[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 2925 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2925

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 13, 2014

Mr. Warner (for himself and Ms. Ayotte) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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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 ``Reports Reduction Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Fire Program Analysis Reports.--Notwithstanding the Department 
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public 
Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 216) and the Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110-161; 121 Stat. 2097), the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall not be required to submit to Congress 
reports relating to the Fire Program Analysis system.
    (b) Animal Disease Traceability Reports.--Notwithstanding the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 
199), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall not be required 
to submit to Congress reports relating to animal disease traceability.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMMERCIAL PRICE TREND ANALYSIS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    Section 892 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 2306a note) is 
amended by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

    (a) Report of National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality 
and Integrity.--Section 114 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011c) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting the following:
    ``(e) Notice.--The Secretary shall annually publish in the Federal 
Register--
            ``(1) a list containing, for each member of the Committee--
                    ``(A) the member's name;
                    ``(B) the date of the expiration of the member's 
                term of office; and
                    ``(C) the name of the individual described in 
                subsection (b)(1) who appointed the member; and
            ``(2) a solicitation of nominations for each expiring term 
        of office on the Committee of a member appointed by the 
        Secretary.''.
    (b) Evaluation Reports for Teach To Reach Grants.--Section 251(f) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1034(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
            (2) by inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible partnership receiving a 
        grant under this section shall conduct an evaluation at the end 
        of the grant period to determine--
                    ``(A) the effectiveness of the general education 
                teachers who completed a program under subsection 
                (c)(1) with respect to instruction of students with 
                disabilities in general education classrooms; and
                    ``(B) the systemic impact of the activities carried 
                out by such grant on how each institution of higher 
                education that is a member of the partnership prepares 
                teachers for instruction in elementary schools and 
                secondary schools.
            ``(2) Report to the secretary.--Each eligible partnership 
        performing an evaluation under paragraph (1) shall report the 
        findings of such evaluation to the Secretary.''.
    (c) Evaluations on an Adjunct Teacher Corps.--Section 255 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1035) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (j); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j).
    (d) Federal TRIO Program Report.--Section 402H of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-18) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 402H. EVALUATIONS AND GRANTS FOR PROJECT IMPROVEMENT AND 
              DISSEMINATION.'';

            (2) by striking subsection (a); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
        subsections (a) through (c), respectively.
    (e) Report on Supporting Postsecondary Faculty, Staff, and 
Administrators in Educating Students With Disabilities.--Section 762 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1140b) is amended by 
striking subsection (d).
    (f) Report on Use and Impact of Funds for Improving Literacy 
Through School Libraries.--Section 1251 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6383) is amended by striking 
subsection (j) and inserting the following:
    ``(j) National Activities Evaluations.--From the funds appropriated 
under section 1002(b)(4) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
reserve not more than 1 percent for annual, independent, national 
evaluations of the activities assisted under this section and their 
impact on improving the reading skills of students. The evaluations 
shall be conducted not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and biennially thereafter.''.
    (g) Interim and Final Evaluations Under Transition to Teaching 
Program.--Section 2314 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6684) is repealed.
    (h) Report on Drug Use and Violence in Elementary and Secondary 
Schools.--Section 4122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (i) Report on Activities Under Excellence in Economic Education 
Program.--Section 5536 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7267e) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (j) Report on State and Local Activities Under Healthy, High-
Performance Schools Program.--Section 5584 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7277c) is repealed.
    (k) Report on Use of Funds Under Local Flexibility Demonstration 
Agreements.--
            (1) Annual reports.--Section 6151(c) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7321(c)) is amended 
        by striking paragraph (10).
            (2) Transmittal to congress.--Title VI of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking 
        section 6156 (20 U.S.C. 7321e) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 6156. LIMITATION.

    ``A State in which a local educational agency that has a local 
flexibility demonstration agreement is located may not require such 
local educational agency to provide any application information with 
respect to the programs included within the scope of that agreement.''.
    (l) Report on State Accountability for Adequate Yearly Progress.--
Section 6164 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7325c) is repealed.
    (m) Report on Activities for Underserved Populations.--Section 
21(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 718(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
    (n) Interagency Committee on Disability Research Report.--Section 
203 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 763) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.
    (o) Report on National Activities To Improve Education of Children 
With Disabilities.--Section 681(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (p) Reports on Fraud in the Offering of Financial Assistance for 
Postsecondary Education.--Section 5 of the College Scholarship Fraud 
Prevention Act of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 1092d) is repealed.
    (q) Report on State Fiscal Stabilization Fund.--Section 14010 of 
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 285) is repealed.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON BLOOD LEAD SCREENING TESTS.

    Section 2503 of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 247b-
3a) is amended--
            (1) by striking the title and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2503. TRAINING BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES 
              ADMINISTRATION.'';

            (2) by striking subsection (b); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) Report on Adjustment of Status of Foreign Diplomats.--Section 
13 of the Act of September 11, 1957 (8 U.S.C. 1255b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term 
        appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Report to Congress; Reduction of Quota.--
            ``(1) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
        fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
        Congress a complete and detailed statement of the facts and 
        pertinent provisions of law relating to each alien whose status 
        was adjusted under this section to that of an alien lawfully 
        admitted for permanent residence during the preceding fiscal 
        year.
            ``(2) Reduction of immigrant visas.--For each alien whose 
        status was adjusted under this section, the Secretary of State 
        shall reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal 
        year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
        available to natives of the country of birth of such alien 
        under section 202(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1152(e)).''.
    (b) Report on the Transfer of Immigration Functions.--Section 478 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 298) is repealed.
    (c) Joint Annual Interagency Review of Global Nuclear Detection 
Architecture.--Section 1907 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 596a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``once each year--'' and 
                        inserting ``once every other year--''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``the previous year'' and inserting 
                                ``the previous two years''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``the previous year.'' and inserting 
                                ``the previous two years.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``once each 
                year,'' and inserting ``once every other year,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of each year,'' 
                and inserting ``of every other year,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``annual'' and 
                inserting ``biennial''.
    (d) Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study.--Section 
603(a)(3) of the Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act 
of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1402(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) submit a report that summarizes the most critical 
        infrastructure needs at land ports of entry to--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate;
                    ``(B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate;
                    ``(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    ``(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    ``(E) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
                House of Representatives.''.
    (e) National Land Border Security Priorities Plan.--Section 604 of 
the Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1403) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Priorities'' after ``Border 
                Security''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Committees'' and all that 
                follows and inserting ``the congressional committees 
                referred to in section 603'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``that the 
        Commissioner determines to be at the greatest risk'' after 
        ``southern border''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``a description'' and 
        inserting ``a summary''.

SEC. 7. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.

    (a) Annual Assessment of Adequacy of Marine Safety Workforce.--
Section 57 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
subsection (e).
    (b) Annual Report on Marine Industry Training Program.--Section 59 
of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (c) Biennial Report on Major Acquisitions Programs.--
            (1) Repeal.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking section 569a.
            (2) Chapter analysis amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
        15 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 569a.
    (d) Annual Report on Minor Construction and Improvement.--Section 
656(d) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Minor Construction and Improvement.--Each fiscal year the 
Secretary may expend from amounts made available for the operating 
expenses of the Coast Guard not more than $1,500,000 for minor 
construction and improvement projects at any location.''.
    (e) Annual Capital Investment Plan.--
            (1) Repeal.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking section 663.
            (2) Chapter analysis amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
        17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 663.
    (f) Annual Report on Conveyance of Property.--
            (1) Repeal.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking section 688.
            (2) Chapter analysis amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
        18 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 688.
    (g) Annual List of Projects to Congress.--
            (1) Repeal.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking section 693.
            (2) Chapter analysis amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
        19 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 693.
    (h) Annual Marine Safety Strategy, Goals, and Performance 
Assessments.--
            (1) Repeal.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking section 2116.
            (2) Chapter analysis amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
        21 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 2116.
    (i) Annual Report on Resource Deficiency for Especially Hazardous 
Cargo.--Section 70103(e)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) Especially hazardous cargo defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `especially hazardous cargo' means 
        anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied 
        natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and any other substance, 
        material, or group or class of material, in a particular amount 
        and form that the Secretary determines by regulation poses a 
        significant risk of creating a transportation security incident 
        while being transported in maritime commerce.''.
    (j) Semi-Annual Report of Expenditures Under the Presidential 
Protection Assistance Act of 1976.--The Presidential Protection 
Assistance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note) is amended by striking 
section 9.
    (k) Repeal of Annual Coast Guard Report on Drug Interdiction.--
Section 103 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (14 U.S.C. 89 
note) is repealed.
    (l) Annual Report on 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) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(b) of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 
        2002 is amended by striking the item relating to section 346.
    (m) Annual Report on Coast Guard Capabilities and Readiness To 
Fulfill National Defense Responsibilities.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 426 of the Maritime Transportation 
        Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 14 U.S.C. 2 note) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(b) of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 
        2002 is amended by striking the item relating to section 426.
    (n) Annual Summary of Fisheries Enforcement Plans.--Section 224 of 
the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 
1861b) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (o) Annual Report on Compliance With Security Standards Established 
Pursuant to Maritime Transportation Security Plans.--Section 809 of the 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
293; 118 Stat. 1088) is amended by striking subsection (i).
    (p) Annual Report on Distant Water Tuna Fleet.--Section 421 of the 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
241; 120 Stat. 548) is amended by striking subsection (e).
    (q) Biennial Updates of Foreign Fishing Incursions Report.--Section 
804 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109-241; 120 Stat. 563) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (r) Combination of Annual Summary of Fisheries Enforcement Plans 
and Biennial Updates on Foreign Fishing Incursion Report.--Section 4 of 
the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-207; 
16 U.S.C. 1828 note) is amended by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 8. OIL TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Elimination of Annual Report on Uses of the Oil Pollution 
Fund.--Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712) 
is amended by striking subsection (l).
    (b) Elimination of Biennial Report on Oil Pollution Research and 
Development Program.--Section 7002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2761) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
    (c) Elimination of Annual Update on Liability Limit Report.--
Section 603(c) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 
2006 (33 U.S.C. 2704 note; Public Law 109-241) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3).
    (d) Recommendations on Tug Escorts for Laden Oil Tankers.--Section 
711(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-
281; 124 Stat. 2986) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (e) Risk Assessment of Transporting Canadian Oil Sands.--
            (1) Repeal.--The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 
        Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 126 Stat. 1585) is amended by 
        striking section 722.
            (2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(b) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act 
        of 2012 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
        722.

SEC. 9. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERALLY ASSISTED UNITS UNDER 
              LEASE AND PER-UNIT COST.

    (a) Public Law 108-7.--Section 217 of title II of division K of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is 
repealed.
    (b) Public Law 108-199.--Section 213 of title II of division G of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is 
repealed.
    (c) Public Law 108-447.--Section 214 of title II of division I of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is 
repealed.
    (d) Public Law 109-115.--Section 314 of title III of division A of 
the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is repealed.
    (e) Public Law 110-161.--Section 211 of title II of division K of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) is 
repealed.

SEC. 10. TRADE.

    (a) Elimination of Report on Labor Obligations Under Dominican 
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403 of the Dominican Republic-
        Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
        Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4111) is amended to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 403. PERIODIC MEETINGS OF SECRETARY OF LABOR WITH LABOR 
              MINISTERS OF CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES.

    ``The Secretary of Labor should take the necessary steps to meet 
periodically with the labor ministers of the CAFTA-DR countries to 
discuss--
            ``(1) the operation of the labor provisions of the 
        Agreement;
            ``(2) progress on the commitments made by the CAFTA-DR 
        countries to implement the recommendations contained in the 
        White Paper;
            ``(3) the work of the International Labor Organization in 
        the CAFTA-DR countries, and other cooperative efforts, to 
        afford to workers internationally recognized worker rights; and
            ``(4) such other matters as the Secretary of Labor and the 
        labor ministers consider appropriate.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the 
        Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 
        Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 403 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 403. Periodic meetings of Secretary of Labor with labor 
                            ministers of CAFTA-DR countries.''.
    (b) Elimination of Requirement for Printed Copy of Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States.--Section 1207 of the Omnibus 
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3007) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in the form of printed 
        copy'' and all that follows and inserting ``in the form of 
        electronic media.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``, in whatever 
        format,''.

SEC. 11. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Semi-Annual Report on Policy Towards Burma.--Section 570 of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-166) is 
amended by striking subsection (d).
    (b) Annual Report on United Nations Policy on Israel and the 
Palestinians.--Section 721 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg 
Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 
(as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113 and 
contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-462) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``At the time of the 
        submission of each annual report under subsection (c),'' and 
        inserting ``Not less frequently than once each year''.
    (c) Annual Report on United States-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue 
Meetings.--Section 702 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is 
repealed.
    (d) Supplemental Appropriations Reports.--Section 2104 of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13) is repealed.

SEC. 12. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) Accounts Subject to Audit by the Comptroller General.--Section 
3524 of title 31, United States Code is amended by striking subsection 
(b).
    (b) Semi-Annual Report on Waivers of the Prohibition on Government 
Contractors Conducing Business Operations in Sudan.--Section 6(c)(2) of 
the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Reporting requirement.--The Administrator for Federal 
        Procurement Policy shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a report on each request for a waiver 
        under paragraph (1) received by the President.''.
    (c) Annual Estimate of Harbor Maintenance Needs.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 1537 of the Moving Ahead for Progress 
        in the 21st Century Act (33 U.S.C. 2238a) is repealed.
            (2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(c) of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
        Century Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 
        1537.
    (d) Quarterly Reporting of Unobligated Funds.--Section 618 of 
division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 
113-76; 128 Stat. 228) is repealed.

SEC. 13. TRAVEL COSTS.

    Section 5707(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``, and shall report 
        the results of such investigations to Congress at least once a 
        year'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (C);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``subparagraph (C) of this paragraph'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Not later than 5 working days after the date on which the 
Administrator makes a cost determination required under paragraph 
(2)(B), the Administrator shall--
            ``(A) submit to Congress a report that includes--
                    ``(i) the results of the investigations conducted 
                under paragraph (1) during the previous year; and
                    ``(ii) the specific figures determined by the 
                Administrator under paragraph (2)(B); and
            ``(B) publish the specific figures determined by the 
        Administrator under paragraph (2)(B) in the Federal 
        Register.''.

SEC. 14. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Repeal of Annual National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Reports on Whistleblower Concerns.--Section 30502 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).
    (b) Modification of Frequency of Submittal of National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration Reports on Coordination With National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration.--Section 60505(b) of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``each year'' and inserting ``every other 
        year''; and
            (2) by striking ``during the fiscal year'' and inserting 
        ``during the 2 fiscal years''.
    (c) Repeal of Requirement for Updates on National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Strategy on Minimizing Job Losses During the 
Transition From the Space Shuttle.--Title III of the Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (division B of 
Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1917) is amended in the sixth paragraph 
under the heading ``administrative provisions'' (51 U.S.C. 70501 note) 
by striking the last sentence.
    (d) Repeal of Report on National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Survey of Astronaut Health Care.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 31302 of title 51, United States Code, 
        is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 313 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 31302.

SEC. 15. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction.--
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 14(a) of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-4(a)) are 
repealed.
    (b) Evaluations Under the National Science Foundation.--Section 
19(a)(3) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 1862n-8(a)(3)) is repealed.
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