GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016
PL 114-301 (H.R.5687), enacted 12/16/2016

130 STAT. 1514 
PUBLIC LAW 114–301—DEC. 16, 2016 
Public Law 114–301 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To eliminate or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GAO Mandates Revision Act 
of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ELIMINATED. 
(a) SINGLE AUDIT ACT MONITORING RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 75 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking section 7506; and 
(B) by redesignating section 7507 as section 7506. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table 
of sections for chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the items relating to sections 7506 
and 7507 and inserting the following: 
‘‘7506. Effective date.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF MEDIGAP PREMIUM LEVELS.—Section 111(c) of 
the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 
Protection Act of 2000 (Appendix F; 114 Stat. 2763A–473), as 
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554, is 
repealed. 
(c) REPORT ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 
1105 of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 
5189a note) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(d) BIENNIAL
SURVEY
REGARDING
TRANSPORTATION
INTEL-
LIGENCE REPORTS.—Section 114(u) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘subsection (t)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (s)(4)(E)’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs 
(7) and (8), respectively. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS MODIFIED. 
(a) OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS UNDER THE EMERGENCY ECONOMIC 
STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008.—Section 116(a)(3) of the Emergency 
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5226(a)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, regularly and no less frequently than once 
every 60 days,’’ and inserting ‘‘annually’’. 
42 USC 1395l 
note. 
GAO Mandates 
Revision Act 
of 2016. 
31 USC 7501 
note. 
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130 STAT. 1515 
PUBLIC LAW 114–301—DEC. 16, 2016 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5687 (S. 2964): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–760, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Oversight and Government 
Reform). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–305 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs) accompanying S. 2964. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 
Sept. 20, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 9, considered and passed Senate. 
(b) REPORTS ON CONFLICT MINERALS.—Section 1502(d) of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 
U.S.C. 78m note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘until the termination 
of the disclosure requirements under section 13(p) of the Securi-
ties Exchange Act of 1934’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2020, in 
2022, and in 2024’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘through 2020, in 2022, and in 2024’’ after 
‘‘annually thereafter’’. 
(c) UPDATE
ON ACTIONS TAKEN
BY SECRETARY
OF HHS TO 
IMPLEMENT GAO RECOMMENDATION.—Section 632(d) of the Amer-
ican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240; 126 Stat. 
2354) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(d) REVIEW PANEL.—Section 399V–4(d)(2) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–15) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, or an individual 
within the Government Accountability Office designated by the 
Comptroller General, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘shall designate a 
member of the review panel to’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Comptroller General’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
Approved December 16, 2016. 
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