[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4194 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4194


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 2014

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting 
                             requirements.

    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 ``Government Reports Elimination Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                   TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sec. 101. Reports eliminated.
                    TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Sec. 201. Reports eliminated.
       TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sec. 301. Reports eliminated.
                    TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Sec. 401. Reports eliminated.
                    TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sec. 501. Report on Impact Aid construction justifying discretionary 
                            grant awards eliminated.
                     TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 601. Reports eliminated.
               TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Sec. 701. Great Lakes management comprehensive report eliminated.
             TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Sec. 801. Report relating to waiver of certain sanctions against North 
                            Korea eliminated.
               TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Sec. 901. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 902. Reports modified.
                TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated.
         TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
                 TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 1201. Royalties In-Kind Report eliminated.
                    TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated.
       TITLE XIV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.
                     TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
                TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1602. Reports modified.
                 TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Sec. 1701. Reports eliminated.
              TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Sec. 1801. Reports eliminated.

                   TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Information on Administrative Expenses on Commodity Promotion 
Programs.--Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively.
    (b) Unfair Trade Practices Report and Related Meeting.--Section 108 
of the Act of August 28, 1954 (commonly known as the Agricultural Act 
of 1954; 7 U.S.C. 1748) is repealed.
    (c) Farmland Protection Policy Act Annual Report.--Section 1546 of 
the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4207) is repealed.
    (d) Peanut Base Acres Data Collection and Publication.--Section 
1302(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
8752(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (e) Other Base Acres Data Collection and Publication.--Section 
1101(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
8711(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (f) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development Accounts 
Pilot Program Report.--Section 333B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b) is amended by striking subsection (e) 
and redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (e) 
through (g), respectively.
    (g) Rural Broadband Access Program Report.--Section 601 of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``(k)'' and 
        inserting ``(j)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (j) and redesignating 
        subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (j) and (k), 
        respectively.
    (h) Report on Export Credit Guarantees to Emerging Markets.--
Section 1542(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) Effect of credits.--''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
    (i) Commodity Credit Corporation Quarterly Report.--Section 13 of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714k) is 
amended by striking the second sentence.
    (j) Evaluation of the Rural Development, Business and Industry 
Guaranteed Loan Program Financing of Locally or Regionally Produced 
Food Products.--Section 310B(g)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)) is amended by striking 
clause (iv) and redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).
    (k) United States Grain Standards Act Reports.--Section 17B of the 
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87f-2) is repealed.
    (l) Listing of Areas Rural in Character.--Section 6018 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1933; Public Law 110-
246) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Rural Area.--''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (m) Notifications to Congress on Release of Names and Addresses of 
Producers Operating Under Marketing Agreements and Orders.--Section 
8d(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) is amended 
by striking ``The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives not later than 10 legislative days 
before the contemplated release under law, of the names and addresses 
of producers participating in such marketing agreements and orders, and 
shall include in such notice a statement of reasons relied upon by the 
Secretary in making the determination to release such names and 
addresses.''.
    (n) Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention 
Action Plans Reports.--Section 420(c) of the Plant Protect Act (7 
U.S.C. 7721(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (o) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is repealed.
    (p) Rural Collaborative Investment Program.--
            (1) Secretarial report on regional rural investment 
        boards.--Section 385C(b)(7) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
        Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd-2(b)(7)) is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D).
            (2) Report by regional rural investment board to national 
        rural investment board and the secretary.--Section 385D(a)(7) 
        of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd-3(a)(7)) is amended--
                    (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (C); and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
    (q) Status Report for Food for Progress Program.--Subsection (j) of 
the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3).
    (r) Status Report for Foreign Market Development.--Section 702 of 
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5722) is amended by 
striking subsection (c).
    (s) Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Status Reports.--
Section 3205 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 5680) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
    (t) Southeastern Alaska Timber Reports.--Section 706 of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act is repealed.

                    TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Efforts and Progress in Becoming Designated as Sea Grant 
College or Institute.--Section 207 of the National Sea Grant Program 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking subsection (e).
    (b) Enterprise Integration Standardization and Implementation.--
Section 3(c) of the Enterprise Integration Act of 2001 (15 U.S.C. 278g-
5 note) is repealed.
    (c)  Ensuring Equal Access to Sea Grant Fellowship Program.--
Section 208(a) of the National Sea Grant Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
1127(a)) is amended by striking the fourth sentence.
    (d) TIP Activities.--Section 28(g) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(g)) is repealed.
    (e) TIP Advisory Board Annual Report.--Section 28(k)(5) of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278n(k)(5)) is repealed.
    (f) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Activities.--Section 212 of the 
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5611) is 
repealed.

       TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

SEC. 301. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Reports by Other Federal Agencies to the Corporation.--Section 
182 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12642) 
is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Service-Learning Impact Study.--The National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12565) is amended by repealing part IV 
of subtitle B of title I.

                    TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Amendments to National Defense Authorization Acts.--
            (1) Display of annual budget requirements for air 
        sovereignty alert mission.--Section 354 of the Duncan Hunter 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
        Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is hereby repealed.
            (2) Annual report on reliability of department of defense 
        financial statements.--Section 1008 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 10 
        U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``(b) or''.
    (b) Amendments to Title 10.--
            (1) Annual report on emergency and extraordinary 
        expenses.--Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking subsection (d).
            (2) Report on assistance provided to foreign nations to 
        account for missing u.s. personnel.--Section 408 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f).
            (3) Inclusion of net floor area in requests to build 
        military family housing.--Section 2826 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) Local Comparability.--''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (b).
    (c) Amendment to Small Business Act Commercialization Readiness 
Program.--Section 9(y)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(y)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking ``authorized to--'' through ``establish 
        goals'' and inserting ``authorized to establish goals''; and
            (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a 
        period.

                    TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SEC. 501. REPORT ON IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION JUSTIFYING DISCRETIONARY 
              GRANT AWARDS ELIMINATED.

    Section 8007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by striking paragraph (7).

                     TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Science and Engineering Education Pilot Program.--Section 
983(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16323(d)) is 
repealed.
    (b) Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program.--Section 
369(i)(3) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(i)(3)) is 
repealed.
    (c) Energy Efficiency Standards for Industrial Equipment.--Section 
342(a)(6)(C)(v) of Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6313(a)(6)(C)(v)) is repealed.

               TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

SEC. 701. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ELIMINATED.

    Section 118(c)(10) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1268(c)(10)) is repealed.

             TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

SEC. 801. REPORT RELATING TO WAIVER OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH 
              KOREA ELIMINATED.

    Section 1405 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (22 
U.S.C. 2799aa-1 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).

               TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Expenditures of Local Educational Agencies.--Section 1904 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6574) is 
repealed.
    (b) Use of Recovery Act Funds by States and Localities Report.--
Section 901 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 191) is repealed.
    (c) Help America Vote Act Funds Audit.--
            (1) Elimination of audit.--Section 902(b) of the Help 
        America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15542(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (5).
            (2) Preservation of authority to recoup funds resulting 
        from prior audits.--Section 902(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        15542(c)) is amended by inserting after ``subsection (b)'' the 
        following: ``prior to the date of the enactment of the 
        Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014''.
    (d) State Small Business Credit Initiative Audit and Report.--
Section 3011 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5710) is 
amended by striking subsection (b).
    (e) Small Business Lending Fund Program Audit and Report.--Section 
4107 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 4741 note) is 
amended by striking subsection (c).
    (f) Housing Assistance Council Financial Statement Audit Report.--
Section 6303(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (42 
U.S.C. 1490e note) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED.

    (a) National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health 
Council.--Subsection (i) of section 4001 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-1) is amended by striking ``The 
Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
jointly conduct periodic reviews'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall 
conduct periodic reviews''.
    (b) Postcard Mandate.--Section 719(g)(2) of title 31, United States 
Code is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
        following: ``The Comptroller General shall make each list 
        available through the public website of the Government 
        Accountability Office.''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of Congress'' 
        after ``committee or member''.
    (c) Annual Audit of the Congressional Award Foundation.--
            (1) Use of private auditor.--Section 107 of the 
        Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is amended to read as 
        follows:

                                ``audits

    ``Sec. 107.  (a) Contracts With Private Auditor.--The Board shall 
enter into a contract with an accredited private auditor to conduct an 
annual audit of the financial records of the Board and of any 
corporation established under section 106(i), and shall ensure that the 
auditor has access for the purpose of the audit to any books, 
documents, papers, and records of the Board or such corporation (or any 
agent of the Board or such corporation) which the auditor reasonably 
determines to be pertinent to the Congressional Award Program.
    ``(b) Annual Report to Congress on Audit Results.--Not later than 
May 15 of each calendar year, the Board shall submit to appropriate 
officers, committees, and subcommittees of Congress a report on the 
results of the most recent audit conducted pursuant to this section, 
and shall include in the report information on any such additional 
areas as the auditor who conducted the audit determines deserve or 
require evaluation.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment relating to compliance with fiscal 
        control and fund accounting procedures.--Section 104(c)(2)(A) 
        of such Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The 
                Comptroller General of the United States'' and 
                inserting ``The accredited private auditor conducting 
                the annual audit of the financial records of the Board 
                pursuant to section 107(a)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``the 
                Comptroller General'' and inserting ``the auditor''.
    (d) Annual GAO Review of Proposed HHS Recovery Threshold.--The 
third sentence of section 1862(b)(9)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``for a year'' and 
inserting ``for 2014''.

                TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Prohibition on Importation of Products Made With Dog or Cat 
Fur.--Section 308 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1308) is amended 
by striking subsection (e).
    (b) Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and National Land 
Border Security Plan.--The Border Infrastructure and Technology 
Modernization Act of 2007 (title VI of division E of Public Law 110-
161; 6 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 603 and 
604.
    (c) Fees for Certain Customs Services.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus 
        Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272; 19 U.S.C. 
        58c) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(9), by striking subparagraph 
                (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
                (C); and
                    (B) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by striking subparagraph (D); 
                                and
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraph 
                                (E) as subparagraph (D);
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
                        (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (f) of such section 
        is further amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``paragraph 
                (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``paragraph 
                (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
    (d) Modernization of National Distress and Response System.--
Section 346 of the (Public Law 107-295) Maritime Transportation 
Security Act of 2002 (14 U.S.C. 88 note), and the item relating to such 
section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are 
repealed.

         TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Information Technology Spending Plan for Transformation 
Initiative.--The first sentence of the second paragraph under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Management and 
Administration--Transformation Initiative'' in title II of division A 
of Public Law 111-117 (123 Stat. 3093), as amended by section 2259 of 
title XII of division B of Public Law 112-10 (125 Stat. 197), is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
``Government Accountability Office''.
    (b) Sole Source Contracts Report.--Section 218 of the 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 
699) is repealed.

                 TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SEC. 1201. ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT ELIMINATED.

    Section 342(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15902(e)) is amended by striking subsection (e).

                    TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

SEC. 1301. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Older Americans Act.--Section 515 of the Older Americans Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3056m) is repealed.
    (b) Andean Trade Preference Act.--Section 207 of the Andean Trade 
Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3205) is repealed.

       TITLE XIV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

SEC. 1401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.--Section 2(5)(E) 
of the Senate resolution advising and consenting to ratification of the 
Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional 
Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna 
May 31, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-5) (commonly referred to as the ``CFE 
Flank Document''), 105th Congress, agreed to May 14, 1997, is repealed.
    (b) Reports on Commerce With, and Assistance to, Cuba From Other 
Foreign Countries.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and 
        Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6038) 
        is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 108.
    (c) Identification of Countries of Concern With Respect to the 
Diversion of Certain Goods, Services, and Technologies to or Through 
Iran.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 302 of the Comprehensive Iran 
        Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
        U.S.C. 8542) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 303(b) of such Act (22 
        U.S.C. 8543(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``a report--'' and inserting ``a report 
                notifying those committees of the designation of the 
                country.''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 302.

                     TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Report on Progress Toward Regional Non-Proliferation in South 
Asia.--Section 620F of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2376) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Report on Tibet Negotiations.--Section 613 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 613. TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The President and the Secretary should encourage 
the Government of the People's Republic of China to enter into a 
dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives leading to a 
negotiated agreement on Tibet.
    ``(b) Compliance.--After such an agreement is reached, the 
President and the Secretary should work to ensure compliance with the 
agreement.''.

                TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Reports of Air Traffic Services Committee.--Section 106(p)(7) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (H); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).
    (b) Annual Summaries of Airport Financial Reports.--Section 
47107(k) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
    (c) Annual Report on Pipeline Safety Information Grants to 
Communities.--Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
    (d) Annual Report on Pilot Program for Innovative Financing of Air 
Traffic Control Equipment.--Section 182 of the Vision 100--Century of 
Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2515; 49 U.S.C. 44502 note) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
    (e) Reports on Justifications for Air Defense Identification 
Zones.--Section 602 of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2563), and the item relating to that 
section in the table of contents contained in section 1(b) of that Act, 
are repealed.
    (f) Annual Report on Standards for Aircraft and Aircraft Engines To 
Reduce Noise Levels.--Section 726 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (114 Stat. 167; 49 
U.S.C. 47508 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 1602. REPORTS MODIFIED.

    Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``at least annually, but may be conducted''.

                 TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SEC. 1701. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Annual Report on the North American Development Bank.--Section 
2 of Public Law 108-215 is repealed.
    (b) Report on Voting on International Financial Institutions Loan 
Proposals.--Section 701 of the International Financial Institutions Act 
(22 U.S.C. 262d) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
redesignating subsection (d) through subsection (g) (as added by 
section 501(g) of Public Law 96-259) as subsections (c) through (f), 
respectively.
    (c) Report on New IMF Arrangements Regarding Rates and 
Maturities.--Section 605 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681-223), as 
enacted into law by section 101(d) of division A of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 
(Public Law 105-277), is amended by striking subsection (d).
    (d) Report on Significant Modifications.--The Government Securities 
Act Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103-202) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 203; and
            (2) in the table of contents for such Act, by striking the 
        item relating to section 203.

              TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

SEC. 1801. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Annual Report on Activities and Proposals Involving Contracting 
for Performance by Contractor Personnel of Work Previously Performed by 
Department Employees.--Section 8110 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
    (b) Annual Report on Procurement of Health-Care Items.--Section 
8125 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
    (c) Annual Report on Staffing for Nurses and Nurse Anaesthetists at 
Department Facilities.--Section 7451(e) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
    (d) Annual Report on Use of Authorities To Enhance Retention of 
Experienced Nurses.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of such title 
        is amended by striking section 7324.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 7324.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.