Reports Reduction Act of 2016 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate Reports Reduction Act of 2016

This bill eliminates or modifies reporting requirements for programs of:

  • the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, State, the Treasury, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs;
  • the U.S. Coast Guard;
  • the Environmental Protection Agency;
  • the Executive Office of the President;
  • the Federal Communications Commission;
  • the Federal Trade Commission;
  • the General Services Administration;
  • the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
  • the National Science Foundation;
  • the Office of Personnel Management;
  • the Director of National Intelligence; and
  • the Small Business Administration.

The Andean Trade Preference Act is amended to eliminate the U.S. International Trade Commission's reports regarding the economic impact of the President's authority to proclaim duty-free treatment to beneficiary countries and the effectiveness of drug-related crop eradication.

The bill eliminates a provision that required the President to report on compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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