[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 3315 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 523
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3315
[Report No. 112-219]
To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability
Office.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 20, 2012
Mr. Carper (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
September 19, 2012
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
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 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)''.
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>
(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 requests that an audit be conducted at an earlier date,''.
Calendar No. 523
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3315
[Report No. 112-219]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability
Office.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 19, 2012
Reported with an amendment