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Calendar No. 523 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3315 

[Report No. 112–219] 

To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability 

Office. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2012 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government 

Accountability Office. 

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 ‘‘GAO Mandates Revi5 sion Act of 2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS. 

2 (a) CAPITOL PRESERVATION FUND FINANCIAL

3 STATEMENTS.—Section 804 of the Arizona-Idaho Con4 servation Act of 1988 (2 U.S.C. 2084) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘annual audits of the transactions of the Commis6 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘periodic audits of the transactions 

7 of the Commission, which shall be conducted at least once 

8 every 3 years, unless the Chairman or the Ranking Mem9 ber of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 

10 Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the 

11 House of Representatives requests that an audit be con12 ducted at an earlier date,’’. 

13 (b) JUDICIAL SURVIVORS’ ANNUITIES FUND AUDIT

14 BY GAO.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 376 of title 28, 

16 United States Code, is amended— 

17 (A) by striking subsection (w); and 

18 (B) by redesignating subsections (x) and 

19 (y) as subsections (w) and (x), respectively. 

20 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND21 MENT.—Section 376(h)(2) of title 28, United States 

22 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (x)’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘subsection (w)’’. 

24 (c) ONDCP ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Sec25 tion 203 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 


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1 Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 1708a) is amend2 ed— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

4 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

5 (c) ONDCP ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Sec6 tion 203 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Re7 authorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 1708a) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘of each year’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘, 2013, and every 3 years thereafter,’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

12 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘at a frequency of not less 

13 than once per year—’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 

14 December 31, 2013, and every 3 years thereafter—’’. 

15 (d) USERRA GAO REPORT.—Section 105(g)(1) of 

16 the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–275; 

17 38 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, and annu18 ally thereafter during the period when the demonstration 

19 project is conducted,’’. 

20 (e) SEMIPOSTAL PROGRAM REPORTS BY THE GEN21 ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.—Section 2 of the Semipostal 

22 Authorization Act (Public Law 106–253; 114 Stat. 636; 

23 39 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended— 

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


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

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

3 (f) EARNED IMPORT ALLOWANCE PROGRAM REVIEW

4 BY GAO.—Section 231A(b)(4) of the Caribbean Basin 

5 Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a(b)(4)) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

8 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub9 paragraph (C). 

10 (g) AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION’S

11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITS.—Section 2103(h) 

12 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of paragraph 

14 (2) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘of section 

15 3515 of title 31’’; 

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

17 (3) by striking paragraph (2). 

18 (h) SENATE PRESERVATION FUND AUDITS.—Section 

19 3(c)(6) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

20 2004 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘an21 nual audits of the Senate Preservation Fund’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘periodic audits of the Senate Preservation Fund, 

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1 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate requests 

2 that an audit be conducted at an earlier date,’’. 


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Calendar No. 523 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3315 

[Report No. 112–219] 

A BILL 

To repeal or modify certain mandates of the 

Government Accountability Office. 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 

Reported with an amendment 


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