federal Deposit

2 Insurance Corporation

3 SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

5 Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–

6 242; 105 Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended to

7 read as follows:

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

9 90 days after the end of any calendar quarter in

10 which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

11 (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Corpora12 tion’) has any obligations pursuant to section 14 of

13 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the

14 Comptroller General of the United States shall submit

15 a report on the Corporation’s compliance at the end

16 of that quarter with section 15(c) of the Federal De17 posit Insurance Act to the Committee on Banking,

18 Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the

19 Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

20 of the House of Representatives. Such a report shall

21 be included in the Comptroller General’s audit report

22 for that year, as required by section 17 of the Federal

23 Deposit Insurance Act.’’.
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1 Subtitle G—Federal Emergency

2 Management Agency

3 SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 Section 611(i) of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re5 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(i)) is

6 amended—

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

8 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as

9 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.

10 Subtitle H—Federal Retirement

11 Thrift Investment Board

12 SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

13 Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is amend14 ed by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

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

16 respect to the Thrift Savings Plan described under sub17 chapter 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.—Sec-
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1 tion 203(o) of the Federal Property and Administrative

2 Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o)) is amended—

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 PROPERTIES CONVEYED FOR WILD10 LIFE CONSERVATION.—Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act

11 authorizing the transfer of certain real property for wildlife,

12 or other purposes.’’, approved May 19, 1948 (16 U.S.C.

13 667d; 62 Stat. 241) is amended by striking out ‘‘and shall

14 be included in the annual budget transmitted to the Con15 gress’’.

16 Subtitle J—Interstate Commerce

17 Commission

18 SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

20 amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is not

22 sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceedings,

23 the Commission may grant a further extension in an ex24 traordinary situation if a majority of the Commissioners

25 agree to the further extension by public vote.’’.
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1 Subtitle K—Legal Services

2 Corporation

3 SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

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

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

7 Subtitle L—National Aeronautics

8 and Space Administration

9 SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

11 648(g)) is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS13 TRATION AND REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CEN14 TERS.—The National Aeronautics and Space Administra15 tion and regional technology transfer centers supported by

16 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are

17 authorized and directed to cooperate with small business de18 velopment centers participating in the program.’’.

19 Subtitle M—National Council on

20 Disability

21 SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

23 U.S.C. 781(a)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking paragraph (9); and
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11)

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

3 Subtitle N—National Science

4 Foundation

5 SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

6 (a) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

7 EDUCATION.—Section 107 of the Education for Economic

8 Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3917) is repealed.

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

10 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873) is amend11 ed by striking subsection (j).

12 Subtitle O—National

13 Transportation Safety Board

14 SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.

15 Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is amend16 ed—

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

18 semicolon;

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

20 and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and

21 (3) by striking out paragraph (4).
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1 Subtitle P—Neighborhood

2 Reinvestment Corporation

3 SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor5 poration Act (42 U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by striking

6 the second sentence.

7 Subtitle Q—Nuclear Regulatory

8 Commission

9 SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.

10 Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974

11 (42 U.S.C. 5848) is amended by striking ‘‘each quarter a

12 report listing for that period’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual

13 report listing for the previous fiscal year’’.

14 Subtitle R—Office of Personnel

15 Management

16 SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

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

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

19 (2) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, Unit20 ed States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating

21 to section 3135.

22 (b) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—Section

23 4314(d) of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

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

25 4113 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
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1 (2) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 5, Unit2 ed States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating

3 to section 4113.

4 (d) REPORT ON PREVAILING RATE SYSTEM.—Section

5 5347(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik6 ing out the fourth and fifth sentences.

7 (e) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE MERIT SYSTEMS

8 PROTECTION BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

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

10 Code, is amended—

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

12 (2) by striking subsection (b).

13 SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.

14 Section 1304(e)(6) of title 5, United States Code, is

15 amended by striking out ‘‘at least once every three years’’.

16 Subtitle S—Office of Thrift

17 Supervision

18 SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

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

21 (1) by striking out ‘‘annually’’;

22 (2) by striking out ‘‘audit, settlement,’’ and in23 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘settlement’’; and

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

25 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 the

5 Panama Canal Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–70; 22 U.S.C.

6 3722) is repealed.

7 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The

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

9 striking out the item relating to section 1312.

10 Subtitle U—Postal Service

11 SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.

12 (a) REPORT ON CONSUMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—

13 Section 4(b) of the Mail Order Consumer Protection

14 Amendments of 1983 (39 U.S.C. 3005 note; Public Law 98–

15 186; 97 Stat. 1318) is amended to read as follows:

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

17 subsection (a) shall be included in the first semiannual re18 port submitted each year as required under section 5 of the

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

20 (b) REPORT ON INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES.—Section

21 3013 of title 39, United States Code, is amended in the last

22 sentence by striking out ‘‘the Board shall transmit such re23 port to the Congress’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the in24 formation in such report shall be included in the next semi-
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1 annual report required under section 5 of the Inspector

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

3 Subtitle V—Railroad Retirement

4 Board

5 SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.

6 (a) COMBINATION OF REPORTS.—Section 502 of the

7 Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 (45 U.S.C. 231f–

8 1) is amended by striking ‘‘On or before July 1, 1985, and

9 each calendar year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘As part of

10 the annual report required under section 22(a) of the Rail11 road Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))’’.

12 (b) MODIFICATION OF DATES FOR PROJECTION AND

13 REPORT—Section 22 of the Railroad Retirement Act of

14 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u) is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘February 1’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘May 1’’; and

17 (2) by striking ‘‘April 1’’ and inserting ‘‘July

18 1’’.

19 Subtitle W—Thrift Depositor

20 Protection Oversight Board

21 SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

23 (12 U.S.C. 1441a(k)(9)) is amended by striking out ‘‘the

24 end of each calendar quarter’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

25 ‘‘June 30 and December 31 of each calendar year’’.
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1 Subtitle X—United States

2 Information Agency

3 SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 Notwithstanding section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Serv5 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports otherwise

6 required under such section shall not cover the activities

7 of the United States Information Agency.

8 TITLE III—REPORTS BY ALL

9 DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

10 SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

11 (a) REPORT ON PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.—(1) Sec12 tion 3407 of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.

13 (2) The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 5, Unit14 ed States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating

15 to section 3407.

16 (b) SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON LOBBYING.—Section

17 1352 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by—

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

19 (2) redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h)

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

21 (c) REPORTS ON PROGRAM FRAUD AND CIVIL REM22 EDIES.—(1) Section 3810 of title 31, United States Code,

23 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 (d) REPORT ON RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT.—

5 Section 1121 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978

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

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

8 SYSTEM.—Section 12 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975

9 (15 U.S.C. 205j–1) is repealed.

10 (f) REPORT ON TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION AND IN11 TELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Section 11(f) of the Ste12 venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15

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

14 (g) REPORT ON EXTRAORDINARY CONTRACTUAL AC15 TIONS TO FACILITATE THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.—Section

16 4(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the making,

17 amendment, and modification of contracts to facilitate the

18 national defense’’, approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C.

19 1434(a)), is amended by striking out ‘‘all such actions

20 taken’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘if any such action

21 has been taken’’.

22 (h) REPORTS ON DETAILING EMPLOYEES.—Section

23 619 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Govern24 ment Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–393; 106

25 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 sec15 tion 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) of this subsection and subsection (d),

23 each provision of law requiring the submittal to Con24 gress (or any committee of the Congress) of any an25 nual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report

26 specified on the list described under subsection (c)
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1 shall cease to be effective, with respect to that require2 ment, 4 years after the date of the enactment of this

3 Act.

4 (2) EXCEPTION.—The provisions of paragraph

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

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

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

8 (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990

9 (Public Law 101–576), including provisions en10 acted by the amendments made by that Act.

11 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF WASTEFUL REPORTS.—The

12 President shall include in the first annual budget submitted

13 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,

14 after the date of enactment of this Act a list of reports that

15 the President has determined are unnecessary or wasteful

16 and the reasons for such determination.

17 (c) LIST OF REPORTS.—The list referred to under sub18 section (a) is the list prepared by the Clerk of the House

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

20 under clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the House of Rep21 resentatives (House Document No. 103–7).

22 (d) SPECIFIC REPORTS EXEMPTED.—Subsection

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

24 (1) section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of

25 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n);
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1 (2) section 306 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2226);

2 (3) section 489 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h);

3 (4) section 502B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2304);

4 (5) section 634 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2394);

5 (6) section 406 of the Foreign Relations Author6 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C.

7 2414a);

8 (7) section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act

9 (22 U.S.C. 2765);

10 (8) section 28 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2768);

11 (9) section 36 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2776);

12 (10) section 6 of the Multinational Force and

13 Observers Participation Resolution (22 U.S.C. 3425);

14 (11) section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act

15 (22 U.S.C. 5814);

16 (12) section 508 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 5858);

17 (13) section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50

18 U.S.C. 1543);

19 (14) section 204 of the International Emergency

20 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703);

21 (15) section 14 of the Export Administration Act

22 of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2413);

23 (16) section 207 of the International Economic

24 Policy Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–412; 86 Stat.

25 648);
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1 (17) section 4 of Public Law 93–121 (87 Stat.

2 448);

3 (18) section 108 of the National Security Act of

4 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);

5 (19) section 704 of the Support for East Euro6 pean Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C.

7 5474);

8 (20) section 804 of the Foreign Relations Author9 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law

10 101–246; 104 Stat. 72);

11 (21) section 140 of the Foreign Relations Author12 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C.

13 2656f);

14 (22) section 2 of the Act of September 21, 1950

15 (Chapter 976; 64 Stat. 903);

16 (23) section 3301 of the Panama Canal Act of

17 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3871);

18 (24) section 2202 of the Export Enhancement

19 Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4711);

20 (25) section 1504 of Public Law 103–160 (10

21 U.S.C. 402 note);

22 (26) section 502 of the International Security

23 and Development Coordination Act of 1985 (22

24 U.S.C. 2349aa–7);
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1 (27) section 23 of the Act of August 1, 1956

2 (Chapter 841; (22 U.S.C. 2694(2));

3 (28) section 5(c)(5) of the Export Administration

4 Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404(c)(5));

5 (29) section 14 of the Export Administration Act

6 of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2413);

7 (30) section 50 of Public Law 87–297 (22 U.S.C.

8 2590);

9 (31) section 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act

10 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2200a); or

11 (32) section 604 of the United States Informa12 tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22

13 U.S.C. 1469).

Attest:

Clerk.