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GOVERNMENT REPORTS ELIMINATION ACT OF 2014 128 STAT. 2016 Public Law 113–188 113th Congress

An Act To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting requirements. Nov. 26, 2014 [ H.R. 4194 ]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 ”. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.   The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1.  Short title. Sec. 2.  Table of contents. TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Sec. 101.  Reports eliminated. TITLE II— DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Sec. 201.  Reports eliminated. TITLE III— CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Sec. 301.  Reports eliminated. TITLE IV— DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Sec. 401.  Reports eliminated. TITLE V— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Sec. 501.  Report on Impact Aid construction justifying discretionary grant awards eliminated. TITLE VI— DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Sec. 601.  Reports eliminated. TITLE VII— ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Sec. 701.  Great Lakes management comprehensive report eliminated. TITLE VIII— EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Sec. 801.  Report relating to waiver of certain sanctions against North Korea eliminated. TITLE IX— GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Sec. 901.  Reports eliminated. Sec. 902.  Reports modified. TITLE X— DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Sec. 1001.  Reports eliminated. TITLE XI— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Sec. 1101.  Royalties in-kind report eliminated. TITLE XII— DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Sec. 1201.  Report eliminated. 128 STAT. 2017 TITLE XIII— OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Sec. 1301.  Report eliminated. TITLE XIV— DEPARTMENT OF STATE Sec. 1401.  Report eliminated. TITLE XV— DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Sec. 1501.  Reports eliminated. Sec. 1502.  Report modified. TITLE XVI— DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Sec. 1601.  Reports eliminated. TITLE XVII— DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Sec. 1701.  Report eliminated. TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Peanut Base Acres Data Collection and Publication .— Section 1302(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8752(d) ) is amended — (1) by striking paragraph (3); (2) in paragraph (4), by striking “ Paragraphs (1) through (3) ” and inserting “ Paragraphs (1) and (2) ”; and (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (b) Report on Export Credit Guarantees to Emerging Markets .— Section 1542(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–624 ; 7 U.S.C. 5622 note ) is amended — (1) by striking “ (1) Effect of credits .— ”; and (2) by striking paragraph (2). (c) Evaluation of the Rural Development, Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Financing of Locally or Regionally Produced Food Products .— Section 310B(g)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B) ) is amended — (1) by striking clause (iv); and (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv). (d) Repeal. Quarterly Export Assistance Reports .— Section 603 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 5713 ) is repealed . (e) Rural Collaborative Investment Program .— (1) Secretarial report on regional rural investment boards .— Section 385C(b)(7) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2009dd–2(b)(7) ) is amended — (A) in subparagraph (B), by adding “ and ” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “ ; and ” and inserting a period; and (C) by striking subparagraph (D). (2) Report by regional rural investment board to national rural investment board and the secretary .— Section 385D(a)(7) of Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2009dd–3(a)(7) ) is amended — (A) in subparagraph (C), by adding “ and ” at the end; (B) by striking subparagraph (D); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D). 128 STAT. 2018 (f) Status Report for Foreign Market Development .— Section 702 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 5722 ) is amended by striking subsection (c). TITLE II— DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Efforts and Progress in Becoming Designated as Sea Grant College or Institute .— Section 207 of the National Sea Grant Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1126 ) is amended by striking subsection (e). (b) Enterprise Integration Standardization and Implementation .— Section 3 of the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 278g–5 ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (c) Ensuring Equal Access to Sea Grant Fellowship Program .— Section 208(a) of the National Sea Grant Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1127(a) ) is amended by striking the fourth sentence. (d) Technology Innovation Program Activities .— Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278n ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (g); (2) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as subsections (g) through (k), respectively; and (3) in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated, by striking “ under subsection (k) ” and inserting “ under subsection (j) ”. (e) TIP Advisory Board Annual Report .— Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278n ) is further amended in subsection (j), as redesignated by subsection (d), by striking paragraph (5). (f) Repeal. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Activities .— Section 212 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5611 ) is repealed . TITLE III— CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE SEC. 301. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Repeal. Service-Learning Impact Study .— The National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended by repealing part IV of subtitle B of title I ( 42 U.S.C. 12565 ). (b) Reports by Other Federal Agencies to the Corporation .— Section 182 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12642 ) is amended — (1) by striking the following: “(a) Design of Programs .— ” ; and (2) by striking subsection (b). 128 STAT. 2019 TITLE IV— DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Repeal. Display of Annual Budget Requirements for Air Sovereignty Alert Mission .— Section 354 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 10 U.S.C. 221 note ) is hereby repealed . (b) Annual Report on Reliability of Department of Defense Financial Statements .— Section 1008 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 ( Public Law 107–107 ; 10 U.S.C. 113 note ) is amended — (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “ (b) or ”. TITLE V— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEC. 501. REPORT ON IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION JUSTIFYING DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARDS ELIMINATED.   Section 8007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7707(b) ) is amended by striking paragraph (7). TITLE VI— DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Science and Engineering Education Pilot Program .— Section 983 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16323 ) is amended by striking subsection (d). (b) Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program .— Section 369(i) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15927(i) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (c) Energy Efficiency Standards for Industrial Equipment .— Section 342(a)(6)(C) of Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C) ) is amended — (1) by striking clause (v); and (2) by redesignating clause (vi) (as added by section 310(a)(4) of Public Law 112–110 ; 126 Stat. 1524 ) as clause (v). TITLE VII— ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SEC. 701. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ELIMINATED.   Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1268(c) ) is amended — (1) by striking paragraph (10); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively. 128 STAT. 2020 TITLE VIII— EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SEC. 801. REPORT RELATING TO WAIVER OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA ELIMINATED.   Section 1405 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 ( 22 U.S.C. 2799aa–1 note ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). TITLE IX— GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Repeal. Expenditures of Local Educational Agencies .— Section 1904 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6574 ) is repealed . (b) Use of Recovery Act Funds by States and Localities Report .— Section 901 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ; 123 Stat. 191 ) is repealed . (c) 50 USC 21142 . Help America Vote Act Funds Audit .— (1) Elimination of audit .— Section 902(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15542(b) ) is amended — (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “ paragraph (5) ” and inserting “ paragraph (4) ”; (B) by striking paragraph (3); and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5). (2) Preservation of authority to recoup funds resulting from prior audits .— Section 902(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15542(c) ) is amended by inserting after “ subsection (b) ” the following: “ prior to the date of the enactment of the Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 ”. (d) State Small Business Credit Initiative Audit and Report .— Section 3011 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5710 ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively. (e) Small Business Lending Fund Program Audit and Report .— Section 4107 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 4741 note ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (f) Housing Assistance Council Financial Statement Audit Report .— Section 6303(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490e note ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED. (a) National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council .— Subsection (i) of section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–10 ) is amended 128 STAT. 2021 by striking Reviews. “ The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States shall jointly conduct periodic reviews ” and inserting “ The Secretary shall conduct periodic reviews ”. (b) Postcard Mandate .— Section 719(g)(2) of title 31, United States Code is amended — (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “ The Comptroller General shall make each list available through the public website of the Government Accountability Office. ”; and (2) in the second sentence, by inserting “ of Congress ” after “ committee or member ”. (c) Annual Audit of the Congressional Award Foundation .— (1) Use of private independent public accountant .— Section 107 of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 807 ) is amended to read as follows: “audits “ Sec. 107. (a) Contracts With Independent Public Accountant .— The Board shall enter into a contract with an independent public accountant to conduct an annual audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, of the financial records of the Board and of any corporation established under section 106(i), and shall ensure that the independent public accountant has access for the purpose of the audit to any books, documents, papers, and records of the Board or such corporation (or any agent of the Board or such corporation) which the independent public accountant reasonably determines to be pertinent to the Congressional Award Program. “(b) Annual Report to Congress on Audit Results .— Not later than May 15 of each calendar year, the Board shall submit to appropriate officers, committees, and subcommittees of Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States a report on the results of the most recent audit conducted pursuant to this section, and shall include in the report information on any such additional areas as the independent public accountant who conducted the audit determines deserve or require evaluation. “(c) Review by the Comptroller General of Annual Audit .— “(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall review each annual audit conducted under subsection (a). “(2) For purposes of a review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General, or any duly authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the Board or such corporation, or any agent of the Board or such corporation, including the independent external auditor designated under subsection (a), which, in the opinion of the Comptroller General, may be pertinent. “(3) Deadline. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Comptroller General receives a report under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1) with respect to the preceding year.” . (2) Amendments relating to compliance with fiscal control and accounting policies and procedures .— Section 128 STAT. 2022 104(c) of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 804(c) ) is amended — (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by— (i) inserting “ policies and ” before “ procedures ”; and (ii) striking “ fund ”; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking “ The Comptroller General of the United States ” and inserting “ The independent public accountant conducting the annual audit of the financial records of the Board pursuant to section 107(a) ”; and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking “ the Comptroller General ” and inserting “ the independent public accountant ”. (3) 2 USC 804 note . Effective date .— The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2014. (d) Annual GAO Review of Proposed HHS Recovery Threshold .— The third sentence of section 1862(b)(9)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(9)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking “ for a year ” and inserting “ for 2014 ”. TITLE X— DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Prohibition on Importation of Products Made With Dog or Cat Fur .— Section 308 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1308 ) is amended by striking subsection (e). (b) Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and National Land Border Security Plan .— The Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 ( title VI of division E of Public Law 110–161 ; 6 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. ) is amended by striking sections 603 and 604. 6 USC 1402 , 1403. (c) Fees for Certain Customs Services .— (1) Repeal .— Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( Public Law 99–272 ; 19 U.S.C. 58c ) is amended — (A) in subsection (a)(9), by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and (B) in subsection (f)— (i) in paragraph (3)— (I) by striking subparagraph (D); and (II) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. (2) Conforming amendments .— Subsection (f) of such section is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “ paragraph (5) ” and inserting “ paragraph (4) ”; and (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “ paragraph (5) ” and inserting “ paragraph (4) ”. (d) Modernization of National Distress and Response System .— 128 STAT. 2023 (1) Repeal .— Section 346 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–295 ; 14 U.S.C. 88 note ) is repealed . (2) Clerical amendment .— The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 346. TITLE XI— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SEC. 1101. ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT ELIMINATED.   Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15902 ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (e); and (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively. TITLE XII— DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SEC. 1201. Repeal. REPORT ELIMINATED.   Section 207 of the Andean Trade Preference Act ( 19 U.S.C. 3205 ) is repealed . TITLE XIII— OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SEC. 1301. Repeal. REPORT ELIMINATED.   Section 2(5)(E) of the Senate resolution advising and consenting to ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna May 31, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105–5) (commonly referred to as the “CFE Flank Document”), 105th Congress, agreed to May 14, 1997, is repealed . TITLE XIV— DEPARTMENT OF STATE SEC. 1401. REPORT ELIMINATED.   Section 620F of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2376 ) is amended by striking subsection (c). TITLE XV— DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Reports of Air Traffic Services Committee .— Section 106(p)(7) of title 49, United States Code , is amended — (1) by striking subparagraph (H); and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H). (b) Annual Summaries of Airport Financial Reports .— (1) In general .— Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code , is amended by striking subsection (k). 128 STAT. 2024 (2) Conforming amendments .— (A) Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code , as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended— (i) by redesignating subsections ( l ) through (t) as subsections (k) through (s), respectively; (ii) in paragraph (5) of subsection (k), as redesignated by clause (i)— (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “ subsection (n)(7) ” and inserting “ subsection (m)(7) ”; and (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking “ subsection (n) ” and inserting “ subsection (m) ”; (iii) in subsection (m), as so redesignated— (I) by striking “ subsections (b) and (l) ” each place it appears and inserting “ subsections (b) and (k) ”; and (II) by striking “ subsection (o) ” each place it appears and inserting “ subsection (n) ”; (iv) in subsection (n), as so redesignated, by striking “ subsection (n) ” each place it appears and inserting “ subsection (m) ”; (v) in subsection (o), as so redesignated, by striking “ subsection (o) ” and inserting “ subsection (n) ”; (vi) in subsection (p), as so redesignated, by striking “ subsections (a) through (p) ” and inserting “ subsections (a) through (o) ”; and (vii) in subsection (q), as so redesignated, by striking “ subsections (q)(1) through (3) ” and inserting “ paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (p) ”. (B) Section 46301(d)(2) of such title is amended by striking “ section 47107(l) ” and inserting “ section 47107(k) ”. (C) Section 47111(e) of such title is amended by striking “ section 47107(l) ” and inserting “ section 47107(k) ”. (D) Section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 26 USC 9502 . 1986 is amended by striking “ section 47107(n) ” each place it appears and inserting “ section 47107(m) ”. (c) Annual Report on Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities .— Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code , is amended — (1) by striking subsection (c); and (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (d) Annual Report on Pilot Program for Innovative Financing of Air Traffic Control Equipment .— Section 182 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act ( 117 Stat. 2515 ; 49 U.S.C. 44502 note ) is amended — (1) by striking subsection (e); and (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). (e) Reports on Justifications for Air Defense Identification Zones . Repeal. — Section 602 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act ( 117 Stat. 2563 ), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed . 128 STAT. 2025 (f) Annual Report on Standards for Aircraft and Aircraft Engines To Reduce Noise Levels .— Section 726 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century ( 114 Stat. 167 ; 49 U.S.C. 47508 note ) is amended by striking subsection (c). SEC. 1502. REPORT MODIFIED.    Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code , is amended by striking “ at least annually, but may be conducted ”. TITLE XVI— DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED. (a) Repeal. Annual Report on the North American Development Bank .— Section 2 of Public Law 108–215 ( 22 U.S.C. 290m–6 ) is repealed . (b) Report on Voting on International Financial Institutions Loan Proposals .— Section 701 of the International Financial Institutions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 262d ) is amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection (d) through subsection (g) (as added by section 501(g) of Public Law 96–259 ) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively. (c) Report on New IMF Arrangements Regarding Rates and Maturities .— Section 605 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 ( 112 Stat. 2681 –222), as enacted into law by section 101(d) of division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 ( Public Law 105–277 ), is amended by striking subsection (d). (d) Report on Significant Modifications .— The Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993 ( Public Law 103–202 ; 31 U.S.C. 3121 note ) is amended — (1) by striking section 203; and (2) in the table of contents for such Act, by striking the item relating to section 203. 128 STAT. 2026 TITLE XVII— DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SEC. 1701. REPORT ELIMINATED.    Section 8125 of title 38, United States Code , is amended — (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). Approved November 26, 2014.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — H.R. 4194 : HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 113–419 ( Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform ). SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 113–232 ( Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): Apr. 28, considered and passed House. Sept. 16, considered and passed Senate, amended. Nov. 12, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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