A bill to discontinue or modify certain reporting requirements of law.
PL 93-608 (H.R.14718), enacted 01/02/1975

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1967 
average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States of comparable maturities during the month preceding 
the issuance of the notes or other obligations.". 
Approved January 2, 1975. 
Public Law 93-608 
AN ACT 
To discontinue or modify certain reporting requirements of la\A'. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress^ assembled^ That certain pro-
visions of law, which relate to the submission of reports to Congress m^'dffTcrtions and' 
or other Government authorities, are repealed as follows: 
repeals. 
January 2, 1975 
[H. R.14718] 
Reporting re-
REP0RT8 UNDER MORE TIIAX ONE AGENCY 
(1) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the expendi-
ture of funds through grants for support of scientific research, and 
for other purposes", approved September 6, 1958 (72 Stat. l'^9'>; 42 
U.S.C. 1893), is repealed, thereby eliminating the annual report 
under such Act to the appropriate committees of both Houses of 
Conq:ress concerning grants for basic scientific research. 
(2) Section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, 
municipal, domestic, militarv, and other uses from the Santa Mar-
garita River, California, and for other purposes", approved July 28, 
1954 (68 Stat. 578), is repealed, thereby eliminating the report from 
time to time to the Congress, by the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Navy, concerning the condi-
tions specified in section 1 of such Act involving facilities to provide 
water for irrigation and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, 
California. 
Repeal. 
Repeal. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(3) Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act 
to provide basic authority for the performance of certain functions 
and activities of the Department of Commerce, and for other pur-
poses", approved October 26, 1949 (63 Stat. 908; 15 U.S.C. 1514(b)), 
is amended by striking out ": Provided'''' and all that follows there-
after to the end of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-
colon, thereby eliminating the annual report to Congress showing total 
expenditures under such Act for food and other subsistence supplies 
for resale to employees of the Department of Commerce and other 
Federal agencies, and their dependents, in Alaska and other points 
outside of the continental United States, and the proceeds from such 
resales. 
(4) Chapter 256 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the 
Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, subject to the 
approval of the Secretary of Commerce, to consider, ascertain, adjust, 
and determine claims for damage occasioned by acts for which said 
survey is responsible in certain cases", approved June 5, 1920 (41 
Stat. 1054; 33 U.S.C. 853), is amended by striking out ", and report the 
amounts so ascertained and determined to be due the claimants to 
Congress at each session thereof through the Treasury Department 
for payment as legal claims out of appropriations that may be made 
by Congress therefor." and inserting in lieu thereof a period, thereby 
eliminating the annual report to Congress, through the Treasury 
Department, of claims not to exceed $500 settled under such Act, and 
Annual 
to Congre 
ination. 
reports 
s s , elim-
1968 
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Reports to Con-
gress, elimina-
tion. 
22 u s e 1819. 
Repeal. 
Reports to Con-
gressional com-
mittees, elimina-
tion. 
the amounts so ascertained and determined to be due the claimants. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
(5) Section 8031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out the last sentence thereof, thereby eliminating the 
annual report to the Congress by the Secretary of the Air Force on 
the number of officers in the executive part of the Department of the 
Air Force and the j ustification therefor. • 
(6) Section 3031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out the last sentence thereof, thereby eliminating the 
quarterly report by the Secretary of the Army to the Congress on 
the number of officers in the executive part of the Department of 
the Army, the number of commissioned officers on or with the Army 
General Staff and the justification therefor. 
(7) Section 108 of the Mutual Security Appropriations Act, 1956 
(69 Stat. 439), is amended by striking out ^^Provided,''\ where it 
first appears, and all that follows thereafter down to and including 
'•''Provided further,'^ 
where it first appears, and inserting in lieu 
thereof '"'•Provided", and section 102 of the Mutual Security Appro-
priations Act, 1957 (70 Stat. 734), is repealed, thereby eliminating 
the quarterly reports by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives con-
cerning items ordered, but yet to be delivered, against reserves of 
unobligated amounts of allocations for military assistance and those 
reports required not less often than each quarter containing a detailed 
breakdown, on a delivery or service-rendered basis, on all military 
assistance funds allocated and available to the Department of Defense 
as of the end of the preceding quarter. 
Annual repc 
to Congress, 
elimination. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E DEPARTMENT OF HEALTJr, EDUCATION, AND WEEF*ARE 
(8) Section 16(c) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act (81 Stat. 
251; 29 U.S.C. 42a(c)), is amended by striking out paragraph (2) 
and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) 
and (3), respectively, thereby eliminating the annual report of the 
National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, through the 
Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to 
the Congress with comments and recommendations as the Secretary 
deems appropriate. 
Repeal, 
Reports to con-
gressional com-
mittees, elimina-
tion. 
REPORTS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
(9) Section 5 of the Housing and LTrban Development Act of 
1968 (82 Stat. 477; 12 U.S.C. 1701c note) is repealed, thereby 
eliminating the annual report by the Secretary to the Committee on 
Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, 
identifying specific areas of program administration and manage-
ment which require improvement, describing actions taken and 
proposed for the purpose of making such improvements, and recom-
mending such legislation as may be necessary to accomplish such 
improvements. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
(10) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to direct the Secretary of 
Interior to cooperate with the States of New York and New Jersey 
on a program to develop, preserve, and restore the resources of the 
Hudson River and its shores and to authorize certain necessary steps 
to be taken to protect those resources from adverse Federal actions 
until the States and Congress shall have had an opportunity to act 
on that program", approved September 26, 1966 (80 Stat. 848), is 
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amended by striking out the second, third, and fourth sentences and 
inserting in lieu thereof "The Secretary of the Interior shall serve as 
the representative of the United States in such negotiations and shall 
consult with the heads of other Federal agencies concerned.", thereby 
eliminating the annual report by the Secretary to the President, and 
transmitted by the President to the Congress, relating to a program 
to develop, preserve, and restore the resources of the Hudson River, 
as required by such section. 
(11) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection and 
preservation of the Antietam Battlefield in the State of Maryland", 
approved April 22, 1960 (74 Stat. 80; 16 U.S.C. 430oo), is amended 
by striking out the last sentence thereof, thereby eliminating the 
annual report to the Congress by the Secretary on acquisitions of land 
and interests in land, or agreements entered into with respect to land, 
necessary to preserve, protect, and improve Antietam Battlefield, 
Maryland. 
(12) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the estab-
lishment and operation of a research laboratory in the North Dakota 
lignite-consuming region for investigation of the mining, prepara-
tion, and utilization of lignite, for the development of new uses and 
markets, for improvement of health and safety in mining; and for a 
comprehensive study of the possibilities for increased utilization of 
the lignite resources of the region to aid in the solution of its eco-
nomic problems and to make its natural and human resources of 
maximum usefulness in the reconversion period and time of peace", 
approved March 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 85; 30 U.S.C. 403), is repealed, 
thereby eliminating the annual report to the Congress by the Sec-
retary, acting through the Bureau of Mines, on the activities of, 
expenditures by, and donations to, the research laboratory in the 
lignite-consuming region of North Dakota. 
(13) Section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a program 
for the discovery of the mineral reserves of the United States, its ter-
ritories, and possessions by encouraging exploration for minerals, 
and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1958 (72 Stat. 701; 
79 Stat. 1312; 30 U.S.C. 645), is repealed, thereby eliminating the 
annual i-eport to the Congress by the Secretary on the operations of 
programs to stimulate exploration for minerals within the United 
States, its territories and i)ossessions together with his recommenda-
tions regarding the need for such programs. 
n 4 ) Section 19 of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 389; 82 Stat. 
847: 48 U.S.C. 14231) is amended in the last sentence thereof by 
striking out "Act, and by him to the Concfress of the LTnited States, 
which" and inserting in lieu thereof "Act. The Congress of the United 
States", thereby eliminating the reports to the Congress by the Sec-
retary of all laws passed by the Legislature of Guam as reported to 
the Secretarv bv the Governor of Guam. 
(15) Section 24 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the 
partition and distribution of the assets of the Ute Indian Tribe of the 
TTintfih and Ouray Reservation in Utah between the mixed-blood and 
full-blood members thereof; and for the termination of Federal super-
vision over the property of the mixed-blood members of said tribe; to 
provide a development program for the full-blood members of said 
tribe; and for other purposes", approved August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 
877; 25 U.S.C. 677w), is amended by striking out the last sentence 
thereof, thereby eliminating the annual progress report, through the 
Secretary, by the tribal business committee representing the full-blood 
group of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation 
in ITtah, of its activities and the expenditures authorized under such 
Act. 
Annual report to 
the President and 
Congress, elimina-
tion. 
Annual report to 
Congress, elimina-
tion. 
Repeal. 
Repeal. 
Reports to Con-
gress, elimina-
tion. 
Annual prog-
ress reports, elim-
ination. 
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Repeal. 
Submission to 
Congress of 
grants and con-
tracts, elimina-
tion. 
Reports to Con-
gress, elimina-
tion. 
(16) Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a revolving 
fund from which the Secretary of the Interior may make loans to 
finance the procurement of expert assistance by Indian tribes in cases 
before the Indian Claims Commission", approved November 4, 1963 
(77 Stat. 301; 25 U.S.C. 70n-3), is repealed, thereby eliminating the 
report to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives, on every loan made under such 
Act. 
(17) Section 200 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (80 
Stat. 130; 42 U.S.C. 1961b) is amended by striking out " ( a ) " immedi-
ately after "SEC. 200." and by striking out subsection (b) thereof, 
thereby eliminating the requirement of the submission to the President 
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of a 
copy of each grant, contract, and matching or other arrangement, sixty 
days prior to the award of any such grant, contract, or other arrange-
ment under subsection (a) of such section. 
(18) Section 8 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 
1193; 43 U.S.C. 485g) is amended by striking out subsection (f) and 
redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), 
and (h), respectively, thereby eliminating the report to Congress by 
the Secretary, from time to time, on classifications and reclassifications 
of reclamation project lands. 
(19) Section 9(e) of the Boulder City Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1734) 
is amended by striking out "and shall report his findings and recom-
mendations to the Congress as soon thereafter as practicable," and 
inserting in lieu thereof a period, thereby eliminating the report to 
the Congress by the Secretary, at the end of each five-year period after 
incorporation of Boulder City concerning the need for assistance to the 
municipality for its water supply. 
Semiannual re-
port to congres-
sional commit-
tees, elimination. 
Biennial au-
thorization re-
quests, elimina-
tion. 
49 u s e 1603. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
(20) Section 302(c) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (72 
Stat. 745; 49 U.S.C. 1343(a)) is amended by striking out paragraph 
(3) thereof, thereby eliminating the semiannual report to appropriate 
committees of the Congress by the Secretary on agreements provid-
ing for the detail of members of the armed services to the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
(21) Section 4(d) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 
(84 Stat. 965; U.S.C. 1603(d)) is amended by striking out the sec-
ond sentence and all that follows to the end of the subsection, thereby 
eliminating the biennial authorization requests under such section to 
the Congress by the Secretary together with his recommendations 
regarding adjustments in the schedule for liquidation of obligations. 
Repeal. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 
(22) Section 102 of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 
(69 Stat. 483; 42 U.S.C. 2314) is repealed, thereby eliminating the 
triennial report to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy by the 
Commission on a full review of its activities under such Act. 
Annual report, 
elimination. 
REPORTS UNDER T H E OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 
(23) Section 610-1 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (80 
Stat. 1470; 42 U.S.C. 2951) is amended by striking out subsection (b), 
and by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b), thereby elimi-
nating the annual report to the Congress submitted by the Director 
through the President concerning officers or employees whose com-
pensation is subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (a) of 
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such Act and who were receiving at the end of the fiscal year a salary 
of $10,000 or more per year. 
SEC. 2. The frequency of submission of certain reports to the Con-
gress or other Government authorities is modified as follows: 
(1) Section 10 of the Export Administration Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 
846; 50 U.S.C. App. 2409) is amended by striking out "quarterly 
report, within 45 days after each quarter,'" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "semiannual report", thereby changing the frequency of sub-
mission of the report to the President and Congress by the Secretary 
of Commerce of his operations under such Act. 
(2) Section 2455 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in sub-
sections (a) and (b) thereof by striking out "and »July 31", by striking 
out "six-month period", and inserting in lieu thereof "yearly period", 
by striking out "June 30 or", and by striking out ", whichever was 
later." and inserting in lieu thereof a period, thereby changing the 
requirements under such section of a semiannual to an annual sub-
mission to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives by the Secretary of Defense of a progiess 
report on the cataloging program and a report on the progress of the 
standardization program. 
(3) The report on contributions to the States for civil defense 
purposes required of the Seci'etary of Defense as a result of section 1 
of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1958 (72 Stat. 1799) 
and section 1 of Executive Order Number 10952 (26 F.R. 6577), 
pursuant to section 201 (i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 
(64 Stat. 1251), shall be submitted to Congress annually,, in lieu of 
quarterly as previously required by such section 201 (i). 
(4) Section 409 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize appropria-
tions during tlie fiscal j^ear 1970 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, 
naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles, and research, development, 
test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to authorize the 
construction of test facilities at Kwajalein Missile Range, and to 
prescribe the authorized personnel strength of the Selected Reserve 
of each reserve component of the Ai'med Forces, and for other pur-
poses", approved November 19, 1969 (83 Stat. 209; 50 U.S.C. 1511) 
is amended by striking out the first sentence thereof and inserting 
in lieu thereof "The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual 
report to Congress on or before January 31 setting forth the amounts 
spent during the preceding year for research, development, test, and 
evaluation of all lethal and nonlethal chemical and biological agents.", 
thereby changing the requirement for submission of the report under 
such section from semiannual to annual. 
(5) Section 1120(b) of the Social Security Act (81 Stat. 920; 
42 U.S.C. 1320(b)) is amended by striking out all that follows 
" ( b ) " and inserting in lieu thereof "The Secretary shall submit an 
annual report to Congress setting forth a description of each project 
approved under subsection (a) during the year preceding such 
report, including a statement of the purpose, probable cost, and 
expected duration of each such project.", thereby changing the require-
ment of submission of such report from as soon as possible after the 
approval of any project to an annual submission to the Congress 
by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 
on each project approved under subsection (a) of such section. 
(6) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to extend certain author-
ity of the Secretary of the Interior exercised through the Geological 
Survey of the Department of the Interior, to areas outside the national 
domain", approved September 5, 1962 (76 Stat. 427; 43 U.S.C. 31 
(c)), is amended by striking out "and July 31", by striking out "six 
months" and inserting in lieu thereof "year", and by striking out 
Modifications. 
Semiannual re-
port to President 
and Congress. 
Annual report to 
congres sional 
committees. 
50 u s e app. 
2281 note. 
5 u s e app. 
50 u s e app. 
2271 note. 
Annual report to 
eongress. 
Annual report to 
Congress. 
Annual report to 
Congress. 
1972 
PUBLIC LAW 93-609-JAN. 2, 1975 
[88 
STAT. 
Annual report to 
Congress. 
Report to Con-
gress and the 
President. 
Annual reports 
to Congress. 
15 u s e 1454. 
Reports to Con-
gress and the 
President. 
"'and June 30", thereby changing the requirement undei- such section 
from a semiannual to an annual submission to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, by the 
Secretary of the Interior, of a report on all actions taken pursuant 
to such Act. 
SEC. 3. To modify substantive aspects of certain requirements to 
report to Congress or other Government authority, the following 
provisions of law are hereby amended as follows: 
(1) Section 705(e) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 258; 
42 U.S.C. 2000e-4(d)) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"(e) The Commission shall at the close of each fiscal year report to 
the Congress and to the President concerning the action it has taken 
and the moneys it has disbursed. It shall make such further reports 
on the cause of and means of eliminating discrimination and such 
recommendations for further legislation as may appear desirable." 
(2) Section 8 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (80 Stat. 
1300; 15 U.S.C. 1457) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 8. Each officer or agency required or authorized by this Act 
to promulgate regulations foi- the packaging or labeling of any con-
sumer commodity, or to participate in the development of voluntary 
product standards with respect to any consumer commodity under 
procedures referred to in section 5(d) of this Act. shall ti-ansmit to 
the (^ongress each yeai" a report containing a full and complete descrip-
tion of the activities of that officer or agency for the administration 
and enforcement of this Act during the preceding fiscal year. All 
agencies except the Federal Trade Commission shall submit their 
report in January of each year. The Federal Trade Commission shall 
include this report in the Commission's annual report to Congress.". 
(3) Section 3(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (49 Stat. 
451; 29 U.S.C. 153 (c)) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"(c) The Board shall at the close of each fiscal year make a report 
in writing to Congress and to the President stating in detail the cases 
it has heard, the decisions it has rendered, and an account of all 
moneys it has disbureed." 
(4) Subsection (a) of section 10 of the Small Business Act (75 
Stat. 666; 15 U.S.C. 639(a)) is amended by striking out "calendar" 
in the first and second sentences and inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal", 
and by striking out the comma after "involved" in the fourth sentence 
and all that follows to the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu 
thereof a period. 
(5) Subsection (b) of section 10 of the Small Business Act (75 
Stat. 666; 15 U.S.C. 639(b)) is amended by striking out "on Decem-
ber 31 of each year" and inserting in lieu thereof "as soon as practicable 
each fiscal year". 
Approved January 2, 1975. 
January 2, 1975 
[H. R.15173] 
Public Law 93-609 
AN ACT 
To extend until .Januar.v 31, 1976 the authority of tlie National Commission for 
the Review of Federal and State Laws on AViretapping and Electronic Surveil-
lance, and for other purposes. 
Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 
1968, amend-
ments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 804(h) 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended (82 Stat. 197; 18 U.S.C. 2510 note), is further amended by 
sti'iking out "within the two-year period following the effective date 
of this subsection." and inserting in lieu thereof "on or before Janu-
ary 31, 1976.".