[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2480 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 180
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2480


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2011

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 22, 2011

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
  the Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 
             2012, 2013, and 2014, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Administrative Conference of the 
United States Reauthorization Act of 2011''.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 596 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 596. Authorization of appropriations</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter not more than $2,900,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
$2,900,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $2,900,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
Of any amounts appropriated under this section, not more than $2,500 
may be made available in each fiscal year for official representation 
and entertainment expenses for foreign dignitaries.''.</DELETED>

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 596 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 596. Authorization of appropriations
    ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subchapter not more than $2,900,000 for fiscal year 2012, $2,900,000 
for fiscal year 2013, and $2,900,000 for fiscal year 2014.
    ``(b) Of any amounts appropriated under this section, not more than 
$2,500 may be made available in each fiscal year for official 
representation and entertainment expenses for foreign dignitaries.
    ``(c) Of any amounts appropriated under this section, not less than 
35 percent shall be made available in each fiscal year for projects 
described in reports of the Administrative Conference required under 
section 595(d).''.

SEC. 3. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

    Section 595 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the last sentence; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Reports; Audits; and Budgets.--
            ``(1) Annual reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                end of each fiscal year, the Chairman shall submit a 
                report to the President and Congress on the progress 
                and activities of the Conference.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each report submitted under this 
                paragraph shall--
                            ``(i) summarize the operations of the 
                        Conference for the preceding fiscal year, 
                        including financial details and employee levels 
                        as applicable to each major division of the 
                        Conference;
                            ``(ii) detail the operating plan of the 
                        Conference, including specific expense and 
                        employee needs for the upcoming fiscal year;
                            ``(iii) outline the activities of the 
                        Council and the Assembly, including the results 
                        of its plenary sessions and meetings, and the 
                        names of the individuals who comprise the 
                        membership of each body;
                            ``(iv) describe all current projects the 
                        Conference is conducting and those proposed 
                        future projects the Conference plans to 
                        undertake, including the approximate cost and 
                        employee resources allocated to each project;
                            ``(v) set forth details of any progress on 
                        such projects made in the previous fiscal year;
                            ``(vi) include the most recent audit 
                        conducted under paragraph (2); and
                            ``(vii) include any other information the 
                        Chairman considers necessary.
            ``(2) Audits.--For each fiscal year, the Chairman shall 
        provide for an independent audit of the financial statements of 
        the Conference. Each audit shall be conducted in accordance 
        with generally acceptable accounting procedures and in 
        compliance with section 3515 of title 31.
            ``(3) Budgets.--The Chairman shall prepare and submit each 
        year to the President and Congress a budget in a manner, and 
        not later than the date, set forth in chapter 11 of title 
        31.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 180

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2480

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                                 AN ACT

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
  the Administrative Conference of the United States for fiscal years 
             2012, 2013, and 2014, and for other purposes.

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                           September 22, 2011

                       Reported with an amendment