[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 3315 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3315

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability 
                                Office.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS.

    (a) Capitol Preservation Fund Financial Statements.--Section 804 of 
the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2 U.S.C. 2084) is amended 
by striking ``annual audits of the transactions of the Commission'' and 
inserting ``periodic audits of the transactions of the Commission, 
which shall be conducted at least once every 3 years, unless the 
Chairman or the Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate, or the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives requests that an audit be 
conducted at an earlier date,''.
    (b) Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund Audit by GAO.--
            (1) In general.--Section 376 of title 28, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (w); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (x) and (y) as 
                subsections (w) and (x), respectively.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 376(h)(2) 
        of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
        ``subsection (x)'' and inserting ``subsection (w)''.
    (c) ONDCP Annual Report Requirement.--Section 203 of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 
1708a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``of each year'' and 
        inserting ``, 2013, and every 3 years thereafter,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``at a frequency of not less than once per 
        year--'' and inserting ``not later than December 31, 2013, and 
        every 3 years thereafter--''.
    (d) USERRA GAO Report.--Section 105(g)(1) of the Veterans' Benefits 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-275; 38 U.S.C. 4301 note) is amended by 
striking ``, and annually thereafter during the period when the 
demonstration project is conducted,''.
    (e) Semipostal Program Reports by the General Accounting Office.--
Section 2 of the Semipostal Authorization Act (Public Law 106-253; 114 
Stat. 636; 39 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.
    (f) Earned Import Allowance Program Review by GAO.--Section 
231A(b)(4) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 
2703a(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
    (g) American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements and 
Audits.--Section 2103(h) of title 36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection'' and inserting ``of section 3515 of title 
        31'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2).
    (h) Senate Preservation Fund Audits.--Section 3(c)(6) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(6)) is 
amended by striking ``annual audits of the Senate Preservation Fund'' 
and inserting ``periodic audits of the Senate Preservation Fund, which 
shall be conducted at least once every 3 years, unless the Chairman or 
the Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate or the Secretary of the Senate requests that an audit be 
conducted at an earlier date,''.

            Passed the Senate September 22 (legislative day, September 
      21), 2012.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3315

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability 
                                Office.