II 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2925 

To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting 

requirements. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2014 

Mr. WARNER (for himself and Ms. AYOTTE) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal 

reporting requirements. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reports Reduction Act 

5 of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

7 (a) FIRE PROGRAM ANALYSIS REPORTS.—Notwith8 standing the Department of the Interior and Related 

9 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 

10 117 Stat. 216) and the Department of the Interior, EnviVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:36 Nov 14, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2925.IS S2925

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1 ronment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 

2 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2097), the Secretary of 

3 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall not be 

4 required to submit to Congress reports relating to the Fire 

5 Program Analysis system. 

6 (b) ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY REPORTS.— 

7 Notwithstanding the Agriculture, Rural Development, 

8 Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap9 propriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 

10 199), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Ad11 ministrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

12 Service, shall not be required to submit to Congress re13 ports relating to animal disease traceability. 

14 SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMMERCIAL PRICE TREND 

15 ANALYSIS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE16 FENSE. 

17 Section 892 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 

19 383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is amended by striking sub20 section (b). 

21 SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 

22 (a) REPORT OF NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON

23 INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY.—Section 114 

24 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011c) 

25 is amended— 


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

2 (2) by inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(e) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall annually publish 

4 in the Federal Register— 

5 ‘‘(1) a list containing, for each member of the 

6 Committee— 

7 ‘‘(A) the member’s name; 

8 ‘‘(B) the date of the expiration of the 

9 member’s term of office; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the name of the individual described 

11 in subsection (b)(1) who appointed the member; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(2) a solicitation of nominations for each ex14 piring term of office on the Committee of a member 

15 appointed by the Secretary.’’. 

16 (b) EVALUATION REPORTS FOR TEACH TO REACH

17 GRANTS.—Section 251(f) of the Higher Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1034(f)) is amended— 

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

20 (2) by inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership re22 ceiving a grant under this section shall conduct an 

23 evaluation at the end of the grant period to deter24 mine— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the effectiveness of the general edu2 cation teachers who completed a program under 

3 subsection (c)(1) with respect to instruction of 

4 students with disabilities in general education 

5 classrooms; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the systemic impact of the activities 

7 carried out by such grant on how each institu8 tion of higher education that is a member of 

9 the partnership prepares teachers for instruc10 tion in elementary schools and secondary 

11 schools. 

12 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—Each eligi13 ble partnership performing an evaluation under 

14 paragraph (1) shall report the findings of such eval15 uation to the Secretary.’’. 

16 (c) EVALUATIONS ON AN ADJUNCT TEACHER

17 CORPS.—Section 255 of the Higher Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1035) is amended— 

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

20 (2) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub21 section (j). 

22 (d) FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAM REPORT.—Section 

23 402H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

24 1070a–18) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking the section heading and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 402H. EVALUATIONS AND GRANTS FOR PROJECT IM4 PROVEMENT AND DISSEMINATION.’’; 

5 (2) by striking subsection (a); and 

6 (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

7 as subsections (a) through (c), respectively. 

8 (e) REPORT ON SUPPORTING POSTSECONDARY FAC9 ULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN EDUCATING STU10 DENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 762 of the Higher 

11 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1140b) is amended by 

12 striking subsection (d). 

13 (f) REPORT ON USE AND IMPACT OF FUNDS FOR IM14 PROVING LITERACY THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES.—Sec15 tion 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

16 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383) is amended by striking sub17 section (j) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(j) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES EVALUATIONS.—From 

19 the funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for each 

20 fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 

21 percent for annual, independent, national evaluations of 

22 the activities assisted under this section and their impact 

23 on improving the reading skills of students. The evalua24 tions shall be conducted not later than 3 years after the 


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1 date of enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 

2 2001, and biennially thereafter.’’. 

3 (g) INTERIM AND FINAL EVALUATIONS UNDER

4 TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM.—Section 2314 of 

5 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

6 U.S.C. 6684) is repealed. 

7 (h) REPORT ON DRUG USE AND VIOLENCE IN ELE8 MENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.—Section 4122 of 

9 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

10 U.S.C. 7132) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

11 (i) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER EXCELLENCE IN

12 ECONOMIC EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Section 5536 of the 

13 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

14 U.S.C. 7267e) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

15 (j) REPORT ON STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES

16 UNDER HEALTHY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS PRO17 GRAM.—Section 5584 of the Elementary and Secondary 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7277c) is repealed. 

19 (k) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS UNDER LOCAL

20 FLEXIBILITY DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS.— 

21 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 6151(c) of the 

22 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

23 (20 U.S.C. 7321(c)) is amended by striking para24 graph (10). 


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1 (2) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Title VI of 

2 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

3 1965 is amended by striking section 6156 (20 

4 U.S.C. 7321e) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 6156. LIMITATION. 

6 ‘‘A State in which a local educational agency that has 

7 a local flexibility demonstration agreement is located may 

8 not require such local educational agency to provide any 

9 application information with respect to the programs in10 cluded within the scope of that agreement.’’. 

11 (l) REPORT ON STATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADE12 QUATE YEARLY PROGRESS.—Section 6164 of the Elemen13 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 7325c) is repealed. 

15 (m) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES FOR UNDERSERVED

16 POPULATIONS.—Section 21(b) of the Rehabilitation Act 

17 of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 718(b)) is amended— 

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

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para20 graph (4). 

21 (n) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY RE22 SEARCH REPORT.—Section 203 of the Rehabilitation Act 

23 of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 763) is amended— 

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


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

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

3 (o) REPORT ON NATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE

4 EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 

5 681(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

6 (20 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 

7 (4). 

8 (p) REPORTS ON FRAUD IN THE OFFERING OF FI9 NANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR POSTSECONDARY EDU10 CATION.—Section 5 of the College Scholarship Fraud Pre11 vention Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 1092d) is repealed. 

12 (q) REPORT ON STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION

13 FUND.—Section 14010 of division A of the American Re14 covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

15 5; 123 Stat. 285) is repealed. 

16 SEC. 5. REPORT ON BLOOD LEAD SCREENING TESTS. 

17 Section 2503 of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 

18 (42 U.S.C. 247b–3a) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking the title and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 2503. TRAINING BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND 

22 SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.’’; 

23 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

24 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub25 section (b). 


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1 SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 

2 (a) REPORT ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF FOR3 EIGN DIPLOMATS.—Section 13 of the Act of September 

4 11, 1957 (8 U.S.C. 1255b) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 

6 such term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 

7 Homeland Security’’; and 

8 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS; REDUCTION OF

11 QUOTA.— 

12 ‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 

13 the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Home14 land Security shall submit to Congress a complete 

15 and detailed statement of the facts and pertinent 

16 provisions of law relating to each alien whose status 

17 was adjusted under this section to that of an alien 

18 lawfully admitted for permanent residence during 

19 the preceding fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(2) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS.—For 

21 each alien whose status was adjusted under this sec22 tion, the Secretary of State shall reduce by 1, during 

23 the current or next following fiscal year, the total 

24 number of immigrant visas that are made available 

25 to natives of the country of birth of such alien under 


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1 section 202(e) of the Immigration and Nationality 

2 Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).’’. 

3 (b) REPORT ON THE TRANSFER OF IMMIGRATION

4 FUNCTIONS.—Section 478 of the Homeland Security Act 

5 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 298) is repealed. 

6 (c) JOINT ANNUAL INTERAGENCY REVIEW OF GLOB7 AL NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE.—Section 1907 

8 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 596a) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) in the matter preceding subpara15 graph (A), by striking ‘‘once each year— 

16 ’’ and inserting ‘‘once every other year—’’; 

17 and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

19 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the 

20 previous year’’ and inserting ‘‘the pre21 vious two years’’; and 

22 (II) in clause (iii), by striking 

23 ‘‘the previous year.’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘the previous two years.’’; and 


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1 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘once 

2 each year,’’ and inserting ‘‘once every other 

3 year,’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of each 

8 year,’’ and inserting ‘‘of every other year,’’; and 

9 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘annual’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

11 (d) PORT OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT

12 STUDY.—Section 603(a)(3) of the Border Infrastructure 

13 and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 

14 1402(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(3) submit a report that summarizes the most 

16 critical infrastructure needs at land ports of entry 

17 to— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations of 

19 the Senate; 

20 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Environment and 

21 Public Works of the Senate; 

22 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 

23 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

24 ‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

25 the House of Representatives; 


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1 ‘‘(E) the Committee on Transportation 

2 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa3 tives; and 

4 ‘‘(F) the Committee on Homeland Security 

5 of the House of Representatives.’’. 

6 (e) NATIONAL LAND BORDER SECURITY PRIORITIES

7 PLAN.—Section 604 of the Border Infrastructure and 

8 Technology Modernization Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1403) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘Priorities’’ after ‘‘Border 

12 Security’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘the Committees’’ and all 

14 that follows and inserting ‘‘the congressional 

15 committees referred to in section 603’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘that the 

17 Commissioner determines to be at the greatest risk’’ 

18 after ‘‘southern border’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘a descrip20 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘a summary’’. 

21 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. 

22 (a) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF ADEQUACY OF MARINE

23 SAFETY WORKFORCE.—Section 57 of title 14, United 

24 States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e). 


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1 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON MARINE INDUSTRY TRAIN2 ING PROGRAM.—Section 59 of title 14, United States 

3 Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN5 ERAL.—’’; and 

6 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

7 (c) BIENNIAL REPORT ON MAJOR ACQUISITIONS

8 PROGRAMS.— 

9 (1) REPEAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 

10 amended by striking section 569a. 

11 (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The 

12 analysis for chapter 15 of title 14, United States 

13 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

14 section 569a. 

15 (d) ANNUAL REPORT ON MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND

16 IMPROVEMENT.—Section 656(d) of title 14, United States 

17 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(d) MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT.— 

19 Each fiscal year the Secretary may expend from amounts 

20 made available for the operating expenses of the Coast 

21 Guard not more than $1,500,000 for minor construction 

22 and improvement projects at any location.’’. 

23 (e) ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN.— 

24 (1) REPEAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 

25 amended by striking section 663. 


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1 (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The 

2 analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, United States 

3 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

4 section 663. 

5 (f) ANNUAL REPORT ON CONVEYANCE OF PROP6 ERTY.— 

7 (1) REPEAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking section 688. 

9 (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The 

10 analysis for chapter 18 of title 14, United States 

11 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

12 section 688. 

13 (g) ANNUAL LIST OF PROJECTS TO CONGRESS.— 

14 (1) REPEAL.—Title 14, United States Code, is 

15 amended by striking section 693. 

16 (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The 

17 analysis for chapter 19 of title 14, United States 

18 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

19 section 693. 

20 (h) ANNUAL MARINE SAFETY STRATEGY, GOALS, 

21 AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS.— 

22 (1) REPEAL.—Title 46, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking section 2116. 

24 (2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The 

25 analysis for chapter 21 of title 46, United States 


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1 Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 

2 section 2116. 

3 (i) ANNUAL REPORT ON RESOURCE DEFICIENCY FOR

4 ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS CARGO.—Section 70103(e)(2) 

5 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(2) ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS CARGO DE8 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘especially haz9 ardous cargo’ means anhydrous ammonia, ammo10 nium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied natural gas, lique11 fied petroleum gas, and any other substance, mate12 rial, or group or class of material, in a particular 

13 amount and form that the Secretary determines by 

14 regulation poses a significant risk of creating a 

15 transportation security incident while being trans16 ported in maritime commerce.’’. 

17 (j) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF EXPENDITURES

18 UNDER THE PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION ASSISTANCE

19 ACT OF 1976.—The Presidential Protection Assistance 

20 Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking 

21 section 9. 

22 (k) REPEAL OF ANNUAL COAST GUARD REPORT ON

23 DRUG INTERDICTION.—Section 103 of the Coast Guard 

24 Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 89 note) is repealed. 


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1 (l) ANNUAL REPORT ON MODERNIZATION OF NA2 TIONAL DISTRESS AND RESPONSE SYSTEM.— 

3 (1) REPEAL.—Section 346 of the Maritime 

4 Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 

5 107–295; 14 U.S.C. 88 note) is repealed. 

6 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

7 table of contents in section 1(b) of the Maritime 

8 Transportation Security Act of 2002 is amended by 

9 striking the item relating to section 346. 

10 (m) ANNUAL REPORT ON COAST GUARD CAPABILI11 TIES AND READINESS TO FULFILL NATIONAL DEFENSE

12 RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

13 (1) REPEAL.—Section 426 of the Maritime 

14 Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 

15 107–295; 14 U.S.C. 2 note) is repealed. 

16 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

17 table of contents in section 1(b) of the Maritime 

18 Transportation Security Act of 2002 is amended by 

19 striking the item relating to section 426. 

20 (n) ANNUAL SUMMARY OF FISHERIES ENFORCE21 MENT PLANS.—Section 224 of the Coast Guard and Mari22 time Transportation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 1861b) is 

23 amended by striking subsection (c). 

24 (o) ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH SECU25 RITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO MARITIME


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1 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLANS.—Section 809 of the 

2 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 

3 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1088) is amended by 

4 striking subsection (i). 

5 (p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DISTANT WATER TUNA

6 FLEET.—Section 421 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 

7 Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–241; 120 

8 Stat. 548) is amended by striking subsection (e). 

9 (q) BIENNIAL UPDATES OF FOREIGN FISHING IN10 CURSIONS REPORT.—Section 804 of the Coast Guard and 

11 Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 

12 241; 120 Stat. 563) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

13 (r) COMBINATION OF ANNUAL SUMMARY OF FISH14 ERIES ENFORCEMENT PLANS AND BIENNIAL UPDATES

15 ON FOREIGN FISHING INCURSION REPORT.—Section 4 of 

16 the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 (Public 

17 Law 111–207; 16 U.S.C. 1828 note) is amended by strik18 ing subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 8. OIL TRANSPORTATION. 

20 (a) ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON USES OF

21 THE OIL POLLUTION FUND.—Section 1012 of the Oil 

22 Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712) is amended by 

23 striking subsection (l). 

24 (b) ELIMINATION OF BIENNIAL REPORT ON OIL

25 POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 


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1 Section 7002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 

2 2761) is amended— 

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

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

6 (c) ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL UPDATE ON LIABILITY

7 LIMIT REPORT.—Section 603(c) of the Coast Guard and 

8 Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 2704 

9 note; Public Law 109–241) is amended by striking para10 graph (3). 

11 (d) RECOMMENDATIONS ON TUG ESCORTS FOR

12 LADEN OIL TANKERS.—Section 711(a) of the Coast 

13 Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–281; 

14 124 Stat. 2986) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 

15 (e) RISK ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTING CANADIAN

16 OIL SANDS.— 

17 (1) REPEAL.—The Coast Guard and Maritime 

18 Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–213; 

19 126 Stat. 1585) is amended by striking section 722. 

20 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

21 table of contents in section 1(b) of the Coast Guard 

22 and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 is amend23 ed by striking the item relating to section 722. 


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1 SEC. 9. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERALLY 

2 ASSISTED UNITS UNDER LEASE AND PER3 UNIT COST. 

4 (a) PUBLIC LAW 108–7.—Section 217 of title II of 

5 division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 

6 2003 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is repealed. 

7 (b) PUBLIC LAW 108–199.—Section 213 of title II 

8 of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 

9 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is repealed. 

10 (c) PUBLIC LAW 108–447.—Section 214 of title II 

11 of division I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 

12 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is repealed. 

13 (d) PUBLIC LAW 109–115.—Section 314 of title III 

14 of division A of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing 

15 and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Co16 lumbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

17 2006 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is repealed. 

18 (e) PUBLIC LAW 110–161.—Section 211 of title II 

19 of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 

20 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is repealed. 

21 SEC. 10. TRADE. 

22 (a) ELIMINATION OF REPORT ON LABOR OBLIGA23 TIONS UNDER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMER24 ICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Domini26 can Republic-Central America-United States Free 


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1 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 

2 4111) is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 403. PERIODIC MEETINGS OF SECRETARY OF LABOR 

4 WITH LABOR MINISTERS OF CAFTA-DR COUN5 TRIES. 

6 ‘‘The Secretary of Labor should take the necessary 

7 steps to meet periodically with the labor ministers of the 

8 CAFTA-DR countries to discuss— 

9 ‘‘(1) the operation of the labor provisions of the 

10 Agreement; 

11 ‘‘(2) progress on the commitments made by the 

12 CAFTA-DR countries to implement the rec13 ommendations contained in the White Paper; 

14 ‘‘(3) the work of the International Labor Orga15 nization in the CAFTA-DR countries, and other co16 operative efforts, to afford to workers internationally 

17 recognized worker rights; and 

18 ‘‘(4) such other matters as the Secretary of 

19 Labor and the labor ministers consider appro20 priate.’’. 

21 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con22 tents for the Dominican Republic-Central America23 United States Free Trade Agreement Implementa24 tion Act (19 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended by 


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1 striking the item relating to section 403 and insert2 ing the following: 

‘‘Sec. 403. Periodic meetings of Secretary of Labor with labor ministers of 

CAFTA-DR countries.’’. 

3 (b) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR PRINTED

4 COPY OF HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE

5 UNITED STATES.—Section 1207 of the Omnibus Trade 

6 and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3007) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in the form 

9 of printed copy’’ and all that follows and inserting 

10 ‘‘in the form of electronic media.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, in whatever 

12 format,’’. 

13 SEC. 11. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 

14 (a) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON POLICY TOWARDS

15 BURMA.—Section 570 of the Foreign Operations, Export 

16 Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

17 1997 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–166) is 

18 amended by striking subsection (d). 

19 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS POLICY

20 ON ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS.—Section 721 of the 

21 Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Re22 lations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (as 

23 enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106– 


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1 113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 

2 1501A–462) is amended— 

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

4 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘At the time 

5 of the submission of each annual report under sub6 section (c),’’ and inserting ‘‘Not less frequently than 

7 once each year’’. 

8 (c) ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES-VIETNAM

9 HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE MEETINGS.—Section 702 of 

10 the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 

11 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is re12 pealed. 

13 (d) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REPORTS.— 

14 Section 2104 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropria15 tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsu16 nami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13) is repealed. 

17 SEC. 12. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. 

18 (a) ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY THE COMP19 TROLLER GENERAL.—Section 3524 of title 31, United 

20 States Code is amended by striking subsection (b). 

21 (b) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON WAIVERS OF THE

22 PROHIBITION ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS

23 CONDUCING BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN SUDAN.—Section 

24 6(c)(2) of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act 


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1 of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Admin4 istrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall submit 

5 to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

6 on each request for a waiver under paragraph (1) re7 ceived by the President.’’. 

8 (c) ANNUAL ESTIMATE OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE

9 NEEDS.— 

10 (1) REPEAL.—Section 1537 of the Moving 

11 Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 2238a) is repealed. 

13 (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The 

14 table of contents in section 1(c) of the Moving 

15 Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act is 

16 amended by striking the item relating to section 

17 1537. 

18 (d) QUARTERLY REPORTING OF UNOBLIGATED

19 FUNDS.—Section 618 of division E of the Consolidated 

20 Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76; 128 Stat. 

21 228) is repealed. 

22 SEC. 13. TRAVEL COSTS. 

23 Section 5707(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘, and 

2 shall report the results of such investigations to 

3 Congress at least once a year’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) by striking subparagraph (C); 

6 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

7 subparagraph (C); and 

8 (C) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig9 nated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C) of this 

10 paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) Not later than 5 working days after the date 

13 on which the Administrator makes a cost determination 

14 required under paragraph (2)(B), the Administrator 

15 shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) submit to Congress a report that in17 cludes— 

18 ‘‘(i) the results of the investigations con19 ducted under paragraph (1) during the previous 

20 year; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the specific figures determined by the 

22 Administrator under paragraph (2)(B); and 

23 ‘‘(B) publish the specific figures determined by 

24 the Administrator under paragraph (2)(B) in the 

25 Federal Register.’’. 


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1 SEC. 14. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS2 TRATION. 

3 (a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL NATIONAL AERONAUTICS

4 AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION REPORTS ON WHISTLE5 BLOWER CONCERNS.—Section 30502 of title 51, United 

6 States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d). 

7 (b) MODIFICATION OF FREQUENCY OF SUBMITTAL

8 OF NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRA9 TION REPORTS ON COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL OCE10 ANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—Section 

11 60505(b) of title 51, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘each year’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘every other year’’; and 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘during the fiscal year’’ and in15 serting ‘‘during the 2 fiscal years’’. 

16 (c) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR UPDATES ON NA17 TIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

18 STRATEGY ON MINIMIZING JOB LOSSES DURING THE

19 TRANSITION FROM THE SPACE SHUTTLE.—Title III of 

20 the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Ap21 propriations Act, 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 

22 161; 121 Stat. 1917) is amended in the sixth paragraph 

23 under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ (51 

24 U.S.C. 70501 note) by striking the last sentence. 


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1 (d) REPEAL OF REPORT ON NATIONAL AERO2 NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION SURVEY OF AS3 TRONAUT HEALTH CARE.— 

4 (1) REPEAL.—Section 31302 of title 51, United 

5 States Code, is repealed. 

6 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec7 tions at the beginning of chapter 313 of such title 

8 is amended by striking the item relating to section 

9 31302. 

10 SEC. 15. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 

11 (a) MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

12 CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 14(a) 

13 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 

14 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–4(a)) are repealed. 

15 (b) EVALUATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SCIENCE

16 FOUNDATION.—Section 19(a)(3) of the National Science 

17 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 

18 8(a)(3)) is repealed. 

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