[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4194 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 505
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4194
[Report No. 113-232]
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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
July 31, 2014
Reported by Mr. Carper, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
<DELETED>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
<DELETED>Sec. 101. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
<DELETED>Sec. 201. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
<DELETED>Sec. 301. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
<DELETED>Sec. 401. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
<DELETED>Sec. 501. Report on Impact Aid construction justifying
discretionary grant awards eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
<DELETED>Sec. 601. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
<DELETED>Sec. 701. Great Lakes management comprehensive report
eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
<DELETED>Sec. 801. Report relating to waiver of certain sanctions
against North Korea eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
<DELETED>Sec. 901. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>Sec. 902. Reports modified.
<DELETED>TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
<DELETED>Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
<DELETED>Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
<DELETED>Sec. 1201. Royalties In-Kind Report eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
<DELETED>Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XIV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
<DELETED>Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
<DELETED>Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
<DELETED>Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>Sec. 1602. Reports modified.
<DELETED>TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
<DELETED>Sec. 1701. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
<DELETED>Sec. 1801. Reports eliminated.
<DELETED>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Farmland Protection Policy Act Annual Report.--Section
1546 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4207) is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Rural Broadband Access Program Report.--Section 601 of
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``(k)''
and inserting ``(j)''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking subsection (j) and redesignating
subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (j) and (k),
respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``(1) Effect of credits.--'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking paragraph (2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) United States Grain Standards Act Reports.--Section
17B of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87f-2) is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``(a) Rural Area.--'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (o) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (p) Rural Collaborative Investment Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (B);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by striking subparagraph
(D).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (C); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking subparagraph (D) and
redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph
(D).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (t) Southeastern Alaska Timber Reports.--Section 706 of
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) TIP Activities.--Section 28(g) of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(g)) is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Activities.--Section 212
of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C.
5611) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 301. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Amendments to National Defense Authorization Acts.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking
``(b) or''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Amendments to Title 10.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Annual report on emergency and extraordinary
expenses.--Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Inclusion of net floor area in requests to
build military family housing.--Section 2826 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``(a) Local
Comparability.--''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subparagraph (B);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking ``authorized to--'' through
``establish goals'' and inserting ``authorized to establish
goals''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting
a period.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 501. REPORT ON IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION JUSTIFYING
DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARDS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 8007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by striking paragraph
(7).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 701. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT
ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 118(c)(10) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(10)) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 801. REPORT RELATING TO WAIVER OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS
AGAINST NORTH KOREA ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1405 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
(22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1 note) is amended by striking subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Expenditures of Local Educational Agencies.--Section
1904 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6574) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Help America Vote Act Funds Audit.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Elimination of audit.--Section 902(b) of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15542(b)) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking paragraph (3);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4)
through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Postcard Mandate.--Section 719(g)(2) of title 31,
United States Code is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of
Congress'' after ``committee or member''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Annual Audit of the Congressional Award Foundation.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Use of private auditor.--Section 107 of the
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is amended to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``audits</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in the second sentence, by striking
``the Comptroller General'' and inserting ``the
auditor''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Fees for Certain Customs Services.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Repeal.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272;
19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subsection (a)(9), by striking
subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subsection (f)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking
subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph
(D);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking paragraph (4);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by redesignating paragraphs
(5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5),
respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (f) of such
section is further amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(4)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1201. ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 342(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15902(e)) is amended by striking subsection (e).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1301. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Older Americans Act.--Section 515 of the Older
Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3056m) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Andean Trade Preference Act.--Section 207 of the
Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3205) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XIV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Reports on Commerce With, and Assistance to, Cuba From
Other Foreign Countries.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Repeal.--Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6038)
is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item
relating to section 108.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Identification of Countries of Concern With Respect to
the Diversion of Certain Goods, Services, and Technologies to or
Through Iran.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Repeal.--Section 302 of the Comprehensive Iran
Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
U.S.C. 8542) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 303(b) of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 8543(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and
(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item
relating to section 302.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 613. TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Compliance.--After such an agreement is reached, the
President and the Secretary should work to ensure compliance with the
agreement.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Reports of Air Traffic Services Committee.--Section
106(p)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subparagraph (H); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as
subparagraph (H).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Annual Summaries of Airport Financial Reports.--
Section 47107(k) of title 49, United States Code, is
repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Annual Report on Pipeline Safety Information Grants to
Communities.--Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (c); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (e); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
(e).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1602. REPORTS MODIFIED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``at least annually, but may be
conducted''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1701. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Annual Report on the North American Development
Bank.--Section 2 of Public Law 108-215 is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Report on Significant Modifications.--The Government
Securities Act Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103-202) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking section 203; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in the table of contents for such Act, by
striking the item relating to section 203.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 1801. REPORTS ELIMINATED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (c); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f)
as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Annual Report on Procurement of Health-Care Items.--
Section 8125 of such title is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Annual Report on Staffing for Nurses and Nurse
Anaesthetists at Department Facilities.--Section 7451(e) of such title
is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking paragraph (5); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
(5).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Annual Report on Use of Authorities To Enhance
Retention of Experienced Nurses.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of
such title is amended by striking section 7324.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item
relating to section 7324.</DELETED>
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 THE INTERIOR
Sec. 1101. Royalties in-kind report eliminated.
TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Sec. 1201. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XIII--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XIV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 1401. Report eliminated.
TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1502. Reports modified.
TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Sec. 1701. 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);
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting
``subsection (e)''.
(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--
(1) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Paragraphs (1) through
(3)'' and inserting ``Paragraphs (1) and (2)''; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 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--
(1) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Paragraphs (1) through
(3)'' and inserting ``Paragraphs (1) and (2)''; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 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--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by 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)'';
(2) by striking subsection (j); and
(3) by 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--
(1) by striking clause (iv); and
(2) by 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) 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)), reenacted
with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is
amended by striking the third sentence.
(m) 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).
(n) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is repealed.
(o) 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) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' 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 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2009dd-3(a)(7)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (D).
(p) 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).
(q) Southeastern Alaska Timber Reports.--Section 706 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 539e) 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 of the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 278g-5)
is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(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) Technology Innovation Program Activities.--Section 28 of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (g);
(2) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as
subsections (g) through (k), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated, by striking
``under subsection (k)'' and inserting ``under subsection
(j)''.
(e) TIP Advisory Board Annual Report.--Section 28 of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is further
amended in subsection (j), as redesignated by subsection (d), by
striking paragraph (5).
(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) Service-Learning Impact Study.--The National and Community
Service Act of 1990 is amended by repealing part IV of subtitle B of
title I (42 U.S.C. 12565).
(b) 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--
(1) by striking the following:
``(a) Design of Programs.--''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) 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.
(b) 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--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``(b) or''.
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(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (7).
TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Science and Engineering Education Pilot Program.--Section 983
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16323) is amended by
striking subsection (d).
(b) Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program.--Section
369(i) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927(i)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(c) Energy Efficiency Standards for Industrial Equipment.--Section
342(a)(6)(C) of Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6313(a)(6)(C)) is amended--
(1) by striking clause (v); and
(2) by redesignating clause (vi) (as added by section
310(a)(4) of Public Law 112-110; 126 Stat. 1524) as clause (v).
TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 701. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ELIMINATED.
Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (10); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as
paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively.
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--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as 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) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (5)''
and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(C) 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--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively.
(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--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(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-10) 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 independent public accountant.--Section
107 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is amended to
read as follows:
``audits
``Sec. 107. (a) Contracts With Independent Public Accountant.--The
Board shall enter into a contract with an independent public accountant
to conduct an annual audit in accordance with generally accepted
government auditing standards, of the financial records of the Board
and of any corporation established under section 106(i), and shall
ensure that the independent public accountant 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 independent public accountant 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 and to the
Comptroller General of the United States 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
independent public accountant who conducted the audit determines
deserve or require evaluation.
``(c) Review by the Comptroller General of Annual Audit.--
``(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall
review each annual audit conducted under subsection (a).
``(2) For purposes of a review under paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General, or any duly authorized representative of
the Comptroller General, shall have access to any books,
documents, papers, and records of the Board or such
corporation, or any agent of the Board or such corporation,
including the independent external auditor designated under
subsection (a), which, in the opinion of the Comptroller
General, may be pertinent.
``(3) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Comptroller General receives a report under subsection (b), the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
containing the results of the review conducted under paragraph
(1) with respect to the preceding year.''.
(2) Amendments relating to compliance with fiscal control
and accounting policies and procedures.--Section 104(c) of the
Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by--
(i) inserting ``policies and'' before
``procedures''; and
(ii) striking ``fund''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``The Comptroller General of the United
States'' and inserting ``The independent public
accountant conducting the annual audit of the
financial records of the Board pursuant to
section 107(a)''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``the Comptroller General'' and inserting ``the
independent public accountant''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect on October 1, 2014.
(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.--
(1) Repeal.--Section 346 of the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 14 U.S.C. 88 note) 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 346.
TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEC. 1101. ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT ELIMINATED.
Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15902) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
subsections (e) through (i), respectively.
TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEC. 1201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Older Americans Act of 1965.--Section 515 of the Older
Americans Act of 1965 (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 XIII--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
SEC. 1301. 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.
TITLE XIV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 1401. REPORT ELIMINATED.
Section 620F of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376)
is amended by striking subsection (c).
TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 1501. 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.--
(1) In general.--Section 47107 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsection (k).
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code,
as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
(i) by redesignating subsections (l)
through (t) as subsections (k) through (s),
respectively;
(ii) in paragraph (5) of subsection (k), as
redesignated by clause (i)--
(I) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking
``subsection (n)(7)'' and inserting
``subsection (m)(7)''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``subsection (n)'' and
inserting ``subsection (m)'';
(iii) in subsection (m), as so
redesignated--
(I) by striking ``subsections (b)
and (l)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``subsections (b) and (k)'';
and
(II) by striking ``subsection (o)''
each place it appears and inserting
``subsection (n)'';
(iv) in subsection (n), as so redesignated,
by striking ``subsection (n)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``subsection (m)'';
(v) in subsection (o), as so redesignated,
by striking ``subsection (o)'' and inserting
``subsection (n)'';
(vi) in subsection (p), as so redesignated,
by striking ``subsections (a) through (p)'' and
inserting ``subsections (a) through (o)''; and
(vii) in subsection (q), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsections (q)(1)
through (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1)
through (3) of subsection (p)''.
(B) Section 46301(d)(2) of such title is amended by
striking ``section 47107(l)'' and inserting ``section
47107(k)''.
(C) Section 47111(e) of such title is amended by
striking ``section 47107(l)'' and inserting ``section
47107(k)''.
(D) Section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``section 47107(n)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``section 47107(m)''.
(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. 1502. REPORT MODIFIED.
Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``at least annually, but may be conducted''.
TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Annual Report on the North American Development Bank.--Section
2 of Public Law 108-215 (22 U.S.C. 290m-6) 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. 2681-222), 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; 31 U.S.C. 3121 note) 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 XVII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEC. 1701. REPORT ELIMINATED.
Section 8125 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
Calendar No. 505
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4194
[Report No. 113-232]
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AN ACT
To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting
requirements.
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July 31, 2014
Reported with an amendment