[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4194 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 309
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4194

                          [Report No. 113-419]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2014

 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. Woodall) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

                             April 28, 2014

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed


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                                 A BILL


 
  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. Reports 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. Reports eliminated.
                    TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated.
        TITLE XIV--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.
       TITLE XV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
                TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1701. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1702. Reports modified.
                TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Sec. 1801. Reports eliminated.
               TITLE XIX--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Sec. 1901. 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) Early Childhood Nutrition Education Grantee Evaluations and 
Report.--Section 119(j) of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-265; 42 U.S.C. 1766 note) is amended by 
striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
    (l) United States Grain Standards Act Reports.--Section 17B of the 
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87f-2) is repealed.
    (m) 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).
    (n) 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.''.
    (o) 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).
    (p) Progress Report on New or Specialty Crop Insurance Coverage.--
Section 508(a)(6) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1508(a)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
    (q) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is repealed.
    (r) 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).
    (s) 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).
    (t) 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).
    (u) 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).
    (v) 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) Educationally Useful Federal Equipment.--Section 6(b)(2) of the 
Technology Administration Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) is repealed.
    (b) Highly Migratory Species.--Section 308 of the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971j) is repealed.
    (c) 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).
    (d) Coordination of Oceans and Coastal Research Activities Between 
NOAA and NSF.--Section 9 of the National Sea Grant Program Act 
Amendments of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857-20) is repealed.
    (e) Enterprise Integration Standardization and Implementation.--
Section 3(c) of the Enterprise Integration Act of 2001 (15 U.S.C. 278g-
5 note) is repealed.
    (f)  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 third sentence.
    (g) TIP Activities.--Section 28(g) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(g)) is repealed.
    (h) 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.
    (i) 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) Price trend analysis for supplies and equipment 
        purchased by the department of defense.--Section 892 of the Ike 
        Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
        (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4310; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is 
        repealed.
            (2) 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.
            (3) Submission of determination of the secretary of defense 
        to provide protection to certain individuals.--Section 1074(B) 
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
        (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (6).
            (4) 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), by striking ``(b) or''.
            (5) Annual report on implementation of satellite technology 
        safeguards.--Section 1409 of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 22 U.S.C. 2278 
        note) is amended by striking subsection (b).
            (6) Economic adjustment committee report.--Section 4004(d) 
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
        (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2391 note) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (1);
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Amendments to Title 10.--
            (1) Quarterly submittal to congress of joint readiness 
        reviews.--Section 117 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (e); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
                (e).
            (2) Annual report on emergency and extraordinary 
        expenses.--Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking subsection (d).
            (3) 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).
            (4) Annual report on industrial base policy guidance.--
                    (A) Repeal.--Section 2504 of title 10, United 
                States Code, is repealed.
                    (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at 
                the beginning of chapter 148 of such title is amended 
                by striking the item relating to section 2504.
                    (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 2506 of such 
                title is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``(a) Departmental 
                        Guidance.--''; and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (b).
            (5) 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 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by striking 
subsection (b).

                     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) Study on the Benefits of Economic Dispatch.--Sections 1234 and 
1832 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16432, 16524) are 
repealed.
    (c) Geothermal Resource Potential.--Section 621(a) of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17200(a)) is repealed.
    (d) H-Prize.--Section 1008(f)(6) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16396(f)(6)) is repealed.
    (e) International Advanced Computing Sales.--Section 3157 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2404 note) is repealed.
    (f) Industrial Energy Intensity.--Section 106(f) of Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15811(f)) is repealed.
    (g) Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program.--Section 
369(i)(3) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(i)(3)) is 
repealed.
    (h) Dissemination of Certain Unclassified Information.--Section 
148(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2168(e)) is 
repealed.
    (i) 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. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Great Lakes Management Comprehensive Report.--Section 
118(c)(10) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1268(c)(10)) is repealed.
    (b) Insular Areas General Assistance Program Report.--Section 
502(i) of Public Law 95-134 (42 U.S.C. 4368b(i)) 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) 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).
    (d) 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).
    (e) 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 by striking ``A copy of each list'' and 
inserting the following: ``Immediately upon preparing a list under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall make the list available 
for viewing on the official public website of the Office of the 
Comptroller General, and a copy of each such list''.
    (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) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395y(b)(9)) 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) Importation of Softwood Lumber.--Section 809 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1683g) is repealed.
    (c) 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 D of Public Law 110-
161; 6 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 603 and 
604.
    (d) 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)''.
    (e) Coast Guard Presidential Security Expenditures.--Section 9 of 
the Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 
note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard'' and inserting ``and the 
        Secretary of Defense''; and
            (2) by striking ``, the Department of Defense, and the 
        Coast Guard'' and inserting ``and the Department of Defense''.
    (f) 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.
    (c) Section 8 Project-Based Housing Status Report.--Section 226 of 
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 
700) is repealed.

                 TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SEC. 1201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) CALFED Report.--Section 105(a) of the Water Supply, 
Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act (Public Law 108-361) is 
amended by striking subsection (a).
    (b) Office of the Special Trustee Report.--Section 303 of Public 
Law 103-412 (25 U.S.C. 4043) is amended by striking subsection (f).
    (c) Royalties In-Kind Report.--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--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 1401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Landsat.--Section 60147(c) of title 51, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Enhancement of Science and Math Programs.--Section 321(b)(2) of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 2473 note) is repealed.

       TITLE XV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Report on Iran's Capability To Produce Nuclear Weapons.--
Section 1234 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2367 note) is repealed.
    (b) Report on Nuclear Aspirations of Non-State Entities, Nuclear 
Weapons and Related Programs in Non-Nuclear-Weapons States and 
Countries Not Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and 
Certain Foreign Persons.--Section 1055 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (50 U.S.C. 2371) is repealed.
    (c) 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.
    (d) 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.
    (e) 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 XVI--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Report on Activities of Armed Forces of North Korea.--Section 
585 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note; 110 Stat. 3009-171), as 
enacted into law by section 101(c) of division A of the Omnibus 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), is 
repealed.
    (b) Semiannual Report on Kosovo Peacekeeping.--Section 1213 of the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-327) is 
repealed.
    (c) 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).
    (d) Report on Compliance With PLO Commitments.--Section 804 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public 
Law 101-246) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
    (e) Reporting Requirements Under Sudan Peace Act.--Section 8 of the 
Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed.
    (f) Report on Investigation of War Crimes in Sudan.--Section 11 of 
the Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
    (g) 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 XVII--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 1701. 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. 1702. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

                TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SEC. 1801. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Annual Multilateral Development Bank Environment Report.--
            (1) Section 539 of the Foreign Assistance and Related 
        Programs Appropriations Act, 1987 (100 Stat. 3341-235; Public 
        Law 99-591) is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f).
            (2) Section 533 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
        Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (22 
        U.S.C. 262l) is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Annual Report on the North American Development Bank.--Section 
2 of Public Law 108-215 is repealed.
    (c) Report on International Financial Institution Borrowers' Labor 
Practices.--Section 1621 of the International Financial Institutions 
Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-4p) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)'' the first place it appears; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (d) 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.
    (e) National Advisory Council on International Monetary and 
Financial Policies Report.--
            (1) Amendments to the international financial institutions 
        act.--
                    (A) Elimination of reporting requirement.--Section 
                1701 of the International Financial Institutions Act 
                (22 U.S.C. 262r) is repealed.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Section 1307(g) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262m-7(g)) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
                        effect just before the effective date of the 
                        Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' 
                        after ``1701(c)(2)''.
                            (ii) Section 1308 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262m-8) is amended--
                                    (I) in subsection (a), by striking 
                                ``1701(c)(4) of this Act'' and 
                                inserting ``1701(c)(4) (as in effect 
                                just before the effective date of the 
                                Government Reports Elimination Act of 
                                2014)''; and
                                    (II) in subsection (b), by 
                                inserting ``(as in effect just before 
                                the effective date of the Government 
                                Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' 
                                after ``1701(c)(4)''.
                            (iii) Section 1502(a)(1) of such Act (22 
                        U.S.C. 262o-1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
                        ``(as in effect just before the effective date 
                        of the Government Reports Elimination Act of 
                        2014)'' after ``1701(c)(2)''.
                            (iv) Section 1503(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262o-2(a)) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
                        effect just before the effective date of the 
                        Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' 
                        after ``1701(c)(2)'' each place it appears.
                            (v) Section 1504(f) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262o-3(f)) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
                        effect just before the effective date of the 
                        Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' 
                        after ``1701(c)(3)''.
                            (vi) Section 1620 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262p-4o) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
                        effect just before the effective date of the 
                        Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' 
                        after ``1701(c)(2)''.
                            (vii) Section 1621 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262p-4p), as added by section 526(e) of the 
                        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
                        Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 
                        (Public Law 103-306), is amended by inserting 
                        ``(as in effect just before the effective date 
                        of the Government Reports Elimination Act of 
                        2014)'' after ``1701(c)(2)''.
                            (viii) Section 1625(e)(3) of such Act (22 
                        U.S.C. 262p-8(e)(3)) is amended by inserting 
                        ``(as in effect just before the effective date 
                        of the Government Reports Elimination Act of 
                        2014)'' after ``1701(c)(2) of this Act''.
                            (ix) Section 1628(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        262p-12(a)) is amended by inserting ``(as in 
                        effect just before the effective date of the 
                        Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' 
                        after ``1701(c)(3)''.
                            (x) Section 501(b) of the Jobs Through 
                        Exports Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 262s-2 note) is 
                        amended by inserting ``(as in effect just 
                        before the effective date of the Government 
                        Reports Elimination Act of 2014)'' before the 
                        period.
            (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 583 of the Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations Act, 1999 (22 U.S.C. 262r note; 112 Stat. 2681-
        202), 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 repealed.
    (f) 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).
    (g) Report on Policies of the International Monetary Fund.--Section 
1705 of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-4) 
is repealed.
    (h) Report on Asian Development Bank Reforms Toward Seven Policy 
Goals.--Section 2126 of the Full-Year Appropriations Act, 2011 (125 
Stat. 190-191; division B of Public Law 112-10) is amended by striking 
subsections (c) and (d).
    (i) Report on Clean Technology Fund.--Section 7081(g) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (22 U.S.C. 7909(g); division F of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010) is amended by striking paragraph 
(3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
    (j) 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.
    (k) Report on Certain Policies Supported by the United States in 
the Multilateral Development Banks.--Section 803 of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2001 (22 U.S.C. 262r-6(b)), as enacted into law by section 101(a) of 
Public Law 106-429, is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (l) Salmon Book on United States Government Foreign Credit 
Exposure.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall no longer provide the 
annual foreign credit exposure report (commonly referred to as the 
``Salmon Book'') and described under the paragraph with the heading 
``Need for annual update on estimated debt and debt service report'' in 
House Report 102-108.

               TITLE XIX--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

SEC. 1901. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

    (a) Annual Report of the Office of Research Oversight.--Section 
7307 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
    (b) 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.
    (c) 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).
    (d) Annual Report on Closures of Medical Service, Surgical Service, 
and Nursing Home Beds.--Section 8110 of such title, as amended by 
subsection (b) of this section, is further amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2) of such subsection (b) of this section; and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e), as so redesignated, as 
        subsection (d).
    (e) Annual Report on Sharing of Health-Care Resources.--Section 
8153 of such title is amended by striking subsection (g).
    (f) 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).
    (g) 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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 309

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4194

                          [Report No. 113-419]

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                                 A BILL

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

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                             April 28, 2014

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed