[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[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

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         Chapter 8--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Sec. 2081. Reports eliminated.
               Chapter 9--General Services Administration

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               Chapter 10--Interstate Commerce Commission

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                 Chapter 11--Legal Services Corporation

Sec. 2111. Reports modified.
       Chapter 12--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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               Chapter 13--National Council on Disability

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                Chapter 14--National Science Foundation

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            Chapter 15--National Transportation Safety Board

Sec. 2151. Reports modified.
           Chapter 16--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

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               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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  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.