[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 244 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 244
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AN ACT
To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal
agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing
the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I--PAPERWORK REDUCTION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995''.
SEC. 102. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY.
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
``Sec.
``3501. Purposes.
``3502. Definitions.
``3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
``3504. Authority and functions of Director.
``3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines.
``3506. Federal agency responsibilities.
``3507. Public information collection activities; submission to
Director; approval and delegation.
``3508. Determination of necessity for information; hearing.
``3509. Designation of central collection agency.
``3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information available.
``3511. Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator
Service.
``3512. Public protection.
``3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency
response.
``3514. Responsiveness to Congress.
``3515. Administrative powers.
``3516. Rules and regulations.
``3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public.
``3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations.
``3519. Access to information.
``3520. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 3501. Purposes
``The purposes of this chapter are to--
``(1) minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small
businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal
contractors, State, local and tribal governments, and other
persons resulting from the collection of information by or for
the Federal Government;
``(2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit from and
maximize the utility of information created, collected,
maintained, used, shared and disseminated by or for the Federal
Government;
``(3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent practicable
and appropriate, make uniform Federal information resources
management policies and practices as a means to improve the
productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Government
programs, including the reduction of information collection
burdens on the public and the improvement of service delivery
to the public;
``(4) improve the quality and use of Federal information to
strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in
Government and society;
``(5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the
creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and
disposition of information;
``(6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal
Government and State, local, and tribal governments by
minimizing the burden and maximizing the utility of information
created, collected, maintained, used, disseminated, and
retained by or for the Federal Government;
``(7) provide for the dissemination of public information
on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that
promotes the utility of the information to the public and makes
effective use of information technology;
``(8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance,
use, dissemination, and disposition of information by or for
the Federal Government is consistent with applicable laws,
including laws relating to--
``(A) privacy and confidentiality, including
section 552a of title 5;
``(B) security of information, including the
Computer Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235); and
``(C) access to information, including section 552
of title 5;
``(9) ensure the integrity, quality, and utility of the
Federal statistical system;
``(10) ensure that information technology is acquired,
used, and managed to improve performance of agency missions,
including the reduction of information collection burdens on
the public; and
``(11) improve the responsibility and accountability of the
Office of Management and Budget and all other Federal agencies
to Congress and to the public for implementing the information
collection review process, information resources management,
and related policies and guidelines established under this
chapter.
``Sec. 3502. Definitions
``As used in this chapter--
``(1) the term `agency' means any executive department,
military department, Government corporation, Government
controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive
branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the
President), or any independent regulatory agency, but does not
include--
``(A) the General Accounting Office;
``(B) Federal Election Commission;
``(C) the governments of the District of Columbia
and of the territories and possessions of the United
States, and their various subdivisions; or
``(D) Government-owned contractor-operated
facilities, including laboratories engaged in national
defense research and production activities;
``(2) the term `burden' means time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide
information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources
expended for--
``(A) reviewing instructions;
``(B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing
technology and systems;
``(C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with
any previously applicable instructions and
requirements;
``(D) searching data sources;
``(E) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and
``(F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information;
``(3) the term `collection of information'--
``(A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained,
soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third
parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for
an agency, regardless of form or format, calling for
either--
``(i) answers to identical questions posed
to, or identical reporting or recordkeeping
requirements imposed on, ten or more persons,
other than agencies, instrumentalities, or
employees of the United States; or
``(ii) answers to questions posed to
agencies, instrumentalities, or employees of
the United States which are to be used for
general statistical purposes; and
``(B) shall not include a collection of information
described under section 3518(c)(1);
``(4) the term `Director' means the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget;
``(5) the term `independent regulatory agency' means the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, the Federal Housing Finance Board, the Federal
Maritime Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the Mine Enforcement Safety and
Health Review Commission, the National Labor Relations Board,
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety and
Health Review Commission, the Postal Rate Commission, the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other similar
agency designated by statute as a Federal independent
regulatory agency or commission;
``(6) the term `information resources' means information
and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and
information technology;
``(7) the term `information resources management' means the
process of managing information resources to accomplish agency
missions and to improve agency performance, including through
the reduction of information collection burdens on the public;
``(8) the term `information system' means a discrete set of
information resources organized for the collection, processing,
maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of
information;
``(9) the term `information technology' has the same
meaning as the term `automatic data processing equipment' as
defined by section 111(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 759(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v));
``(10) the term `person' means an individual, partnership,
association, corporation, business trust, or legal
representative, an organized group of individuals, a State,
territorial, or local government or branch thereof, or a political
subdivision of a State, territory, or local government or a branch of a
political subdivision;
``(11) the term `practical utility' means the ability of an
agency to use information, particularly the capability to
process such information in a timely and useful fashion;
``(12) the term `public information' means any information,
regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses,
disseminates, or makes available to the public; and
``(13) the term `recordkeeping requirement' means a
requirement imposed by or for an agency on persons to maintain
specified records.
``Sec. 3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
``(a) There is established in the Office of Management and Budget
an office to be known as the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs.
``(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an Administrator who
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. The Director shall delegate to the Administrator the
authority to administer all functions under this chapter, except that
any such delegation shall not relieve the Director of responsibility
for the administration of such functions. The Administrator shall serve
as principal adviser to the Director on Federal information resources
management policy.
``(c) The Administrator and employees of the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs shall be appointed with special attention to
professional qualifications required to administer the functions of the
Office described under this chapter. Such qualifications shall include
relevant education, work experience, or related professional
activities.
``Sec. 3504. Authority and functions of Director
``(a)(1) The Director shall oversee the use of information
resources to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental
operations to serve agency missions, including service delivery to the
public. In performing such oversight, the Director shall--
``(A) develop, coordinate and oversee the implementation of
Federal information resources management policies, principles,
standards, and guidelines; and
``(B) provide direction and oversee--
``(i) the review of the collection of information
and the reduction of the information collection burden;
``(ii) agency dissemination of and public access to
information;
``(iii) statistical activities;
``(iv) records management activities;
``(v) privacy, confidentiality, security,
disclosure, and sharing of information; and
``(vi) the acquisition and use of information
technology.
``(2) The authority of the Director under this chapter shall be
exercised consistent with applicable law.
``(b) With respect to general information resources management
policy, the Director shall--
``(1) develop and oversee the implementation of uniform
information resources management policies, principles,
standards, and guidelines;
``(2) foster greater sharing, dissemination, and access to
public information, including through--
``(A) the use of the Government Information Locator
Service; and
``(B) the development and utilization of common
standards for information collection, storage,
processing and communication, including standards for
security, interconnectivity and interoperability;
``(3) initiate and review proposals for changes in
legislation, regulations, and agency procedures to improve
information resources management practices;
``(4) oversee the development and implementation of best
practices in information resources management, including
training; and
``(5) oversee agency integration of program and management
functions with information resources management functions.
``(c) With respect to the collection of information and the control
of paperwork, the Director shall--
``(1) review proposed agency collections of information,
and in accordance with section 3508, determine whether the
collection of information by or for an agency is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility;
``(2) coordinate the review of the collection of
information associated with Federal procurement and acquisition
by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, with particular emphasis
on applying information technology to improve the efficiency
and effectiveness of Federal procurement and acquisition and to
reduce information collection burdens on the public;
``(3) minimize the Federal information collection burden,
with particular emphasis on those individuals and entities most
adversely affected;
``(4) maximize the practical utility of and public benefit
from information collected by or for the Federal Government;
and
``(5) establish and oversee standards and guidelines by
which agencies are to estimate the burden to comply with a
proposed collection of information.
``(d) With respect to information dissemination, the Director shall
develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles,
standards, and guidelines to--
``(1) apply to Federal agency dissemination of public
information, regardless of the form or format in which such
information is disseminated; and
``(2) promote public access to public information and
fulfill the purposes of this chapter, including through the
effective use of information technology.
``(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, the
Director shall--
``(1) coordinate the activities of the Federal statistical
system to ensure--
``(A) the efficiency and effectiveness of the
system; and
``(B) the integrity, objectivity, impartiality,
utility, and confidentiality of information collected
for statistical purposes;
``(2) ensure that budget proposals of agencies are
consistent with system-wide priorities for maintaining and
improving the quality of Federal statistics and prepare an
annual report on statistical program funding;
``(3) develop and oversee the implementation of
Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines
concerning--
``(A) statistical collection procedures and
methods;
``(B) statistical data classification;
``(C) statistical information presentation and
dissemination;
``(D) timely release of statistical data; and
``(E) such statistical data sources as may be
required for the administration of Federal programs;
``(4) evaluate statistical program performance and agency
compliance with Governmentwide policies, principles, standards
and guidelines;
``(5) promote the sharing of information collected for
statistical purposes consistent with privacy rights and
confidentiality pledges;
``(6) coordinate the participation of the United States in
international statistical activities, including the development
of comparable statistics;
``(7) appoint a chief statistician who is a trained and
experienced professional statistician to carry out the
functions described under this subsection;
``(8) establish an Interagency Council on Statistical
Policy to advise and assist the Director in carrying out the
functions under this subsection that shall--
``(A) be headed by the chief statistician; and
``(B) consist of--
``(i) the heads of the major statistical
programs; and
``(ii) representatives of other statistical
agencies under rotating membership; and
``(9) provide opportunities for training in statistical
policy functions to employees of the Federal Government under
which--
``(A) each trainee shall be selected at the
discretion of the Director based on agency requests and
shall serve under the chief statistician for at least 6
months and not more than 1 year; and
``(B) all costs of the training shall be paid by
the agency requesting training.
``(f) With respect to records management, the Director shall--
``(1) provide advice and assistance to the Archivist of the
United States and the Administrator of General Services to
promote coordination in the administration of chapters 29, 31,
and 33 of this title with the information resources management
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines established
under this chapter;
``(2) review compliance by agencies with--
``(A) the requirements of chapters 29, 31, and 33
of this title; and
``(B) regulations promulgated by the Archivist of
the United States and the Administrator of General
Services; and
``(3) oversee the application of records management
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines, including
requirements for archiving information maintained in electronic
format, in the planning and design of information systems.
``(g) With respect to privacy and security, the Director shall--
``(1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines on privacy,
confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing of
information collected or maintained by or for agencies;
``(2) oversee and coordinate compliance with sections 552
and 552a of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40
U.S.C. 759 note), and related information management laws; and
``(3) require Federal agencies, consistent with the
Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), to identify
and afford security protections commensurate with the risk and
magnitude of the harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or
unauthorized access to or modification of information collected
or maintained by or on behalf of an agency.
``(h) With respect to Federal information technology, the Director
shall--
``(1) in consultation with the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of
General Services--
``(A) develop and oversee the implementation of
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines for
information technology functions and activities of the
Federal Government, including periodic evaluations of
major information systems; and
``(B) oversee the development and implementation of
standards under section 111(d) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
759(d));
``(2) monitor the effectiveness of, and compliance with,
directives issued under sections 110 and 111 of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757
and 759);
``(3) coordinate the development and review by the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated with
Federal procurement and acquisition of information technology
with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
``(4) ensure, through the review of agency budget
proposals, information resources management plans and other
means--
``(A) agency integration of information resources
management plans, program plans and budgets for
acquisition and use of information technology; and
``(B) the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-
agency information technology initiatives to improve
agency performance and the accomplishment of agency
missions; and
``(5) promote the use of information technology by the
Federal Government to improve the productivity, efficiency, and
effectiveness of Federal programs, including through
dissemination of public information and the reduction of
information collection burdens on the public.
``Sec. 3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines
``In carrying out the functions under this chapter, the Director
shall--
``(1) in consultation with agency heads, set an annual
Governmentwide goal for the reduction of information collection
burdens by at least five percent, and set annual agency goals
to--
``(A) reduce information collection burdens imposed
on the public that--
``(i) represent the maximum practicable
opportunity in each agency; and
``(ii) are consistent with improving agency
management of the process for the review of
collections of information established under
section 3506(c); and
``(B) improve information resources management in
ways that increase the productivity, efficiency and
effectiveness of Federal programs, including service
delivery to the public;
``(2) with selected agencies and non-Federal entities on a
voluntary basis, conduct pilot projects to test alternative
policies, practices, regulations, and procedures to fulfill the
purposes of this chapter, particularly with regard to
minimizing the Federal information collection burden; and
``(3) in consultation with the Administrator of General
Services, the Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, the Archivist of the United States, and the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, develop and
maintain a Governmentwide strategic plan for information
resources management, that shall include--
``(A) a description of the objectives and the means
by which the Federal Government shall apply information
resources to improve agency and program performance;
``(B) plans for--
``(i) reducing information burdens on the
public, including reducing such burdens through
the elimination of duplication and meeting
shared data needs with shared resources;
``(ii) enhancing public access to and
dissemination of, information, using electronic
and other formats; and
``(iii) meeting the information technology
needs of the Federal Government in accordance
with the purposes of this chapter; and
``(C) a description of progress in applying
information resources management to improve agency
performance and the accomplishment of missions.
``Sec. 3506. Federal agency responsibilities
``(a)(1) The head of each agency shall be responsible for--
``(A) carrying out the agency's information resources
management activities to improve agency productivity,
efficiency, and effectiveness; and
``(B) complying with the requirements of this chapter and
related policies established by the Director.
``(2)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the head of
each agency shall designate a senior official who shall report directly
to such agency head to carry out the responsibilities of the agency
under this chapter.
``(B) The Secretary of the Department of Defense and the Secretary
of each military department may each designate senior officials who
shall report directly to such Secretary to carry out the
responsibilities of the department under this chapter. If more than one
official is designated, the respective duties of the officials shall be
clearly delineated.
``(3) The senior official designated under paragraph (2) shall head
an office responsible for ensuring agency compliance with and prompt,
efficient, and effective implementation of the information policies and
information resources management responsibilities established under
this chapter, including the reduction of information collection burdens
on the public. The senior official and employees of such office shall
be selected with special attention to the professional qualifications
required to administer the functions described under this chapter.
``(4) Each agency program official shall be responsible and
accountable for information resources assigned to and supporting the
programs under such official. In consultation with the senior official
designated under paragraph (2) and the agency Chief Financial Officer
(or comparable official), each agency program official shall define
program information needs and develop strategies, systems, and
capabilities to meet those needs.
``(b) With respect to general information resources management,
each agency shall--
``(1) manage information resources to--
``(A) reduce information collection burdens on the
public;
``(B) increase program efficiency and
effectiveness; and
``(C) improve the integrity, quality, and utility
of information to all users within and outside the
agency, including capabilities for ensuring
dissemination of public information, public access to
government information, and protections for privacy and
security;
``(2) in accordance with guidance by the Director, develop
and maintain a strategic information resources management plan
that shall describe how information resources management
activities help accomplish agency missions;
``(3) develop and maintain an ongoing process to--
``(A) ensure that information resources management
operations and decisions are integrated with
organizational planning, budget, financial management,
human resources management, and program decisions;
``(B) in cooperation with the agency Chief
Financial Officer (or comparable official), develop a
full and accurate accounting of information technology
expenditures, related expenses, and results; and
``(C) establish goals for improving information
resources management's contribution to program
productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness, methods
for measuring progress towards those goals, and clear
roles and responsibilities for achieving those goals;
``(4) in consultation with the Director, the Administrator
of General Services, and the Archivist of the United States,
maintain a current and complete inventory of the agency's
information resources, including directories necessary to
fulfill the requirements of section 3511 of this chapter; and
``(5) in consultation with the Director and the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, conduct formal training
programs to educate agency program and management officials
about information resources management.
``(c) With respect to the collection of information and the control
of paperwork, each agency shall--
``(1) establish a process within the office headed by the
official designated under subsection (a), that is sufficiently
independent of program responsibility to evaluate fairly
whether proposed collections of information should be approved
under this chapter, to--
``(A) review each collection of information before
submission to the Director for review under this
chapter, including--
``(i) an evaluation of the need for the
collection of information;
``(ii) a functional description of the
information to be collected;
``(iii) a plan for the collection of the
information;
``(iv) a specific, objectively supported
estimate of burden;
``(v) a test of the collection of
information through a pilot program, if
appropriate; and
``(vi) a plan for the efficient and
effective management and use of the information
to be collected, including necessary resources;
``(B) ensure that each information collection--
``(i) is inventoried, displays a control
number and, if appropriate, an expiration date;
``(ii) indicates the collection is in
accordance with the clearance requirements of
section 3507; and
``(iii) contains a statement to inform the
person receiving the collection of
information--
``(I) the reasons the information
is being collected;
``(II) the way such information is
to be used;
``(III) an estimate, to the extent
practicable, of the burden of the
collection; and
``(IV) whether responses to the
collection of information are
voluntary, required to obtain a
benefit, or mandatory; and
``(C) assess the information collection burden of
proposed legislation affecting the agency;
``(2)(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B), provide
60-day notice in the Federal Register, and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information, to solicit comment
to--
``(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
``(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information;
``(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
``(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and
``(B) for any proposed collection of information contained
in a proposed rule (to be reviewed by the Director under
section 3507(d)), provide notice and comment through the notice
of proposed rulemaking for the proposed rule and such notice
shall have the same purposes specified under subparagraph (A)
(i) through (iv); and
``(3) certify (and provide a record supporting such
certification, including public comments received by the
agency) that each collection of information submitted to the
Director for review under section 3507--
``(A) is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including that the
information has practical utility;
``(B) is not unnecessarily duplicative of
information otherwise reasonably accessible to the
agency;
``(C) reduces to the extent practicable and
appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide
information to or for the agency, including with
respect to small entities, as defined under section
601(6) of title 5, the use of such techniques as--
``(i) establishing differing compliance or
reporting requirements or timetables that take
into account the resources available to those
who are to respond;
``(ii) the clarification, consolidation, or
simplification of compliance and reporting
requirements; or
``(iii) an exemption from coverage of the
collection of information, or any part thereof;
``(D) is written using plain, coherent, and
unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those
who are to respond;
``(E) is to be implemented in ways consistent and
compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the
existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those
who are to respond;
``(F) contains the statement required under
paragraph (1)(B)(iii);
``(G) has been developed by an office that has
planned and allocated resources for the efficient and
effective management and use of the information to be
collected, including the processing of the information
in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the
utility of the information to agencies and the public;
``(H) uses effective and efficient statistical
survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which
the information is to be collected; and
``(I) to the maximum extent practicable, uses
information technology to reduce burden and improve
data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to
the public.
``(d) With respect to information dissemination, each agency
shall--
``(1) ensure that the public has timely and equitable
access to the agency's public information, including ensuring
such access through--
``(A) encouraging a diversity of public and private
sources for information based on government public
information, and
``(B) agency dissemination of public information in
an efficient, effective, and economical manner;
``(2) regularly solicit and consider public input on the
agency's information dissemination activities; and
``(3) not, except where specifically authorized by
statute--
``(A) establish an exclusive, restricted, or other
distribution arrangement that interferes with timely
and equitable availability of public information to the
public;
``(B) restrict or regulate the use, resale, or
redissemination of public information by the public;
``(C) charge fees or royalties for resale or
redissemination of public information; or
``(D) establish user fees for public information
that exceed the cost of dissemination.
``(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, each
agency shall--
``(1) ensure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness,
integrity, and objectivity of information collected or created
for statistical purposes;
``(2) inform respondents fully and accurately about the
sponsors, purposes, and uses of statistical surveys and
studies;
``(3) protect respondents' privacy and ensure that
disclosure policies fully honor pledges of confidentiality;
``(4) observe Federal standards and practices for data
collection, analysis, documentation, sharing, and dissemination
of information;
``(5) ensure the timely publication of the results of
statistical surveys and studies, including information about
the quality and limitations of the surveys and studies; and
``(6) make data available to statistical agencies and
readily accessible to the public.
``(f) With respect to records management, each agency shall
implement and enforce applicable policies and procedures, including
requirements for archiving information maintained in electronic format,
particularly in the planning, design and operation of information
systems.
``(g) With respect to privacy and security, each agency shall--
``(1) implement and enforce applicable policies,
procedures, standards, and guidelines on privacy,
confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing of
information collected or maintained by or for the agency;
``(2) assume responsibility and accountability for
compliance with and coordinated management of sections 552 and
552a of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C.
759 note), and related information management laws; and
``(3) consistent with the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40
U.S.C. 759 note), identify and afford security protections
commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting
from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or
modification of information collected or maintained by or on
behalf of an agency.
``(h) With respect to Federal information technology, each agency
shall--
``(1) implement and enforce applicable Governmentwide and
agency information technology management policies, principles,
standards, and guidelines;
``(2) assume responsibility and accountability for
information technology investments;
``(3) promote the use of information technology by the
agency to improve the productivity, efficiency, and
effectiveness of agency programs, including the reduction of
information collection burdens on the public and improved
dissemination of public information;
``(4) propose changes in legislation, regulations, and
agency procedures to improve information technology practices,
including changes that improve the ability of the agency to use
technology to reduce burden; and
``(5) ensure responsibility for maximizing the value and
assessing and managing the risks of major information systems
initiatives through a process that is--
``(A) integrated with budget, financial, and
program management decisions; and
``(B) used to select, control, and evaluate the
results of major information systems initiatives.
``Sec. 3507. Public information collection activities; submission to
Director; approval and delegation
``(a) An agency shall not conduct or sponsor the collection of
information unless in advance of the adoption or revision of the
collection of information--
``(1) the agency has--
``(A) conducted the review established under
section 3506(c)(1);
``(B) evaluated the public comments received under
section 3506(c)(2);
``(C) submitted to the Director the certification
required under section 3506(c)(3), the proposed
collection of information, copies of pertinent
statutory authority, regulations, and other related
materials as the Director may specify; and
``(D) published a notice in the Federal Register--
``(i) stating that the agency has made such
submission; and
``(ii) setting forth--
``(I) a title for the collection of
information;
``(II) a summary of the collection
of information;
``(III) a brief description of the
need for the information and the
proposed use of the information;
``(IV) a description of the likely
respondents and proposed frequency of
response to the collection of
information;
``(V) an estimate of the burden
that shall result from the collection
of information; and
``(VI) notice that comments may be
submitted to the agency and Director;
``(2) the Director has approved the proposed collection of
information or approval has been inferred, under the provisions
of this section; and
``(3) the agency has obtained from the Director a control
number to be displayed upon the collection of information.
``(b) The Director shall provide at least 30 days for public
comment prior to making a decision under subsection (c), (d), or (h),
except as provided under subsection (j).
``(c)(1) For any proposed collection of information not contained
in a proposed rule, the Director shall notify the agency involved of
the decision to approve or disapprove the proposed collection of
information.
``(2) The Director shall provide the notification under paragraph
(1), within 60 days after receipt or publication of the notice under
subsection (a)(1)(D), whichever is later.
``(3) If the Director does not notify the agency of a denial or
approval within the 60-day period described under paragraph (2)--
``(A) the approval may be inferred;
``(B) a control number shall be assigned without further
delay; and
``(C) the agency may collect the information for not more
than 2 years.
``(d)(1) For any proposed collection of information contained in a
proposed rule--
``(A) as soon as practicable, but no later than the date of
publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register, each agency shall forward to the Director a copy of
any proposed rule which contains a collection of information
and any information requested by the Director necessary to make
the determination required under this subsection; and
``(B) within 60 days after the notice of proposed
rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, the Director
may file public comments pursuant to the standards set forth in
section 3508 on the collection of information contained in the
proposed rule;
``(2) When a final rule is published in the Federal Register, the
agency shall explain--
``(A) how any collection of information contained in the
final rule responds to the comments, if any, filed by the
Director or the public; or
``(B) the reasons such comments were rejected.
``(3) If the Director has received notice and failed to comment on
an agency rule within 60 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking,
the Director may not disapprove any collection of information
specifically contained in an agency rule.
``(4) No provision in this section shall be construed to prevent
the Director, in the Director's discretion--
``(A) from disapproving any collection of information which
was not specifically required by an agency rule;
``(B) from disapproving any collection of information
contained in an agency rule, if the agency failed to comply
with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection;
``(C) from disapproving any collection of information
contained in a final agency rule, if the Director finds within
60 days after the publication of the final rule that the
agency's response to the Director's comments filed under
paragraph (2) of this subsection was unreasonable; or
``(D) from disapproving any collection of information
contained in a final rule, if--
``(i) the Director determines that the agency has
substantially modified in the final rule the collection
of information contained in the proposed rule; and
``(ii) the agency has not given the Director the
information required under paragraph (1) with respect
to the modified collection of information, at least 60
days before the issuance of the final rule.
``(5) This subsection shall apply only when an agency publishes a
notice of proposed rulemaking and requests public comments.
``(6) The decision by the Director to approve or not act upon a
collection of information contained in an agency rule shall not be
subject to judicial review.
``(e)(1) Any decision by the Director under subsection (c), (d),
(h), or (j) to disapprove a collection of information, or to instruct
the agency to make substantive or material change to a collection of
information, shall be publicly available and include an explanation of
the reasons for such decision.
``(2) Any written communication between the Office of the Director,
the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
or any employee of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and
an agency or person not employed by the Federal Government concerning a
proposed collection of information shall be made available to the
public.
``(3) This subsection shall not require the disclosure of--
``(A) any information which is protected at all times by
procedures established for information which has been
specifically authorized under criteria established by an
Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept secret in the
interest of national defense or foreign policy; or
``(B) any communication relating to a collection of
information which has not been approved under this chapter, the
disclosure of which could lead to retaliation or discrimination
against the communicator.
``(f)(1) An independent regulatory agency which is administered by
2 or more members of a commission, board, or similar body, may by
majority vote void--
``(A) any disapproval by the Director, in whole or in part,
of a proposed collection of information of that agency; or
``(B) an exercise of authority under subsection (d) of
section 3507 concerning that agency.
``(2) The agency shall certify each vote to void such disapproval
or exercise to the Director, and explain the reasons for such vote. The
Director shall without further delay assign a control number to such
collection of information, and such vote to void the disapproval or
exercise shall be valid for a period of 3 years.
``(g) The Director may not approve a collection of information for
a period in excess of 3 years.
``(h)(1) If an agency decides to seek extension of the Director's
approval granted for a currently approved collection of information,
the agency shall--
``(A) conduct the review established under section 3506(c),
including the seeking of comment from the public on the
continued need for, and burden imposed by the collection of
information; and
``(B) after having made a reasonable effort to seek public
comment, but no later than 60 days before the expiration date
of the control number assigned by the Director for the
currently approved collection of information, submit the
collection of information for review and approval under this
section, which shall include an explanation of how the agency
has used the information that it has collected.
``(2) If under the provisions of this section, the Director
disapproves a collection of information contained in an existing rule,
or recommends or instructs the agency to make a substantive or material
change to a collection of information contained in an existing rule,
the Director shall--
``(A) publish an explanation thereof in the Federal
Register; and
``(B) instruct the agency to undertake a rulemaking within
a reasonable time limited to consideration of changes to the
collection of information contained in the rule and thereafter
to submit the collection of information for approval or
disapproval under this chapter.
``(3) An agency may not make a substantive or material modification
to a collection of information after such collection has been approved
by the Director, unless the modification has been submitted to the
Director for review and approval under this chapter.
``(i)(1) If the Director finds that a senior official of an agency
designated under section 3506(a) is sufficiently independent of program
responsibility to evaluate fairly whether proposed collections of
information should be approved and has sufficient resources to carry
out this responsibility effectively, the Director may, by rule in
accordance with the notice and comment provisions of chapter 5 of title
5, United States Code, delegate to such official the authority to
approve proposed collections of information in specific program areas,
for specific purposes, or for all agency purposes.
``(2) A delegation by the Director under this section shall not
preclude the Director from reviewing individual collections of
information if the Director determines that circumstances warrant such
a review. The Director shall retain authority to revoke such
delegations, both in general and with regard to any specific matter. In
acting for the Director, any official to whom approval authority has
been delegated under this section shall comply fully with the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Director.
``(j)(1) The agency head may request the Director to authorize a
collection of information, if an agency head determines that--
``(A) a collection of information--
``(i) is needed prior to the expiration of time
periods established under this chapter; and
``(ii) is essential to the mission of the agency;
and
``(B) the agency cannot reasonably comply with the
provisions of this chapter because--
``(i) public harm is reasonably likely to result if
normal clearance procedures are followed;
``(ii) an unanticipated event has occurred; or
``(iii) the use of normal clearance procedures is
reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection
of information or is reasonably likely to cause a
statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed.
``(2) The Director shall approve or disapprove any such
authorization request within the time requested by the agency head and,
if approved, shall assign the collection of information a control
number. Any collection of information conducted under this subsection
may be conducted without compliance with the provisions of this chapter
for a maximum of 90 days after the date on which the Director received
the request to authorize such collection.
``Sec. 3508. Determination of necessity for information; hearing
``Before approving a proposed collection of information, the
Director shall determine whether the collection of information by the
agency is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility.
Before making a determination the Director may give the agency and
other interested persons an opportunity to be heard or to submit
statements in writing. To the extent that the Director determines that
the collection of information by an agency is unnecessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, for any reason, the
agency may not engage in the collection of information.
``Sec. 3509. Designation of central collection agency
``The Director may designate a central collection agency to obtain
information for two or more agencies if the Director determines that
the needs of such agencies for information will be adequately served by
a single collection agency, and such sharing of data is not
inconsistent with applicable law. In such cases the Director shall
prescribe (with reference to the collection of information) the duties
and functions of the collection agency so designated and of the
agencies for which it is to act as agent (including reimbursement for
costs). While the designation is in effect, an agency covered by the
designation may not obtain for itself information for the agency which
is the duty of the collection agency to obtain. The Director may modify
the designation from time to time as circumstances require. The
authority to designate under this section is subject to the provisions
of section 3507(f) of this chapter.
``Sec. 3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information available
``(a) The Director may direct an agency to make available to
another agency, or an agency may make available to another agency,
information obtained by a collection of information if the disclosure
is not inconsistent with applicable law.
``(b)(1) If information obtained by an agency is released by that
agency to another agency, all the provisions of law (including
penalties which relate to the unlawful disclosure of information) apply
to the officers and employees of the agency to which information is
released to the same extent and in the same manner as the provisions
apply to the officers and employees of the agency which originally
obtained the information.
``(2) The officers and employees of the agency to which the
information is released, in addition, shall be subject to the same
provisions of law, including penalties, relating to the unlawful
disclosure of information as if the information had been collected
directly by that agency.
``Sec. 3511. Establishment and operation of Government Information
Locator Service
``(a) In order to assist agencies and the public in locating
information and to promote information sharing and equitable access by
the public, the Director shall--
``(1) cause to be established and maintained a distributed
agency-based electronic Government Information Locator Service
(hereafter in this section referred to as the `Service'), which
shall identify the major information systems, holdings, and
dissemination products of each agency;
``(2) require each agency to establish and maintain an
agency information locator service as a component of, and to
support the establishment and operation of the Service;
``(3) in cooperation with the Archivist of the United
States, the Administrator of General Services, the Public
Printer, and the Librarian of Congress, establish an
interagency committee to advise the Secretary of Commerce on
the development of technical standards for the Service to
ensure compatibility, promote information sharing, and uniform
access by the public;
``(4) consider public access and other user needs in the
establishment and operation of the Service;
``(5) ensure the security and integrity of the Service,
including measures to ensure that only information which is
intended to be disclosed to the public is disclosed through the
Service; and
``(6) periodically review the development and effectiveness
of the Service and make recommendations for improvement,
including other mechanisms for improving public access to
Federal agency public information.
``(b) This section shall not apply to operational files as defined
by the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act (50 U.S.C. 431 et
seq.).
``Sec. 3512. Public protection
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to maintain, provide, or disclose
information to or for any agency or person if the collection of
information subject to this chapter--
``(1) does not display a valid control number assigned by
the Director; or
``(2) fails to state that the person who is to respond to
the collection of information is not required to comply unless
such collection displays a valid control number.
``Sec. 3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency
response
``(a) In consultation with the Administrator of General Services,
the Archivist of the United States, the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management, the Director shall periodically review
selected agency information resources management activities to
ascertain the efficiency and effectiveness of such activities to
improve agency performance and the accomplishment of agency missions.
``(b) Each agency having an activity reviewed under subsection (a)
shall, within 60 days after receipt of a report on the review, provide
a written plan to the Director describing steps (including milestones)
to--
``(1) be taken to address information resources management
problems identified in the report; and
``(2) improve agency performance and the accomplishment of
agency missions.
``Sec. 3514. Responsiveness to Congress
``(a)(1) The Director shall--
``(A) keep the Congress and congressional committees fully
and currently informed of the major activities under this
chapter; and
``(B) submit a report on such activities to the President
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
annually and at such other times as the Director determines
necessary.
``(2) The Director shall include in any such report a description
of the extent to which agencies have--
``(A) reduced information collection burdens on the public,
including--
``(i) a summary of accomplishments and planned
initiatives to reduce collection of information
burdens;
``(ii) a list of all violations of this chapter and
of any rules, guidelines, policies, and procedures
issued pursuant to this chapter; and
``(iii) a list of any increase in the collection of
information burden, including the authority for each
such collection;
``(B) improved the quality and utility of statistical
information;
``(C) improved public access to Government information; and
``(D) improved program performance and the accomplishment
of agency missions through information resources management.
``(b) The preparation of any report required by this section shall
be based on performance results reported by the agencies and shall not
increase the collection of information burden on persons outside the
Federal Government.
``Sec. 3515. Administrative powers
``Upon the request of the Director, each agency (other than an
independent regulatory agency) shall, to the extent practicable, make
its services, personnel, and facilities available to the Director for
the performance of functions under this chapter.
``Sec. 3516. Rules and regulations
``The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or procedures
necessary to exercise the authority provided by this chapter.
``Sec. 3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public
``(a) In developing information resources management policies,
plans, rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines and in reviewing
collections of information, the Director shall provide interested
agencies and persons early and meaningful opportunity to comment.
``(b) Any person may request the Director to review any collection
of information conducted by or for an agency to determine, if, under
this chapter, a person shall maintain, provide, or disclose the
information to or for the agency. Unless the request is frivolous, the
Director shall, in coordination with the agency responsible for the
collection of information--
``(1) respond to the request within 60 days after receiving
the request, unless such period is extended by the Director to
a specified date and the person making the request is given
notice of such extension; and
``(2) take appropriate remedial action, if necessary.
``Sec. 3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations
``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the authority
of an agency under any other law to prescribe policies, rules,
regulations, and procedures for Federal information resources
management activities is subject to the authority of the Director under
this chapter.
``(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect or reduce
the authority of the Secretary of Commerce or the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1
of 1977 (as amended) and Executive order, relating to
telecommunications and information policy, procurement and management
of telecommunications and information systems, spectrum use, and
related matters.
``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this chapter shall
not apply to the collection of information--
``(A) during the conduct of a Federal criminal
investigation or prosecution, or during the disposition of a
particular criminal matter;
``(B) during the conduct of--
``(i) a civil action to which the United States or
any official or agency thereof is a party; or
``(ii) an administrative action or investigation
involving an agency against specific individuals or
entities;
``(C) by compulsory process pursuant to the Antitrust Civil
Process Act and section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission
Improvements Act of 1980; or
``(D) during the conduct of intelligence activities as
defined in section 3.4(e) of Executive Order No. 12333, issued
December 4, 1981, or successor orders, or during the conduct of
cryptologic activities that are communications security
activities.
``(2) This chapter applies to the collection of information during
the conduct of general investigations (other than information collected
in an antitrust investigation to the extent provided in subparagraph
(C) of paragraph (1)) undertaken with reference to a category of
individuals or entities such as a class of licensees or an entire
industry.
``(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as increasing or
decreasing the authority conferred by Public Law 89-306 on the
Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Secretary of
Commerce, or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
``(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as increasing or
decreasing the authority of the President, the Office of Management and
Budget or the Director thereof, under the laws of the United States,
with respect to the substantive policies and programs of departments,
agencies and offices, including the substantive authority of any
Federal agency to enforce the civil rights laws.
``Sec. 3519. Access to information
``Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in section 716 of
title 31, the Director and personnel in the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such information as the Comptroller
General may require for the discharge of the responsibilities of the
Comptroller General. For the purpose of obtaining such information, the
Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have access to all
books, documents, papers and records, regardless of form or format, of
the Office.
``Sec. 3520. Authorization of appropriations
``(a) Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to
carry out the provisions of this chapter, and for no other purpose,
$8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and
2000.
``(b)(1) No funds may be appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)
unless such funds are appropriated in an appropriation Act (or
continuing resolution) which separately and expressly states the amount
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
``(2) No funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, or to any other officer or
administrative unit of the Office of Management and Budget, to carry
out the provisions of this chapter, or to carry out any function under
this chapter, for any fiscal year pursuant to any provision of law
other than subsection (a) of this section.''.
SEC. 103. PAPERWORK BURDEN REDUCTION INITIATIVE REGARDING THE QUARTERLY
FINANCIAL REPORT PROGRAM AT THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
(a) Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative Required.--As described
in subsection (b), the Bureau of the Census within the Department of
Commerce shall undertake a demonstration program to reduce the burden
imposed on firms, especially small businesses, required to participate
in the survey used to prepare the publication entitled ``Quarterly
Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations''.
(b) Burden Reduction Initiatives to be Included in the
Demonstration Program.--The demonstration program required by
subsection (a) shall include the following paperwork burden reduction
initiatives:
(1) Furnishing assistance to small business concerns.--
(A) The Bureau of the Census shall furnish advice
and similar assistance to ease the burden of a small
business concern which is attempting to compile and
furnish the business information required of firms
participating in the survey.
(B) To facilitate the provision of the assistance
described in subparagraph (A), a toll-free telephone
number shall be established by the Bureau of the
Census.
(2) Voluntary participation by certain business concerns.--
(A) A business concern may decline to participate
in the survey, if the firm has--
(i) participated in the survey during the
period of the demonstration program described
under subsection (c) or has participated in the
survey during any of the 24 calendar quarters
previous to such period; and
(ii) assets of $50,000,000 or less at the
time of being selected to participate in the
survey for a subsequent time.
(B) A business concern may decline to participate
in the survey, if the firm--
(i) has assets of greater than $50,000,000
but less than $100,000,000 at the time of
selection; and
(ii) participated in the survey during the
8 calendar quarters immediately preceding the
firm's selection to participate in the survey
for an additional 8 calendar quarters.
(3) Expanded use of sampling techniques.--The Bureau of the
Census shall use statistical sampling techniques to select
firms having assets of $100,000,000 or less to participate in
the survey.
(4) Additional burden reduction techniques.--The Director
of the Bureau of the Budget may undertake such additional
paperwork burden reduction initiatives with respect to the
conduct of the survey as may be deemed appropriate by such
officer.
(c) Duration of the Demonstration Program.--The demonstration
program required by subsection (a) shall commence on October 1, 1995,
and terminate on the later of--
(1) September 30, 1998; or
(2) the date in the Act of Congress providing for
authorization of appropriations for section 91 of title 13,
United States Code, first enacted following the date of the
enactment of this Act, that is September 30, of the last fiscal
year providing such an authorization under such Act of
Congress.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``burden'' shall have the meaning given that
term by section 3502(2) of title 44, United States Code.
(2) The term ``collection of information'' shall have the
meaning given that term by section 3502(3) of title 44, United
States Code.
(3) The term ``small business concern'' means a business
concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto.
(4) The term ``survey'' means the collection of information
by the Bureau of the Census at the Department of Commerce
pursuant to section 91 of title 13, United States Code, for the
purpose of preparing the publication entitled ``Quarterly
Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade
Corporations''.
SEC. 104. OREGON OPTION PROPOSAL.
(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) Federal, State and local governments are dealing with
increasingly complex problems which require the delivery of
many kinds of social services at all levels of government;
(2) historically, Federal programs have addressed the
Nation's problems by providing categorical assistance with
detailed requirements relating to the use of funds which are
often delivered by State and local governments;
(3) although the current approach is one method of service
delivery, a number of problems exist in the current
intergovernmental structure that impede effective delivery of
vital services by State and local governments;
(4) it is more important than ever to provide programs that
respond flexibly to the needs of the Nation's States and
communities, reduce the barriers between programs that impede
Federal, State and local governments' ability to effectively
deliver services, encourage the Nation's Federal, State and
local governments to be innovative in creating programs that
meet the unique needs of the people in their communities while
continuing to address national goals, and improve the
accountability of all levels of government by better measuring
government performance and better meeting the needs of service
recipients;
(5) the State and local governments of Oregon have begun a
pilot project, called the Oregon Option, that will utilize
strategic planning and performance-based management that may
provide new models for intergovernmental social service
delivery;
(6) the Oregon Option is a prototype of a new
intergovernmental relations system, and it has the potential to
completely transform the relationships among Federal, State and
local governments by creating a system of intergovernmental
service delivery and funding that is based on measurable
performance, customer satisfaction, prevention, flexibility,
and service integration; and
(7) the Oregon Option has the potential to dramatically
improve the quality of Federal, State and local services to
Oregonians.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
Oregon Option project has the potential to improve intergovernmental
service delivery by shifting accountability from compliance to
performance results and that the Federal Government should continue in
its partnership with the State and local governments of Oregon to fully
implement the Oregon Option.
SEC. 105. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph
(2), each provision of law requiring the submittal to Congress
(or any committee of the Congress) of any annual, semiannual or
other regular periodic reports specified on the list described
under subsection (c) shall cease to be effective, with respect
to that requirement, 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(2) Exception.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any report required under--
(A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.; Public Law 95-452); or
(B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-576).
(b) Identification of Wasteful Reports.--The President shall
include in the first annual budget submitted pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, after the date of enactment of this
Act a list of reports that the President has determined are unnecessary
or wasteful and the reasons for such determination.
(c) List of Reports.--The list referred to under subsection (a)
includes only the annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic reports
on the list prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives for
the first session of the One Hundred Third Congress under Clause 2 of
Rule III of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this title and the amendments made by this title
shall take effect on June 30, 1995.
TITLE II--FEDERAL REPORT ELIMINATION AND MODIFICATION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Federal Report Elimination and
Modification Act of 1995''.
SEC. 202. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this title is as follows:
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Table of contents.
Subtitle I--Departments
Chapter 1--Department of Agriculture
Sec. 1011. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1012. Reports modified.
Chapter 2--Department of Commerce
Sec. 1021. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1022. Reports modified.
Chapter 3--Department of Defense
Sec. 1031. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 4--Department of Education
Sec. 1041. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1042. Reports modified.
Chapter 5--Department of Energy
Sec. 1051. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1052. Reports modified.
Chapter 6--Department of Health and Human Services
Sec. 1061. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1062. Reports modified.
Chapter 7--Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sec. 1071. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1072. Reports modified.
Chapter 8--Department of the Interior
Sec. 1081. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1082. Reports modified.
Chapter 9--Department of Justice
Sec. 1091. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 10--Department of Labor
Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1102. Reports modified.
Chapter 11--Department of State
Sec. 1111. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 12--Department of Transportation
Sec. 1121. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1122. Reports modified.
Chapter 13--Department of the Treasury
Sec. 1131. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1132. Reports modified.
Chapter 14--Department of Veterans Affairs
Sec. 1141. Reports eliminated.
Subtitle II--Independent Agencies
Chapter 1--Action
Sec. 2011. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 2--Environmental Protection Agency
Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 3--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sec. 2031. Reports modified.
Chapter 4--Federal Aviation Administration
Sec. 2041. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 5--Federal Communications Commission
Sec. 2051. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 6--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sec. 2061. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 7--Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sec. 2071. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 8--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Sec. 2081. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 9--General Services Administration
Sec. 2091. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 10--Interstate Commerce Commission
Sec. 2101. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 11--Legal Services Corporation
Sec. 2111. Reports modified.
Chapter 12--National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sec. 2121. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 13--National Council on Disability
Sec. 2131. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 14--National Science Foundation
Sec. 2141. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 15--National Transportation Safety Board
Sec. 2151. Reports modified.
Chapter 16--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Sec. 2161. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 17--Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sec. 2171. Reports modified.
Chapter 18--Office of Personnel Management
Sec. 2181. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 2182. Reports modified.
Chapter 19--Office of Thrift Supervision
Sec. 2191. Reports modified.
Chapter 20--Panama Canal Commission
Sec. 2201. Reports eliminated.
Chapter 21--Postal Service
Sec. 2211. Reports modified.
Chapter 22--Railroad Retirement Board
Sec. 2221. Reports modified.
Chapter 23--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board
Sec. 2231. Reports modified.
Chapter 24--United States Information Agency
Sec. 2241. Reports eliminated.
Subtitle III--Reports by All Departments and Agencies
Sec. 3001. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 3002. Reports modified.
Subtitle IV--Effective Date
Sec. 4001. Effective date.
Subtitle I--Departments
CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEC. 1011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Monitoring and Evaluation.--Section 1246 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3846) is repealed.
(b) Report on Return on assets.--Section 2512 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421b) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Improving'' and
all that follows through ``Forecasts.--''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(c) Report on Farm Value of Agricultural Products.--Section 2513 of
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
1421c) is repealed.
(d) Report on Origin of Exports of Peanuts.--Section 1558 of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 958)
is repealed.
(e) Report on Reporting of Importing Fees.--Section 407 of the
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C.
1736a) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as
subsections (b) through (g), respectively.
(f) Report on Agricultural Information Exchange With Ireland.--
Section 1420 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 99
Stat. 1551) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(g) Report on Potato Inspection.--Section 1704 of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 499n note) is amended by
striking the second sentence.
(h) Report on Transportation of Fertilizer and Agricultural
Chemicals.--Section 2517 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 4077) is repealed.
(i) Report on Uniform End-Use Value Tests.--Section 307 of the
Futures Trading Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-641; 7 U.S.C. 76 note) is
amended by striking subsection (c).
(j) Report on Project Areas With High Food Stamp Payment Error
Rates.--Section 16(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(i))
is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(k) Report on Effect of EFAP Displacement on Commercial Sales.--
Section 203C(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
612c note) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(l) Report on WIC Expenditures and Participation Levels.--Section
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)) is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
(8) and (9), respectively.
(m) Report on WIC Migrant Services.--Section 17 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by striking
subsection (j).
(n) Report on Demonstrations Involving Innovative Housing Units.--
Section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1476(b)) is
amended by striking the last sentence.
(o) Report on Annual Upward Mobility Program Activity.--Section
2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 107a(a)(6)(A)), is
amended by striking ``including upward mobility'' and inserting
``excluding upward mobility''.
(p) Report on Land Exchanges in Columbia River Gorge National
Scenic Area.--Section 9(d)(3) of the Columbia River Gorge National
Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is amended by striking the
second sentence.
(q) Report on Income and Expenditures of Certain Land
Acquisitions.--Section 2(e) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 3382) is
amended by striking the second sentence.
(r) Report on Special Area Designations.--Section 1506 of the
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3415) is repealed.
(s) Report on Evaluation of Special Area Designations.--Section
1510 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3419) is
repealed.
(t) Report on Agricultural Practices and Water Resources Data Base
Development.--Section 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5505) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Repository.--'';
and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(u) Report on Plant Genome Mapping.--Section 1671 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
(v) Report on Appraisal of Proposed Budget for Food and
Agricultural Sciences.--Section 1408(g) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g))
is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(w) Report on Economic Impact of Animal Damage on Aquaculture
Industry.--Section 1475(e) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(x) Report on Awards Made by the National Research Initiative and
Special Grants.--Section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C.
450i), is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (l); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
(y) Report on Payments Made Under Research Facilities Act.--Section
8 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390i) is repealed.
(z) Report on Financial Audit Reviews of States With High Food
Stamp Participation.--The first sentence of section 11(l) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is amended by striking ``, and
shall, upon completion of the audit, provide a report to Congress of
its findings and recommendations within one hundred and eighty days''.
(aa) Report on Rural Telephone Bank.--Section 408(b)(3) of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3)) is amended by
striking out subparagraph (I) and redesignating subparagraph (J) as
subparagraph (I).
SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Animal Welfare Enforcement.--The first sentence of
section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) the information and recommendations described in
section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C.
1830).''.
(b) Report on Horse Protection Enforcement.--Section 11 of the
Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830) is amended by striking
``On or before the expiration of thirty calendar months following the
date of enactment of this Act, and every twelve calendar months
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report upon''
and inserting the following: ``As part of the report submitted by the
Secretary under section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155),
the Secretary shall include information on''.
(c) Report on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fund.--The
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to submit a report to
the appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection fund more frequently than annually.
(d) Report on Estimated Expenditures Under Food Stamp Program.--The
third sentence of section 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``by the fifteenth day of each month'' and
inserting ``for each quarter or other appropriate period''; and
(2) by striking ``the second preceding month's
expenditure'' and inserting ``the expenditure for the quarter
or other period''.
(e) Report on Commodity Distribution.--Section 3(a)(3)(D) of the
Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (Public
Law 100-237; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking ``annually''
and inserting ``biennially''.
(f) Report on Priorities for Research, Extension, and Teaching.--
Section 1407(f)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(f)(1)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Annual report''
and inserting ``Report''; and
(2) by striking ``Not later than June 30 of each year'' and
inserting ``At such times as the Joint Council determines
appropriate''.
(g) 5-Year Plan for Food and Agricultural Sciences.--Section
1407(f)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(f)(2)) is amended by
striking the second sentence.
(h) Report on Examination of Federally Supported Agricultural
Research and Extension Programs.--Section 1408(g)(1) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ``may provide'' before ``a
written report''.
(i) Report on Effects of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land.--
Section 5(b) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 3504(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) An analysis and determination shall be made, and a report on
the Secretary's findings and conclusions regarding such analysis and
determination under subsection (a) shall be transmitted within 90 days
after the end of--
``(1) the calendar year in which the Federal Report
Elimination and Modification Act of 1995 is enacted; and
``(2) the calendar year which occurs every ten years
thereafter.''.
CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Voting Registration.--Section 207 of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-5) is repealed.
(b) Report on Estimate of Special Agricultural Workers.--Section
210A(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1161(b)(3))
is repealed.
(c) Report on Long Range Plan for Public Broadcasting.--Section
393A(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 393a(b)) is
repealed.
(d) Report on Status, Activities, and Effectiveness of United
States Commercial Centers in Asia, Latin America, and Africa and
Program Recommendations.--Section 401(j) of the Jobs Through Exports
Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is repealed.
(e) Report on Kuwait Reconstruction Contracts.--Section 606(f) of
the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel
Benefits Act of 1991 is repealed.
(f) Report on United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement.--Section
409(a)(3)(B) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement
Implementation Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is amended to read as
follows:
``(3) The United States members of the working group
established under article 1907 of the Agreement shall consult
regularly with the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives,
and advisory committees established under section 135 of the
Trade Act of 1974 regarding--
``(A) the issues being considered by the working
group; and
``(B) as appropriate, the objectives and strategy
of the United States in the negotiations.''.
(g) Report on Establishment of American Business Centers and on
Activities of the Independent States Business and Agriculture Advisory
Council.--Section 305 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging
Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5825) is
repealed.
(h) Report on Fisherman's Contingency Fund Report.--Section 406 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C.
1846) is repealed.
(i) Report on User Fees on Shippers.--Section 208 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2236) is amended by--
(1) striking subsection (b); and
(2) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Federal Trade Promotion Strategic Plan.--Section
2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727(f) is
amended to read as follows:
``(f) Report to the Congress.--The chairperson of the TPCC shall
prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, not later than September 30, 1995, and
annually thereafter, a report describing--
``(1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC pursuant to
subsection (c), the implementation of such plan, and any
revisions thereto; and
``(2) the implementation of sections 303 and 304 of the
Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets
Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning
funding for export promotion activities and the interagency
working groups on energy of the TPCC.''.
(b) Report on Export Policy.--Section 2314(b)(1) of the Export
Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E) by striking out ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (F) by striking out the period and
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new
subparagraphs:
``(G) the status, activities, and effectiveness of
the United States commercial centers established under
section 401 of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15
U.S.C. 4723a);
``(H) the implementation of sections 301 and 302 of
the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and
Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and
5822) concerning American Business Centers and the
Independent States Business and Agriculture Advisory
Council;
``(I) the programs of other industrialized nations
to assist their companies with their efforts to
transact business in the independent states of the
former Soviet Union; and
``(J) the trading practices of other Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development nations, as
well as the pricing practices of transitional economies
in the independent states, that may disadvantage United
States companies.''.
CHAPTER 3--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Sematech.--Section 274 of The National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180;
101 Stat. 1071) is amended--
(1) in section 6 by striking out the item relating to
section 274; and
(2) by striking out section 274.
(b) Report on Review of Documentation in Support of Waivers for
People Engaged in Acquisition Activities.--
(1) In general.--Section 1208 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
repealed.
(2) Clerical amendment to table of contents.--Section 2(b)
of such Act is amended by striking out the item relating to
section 1208.
CHAPTER 4--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Personnel Reduction and Annual Limitations.--
Subsection (a) of section 403 of the Department of Education
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3463(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking all beginning with ``and
shall,'' through the end thereof and inserting a period; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(b) Report on Projects Funded by the Fund for the Improvement and
Reform of Schools and Teaching.--Section 3232 of the Fund for the
Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching Act (20 U.S.C. 4832) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``and reporting'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Exemplary
Projects.--''; and
(3) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
(c) Report on the Success of FIRST Assisted Programs in Improving
Education.--Section 6215 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford
Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20
U.S.C. 4832 note) is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
``SEC. 6215. EXEMPLARY PROJECTS.'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Exemplary
Projects.--''; and
(3) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
(d) Report on Supported Employment Activities.--Subsection (c) of
section 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 777a(c) is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(e) Report on the Client Assistance Program.--Subsection (g) of
section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 732(g)) is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``such report or for any
other'' and inserting ``any''.
(f) Report on the Summary of Local Evaluations of Community
Education Employment Centers.--Section 370 of the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Applied Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 2396h) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``and report'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Local
Evaluation.--''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
(g) Report on the Administration of the Vocational Education Act of
1917.--Section 18 of the Vocational Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C.
28) is repealed.
(h) Report by the Interdepartmental Task Force on Coordinating
Vocational Education and Related Programs.--Subsection (d) of section 4
of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act
Amendments of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2303(d)) is repealed.
(i) Report on the Evaluation of the Gateway Grants Program.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 322(a)(3) of the Adult Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and report the results
of such evaluation to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of
the Senate''.
(j) Report on the Bilingual Vocational Training Program.--Paragraph
(3) of section 441(e) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2441(e)(3)) is amended by striking
the last sentence thereof.
(k) Report on Advisory Councils.--Section 448 of the General
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1233g) is repealed.
SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on the Condition of Bilingual Education in the Nation.--
Section 6213 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary
and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 3303
note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``report on'' and
inserting ``information regarding''; and
(2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and
inserting ``The Secretary shall collect data for program
management and accountability purposes regarding--''.
(b) Report to Congress on the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act.--Subsection (b) of section 724 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434(b)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4) and the first paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
``(4) The Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the
appropriate committees of the Congress at the end of every other fiscal
year. Such report shall--
``(A) evaluate the programs and activities assisted under
this part; and
``(B) contain the information received from the States
pursuant to section 722(d)(3).''.
(c) Report To Give Notice to Congress.--Subsection (d) of section
482 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence by striking ``the items specified
in the calendar have been completed and provide all relevant
forms, rules, and instructions with such notice'' and inserting
``a deadline included in the calendar described in subsection
(a) is not met''; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(d) Annual Report on Activities Under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973.--Section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 712) is
amended by striking ``twenty'' and inserting ``eighty''.
(e) Report to the Congress Regarding Rehabilitation Training
Programs.--The second sentence of section 302(c) of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 774(c)) is amended by striking ``simultaneously
with the budget submission for the succeeding fiscal year for the
Rehabilitation Services Administration'' and inserting ``by September
30 of each fiscal year''.
(f) Report Prepared by the Department of the Interior on Indian
Children and the Bilingual Education Act.--
(1) Repeal.--Subsection (c) of section 7022 of the
Bilingual Education Act (20 U.S.C. 3292) is repealed.
(2) Annual report.--Paragraph (3) of section 7051(b)(3) of
the Bilingual Education Act (20 U.S.C. 3331(b)(3)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(F) the needs of the Indian children with respect
to the purposes of this title in schools operated or
funded by the Department of the Interior, including
those tribes and local educational agencies receiving
assistance under the Johnson-O'Malley Act (25 U.S.C.
452 et seq.); and
``(G) the extent to which the needs described in
subparagraph (F) are being met by funds provided to
such schools for educational purposes through the
Secretary of the Interior.''.
(g) Annual Evaluation Reports.--Section 417 of the General
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1226c) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual'' and
inserting ``biennial''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``December'' and inserting
``March'';
(B) by striking ``each year,'' and inserting
``every other year''; and
(C) by striking ``an annual'' and inserting ``a
biennial'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``previous fiscal
year'' and inserting ``2 preceding fiscal years''; and
(4) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``previous fiscal
year'' and inserting ``2 preceding fiscal years''.
(h) Annual Audit of Student Loan Insurance Fund.--Section 432(b) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(b) Financial Operations Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall,
with respect to the financial operations arising by reason of this part
prepare annually and submit a budget program as provided for wholly
owned Government corporations by chapter 91 of title 31, United States
Code. The transactions of the Secretary, including the settlement of
insurance claims and of claims for payments pursuant to section 1078 of
this title, and transactions related thereto and vouchers approved by
the Secretary in connection with such transactions, shall be final and
conclusive upon all accounting and other officers of the Government.''.
CHAPTER 5--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Reports on Performance and Disposal of Alternative Fueled Heavy
Duty Vehicles.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 400AA(b) of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3), 6374(b)(4))
are repealed.
(b) Report on Wind Energy Systems.--Section 9(a)(3) of the Wind
Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9208(a)(3)) is repealed.
(c) Report on Comprehensive Program Management Plan for Ocean
Thermal Energy Conversion.--Section 3(d) of the Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion Research, Development, and Demonstration Act (42 U.S.C.
9002(d)) is repealed.
(d) Reports on Subseabed Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-
Level Radioactive Waste.--Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of section 224 of
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10204(a), 10204(b)(5))
are repealed.
(e) Report on Fuel Use Act.--Sections 711(c)(2) and 806 of the
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8421(c)(2),
8482) are repealed.
(f) Report on Test Program of Storage of Refined Petroleum Products
Within the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--Section 160(g)(7) of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(g)(7)) is repealed.
(g) Report on Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves Production.--
Section 7434 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(h) Report on Effects of Presidential Message Establishing a
Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy on Nuclear Research and Development
Cooperative Agreements.--Section 203 of the Department of Energy Act of
1978--Civilian Applications (22 U.S.C. 2429 note) is repealed.
(i) Report on Written Agreements Regarding Nuclear Waste Repository
Sites.--Section 117(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42
U.S.C. 10137(c)) is amended by striking the following: ``If such
written agreement is not completed prior to the expiration of such
period, the Secretary shall report to the Congress in writing not later
than 30 days after the expiration of such period on the status of
negotiations to develop such agreement and the reasons why such
agreement has not been completed. Prior to submission of such report to
the Congress, the Secretary shall transmit such report to the Governor
of such State or the governing body of such affected Indian tribe, as
the case may be, for their review and comments. Such comments shall be
included in such report prior to submission to the Congress.''.
(j) Quarterly Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserves.--Section
165(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6245(b)) is
repealed.
(k) Report on the Department of Energy.--The Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790d), is amended by striking out
section 55.
SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Reports on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy Efficiency and
Industrial Insulation Audit Guidelines.--
(1) Section 132(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended--
(A) in the language preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Not later than 2 years after October 24,
1992, and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``Not
later than October 24, 1995, and biennially
thereafter'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) the information required under section 133(c).''.
(2) Section 133(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended--
(A) by striking, ``October 24, 1992'' and inserting
``October 24, 1995''; and
(B) by inserting ``as part of the report required
under section 132(d),'' after ``and biennially
thereafter,''.
(b) Report on Agency Requests for Waiver From Federal Energy
Management Requirements.--Section 543(b)(2) of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``, as part of the report required under
section 548(b),'' after ``the Secretary shall''; and
(2) by striking ``promptly''.
(c) Report on the Progress, Status, Activities, and Results of
Programs Regarding the Procurement and Identification of Energy
Efficient Products.--Section 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by striking ``of each year
thereafter,''; and inserting ``thereafter as part of the report
required under section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act,''.
(d) Report on the Federal Government Energy Management Program.--
Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42
U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
``(B) the information required under section
543(b)(2); and'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) the information required under section 161(d) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992.''.
(e) Report on Alternative Fuel Use by Selected Federal Vehicles.--
Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``and annually
thereafter''.
(f) Report on the Operation of State Energy Conservation Plans.--
Section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6325(c)) is amended by striking ``report annually'' and inserting ``,
as part of the report required under section 657 of the Department of
Energy Organization Act, report''.
(g) Report on the Department of Energy.--Section 657 of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is amended by
inserting after ``section 15 of the Federal Energy Administration Act
of 1974,'' the following: ``section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, section 304(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
1982,''.
(h) Report on Cost-Effective Ways To Increase Hydropower Production
at Federal Water Facilities.--Section 2404 of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of the Army,'' and inserting ``The Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with
the Secretary,''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of
the Army,''.
(i) Report on Progress Meeting Fusion Energy Program Objectives.--
Section 2114(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13474(c)(5)) is amended by striking out the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``The President shall include in the budget
submitted to the Congress each year under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, a report prepared by the Secretary describing the
progress made in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and
schedules established in the management plan.''.
(j) Report on High-Performance Computing Activities.--Section
203(d) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5523(d)) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this subsection, and thereafter as part of the report required under
section 101(a)(3)(A), the Secretary of Energy shall report on
activities taken to carry out this Act.''.
(k) Report on National High-Performance Computing Program.--Section
101(a)(4) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5511(a)(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) include the report of the Secretary of Energy
required by section 203(d); and''.
(l) Report on Nuclear Waste Disposal Program.--Section 304(d) of
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10224(d)) is amended to
read as follows:
``(d) Audit by GAO.--If requested by either House of the Congress
(or any committee thereof) or if considered necessary by the
Comptroller General, the General Accounting Office shall conduct an
audit of the Office, in accord with such regulations as the Comptroller
General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to
such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the
Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of
such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the
results of each audit conducted under this section.''.
CHAPTER 6--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on the Effects of Toxic Substances.--Subsection (c) of
section 27 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2626(c)) is
repealed.
(b) Report on Compliance With the Consumer-Patient Radiation Health
and Safety Act.--Subsection (d) of section 981 of the Consumer-Patient
Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 10006(d)) is
repealed.
(c) Report on Evaluation of Title VIII Programs.--Section 859 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298b-6) is repealed.
(d) Report on Model System for Payment for Outpatient Hospital
Services.--Paragraph (6) of section 1135(d) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(d)(6)) is repealed.
(e) Report on Medicare Treatment of Uncompensated Care.--Paragraph
(2) of section 603(a) of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (42
U.S.C. 1395ww note) is repealed.
(f) Report on Program To Assist Homeless Individuals.--Subsection
(d) of section 9117 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
(42 U.S.C. 1383 note) is repealed.
SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report of the Surgeon General.--Section 239 of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h) is amended to read as follows:
``biannual report
``Sec. 239. The Surgeon General shall transmit to the Secretary,
for submission to the Congress, on January 1, 1995, and on January 1,
every 2 years thereafter, a full report of the administration of the
functions of the Service under this Act, including a detailed statement
of receipts and disbursements.''.
(b) Report on Health Service Research Activities.--Subsection (b)
of section 494A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289c-1(b))
is amended by striking ``September 30, 1993, and annually thereafter''
and inserting ``December 30, 1993, and each December 30 thereafter''.
(c) Report on Family Planning.--Section 1009(a) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a-7(a)) is amended by striking ``each
fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1995, and each second fiscal
year thereafter,''.
(d) Report on the Status of Health Information and Health
Promotion.--Section 1705(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300u-4) is amended in the first sentence by striking out ``annually''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``biannually''.
CHAPTER 7--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Reports on Public Housing Homeownership and Management
Opportunities.--Section 21(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437s(f)) is repealed.
(b) Interim Report on Public Housing Mixed Income New Communities
Strategy Demonstration.--Section 522(k)(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed.
(c) Biennial Report on Interstate Land Sales Registration
Program.--Section 1421 of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
(15 U.S.C. 1719a) is repealed.
(d) Quarterly Report on Activities Under the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program.--Section 561(e)(2) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(e)(2)) is repealed.
(e) Collection of and Annual Report on Racial and Ethnic Data.--
Section 562(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42
U.S.C. 3608a(b)) is repealed.
SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Homeownership of Multifamily Units Program.--Section
431 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12880) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual''; and
(2) by striking ``The Secretary shall annually'' and
inserting ``The Secretary shall no later than December 31,
1995,''.
(b) Triennial Audit of Transactions of National Homeownership
Foundation.--Section 107(g)(1) of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701y(g)(1)) is amended by striking the last
sentence.
(c) Report on Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.--Section
2605(h) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (Public
Law 97-35; 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by striking out ``(but not
less frequently than every three years),''.
CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Audits in Federal Royalty Management System.--Section
17(j) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(j)) is amended by
striking the last sentence.
(b) Report on Domestic Mining, Minerals, and Mineral Reclamation
Industries.--Section 2 of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970
(30 U.S.C. 21a) is amended by striking the last sentence.
(c) Report on Phase I of the High Plains States Groundwater
Demonstration Project.--Section 3(d) of the High Plains States
Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1983 (43 U.S.C. 390g-1(d)) is
repealed.
(d) Report on Reclamation Reform Act Compliance.--Section 224(g) of
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390ww(g)) is amended by
striking the last 2 sentences.
(e) Report on Geological Surveys Conducted Outside the Domain of
the United States.--Section 2 of Public Law 87-626 (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is
repealed.
(f) Report on Recreation Use Fees.--Section 4(h) of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(h)) is repealed.
(g) Report on Federal Surplus Real Property Public Benefit Discount
Program for Parks and Recreation.--Section 203(o)(1) of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o)(1))
is amended by striking ``subsection (k) of this section and''.
SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Levels of the Ogallala Aquifer.--Title III of the
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note) is
amended--
(1) in section 306, by striking ``annually'' and inserting
``biennially''; and
(2) in section 308, by striking ``intervals of one year''
and inserting ``intervals of 2 years''.
(b) Report on Effects of Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Activities
on Human, Marine, and Coastal Environments.--Section 20(e) of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346(e)) is amended by striking
``each fiscal year'' and inserting ``every 3 fiscal years''.
CHAPTER 9--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Crime and Crime Prevention.--(1) Section 3126 of
title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 206 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section
3126.
(b) Report on Drug Interdiction Task Force.--Section 3301(a)(1)(C)
of the National Drug Interdiction Act of 1986 (21 U.S.C. 801 note;
Public Law 99-570; 100 Stat. 3207-98) is repealed.
(c) Report on Equal Access to Justice.--Section 2412(d)(5) of title
28, United States Code, is repealed.
(d) Report on Federal Offender Characteristics.--Section 3624(f)(6)
of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
(e) Report on Costs of Death Penalty.--The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988 (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4395; 21 U.S.C. 848 note) is
amended by striking out section 7002.
(f) Mineral Lands Leasing Act.--Section 8B of the Mineral Lands
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 208-2) is repealed.
(g) Small Business Act.--Subsection (c) of section 10 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is repealed.
(h) Energy Policy and Conservation Act.--Section 252(i) of the
Energy Policy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(i)) is amended by
striking ``, at least once every 6 months, a report'' and inserting ``,
at such intervals as are appropriate based on significant developments
and issues, reports''.
(i) Report on Forfeiture Fund.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking out paragraph (7); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12) as
paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.
CHAPTER 10--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Employment Amendments
of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is repealed.
SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on the Activities Conducted Under the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938.--Section 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``annually'' and inserting ``biannually'';
and
(2) by striking ``preceding year'' and inserting
``preceding two years''.
(b) Annual Report of the Office of Workers' Compensation.--
(1) Report on the administration of the longshore and
harbor workers' compensation act.--Section 42 of the Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``beginning of each'' and all that
follows through ``Amendments of 1984'' and inserting
``end of each fiscal year''; and
(B) by adding the following new sentence at the
end: ``Such report shall include the annual reports
required under section 426(b) of the Black Lung
Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 936(b)) and section 8194 of
title 5, United States Code, and shall be identified as
the Annual Report of the Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs.''.
(2) Report on the administration of the black lung benefits
program.--Section 426(b) of the ``Black Lung Benefits Act (30
U.S.C. 936(b)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Within'' and all that follows
through ``Congress the'' and inserting ``At the end of
each fiscal year, the''; and
(B) by adding the following new sentence at the
end: ``Each such report shall be prepared and submitted
to Congress in accordance with the requirement with
respect to submission under section 42 of the Longshore
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
(3) Report on the administration of the federal employees'
compensation act.--(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
``Sec. 8152. Annual report
``The Secretary of Labor shall, at the end of each fiscal year,
prepare a report with respect to the administration of this chapter.
Such report shall be submitted to Congress in accordance with the
requirement with respect to submission under section 42 of the
Longshore Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
(B) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 8151 the following:
``8152. Annual report.''.
(c) Annual Report on the Department of Labor.--Section 9 of an Act
entitled ``An Act to create a Department of Labor'', approved March 4,
1913 (29 U.S.C. 560) is amended by striking ``make a report'' and all
that follows through ``the department'' and inserting ``prepare and
submit to Congress the financial statements of the Department that have
been audited''.
CHAPTER 11--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 8 of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22
U.S.C. 2606) is amended by striking subsection (b), and redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (b).
CHAPTER 12--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 1121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--Section 20 of the
Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1519) is repealed.
(b) Report on Coast Guard Logistics Capabilities Critical to
Mission Performance.--Sections 5(a)(2) and 5(b) of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 1988 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) are repealed.
(c) Report on Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of
1987.--Section 2201(a) of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and
Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is amended by striking
``biennially'' and inserting ``triennially''.
(d) Report on Applied Research and Technology Program.--Section
307(e)(11) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.
(e) Reports on Highway Safety Improvement Programs.--
(1) Report on railway-highway crossings program.--Section
130(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
the last 3 sentences.
(2) Report on hazard elimination program.--Section 152(g)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the
last 3 sentences.
(f) Report on Highway Safety Performance--Fatal and Injury Accident
Rates on Public Roads in the United States.--Section 207 of the Highway
Safety Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed.
(g) Report on Highway Safety Program Standards.--Section 402(a) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the fifth
sentence.
(h) Report on Railroad-Highway Demonstration Projects.--Section
163(o) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (23 U.S.C. 130 note) is
repealed.
(i) Report on Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987.--Section
103(b)(2) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4604(b)(2)) is repealed.
(j) Report on Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.--Section 211 of
the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 440) is repealed.
(k) Report on Railroad Financial Assistance.--Section 308(d) of
title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
(l) Report on Use of Advanced Technology by the Automobile
Industry.--Section 305 of the Automotive Propulsion Research and
Development Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by striking the
last sentence.
(m) Report on Obligations.--Section 4(b) of the Federal Transit Act
(49 U.S.C. App. 1603(b)) is repealed.
(n) Report on Suspended Light Rail System Technology Pilot
Project.--Section 26(c)(11) of the Federal Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App.
1622(c)(11)) is repealed.
(o) Report on Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.--
Section 10(a) of the Act of May 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33
U.S.C. 989(a)) is repealed.
(p) Reports on Pipelines on Federal Lands.--Section 28(w)(4) of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(w)(4)) is repealed.
(q) Reports on Pipeline Safety.--
(1) Report on natural gas pipeline safety act of 1968.--
Section 16(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968
(49 U.S.C. App. 1683(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ``of each year'' and inserting ``of each odd-numbered
year''.
(2) Report on hazardous liquid pipeline safety act of
1979.--Section 213 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act
of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2012) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ``of each year'' and inserting ``of each odd-
numbered year''.
SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Major Acquisition Projects.--Section 337 of the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1993 (Public Law 102-338; 106 Stat. 1551) is amended--
(1) by striking ``quarter of any fiscal year beginning
after December 31, 1992, unless the Commandant of the Coast
Guard first submits a quarterly report'' and inserting ``half
of any fiscal year beginning after December 31, 1995, unless
the Commandant of the Coast Guard first submits a semiannual
report''; and
(2) by striking ``quarter.'' and inserting ``half-fiscal
year.''.
(b) Report on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.--The quarterly report
regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund required to be submitted
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations under House Report
101-892, accompanying the appropriations for the Coast Guard in the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1991, shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of the
fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and annually thereafter.
(c) Report on Joint Federal and State Motor Fuel Tax Compliance
Project.--Section 1040(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by striking
``September 30 and''.
(d) Report on Public Transportation.--Section 308(e)(1) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January of each even-
numbered year'' and inserting ``March 1995, March 1996, and March of
each odd-numbered year thereafter''.
(e) Report on Nation's Highways and Bridges.--Section 307(h) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1983,
and in January of every second year thereafter'' and inserting ``March
1995, March 1996, and March of each odd-numbered year thereafter''.
CHAPTER 13--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on the Operation and Status of State and Local
Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund.--Paragraph (8) of section
14001(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
(31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.
(b) Report on the Antirecession Provisions of the Public Works
Employment Act of 1976.--Section 213 of the Public Works Employment Act
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.
(c) Report on the Asbestos Trust Fund.--Paragraph (2) of section
5(c) of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4022(c)) is repealed.
SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin Act.--
Subsection (g) of section 205 of the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative
Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking ``month'' and
inserting ``calendar quarter''.
(b) Reports on Various Funds.--Subsection (b) of section 321 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5),
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and
inserting ``; and'', and
(3) by adding after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph:
``(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, fulfill
any requirement to issue a report on the financial condition of
any fund on the books of the Treasury by including the required
information in a consolidated report, except that information
with respect to a specific fund shall be separately reported if
the Secretary determines that the consolidation of such
information would result in an unwarranted delay in the
availability of such information.''.
(c) Report on the James Madison-Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin
Act.--Subsection (c) of section 506 of the James Madison-Bill of Rights
Commemorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking out
``month'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``calendar quarter''.
CHAPTER 14--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Furnishing Contract Care Services.--Section 1703(c)
of title 38, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) Report on Adequacy of Rates for State Home Care.--Section 1741
of such title is amended--
(1) by striking out subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(c) Report on Loans To Purchase Manufactured Homes.--Section 3712
of such title is amended--
(1) by striking out subsection (l); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
(d) Report on Level of Treatment Capacity.--Section 8110(a)(3) of
such title is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking out ``(A)''; and
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(2) by striking out subparagraph (B).
(e) Report on Compliance With Funded Personnel Coding.--
(1) Repeal of report requirement.--Section 8110(a)(4) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out
subparagraph (C).
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8110(a)(4) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by--
(A) redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
(D);
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out
``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``subparagraph (C)''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking out
``subparagraph (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``subparagraph (C)''.
Subtitle II--Independent Agencies
CHAPTER 1--ACTION
SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 5026) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and
inserting ``(b)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting
``(1)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``(B)'' and
inserting ``(2)''; and
(II) by striking ``subparagraph
(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
CHAPTER 2--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Allocation of Water.--Section 102 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1252) is amended by striking
subsection (d).
(b) Report on Variance Requests.--Section 301(n) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(n)) is amended by striking
paragraph (8).
(c) Report on Implementation of Clean Lakes Projects.--Section
314(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(d))
is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(d) Report on Use of Municipal Secondary Effluent and Sludge.--
Section 516 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375)
(as amended by subsection (g)) is further amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(e) Report on Certain Water Quality Standards and Permits.--Section
404 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-4; 33 U.S.C. 1375
note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(f) Report on Class V Wells.--Section 1426 of title XIV of the
Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water
Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-5) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Monitoring
Methods.--''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(g) Report on Sole Source Aquifer Demonstration Program.--Section
1427 of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as
the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-6) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (l); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections
(l) and (m), respectively.
(h) Report on Supply of Safe Drinking Water.--Section 1442 of title
XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe
Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-6) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively.
(i) Report on Nonnuclear Energy and Technologies.--Section 11 of
the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5910) is repealed.
(j) Report on Emissions at Coal-Burning Powerplants.--
(1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use
Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is repealed.
(2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. prec. 8301) is amended by striking the item relating to
section 745.
(k) 5-Year Plan for Environmental Research, Development, and
Demonstration.--
(1) Section 5 of the Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 4361) is
repealed.
(2) Section 4 of the Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4361a)
is repealed.
(3) Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as
subsections (c) through (h), respectively.
(l) Plan on Assistance to States for Radon Programs.--Section 305
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2665) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively.
CHAPTER 3--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 705(k)(2)(C) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e-4(k)(2)(C)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``including'' and inserting ``including information, presented
in the aggregate, relating to'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``the identity of each
person or entity'' and inserting ``the number of persons and
entities'';
(3) in clause (ii), by striking ``such person or entity''
and inserting ``such persons and entities''; and
(4) in clause (iii)--
(A) by striking ``fee'' and inserting ``fees''; and
(B) by striking ``such person or entity'' and
inserting ``such persons and entities''.
CHAPTER 4--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 7207(c)(4) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law
100-690; 102 Stat. 4428; 49 U.S.C. App. 1354 note) is amended--
(1) by striking out ``GAO''; and
(2) by striking out ``the Comptroller General'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the Department of Transportation
Inspector General''.
CHAPTER 5--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report to the Congress Under the Communications Satellite Act
of 1962.--Section 404(c) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962
(47 U.S.C. 744(c)) is repealed.
(b) Reimbursement for Amateur Examination Expenses.--Section
4(f)(4)(J) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J))
is amended by striking out the last sentence.
CHAPTER 6--FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 102(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242; 105 Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C.
1825 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Quarterly reporting.--Not later than 90 days after
the end of any calendar quarter in which the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (hereafter in this section referred to as
the `Corporation') has any obligations pursuant to section 14
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report
on the Corporation's compliance at the end of that quarter with
section 15(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the
House of Representatives. Such a report shall be included in
the Comptroller General's audit report for that year, as
required by section 17 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.
CHAPTER 7--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 201(h) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2281(h)) is amended by striking the second proviso.
CHAPTER 8--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new subsection:
``(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied with respect
to the Thrift Savings Plan described under subchapter III of chapter 84
of title 5, by preparation and transmission of the report described
under section 8439(b) of such title.''.
CHAPTER 9--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 2091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Properties Conveyed for Historic Monuments and
Correctional Facilities.--Section 203(o) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o)) is amended--
(1) by striking out paragraph (1);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(1) and (2), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking out
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph
(3)''.
(b) Report on Proposed Sale of Surplus Real Property and Report on
Negotiated Sales.--Section 203(e)(6) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(e)(6)) is repealed.
(c) Report on Properties Conveyed for Wildlife Conservation.--
Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the transfer of
certain real property for wildlife, or other purposes.'', approved May
19, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 667d; 62 Stat. 241) is amended by striking out
``and shall be included in the annual budget transmitted to the
Congress''.
CHAPTER 10--INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 10327(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is not
sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceedings, the
Commission may grant a further extension in an extraordinary situation
if a majority of the Commissioners agree to the further extension by
public vote.''.
CHAPTER 11--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 1009(c)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
2996h(c)(2)) is amended by striking out ``The'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Upon request, the''.
CHAPTER 12--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 21(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(g)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(g) National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Industrial
Application Centers.--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
and industrial application centers supported by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration are authorized and directed to
cooperate with small business development centers participating in the
program.''.
CHAPTER 13--NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 401(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 781(a))
is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (9); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
(9) and (10), respectively.
CHAPTER 14--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Strategic Plan for Science and Engineering Education.--Section
107 of the Education for Economic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3917) is
repealed.
(b) Budget Estimate.--Section 14 of the National Science Foundation
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873) is amended by striking subsection (j).
CHAPTER 15--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 305 of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C.
1904) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking out ``; and'' and
inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(3) by striking out paragraph (4).
CHAPTER 16--NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42
U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
CHAPTER 17--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5848) is amended by striking ``each quarter a report listing for that
period'' and inserting ``an annual report listing for the previous
fiscal year''.
CHAPTER 18--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Career Reserved Positions.--(1) Section 3135 of title
5, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 3135.
(b) Report on Performance Awards.--Section 4314(d)(3) of title 5,
United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Report on Training Programs.--(1) Section 4113 of title 5,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 4113.
(d) Report on Prevailing Rate System.--Section 5347 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking out the fourth and fifth
sentences.
(e) Report on Activities of the Merit Systems Protection Board and
the Office of Personnel Management.--Section 2304 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking out ``(a)''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Senior Executive Service Positions.--Section 3135(a)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out ``, and the projected
number of Senior Executive Service positions to be authorized
for the next 2 fiscal years, in the aggregate and by agency'';
(2) by striking out paragraphs (3) and (8); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (9),
and (10) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8),
respectively.
(b) Report on District of Columbia Retirement Fund.--Section 145 of
the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (Public Law 96-122; 93
Stat. 882) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking out ``(1)'';
(ii) by striking out ``and the Comptroller
General shall each'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``shall''; and
(iii) by striking out ``each''; and
(B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking out ``the Comptroller
General and'' each place it appears.
(c) Report on Revolving Fund.--Section 1304(e)(6) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``at least once every
three years''.
CHAPTER 19--OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 18(c)(6)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1438(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking out ``annually'';
(2) by striking out ``audit, settlement,'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``settlement''; and
(3) by striking out ``, and the first audit'' and all that
follows through ``enacted''.
CHAPTER 20--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
SEC. 2201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Reports on Panama Canal.--Section 1312 of the Panama Canal Act
of 1979 (Public Law 96-70; 22 U.S.C. 3722) is repealed.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1 of such Act is amended by striking out the item relating to
section 1312.
CHAPTER 21--POSTAL SERVICE
SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Consumer Education Programs.--Section 4(b) of the
mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1983 (39 U.S.C. 3001 note;
Public Law 98-186; 97 Stat. 1318) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) A summary of the activities carried out under subsection (a)
shall be included in the first semiannual report submitted each year as
required under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.).''.
(b) Report on Investigative Activities.--Section 3013 of title 39,
United States Code, is amended in the last sentence by striking out
``the Board shall transmit such report to the Congress'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``the information in such report shall be included in
the next semiannual report required under section 5 of the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)''.
CHAPTER 22--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 502 of the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 (45
U.S.C. 231f-1) is amended by striking ``On or before July 1, 1985, and
each calendar year thereafter'' and inserting ``As part of the annual
report required under section 22(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))''.
CHAPTER 23--THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD
SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 21A(k)(9) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1441a(k)(9)) is amended by striking out ``the end of each calendar
quarter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``June 30 and December 31 of
each calendar year''.
CHAPTER 24--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
Notwithstanding section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports otherwise required under such
section shall not cover the activities of the United States Information
Agency.
Subtitle III--Reports by All Departments and Agencies
SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Part-Time Employment.--(1) Section 3407 of title 5,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 3407.
(b) Budget Information on Consulting Services.--(1) Section 1114 of
title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 1114.
(c) Semiannual Report on Lobbying.--Section 1352 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by--
(1) striking out subsection (d); and
(2) redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
(d) Reports on Program Fraud and Civil Remedies.--(1) Section 3810
of title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 38 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 3810.
(e) Report on Right to Financial Privacy Act.--Section 1121 of the
Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3421) is repealed.
(f) Report on Foreign Loan Risks.--Section 913(d) of the
International Lending Supervision Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 3912(d)) is
repealed.
(g) Report on Plans To Convert to the Metric System.--Section 12 of
the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205j-1) is repealed.
(h) Report on Technology Utilization and Intellectual Property
Rights.--Section 11(f) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(f)) is repealed.
(i) Report on Extraordinary Contractual Actions To Facilitate the
National Defense.--Section 4(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to
authorize the making, amendment, and modification of contracts to
facilitate the national defense'', approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C.
1434(a)), is amended by striking out ``all such actions taken'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``if any such action has been taken''.
(j) Reports on Detailing Employees.--Section 619 of the Treasury,
Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public
Law 102-393; 106 Stat. 1769), is repealed.
SEC. 3002. REPORTS MODIFIED.
Section 552b(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(j) Each agency subject to the requirements of this section shall
annually report to the Congress regarding the following:
``(1) The changes in the policies and procedures of the
agency under this section that have occurred during the
preceding 1-year period.
``(2) A tabulation of the number of meetings held, the
exemptions applied to close meetings, and the days of public
notice provided to close meetings.
``(3) A brief description of litigation or formal
complaints concerning the implementation of this section by the
agency.
``(4) A brief explanation of any changes in law that have
affected the responsibilities of the agency under this
section.''.
Subtitle IV--Effective Date
SEC. 4001. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the provisions of this
title and amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the Senate March 7 (legislative day, March 6), 1995.
Attest:
Secretary.
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104th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 244
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AN ACT
To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal
agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing
the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.