[Analytical Perspectives]
[Unnecessary or Wasteful Reports to Congress]
[22. Unnecessary or Wasteful Reports to Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                         UNNECESSARY OR WASTEFUL

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            22.  UNNECESSARY OR WASTEFUL REPORTS TO CONGRESS

  Pursuant to Section 3003(b) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
Sunset Act of 1995, and continuing on the progress made in the 
Congressional Reports Elimination Acts of 1980, 1982, and 1986, the 
President included in the 1997 Budget a list of over 400 unnecessary or 
wasteful reports (Table 23-1, Analytical Perspectives). In November of 
1997, Senators McCain and Levin introduced S. 1364, the Federal Reports 
Elimination Act of 1997, which would eliminate many of the reports 
recommended for elimination in the 1997 Budget. The Administration 
strongly supports passage of S. 1364 and we expect to work with the 
House to introduce a similar bill that we can enact this year.
  This initiative carries forward the President's commitment to 
streamline government and reduce unnecessary and burdensome paperwork. 
Accordingly, once legislation is signed into law eliminating and 
modifying the reports listed in the 1997 Budget, the President will 
identify additional obsolete or wasteful reports that should be 
eliminated or modified.