105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1364

AN ACT

To eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports.

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

2 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sec. 101. Reports eliminated.

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Sec. 201. Reports eliminated.

TITLE III—EDUCATION

Sec. 301. Report eliminated.

TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 401. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 402. Reports modified.

TITLE V—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Sec. 501. Reports eliminated.

TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 601. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 602. Reports modified.

TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 701. Reports eliminated.

TITLE VIII—INDIAN AFFAIRS

Sec. 801. Reports eliminated.

TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 901. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 902. Reports modified.

TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated.

TITLE XI—NASA

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.

TITLE XII—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Sec. 1201. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1202. Reports modified.

TITLE XIII—OMB, OPM, AND GSA
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Sec. 1301. OMB.

Sec. 1302. OPM.

Sec. 1303. GSA.

TITLE XIV—TRADE

Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.

TITLE XV—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.

Sec. 1502. Reports modified.

TITLE XVI—NOAA

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.

1 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF

2 AGRICULTURE

3 SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) SECONDARY MARKET OPERATIONS.—Section

5 338(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development

6 Act (as redesignated by section 749(a)(2) of the Federal

7 Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7

8 U.S.C. 1988(b))) is amended—

9 (1) by striking paragraph (4); and

10 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para11 graph (4).

12 (b) PILOT PROGRAMS TO TEST MEASUREMENT OF

13 NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.—

14 Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.

15 2026) is amended by striking subsection (c).

16 (c) ESTIMATE OF SECOND PRECEDING MONTH’S EX17 PENDITURES UNDER FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.—Section

18 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
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1 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking the third and fourth

2 sentences.

3 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—Section 1804 of the

4 Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2284) is re5 pealed.

6 (e) FARMER-TO-CONSUMER DIRECT MARKETING

7 ACT OF 1976.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Farmer-to9 Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C.

10 3005) is repealed.

11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7(a)

12 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of

13 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3006(a)) is amended by striking

14 ‘‘the provisions of sections 4 and 6’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘section 4’’.

16 (f) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT LAND-GRANT

17 COLLEGES.—Section 1445(g) of the National Agricultural

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

19 U.S.C. 3222(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

20 (g) FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL

21 LAND.—Section 5 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment

22 Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3504) is repealed.

23 (h) SUGAR PRICE INCREASES.—Section 6 of Public

24 Law 96–236 (7 U.S.C. 3606) is repealed.
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1 (i) HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.—

2 Section 533 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.

3 1490m) is amended by striking subsection (j).

4 (j) NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MATERNAL,

5 INFANT, AND FETAL NUTRITION.—Section 17(k) of the

6 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(k)) is

7 amended—

8 (1) by striking paragraph (4); and

9 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as

10 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.

11 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF

12 DEFENSE

13 SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

14 (a) NOTIFICATIONS OF CONVERSION OF HEATING

15 FACILITIES AT INSTALLATIONS IN EUROPE.—Section

16 2690(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by

17 striking out ‘‘unless the Secretary—’’ and all that follows

18 through the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu

19 thereof ‘‘unless the Secretary determines that the conver20 sion—

21 ‘‘(1) is required by the government of the coun22 try in which the facility is located; or

23 ‘‘(2) is cost effective over the life cycle of the

24 facility.’’.
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1 (b) NOTIFICATIONS OF DISAGREEMENTS REGARDING

2 AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE HOUSING.—Section

3 2823 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

4 (1) by striking out subsection (b); and

5 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as

6 subsections (b) and (c), respectively.

7 TITLE III—EDUCATION

8 SEC. 301. REPORT ELIMINATED.

9 Section 1411 of the Higher Education Amendments

10 of 1992 is repealed.

11 TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF

12 ENERGY

13 SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

14 (a) NUCLEAR TEST BAN READINESS REPORT.—Sec15 tion 1436 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fis16 cal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 42 U.S.C. 2121

17 note), is amended by striking subsection (e).

18 (b) REPORT ON RESUMPTION OF PLUTONIUM OPER19 ATIONS AT ROCKY FLATS.—Section 3133 of the National

20 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and

21 1993 (105 Stat. 1574) is amended—

22 (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and

23 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub24 section (c).
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1 (c) REPORT ON POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPOWER DE2 VELOPMENT, UTILIZING TIDAL CURRENTS.—The first

3 section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028,

4 chapter 831), as amended by section 2409 of the Energy

5 Policy Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3101), is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘The Secretary shall undertake a demonstration

7 project to evaluate the potential for hydropower develop8 ment, utilizing tidal currents;’’.

9 (d) ELECTRIC UTILITY PARTICIPATION STUDY.—

10 Section 625 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

11 13295) is repealed.

12 (e) REPORT ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM RESEARCH

13 AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Steel and Alu14 minum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitive15 ness Act of 1988 is amended—

16 (1) by striking section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107); and

17 (2) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 (15

18 U.S.C. 5108, 5109, and 5110) as sections 8, 9, and

19 10, respectively.

20 (f) REPORT ON METAL CASTING RESEARCH AND DE21 VELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 10 of the Department

22 of Energy Metal Casting Competitiveness Research Act of

23 1990 (15 U.S.C. 5309) is repealed.

24 (g) BIENNIAL UPDATE TO THE NATIONAL AD25 VANCED MATERIALS INITIATIVE 5-YEAR PROGRAM
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1 PLAN.—Section 2201(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

2 (42 U.S.C. 13501(b)) is amended by striking the second

3 sentence.

4 (h) REPORT ON VIBRATION REDUCTION TECH5 NOLOGIES.—Section 173(c) of the Energy Policy Act of

6 1992 (Public Law 102–486; 42 U.S.C. 13451 note) is

7 amended—

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

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub10 section (c).

11 (i) REPORT ON PROCESS-ORIENTED INDUSTRIAL

12 ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Section 132 of the Energy Policy

13 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6349) is amended—

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

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

17 (j) REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL INSULATION AND AUDIT

18 GUIDELINES.—Section 133 of the Energy Policy Act of

19 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6350) is amended by striking subsection

20 (c).

21 (k) REPORT EVALUATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR

22 ENERGY EFFICIENT POLLUTION PREVENTION.—Section

23 2108 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13457)

24 is amended—

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

3 (l) REPORT ON CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC DRILLING

4 PROGRAM.—Section 4 of the Continental Scientific Drill5 ing and Exploration Act (Public Law 100–441; 43 U.S.C.

6 31 note) is amended—

7 (1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

8 (4);

9 (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph

10 (5) and inserting a period; and

11 (3) by striking paragraph (6).

12 (m) REPORT ON COAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,

13 DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIALIZATION

14 PROJECTS.—Section 1301 of the Energy Policy Act of

15 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13331) is amended—

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

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub18 section (d).

19 (n) REPORT ON THE USE OF ENERGY FUTURES FOR

20 FUEL PURCHASES.—Section 3014 of the Energy Policy

21 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13552) is amended—

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

23 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as

24 subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
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1 (o) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ALASKA

2 FEDERAL CIVILIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SWAP ACT OF

3 1980.—Section 6 of the Alaska Federal Civilian Energy

4 Efficiency Swap Act of 1980 (40 U.S.C. 795d) is repealed.

5 (p) REPORT ON MAJOR NATIONAL SECURITY PRO6 GRAMS.—Section 3143 of the National Defense Authoriza7 tion Act, fiscal years 1990 and 1991 (42 U.S.C. 7271a)

8 is repealed.

9 SEC. 402. REPORTS MODIFIED.

10 (a) REPORT ON PLAN FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHI11 CLES.—Section 2025(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

12 (42 U.S.C. 13435(b)) is amended—

13 (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by

14 striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’; and

15 (2) in the second sentence of paragraph (4), by

16 striking ‘‘Annual’’ and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’.

17 (b) COKE OVEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

18 STUDY.—Section 112(n)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42

19 U.S.C. 7412(n)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Sec20 retary shall prepare annual reports to Congress on the sta21 tus of the research program and at the completion of the

22 study’’ and inserting ‘‘On completion of the study, the

23 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results

24 of the study and’’.
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1 TITLE V—ENVIRONMENTAL

2 PROTECTION AGENCY

3 SEC. 501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) REPORT ON CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION OF

5 PESTICIDES.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Insecticide,

7 Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is amended—

8 (A) by striking section 29 (7 U.S.C. 136w–

9 4); and

10 (B) by redesignating sections 30 and 31 (7

11 U.S.C. 136x and 136y) as sections 29 and 30,

12 respectively.

13 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of

14 contents in section 1(b) of the Federal Insecticide,

15 Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. prec. 121)

16 is amended—

17 (A) by striking the item relating to section

18 29; and

19 (B) by redesignating the items relating to

20 sections 30 and 31 as the items relating to sec21 tions 29 and 30, respectively.

22 (b) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TOXIC SUB23 STANCES CONTROL ACT.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Toxic Substances Con25 trol Act is amended—
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1 (A) by striking section 30 (15 U.S.C.

2 2629); and

3 (B) by redesignating section 31 (Public

4 Law 94–469; 15 U.S.C. 2601 note) as section

5 30.

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

7 (A) The table of contents in section 1 of

8 the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.

9 prec. 2601) is amended—

10 (i) by striking the item relating to sec11 tion 30; and

12 (ii) by redesignating the item relating

13 to section 31 as the item relating to sec14 tion 30.

15 (B) The second sentence of section 9(d) of

16 the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.

17 2608(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘, in the re18 port required by section 30,’’.

19 (c) REPORT ON EFFECT OF POLLUTION ON ESTU20 ARIES AND ESTUARINE ZONES.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(n) of the Fed22 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

23 1254(n)) is amended—

24 (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as

2 paragraph (3).

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

4 320(k) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

5 (33 U.S.C. 1330(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘section

6 104(n)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 104(n)(3)’’.

7 (d) CLEAN LAKES REPORT.—Section 314(a) of the

8 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(a))

9 is amended—

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

11 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para12 graph (3).

13 (e) REPORT ON NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT

14 PROGRAMS.—Section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution

15 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1329) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (4);

17 (2) by striking subsection (m); and

18 (3) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub19 section (m).

20 (f) REPORT ON MEASURES TAKEN TO MEET OBJEC21 TIVES OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 516 of the Federal

23 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is

24 amended—
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1 (A) by striking subsections (a), (b)(2), (c),

2 (d), and (e);

3 (B) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’; and

4 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)

5 through (D) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re6 spectively.

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

8 (A) Section 104 of the Federal Water Pol9 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amend10 ed—

11 (i) in subsection (a)(5), by striking

12 ‘‘in the report required under subsection

13 (a) of section 516’’ and inserting ‘‘not

14 later than 90 days after the date of con15 vening of each session of Congress’’; and

16 (ii) in the first sentence of subsection

17 (o)(2), by striking ‘‘in the report required

18 under subsection (a) of section 516’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘not later than 90 days after the

20 date of convening of each session of Con21 gress’’.

22 (B) The fourth sentence of section 116(b)

23 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

24 U.S.C. 1266(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
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1 tion 616(b) of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section

2 516’’.

3 (C) The last sentence of section 205(a) of

4 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

5 U.S.C. 1285(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec6 tion 516(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 516’’.

7 (D) The second sentence of section 210 of

8 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33

9 U.S.C. 1290) is amended by striking ‘‘shall be

10 included in the report required under section

11 516(a) of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be re12 ported to Congress not later than 90 days after

13 the date of convening of each session of Con14 gress’’.

15 (g) REPORT ON SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT COSTS

16 OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 1442(a)(3) of the Public

17 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(a)(3)) is amend18 ed—

19 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A)’’; and

20 (2) by striking subparagraph (B).

21 (h) ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE

22 FUELS USE ON ENVIRONMENT.—Section 400EE of the

23 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374d)

24 is repealed.
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1 (i) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF OF2 FICE OF SOLID WASTE.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Solid Waste Disposal

4 Act is amended—

5 (A) by striking section 2006 (42 U.S.C.

6 6915); and

7 (B) by redesignating section 2008 (42

8 U.S.C. 6917) as section 2006 and moving the

9 section to appear after section 2005.

10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of

11 contents in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal

12 Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is amended—

13 (A) by striking the item relating to section

14 2006; and

15 (B) by redesignating the item relating to

16 section 2008 as the item relating to section

17 2006 and moving the item to appear after the

18 item relating to section 2005.

19 (j) STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ASSOCI20 ATED WITH IMPROPER DISPOSAL OR REUSE OF OIL.—

21 Section 9 of the Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980 (Public

22 Law 96–463; 94 Stat. 2058) is repealed.

23 (k) REPORT ON STATE AND LOCAL TRAINING NEEDS

24 AND OBSTACLES TO EMPLOYMENT IN SOLID WASTE

25 MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY.—Section
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1 7007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6977)

2 is amended by striking subsection (c).

3 (l) INTERIM REPORT OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COM4 MISSION ON RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOV5 ERY.—Section 33(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act

6 Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96–482, 94 Stat. 2356;

7 42 U.S.C. 6981 note) is amended—

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

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para10 graph (7).

11 (m) FINAL REPORT ON MEDICAL WASTE MANAGE12 MENT.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Solid Waste Disposal

14 Act is amended—

15 (A) by striking section 11008 (42 U.S.C.

16 6992g); and

17 (B) by redesignating sections 11009

18 through 11012 (42 U.S.C. 6992h through

19 6992k) as sections 11008 through 11011, re20 spectively.

21 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of

22 contents in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal

23 Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is amended—

24 (A) by striking the item relating to section

25 11008; and
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1 (B) by redesignating the items relating to

2 sections 11009 through 11012 as the items re3 lating to sections 11008 through 11011, respec4 tively.

5 (n) REPORT ON STATUS OF DEMONSTRATION PRO6 GRAM TO TEST METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF RE7 DUCING OR ELIMINATING RADON GAS.—Section

8 118(k)(2) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor9 ization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–499; 42 U.S.C. 7401

10 note) is amended—

11 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and

12 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub13 paragraph (B).

14 (o) REPORT ON CANADIAN ACID RAIN CONTROL

15 PROGRAM.—Section 408 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to

16 amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and

17 maintenance of health protective national ambient air

18 quality standards, and for other purposes’’, approved No19 vember 15, 1990 (commonly known as the ‘‘Clean Air Act

20 Amendments of 1990’’) (Public Law 101–549; 42 U.S.C.

21 7651 note), is repealed.

22 (p) BIENNIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REPORT.—

23 The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 is amended—

24 (1) by striking section 6608 (42 U.S.C. 13107);

25 and
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1 (2) by redesignating sections 6609 and 6610

2 (42 U.S.C. 13108 and 13109) as sections 6608 and

3 6609, respectively.

4 TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF

5 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

6 SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

7 (a) REPEALS.—

8 (1) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—The fol9 lowing provisions of the Public Health Service Act

10 (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) are repealed:

11 (A) Section 376 (42 U.S.C. 274d) relating

12 to the biennial report on the scientific and clini13 cal status of organ transplantation.

14 (B) Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 283) relating

15 to the biennial report of the Director of the Na16 tional Institutes of Health.

17 (C) Paragraph (4) of section 408(a) (42

18 U.S.C. 284c(a)(4)) relating to the annual re19 port of the National Institutes of Health on ad20 ministrative expenses.

21 (D) Subsection (c) of section 429 (42

22 U.S.C. 285c–3(c)) relating to the annual report

23 of the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinat24 ing Committee, the Digestive Diseases Inter25 agency Coordinating Committee, and National
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1 Kidney and Urologic Diseases Interagency Co2 ordinating Committee.

3 (E) Subsection (j) of section 430 (42

4 U.S.C. 285c–4(j)) relating to the annual re5 ports of the National Diabetes Advisory Board,

6 the National Digestive Diseases Advisory

7 Board, and the National Kidney and Urologic

8 Diseases Advisory Board.

9 (F) Subsection (c) of section 439 (42

10 U.S.C. 285d–4(c)) relating to the annual report

11 by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

12 Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee.

13 (G) Subsection (j) of section 442 (42

14 U.S.C. 285d–7(j)) relating to the annual report

15 by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

16 Diseases Advisory Board.

17 (H) Subsection (b) of section 494A (42

18 U.S.C. 289c–1(b)) relating to the report on

19 health services research.

20 (I) Paragraph (3) of section 501(e) (42

21 U.S.C. 290aa(e)(2)) relating to the report of

22 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv23 ices Administration.
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1 (J) Subsection (b) of section 503 (42

2 U.S.C. 290aa–2(b)) relating to the triennial re3 port on drug abuse.

4 (K) Section 1009 (42 U.S.C. 300a–6a) re5 lating to the family planning and population

6 research report.

7 (L) Section 1122 (42 U.S.C. 300c–12) re8 lating to the sudden infant death syndrome

9 research report.

10 (M) Section 2104 (42 U.S.C. 300aa–4) re11 lating to the National Vaccine Program report.

12 (2) OTHER ACTS.—The following provisions are

13 repealed:

14 (A) Section 540 of the Federal Food,

15 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360qq) re16 lating to the annual report on the administra17 tion of the Radiation Control for Health and

18 Safety program.

19 (B) Section 304 of the Home Health Care

20 and Alzheimer’s Disease Amendments of 1990

21 (42 U.S.C. 242q–3) relating to the report of

22 the Task Force on Aging Research.

23 (C) Section 1901 of the NIH Revitaliza24 tion Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 285f–1 note) relat-
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1 ing to the report of the research activities con2 cerning chronic fatigue syndrome.

3 (D) Paragraph (7) of section 1881(f) of

4 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

5 1395rr(c)(7)) relating to the report on end6 stage renal disease.

7 (E) Section 402 of the Indian Health Care

8 Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 1395qq note) re9 lating to the tribal organization demonstration

10 program for direct billing of medicare, medic11 aid, and other third party payors.

12 (F) Section 1200 of the Comprehensive

13 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of

14 1970 (42 U.S.C. 3509) relating to the report of

15 the Public Health Service.

16 (G) Subsection (d) of section 719 of the

17 Indian Health Care Amendments of 1988 (Pub18 lic Law 100–713; 102 Stat. 4838) relating to

19 the impact of the final rule relating to eligibility

20 for health care services of the Indian Health

21 Service.

22 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND RELATED PROVI23 SIONS.—
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1 (1) Section 8403(b) of the Technical and Mis2 cellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–

3 647; 102 Stat. 3799) is repealed.

4 (2) Section 4207(c)(2)(B) of the Omnibus

5 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law

6 101–508; 104 Stat. 1388–120) (42 U.S.C. 1395x

7 note) is repealed.

8 (3) Section 9601(f) of the Consolidated Omni9 bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law

10 99–272; 100 Stat. 222) (42 U.S.C. 1395b note) is

11 repealed.

12 (4) Section 6003(i) of the Omnibus Budget

13 Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–239;

14 103 Stat. 2158) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is re15 pealed.

16 (5) Section 6102(d)(4) of the Omnibus Budget

17 Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–239;

18 103 Stat. 2185) (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 note) is re19 pealed.

20 (6) Section 1882(l)(6) of the Social Security

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(l)(6)) is repealed.

22 (7) Section 4056(d) of the Omnibus Budget

23 Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–203;

24 101 Stat. 1330–99) (42 U.S.C. 1395l note) (as re25 designated by section 411(f)(14) of the Medicare
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1 Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (Public Law

2 100–360; 102 Stat. 781)) is repealed.

3 (c) NIH.—

4 (1) ANNUAL REPORT ON DISEASE PREVEN5 TION.—Section 402(f) of the Public Health Service

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 282(f)) is amended—

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

8 the end;

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

10 and inserting a period; and

11 (C) by striking paragraph (3).

12 (2) REPORT OF NICHD ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

13 FOR PREVENTION.—Section 451 of the Public

14 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g–3) is amend15 ed—

16 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)

17 There’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and

18 (B) by striking subsection (b).

19 (3) REPORT OF COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER’S DIS20 EASE.—The Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Train21 ing, and Education Amendments of 1992 is amend22 ed by striking sections 911 and 912 (42 U.S.C.

23 11211 and 11212).
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1 (4) INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH.—The

2 International Health Research Act of 1960 (Public

3 Law 86–610) is amended by striking section 5(h).

4 SEC. 602. REPORTS MODIFIED.

5 (a) INDIAN HEALTH.—Subsection (e) of section 513

6 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C.

7 1660c(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘two years’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘5 years’’.

9 (b) SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—

10 (1) Section 4801(e)(17)(B) of the Omnibus

11 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law

12 101–508; 104 Stat. 1388–218) (42 U.S.C. 1396r

13 note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 1992’’ and

14 inserting ‘‘January 1, 1999’’.

15 (2) Section 4360(f) of the Omnibus Budget

16 Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–508;

17 104 Stat. 1388–140) (42 U.S.C. 1395b–4) is

18 amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days after

19 the date of the enactment of this section’’ and in20 serting ‘‘Beginning with 1992’’.
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1 TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF

2 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL3 OPMENT

4 SEC. 701. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

5 (a) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES UNDER SOLAR HEATING

6 AND COOLING DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1974.—Section

7 12 of the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act

8 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5510) is amended by striking sub9 section (d).

10 (b) FUNDING RELATING TO EVALUATING AND MON11 ITORING PROGRAMS.—Section 7(r) of the Department of

12 Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(r))

13 is amended—

14 (1) by striking paragraph (5); and

15 (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para16 graph (5).

17 (c) STATE AND LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR REMOVAL

18 OF BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—Section 1207

19 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

20 (42 U.S.C. 12705a note) is repealed.

21 (d) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF

22 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Section 1409 of the

23 Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42

24 U.S.C. 11361 note) is amended—

25 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
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1 (2) by striking subsection (b).

2 (e) NEIGHBORHOOD REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—

3 Section 123 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery

4 Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 5318 note) is amended—

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

6 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as

7 subsections (f) and (g), respectively.

8 (f) HOMEOWNERSHIP DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—

9 Section 132 of the Housing and Community Development

10 Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 3712) is

11 amended—

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

13 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as

14 subsections (f) and (g), respectively.

15 (g) RURAL RENTAL REHABILITATION DEMONSTRA16 TION.—Section 311 of the Housing and Community De17 velopment Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1490m note) is amend18 ed—

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

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub21 section (c).

22 (h) SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES UNDER NEW TOWN

23 DEMONSTRATION.—Section 1108 of the Housing and

24 Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5318

25 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the following’’ and all that
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1 follows before the period at the end of the section and in2 serting the following: ‘‘a copy of the new town plan of the

3 governing board, upon the approval of that plan under sec4 tion 1102(d)’’.

5 TITLE VIII—INDIAN AFFAIRS

6 SEC. 801. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

7 (a) INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIO8 LENCE PREVENTION REPORT.—Section 412 of the Indian

9 Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25

10 U.S.C. 3211) is repealed.

11 (b) REPORTS UNDER THE INDIAN FINANCING ACT

12 OF 1974.—

13 (1) ADJUSTMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OBLI14 GATIONS RELATED TO THE INDIAN REVOLVING LOAN

15 FUND.—Section 105 of the Indian Financing Act of

16 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1465) is repealed.

17 (2) INDIAN LOAN GUARANTY AND INSURANCE

18 FUND DEFICIENCIES.—Section 217 of the Indian Fi19 nancing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1497) is amended

20 by striking subsection (f).

21 (c) EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1978.—

22 (1) REPORT ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—

23 Section 1121(h) of the Education Amendments of

24 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001(h)) is amended—

25 (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as

2 paragraph (4).

3 (2) NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITU4 ATIONS.—Section 1122(d) of the Education Amend5 ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2002(d)) is amended by

6 striking paragraph (3).

7 (3) POSITIONS CONTRACTED UNDER GRANTS OF

8 POST-DIFFERENTIAL AUTHORITY IN THE BIA

9 SCHOOLS.—Section 1132(h)(3)(B) of the Education

10 Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2012(h)(3)(B)) is

11 amended by striking clause (iii).

12 (4) REPORT.—Section 1137 of the Education

13 Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2017) is amend14 ed—

15 (A) by striking the section heading and in16 serting the following:

17 ‘‘SEC. 1137. BIENNIAL REPORT.’’;

18 and

19 (B) in the first sentence of subsection

20 (a)—

21 (i) by striking ‘‘annual report’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘biennial report’’; and

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘during the year’’ and

24 inserting ‘‘during the 2-year period covered

25 by the report’’.
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1 (5) REGULATIONS.—Section 1139 of the Edu2 cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019) is re3 pealed.

4 (6) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section

5 605(b)(2) of the School-to-Work Opportunity Act of

6 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6235(b)(2)) is amended by striking

7 ‘‘(as defined in section 1139(3) of the Education

8 Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019(3))’’ and in9 serting ‘‘(as defined in section 1146(3) of the Edu10 cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026(3))’’.

11 (d) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS ACT OF

12 1988.—Section 5026 of the Tribally Controlled Schools

13 Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2505) is amended by striking sub14 section (g).

15 (e) PUBLIC LAW 96–135.—Section 2 of Public Law

16 96–135 (25 U.S.C. 472a) is amended—

17 (1) by striking subsection (d);

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

19 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and

20 (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated—

21 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and

22 (B) by striking ‘‘(1) The Office’’ and in23 serting ‘‘The Office’’.
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1 (f) NATIVE AMERICANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

2 ACT.—Section 4 of the Native Americans Educational As3 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 2001 note) is amended—

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

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub6 section (c).

7 (g) INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION

8 ASSISTANCE ACT.—Section 106 of the Indian Self-Deter9 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j–

10 1) is amended—

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

12 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (o)

13 as subsections (c) through (m), respectively.

14 TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF THE

15 INTERIOR

16 SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

17 (a) PACIFIC YEW ACT.—The Pacific Yew Act (16

18 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) is repealed.

19 (b) SIZE AND CONDITION OF THE TULE ELK HERD

20 IN CALIFORNIA.—

21 (1) REPEAL.—Section 3 of Public Law 94–389

22 (16 U.S.C. 673f) is repealed.

23 (2) REDESIGNATION.—Section 4 of Public Law

24 94–389 (16 U.S.C. 673g) is redesignated as section

25 3.
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1 (c) REVIEWS AND EXTENSIONS OF WITHDRAWALS

2 OF LANDS.—Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy

3 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714(f)) is

4 amended by striking the second sentence.

5 (d) STATUS OF THE WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSE

6 AND BURRO PROGRAM.—Section 11 of Public Law 92–

7 195 (16 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by striking the first un8 designated paragraph.

9 (e) STATUS OF THE WILDERNESS SYSTEM.—Section

10 7 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1136) is repealed.

11 (f) WATER QUALITY OF THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOA12 QUIN DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY ESTUARINE SYS13 TEMS.—Section 4 of Public Law 96–375 (94 Stat. 1506)

14 is amended by striking the second sentence.

15 (g) COLORADO RIVER FLOODWAY MAPS.—Section

16 5(b) of the Colorado River Floodway Protection Act (43

17 U.S.C. 1600c(b)) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)’’;

19 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and

20 (3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as para21 graphs (1) and (2), respectively.

22 (h) CERTIFICATION OF ADEQUATE SOIL SURVEY OF

23 LAND CLASSIFICATION.—

24 (1) The first section of title I of the Interior

25 Department Appropriation Act, 1953, is amended in
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1 the matter under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION AND

2 REHABILITATION’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU

3 OF RECLAMATION’’ (66 Stat. 451) by striking

4 ‘‘: Provided further, That no part of this or any

5 other appropriation’’ and all that follows through

6 ‘‘means of irrigation’’.

7 (2) The first section of title I of the Interior

8 Department Appropriation Act, 1954’’ (43 U.S.C.

9 390a; 67 Stat. 266) is amended—

10 (A) in the matter under the heading ‘‘CON11 STRUCTION AND REHABILITATION’’ under the

12 heading ‘‘BUREAU OF RECLAMATION’’, by strik13 ing ‘‘: Provided further, That no part of this or

14 any other appropriation’’ and all that follows

15 through ‘‘demonstrated in practice’’; and

16 (B) by striking ‘‘Such surveys shall include

17 an investigation of soil characteristics which

18 might result in toxic or hazardous irrigation re19 turn flows.’’ (as added by section 10 of the Gar20 rison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986

21 (100 Stat. 426)).

22 (i) CLAIMS SUBMITTED FROM THE TETON DAM

23 FAILURE.—Section 8 of Public Law 94–400 (90 Stat.

24 1213) is repealed.
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1 (j) STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY OF

2 ESTABLISHING NIOBRARA-BUFFALO PRAIRIE NATIONAL

3 PARK.—

4 (1) REPEAL.—Section 8 of the Niobrara Scenic

5 River Designation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–50;

6 16 U.S.C. 1a–5 note) is repealed.

7 (2) REDESIGNATION.—Section 9 of the Act

8 (Public Law 102–50; 105 Stat. 258) is redesignated

9 as section 8.

10 (k) STUDY OF ROUTE 66.—The Route 66 Study Act

11 of 1990 (Public Law 101–400; 104 Stat. 861) is repealed.

12 (l) REPORT ON ANTHRACITE MINE WATER CONTROL

13 AND MINE SEALING AND FILLING PROGRAM.—The Act

14 entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the conservation of anthra15 cite coal resources through measures of flood control and

16 anthracite mine drainage, and for other purposes’’, ap17 proved July 15, 1955, is amended—

18 (1) by striking section 5 (30 U.S.C. 575); and

19 (2) by redesignating section 6 (30 U.S.C. 576)

20 as section 5.

21 (m) AUDIT OF FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT

22 SYSTEM.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Federal

24 Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30

25 U.S.C. 1752) is amended—
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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’;

2 and

3 (B) by striking subsection (b).

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

5 304(c) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Manage6 ment Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1753(c)) is amended

7 by striking ‘‘Except as expressly provided in sub8 section 302(b), nothing’’ and inserting ‘‘Nothing’’.

9 (n) REPORT ON BIDDING OPTIONS FOR OIL AND GAS

10 LEASES ON OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LAND.—Sec11 tion 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43

12 U.S.C. 1337(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (9).

13 (o) REPORTS ON OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

14 LEASING AND PRODUCTION PROGRAM AND PROMOTION

15 OF COMPETITION IN LEASING.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 15 of the Outer

17 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1343) is re18 pealed.

19 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 22 of

20 the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.

21 1348) is amended by striking subsection (g).

22 (p) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL REPORT OF GOVERNOR OF

23 GUAM.—The sixth undesignated paragraph of section 6

24 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1422) is amended

25 by striking the third and fifth sentences.
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1 (q) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL REPORT OF GOVERNOR OF

2 THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.—The fourth undesignated para3 graph of section 11 of the Revised Organic Act of the Vir4 gin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1591) is amended by striking the

5 third and fifth sentences.

6 (r) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL REPORT OF GOVERNOR OF

7 AMERICAN SAMOA.—Section 501(a) of Public Law 96–

8 205 (48 U.S.C. 1668(a)) is amended by striking the third

9 and fifth sentences.

10 (s) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL REPORT OF CHIEF EXECU11 TIVES OF CERTAIN TERRITORIES.—Section 5 of Public

12 Law 92–257 (48 U.S.C. 1692) is amended by striking the

13 third and fifth sentences.

14 (t) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER HELIUM ACT.—

15 Section 16 of the Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167n) is re16 pealed.

17 (u) REPORT ON CONTRACT AWARDS MADE TO FA18 CILITATE NATIONAL DEFENSE.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 85–804 is

20 amended—

21 (A) by striking section 4 (50 U.S.C. 1434);

22 and

23 (B) by redesignating section 5 (50 U.S.C.

24 1435) as section 4.
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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

2 501(a)(6) of the National Emergencies Act (50

3 U.S.C. 1651(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘1431–

4 1435’’ and inserting ‘‘1431 et seq.’’.

5 SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED.

6 (a) RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROSPECTIVE TIMBER

7 SALES.—The first sentence of section 318(h) of Public

8 Law 101–121 (103 Stat. 750) is amended by striking ‘‘a

9 monthly basis’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual basis’’.

10 (b) REPORT ON NATIONWIDE GEOLOGIC MAPPING

11 PROGRAM.—Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping

12 Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31g) is amended—

13 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN14 NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; and

15 (2) in the first sentence—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘each fiscal year, submit

17 an annual report’’ and inserting ‘‘each second

18 fiscal year, submit a biennial report’’; and

19 (B) by striking ‘‘preceding fiscal year’’ and

20 inserting ‘‘2 preceding fiscal years’’.
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1 TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF

2 JUSTICE

3 SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) EMERGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

5 REPORT.—Section 609U of the Justice Assistance Act of

6 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10509) is repealed.

7 (b) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—The Im8 migration and Nationality Act is amended—

9 (1) in section 103 (8 U.S.C. 1103(d)), by strik10 ing subsection (d);

11 (2) in section 214(c) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)), by

12 striking paragraph (8);

13 (3) in section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356)—

14 (A) by striking subsection (l) and inserting

15 the following:

16 ‘‘(l) øReserved¿.’’;

17 (B) in subsection (q)—

18 (i) by striking paragraph (4); and

19 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as

20 paragraph (4); and

21 (C) in subsection (r)—

22 (i) by striking paragraph (5); and

23 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as

24 paragraph (5); and

25 (4) in section 344(f) (8 U.S.C. 1455(f))—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(f)(1) The Attorney Gen2 eral’’ and inserting ‘‘(f) The Attorney General’’;

3 and

4 (B) by striking paragraph (2).

5 (c) IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION DOCUMENT

6 SECURITY REPORT.—Section 5 of the Immigration Nurs7 ing Relief Act of 1989 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended

8 by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

9 ‘‘(d) øReserved¿.’’.

10 (d) DIVERSION CONTROL FEE ACCOUNT REPORT.—

11 Section 111(b) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice,

12 and State, and the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap13 propriations Act, 1993 (21 U.S.C. 886a(b)) is amended

14 by striking paragraph (5).

15 (e) ASSET FORFEITURE REPORT.—Section 524(c) of

16 title 28, United States Code, is amended—

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

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through

19 (12) as paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively.

20 (f) CIVIL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM, RE21 COVERY, AND ENFORCEMENT ACT REPORT.—Section 918

22 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and En23 forcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1833) is repealed.

24 (g) DAMAGE SETTLEMENT REPORT.—Section 3724

25 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) by striking subsection (b); and

2 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub3 section (b).

4 (h) BANKING LAW OFFENSE REPORT.—Section 8(u)

5 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(u))

6 is amended—

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

8 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through

9 (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively.

10 (i) BANKING LAW OFFENSE REWARDS REPORT.—

11 Section 2571 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C.

12 4211) is repealed.

13 (j) BANKING INSTITUTIONS SOUNDNESS REPORT.—

14 Section 1542 of the Housing and Community Develop15 ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1831m–1) is repealed.

16 TITLE XI—NASA

17 SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

18 (a) CONTINGENT LIABILITY.—Section 6 of the Na19 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza20 tion Act, 1978 (42 U.S.C. 2463) is repealed.

21 (b) ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT

22 AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 212 of the Land

23 Remote-Sensing Commercialization Amendments of 1987

24 (42 U.S.C. 2486j) is repealed.
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1 (c) NOTIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT OF LONG2 LEAD MATERIALS FOR SOLID ROCKET MONITORS ON

3 OTHER THAN COOPERATIVE BASIS.—Section 121 of the

4 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Author5 ization Act of 1988 (101 Stat. 869) is amended by strik6 ing subsection (d).

7 (d) CONTRACTS TO FACILITATE THE NATIONAL DE8 FENSE.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1434 of title 50,

10 United States Code, is repealed.

11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of

12 sections for chapter 29 of title 50, United States

13 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to

14 section 1434.

15 (e) CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SPACE STA16 TION PROGRAM.—Section 107 of the National Aeronautics

17 and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (101

18 Stat. 864) is repealed.

19 (f) CERTIFICATION RELATING TO PAYLOADS.—Sec20 tion 112 of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis21 tration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 (42 U.S.C.

22 2465a) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

23 (g) NOTICE OF MODIFICATION OF NASA.—
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1 (1) 1985 ACT.—Section 103 of the National

2 Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization

3 Act, 1985 (98 Stat. 424) is repealed.

4 (2) 1986 ACT.—Section 103 of the National

5 Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization

6 Act of 1986 (99 Stat. 1014) is repealed.

7 (h) EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING ASTRONOMY PRO8 GRAM.—Section 104 of the National Aeronautics and

9 Space Administration Authorization Act, 1984 (97 Stat.

10 284) is repealed.

11 (i) LAUNCH VOUCHER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—

12 Section 504 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad13 ministration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (15

14 U.S.C. 5803) is repealed.

15 (j) SPACE SETTLEMENTS.—Section 217 of the Na16 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration Authoriza17 tion Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note) is re18 pealed.

19 (k) PROPOSED DECISION OR POLICY CONCERNING

20 COMMERCIALIZATION.—Section 110 of the National Aero21 nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act,

22 1984 (42 U.S.C. 2465) is repealed.

23 (l) JOINT FORMER SOVIET UNION STUDIES IN BIO24 MEDICAL RESEARCH.—Section 605 of the National Aero-
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1 nautics and Space Administration Act, Fiscal Year 1993

2 (42 U.S.C. 2487d) is repealed.

3 TITLE XII—NUCLEAR

4 REGULATORY COMMISSION

5 SEC. 1201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

6 (a) REPORT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR

7 SAFEGUARDS.—Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act of

8 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2039) is amended by striking the sixth

9 and seventh sentences.

10 (b) REPORT ON THE PRICE-ANDERSON ACT.—Sec11 tion 170 p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.

12 2210(p)) is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and

14 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

15 SEC. 1202. REPORTS MODIFIED.

16 Section 1701(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954

17 (42 U.S.C. 2297f(b)(1)) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘The Nuclear’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘Not later than the date on which a certificate of

20 compliance is issued under subsection (c), the Nu21 clear’’; and

22 (2) by striking ‘‘at least annually’’.
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1 TITLE XIII—OMB, OPM, AND GSA

2 SEC. 1301. OMB.

3 (a) FEDERAL CIVIL PENALTIES INFLATION ADJUST4 MENT ACT OF 1990.—The Federal Civil Penalties Infla5 tion Adjustment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–410; 28

6 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended by—

7 (1) striking section 6; and

8 (2) redesignating section 7 as section 6.

9 (b) VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE UNITED

10 STATES TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Section

11 306 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.

12 2226) is amended by striking subsection (b).

13 (c) PROMPT PAYMENT ACT.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3906 of title 31,

15 United States Code, is repealed.

16 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND17 MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 39 of title

18 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the

19 item relating to section 3906.

20 (d) FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATORY COUN21 CIL.—Section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement

22 Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(g)) is amended by striking sub23 section (g).

24 (e) TITLE 5.—Section 552a(u) of title 5, United

25 States Code, is amended by—
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1 (1) striking paragraph (6); and

2 (2) redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph

3 (6) and in that redesignated paragraph striking

4 ‘‘paragraphs (3)(D) and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘para5 graph (3)(D)’’.

6 SEC. 1302. OPM.

7 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.—Section 1305

8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘re9 quire reports by agencies, issue reports, including an an10 nual report to Congress,’’.

11 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND BENE12 FITS.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1308 of title 5,

14 United States Code, is repealed.

15 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND16 MENT.—The title of sections for chapter 13 of title

17 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the

18 item relating to section 1308.

19 (c) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

20 FUND.—Section 8348(g) of title 5, United States Code,

21 is amended by striking the third sentence.

22 (d) PLACEMENT OF NON-INDIAN EMPLOYEES.—Sec23 tion 2(e) of the Act of December 5, 1979 (25 U.S.C.

24 472a(e); Public Law 96–135; 93 Stat. 1058) is amend25 ed—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and

2 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

3 SEC. 1303. GSA.

4 Section 203(e)(6) of the Federal Property and Ad5 ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(e)(6))

6 is repealed.

7 TITLE XIV—TRADE

8 SEC. 1401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

9 (a) COFFEE TRADE.—

10 (1) Section 5 of the International Coffee Agree11 ment Act of 1980 (19 U.S.C. 1356n) is repealed.

12 (2) Section 4 of the International Coffee Agree13 ment Act of 1980 (19 U.S.C. 1356m) is repealed.

14 (b) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—

15 (1) Subsection (c) of section 126 of the Trade

16 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2136(c)) is repealed.

17 (2) Section 411 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19

18 U.S.C. 2441) is repealed.

19 (c) URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT.—Section

20 424 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.

21 3622) is repealed.

22 (d) RESTRICTIONS ON EXPENDITURES.—Subpara23 graph (C) of section 109(c)(3) of Public Law 100–202

24 (101 Stat. 1329–435) (40 U.S.C. 601 note) is repealed.
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1 TITLE XV—DEPARTMENT OF

2 TRANSPORTATION

3 SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

4 (a) COAST GUARD REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL

5 COMPLIANCE.—Section 693 of title 14, United States

6 Code, is repealed.

7 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON COAST GUARD USER

8 FEES.—Section 664 of title 14, United States Code, is

9 amended by striking subsection (c).

10 (c) REPORTS ABOUT GOVERNMENT PENSION

11 PLANS.—Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is

12 amended by striking subsection (a).

13 (d) BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE INTERAGENCY CO14 ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON OIL POLLUTION RE15 SEARCH.—Section 7001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

16 (33 U.S.C. 2761) is amended—

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

18 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub19 section (e).

20 (e) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION RE21 PORT.—Section 307(e) of title 23, United States Code, is

22 amended—

23 (1) by striking paragraph (11); and

24 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (12) and (13)

25 as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively.
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1 (f) ANNUAL REPORT ON HIGHWAY HAZARD ELIMI2 NATION PROGRAM.—Section 152 of title 23, United States

3 Code, is amended—

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

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub6 section (g).

7 (g) TRANSPORTATION AIR QUALITY REPORT.—Sec8 tion 108(f) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)) is

9 amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).

10 (h) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS STUDY.—Section

11 1042 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency

12 Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1993) is repealed.

13 (i) STUDY OF IMPACT OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.—

14 Section 1101–1102 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor15 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027) is repealed.

16 (j) FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENT RATES ON PUBLIC

17 ROADS IN THE UNITED STATES.—Section 207 of the

18 Highway Improvement Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2139, 23

19 United States Code 401 note) is repealed.

20 (k) BIENNIAL REPORTS ON NATURAL GAS AND HAZ21 ARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SAFETY.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 60124 of title 49,

23 United States Code, is repealed.

24 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter

25 analysis for chapter 601 of title 49, United States
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1 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to

2 section 60124.

3 (l) MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 30169 of title 49,

5 United States Code, is repealed.

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter

7 analysis for chapter 301 of title 49, United States

8 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to

9 section 30169.

10 (m) BUMPER STANDARDS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 32510 of title 49,

12 United States Code, is repealed.

13 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter

14 analysis for chapter 325 of title 49, United States

15 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to

16 section 32510.

17 (n) HIGHWAY SAFETY.—Section 202 of the Highway

18 Safety Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 736; 23 U.S.C. 401 note)

19 is repealed.

20 (o) MARITIME CONSTRUCTION COSTS.—Section 213

21 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1123)

22 is amended by striking subsection (c).

23 (p) FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.—Section

24 5335 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik25 ing subsection (b).
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1 (q) PROJECT REVIEW.—Section 5328(b) of title 49,

2 United States Code, is amended—

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

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

6 (r) SUSPENDED LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM TECH7 NOLOGY.—Section 5320 of title 49, United States Code,

8 is amended by striking subsection (k).

9 (s) NEEDS SURVEY; TRANSFERABILITY REPORT.—

10 Section 5335 of title 49, United States Code, as amended

11 by this section, is further amended by striking subsections

12 (c) and (d).

13 SEC. 1502. REPORTS MODIFIED.

14 (a) COAST GUARD REPORT ON MAJOR ACQUISITION

15 PROJECTS.—Section 337 of the Department of Transpor16 tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993

17 (106 Stat. 1551) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘bian19 nual’’; and

20 (2) in the last proviso, by striking ‘‘preceding

21 quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘preceding 6-month period’’.

22 (b) HIGHWAY REPORT.—Section 307(h) of title 23,

23 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘January

24 1983, and in January of every second year thereafter’’ and
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1 inserting ‘‘March 1998, and in March of every second year

2 thereafter’’.

3 (c) AVIATION SECURITY REPORT.—Section 44938 of

4 title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘an5 nually’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’.

6 (d) REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section

7 308(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

8 striking ‘‘in January of each even-numbered year’’ and in9 serting ‘‘in March 1998, and in March of each even-num10 bered year thereafter’’.

11 (e) NATIONAL BALLAST INFORMATION CLEARING12 HOUSE.—Section 1102(f)(2) of the Nonindigenous Aquat13 ic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16

14 U.S.C. 4712(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘biannual’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘biennial’’.

16 TITLE XVI—NOAA

17 SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

18 (a) REPORT CONCERNING PRICES FOR NAUTICAL

19 AND AERONAUTICAL PRODUCTS.—Section 1307(a)(2)(A)

20 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking

21 the last sentence.

22 (b) REPORT ON NATIONAL SHELLFISH RESEARCH

23 PROGRAM.—Section 308 of the National Oceanic and At24 mospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (33

25 U.S.C. 1251 note) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking subsection (d); and

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

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

4 (c) GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

5 SATELLITES CERTIFICATION AND REPORT REGARDING

6 TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS.—Sub7 section (d) of section 105 of the National Oceanic and At8 mospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992

9 (Public Law 102–567; 106 Stat. 4273) is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Except as

11 provided in paragraph (2), there’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘There’’; and

13 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

14 (d) NEXT GENERATION WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM

15 CERTIFICATION AND REPORT REGARDING TECHNICAL

16 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS.—Section 102(b) of the

17 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Au18 thorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–567; 106 Stat.

19 4271) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Except as

21 provided in paragraph (2), there’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘There’’; and

23 (2) by striking paragraph (2).

24 (e) REPORT ON ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS CON25 CERNING THE USE OF UNENHANCED DATA FOR COM-
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1 MERCIAL PURPOSES.—Section 508(d) of the Land Re2 mote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 5658(d)) is

3 amended by striking ‘‘, and shall report annually to the

4 Congress on instances of such violations’’.

5 (f) REPORT ON THE NATIONAL CLIMATE PROGRAM

6 ACTIVITIES.—Section 7 of the National Climate Program

7 Act (15 U.S.C. 2906) is repealed.

Passed the Senate June 10, 1998.

Attest:

Secretary.
105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1364

AN ACT

To eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal

reports.