[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2073 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]
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In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
May 6, 2024.
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2073) entitled ``An Act
to amend title 31, United States Code, to require agencies to include a
list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget
justifications, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate Useless Reports Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. SUNSETS FOR AGENCY REPORTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1125 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Budget justification materials.--The term `budget
justification materials' has the meaning given the term in
section 3(b)(2) of the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 109-
282).
``(2) Plan or report.--The term `plan or report' means any
plan or report submitted to Congress, any committee of
Congress, or subcommittee thereof, by not less than 1 agency--
``(A) in accordance with Federal law; or
``(B) at the direction or request of a
congressional report.
``(3) Recurring plan or report.--The term `recurring plan
or report' means a plan or report submitted on a recurring
basis.
``(4) Relevant congressional committee.--The term `relevant
congressional committee'--
``(A) means a congressional committee to which a
recurring plan or report is required to be submitted;
and
``(B) does not include any plan or report that is
required to be submitted solely to the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives or the
Senate.
``(b) Agency Identification of Unnecessary Reports.--
``(1) In general.--The head of each agency shall include in
the budget justification materials of the agency the following:
``(A) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
following:
``(i) A list of each recurring plan or
report submitted by the agency.
``(ii) An identification of whether the
recurring plan or report listed in clause (i)
was included in the most recent report issued
by the Clerk of the House of Representatives
concerning the reports that any agency is
required by law or directed or requested by a
committee report to make to Congress, any
committee of Congress, or subcommittee thereof.
``(iii) If applicable, the unique
alphanumeric identifier for the recurring plan
or report as required by section
7243(b)(1)(C)(vii) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
``(iv) The identification of any recurring
plan or report the head of the agency
determines to be outdated or duplicative.
``(B) With respect to each recurring plan or report
identified in subparagraph (A)(iv), the following:
``(i) A recommendation on whether to
sunset, modify, consolidate, or reduce the
frequency of the submission of the recurring
plan or report.
``(ii) A citation to each provision of law
or directive or request in a congressional
report that requires or requests the submission
of the recurring plan or report.
``(iii) A list of the relevant
congressional committees for the recurring plan
or report.
``(C) A justification explaining, with respect to
each recommendation described in subparagraph (B)(i)
relating to a recurring plan or report--
``(i) why the head of the agency made the
recommendation, which may include an estimate
of the resources expended by the agency to
prepare and submit the recurring plan or
report; and
``(ii) the understanding of the head of the
agency of the purpose of the recurring plan or
report.
``(2) Agency consultation.--
``(A) In general.--In preparing the list required
under paragraph (1)(A), if, in submitting a recurring
plan or report, an agency is required to coordinate or
consult with another agency or entity, the head of the
agency submitting the recurring plan or report shall
consult with the head of each agency or entity with
whom consultation or coordination is required.
``(B) Inclusion in list.--If, after a consultation
under subparagraph (A), the head of each agency or
entity consulted under that subparagraph agrees that a
recurring plan or report is outdated or duplicative,
the head of the agency required to submit the recurring
plan or report shall--
``(i) include the recurring plan or report
in the list described in paragraph (1)(A); and
``(ii) identify each agency or entity with
which the head of the agency is required to
coordinate or consult in submitting the
recurring plan or report.
``(C) Disagreement.--If the head of any agency or
entity consulted under subparagraph (A) does not agree
that a recurring plan or report is outdated or
duplicative, the head of the agency required to submit
the recurring plan or report shall not include the
recurring plan or report in the list described in
paragraph (1)(A).
``(3) Government-wide or multi-agency plan and report
submissions.--With respect to a recurring plan or report
required to be submitted by not less than 2 agencies, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
``(A) determine whether the requirement to submit
the recurring plan or report is outdated or
duplicative; and
``(B) make recommendations to Congress accordingly.
``(4) Plan and report submissions conformity to the access
to congressionally mandated reports act.--With respect to an
agency recommendation, citation, or justification made under
subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) or a recommendation by
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under
paragraph (3), the agency or Director, as applicable, shall
also provide this information to the Director of the Government
Publishing Office in conformity with the agency submission
requirements under section 7244(a) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263; chapter 41 of title 44 note) in conformity with
guidance issued by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget under section 7244(b) of such Act.
``(c) Rule of Construction on Agency Requirements.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to exempt the head of an agency from a
requirement to submit a recurring plan or report.''; and
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking ``in
the budget of the United States Government, as provided by
section 1105(a)(37)'' and inserting ``in the budget
justification materials of each agency''.
(b) Budget Contents.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (39).
(c) Conformity to the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports
Act.--
(1) Amendment.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 7244 of
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; chapter 41 of title 44,
United States Code, note), are amended to read as follows:
``(a) Submission of Electronic Copies of Reports.--Not earlier than
30 days or later than 60 days after the date on which a congressionally
mandated report is submitted to either House of Congress or to any
committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof, the head of the Federal
agency submitting the congressionally mandated report shall submit to
the Director the information required under subparagraphs (A) through
(D) of section 7243(b)(1) with respect to the congressionally mandated
report. Notwithstanding section 7246, nothing in this subtitle shall
relieve a Federal agency of any other requirement to publish the
congressionally mandated report on the online portal of the Federal
agency or otherwise submit the congressionally mandated report to
Congress or specific committees of Congress, or subcommittees thereof.
``(b) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this subsection and periodically thereafter as
appropriate, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the Director, shall issue guidance to agencies on the
implementation of this subtitle as well as the requirements of section
1125(b) of title 31, United States Code.''.
(2) Updated omb guidance.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall issue updated guidance to
agencies to ensure that the requirements under subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1125 of title 31, United States Code, as
amended by this Act, for agency submissions of recommendations
and justifications for plans and reports to sunset, modify,
consolidate, or reduce the frequency of the submission of are
also submitted as a separate attachment in conformity with the
agency submission requirements of electronic copies of reports
submitted by agencies under section 7244(a) of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263; chapter 41 of title 44, United States
Code, note) for publication on the online portal established
under section 7243 of such Act.
Attest:
Clerk.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2073
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