Congressional Reporting Burden Reduction Act

To eliminate or modify certain Federal agency reporting requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Reporting Burden Reduction Act 2. Elimination of Department of Homeland Security reports (a) Consolidation of reports on antidumping and countervailing duties Section 691(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 1671l (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following: Report on antidumping and countervailing duty collections and other related matters (2) by striking The (1) In general (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of this section— (A) by striking before the 60th day of each fiscal year after fiscal year 1994 (B) by striking preceding fiscal year most recently completed fiscal year (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) Additional matters (A) In general If the Commissioner prepares a report described in subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, the Commissioner shall submit any such report with the report required under paragraph (1) for that year. (B) Reports described The reports described in this subparagraph are the following reports specified in Senate Report 114–264 (2017), accompanying S. 3001, 114th Congress: (i) AD/CVD Actions and Compliance Initiatives. (ii) AD/CVD Liquidation Instructions. (iii) AD/CVD Collection of Outstanding Claims. (iv) AD/CVD Collection New Shipper Single Entry Bonds. . (b) Disaster relief fund reporting requirements Paragraph (2) under the heading Disaster relief fund (including transfer of funds) Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Law 114–4 fifth day of each month fifth business day of each month (c) Department of Homeland Security collection of conference fees report Section 554 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 ( 6 U.S.C. 469a : Provided further prior fiscal year (d) Federal Protection Services fees certification Title III of division F of the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 Federal Protection Service National Protection and Programs Directorate The Secretary and the Director of OMB shall certify in writing to the Committees, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that FPS operations will be fully funded in fiscal year 2017 through the collection of security fees. Should sufficient revenue not be collected to fully fund operations, an expenditure plan is required describing how security risks will be adequately addressed. (e) Under Secretary for Management quarterly staffing requirement Title I of division F of the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 Office of the Chief Financial Officer Office of the Secretary and Executive Management Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight The Department shall continue submitting obligation plans to the Committees on a quarterly basis, with the first plan due with-in 45 days of enactment of this Act. These plans shall be consistent with direction provided in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–113 (f) Transportation Security Administration report on unclaimed money at airports Section 515(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–334 49 U.S.C. 44945 (g) Genealogy Fee Section 286(t) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356(t) (1) by striking paragraph (2); and (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 3. Elimination of General Services Administration reports (a) Reimbursement for cost of travel Section 5707(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) As part of each report submitted under paragraph (1)(C), the Administrator shall conduct an investigation of the cost of travel and the operation of privately owned airplanes and privately owned motorcycles by employees while engaged on official business. (B) In conducting each investigation required under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall review and analyze, among other factors— (i) depreciation of original vehicle cost; (ii) gasoline and oil (excluding taxes); (iii) maintenance, accessories, parts, and tires; (iv) insurance; and (v) State and Federal taxes. . (b) Use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings Section 3177(a)(4) of title 40, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The Administrator If the Administrator establishes the program under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator 4. Elimination of National Archives and Records Administration reports (a) Office of Government Information Services annual report Section 552(h)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking Not less frequently President The Director of the Office of Government Information Services shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format and update not less frequently than annually (B) in clause (i), by striking a report on (2) by striking subparagraph (B); (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (4) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated— (A) by striking before , before making the information described in subparagraph (A) available for public inspection or (B) by inserting publications or submissions (b) NHPRC and Trust Fund annual reports (1) In general Chapter 21 (2) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 21 (c) Quarterly report on Federal Records Centers revolving fund The matter under the heading Records center revolving fund National Archives and Records Administration 44 U.S.C. 2901 5. Elimination of Office of Management and Budget reports (a) E-Government Act of 2002 Implementation Report (1) In general Chapter 36 (2) Technical and conforming amendments (A) Geospatial Data Act of 2018 Section 759(b) of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 ( 43 U.S.C. 2808(b) (B) Title 44 (i) In general Chapter 36 (I) in section 3602(f), by striking paragraph (17); and (II) in section 3604(f)(1), by striking , through the report established under section 3606 (ii) Table of sections The table of sections for chapter 36 (b) Report on flood risk determination and geospatial data Section 100220 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101c (1) by striking subsection (a); and (2) by striking (b) Duties of the Administrator.— (c) Elimination of unnecessary agency reporting Chapter 11 (1) in section 1105(a), by striking paragraph (39); and (2) in section 1125— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking Annually On a biennial basis (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting , who shall submit to Congress that total count and list (B) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking In addition to including the list of plans and reports determined to be outdated or duplicative by each agency in the budget of the United States Government, as provided by section 1105(a)(37), 1 the The (ii) inserting with the submission under subsection (a)(4) concurrently (iii) by striking such plans and reports plans and reports determined to be outdated or duplicative by each agency 6. Reducing frequency of USDS reports Notwithstanding Senate Report 114–280 and House Report 114–624, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget shall— (1) provide annual, and not quarterly, reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the savings of the program; and (2) report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on an annual, and not quarterly, basis on the status of the 10 highest priority information technology investment projects.

Summary: Congressional Reporting Burden Reduction Act This bill eliminates or consolidates various federal reporting requirements. Such reports include a Transportation Security Administration report on unclaimed money at airports, several required from the Department of Homeland Security (e.g., regarding antidumping and countervailing duties), and reports from the General Services Administration on the reimbursement costs of travel and use of photovoltaic energy in public buildings. The bill eliminates various National Archives and Records Administration and Office of Management and Budget reports. The bill reduces the frequency of U.S. Digital Service reports to Congress.