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Union Calendar No. 309 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4194 

[Report No. 113–419] 

To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting 

requirements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2014 

Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. WOODALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

APRIL 28, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal 

reporting requirements. 


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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 ‘‘Government Reports 

5 Elimination Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Sec. 101. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Sec. 201. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE III—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 

SERVICE 

Sec. 301. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Sec. 401. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Sec. 501. Report on Impact Aid construction justifying discretionary grant 

awards eliminated. 

TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Sec. 601. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE VII—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

Sec. 701. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE VIII—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

Sec. 801. Report relating to waiver of certain sanctions against North Korea 

eliminated. 

TITLE IX—GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

Sec. 901. Reports eliminated. 

Sec. 902. Reports modified. 

TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 


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Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT 

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XII—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Sec. 1201. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XIII—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XIV—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 

ADMINISTRATION 

Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XV—OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 

INTELLIGENCE 

Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XVI—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XVII—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Sec. 1701. Reports eliminated. 

Sec. 1702. Reports modified. 

TITLE XVIII—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Sec. 1801. Reports eliminated. 

TITLE XIX—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

Sec. 1901. Reports eliminated. 

1 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 AGRICULTURE 

3 SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

4 (a) INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5 ON COMMODITY PROMOTION PROGRAMS.—Section 501 of 

6 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

7 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended— 

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


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

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

3 (b) UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES REPORT AND RE4 LATED MEETING.—Section 108 of the Act of August 28, 

5 1954 (commonly known as the Agricultural Act of 1954; 

6 7 U.S.C. 1748) is repealed. 

7 (c) FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY ACT ANNUAL

8 REPORT.—Section 1546 of the Agriculture and Food Act 

9 of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4207) is repealed. 

10 (d) PEANUT BASE ACRES DATA COLLECTION AND

11 PUBLICATION.—Section 1302(d) of the Food, Conserva12 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8752(d)) is 

13 amended by striking paragraph (3). 

14 (e) OTHER BASE ACRES DATA COLLECTION AND

15 PUBLICATION.—Section 1101(d) of the Food, Conserva16 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711(d)) is 

17 amended by striking paragraph (3). 

18 (f) BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL

19 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM REPORT.— 

20 Section 333B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel21 opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b) is amended by striking sub22 section (e) and redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 

23 as subsections (e) through (g), respectively. 


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1 (g) RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS PROGRAM RE2 PORT.—Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 

3 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘(k)’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘(j)’’; and 

6 (2) by striking subsection (j) and redesignating 

7 subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (j) and (k), re8 spectively. 

9 (h) REPORT ON EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES TO

10 EMERGING MARKETS.—Section 1542(e) of the Food, Ag11 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public 

12 Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘(1) EFFECT OF CREDITS.—’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by striking paragraph (2). 

16 (i) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION QUARTERLY

17 REPORT.—Section 13 of the Commodity Credit Corpora18 tion Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714k) is amended by striking 

19 the second sentence. 

20 (j) EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 

21 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM

22 FINANCING OF LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED

23 FOOD PRODUCTS.—Section 310B(g)(9)(B) of the Consoli24 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 


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1 1932(g)(9)(B)) is amended by striking clause (iv) and re2 designating clause (v) as clause (iv). 

3 (k) EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION EDUCATION

4 GRANTEE EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—Section 119(j) of 

5 the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 

6 (Public Law 108–265; 42 U.S.C. 1766 note) is amended 

7 by striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 

8 (l) UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT RE9 PORTS.—Section 17B of the United States Grain Stand10 ards Act (7 U.S.C. 87f–2) is repealed. 

11 (m) LISTING OF AREAS RURAL IN CHARACTER.— 

12 Section 6018 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

13 of 2008 (122 Stat. 1933; Public Law 110–246) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) RURAL AREA.—’’; and 

16 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

17 (n) NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS ON RELEASE OF

18 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PRODUCERS OPERATING

19 UNDER MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS.—Sec20 tion 8d(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 

21 608d(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall no22 tify the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For23 estry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of 

24 the House of Representatives not later than 10 legislative 

25 days before the contemplated release under law, of the 


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1 names and addresses of producers participating in such 

2 marketing agreements and orders, and shall include in 

3 such notice a statement of reasons relied upon by the Sec4 retary in making the determination to release such names 

5 and addresses.’’. 

6 (o) PLANT PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND

7 DISASTER PREVENTION ACTION PLANS REPORTS.—Sec8 tion 420(c) of the Plant Protect Act (7 U.S.C. 7721(c)) 

9 is amended by striking paragraph (3). 

10 (p) PROGRESS REPORT ON NEW OR SPECIALTY CROP

11 INSURANCE COVERAGE.—Section 508(a)(6) of the Agri12 cultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(6)) 

13 is amended— 

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

15 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

16 (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 

17 (q) QUARTERLY EXPORT ASSISTANCE REPORTS.— 

18 Section 603 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 

19 U.S.C. 5713) is repealed. 

20 (r) RURAL COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT PRO21 GRAM.— 

22 (1) SECRETARIAL REPORT ON REGIONAL RURAL

23 INVESTMENT BOARDS.—Section 385C(b)(7) of the 

24 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

25 U.S.C. 2009dd–2(b)(7)) is amended— 


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1 (A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub2 paragraph (B); 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub4 paragraph (C) and inserting a period; and 

5 (C) by striking subparagraph (D). 

6 (2) REPORT BY REGIONAL RURAL INVESTMENT

7 BOARD TO NATIONAL RURAL INVESTMENT BOARD

8 AND THE SECRETARY.—Section 385D(a)(7) of such 

9 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd–3(a)(7)) is amended— 

10 (A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub11 paragraph (C); and 

12 (B) by striking subparagraph (D) and re13 designating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 

14 (D). 

15 (s) STATUS REPORT FOR FOOD FOR PROGRESS PRO16 GRAM.—Subsection (j) of the Food for Progress Act of 

17 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended by striking paragraph 

18 (3). 

19 (t) STATUS REPORT FOR FOREIGN MARKET DEVEL20 OPMENT.—Section 702 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 

21 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5722) is amended by striking subsection 

22 (c). 

23 (u) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS

24 STATUS REPORTS.—Section 3205 of the Farm Security 


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1 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) is 

2 amended— 

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

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

6 (v) SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA TIMBER REPORTS.— 

7 Section 706 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con8 servation Act is repealed. 

9 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 

10 COMMERCE 

11 SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

12 (a) EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL FEDERAL EQUIP13 MENT.—Section 6(b)(2) of the Technology Administration 

14 Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) is repealed. 

15 (b) HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES.—Section 308 of 

16 the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 

17 971j) is repealed. 

18 (c) EFFORTS AND PROGRESS IN BECOMING DES19 IGNATED AS SEA GRANT COLLEGE OR INSTITUTE.—Sec20 tion 207 of the National Sea Grant Program Act (33 

21 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking subsection (e). 

22 (d) COORDINATION OF OCEANS AND COASTAL RE23 SEARCH ACTIVITIES BETWEEN NOAA AND NSF.—Sec24 tion 9 of the National Sea Grant Program Act Amend25 ments of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857–20) is repealed. 


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1 (e) ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION STANDARDIZATION

2 AND IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 3(c) of the Enterprise 

3 Integration Act of 2001 (15 U.S.C. 278g–5 note) is re4 pealed. 

5 (f) ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS TO SEA GRANT FEL6 LOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 208(a) of the National Sea 

7 Grant Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(a)) is amended by 

8 striking the third sentence. 

9 (g) TIP ACTIVITIES.—Section 28(g) of the National 

10 Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 

11 278n(g)) is repealed. 

12 (h) TIP ADVISORY BOARD ANNUAL REPORT.—Sec13 tion 28(k)(5) of the National Institute of Standards and 

14 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(k)(5)) is repealed. 

15 (i) NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ACTIVI16 TIES.—Section 212 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

17 Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5611) is repealed. 

18 TITLE III—CORPORATION FOR 

19 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY 

20 SERVICE 

21 SEC. 301. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

22 (a) REPORTS BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO

23 THE CORPORATION.—Section 182 of the National and 

24 Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12642) is 

25 amended by striking subsection (b). 


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1 (b) SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY.—The Na2 tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

3 12565) is amended by repealing part IV of subtitle B of 

4 title I. 

5 TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF 

6 DEFENSE 

7 SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

8 (a) AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHOR9 IZATION ACTS.— 

10 (1) PRICE TREND ANALYSIS FOR SUPPLIES AND

11 EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF

12 DEFENSE.—Section 892 of the Ike Skelton National 

13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 

14 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4310; 10 U.S.C. 

15 2306a note) is repealed. 

16 (2) DISPLAY OF ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRE17 MENTS FOR AIR SOVEREIGNTY ALERT MISSION.— 

18 Section 354 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 

20 110–417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is hereby repealed. 

21 (3) SUBMISSION OF DETERMINATION OF THE

22 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION

23 TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—Section 1074(B) of the 

24 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 


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1 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 

2 amended by striking paragraph (6). 

3 (4) ANNUAL REPORT ON RELIABILITY OF DE4 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.— 

5 Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization 

6 Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 

7 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

8 (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); 

9 and 

10 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(b) or’’. 

11 (5) ANNUAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF

12 SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY SAFEGUARDS.—Section 

13 1409 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

14 Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 22 U.S.C. 

15 2278 note) is amended by striking subsection (b). 

16 (6) ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE RE17 PORT.—Section 4004(d) of the National Defense 

18 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 

19 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2391 note) is amended— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para21 graph (1); 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para23 graph (2) and inserting a period; and 

24 (C) by striking paragraph (3). 

25 (b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10.— 


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1 (1) QUARTERLY SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF

2 JOINT READINESS REVIEWS.—Section 117 of title 

3 10, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (A) by striking subsection (e); and 

5 (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub6 section (e). 

7 (2) ANNUAL REPORT ON EMERGENCY AND EX8 TRAORDINARY EXPENSES.—Section 127 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking sub10 section (d). 

11 (3) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO FOR12 EIGN NATIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR MISSING U.S. PER13 SONNEL.—Section 408 of title 10, United States 

14 Code, is amended by striking subsection (f). 

15 (4) ANNUAL REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL BASE

16 POLICY GUIDANCE.— 

17 (A) REPEAL.—Section 2504 of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is repealed. 

19 (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

20 sections at the beginning of chapter 148 of such 

21 title is amended by striking the item relating to 

22 section 2504. 

23 (C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

24 2506 of such title is amended— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘(a) DEPARTMENTAL

2 GUIDANCE.—’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking subsection (b). 

4 (5) INCLUSION OF NET FLOOR AREA IN RE5 QUESTS TO BUILD MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.— 

6 Section 2826 of title 10, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) LOCAL COM9 PARABILITY.—’’; and 

10 (B) by striking subsection (b). 

11 (c) AMENDMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS ACT COMMER12 CIALIZATION READINESS PROGRAM.—Section 9(y)(5) of 

13 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(y)(5)) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘authorized to—’’ through ‘‘es17 tablish goals’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized to establish 

18 goals’’; and 

19 (3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting 

20 a period. 


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1 TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 EDUCATION 

3 SEC. 501. REPORT ON IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION JUSTI4 FYING DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARDS 

5 ELIMINATED. 

6 Section 8007 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amend7 ed by striking subsection (b). 

8 TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF 

9 ENERGY 

10 SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

11 (a) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PILOT

12 PROGRAM.—Section 983(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 

13 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16323(d)) is repealed. 

14 (b) STUDY ON THE BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC DIS15 PATCH.—Sections 1234 and 1832 of the Energy Policy 

16 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16432, 16524) are repealed. 

17 (c) GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL.—Section 

18 621(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 

19 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17200(a)) is repealed. 

20 (d) H-PRIZE.—Section 1008(f)(6) of the Energy Pol21 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396(f)(6)) is repealed. 

22 (e) INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED COMPUTING

23 SALES.—Section 3157 of the National Defense Authoriza24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404 note) 

25 is repealed. 


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1 (f) INDUSTRIAL ENERGY INTENSITY.—Section 

2 106(f) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15811(f)) 

3 is repealed. 

4 (g) STRATEGIC UNCONVENTIONAL FUELS DEVELOP5 MENT PROGRAM.—Section 369(i)(3) of Energy Policy Act 

6 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(i)(3)) is repealed. 

7 (h) DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN UNCLASSIFIED IN8 FORMATION.—Section 148(e) of the Atomic Energy Act 

9 of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2168(e)) is repealed. 

10 (i) ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR INDUS11 TRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 342(a)(6)(C)(v) of Energy 

12 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(v)) 

13 is repealed. 

14 TITLE VII—ENVIRONMENTAL 

15 PROTECTION AGENCY 

16 SEC. 701. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

17 (a) GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE

18 REPORT.—Section 118(c)(10) of the Federal Water Pollu19 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(10)) is repealed. 

20 (b) INSULAR AREAS GENERAL ASSISTANCE PRO21 GRAM REPORT.—Section 502(i) of Public Law 95–134 

22 (42 U.S.C. 4368b(i)) is repealed. 


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1 TITLE VIII—EXECUTIVE OFFICE 

2 OF THE PRESIDENT 

3 SEC. 801. REPORT RELATING TO WAIVER OF CERTAIN 

4 SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA ELIMI5 NATED. 

6 Section 1405 of the Supplemental Appropriations 

7 Act, 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2799aa–1 note) is amended by strik8 ing subsection (c). 

9 TITLE IX—GOVERNMENT 

10 ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

11 SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

12 (a) EXPENDITURES OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN13 CIES.—Section 1904 of the Elementary and Secondary 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6574) is repealed. 

15 (b) USE OF RECOVERY ACT FUNDS BY STATES AND

16 LOCALITIES REPORT.—Section 901 of the American Re17 covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

18 5; 123 Stat. 191) is repealed. 

19 (c) STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE

20 AUDIT AND REPORT.—Section 3011 of the Small Busi21 ness Jobs Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5710) is amended by 

22 striking subsection (b). 

23 (d) SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND PROGRAM

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1 ness Jobs Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 4741 note) is amended 

2 by striking subsection (c). 

3 (e) HOUSING ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FINANCIAL

4 STATEMENT AUDIT REPORT.—Section 6303(a) of the 

5 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 

6 1490e note) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 

7 SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED. 

8 (a) NATIONAL PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION

9 AND PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL.—Subsection (i) of sec10 tion 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–1) is amended by striking ‘‘The Sec12 retary and the Comptroller General of the United States 

13 shall jointly conduct periodic reviews’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

14 Secretary shall conduct periodic reviews’’. 

15 (b) POSTCARD MANDATE.—Section 719(g)(2) of title 

16 31, United States, Code is amended by striking ‘‘A copy 

17 of each list’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Immediately 

18 upon preparing a list under paragraph (1), the Comp19 troller General shall make the list available for viewing 

20 on the official public website of the Office of the Comp21 troller General, and a copy of each such list’’. 

22 (c) ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD

23 FOUNDATION.— 


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1 (1) USE OF PRIVATE AUDITOR.—Section 107 of 

2 the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is 

3 amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘AUDITS

5 ‘‘SEC. 107. (a) CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE AUDI6 TOR.—The Board shall enter into a contract with an ac7 credited private auditor to conduct an annual audit of the 

8 financial records of the Board and of any corporation es9 tablished under section 106(i), and shall ensure that the 

10 auditor has access for the purpose of the audit to any 

11 books, documents, papers, and records of the Board or 

12 such corporation (or any agent of the Board or such cor13 poration) which the auditor reasonably determines to be 

14 pertinent to the Congressional Award Program. 

15 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AUDIT RE16 SULTS.—Not later than May 15 of each calendar year, the 

17 Board shall submit to appropriate officers, committees, 

18 and subcommittees of Congress a report on the results of 

19 the most recent audit conducted pursuant to this section, 

20 and shall include in the report information on any such 

21 additional areas as the auditor who conducted the audit 

22 determines deserve or require evaluation.’’. 

23 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

24 COMPLIANCE WITH FISCAL CONTROL AND FUND AC25 COUNTING PROCEDURES.—Section 104(c)(2)(A) of 

26 such Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 


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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

2 Comptroller General of the United States’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘The accredited private auditor con4 ducting the annual audit of the financial 

5 records of the Board pursuant to section 

6 107(a)’’; and 

7 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

8 ‘‘the Comptroller General’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

9 auditor’’. 

10 (d) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW OF PROPOSED HHS RE11 COVERY THRESHOLD.—The third sentence of section 

12 1862(b)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 1395y(b)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘for a year’’ and in14 serting ‘‘for 2014’’. 

15 TITLE X—DEPARTMENT OF 

16 HOMELAND SECURITY 

17 SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS

19 MADE WITH DOG OR CAT FUR.—Section 308 of the Tar20 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking 

21 subsection (e). 

22 (b) IMPORTATION OF SOFTWOOD LUMBER.—Section 

23 809 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1683g) is re24 pealed. 


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1 (c) PORT OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT

2 STUDY AND NATIONAL LAND BORDER SECURITY

3 PLAN.—The Border Infrastructure and Technology Mod4 ernization Act of 2007 (title VI of division D of Public 

5 Law 110–161; 6 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by strik6 ing sections 603 and 604. 

7 (d) FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.— 

8 (1) REPEAL.—Section 13031 of the Consoli9 dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 

10 (Public Law 99–272; 19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)(9), by striking sub12 paragraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph 

13 (D) as subparagraph (C); and 

14 (B) in subsection (f)— 

15 (i) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (I) by striking subparagraph (D); 

17 and 

18 (II) by redesignating subpara19 graph (E) as subparagraph (D); 

20 (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and 

21 (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

22 and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respec23 tively. 

24 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subsection 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

2 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

3 (4)’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 

5 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

6 (4)’’. 

7 (e) COAST GUARD PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY EX8 PENDITURES.—Section 9 of the Presidential Protection 

9 Assistance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary of Defense, and 

12 the Commandant of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘and the Secretary of Defense’’; and 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘, the Department of Defense, 

15 and the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘and the De16 partment of Defense’’. 

17 (f) MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL DISTRESS AND

18 RESPONSE SYSTEM.—Section 346 of the (Public Law 

19 107–295) Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 

20 (14 U.S.C. 88 note), and the item relating to such section 

21 in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 

22 repealed. 


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1 TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL3 OPMENT 

4 SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

5 (a) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPENDING PLAN

6 FOR TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE.—The first sentence 

7 of the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘Department 

8 of Housing and Urban Development—Management and 

9 Administration—Transformation Initiative’’ in title II of 

10 division A of Public Law 111–117 (123 Stat. 3093), as 

11 amended by section 2259 of title XII of division B of Pub12 lic Law 112–10 (125 Stat. 197), is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Govern14 ment Accountability Office’’. 

15 (b) SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS REPORT.—Section 

16 218 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop17 ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (di18 vision C of Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 699) is re19 pealed. 

20 (c) SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED HOUSING STATUS

21 REPORT.—Section 226 of the Transportation, Housing 

22 and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appro23 priations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–55; 125 

24 Stat. 700) is repealed. 


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1 TITLE XII—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 THE INTERIOR 

3 SEC. 1201. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

4 (a) CALFED REPORT.—Section 105(a) of the Water 

5 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act 

6 (Public Law 108–361) is amended by striking subsection 

7 (a). 

8 (b) OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE REPORT.— 

9 Section 303 of Public Law 103–412 (25 U.S.C. 4043) is 

10 amended by striking subsection (f). 

11 (c) ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT.—Section 342(e) of 

12 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15902(e)) is 

13 amended by striking subsection (e). 

14 TITLE XIII—DEPARTMENT OF 

15 LABOR 

16 SEC. 1301. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

17 (a) OLDER AMERICANS ACT.—Section 515 of the 

18 Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3056m) is repealed. 

19 (b) ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT.—Section 

20 207 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 

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1 TITLE XIV—NATIONAL AERO2 NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN3 ISTRATION 

4 SEC. 1401. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

5 (a) LANDSAT.—Section 60147(c) of title 51, United 

6 States Code, is repealed. 

7 (b) ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATH PRO8 GRAMS.—Section 321(b)(2) of the National Aeronautics 

9 and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2000 (42 

10 U.S.C. 2473 note) is repealed. 

11 TITLE XV—OFFICE OF THE DI12 RECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL13 LIGENCE 

14 SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

15 (a) REPORT ON IRAN’S CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE

16 NUCLEAR WEAPONS.—Section 1234 of the Duncan Hun17 ter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

18 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2367 note) is repealed. 

19 (b) REPORT ON NUCLEAR ASPIRATIONS OF NON20 STATE ENTITIES, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND RELATED

21 PROGRAMS IN NON-NUCLEAR-WEAPONS STATES AND

22 COUNTRIES NOT PARTIES TO THE NUCLEAR NON-PRO23 LIFERATION TREATY, AND CERTAIN FOREIGN PER24 SONS.—Section 1055 of the National Defense AuthorizaVerDate Mar 15 2010 23:43 Apr 28, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4194.RH H4194

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1 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50 U.S.C. 2371) is re2 pealed. 

3 (c) TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN

4 EUROPE.—Section 2(5)(E) of the Senate resolution advis5 ing and consenting to ratification of the Document Agreed 

6 Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional 

7 Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, 

8 adopted at Vienna May 31, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105–5) 

9 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘CFE Flank Document’’), 

10 105th Congress, agreed to May 14, 1997, is repealed. 

11 (d) REPORTS ON COMMERCE WITH, AND ASSIST12 ANCE TO, CUBA FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 

13 (1) REPEAL.—Section 108 of the Cuban Lib14 erty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 

15 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6038) is repealed. 

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con17 tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 

18 striking the item relating to section 108. 

19 (e) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN

20 WITH RESPECT TO THE DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, 

21 SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES TO OR THROUGH IRAN.— 

22 (1) REPEAL.—Section 302 of the Comprehen23 sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 303(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 8543(b)) is amend3 ed— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘a report—’’ and inserting ‘‘a re6 port notifying those committees of the designa7 tion of the country.’’; and 

8 (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2). 

9 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con10 tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 

11 striking the item relating to section 302. 

12 TITLE XVI—DEPARTMENT OF 

13 STATE 

14 SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

15 (a) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF ARMED FORCES OF

16 NORTH KOREA.—Section 585 of the Foreign Operations, 

17 Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 

18 Act, 1997 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note; 110 Stat. 3009–171), 

19 as enacted into law by section 101(c) of division A of the 

20 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 

21 Law 104–208), is repealed. 

22 (b) SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON KOSOVO PEACE23 KEEPING.—Section 1213 of the Floyd D. Spence National 

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1 acted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A– 

2 327) is repealed. 

3 (c) REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL NON4 PROLIFERATION IN SOUTH ASIA.—Section 620F of the 

5 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376) is 

6 amended by striking subsection (c). 

7 (d) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH PLO COMMIT8 MENTS.—Section 804 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza9 tion Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101– 

10 246) is amended— 

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

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub13 section (b). 

14 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SUDAN

15 PEACE ACT.—Section 8 of the Sudan Peace Act (50 

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

17 (f) REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF WAR CRIMES IN

18 SUDAN.—Section 11 of the Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 

19 1701 note) is amended— 

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

21 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub22 section (b). 

23 (g) REPORT ON TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 613 

24 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 613. TIBET NEGOTIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President and the Secretary 

3 should encourage the Government of the People’s Republic 

4 of China to enter into a dialogue with the Dalai Lama 

5 or his representatives leading to a negotiated agreement 

6 on Tibet. 

7 ‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE.—After such an agreement is 

8 reached, the President and the Secretary should work to 

9 ensure compliance with the agreement.’’. 

10 TITLE XVII—DEPARTMENT OF 

11 TRANSPORTATION 

12 SEC. 1701. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

13 (a) REPORTS OF AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES COM14 MITTEE.—Section 106(p)(7) of title 49, United States 

15 Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subparagraph (H); and 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as sub18 paragraph (H). 

19 (b) ANNUAL SUMMARIES OF AIRPORT FINANCIAL

20 REPORTS.—Section 47107(k) of title 49, United States 

21 Code, is repealed. 

22 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON PIPELINE SAFETY INFOR23 MATION GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES.—Section 60130 of 

24 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

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


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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (c). 

3 (d) ANNUAL REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR INNO4 VATIVE FINANCING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIP5 MENT.—Section 182 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia6 tion Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2515; 49 U.S.C. 

7 44502 note) is amended— 

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

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub10 section (e). 

11 (e) REPORTS ON JUSTIFICATIONS FOR AIR DEFENSE

12 IDENTIFICATION ZONES.—Section 602 of the Vision 

13 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 

14 2563), and the item relating to that section in the table 

15 of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are re16 pealed. 

17 (f) ANNUAL REPORT ON STANDARDS FOR AIRCRAFT

18 AND AIRCRAFT ENGINES TO REDUCE NOISE LEVELS.— 

19 Section 726 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment 

20 and Reform Act for the 21st Century (114 Stat. 167; 49 

21 U.S.C. 47508 note) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

22 SEC. 1702. REPORTS MODIFIED. 

23 Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘at least annually, but may be con25 ducted’’. 


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1 TITLE XVIII—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 THE TREASURY 

3 SEC. 1801. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

4 (a) ANNUAL MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK

5 ENVIRONMENT REPORT.— 

6 (1) Section 539 of the Foreign Assistance and 

7 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1987 (100 

8 Stat. 3341–235; Public Law 99–591) is amended by 

9 striking subsections (e) and (f). 

10 (2) Section 533 of the Foreign Operations, Ex11 port Financing, and Related Programs Appropria12 tions Act, 1990 (22 U.S.C. 262l) is amended by 

13 striking subsection (b). 

14 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NORTH AMERICAN DE15 VELOPMENT BANK.—Section 2 of Public Law 108–215 is 

16 repealed. 

17 (c) REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTI18 TUTION BORROWERS’ LABOR PRACTICES.—Section 1621 

19 of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 

20 262p–4p) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ the first place it appears; 

22 and 

23 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

24 (d) REPORT ON VOTING ON INTERNATIONAL FINAN25 CIAL INSTITUTIONS LOAN PROPOSALS.—Section 701 of 


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1 the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 

2 262d) is amended by striking subsection (c) and redesig3 nating subsection (d) through subsection (g) (as added by 

4 section 501(g) of Public Law 96–259) as subsections (c) 

5 through (f), respectively. 

6 (e) NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INTER7 NATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL POLICIES RE8 PORT.— 

9 (1) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FI10 NANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACT.— 

11 (A) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING RE12 QUIREMENT.—Section 1701 of the Inter13 national Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 

14 262r) is repealed. 

15 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (i) Section 1307(g) of such Act (22 

17 U.S.C. 262m–7(g)) is amended by insert18 ing ‘‘(as in effect just before the effective 

19 date of the Government Reports Elimi20 nation Act of 2014)’’ after ‘‘1701(c)(2)’’. 

21 (ii) Section 1308 of such Act (22 

22 U.S.C. 262m–8) is amended— 

23 (I) in subsection (a), by striking 

24 ‘‘1701(c)(4) of this Act’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘1701(c)(4) (as in effect just before 


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1 the effective date of the Government 

2 Reports Elimination Act of 2014)’’; 

3 and 

4 (II) in subsection (b), by insert5 ing ‘‘(as in effect just before the effec6 tive date of the Government Reports 

7 Elimination Act of 2014)’’ after 

8 ‘‘1701(c)(4)’’. 

9 (iii) Section 1502(a)(1) of such Act 

10 (22 U.S.C. 262o–1(a)(1)) is amended by 

11 inserting ‘‘(as in effect just before the ef12 fective date of the Government Reports 

13 Elimination Act of 2014)’’ after 

14 ‘‘1701(c)(2)’’. 

15 (iv) Section 1503(a) of such Act (22 

16 U.S.C. 262o–2(a)) is amended by inserting 

17 ‘‘(as in effect just before the effective date 

18 of the Government Reports Elimination 

19 Act of 2014)’’ after ‘‘1701(c)(2)’’ each 

20 place it appears. 

21 (v) Section 1504(f) of such Act (22 

22 U.S.C. 262o–3(f)) is amended by inserting 

23 ‘‘(as in effect just before the effective date 

24 of the Government Reports Elimination 

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1 (vi) Section 1620 of such Act (22 

2 U.S.C. 262p–4o) is amended by inserting 

3 ‘‘(as in effect just before the effective date 

4 of the Government Reports Elimination 

5 Act of 2014)’’ after ‘‘1701(c)(2)’’. 

6 (vii) Section 1621 of such Act (22 

7 U.S.C. 262p–4p), as added by section 

8 526(e) of the Foreign Operations, Export 

9 Financing, and Related Programs Appro10 priations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–306), 

11 is amended by inserting ‘‘(as in effect just 

12 before the effective date of the Government 

13 Reports Elimination Act of 2014)’’ after 

14 ‘‘1701(c)(2)’’. 

15 (viii) Section 1625(e)(3) of such Act 

16 (22 U.S.C. 262p–8(e)(3)) is amended by 

17 inserting ‘‘(as in effect just before the ef18 fective date of the Government Reports 

19 Elimination Act of 2014)’’ after 

20 ‘‘1701(c)(2) of this Act’’. 

21 (ix) Section 1628(a) of such Act (22 

22 U.S.C. 262p–12(a)) is amended by insert23 ing ‘‘(as in effect just before the effective 

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1 (x) Section 501(b) of the Jobs 

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

3 262s–2 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘(as 

4 in effect just before the effective date of 

5 the Government Reports Elimination Act 

6 of 2014)’’ before the period. 

7 (2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 583 of the 

8 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 

9 Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (22 U.S.C. 262r 

10 note; 112 Stat. 2681–202), as enacted into law by 

11 section 101(d) of division A of the Omnibus Consoli12 dated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

13 Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277), is repealed. 

14 (f) REPORT ON NEW IMF ARRANGEMENTS REGARD15 ING RATES AND MATURITIES.—Section 605 of the For16 eign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 

17 Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681–223), as en18 acted into law by section 101(d) of division A of the Omni19 bus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro20 priations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277), is amended 

21 by striking subsection (d). 

22 (g) REPORT ON POLICIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL

23 MONETARY FUND.—Section 1705 of the International Fi24 nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r–4) is repealed. 


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1 (h) REPORT ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK RE2 FORMS TOWARD SEVEN POLICY GOALS.—Section 2126 of 

3 the Full-Year Appropriations Act, 2011 (125 Stat. 190– 

4 191; division B of Public Law 112–10) is amended by 

5 striking subsections (c) and (d). 

6 (i) REPORT ON CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—Sec7 tion 7081(g) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper8 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 

9 (22 U.S.C. 7909(g); division F of the Consolidated Appro10 priations Act, 2010) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 

11 and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 

12 (j) REPORT ON SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS.—The 

13 Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993 (Public 

14 Law 103–202) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking section 203; and 

16 (2) in the table of contents for such Act, by 

17 striking the item relating to section 203. 

18 (k) REPORT ON CERTAIN POLICIES SUPPORTED BY

19 THE UNITED STATES IN THE MULTILATERAL DEVELOP20 MENT BANKS.—Section 803 of the Foreign Operations, 

21 Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 

22 Act, 2001 (22 U.S.C. 262r–6(b)), as enacted into law by 

23 section 101(a) of Public Law 106–429, is amended by 

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1 (l) SALMON BOOK ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

2 FOREIGN CREDIT EXPOSURE.—The Secretary of the 

3 Treasury shall no longer provide the annual foreign credit 

4 exposure report (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Salmon 

5 Book’’) and described under the paragraph with the head6 ing ‘‘Need for annual update on estimated debt and debt 

7 service report’’ in House Report 102–108. 

8 TITLE XIX—DEPARTMENT OF 

9 VETERANS AFFAIRS 

10 SEC. 1901. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 

11 (a) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH

12 OVERSIGHT.—Section 7307 of title 38, United States 

13 Code, is amended— 

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

15 (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub16 section (f). 

17 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND PRO18 POSALS INVOLVING CONTRACTING FOR PERFORMANCE BY

19 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL OF WORK PREVIOUSLY PER20 FORMED BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—Section 8110 of 

21 such title is amended— 

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

23 (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 

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1 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF

2 HEALTH-CARE ITEMS.—Section 8125 of such title is 

3 amended— 

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

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

7 (d) ANNUAL REPORT ON CLOSURES OF MEDICAL

8 SERVICE, SURGICAL SERVICE, AND NURSING HOME

9 BEDS.—Section 8110 of such title, as amended by sub10 section (b) of this section, is further amended— 

11 (1) by striking subsection (d), as redesignated 

12 by paragraph (2) of such subsection (b) of this sec13 tion; and 

14 (2) by redesignating subsection (e), as so redes15 ignated, as subsection (d). 

16 (e) ANNUAL REPORT ON SHARING OF HEALTH-CARE

17 RESOURCES.—Section 8153 of such title is amended by 

18 striking subsection (g). 

19 (f) ANNUAL REPORT ON STAFFING FOR NURSES AND

20 NURSE ANAESTHETISTS AT DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.— 

21 Section 7451(e) of such title is amended— 

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

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1 (g) ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF AUTHORITIES TO

2 ENHANCE RETENTION OF EXPERIENCED NURSES.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 

4 of such title is amended by striking section 7324. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

7 by striking the item relating to section 7324. 


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Union Calendar No. 309 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4194 

[Report No. 113–419] 

A BILL 

To provide for the elimination or modification of 

Federal reporting requirements. 

APRIL 28, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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