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(g) REVIEW HHS CALCULATION OF REIMBURSE-
MENT RATE.—Section 4204(b) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm note) is
amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (4);
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Taking into
account the recommendations made pursuant to
paragraph (4), on’’ and inserting ‘‘On’’; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4).
(h) STUDY OF OWNERSHIP OF PROVIDERS OF MEDI-
CARE SERVICES BY REFERRING PHYSICIANS.—
(1) Section 6204(e) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn note)
is repealed.
(2) Section 6204(f) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn note)
is amended by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller Gen-
eral’’.
(i) REPORTS ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING.—
Section 4401(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1396r–8 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by—
(A) striking ‘‘By not later than May 1 of
each year, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
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(B) striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting
‘‘a’’; and
(C) striking ‘‘retail and’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (6).
(j) STUDY OF DEMONSTRATION TO ATTRACT PEN-
SION FUND INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—
Section 6 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by—
(1) striking subsection (i); and
(2) redesignating subsection (j) as subsection
(i).
(k) AUDIT
OF HUD LOW-INCOME HOUSING AC-
COUNTS.—Section 10(a)(2) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437h) is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘annually’’;
(2) striking, after ‘‘accounts which’’, ‘‘shall’’,
and inserting ‘‘may’’;
(3) striking ‘‘in accordance with the principles
and procedures applicable to commercial trans-
actions’’; and
(4) striking ‘‘, and no other audit shall be re-
quired’’.
(l) REPORT
ON
THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY
PROGRAM.—Section 23(m) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(m)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’, and inserting
‘‘may’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(m) 
METHODOLOGY
OF
STUDY.—Section
211(B)(f)(2) of Public Law 101–515, as amended by the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,
is amended by striking ‘‘shall serve’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘approve’’ and inserting ‘‘may serve in an advi-
sory capacity, may oversee the methodology, and may ap-
prove’’.
(n) STUDIES OF INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DE-
LINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—Section 5(b) of
the Act of November 4, 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5781 note, Public
Law 102–586), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) GAO STUDIES
AND REPORTS.—Under such
conditions as the Comptroller General of the United States
determines appropriate, the General Accounting Office
may conduct studies and report to Congress on the effects
of the program established by subsection (a) in encourag-
ing States and units of general local government to comply
with the requirements of part B of title II of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5631–5633).’’.
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(o) AUDITS OF RECIPIENTS OF LOAN GUARANTEES
FOR
ALTERNATIVE
FUEL
DEMONSTRATION
FACILI-
TIES.—Section 19(x)(1) of the Federal Nonnuclear En-
ergy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5919(x)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A)’’; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(p) REPORT ON USE OF SUBPOENA AUTHORITY TO
GET ENERGY INFORMATION.—Section 502(f) of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6382(f)) is
repealed.
(q) CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF EN-
ERGY
CONCERNING TERMINATION
OF LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.—Section 451 of the Energy Conservation in Exist-
ing Buildings Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6881) is amended,
in subsection (d) and in the first sentence of subsection
(e)(1), by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller General’’.
(r) REPORT ON POLLUTION CONTROL STRATEGIES
AND EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF CLEAN AIR ACT AMEND-
MENTS OF 1990.—Section 812(b) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7612 note) is repealed.
(s) REPORT ON ENERGY CONSERVATION BY FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.—Section 801(c) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(c)) is amend-
ed—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(t) EVALUATION OF HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 105 of the Stewart B. McKinney Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11304) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘shall annually’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, and submit to the Congress
an annual summary of the status of each program
authorized under this Act’’.
(u) CONSULTATION
ON ACCOUNTING, AUDIT
AND
FISCAL PROCEDURES.—Section 30203(b)(5) of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 13753(b)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘after con-
sultation with the Comptroller General of the United
States’’.
(v) STUDY OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.—Sec-
tion 6026 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1989 (Public Law 101–239) is repealed.
(w) REPORT ON GEOGRAPHIC COST ADJUSTMENT
FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 135(c)(2)
of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 (Public
Law 103–432) is amended—
(1) by striking the dash and ‘‘(A)’’ and insert-
ing a comma, and
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(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and all that follows and
inserting a period.
SEC. 123. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 44, UNITED
STATES CODE (PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCU-
MENTS).
(a) AUDIT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.—
Section 309 of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(d) The Inspector General of the Government Print-
ing Office shall audit the financial and operational activi-
ties of the Government Printing Office each year. The au-
dits shall be conducted under the direction of the Joint
Committee on Printing. For purposes of the audits, the
Inspector General shall have such access to the records,
files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing
Office as the Inspector General considers appropriate. The
Inspector General shall furnish reports of the audits to
the Congress and the Public Printer.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(e) The Public Printer shall prepare an annual fi-
nancial statement meeting the requirements of section
3515(b) of title 31, United States Code. Each financial
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statement shall be audited in accordance with applicable
generally accepted Government auditing standards—
‘‘(1) by an independent external auditor se-
lected by the Public Printer, or
‘‘(2) at the request of the Joint Committee on
Printing, by the Inspector General of the Govern-
ment Printing Office.
‘‘(f) The Comptroller General of the United States
may audit the financial statement prepared under sub-
section (e) at his or her discretion or at the request of
the Joint Committee on Printing. An audit by the Comp-
troller General shall be in lieu of the audit otherwise re-
quired by that subsection.’’.
(b) PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS OF THE COMPTROL-
LER GENERAL.—
(1) Section 1311 of title 44, United States
Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 13 of title
44, United States Code, is amended by striking out
the item relating to section 1311.
SEC. 124. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 45, UNITED
STATES CODE (RAILROADS).
Section 1036(f) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (45 U.S.C. 831 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘and annually thereafter,’’.
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SEC. 125. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 46, UNITED
STATES CODE (SHIPPING).
Section 901(a) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936
(46 U.S.C. App. 1241(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That the Comptrol-
ler General of the United States’’ and inserting
‘‘. The Administrator of General Services shall pre-
scribe regulations under which agencies’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘credit any allowance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘pay for or reimburse officers or employees’’.
SEC. 126. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 47, UNITED
STATES CODE (TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES,
AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS).
(a) APPROVE STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE COR-
PORATION
FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
FOR VALUING
VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Section 397(9) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(9)) is amended, in
the last sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘and approved by the Comptrol-
ler General pursuant to section 396(g)(5)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘with respect to such services
provided to public telecommunications entities after
such standards are approved by the Comptroller
General and only’’.
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(b) REPORT ON PAYMENTS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
TO
CARRIERS
FOR
INTERCEPTION
OF
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—
(1) Section 112(b)(1) of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C.
1010(b)(1)) is amended by amending the matter
preceding subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) On or before April 1, 1996, the Comptrol-
ler General of the United States, and every two
years thereafter, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Justice, shall submit to the Congress a
report, after consultation with the Attorney General
and the telecommunications industry—’’.
(2) Section 112(b)(2) of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C.
1010(b)(2)) is amended—
(A) after ‘‘include’’, by striking ‘‘the’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘of the Comptroller Gen-
eral’’.
SEC. 127. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 49, UNITED
STATES CODE (TRANSPORTATION).
(a) AUDIT
OF ACCOUNTS
OF DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION.—Section 5334(c)(2) of title 49, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Comptroller
General shall’’ and inserting ‘‘for’’.
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(b) REPORT ON MASS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.—
Sections 5335(c) and 5335(d) of title 49, United States
Code, are each amended by striking ‘‘and in January of
every 2d year after 1993’’.
(c) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL
RAIL FREIGHT SERVICE.—Section 22107(b) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the
Comptroller General’’.
(d) TRANSPORTATION BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.—
Section 40118(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Comptroller General shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator of General Services shall prescribe
regulations under which agencies may’’.
(e) AUDIT OF AVIATION INSURANCE OFFERED BY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—Section 44308(e)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘. The Comptroller General shall audit those accounts’’
and inserting ‘‘for audit’’.
(f) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR AIRPORT
AND AIRWAY DEVELOPMENT.—Section 47121(c) of title
49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Comptrol-
ler General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’;
(2) in the second sentence—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than April 15 of
each year, the’’, and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’; and
(3) by striking the third sentence.
(g) STUDY OF ENHANCED PROCUREMENT AUTHOR-
ITY FOR FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—Section
9206 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
(Public Law 101–508) is repealed.
SEC. 128. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 50, UNITED
STATES CODE (WAR AND NATIONAL DE-
FENSE).
(a) AUDIT OF TERMINATION PAYMENTS ON CON-
TRACTS FOR CERTAIN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS.—Section
1 of the Act of March 30, 1949 (62 Stat. 17; 50 U.S.C.
491), is amended in the third sentence of the second para-
graph—
(1) by striking ‘‘no termination payment shall
be final until audited and approved by’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘which’’ after ‘‘General Ac-
counting Office’’; and
(3) by inserting ‘‘of audit’’ after ‘‘purpose’’.
(b) DETERMINATIONS OF ENTITLEMENT TO WAR
CLAIM AWARDS.—Section 213(d) of the War Claims Act
of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2017l(d)) is amended by striking
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‘‘Comptroller General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the
Treasury’’.
(c) FOREIGN POLICY CONTROLS: CONSULTATION
WITH CONGRESS.—Section 6(f)(3) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(f)(3)) is amend-
ed by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 129. AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA
Section 145 of the District of Columbia Retirement
Reform Act (sec. 1–725, D.C. Code) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) In subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller
General’’, and
(iii) by striking ‘‘each’’ the first and
third places it appears; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Comptrol-
ler General pursuant to subsection (b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enrolled actuary pursuant to subsection (a)’’.
(3) In subsection (c)(3)(A)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General pur-
suant to subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘enrolled
actuary pursuant to subsection (a)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller Gen-
eral’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘of the Comptroller Gen-
eral’’.
(4) In subsection (c)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘the
Comptroller General, the Board,’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Board’’.
(5) In subsection (c)(3)(C)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Comptroller General,
on the basis of such reports from the Board
and’’ and inserting ‘‘The Board, on the basis of
such reports from’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘The Comptroller General
shall report the amount of such reduction so
caused to the Board and’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Board shall report the amount of such reduc-
tion so caused’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘he receives’’ and inserting
‘‘the Board receives’’.
(6) In subsection (c)(3)(C)(2), by striking ‘‘by
the Comptroller General’’.
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TITLE II—CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS 
TO 
ENACT 
TRANS-
FERS AND DELEGATIONS OF
FUNCTIONS 
UNDER 
OTHER
LAWS
SEC. 201. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to amend provisions of
law to reflect, update, and enact transfers and subsequent
delegations of functions made under section 211 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law
104–53, 109 Stat. 535), as in effect immediately before
this title takes effect.
SEC. 202. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CLAIMS FOR PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF HOUSE-
HOLD AND PERSONAL EFFECTS.—Section 5564(h) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘General
Accounting Office’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Administrator of General Services’’.
(b) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF DECEASED EM-
PLOYEES.—Section 5583 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Comptroller
General of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Office of Personnel Management’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b) by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting: ‘‘The Director may by regula-
tion prescribe the method for settlement of accounts
payable under subsection (a) of this section.’’.
(c) REMISSION OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.—Section
2312 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Comptroller General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the
Treasury’’.
(d) DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.—Sec-
tion 2575(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘Comptroller General of the United States’’
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of De-
fense’’.
(e) PAYMENT
OF CLAIMS.—Sections 2733(d) and
2734(d) of title 10, United States Code, are amended by
striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary
of the Treasury’’.
(f) SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF DECEASED MEM-
BERS.—Section 2771(c) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) Payments under subsection (a) shall be made by
the Secretary of Defense.’’.
(g) DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED MEM-
BERS.—Sections 4712 and 9712 of title 10, United States
Code, are amended by striking subsection (g).
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(h) SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS.—Sec-
tion 7 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949
(22 U.S.C. 1626) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Comp-
troller General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the
Treasury’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘Comp-
troller General of the United States’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’; and
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘, or the
Comptroller General of the United States, as the
case may be,’’.
(i) ESTATES OF DECEDENTS.—Section 1709 of the
Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 4195) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Department of
State’’;
(2) in the penultimate paragraph—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘Comptroller General of the United States, or
such member of the General Accounting Office
as he may duly empower to act as his rep-
resentative for the purpose,’’ and inserting
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‘‘Secretary of State or the Secretary’s rep-
resentative’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(3) in the last paragraph—
(A) by striking ‘‘office’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
partment’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’.
(j) DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED ARMED
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME RESIDENTS.—Section 1520
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24
U.S.C. 420) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General of
the United States’’ in the second sentence and
inserting ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ in
the third sentence and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’;
and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General of
the United States’’ in paragraph (1) and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’; and