‘‘(2) obtain access to any workpapers relating
to the preparation of any report or testimony that
the Comptroller General would not make publicly
available, unless such workpapers are directly rel-
evant to a review within the scope of the Inspector
General’s authority.
‘‘§ 794. Reports
‘‘(a) The Inspector General of the General Account-
ing Office shall, not later than April 30 and October 31
of each year, prepare semiannual reports summarizing the
activities of the Office of Inspector General of the General
Accounting Office during the immediately preceding 6-
month periods ending March 31 and September 30.
‘‘(b) Semiannual reports of the Inspector General
shall be furnished to the Comptroller General of the Unit-
ed States not later than April 30 and October 31 of each
year and shall be transmitted by the Comptroller General
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the General Ac-
counting Office Oversight Board within 30 days after re-
ceipt of such a report, together with a report by the Comp-
troller General.
‘‘(c) Within 60 days after the transmission of the
semiannual reports of the Inspector General to the Con-
gress, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
make copies of such report available to the public upon
request and at a reasonable cost.
‘‘(d) The Inspector General shall report immediately
to the Comptroller General of the United States whenever
the Inspector General becomes aware of particularly seri-
ous or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating
to the operations of the General Accounting Office. The
Comptroller General of the United States shall transmit
any such report to the General Accounting Office Over-
sight Board within 7 calendar days, together with a report
by the Comptroller General containing any comments the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
‘‘(e)(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize the public disclosure of information—
‘‘(A) which is specifically prohibited from disclo-
sure by any other provision of law;
‘‘(B) the disclosure of which constitutes a
threat to the interest of national defense or national
security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or
‘‘(C) which is a part of an ongoing criminal in-
vestigation.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(C), any report
under this section may be disclosed to the public in a form
which includes information with respect to a part of an
ongoing criminal investigation if such information has
been included in a public record.
‘‘(3) Except to the extent and in the manner provided
under section 6103(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, nothing in this section or in any other provision of
this subchapter shall be construed to authorize or permit
the withholding of information from the Congress, or from
any committee or subcommittee thereof.
‘‘(f) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter,
section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public
Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to reports re-
quired by this section by substituting—
‘‘(1) ‘General Accounting Office’ for ‘establish-
ment’; and
‘‘(2) ‘Comptroller General’ for ‘head of estab-
lishment’.
‘‘§ 795. Authority; administration provisions
‘‘(a) Except as provided by section 793(d), the In-
spector General of the General Accounting Office, in car-
rying out the provisions of this subchapter, may—
‘‘(1) have access to all records, reports, audits,
reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or
other material available to the General Accounting
Office which relate to operations with respect to
which the Inspector General has responsibilities
under this subchapter;
‘‘(2) make such investigations and reports relat-
ing to the operations of the General Accounting Of-
fice as are, in the judgment of the Inspector Gen-
eral, necessary or desirable;
‘‘(3) request such information or assistance as
may be necessary for carrying out the duties and re-
sponsibilities provided by this subchapter from any
Federal, State, or local governmental agency or unit
thereof;
‘‘(4) require by subpoena the production of all
information, documents, reports, answers, records,
accounts, papers, and other data and documentary
evidence necessary in the performance of the func-
tions assigned by this subchapter, which subpoena,
in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be
enforceable by order of any appropriate United
States district court, except that procedures other
than subpoenas shall be used by the Inspector Gen-
eral to obtain documents and information from Fed-
eral agencies;
‘‘(5) administer to or take from any person an
oath, affirmation, or affidavit, whenever necessary in
the performance of the functions assigned by this
subchapter, which oath, affirmation, or affidavit
when administered or taken by or before an em-
ployee of the Office of Inspector General designated
by the Inspector General shall have the same force
and effect as if administered or taken by or before
an officer having a seal;
‘‘(6) have direct and prompt access to the
Comptroller General of the United States when nec-
essary for any purpose pertaining to the perform-
ance of functions and responsibilities under this sub-
chapter; and
‘‘(7) select, appoint, and employ such officers
and employees as may be necessary for carrying out
the functions, powers, and duties of the Office sub-
ject to the laws and regulations governing the ap-
pointment and compensation of employees of the
General Accounting Office.
‘‘(b)(1) Upon request of the Inspector General for in-
formation or assistance under subsection (a)(3), the head
of any Federal agency involved shall, insofar as is prac-
ticable and not in contravention of any existing statutory
restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from which
the information is requested, furnish to the Inspector Gen-
eral, or to an authorized designee, such information or as-
sistance.
‘‘(2) Whenever information or assistance requested
under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) is, in the judgment of
the Inspector General, unreasonably refused or not pro-
vided, the Inspector General shall report the cir-
cumstances to the Comptroller General of the United
States without delay.
‘‘(c) The Comptroller General of the United States
shall provide the Office of Inspector General with appro-
priate and adequate office space at central and field office
locations of Office of Inspector General of the General Ac-
counting Office, together with such equipment, office sup-
plies, and communications facilities and services as may
be necessary for the operation of such offices, and shall
provide necessary maintenance services for such offices
and the equipment and facilities located therein.
‘‘(d) For purposes of the provisions governing the
Senior Executive Service of the General Accounting Office,
any reference in such provisions to the ‘appointing author-
ity’ for a member of the Senior Executive Service or for
a Senior Executive Service position shall, if such member
or position is or would be within the Office of Inspector
General of the Office of Inspector General of the General
Accounting Office, be deemed to be a reference to the In-
spector General.
‘‘§ 796. Employee complaints
‘‘(a) The Inspector General may receive and inves-
tigate complaints or information from an employee of the
General Accounting Office concerning the possible exist-
ence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules,
or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds,
abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger
to the public health and safety.
‘‘(b) The Inspector General shall not, after receipt of
a complaint or information from an employee, disclose the
identity of the employee without the consent of the em-
ployee, unless the Inspector General determines such dis-
closure is unavoidable during the course of the investiga-
tion.
‘‘(c) Any employee who has authority to take, direct
others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel ac-
tion, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or
threaten to take any action against any employee as a re-
prisal for making a complaint or disclosing information
to the Inspector General, unless the complaint was made
or the information disclosed with the knowledge that it
was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.’’.
(b) TRANSFER OF OFFICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is transferred to the
Office of Inspector General established by this sub-
chapter, the office of the General Accounting Office
referred to as the ‘‘Office of Internal Evaluation’’.
(2) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL, ASSETS, LIABIL-
ITIES, ETC.—The personnel, assets, liabilities, con-
tracts, property, records of, and the unexpended bal-
ances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations,
and other funds employed, held, or used by, arising
from, or available to or to be made available to, the
office and functions transferred under paragraph (1)
are hereby transferred to the Office of Inspector
General of the General Accounting Office.
(3) METHOD OF TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.—
Personnel transferred pursuant to paragraph (2)
shall be transferred in accordance with applicable
laws and regulations relating to the transfer of func-
tions except that the classification and compensation
of such personnel shall not be reduced for one year
after such transfer.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
‘‘791. Establishment and purpose of Office of Inspector General.
‘‘792. Appointment of Inspector General; supervision; removal.
‘‘793. Duties and responsibilities.
‘‘794. Reports.
‘‘795. Authority; administration provisions.
‘‘796. Employee complaints.’’.
(d) PAY RATE EQUAL TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE
LEVEL IV.—Section 731(c) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and of the Inspector Gen-
eral’’ after ‘‘General Counsel’’.
TITLE 
II—AMENDMENTS 
TO
LAWS AUTHORIZING AUDIT-
ING, REPORTING, AND OTHER
FUNCTIONS BY GENERAL AC-
COUNTING OFFICE
SEC. 201. TRANSFERS AND TERMINATIONS OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED—.In any case in
which a provision of law authorizing the perform-
ance of a function by the Comptroller General of the
United States or the General Accounting Office is
amended by this title to substitute another Federal
officer, employee, or agency in that authorization,
the authority under that provision to perform that
function is transferred to the other Federal officer,
employee, or agency.
(2) FUNCTIONS TERMINATED.—In any case in
which a provision of law authorizing the perform-
ance of a function by the Comptroller General of the
United States or the General Accounting Office is
repealed by this Act, the authority under that provi-
sion to perform that function is terminated.
(3) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.—The Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget may
delegate, in whole or in part, to any other agency or
agencies any function transferred to the Director
under section 203(g)(2), 205(b), or 216 of this Act,
and may transfer to such agency or agencies any
personnel, budget authority, records, and property
received by the Director pursuant to subsection (b)
of this section that relate to the delegated functions.
(b) INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Incident to any transfer of
authority under subsection (a)(1), there shall be
transferred to the recipient Federal officer, em-
ployee, or agency such personnel, records, and prop-
erty of the General Accounting Office as the Comp-
troller General, after consulting with the head of the
recipient agency, determines to be necessary to effec-
tuate the transfer.
(2) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—Personnel trans-
ferred under this subsection shall not be separated
or reduced in classification or compensation for one
year after such transfer, except for cause.
(c) REFERENCES.—With respect to any function or
authority transferred under this Act and exercised on or
after the effective date of that transfer, reference in any
Federal law to the Comptroller General or to any officer
or employee of the General Accounting Office is deemed
to refer to the Federal officer or agency to which the func-
tion or authority is transferred under this Act.
(d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—
(1) ORDERS
AND
OTHER
OFFICIAL
ACTIONS
NOT AFFECTED.—All orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, grants, contracts, certificates,
licenses, and privileges—
(A) which have been issued, made, grant-
ed, or allowed to become effective by the Comp-
troller General or any official of the General
Accounting Office, or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in the performance of any function
or authority transferred under this Act, and
(B) which are in effect at the time of the
transfer;
shall continue in effect according to their terms until
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re-
voked in accordance with law.
(2) PENDING MATTERS AND PROCEEDINGS.—
This Act shall not affect any pending matters or
proceedings, including notices of proposed rule-
making, relating to a function or authority trans-
ferred under this Act. Such matters or proceedings
shall continue under the authority of the agency to
which the function or authority is transferred until
completed or terminated in accordance with law.
(3) JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
AND
CAUSES
OF
ACTIONS.—No suit, action, or other proceeding or
cause of action relating to a function or authority
transferred under this Act shall abate by reason of
the enactment of this Act. If, before the date on
which a transfer of a function or authority this Act
takes effect, the Comptroller General of the United
States or any officer or employee of the General Ac-
counting Office in their official capacity is party to
a suit relating to the function or authority, then
such suit shall be continued and the head of the
agency to which the function or authority is trans-
ferred, or other appropriate official of that agency,
shall be substituted or added as a party.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this title shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Sections 203(d), 205(b),
215(d) and (e), 216, 220(a), (b), and (c), and
221(a) and (e) shall take effect 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 2, UNITED
STATES CODE (THE CONGRESS).
(a) COMPLIANCE REPORTING ON REDUCTION IN EM-
PLOYEE POSITIONS.—Section 307(c) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–69;
107 Stat. 710; 2 U.S.C. 60–1 note) is amended by striking
‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(b) WAIVER OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS IN THE SEN-
ATE.—Section 2(a) of the Act of July 25, 1974 (Public
Law 93–359; 88 Stat. 394; 2 U.S.C. 130c(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, if the
claim is not the subject of an exception made by the
Comptroller General in the account of any account-
able officer or official’’; and
(2) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘shall’’ the
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(c) WAIVER
OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS
IN
THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 3(a) of the Act
of July 25, 1974 (Public Law 93–359; 88 Stat. 395; 2
U.S.C. 130d(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by
striking ‘‘, if the claim is not the subject of an exception
made by the Comptroller General in the account of any
accountable officer or official’’.
(d) REPORT
ON SEQUESTRATION
OF FUNDS
TO
MEET DEFICIT REDUCTION GOALS.—Section 254 of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 (2 U.S.C. 904) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking:
‘‘30 days later ................................
GAO compliance report.’’;and
(2) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘On the date
specified in subsection (a) of this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Upon request of the Committee on the
Budget of the House of Representatives or the
Senate’’.
SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 5, UNITED
STATES CODE (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
AND EMPLOYEES).
(a) TRANSMITTAL OF REPORTS.—Section 1213(e) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking the comma
after ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’, and by strik-
ing ‘‘, and the Comptroller General’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the comma
after ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’, and by strik-
ing ‘‘, and the Comptroller General’’.
(b) WITHHOLDING OF PAY.—Section 5512(b) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘General
Accounting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘employing agency’’.
(c) 
DESIGNATION
OF
BENEFICIARY.—Section
5582(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking the second sentence and inserting the following:
‘‘An employee may change or revoke a designation at any
time under regulations promulgated—
‘‘(1) by the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management or his designee, in the case of an em-
ployee of an executive agency;
‘‘(2) jointly by the President pro tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, or their designee, in the case of an employee
of the legislative branch; and
‘‘(3) by the Chief Justice of the United States
or his or her designee, in the case of an employee
of the judicial branch.’’.
(d) WAIVER OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS.—Section
5584 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Comp-
troller General of the United States’’ and in-
serting ‘‘authorized official’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at
the end of subparagraph (A), by striking sub-
paragraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph
(C) as subparagraph (B), and by striking
‘‘Comptroller General’’ in subparagraph (B) (as
so redesignated) and inserting ‘‘authorized offi-
cial’’;
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Comptroller
General’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized official’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘au-
thorized official’ means—
‘‘(1) the head of an agency, with respect to an
agency or employee in the legislative branch; or
‘‘(2) the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, with respect to any other agency or em-
ployee.’’.
(e) 
REGULATIONS
AND
REPORTS.—Section
5707(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘the Comptroller General of the United
States,’’.
(f) GAO AUDIT OF AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—Section
5(b) of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Pub-
lic Law 101–391; 5 U.S.C. 5707 note) is repealed.
(g) PROCEDURES
FOR DEPOSIT
OF EMPLOYEES’
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
RETIREMENT
FUNDS.—Sections
8334(a)(2), 8422(c), and 8432(f) of title 5, United States
Code, are each amended by striking ‘‘Comptroller General
of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the
Treasury’’.
(h) TRANSMITTAL OF COPY OF REPORT ON THE
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND.—
Section 8348(l) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking the last sentence in paragraph (1).
(i) TRANSMITTAL
OF COPY
OF REPORT
ON
THE
THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.—Section 8438(h) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the
Comptroller General of the United States’’ in the last sen-
tence of paragraph (1).
(j) RECEIPT OF COPY OF CPA EXAMINATION OF
THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.—Section 8439(b)(3) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the
Comptroller General of the United States’’.
SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 7, UNITED
STATES CODE (AGRICULTURE).
(a) AUDIT OF WASHINGTON FAMILY INDEPENDENCE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—Section 21(g) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2030(g)) is amended by
striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(b) REPORTS ON AMOUNTS OBLIGATED AND EX-
PENDED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR ADVI-
SORY SERVICES.—Section 641 of the Rural Development,
Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1990 (7 U.S.C. 2207a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘shall (A) submit’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall submit’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘, and (B) transmit a copy
of such report to the Comptroller General of the
United States’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) as subsection (b); and
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),
respectively.
SEC. 205. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE
(ARMED FORCES).
(a) WAIVER OF RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUS ANNUITY
PAYMENTS.—Sections 1442 and 1453 of title 10, United
States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘and the Comptrol-
ler General’’.
(b) WAIVER OF RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUS OVER-
PAYMENTS.—Section 2774 of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Comp-
troller General’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the
Office of Management and Budget’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’
at the end of subparagraph (A), striking sub-
paragraph (B), redesignating subparagraph (C)
as subparagraph (B), and in that subparagraph
(as so redesignated), striking ‘‘Comptroller
General’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office
of Management and Budget’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Comp-
troller General’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget’’.
(c) CERTIFICATION
TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF
UNCOLLECTABILITY
OF
ADVANCES.—Section
2777(b)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘to the
Comptroller General’’.
(d) MAINTAINING ACCOUNTS OF MILITARY DEPART-
MENTS.—Section 2778 of such title is repealed, and the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 165 of such
title is amended by striking the item relating to that sec-
tion.
(e) RADIOGRAMS AND TELEGRAMS.—Sections 4592
and 9592 of such title are amended by striking ‘‘, or may
file a claim with the General Accounting Office for’’ in
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘of’’.
SEC. 206. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 12, UNITED
STATES CODE (BANKS AND BANKING).
(a) REPORT ON PREPURCHASE AND FORECLOSURE-
PREVENTION
COUNSELING
DEMONSTRATION.—Section
106(d) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (9);
(2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘(10)(K)’’
and inserting ‘‘(9)’’;
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘(for purposes
of the study and report under paragraph (9))’’; and
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11),
(12), and (13) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and
(12), respectively.
(b) ANNUAL GAO COMPLIANCE AUDIT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 141(a)(2) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement
Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1823 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘shall annually audit’’ and inserting ‘‘shall
audit, under such conditions as the Comptroller
General determines to be appropriate,’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for
paragraph (2) of section 141(a) of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of
1991 (12 U.S.C. 1823 note) is amended by striking
‘‘ANNUAL GAO’’ and inserting ‘‘GAO’’.
(c) QUARTERLY REPORT
ON FDIC COMPLIANCE
WITH LIMITS ON OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS.—Section
102 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Im-
provement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended
by striking subsection (b).
(d) PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION: GAO REVIEW.—
Section 38(k)(5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1831o(k)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General
of the United States shall, under such conditions as
the Comptroller General determines to be appro-
priate, review reports made under paragraph (1) and
recommend improvements in the supervision of in-
sured depository institutions (including the imple-
mentation of this section).’’.
(e) GAO REPORTS ON RISK-BASED INSURANCE PRE-
MIUMS, ACCESS TO ASSOCIATION CAPITAL, AND SUPPLE-
MENTAL PREMIUMS.—Section 204(a) of the Farm Credit
Banks and Associations Safety and Soundness Act of
1992 (Public Law 102–552; 106 Stat. 4106; 12 U.S.C.
2277a–4 note) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘may’’.
(f) REVIEW OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE
CORPORATION GUARANTEE FEES.—Section 8.10(b)(4) of
the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2279aa–
10(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘shall annually’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’.
(g) GAO STUDIES OF APPRAISALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1112(c) of the Fi-
nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforce-
ment Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 3341) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘At the
end of the 18-month period’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘study’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Comptroller General of the United States may
conduct, under such conditions as the Comp-
troller General determines appropriate, stud-
ies’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘required
under’’ and inserting ‘‘referred to in’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for
section 1112(c)(1) of Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C.
3341(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘STUDY
RE-
QUIRED’’ and inserting ‘‘GAO STUDIES’’.
(h) AUDIT OF OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING EN-
TERPRISE OVERSIGHT.—Section 1319E of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
4524) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and any such audit
shall be conducted’’ after ‘‘Office’’; and
(2) by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 207. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 15, UNITED
STATES CODE (COMMERCE AND TRADE).
Section 31(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(b)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking clause (iii).
SEC. 208. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 16, UNITED
STATES CODE (CONSERVATION).
(a) LICENSES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RE-
SOURCES.—Section 6 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
799) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(b) AUDIT OF THE BROWNSVILLE WETLANDS POL-
ICY CENTER.—Section 202(d)(4) of the Brownsville Wet-
lands Policy Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 338) is repealed.
(c) AUDIT OF CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COST ALLO-
CATION.—Section 211 of the Reclamation Projects Au-
thorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
575) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Comptroller General of the
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector General of
the Department of the Interior’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘in accordance with regulations
which the Comptroller General shall prescribe’’.
(d) REPORT ON GLEN CANYON COSTS AND BENE-
FITS.—Section 1804 of the Reclamation Projects Author-
ization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
575) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
SEC. 209. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 18, UNITED
STATES CODE (CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PRO-
CEDURE).
(a) PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION ASSISTANCE: DE-
TERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE OF IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Section 5(b) of the Presidential Protection As-
sistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–524; 90 Stat. 2476;
18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Comptroller
General of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’.
(b) DISPUTES OVER PURCHASE OF PRISON-MADE
PRODUCTS
BY
FEDERAL
DEPARTMENTS.—Section
4124(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘Comptroller General of the United States’’ and
inserting ‘‘Attorney General’’.
SEC. 210. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 19, UNITED
STATES CODE (CUSTOMS DUTIES).
(a) 
AUDITS
OF
THE
CUSTOMS
FORFEITURE
FUND.—Section 613A(e)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1613b(e)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘annual financial’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, under such conditions as the Comptroller General
determines appropriate’’.
(b) REPORT ON BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED BY CUS-
TOMS SERVICE FOR UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS.—Section
3131(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C.
2081(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller
General’’.
SEC. 211. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 22, UNITED
STATES CODE (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND
INTERCOURSE).
(a) ACCOUNTS OF ADVANCES FOR OPERATIONS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION ON THE U.S.-
CANADA BOUNDARY WATERS.—The first section of the
Act of March 2, 1921 (chapter 113; 22 U.S.C. 268b) is
amended by striking ‘‘chiefs of parties’’ the first place it
appears and all that follows through ‘‘chiefs of parties’’
the next place it appears and inserting ‘‘chiefs of parties’’.
(b) PREPARATION OF SCOPE OF AUDIT AND REVIEW
OF
AUDITS
OF
INTER-AMERICAN
DEVELOPMENT
BANK.—Section 14 of the Inter-American Development
Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 283j–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Comptroller
General of the United States shall prepare for the
Secretary of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary
of the Treasury shall prepare’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by
striking ‘‘shall periodically’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(c) REPORTS BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OF-
FICE.—Section 4 of the Foreign Direct Investment and
International Financial Data Improvements Act of 1990
(22 U.S.C. 3143) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘report re-
quired under’’ and inserting ‘‘reports referred to in’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘shall submit’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) RE-
PORTS.—Consistent with the provisions of this
section, the Comptroller General may submit’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Congress a report’’ and
inserting ‘‘Congress reports’’;
(C) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the re-
port of the Secretary of Commerce’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘reports issued by the Secretary of Com-
merce under section 3’’; and
(D) by striking the last sentence of the
subsection.
SEC. 212. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 25, UNITED
STATES CODE (INDIANS).
(a) COPIES OF INDIAN SERVICE CONTRACTS.—Sec-
tion 7 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (25 U.S.C. 96), is
repealed.
(b) COPIES OF INDIAN SERVICE CONTRACT BIDS.—
Section 3 of the Act of August 15, 1876 (25 U.S.C. 97),
is amended by striking ‘‘; and an abstract of all bids or
proposals received for the supplies or services embraced
in any contract shall be attached to, and filed with, the
said contract when the same is filed in the General Ac-
counting Office the office of the Second Comptroller of
the Treasury’’ and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
SEC. 213. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 26, UNITED
STATES CODE (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE).
Section 7608(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (26 U.S.C. 7608(c)(2)), is amended by striking ‘‘and
the Comptroller General of the United States’’.
SEC. 214. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 28, UNITED
STATES CODE (JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL
PROCEDURE).
Section 2410(e) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by striking, in the second sentence, ‘‘shall so re-
port to the Comptroller General who’’.
SEC. 215. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 31, UNITED
STATES CODE (MONEY AND FINANCE).
(a) TREATMENT OF RECORDS CONTAINING BANKING
AGENCY INFORMATION.—Section 714 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d), by striking the last sen-
tence of paragraph (1) and by amending paragraph
(2) to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The Comptroller General shall prevent unau-
thorized access to records or property of or used by an
agency that the Comptroller General obtains during an
audit.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e)(1) An agency shall not be considered to have
waived any privilege applicable to any information by
transferring that information to or permitting that infor-
mation to be used by the Comptroller General.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘privi-
lege’ includes any work-product, attorney-client, or other
privilege recognized under Federal or State law.
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed as imply-
ing that any person waives any privilege applicable to any
information because paragraph (1) does not apply to the
transfer or use of that information.’’.
(b) REPORT ON AUDITS AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF
TAXPAYER INFORMATION.—Section 719 of title 31, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g),
(h), and (i) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h),
respectively.
(c) COMPLIANCE REPORTING ON ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 308(c) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–69; 107 Stat.
710; 31 U.S.C. 1105 note) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’
and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(d) PAYING CHECKS AND DRAFTS.—Section 3328 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘until the
Comptroller General settles the question’’ and in-
serting ‘‘until the question is settled’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘on settle-
ment by the Comptroller General’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘With the ap-
proval of the Comptroller General, the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The’’.
(e) WITHHOLDING CHECKS TO BE SENT TO FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 3329(b)(4) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking the last two sentences
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall credit the accounts of
the drawer and drawee.’’.
(f) PROPERTY RETURNS.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 3531 of title 31, United
States Code, is repealed.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 35 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to section 3531.
(g) CLAIMS COLLECTION AND COMPROMISE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3711 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b);
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d),
(e), and (f) in order as subsections (b), (c), (d),
and (e); and
(C) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated),
by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller General’’ and
by striking ‘‘jointly’’ from paragraph (2).
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 3701(d) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘3711(f)’’
and inserting ‘‘3711(e)’’.
(B) Section 552a of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘3711(f)’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘3711(e)’’.
(C) Section 2780(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘3711(f)’’
and inserting ‘‘3711(e)’’.
(D) Section 4(d)(6) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (Chapter
841; 22 U.S.C. 2671(d)(6)) is amended by
striking ‘‘3711(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘3711(e)’’.
(E) Section 204(f)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 404(f)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘3711(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘3711(e)’’.
(h) AUDIT OF PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COM-
MEMORATIVE COINS.—Section 303 of Public Law 103–
186 (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Before the end of the 1-year
period’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Comptrol-
ler General of the United States shall’’ and inserting
‘‘The Comptroller General of the United States
may’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘sale of such coins’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sale of commemorative coins’’.
(i) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERGOVERN-
MENTAL FINANCING.—Section 6 of the Cash Management
Improvement Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 6503 note) is re-
pealed.
(j) CONSULTATION
ON ACCOUNTING, AUDIT
AND
FISCAL PROCEDURES.—Section 6703(d)(6) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘after con-
sultation with the Comptroller General of the United
States’’.
(k) REVIEWS OF LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ACT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 6718(b) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘may’’.
SEC. 216. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE
(NATIONAL GUARD).
Section 716 of title 32, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Comp-
troller General’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the
Office of Management and Budget’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’
at the end of subparagraph (A), striking sub-
paragraph (B), redesignating subparagraph (C)
as subparagraph (B), and in that subparagraph
(as so redesignated), striking ‘‘Comptroller
General’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the Office
of Management and Budget’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Comp-
troller General’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget’’.
SEC. 217. AMENDMENT RELATING TO TITLE 33, UNITED
STATES CODE (NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE
WATERS).
Section 214 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4831–4832; 33 U.S.C. 2281 note) is
repealed.
SEC. 218. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE
(PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES).
Section 902(b) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘the General Accounting Office,
under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, may’’
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Navy may’’.
SEC. 219. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE
(VETERANS’ BENEFITS).
Section 711(d) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘, upon request of either of such
Committees,’’ in the first sentence after ‘‘the Comptroller
General shall’’.
SEC. 220. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 40, UNITED
STATES CODE (PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROP-
ERTY, AND WORKS).
(a) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF SALES FROM PRO-
CEEDS.—Section 1 of the Act of June 8, 1896 (29 Stat.
268; 40 U.S.C. 485a) is amended by striking ‘‘, as ap-
proved by the General Accounting Office,’’.
(b) FURNISHING DETERMINATIONS TO THE GEN-
ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.—Section 210(a)(8) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(40 U.S.C. 490(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘. A copy
of every such determination so made shall be furnished
to the General Accounting Office’’.
SEC. 221. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 41, UNITED
STATES CODE (PUBLIC CONTRACTS).
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF FRAUDU-
LENT WAR CONTRACT SETTLEMENTS.—Section 16 of the
Contract Settlement Act of 1944 (41 U.S.C. 116) is re-
pealed.
(b) RECORDS OF WAR CONTRACT FINANCING AND
TERMINATIONS.—Section 18(a) of the Contract Settle-
ment Act of 1944 (41 U.S.C. 118(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘; and (2) the records in connec-
tion therewith to be transmitted to the General Ac-
counting Office’’.
(c) COPIES OF CONTRACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
DETERMINATIONS.—Section 288(b) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
257(b)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 222. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 42, UNITED
STATES CODE (PUBLIC HEALTH AND WEL-
FARE).
(a) CONSULTATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.—Section
408(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
284c(a)(3)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(b) AUDIT OF NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR BIO-
MEDICAL
RESEARCH.—Section 499(n) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290b(n)) is repealed.
(c) CONSULTATION AND REPORTS ON GRANTS FOR
TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS.—Section 528 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc-28) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Comp-
troller General of the United States, and’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Comptroller
General of the United States in cooperation with
the’’ and by striking the comma after ‘‘Administra-
tion’’.
(d) CONSULTATION AND REPORT ON TRAUMA CARE
GRANTS.—Section 1216(a) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–16(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and
the Comptroller General of the United States’’.
(e) CONSULTATION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE ABUSE BLOCK GRANTS.—Section 1942(a) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–52(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller General’’.
(f) STATE REPORTS
ON MATERNAL
AND CHILD
HEALTH PROGRAMS.—Section 506(a)(1) of the Act of Au-
gust 14, 1935, ch. 531 (42 U.S.C. 706(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘and the Comptroller General’’.
(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’’;
(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—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’, and inserting
‘‘may’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; 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) Under such conditions as the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States determines appropriate, the Gen-
eral Accounting Office may conduct studies and report to
Congress on the effects of the program established by sub-
section (a) in encouraging 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).’’.
(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—
(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
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and all that follows and
inserting a period.
SEC. 223. 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) (1) through (4) of title 31, United States Code.
Each financial 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. 224. 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,’’.
SEC. 225. 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. 226. 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) of this
title’’; 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’’.
(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 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. 227. 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’’.
(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—
(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. 228. 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
‘‘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. 229. 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)—
(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’’.
TITLE 
III—CONFORMING
AMEND- MENTS TO ENACT
TRANSFERS 
AND 
DELEGA-
TIONS OF FUNCTIONS UNDER
OTHER LAWS
SEC. 301. 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. 302. 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 time it appears and inserting
‘‘head of the agency concerned’’.
(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
(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(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(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 the military department concerned or the
Secretary of Transportation, as the case may be.’’.
(g) DISPOSITION OF EFFECTS OF DECEASED MEM-
BERS.—Sections 4712 and 9712 of title 10, United States
Code, are amended by striking subsection (g).
(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—