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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Accountability Office 
Improvement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN RECORDS.

    (a) Authority To Obtain Records.--Section 716 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting after the section heading the following:
    ``(a)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such 
agency records as the Comptroller General requires to discharge his 
duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), 
including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In 
reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize 
the continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding 
sentence until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to 
law.''.
    (b) Interviews.--Section 716(a) of title 31, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended in the second sentence of 
paragraph (2) by inserting ``and interview agency officers and 
employees'' after ``agency record''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTERING OATHS.

    Section 711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) administer oaths to witnesses, except that, in 
        matters other than auditing and settling accounts, the 
        authority of an officer or employee to administer oaths to 
        witnesses pursuant to a delegation under paragraph (2) shall 
        not be available without the prior express approval of the 
        Comptroller General (or a designee).''.

SEC. 4. ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION.

    (a) Access to Certain Information.--Subchapter II of chapter 7 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 721. Access to certain information
    ``(a) No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to 
limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to 
obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any 
officer or employee under section 716 of this title, including with 
respect to any information disclosed to or obtained by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under part C or D of title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act.
    ``(b) No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the 
Comptroller General to obtain any information, to inspect any record, 
or to interview any officer or employee under section 716 of this 
title, including with respect to any information concerning any method 
or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection.
    ``(c) No provision of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
Act of 1976 and the amendments made by that Act shall be construed to 
limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to 
obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any 
officer or employee under section 716 of this title, including with 
respect to any information disclosed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice or the Federal 
Trade Commission for purposes of pre-merger review under section 7A of 
the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a).
    ``(d)(1) The Comptroller General shall prescribe such policies and 
procedures as are necessary to protect from public disclosure 
proprietary or trade secret information obtained consistent with this 
section.
    ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed--
            ``(A) to alter or amend the prohibitions against the 
        disclosure of trade secret or other sensitive information 
        prohibited by section 1905 of title 18 and other applicable 
        laws; or
            ``(B) to affect the applicability of section 716(e) of this 
        title, including the protections against unauthorized 
        disclosure contained in that section, to information obtained 
        consistent with this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 720 the following:

``721. Access to certain information.''.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.

    Section 719 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(1) the 
        following:
            ``(D) for agencies subject to sections 901 to 903 and other 
        agencies designated by the Comptroller General, an assessment 
        of their overall degree of cooperation in making personnel 
        available for interview, providing written answers to 
        questions, submitting to an oath authorized by the Comptroller 
        General under section 711, granting access to records, 
        providing timely comments to draft reports, adopting 
        recommendations in reports and responding to such other matters 
        as the Comptroller General deems appropriate.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (5) in subsection (c)(3), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'', and
            (6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
            ``(4) as soon as practicable when an agency does not, 
        within a reasonable time, respond to a request by the 
        Comptroller General regarding any matter described in 
        subsection (b)(1)(D).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; (2) interview agency officers and employees to get information about agency duties, powers, activities, organization, and financial transactions; and (3) administer oaths to witnesses (currently, the Comptroller General may administer oaths to witnesses when auditing and settling accounts).

Requires the Comptroller General to prescribe such policies and procedures as are necessary to protect from public disclosure proprietary or trade secret information obtained under this Act.

Declares that no provision of the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to obtain information, inspect records, or interview specified agency officers or employees, including with respect to: (1) information disclosed to or obtained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Social Security Act; (2) information concerning any method or process protected as a trade secret; and (3) information disclosed to the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for purposes of pre-merger review under the Clayton Act. Declares that this Act shall not be construed to: (1) alter or amend the prohibitions against the disclosure of trade secret or other sensitive information; and (2) affect the applicability of requirements governing the availability of agency information to information obtained.

Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report annually on the cooperation of agencies subject to the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and other agencies designated by the Comptroller General in making personnel available for interviews, providing written answers to questions, submitting to an oath authorized by the Comptroller General, granting access to records, providing timely comments to draft reports, adopting report recommendations, and responding to such matters as the Comptroller General deems appropriate; and (2) report to Congress when agencies do not respond to requests regarding such matters.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PERIODIC REVIEW OF ALL MAJOR RULES.

    (a) Requirement.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 610 the following new section:
``Sec. 610a. Periodic review of major rules
    ``(a)  Requirement for Review of Major Rules.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the Major Regulation Cost 
Review Act of 2004, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a 
plan for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the 
agency. Such plan may be amended by the agency at any time by 
publishing the revision in the Federal Register.
    ``(b) Purpose of Review.--The purpose of the review shall be to 
determine whether such rules should be continued without change, or 
should be amended or rescinded, consistent with the stated objectives 
of applicable statutes.
    ``(c) Review Within Five Years.--The plan shall provide for the 
review of all such agency rules existing on the effective date of the 
Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 within five years after that 
date and for the review of such rules adopted after such effective date 
within five years after the publication of such rules as the final 
rule. If the head of the agency determines that completion of the 
review of existing rules is not feasible by the established date, the 
head of the agency shall so certify in a statement published in the 
Federal Register and may extend the completion date by one year at a 
time for a total of not more than five years.
    ``(d) Factors to Consider.--In reviewing major rules in a manner 
consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes, the 
agency shall consider the following factors:
            ``(1) The continued need for the rule.
            ``(2) The nature of complaints or comments received 
        concerning the rule from the public.
            ``(3) The complexity of the rule.
            ``(4) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or 
        conflicts with other Federal rules, and, to the extent 
        feasible, with State and local governmental rules.
            ``(5) The length of time since the rule has been evaluated 
        or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or 
        other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.
    ``(e) Cost-Benefit Analysis.--The review shall include a cost-
benefit analysis of the rule, using the standard cost-benefit 
methodology included in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-4 
(relating to regulatory analysis and issued September 17, 2003). The 
cost-benefit analysis shall include an identification and consideration 
of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives.
    ``(f) Publication of List of Rules to Be Reviewed.--Each year, each 
agency shall publish in the Federal Register a list of the major rules 
which are to be reviewed pursuant to this section during the succeeding 
12 months and which are to be included in the accounting statement and 
associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget under paragraph (4) of section 624(a) of the 
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as added by 
section 3 of the Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004). The list 
shall include a brief description of each such major rule and the need 
for and legal basis of such rule, and shall invite public comment upon 
the rule.
    ``(g) Major Rule Defined.--In this section, the term `major rule' 
has the meaning provided by section 804 of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 6 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 610 the following new item:

``610a. Periodic review of major rules.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR OMB RELATING TO ANNUAL ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.

    (a) Requirement to Include List of Rules to Be Reviewed in Annual 
Accounting Statement.--Section 624(a) of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-161), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed by 
        each agency, during the year following the year in which the 
        statement and report are submitted, pursuant to section 610a of 
        title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Requirement to Use Agency Cost-Benefit Estimates in Annual 
Accounting Statement.--Section 624 of the Treasury and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 
106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-161), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Use of Agency Cost-Benefit Analyses Required.--To carry out 
subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Manage

Output: Major Regulation Cost Review Act of 2004 - Amends Federal civil service law to require each Federal agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan, which may be amended at any time by publishing a revision, for the periodic review of all the major rules issued by the agency. Requires that the plan provide for review within five years after publication as a final rule, with a five year extension permitted.

Directs the agency, in reviewing major rules, to consider: (1) the continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal rules, and with State and local governmental rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.

Requires that: (1) the review include a cost-benefit analysis of the rule, including an identification and consideration of a range of less costly regulatory alternatives; and (2) each year each agency publish a list of the major rules which are to be reviewed and which are to be included in the accounting statement and associated report submitted to Congress by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Makes conforming changes to the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Wildlife Management Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. STATUS OF POPULATION SEGMENTS OF GRAY WOLVES.

    (a) Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Status of Gray Wolves.--
            ``(1) Status of northern rocky mountain distinct population 
        segment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law (including regulations), any gray wolf 
                that is located in any State that is within the range 
                of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population 
                segment or anywhere in the State of Nevada or Colorado 
                shall not be treated as an endangered species or 
                threatened species and shall not be subject to this 
                Act, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) State management authority.--
                            ``(i) Each of the States that is within the 
                        range of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct 
                        population segment, and each of Nevada and 
                        Colorado, may manage all gray wolves within its 
                        boundaries for so long as there are at least 
                        450 gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain 
                        distinct population segment.
                            ``(ii) If the number of gray wolves in such 
                        segment is less than 450 gray wolves, as 
                        demonstrated by the Secretary of the Interior, 
                        gray wolf populations within the Northern Rocky 
                        Mountain distinct population segment shall be 
                        temporarily treated as an endangered species or 
                        threatened species, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, and clause (i) shall not apply, 
                        until the Secretary determines that the number 
                        of gray wolves in such segment is equal to at 
                        least 450 during 2 consecutive years.
            ``(2) Status of western great lakes distinct population 
        segment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of the law (including regulations), any gray 
                wolf that is located in any State that is within the 
                range of the Western Great Lakes distinct population 
                segment shall not be treated as an endangered species 
                or threatened species and shall not be subject to this 
                Act, except as provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) State management authority.--
                            ``(i) Each of the States that is within the 
                        range of the Western Great Lakes distinct 
                        population segment may manage all gray wolves 
                        within its boundaries for so long as the number 
                        of gray wolves within its boundaries is--
                                    ``(I) for Minnesota, at least 
                                1,200;
                                    ``(II) for Michigan, at least 150; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) for Wisconsin, at least 
                                150.
                            ``(ii) If the number of gray wolves in such 
                        a State is less than the number specified for 
                        the State in clause (i), as demonstrated by the 
                        Secretary of the Interior, gray wolf 
                        populations in that State that are part of the 
                        Western Great Lakes distinct population segment 
                        shall be temporarily treated as an endangered 
                        species or threatened species, as determined by 
                        the Secretary, and clause (i) shall not apply 
                        with respect to that State, until the Secretary 
                        determines that the number of gray wolves in 
                        such State is equal to at least that number 
                        during 2 consecutive years.
            ``(3) Status of arizona and new mexico gray wolf.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of the law (including regulations) any gray 
                wolf that is located in Arizona or New Mexico shall not 
                be treated as an endangered species or threatened 
                species and shall not be subject to this Act, except as 
                provided in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) State management authority.--
                            ``(i) Each of the States of Arizona and New 
                        Mexico may manage all gray wolves within its 
                        boundaries for so long as the combined total 
                        number of gray wolves in those States is at 
                        least 100 gray wolves.
                            ``(ii) If the combined total number of gray 
                        wolves in those States is less than the number 
                        specified in clause (i), as demonstrated by the 
                        Secretary of the Interior, gray wolf 
                        populations in those States shall be 
                        temporarily treated as an endangered species or 
                        threatened species, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, and clause (i) shall not apply with 
                        respect to those States, until the Secretary 
                        determines that the combined total number of 
                        gray wolves in those States is equal to at 
                        least that number during 2 consecutive years.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Gray wolf.--The term `gray wolf' means any 
                taxonomic group traditionally associated with the gray 
                wolf, including Canus lupus, Canus lupus lycaon, and 
                Canus lupus baileyi, regardless of specific taxonomy of 
                any particular gray wolf variety as a species, 
                subspecies, or other designation.
                    ``(B) Northern rocky mountain distinct population 
                segment.--The term `Northern Rocky Mountain distinct 
                population segment' means the distinct population 
                segment of gray wolf described by the United States 
                Fish and Wildlife Service in the final rule entitled 
                `Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final 
                Rule Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population 
                Segment of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment 
                and Removing the Distinct Population Segment From the 
                Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife' (73 
                Fed. Reg. 10514 (February 27, 2008)).
                    ``(C) Western great lakes distinct population 
                segment.--The term `Western Great Lakes distinct 
                population segment' means the distinct population 
                segment of gray wolf described by the United States 
                Fish and Wildlife Service in the Final Rule to Delist 
                Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes Distinct Population 
                Segment, as published February 8, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 
                6052).''.


Output: State Wildlife Management Act of 2011 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to prohibit any gray wolf from being treated as an endangered species or threatened species or from being subject to such Act if the wolf: (1) is located in any state within the range of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment or anywhere in Nevada or Colorado and there are at least 450 gray wolves in such segment; (2) is located in any state within the range of the Western Great Lakes distinct population segment and the number of gray wolves within such state's boundaries is at least 1,200 for Minnesota, 150 for Michigan, and 150 for Wisconsin; or (3) is located in Arizona or New Mexico if the combined total number of gray wolves in those states is at least 100. Provides for: (1) state regulation of gray wolves if the population meets or exceeds the applicable number for such state; or (2) treatment as an endangered or threatened species if the number of gray wolves is less than that number until the Secretary determines that the number of gray wolves in such state equals at least that number during two consecutive years.

Defines "gray wolf" as any taxonomic group traditionally associated with the gray wolf, including Canus lupus, Canus lupus lycaon, and Canus lupus baileyi, regardless of specific taxonomy of any particular gray wolf variety as a species, subspecies, or other designation.