[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H12212-H12232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION AND SUNSET ACT OF 1995

  The Clerk called the Senate bill (S. 790) to provide for the 
modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements.
  The Clerk read the bill, as follows:

                                 S. 790

       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 ``Federal Reports Elimination 
     and Sunset Act of 1995''.

     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--DEPARTMENTS

                 Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture

Sec. 1011. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1012. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle B--Department of Commerce

Sec. 1021. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1022. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle C--Department of Defense

Sec. 1031. Reports eliminated.

                  Subtitle D--Department of Education

Sec. 1041. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1042. Reports modified.

                    Subtitle E--Department of Energy

Sec. 1051. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1052. Reports modified.

          Subtitle F--Department of Health and Human Services

Sec. 1061. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1062. Reports modified.

        Subtitle G--Department of Housing and Urban Development

Sec. 1071. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1072. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle H--Department of the Interior

Sec. 1081. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1082. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle I--Department of Justice

Sec. 1091. Reports eliminated.

                    Subtitle J--Department of Labor

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1102. Reports modified.

                    Subtitle K--Department of State

Sec. 1111. Reports eliminated.

                Subtitle L--Department of Transportation

Sec. 1121. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1122. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle M--Department of the Treasury

Sec. 1131. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1132. Reports modified.

               Subtitle N--Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 1141. Reports eliminated.

                     TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                           Subtitle A--Action

Sec. 2011. Reports eliminated.

              Subtitle B--Environmental Protection Agency

Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.

          Subtitle C--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Sec. 2031. Reports modified.

              Subtitle D--Federal Aviation Administration

Sec. 2041. Reports eliminated.

             Subtitle E--Federal Communications Commission

Sec. 2051. Reports eliminated.

           Subtitle F--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Sec. 2061. Reports eliminated.

            Subtitle G--Federal Emergency Management Agency

Sec. 2071. Reports eliminated.

         Subtitle H--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Sec. 2081. Reports eliminated.

              Subtitle I--General Services Administration

Sec. 2091. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle J--Interstate Commerce Commission

Sec. 2101. Reports eliminated.

                 Subtitle K--Legal Services Corporation

Sec. 2111. Reports modified.

       Subtitle L--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Sec. 2121. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle M--National Council on Disability

Sec. 2131. Reports eliminated.

                Subtitle N--National Science Foundation

Sec. 2141. Reports eliminated.

            Subtitle O--National Transportation Safety Board

Sec. 2151. Reports modified.

           Subtitle P--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Sec. 2161. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle Q--Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Sec. 2171. Reports modified.

               Subtitle R--Office of Personnel Management

Sec. 2181. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 2182. Reports modified.

                Subtitle S--Office of Thrift Supervision

Sec. 2191. Reports modified.

                  Subtitle T--Panama Canal Commission

Sec. 2201. Reports eliminated.

                       Subtitle U--Postal Service

Sec. 2211. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle V--Railroad Retirement Board

Sec. 2221. Reports modified.

        Subtitle W--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

Sec. 2231. Reports modified.

              Subtitle X--United States Information Agency

Sec. 2241. Reports eliminated.

           TITLE III--REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Sec. 3001. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 3002. Reports modified.
Sec. 3003. Termination of reporting requirements.
                          TITLE I--DEPARTMENTS
                 Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture

     SEC. 1011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Monitoring and Evaluation.--Section 1246 of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3846) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Return on Assets.--Section 2512 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     1421b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Improving'' and 
     all that follows through ``Forecasts.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (c) Report on Farm Value of Agricultural Products.--Section 
     2513 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421c) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Origin of Exports of Peanuts.--Section 1558 
     of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     (7 U.S.C. 958) is repealed and sections 1559 and 1560 of such 
     Act are redesignated as sections 1558 and 1559, respectively.

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       (e) Report on Reporting of Importing Fees.--Section 407 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as 
     subsections (b) through (g), respectively.
       (f) Report on Agricultural Information Exchange With 
     Ireland.--Section 1420 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1551) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (g) Report on Potato Inspection.--Section 1704 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 499n note) 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (h) Report on Transportation of Fertilizer and Agricultural 
     Chemicals.--Section 2517 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 
     Stat. 4077) is repealed and sections 2518 and 2519 of such 
     Act are redesignated as sections 2517 and 2518, respectively.
       (i) Report on Uniform End-Use Value Tests.--Section 307 of 
     the Futures Trading Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-641; 7 U.S.C. 
     76 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (j) Report on Project Areas With High Food Stamp Payment 
     Error Rates.--Section 16(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2025(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (k) Report on Effect of EFAP Displacement on Commercial 
     Sales.--Section 203C(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
     of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (l) Report on WIC Expenditures and Participation Levels.--
     Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(m)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively.
       (m) Report on WIC Migrant Services.--Section 17 of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by 
     striking subsection (j).
       (n) Report on Demonstrations Involving Innovative Housing 
     Units.--Section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1476(b)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (o) Report on Land Exchanges in Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area.--Section 9(d)(3) of the Columbia River 
     Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (p) Report on Income and Expenditures of Certain Land 
     Acquisitions.--Section 2(e) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 
     3382) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (q) Report on Special Area Designations.--Section 1506 of 
     the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3415) is 
     repealed and sections 1507, 1508, 1509, and 1511 of such Act 
     are redesignated as sections 1506, 1507, 1508, and 1509, 
     respectively.
       (r) Report on Evaluation of Special Area Designations.--
     Section 1510 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
     U.S.C. 3419) is repealed.
       (s) Report on Agricultural Practices and Water Resources 
     Database Development.--Section 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5505) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Repository.--''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (t) Report on Plant Genome Mapping.--Section 1671 of the 
     Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5924) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (u) Report on Appraisal of Proposed Budget for Food and 
     Agricultural Sciences.--Section 1408(g) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (v) Report on Economic Impact of Animal Damage on 
     Aquaculture Industry.--Section 1475(e) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
       (w) Report on Awards Made by the National Research 
     Initiative and Special Grants.--Section 2 of the Act of 
     August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i), is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (x) Report on Payments Made Under Research Facilities 
     Act.--Section 8 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
     390i) is repealed.
       (y) Report on Financial Audit Reviews of States With High 
     Food Stamp Participation.--The first sentence of section 
     11(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is 
     amended by striking ``, and shall, upon completion of the 
     audit, provide a report to Congress of its findings and 
     recommendations within one hundred and eighty days''.
       (z) Report on Rural Telephone Bank.--Section 408(b)(3) of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (I) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).

     SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Animal Welfare Enforcement.--The first 
     sentence of section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2155) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) the information and recommendations described in 
     section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 
     1830).''.
       (b) Report on Horse Protection Enforcement.--Section 11 of 
     the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830) is amended 
     by striking ``On or before the expiration of thirty calendar 
     months following the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
     twelve calendar months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Congress a report upon'' and inserting the following: 
     ``As part of the report submitted by the Secretary under 
     section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155), the 
     Secretary shall include information on''.
       (c) Report on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fund.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     status of the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection fund more 
     frequently than annually.
       (d) Report on Estimated Expenditures Under Food Stamp 
     Program.--The third sentence of section 18(a)(1) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``by the fifteenth day of each month'' and 
     inserting ``for each quarter or other appropriate period''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``the second preceding month's 
     expenditure'' and inserting ``the expenditure for the quarter 
     or other period''.
       (e) Report on Priorities for Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching.--Section 1407(f)(1) of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3122(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Annual report'' 
     and inserting ``Report''; and
       (2) by striking ``Not later than June 30 of each year'' and 
     inserting ``At such times as the Joint Council determines 
     appropriate''.
       (f) 5-Year Plan for Food and Agricultural Sciences.--
     Section 1407(f)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     3122(f)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (g) Report on Examination of Federally Supported 
     Agricultural Research and Extension Programs.--Section 
     1408(g)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``may provide'' before ``a written 
     report''.
       (h) Report on Effects of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural 
     Land.--Section 5(b) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment 
     Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3504(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) An analysis and determination shall be made, and a 
     report on the Secretary's findings and conclusions regarding 
     such analysis and determination under subsection (a) shall be 
     transmitted within 90 days after the end of each of the 
     following periods:
       ``(1) The period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 and 
     ending on December 31, 1995.
       ``(2) Each 10-year period thereafter.''.
                   Subtitle B--Department of Commerce

     SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Voting Registration.--Section 207 of the 
     Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-5) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Estimate of Special Agricultural Workers.--
     Section 210A(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1161(b)(3)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Long Range Plan for Public Broadcasting.--
     Section 393A(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     393a(b)) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Status, Activities, and Effectiveness of 
     United States Commercial Centers in Asia, Latin America, and 
     Africa and Program Recommendations.--Section 401(j) of the 
     Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is 
     repealed.
       (e) Report on Kuwait Reconstruction Contracts.--Section 
     606(f) of the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental 
     Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991 is repealed.
       (f) Report on United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement.--
     Section 409(a)(3)(B) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The United States members of the working group 
     established under article 1907 of the Agreement shall consult 
     regularly with the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and advisory committees established under section 135 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 regarding--
       ``(A) the issues being considered by the working group; and
       ``(B) as appropriate, the objectives and strategy of the 
     United States in the negotiations.''.
       (g) Report on Establishment of American Business Centers 
     and on Activities of the Independent States Business and 
     Agriculture Advisory Council.--Section 305 of the Freedom for 
     Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets Support Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5825) is repealed.

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       (h) Report on Fisherman's Contingency Fund Report.--Section 
     406 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 
     1978 (43 U.S.C. 1846) is repealed.
       (i) Report on User Fees on Shippers.--Section 208 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2236) is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking subsection (b); and
       (2) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

     SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Federal Trade Promotion Strategic Plan.--
     Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4727(f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Report to the Congress.--The chairperson of the TPCC 
     shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, not later 
     than September 30, 1995, and annually thereafter, a report 
     describing--
       ``(1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the implementation of such plan, and any 
     revisions thereto; and
       ``(2) the implementation of sections 303 and 304 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning 
     funding for export promotion activities and the interagency 
     working groups on energy of the TPCC.''.
       (b) Report on Export Policy.--Section 2314(b)(1) of the 
     Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking out ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking out the period and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(G) the status, activities, and effectiveness of the 
     United States commercial centers established under section 
     401 of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 
     4723a);
       ``(H) the implementation of sections 301 and 302 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and 5822) concerning 
     American Business Centers and the Independent States Business 
     and Agriculture Advisory Council;
       ``(I) the programs of other industrialized nations to 
     assist their companies with their efforts to transact 
     business in the independent states of the former Soviet 
     Union; and
       ``(J) the trading practices of other Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development nations, as well as the 
     pricing practices of transitional economies in the 
     independent states, that may disadvantage United States 
     companies.''.
                   Subtitle C--Department of Defense

     SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Sematech.--Section 274 of The National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
     (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 1071) is amended--
       (1) in section 6 by striking out the item relating to 
     section 274; and
       (2) by striking out section 274.
       (b) Report on Review of Documentation in Support of Waivers 
     for People Engaged in Acquisition Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1208 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment to table of contents.--Section 2(b) 
     of such Act is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 1208.
                  Subtitle D--Department of Education

     SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Personnel Reduction and Annual Limitations.--
     Subsection (a) of section 403 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3463(a)) is amended in paragraph 
     (2), by striking all beginning with ``and shall,'' through 
     the end thereof and inserting a period.
       (b) Report on Supported Employment Activities.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 777a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (c) Report on the Client Assistance Program.--Subsection 
     (g) of section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``such report or for any 
     other'' and inserting ``any''.
       (d) Report on the Summary of Local Evaluations of Community 
     Education Employment Centers.--Section 370 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2396h) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``AND REPORT'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Local 
     Evaluation.--''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (e) Report on the Administration of the Vocational 
     Education Act of 1917.--Section 18 of the Vocational 
     Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C. 28) is repealed.
       (f) Report by the Interdepartmental Task Force on 
     Coordinating Vocational Education and Related Programs.--
     Subsection (d) of section 4 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (20 
     U.S.C. 2303(d)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on the Evaluation of the Gateway Grants 
     Program.--Subparagraph (B) of section 322(a)(3) of the Adult 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``and report the results of such evaluation to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate''.
       (h) Report on the Bilingual Vocational Training Program.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 441(e) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2441(e)(3)) is amended by striking the last sentence thereof.
       (i) Report on Annual Upward Mobility Program Activity.--
     Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 
     107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by striking ``and annually submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on 
     such evaluations,''.

     SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the Condition of Bilingual Education in the 
     Nation.--Section 6213 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. 
     Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement 
     Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 3303 note) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``REPORT ON'' and 
     inserting ``INFORMATION REGARDING''; and
       (2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall collect data for program 
     management and accountability purposes regarding--''.
       (b) Report to Congress on the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act.--Subsection (b) of section 724 of the Stewart 
     B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434(b)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (4) and the first paragraph (5) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to 
     the appropriate committees of the Congress at the end of 
     every other fiscal year. Such report shall--
       ``(A) evaluate the programs and activities assisted under 
     this part; and
       ``(B) contain the information received from the States 
     pursuant to section 722(d)(3).''.
       (c) Report To Give Notice to Congress.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 482 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1089(d)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``the items specified 
     in the calendar have been completed and provide all relevant 
     forms, rules, and instructions with such notice'' and 
     inserting ``a deadline included in the calendar described in 
     subsection (a) is not met''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Annual Report on Activities Under the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973.--Section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended by striking ``twenty'' and 
     inserting ``eighty''.
       (e) Report to the Congress Regarding Rehabilitation 
     Training Programs.--The second sentence of section 302(c) of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 774(c)) is amended 
     by striking ``simultaneously with the budget submission for 
     the succeeding fiscal year for the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration'' and inserting ``by September 30 of each 
     fiscal year''.
       (f) Annual Audit of Student Loan Insurance Fund.--Section 
     432(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1082(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Financial Operations Responsibilities.--The Secretary 
     shall, with respect to the financial operations arising by 
     reason of this part prepare annually and submit a budget 
     program as provided for wholly owned Government corporations 
     by chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code. The 
     transactions of the Secretary, including the settlement of 
     insurance claims and of claims for payments pursuant to 
     section 1078 of this title, and transactions related thereto 
     and vouchers approved by the Secretary in connection with 
     such transactions, shall be final and conclusive upon all 
     accounting and other officers of the Government.''.
                    Subtitle E--Department of Energy

     SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Performance and Disposal of Alternative 
     Fueled Heavy Duty Vehicles.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 400AA(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3), 6374(b)(4)) are repealed.
       (b) Report on Wind Energy Systems.--Section 9(a)(3) of the 
     Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9208(a)(3)) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Report on Comprehensive Program Management Plan for 
     Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.--Section 3(d) of the Ocean 
     Thermal Energy Conversion Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act (42 U.S.C. 9002(d)) is repealed.
       (d) Reports on Subseabed Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and 
     High-Level Radioactive Waste.--Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of 
     section 224 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
     U.S.C. 10204(a), 10204(b)(5)) are repealed.
       (e) Report on Fuel Use Act.--Sections 711(c)(2) and 806 of 
     the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
     8421(c)(2), 8482) are repealed.
       (f) Report on Test Program of Storage of Refined Petroleum 
     Products Within the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--Section 
     160(g)(7) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6240(g)(7)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves 
     Production.--Section 7434 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.

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       (h) Report on Effects of Presidential Message Establishing 
     a Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy on Nuclear Research and 
     Development Cooperative Agreements.--Section 203 of the 
     Department of Energy Act of 1978--Civilian Applications (22 
     U.S.C. 2429 note) is repealed.
       (i) Report on Written Agreements Regarding Nuclear Waste 
     Repository Sites.--Section 117(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10137(c)) is amended by striking the 
     following: ``If such written agreement is not completed prior 
     to the expiration of such period, the Secretary shall report 
     to the Congress in writing not later than 30 days after the 
     expiration of such period on the status of negotiations to 
     develop such agreement and the reasons why such agreement has 
     not been completed. Prior to submission of such report to the 
     Congress, the Secretary shall transmit such report to the 
     Governor of such State or the governing body of such affected 
     Indian tribe, as the case may be, for their review and 
     comments. Such comments shall be included in such report 
     prior to submission to the Congress.''.
       (j) Quarterly Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserves.--
     Section 165(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6245(b)) is repealed.
       (k) Report on the Department of Energy.--The Federal Energy 
     Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790d), is amended by 
     striking out section 55.
       (l) Report on Current Status of Comprehensive Management 
     for Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration.--Section 8(c) of the Nuclear Safety Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9707(c)) is repealed.
       (m) Report on Activities of the Geothermal Energy 
     Coordination and Management Project.--Section 302(a) of the 
     Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C. 1162(a)) is repealed.
       (n) Report on Activities Under the Magnetic Fusion Energy 
     Engineering Act of 1980.--Section 12 of the Magnetic Fusion 
     Energy Engineering Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9311) is repealed.
       (o) Report on Activities Under the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 
     1976.--Section 14 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (15 
     U.S.C. 2513) is repealed.
       (p) Report on Activities Under the Methane Transportation 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980.--
     Section 9 of the Methane Transportation Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3808) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Reports on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy 
     Efficiency and Industrial Insulation Audit Guidelines.--
       (1) Section 132(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended--
       (A) in the language preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, and annually 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``Not later than October 24, 1995, 
     and biennially thereafter'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) the information required under section 133(c).''.
       (2) Section 133(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking, ``October 24, 1992'' and inserting 
     ``October 24, 1995''; and
       (B) by inserting ``as part of the report required under 
     section 132(d),'' after ``and biennially thereafter,''.
       (b) Report on Agency Requests for Waiver From Federal 
     Energy Management Requirements.--Section 543(b)(2) of the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
     8253(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, as part of the report required under 
     section 548(b),'' after ``the Secretary shall''; and
       (2) by striking ``promptly''.
       (c) Report on the Progress, Status, Activities, and Results 
     of Programs Regarding the Procurement and Identification of 
     Energy Efficient Products.--Section 161(d) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``of each year thereafter,''; and inserting 
     ``thereafter as part of the report required under section 
     548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act,''.
       (d) Report on the Federal Government Energy Management 
     Program.--Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) the information required under section 543(b)(2); 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the information required under section 161(d) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992.''.
       (e) Report on Alternative Fuel Use by Selected Federal 
     Vehicles.--Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``and annually thereafter''.
       (f) Report on the Operation of State Energy Conservation 
     Plans.--Section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(c)) is amended by striking ``report 
     annually'' and inserting ``, as part of the report required 
     under section 657 of the Department of Energy Organization 
     Act, report''.
       (g) Report on the Department of Energy.--Section 657 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is 
     amended by inserting after ``section 15 of the Federal Energy 
     Administration Act of 1974,'' the following: ``section 365(c) 
     of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, section 304(c) of 
     the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982,''.
       (h) Report on Cost-Effective Ways To Increase Hydropower 
     Production at Federal Water Facilities.--Section 2404 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of the Army,'' and inserting ``The Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with 
     the Secretary,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary 
     of the Army,''.
       (i) Report on Progress Meeting Fusion Energy Program 
     Objectives.--Section 2114(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13474(c)(5)) is amended by striking out the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``The President 
     shall include in the budget submitted to the Congress each 
     year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a 
     report prepared by the Secretary describing the progress made 
     in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and schedules 
     established in the management plan.''.
       (j) Report on High-Performance Computing Activities.--
     Section 203(d) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
     (15 U.S.C. 5523(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and thereafter as part of the 
     report required under section 101(a)(3)(A), the Secretary of 
     Energy shall report on activities taken to carry out this 
     Act.''.
       (k) Report on National High-Performance Computing 
     Program.--Section 101(a)(4) of the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) include the report of the Secretary of Energy 
     required by section 203(d); and''.
       (l) Report on Nuclear Waste Disposal Program.--Section 
     304(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
     10224(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Audit by GAO.--If requested by either House of the 
     Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered 
     necessary by the Comptroller General, the General Accounting 
     Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with 
     such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. 
     The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, 
     records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the 
     Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the 
     preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall 
     submit a report on the results of each audit conducted under 
     this section.''.
          Subtitle F--Department of Health and Human Services

     SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on the Effects of Toxic Substances.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 27 of the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2626(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Compliance With the Consumer-Patient 
     Radiation Health and Safety Act.--Subsection (d) of section 
     981 of the Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act 
     of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 10006(d)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Evaluation of Title VIII Programs.--Section 
     859 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298b-6) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Report on Model System for Payment for Outpatient 
     Hospital Services.--Paragraph (6) of section 1135(d) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(d)(6)) is repealed.
       (e) Report on Medicare Treatment of Uncompensated Care.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 603(a) of the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Program To Assist Homeless Individuals.--
     Subsection (d) of section 9117 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1383 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report of the Surgeon General.--Section 239 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h) is amended to read 
     as follows:


                           ``biannual report

       ``Sec. 239. The Surgeon General shall transmit to the 
     Secretary, for submission to the Congress, on January 1, 
     1995, and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a full 
     report of the administration of the functions of the Service 
     under this Act, including a detailed statement of receipts 
     and disbursements.''.

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       (b) Report on Health Service Research Activities.--
     Subsection (b) of section 494A of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 289c-1(b)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 1993, and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``December 
     30, 1993, and each December 30 thereafter''.
       (c) Report on Family Planning.--Section 1009(a) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a-7(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``each fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1995, and each second fiscal year thereafter,''.
       (d) Report on the Status of Health Information and Health 
     Promotion.--Section 1705(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300u-4) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking out ``annually'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``biannually''.
        Subtitle G--Department of Housing and Urban Development

     SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Public Housing Homeownership and Management 
     Opportunities.--Section 21(f) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437s(f)) is repealed.
       (b) Interim Report on Public Housing Mixed Income New 
     Communities Strategy Demonstration.--Section 522(k)(1) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note) is repealed.
       (c) Biennial Report on Interstate Land Sales Registration 
     Program.--Section 1421 of the Interstate Land Sales Full 
     Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1719a) is repealed.
       (d) Quarterly Report on Activities Under the Fair Housing 
     Initiatives Program.--Section 561(e)(2) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(e)(2)) is 
     repealed.
       (e) Collection of and Annual Report on Racial and Ethnic 
     Data.--Section 562 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3608a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and''; and
       (ii) by striking ``each'', the first place it appears; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``involved''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``each''.

     SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Homeownership of Multifamily Units Program.--
     Section 431 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12880) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``ANNUAL''; and
       (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall annually'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall no later than December 31, 
     1995,''.
       (b) Triennial Audit of Transactions of National 
     Homeownership Foundation.--Section 107(g)(1) of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701y(g)(1)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Report on Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.--
     Section 2605(h) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
     of 1981 (Public Law 97-35; 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by 
     striking out ``(but not less frequently than every three 
     years),''.
                 Subtitle H--Department of the Interior

     SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Audits in Federal Royalty Management 
     System.--Section 17(j) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     226(j)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Report on Domestic Mining, Minerals, and Mineral 
     Reclamation Industries.--Section 2 of the Mining and Minerals 
     Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a) is amended by striking the 
     last sentence.
       (c) Report on Phase I of the High Plains States Groundwater 
     Demonstration Project.--Section 3(d) of the High Plains 
     States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1983 (43 
     U.S.C. 390g-1(d)) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Reclamation Reform Act Compliance.--Section 
     224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
     390ww(g)) is amended by striking the last 2 sentences.
       (e) Report on Geological Surveys Conducted Outside the 
     Domain of the United States.--Section 2 of Public Law 87-626 
     (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Recreation Use Fees.--Section 4(h) of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     6a(h)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Federal Surplus Real Property Public Benefit 
     Discount Program for Parks and Recreation.--Section 203(o)(1) 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (k) of this section and''.

     SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Levels of the Ogallala Aquifer.--Title III of 
     the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in section 306, by striking ``annually'' and inserting 
     ``biennially''; and
       (2) in section 308, by striking ``intervals of one year'' 
     and inserting ``intervals of 2 years''.
       (b) Report on Effects of Outer Continental Shelf Leasing 
     Activities on Human, Marine, and Coastal Environments.--
     Section 20(e) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1346(e)) is amended by striking ``each fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``every 3 fiscal years''.
                   Subtitle I--Department of Justice

     SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Drug Interdiction Task Force.--Section 
     3301(a)(1)(C) of the National Drug Interdiction Act of 1986 
     (21 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 99-570; 100 Stat. 3207-98) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Report on Equal Access to Justice.--Section 2412(d)(5) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Report on Federal Offender Characteristics.--Section 
     3624(f)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
       (d) Report on Costs of Death Penalty.--The Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4395; 21 U.S.C. 
     848 note) is amended by striking out section 7002.
       (e) Mineral Lands Leasing Act.--Section 8B of the Mineral 
     Lands Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 208-2) is repealed.
       (f) Small Business Act.--Subsection (c) of section 10 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is repealed.
       (g) Energy Policy and Conservation Act.--Section 252(i) of 
     the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``, at least once every 6 months, a 
     report'' and inserting ``, at such intervals as are 
     appropriate based on significant developments and issues, 
     reports''.
       (h) Report on Forfeiture Fund.--Section 524(c) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (7); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.
                    Subtitle J--Department of Labor

     SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Employment 
     Amendments of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the Activities Conducted Under the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938.--Section 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``annually'' and inserting ``biannually''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``preceding year'' and inserting 
     ``preceding two years''.
       (b) Annual Report of the Office of Workers' Compensation.--
       (1) Report on the administration of the longshore and 
     harbor workers' compensation act.--Section 42 of the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 
     942) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``beginning of each'' and all that follows 
     through ``Amendments of 1984'' and inserting ``end of each 
     fiscal year''; and
       (B) by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``Such 
     report shall include the annual reports required under 
     section 426(b) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 
     936(b)) and section 8194 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     shall be identified as the Annual Report of the Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs.''.
       (2) Report on the administration of the black lung benefits 
     program.--Section 426(b) of the ``Black Lung Benefits Act (30 
     U.S.C. 936(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Within'' and all that follows through 
     ``Congress the'' and inserting ``At the end of each fiscal 
     year, the''; and
       (B) by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``Each 
     such report shall be prepared and submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with the requirement with respect to submission 
     under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
       (3) Report on the administration of the federal employees' 
     compensation act.--(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 8152. Annual report

       ``The Secretary of Labor shall, at the end of each fiscal 
     year, prepare a report with respect to the administration of 
     this chapter. Such report shall be submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with the requirement with respect to submission 
     under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 8151 the following:

``8152. Annual report.''.

       (c) Annual Report on the Department of Labor.--Section 9 of 
     an Act entitled ``An Act to create a Department of Labor'', 
     approved March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 560) is amended by striking 
     ``make a report'' and all that follows through ``the 
     department'' and inserting ``prepare and submit to Congress 
     the financial statements of the Department that have been 
     audited''.
                    Subtitle K--Department of State

     SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 8 of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962 (22 U.S.C. 2606) is amended by striking subsection (b), 
     and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
                Subtitle L--Department of Transportation

     SEC. 1121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--Section 20 of 
     the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1519) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Coast Guard Logistics Capabilities Critical 
     to Mission Performance.--Sections 5(a)(2) and 5(b) of the 
     Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1988 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) 
     are repealed.

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       (c) Report on Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control 
     Act of 1987.--Section 2201(a) of the Marine Plastic Pollution 
     Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is 
     amended by striking ``biennially'' and inserting 
     ``triennially''.
       (d) Report on Applied Research and Technology Program.--
     Section 307(e)(11) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (e) Reports on Highway Safety Improvement Programs.--
       (1) Report on railway-highway crossings program.--Section 
     130(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the last 3 sentences.
       (2) Report on hazard elimination program.--Section 152(g) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     last 3 sentences.
       (f) Report on Highway Safety Performance--Fatal and Injury 
     Accident Rates on Public Roads in the United States.--Section 
     207 of the Highway Safety Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note) is 
     repealed.
       (g) Report on Highway Safety Program Standards.--Section 
     402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the fifth sentence.
       (h) Report on Railroad-Highway Demonstration Projects.--
     Section 163(o) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (23 
     U.S.C. 130 note) is repealed.
       (i) Report on Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987.--
     Section 103(b)(2) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     4604(b)(2)) is repealed.
       (j) Report on Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.--Section 
     211 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 
     440) is repealed.
       (k) Report on Railroad Financial Assistance.--Section 
     308(d) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
       (l) Report on Use of Advanced Technology by the Automobile 
     Industry.--Section 305 of the Automotive Propulsion Research 
     and Development Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (m) Report on Obligations.--Section 4(b) of the Federal 
     Transit Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1603(b)) is repealed.
       (n) Report on Suspended Light Rail System Technology Pilot 
     Project.--Section 26(c)(11) of the Federal Transit Act (49 
     U.S.C. App. 1622(c)(11)) is repealed.
       (o) Report on Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation.--Section 10(a) of the Act of May 13, 1954 (68 
     Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33 U.S.C. 989(a)) is repealed.
       (p) Reports on Pipelines on Federal Lands.--Section 
     28(w)(4) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(w)(4)) is 
     repealed.
       (q) Reports on Pipeline Safety.--
       (1) Report on natural gas pipeline safety act of 1968.--
     Section 16(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 
     (49 U.S.C. App. 1683(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``of each year'' and inserting ``of each odd-
     numbered year''.
       (2) Report on hazardous liquid pipeline safety act of 
     1979.--Section 213 of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety 
     Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2012) is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking ``of each year'' and inserting ``of each 
     odd-numbered year''.

     SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.--The 
     quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 
     required to be submitted to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations under House Report 101-892, accompanying 
     the appropriations for the Coast Guard in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, 
     shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and annually 
     thereafter.
       (b) Report on Joint Federal and State Motor Fuel Tax 
     Compliance Project.--Section 1040(d)(1) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30 and''.
       (c) Report on Public Transportation.--Section 308(e)(1) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``January of each even-numbered year'' and inserting ``March 
     1995, March 1996, and March of each odd-numbered year 
     thereafter''.
       (d) Report on Nation's Highways and Bridges.--Section 
     307(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``January 1983, and in January of every second year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``March 1995, March 1996, and 
     March of each odd-numbered year thereafter''.
                 Subtitle M--Department of the Treasury

     SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on the Operation and Status of State and Local 
     Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund.--Paragraph (8) of 
     section 14001(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.
       (b) Report on the Antirecession Provisions of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976.--Section 213 of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.
       (c) Report on the Asbestos Trust Fund.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 5(c) of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 
     1986 (20 U.S.C. 4022(c)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin 
     Act.--Subsection (g) of section 205 of the World Cup USA 1994 
     Commemorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by 
     striking ``month'' and inserting ``calendar quarter''.
       (b) Reports on Various Funds.--Subsection (b) of section 
     321 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and'', and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, fulfill 
     any requirement to issue a report on the financial condition 
     of any fund on the books of the Treasury by including the 
     required information in a consolidated report, except that 
     information with respect to a specific fund shall be 
     separately reported if the Secretary determines that the 
     consolidation of such information would result in an 
     unwarranted delay in the availability of such information.''.
       (c) Report on the James Madison-Bill of Rights 
     Commemorative Coin Act.--Subsection (c) of section 506 of the 
     James Madison-Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act (31 
     U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking out ``month'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``calendar quarter''.
               Subtitle N--Department of Veterans Affairs

     SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Adequacy of Rates for State Home Care.--
     Section 1741 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (b) Report on Loans To Purchase Manufactured Homes.--
     Section 3712 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (c) Report on Compliance With Funded Personnel Coding.--
       (1) Repeal of report requirement.--Section 8110(a)(4) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8110(a)(4) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by--
       (A) redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (C)''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (C)''.
                     TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
                           Subtitle A--Action

     SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
     (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(1)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (II) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''.

              Subtitle B--Environmental Protection Agency

     SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Allocation of Water.--Section 102 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1252) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       (b) Report on Variance Requests.--Section 301(n) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(n)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (8).
       (c) Report on Implementation of Clean Lakes Projects.--
     Section 314(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1324(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (d) Report on Use of Municipal Secondary Effluent and 
     Sludge.--Section 516 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) (as amended by subsection (g)) is 
     further amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (e) Report on Certain Water Quality Standards and 
     Permits.--Section 404 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 
     (Public Law 100-4; 33 U.S.C. 1375 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (f) Report on Class V Wells.--Section 1426 of title XIV of 
     the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-5) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Monitoring 
     Methods.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (g) Report on Sole Source Aquifer Demonstration Program.--
     Section 1427 of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
     (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 
     U.S.C. 300h-6) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively.
       (h) Report on Supply of Safe Drinking Water.--Section 1442 
     of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known 
     as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-6) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       (i) Report on Nonnuclear Energy and Technologies.--Section 
     11 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5910) is repealed.
       (j) Report on Emissions at Coal-Burning Powerplants.--
       (1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use 
     Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is repealed.
       (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. prec. 8301) is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 745.
       (k) 5-Year Plan for Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration.--
       (1) Section 5 of the Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 4361) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Section 4 of the Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4361a) 
     is repealed.
       (3) Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as 
     subsections (c) through (h), respectively.
       (l) Plan on Assistance to States for Radon Programs.--
     Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2665) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
          Subtitle C--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

     SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 705(k)(2)(C) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000e-4(k)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``including'' and inserting ``including information, 
     presented in the aggregate, relating to'';
       (2) in clause (i), by striking ``the identity of each 
     person or entity'' and inserting ``the number of persons and 
     entities'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``such person or entity'' 
     and inserting ``such persons and entities''; and
       (4) in clause (iii)--
       (A) by striking ``fee'' and inserting ``fees''; and
       (B) by striking ``such person or entity'' and inserting 
     ``such persons and entities''.
              Subtitle D--Federal Aviation Administration

     SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 7207(c)(4) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
     (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4428; 49 U.S.C. App. 1354 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``GAO''; and
       (2) by striking out ``the Comptroller General'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Department of Transportation 
     Inspector General''.
             Subtitle E--Federal Communications Commission

     SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report to the Congress Under the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962.--Section 404(c) of the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 744(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Reimbursement for Amateur Examination Expenses.--
     Section 4(f)(4)(J) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J)) is amended by striking out the last 
     sentence.
           Subtitle F--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

     SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 102(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242; 105 
     Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Quarterly reporting.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the end of any calendar quarter in which the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the `Corporation') has any obligations pursuant to section 
     14 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report on the Corporation's compliance at the end of that 
     quarter with section 15(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives. Such a report shall 
     be included in the Comptroller General's audit report for 
     that year, as required by section 17 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.''.
            Subtitle G--Federal Emergency Management Agency

     SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 201(h) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2281(h)) is amended by striking the second 
     proviso.
         Subtitle H--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

     SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Plan described under subchapter 
     III of chapter 84 of title 5, by preparation and transmission 
     of the report described under section 8439(b) of such 
     title.''.
              Subtitle I--General Services Administration

     SEC. 2091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Properties Conveyed for Historic Monuments 
     and Correctional Facilities.--Section 203(o) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     484(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking out 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 
     (3)''.
       (b) Report on Proposed Sale of Surplus Real Property and 
     Report on Negotiated Sales.--Section 203(e)(6) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     484(e)(6)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Properties Conveyed for Wildlife 
     Conservation.--Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the transfer of certain real property for 
     wildlife, or other purposes.'', approved May 19, 1948 (16 
     U.S.C. 667d; 62 Stat. 241) is amended by striking out ``and 
     shall be included in the annual budget transmitted to the 
     Congress''.
               Subtitle J--Interstate Commerce Commission

     SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 10327(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is not 
     sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceedings, 
     the Commission may grant a further extension in an 
     extraordinary situation if a majority of the Commissioners 
     agree to the further extension by public vote.''.
                 Subtitle K--Legal Services Corporation

     SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1009(c)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2996h(c)(2)) is amended by striking out ``The'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Upon request, the''.
       Subtitle L--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

     SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 21(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(g)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     Regional Technology Transfer Centers.--The National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and regional technology 
     transfer centers supported by the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration are authorized and directed to cooperate 
     with small business development centers participating in the 
     program.''.
               Subtitle M--National Council on Disability

     SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 401(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     781(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively.
                Subtitle N--National Science Foundation

     SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Strategic Plan for Science and Engineering Education.--
     Section 107 of the Education for Economic Security Act (20 
     U.S.C. 3917) is repealed.
       (b) Budget Estimate.--Section 14 of the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873) is amended by 
     striking subsection (j).
            Subtitle O--National Transportation Safety Board

     SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 305 of the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 (49 
     U.S.C. 1904) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking out ``; and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by striking out paragraph (4).
           Subtitle P--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

     SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
               Subtitle Q--Nuclear Regulatory Commission

     SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5848) is amended by striking ``each quarter a report 
     listing for that period'' and inserting ``an annual report 
     listing for the previous fiscal year''.
               Subtitle R--Office of Personnel Management

     SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Senior Executive Service.--(1) Section 3135 
     of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3135.
       (b) Report on Performance Awards.--Section 4314(d) of title 
     5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Report on Training Programs.--(1) Section 4113 of title 
     5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4113.
       (d) Report on Prevailing Rate System.--Section 5347(e) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     fourth and fifth sentences.
       (e) Report on Activities of the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board and the Office of Personnel Management.--Section 2304 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a) by striking out ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on District of Columbia Retirement Fund.--
     Section 145 of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act 
     (Public Law 96-122; 93 Stat. 882) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``(1)'';
       (ii) by striking out ``and the Comptroller General shall 
     each'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall''; and
       (iii) by striking out ``each''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking out ``the Comptroller 
     General and'' each place it appears.
       (b) Report on Revolving Fund.--Section 1304(e)(6) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``at least 
     once every three years''.
                Subtitle S--Office of Thrift Supervision

     SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 18(c)(6)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1438(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``annually'';
       (2) by striking out ``audit, settlement,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``settlement''; and
       (3) by striking out ``, and the first audit'' and all that 
     follows through ``enacted''.
                  Subtitle T--Panama Canal Commission

     SEC. 2201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Panama Canal.--Section 1312 of the Panama 
     Canal Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-70; 22 U.S.C. 3722) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1 of such Act is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 1312.
                       Subtitle U--Postal Service

     SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Consumer Education Programs.--Section 4(b) of 
     the mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1983 (39 
     U.S.C. 3001 note; Public Law 98-186; 97 Stat. 1318) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) A summary of the activities carried out under 
     subsection (a) shall be included in the first semiannual 
     report submitted each year as required under section 5 of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
       (b) Report on Investigative Activities.--Section 3013 of 
     title 39, United States Code, is amended in the last sentence 
     by striking out ``the Board shall transmit such report to the 
     Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the information in 
     such report shall be included in the next semiannual report 
     required under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.)''.
                 Subtitle V--Railroad Retirement Board

     SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 502 of the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 
     (45 U.S.C. 231f-1) is amended by striking ``On or before July 
     1, 1985, and each calendar year thereafter'' and inserting 
     ``As part of the annual report required under section 22(a) 
     of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))''.
        Subtitle W--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

     SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 21A(k)(9) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1441a(k)(9)) is amended by striking out ``the end of 
     each calendar quarter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``June 
     30 and December 31 of each calendar year''.
              Subtitle X--United States Information Agency

     SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Notwithstanding section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports otherwise 
     required under such section shall not cover the activities of 
     the United States Information Agency.
           TITLE III--REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

     SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Part-Time Employment.--(1) Section 3407 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3407.
       (b) Budget Information on Consulting Services.--(1) Section 
     1114 of title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to section 1114.
       (c) Semiannual Report on Lobbying.--Section 1352 of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended by--
       (1) striking out subsection (d); and
       (2) redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (d) Reports on Program Fraud and Civil Remedies.--(1) 
     Section 3810 of title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 38 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to section 3810.
       (e) Report on Right to Financial Privacy Act.--Section 1121 
     of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
     3421) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Plans To Convert to the Metric System.--
     Section 12 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
     205j-1) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Technology Utilization and Intellectual 
     Property Rights.--Section 11(f) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(f)) is 
     repealed.
       (h) Report on Extraordinary Contractual Actions To 
     Facilitate the National Defense.--Section 4(a) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize the making, amendment, and 
     modification of contracts to facilitate the national 
     defense'', approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C. 1434(a)), is 
     amended by striking out ``all such actions taken'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``if any such action has been 
     taken''.
       (i) Reports on Detailing Employees.--Section 619 of the 
     Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-393; 106 Stat. 
     1769), is repealed.

     SEC. 3002. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 552b(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(j) Each agency subject to the requirements of this 
     section shall annually report to the Congress regarding the 
     following:
       ``(1) The changes in the policies and procedures of the 
     agency under this section that have occurred during the 
     preceding 1-year period.
       ``(2) A tabulation of the number of meetings held, the 
     exemptions applied to close meetings, and the days of public 
     notice provided to close meetings.
       ``(3) A brief description of litigation or formal 
     complaints concerning the implementation of this section by 
     the agency.
       ``(4) A brief explanation of any changes in law that have 
     affected the responsibilities of the agency under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 3003. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2), each provision of law requiring the submittal to 
     Congress (or any committee of the Congress) of any annual, 
     semiannual, or other regular periodic report specified on the 
     list described under subsection (c) shall cease to be 
     effective, with respect to that requirement, 4 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any report required under--
       (A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); or
       (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-576), including provisions enacted by the amendments made 
     by that Act.
       (b) Identification of Wasteful Reports.--The President 
     shall include in the first annual budget submitted pursuant 
     to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, after the 
     date of enactment of this Act a list of reports that the 
     President has determined are unnecessary or wasteful and the 
     reasons for such determination.
       (c) List of Reports.--The list referred to under subsection 
     (a) is the list prepared by the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives for the first session of the 103d Congress 
     under clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives (House Document No. 103-7).


     amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Clinger

  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, I offer an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The clerk read as follows:

       Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. 
     Clinger:
       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reports Elimination 
     and Sunset Act of 1995''.

     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--DEPARTMENTS

                 Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture

Sec. 1011. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1012. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle B--Department of Commerce

Sec. 1021. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1022. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle C--Department of Defense

Sec. 1031. Reports eliminated.

                  Subtitle D--Department of Education

Sec. 1041. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1042. Reports modified.

                    Subtitle E--Department of Energy

Sec. 1051. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1052. Reports modified.

          Subtitle F--Department of Health and Human Services

Sec. 1061. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1062. Reports modified.

        Subtitle G--Department of Housing and Urban Development

Sec. 1071. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1072. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle H--Department of the Interior

Sec. 1081. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1082. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle I--Department of Justice

Sec. 1091. Reports eliminated.

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                    Subtitle J--Department of Labor

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1102. Reports modified.

                    Subtitle K--Department of State

Sec. 1111. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1112. International narcotics control.

                Subtitle L--Department of Transportation

Sec. 1121. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1122. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle M--Department of the Treasury

Sec. 1131. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1132. Reports modified.

               Subtitle N--Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 1141. Reports eliminated.

                     TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                           Subtitle A--Action

Sec. 2011. Reports eliminated.

              Subtitle B--Environmental Protection Agency

Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.

          Subtitle C--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Sec. 2031. Reports modified.

              Subtitle D--Federal Aviation Administration

Sec. 2041. Reports eliminated.

             Subtitle E--Federal Communications Commission

Sec. 2051. Reports eliminated.

           Subtitle F--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Sec. 2061. Reports eliminated.

            Subtitle G--Federal Emergency Management Agency

Sec. 2071. Reports eliminated.

         Subtitle H--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Sec. 2081. Reports eliminated.

              Subtitle I--General Services Administration

Sec. 2091. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle J--Interstate Commerce Commission

Sec. 2101. Reports eliminated.

                 Subtitle K--Legal Services Corporation

Sec. 2111. Reports modified.

       Subtitle L--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Sec. 2121. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle M--National Council on Disability

Sec. 2131. Reports eliminated.

                Subtitle N--National Science Foundation

Sec. 2141. Reports eliminated.

            Subtitle O--National Transportation Safety Board

Sec. 2151. Reports modified.

           Subtitle P--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Sec. 2161. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle Q--Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Sec. 2171. Reports modified.

               Subtitle R--Office of Personnel Management

Sec. 2181. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 2182. Reports modified.

                Subtitle S--Office of Thrift Supervision

Sec. 2191. Reports modified.

                  Subtitle T--Panama Canal Commission

Sec. 2201. Reports eliminated.

                       Subtitle U--Postal Service

Sec. 2211. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle V--Railroad Retirement Board

Sec. 2221. Reports modified.

        Subtitle W--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

Sec. 2231. Reports modified.

              Subtitle X--United States Information Agency

Sec. 2241. Reports eliminated.

           TITLE III--REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Sec. 3001. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 3002. Reports modified.
Sec. 3003. Termination of reporting requirements.
                          TITLE I--DEPARTMENTS
                 Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture

     SEC. 1011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Monitoring and Evaluation.--Section 1246 of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3846) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Return on Assets.--Section 2512 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     1421b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Improving'' and 
     all that follows through ``Forecasts.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (c) Report on Farm Value of Agricultural Products.--Section 
     2513 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421c) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Origin of Exports of Peanuts.--Section 1558 
     of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     (7 U.S.C. 958) is repealed and sections 1559 and 1560 of such 
     Act are redesignated as sections 1558 and 1559, respectively.
       (e) Report on Reporting of Importing Fees.--Section 407 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as 
     subsections (b) through (g), respectively.
       (f) Report on Agricultural Information Exchange With 
     Ireland.--Section 1420 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1551) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (g) Report on Potato Inspection.--Section 1704 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 499n note) 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (h) Report on Transportation of Fertilizer and Agricultural 
     Chemicals.--Section 2517 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 
     Stat. 4077) is repealed and sections 2518 and 2519 of such 
     Act are redesignated as sections 2517 and 2518, respectively.
       (i) Report on Uniform End-Use Value Tests.--Section 307 of 
     the Futures Trading Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-641; 7 U.S.C. 
     76 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (j) Report on Project Areas With High Food Stamp Payment 
     Error Rates.--Section 16(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2025(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (k) Report on Effect of EFAP Displacement on Commercial 
     Sales.--Section 203C(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
     of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (l) Report on WIC Expenditures and Participation Levels.--
     Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(m)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively.
       (m) Report on Demonstrations Involving Innovative Housing 
     Units.--Section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1476(b)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (n) Report on Land Exchanges in Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area.--Section 9(d)(3) of the Columbia River 
     Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (o) Report on Income and Expenditures of Certain Land 
     Acquisitions.--Section 2(e) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 
     3382) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (p) Report on Special Area Designations.--Section 1506 of 
     the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3415) is 
     repealed and sections 1507, 1508, 1509, and 1511 of such Act 
     are redesignated as sections 1506, 1507, 1508, and 1509, 
     respectively.
       (q) Report on Evaluation of Special Area Designations.--
     Section 1510 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
     U.S.C. 3419) is repealed.
       (r) Report on Agricultural Practices and Water Resources 
     Database Development.--Section 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5505) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Repository.--''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (s) Report on Plant Genome Mapping.--Section 1671 of the 
     Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5924) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (t) Report on Appraisal of Proposed Budget for Food and 
     Agricultural Sciences.--Section 1408(g) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (u) Report on Economic Impact of Animal Damage on 
     Aquaculture Industry.--Section 1475(e) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
       (v) Report on Awards Made by the National Research 
     Initiative and Special Grants.--Section 2 of the Act of 
     August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i), is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (w) Report on Payments Made Under Research Facilities 
     Act.--Section 8 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
     390i) is repealed.
       (x) Report on Financial Audit Reviews of States With High 
     Food Stamp Participation.--The first sentence of section 
     11(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is 
     amended by striking ``, and shall, upon completion of the 
     audit, provide a report to Congress of its findings and 
     recommendations within one hundred and eighty days''.
       (y) Report on Rural Telephone Bank.--Section 408(b)(3) of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (I) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).
       (z) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents appearing 
     in section 1(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 is amended--
       (1) by striking the items relating to sections 1558, 1559, 
     and 1560 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1558. Sense of Congress concerning rebalancing proposal of the 
              European community.
``Sec. 1559. Sense of the Senate regarding multilateral trade 
              negotations.'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 2513; and

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       (C) by striking the items relating to sections 2517, 2518, 
     and 2519 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 2517. Establishing quality as a goal for Commodity Credit 
              Corporation programs.
``Sec. 2518. Severability.''.

     SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Animal Welfare Enforcement.--The first 
     sentence of section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2155) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) the information and recommendations described in 
     section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 
     1830).''.
       (b) Report on Horse Protection Enforcement.--Section 11 of 
     the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830) is amended 
     by striking ``On or before the expiration of thirty calendar 
     months following the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
     twelve calendar months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Congress a report upon'' and inserting the following: 
     ``As part of the report submitted by the Secretary under 
     section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155), the 
     Secretary shall include information on''.
       (c) Report on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fund.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     status of the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection fund more 
     frequently than annually.
       (d) Report on Priorities for Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching.--Section 1407(f)(1) of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3122(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Annual report'' 
     and inserting ``Report''; and
       (2) by striking ``Not later than June 30 of each year'' and 
     inserting ``At such times as the Joint Council determines 
     appropriate''.
       (e) 5-Year Plan for Food and Agricultural Sciences.--
     Section 1407(f)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     3122(f)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (f) Report on Examination of Federally Supported 
     Agricultural Research and Extension Programs.--Section 
     1408(g)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``may provide'' before ``a written 
     report''.
       (g) Report on Effects of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural 
     Land.--Section 5(b) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment 
     Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3504(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) An analysis and determination shall be made, and a 
     report on the Secretary's findings and conclusions regarding 
     such analysis and determination under subsection (a) shall be 
     transmitted within 90 days after the end of each of the 
     following periods:
       ``(1) The period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 and 
     ending on December 31, 1995.
       ``(2) Each 10-year period thereafter.''.
                   Subtitle B--Department of Commerce

     SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Voting Registration.--Section 207 of the 
     Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-5) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Long Range Plan for Public Broadcasting.--
     Section 393A(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     393a(b)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Status, Activities, and Effectiveness of 
     United States Commercial Centers in Asia, Latin America, and 
     Africa and Program Recommendations.--Section 401(j) of the 
     Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Report on Kuwait Reconstruction Contracts.--Section 
     606(f) of the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental 
     Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991 is repealed.
       (e) Report on United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement.--
     Section 409(a)(3) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The United States members of the working group 
     established under article 1907 of the Agreement shall consult 
     regularly with the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and advisory committees established under section 135 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 regarding--
       ``(A) the issues being considered by the working group; and
       ``(B) as appropriate, the objectives and strategy of the 
     United States in the negotiations.''.
       (f) Report on Establishment of American Business Centers 
     and on Activities of the Independent States Business and 
     Agriculture Advisory Council.--Section 305 of the Freedom for 
     Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5825) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Fisherman's Contingency Fund Report.--Section 
     406 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 
     1978 (43 U.S.C. 1846) is repealed.
       (h) Report on User Fees on Shippers.--Section 208 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2236) is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking subsection (b); and
       (2) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

     SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Federal Trade Promotion Strategic Plan.--
     Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4727(f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Report to the Congress.--The chairperson of the TPCC 
     shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives, 
     not later than September 30, 1995, and annually thereafter, a 
     report describing--
       ``(1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the implementation of such plan, and any 
     revisions thereto; and
       ``(2) the implementation of sections 303 and 304 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning 
     funding for export promotion activities and the interagency 
     working groups on energy of the TPCC.''.
       (b) Report on Export Policy.--Section 2314(b)(1) of the 
     Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking out ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking out the period and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(G) the status, activities, and effectiveness of the 
     United States commercial centers established under section 
     401 of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 
     4723a);
       ``(H) the implementation of sections 301 and 302 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and 5822) concerning 
     American Business Centers and the Independent States Business 
     and Agriculture Advisory Council;
       ``(I) the programs of other industrialized nations to 
     assist their companies with their efforts to transact 
     business in the independent states of the former Soviet 
     Union; and
       ``(J) the trading practices of other Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development nations, as well as the 
     pricing practices of transitional economies in the 
     independent states, that may disadvantage United States 
     companies.''.
                   Subtitle C--Department of Defense

     SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Sematech.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 
     Stat. 1071) is amended--
       (1) in section 6 by striking out the item relating to 
     section 274; and
       (2) by striking out section 274.
       (b) Report on Review of Documentation in Support of Waivers 
     for People Engaged in Acquisition Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1208 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment to table of contents.--Section 2(b) 
     of such Act is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 1208.
                  Subtitle D--Department of Education

     SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Personnel Reduction and Annual Limitations.--
     Subsection (a) of section 403 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3463(a)) is amended in paragraph 
     (2), by striking all beginning with ``and shall,'' through 
     the end thereof and inserting a period.
       (b) Report on Supported Employment Activities.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 777a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end ``and'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (c) Report on the Client Assistance Program.--Subsection 
     (g) of section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``such report or for any 
     other'' and inserting ``any''.
       (d) Report on the Summary of Local Evaluations of Community 
     Education Employment Centers.--Section 370 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2396h) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``AND REPORT'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Local 
     Evaluation.--''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (e) Report on the Administration of the Vocational 
     Education Act of 1917.--Section 18 of the Vocational 
     Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C. 28) is repealed.
       (f) Report by the Interdepartmental Task Force on 
     Coordinating Vocational Education and Related Programs.--
     Subsection (d) of section 4 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (20 
     U.S.C. 2303(d)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on the Evaluation of the Gateway Grants 
     Program.--Subparagraph 

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     (B) of section 322(a)(3) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and report the 
     results of such evaluation to the Committee on Education and 
     Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources of the Senate''.
       (h) Report on the Bilingual Vocational Training Program.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 441(e) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2441(e)(3)) is amended by striking the last sentence thereof.
       (i) Report on Annual Upward Mobility Program Activity.--
     Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 
     107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by striking ``and annually submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on 
     such evaluations,''.

     SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the Condition of Bilingual Education in the 
     Nation.--Section 6213 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. 
     Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement 
     Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 3303 note) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``REPORT ON'' and 
     inserting ``INFORMATION REGARDING''; and
       (2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall collect data for program 
     management and accountability purposes regarding--''.
       (b) Report To Give Notice to Congress.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 482 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1089(d)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``the items specified 
     in the calendar have been completed and provide all relevant 
     forms, rules, and instructions with such notice'' and 
     inserting ``a deadline included in the calendar described in 
     subsection (a) is not met''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (c) Annual Report on Activities Under the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973.--Section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended by striking ``twenty'' and 
     inserting ``eighty''.
       (d) Report to the Congress Regarding Rehabilitation 
     Training Programs.--The second sentence of section 302(c) of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 774(c)) is amended 
     by striking ``simultaneously with the budget submission for 
     the succeeding fiscal year for the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration'' and inserting ``by September 30 of each 
     fiscal year''.
       (e) Annual Audit of Student Loan Insurance Fund.--Section 
     432(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1082(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Financial Operations Responsibilities.--The Secretary 
     shall, with respect to the financial operations arising by 
     reason of this part prepare annually and submit a budget 
     program as provided for wholly owned Government corporations 
     by chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code. The 
     transactions of the Secretary, including the settlement of 
     insurance claims and of claims for payments pursuant to 
     section 1078 of this title, and transactions related thereto 
     and vouchers approved by the Secretary in connection with 
     such transactions, shall be final and conclusive upon all 
     accounting and other officers of the Government.''.
                    Subtitle E--Department of Energy

     SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Performance and Disposal of Alternative 
     Fueled Heavy Duty Vehicles.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 400AA(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3), 6374(b)(4)) are repealed, and 
     paragraph (5) of that section is redesignated as paragraph 
     (3).
       (b) Report on Wind Energy Systems.--Section 9(a) of the 
     Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9208(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period.
       (c) Report on Comprehensive Program Management Plan for 
     Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.--Section 3(d) of the Ocean 
     Thermal Energy Conversion Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act (42 U.S.C. 9002(d)) is repealed.
       (d) Reports on Subseabed Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and 
     High-Level Radioactive Waste.--Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of 
     section 224 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
     U.S.C. 10204(a), 10204(b)(5)) are repealed.
       (e) Report on Fuel Use Act.--Sections 711(c)(2) and 806 of 
     the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
     8421(c)(2), 8482) are repealed.
       (f) Report on Test Program of Storage of Refined Petroleum 
     Products Within the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--Section 
     160(g)(7) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6240(g)(7)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves 
     Production.--Section 7434 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (h) Report on Effects of Presidential Message Establishing 
     a Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy on Nuclear Research and 
     Development Cooperative Agreements.--Section 203 of the 
     Department of Energy Act of 1978--Civilian Applications (22 
     U.S.C. 2429 note) is repealed.
       (i) Report on Written Agreements Regarding Nuclear Waste 
     Repository Sites.--Section 117(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10137(c)) is amended by striking the 
     following: ``If such written agreement is not completed 
     within such period, the Secretary shall report to the 
     Congress in writing within 30 days on the status of 
     negotiations to develop such agreement and the reasons why 
     such agreement has not been completed. Prior to submission of 
     such report to the Congress, the Secretary shall transmit 
     such report to the Governor of such State or the governing 
     body of such affected Indian tribe, as the case may be, for 
     their review and comments. Such comments shall be included in 
     such report prior to submission to the Congress.''.
       (j) Quarterly Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserves.--
     Section 165 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6245) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by striking ``(a)''.
       (k) Report on the Department of Energy.--The Federal Energy 
     Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790d), is amended by 
     striking out section 55.
       (l) Report on Current Status of Comprehensive Management 
     for Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration.--Section 8(c) of the Nuclear Safety Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9707(c)) is repealed.
       (m) Report on Activities of the Geothermal Energy 
     Coordination and Management Project.--Section 302(a) of the 
     Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C. 1162(a)) is repealed.
       (n) Report on Activities Under the Magnetic Fusion Energy 
     Engineering Act of 1980.--Section 12 of the Magnetic Fusion 
     Energy Engineering Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9311) is repealed.
       (o) Report on Activities Under the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 
     1976.--Section 14 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (15 
     U.S.C. 2513) is repealed.
       (p) Report on Activities Under the Methane Transportation 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980.--
     Section 9 of the Methane Transportation Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3808) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Reports on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy 
     Efficiency and Industrial Insulation Audit Guidelines.--
       (1) Section 132(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended--
       (A) in the language preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``Not later 
     than October 24, 1995, and biennially thereafter'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) the information required under section 133(c).''.
       (2) Section 133(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking, ``the date of the enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``October 24, 1995''; and
       (B) by inserting ``as part of the report required under 
     section 132(d),'' after ``and biennially thereafter,''.
       (b) Report on Agency Requests for Waiver From Federal 
     Energy Management Requirements.--Section 543(b)(2) of the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
     8253(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, as part of the report required under 
     section 548(b),'' after ``the Secretary shall''; and
       (2) by striking ``promptly''.
       (c) Report on the Progress, Status, Activities, and Results 
     of Programs Regarding the Procurement and Identification of 
     Energy Efficient Products.--Section 161(d) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``of each year thereafter,'' and inserting 
     ``thereafter as part of the report required under section 
     548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act,''.
       (d) Report on the Federal Government Energy Management 
     Program.--Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) the information required under section 543(b)(2); 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the information required under section 161(d) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992.''.
       (e) Report on Alternative Fuel Use by Selected Federal 
     Vehicles.--Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``, and annually thereafter''.
       (f) Report on the Operation of State Energy Conservation 
     Plans.--Section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 

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     U.S.C. 6325(c)) is amended by striking ``report annually'' and 
     inserting ``, as part of the report required under section 
     657 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, report''.
       (g) Report on the Department of Energy.--Section 657 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is 
     amended by inserting after ``section 15 of the Federal Energy 
     Administration Act of 1974,'' the following: ``section 365(c) 
     of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, section 304(c) of 
     the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982,''.
       (h) Report on Cost-Effective Ways To Increase Hydropower 
     Production at Federal Water Facilities.--Section 2404 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of the Army,'' and inserting ``The Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with 
     the Secretary,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary 
     of the Army,''.
       (i) Report on Progress Meeting Fusion Energy Program 
     Objectives.--Section 2114(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13474(c)(5)) is amended by striking out the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``The President 
     shall include in the budget submitted to the Congress each 
     year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a 
     report prepared by the Secretary describing the progress made 
     in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and schedules 
     established in the management plan.''.
       (j) Report on High-Performance Computing Activities.--
     Section 203(d) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
     (15 U.S.C. 5523(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and thereafter as part of the 
     report required under section 101(a)(3)(A), the Secretary of 
     Energy shall report on activities taken to carry out this 
     Act.''.
       (k) Report on National High-Performance Computing 
     Program.--Section 101(a)(4) of the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) include the report of the Secretary of Energy 
     required by section 203(d); and''.
       (l) Report on Nuclear Waste Disposal Program.--Section 
     304(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
     10224(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Audit by GAO.--If requested by either House of the 
     Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered 
     necessary by the Comptroller General, the General Accounting 
     Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with 
     such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. 
     The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, 
     records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the 
     Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the 
     preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall 
     submit a report on the results of each audit conducted under 
     this section.''.
          Subtitle F--Department of Health and Human Services

     SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on the Effects of Toxic Substances.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 27 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2626(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Compliance With the Consumer-Patient 
     Radiation Health and Safety Act.--Subsection (d) of section 
     981 of the Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act 
     of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 10006(d)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Evaluation of Title VIII Programs.--Section 
     859 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298b-6) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Report on Medicare Treatment of Uncompensated Care.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 603(a) of the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is repealed.
       (e) Report on Program To Assist Homeless Individuals.--
     Subsection (d) of section 9117 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1383 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report of the Surgeon General.--Section 239 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h) is amended to read 
     as follows:


                           ``biannual report

       ``Sec. 239. The Surgeon General shall transmit to the 
     Secretary, for submission to the Congress, on January 1, 
     1995, and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a full 
     report of the administration of the functions of the Service 
     under this Act, including a detailed statement of receipts 
     and disbursements.''.
       (b) Report on Health Service Research Activities.--
     Subsection (b) of section 494A of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 289c-1(b)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 1993, and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``December 
     30, 1993, and each December 30 thereafter''.
       (c) Report on Family Planning.--Section 1009(a) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a-7(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``each fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1995, and each second fiscal year thereafter''.
       (d) Report on the Status of Health Information and Health 
     Promotion.--Section 1705(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300u-4) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking out ``annually'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``biannually''.
        Subtitle G--Department of Housing and Urban Development

     SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Public Housing Homeownership and Management 
     Opportunities.--Section 21(f) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437s(f)) is repealed.
       (b) Interim Report on Public Housing Mixed Income New 
     Communities Strategy Demonstration.--Section 522(k)(1) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note) is repealed.
       (c) Biennial Report on Interstate Land Sales Registration 
     Program.--Section 1421 of the Interstate Land Sales Full 
     Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1719a) is repealed.
       (d) Quarterly Report on Activities Under the Fair Housing 
     Initiatives Program.--Section 561(e)(2) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(e)(2)) is 
     repealed.
       (e) Collection of and Annual Report on Racial and Ethnic 
     Data.--Section 562 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3608a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and''; and
       (ii) by striking ``each'', the first place it appears; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``involved''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``each''.

     SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Homeownership of Multifamily Units Program.--
     Section 431 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12880) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``ANNUAL''; and
       (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall annually'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall no later than December 31, 
     1995,''.
       (b) Triennial Audit of Transactions of National 
     Homeownership Foundation.--Section 107(g)(1) of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701y(g)(1)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Report on Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.--
     Section 2605(h) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
     of 1981 (Public Law 97-35; 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by 
     striking out ``(but not less frequently than every three 
     years),''.
                 Subtitle H--Department of the Interior

     SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Audits in Federal Royalty Management 
     System.--Section 17(j) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     226(j)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Report on Domestic Mining, Minerals, and Mineral 
     Reclamation Industries.--Section 2 of the Mining and Minerals 
     Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a) is amended by striking the 
     last sentence.
       (c) Report on Phase I of the High Plains States Groundwater 
     Demonstration Project.--Section 3(d) of the High Plains 
     States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1983 (43 
     U.S.C. 390g-1(d)) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Reclamation Reform Act Compliance.--Section 
     224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
     390ww(g)) is amended by striking the last 2 sentences.
       (e) Report on Geological Surveys Conducted Outside the 
     Domain of the United States.--Section 2 of Public Law 87-626 
     (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Recreation Use Fees.--Section 4(h) of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     6a(h)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Levels of the Ogallala Aquifer.--Title III of 
     the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in section 306, by striking ``annually'' and inserting 
     ``biennially''; and
       (2) in section 308, by striking ``intervals of one year'' 
     and inserting ``intervals of 2 years''.
       (b) Report on Effects of Outer Continental Shelf Leasing 
     Activities on Human, Marine, and Coastal Environments.--
     Section 20(e) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1346(e)) is amended by striking ``each fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``every 3 fiscal years''.
                   Subtitle I--Department of Justice

     SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Drug Interdiction Task Force.--Section 
     3301(a)(1)(C) of the National Drug Interdiction Act of 1986 
     (21 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 99-570; 100 Stat. 3207-98) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Report on Equal Access to Justice.--Section 2412(d)(5) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Report on Federal Offender Characteristics.--Section 
     3624(f)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
       (d) Report on Costs of Death Penalty.--The Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4395; 21 U.S.C. 
     848 note) is amended by striking out section 7002.
       (e) Mineral Leasing Act.--Section 8B of the Mineral Leasing 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 208-2) is repealed.

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       (f) Small Business Act.--Subsection (c) of section 10 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is repealed.
       (g) Energy Policy and Conservation Act.--Section 252(i) of 
     the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``, at least once every 6 months, a 
     report'' and inserting ``, at such intervals as are 
     appropriate based on significant developments and issues, 
     reports''.
       (h) Report on Forfeiture Fund.--Section 524(c) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (7); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.
                    Subtitle J--Department of Labor

     SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Employment 
     Amendments of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the Activities Conducted Under the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938.--Section 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``annually'' and inserting ``biennially''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``preceding year'' and inserting 
     ``preceding two years''.
       (b) Annual Report of the Office of Workers' Compensation.--
       (1) Report on the administration of the longshore and 
     harbor workers' compensation act.--Section 42 of the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 
     942) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``beginning of each'' and all that follows 
     through ``Amendments of 1984'' and inserting ``end of each 
     fiscal year''; and
       (B) by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``Such 
     report shall include the annual reports required under 
     section 426(b) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 
     936(b)) and section 8152 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     shall be identified as the Annual Report of the Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs.''.
       (2) Report on the administration of the black lung benefits 
     program.--Section 426(b) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 
     U.S.C. 936(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Within'' and all that follows through 
     ``Congress the'' and inserting ``At the end of each fiscal 
     year, the''; and
       (B) by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``Each 
     such report shall be prepared and submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with the requirement with respect to submission 
     under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
       (3) Report on the administration of the federal employees' 
     compensation act.--(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 8152. Annual report

       ``The Secretary of Labor shall, at the end of each fiscal 
     year, prepare a report with respect to the administration of 
     this chapter. Such report shall be submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with the requirement with respect to submission 
     under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 8151 the following:

``8152. Annual report.''.

       (c) Annual Report on the Department of Labor.--Section 9 of 
     an Act entitled ``An Act to create a Department of Labor'', 
     approved March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 560) is amended by striking 
     ``make a report'' and all that follows through ``the 
     department'' and inserting ``prepare and submit to Congress 
     the financial statements of the Department that have been 
     audited''.
                    Subtitle K--Department of State

     SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Audit of Use of Funds for U.N. High 
     Commissioner for Refugees.--Section 8 of the Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2606) is amended by 
     striking subsection (b), and redesignating subsection (c) as 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Report on Matters Relating to Foreign Relations and 
     Science and Technology.--Section 503(b) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     2656c(b)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1112. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL.

       (a) Section 489A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291i) is repealed.
       (b) Section 490A of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291k) is repealed.
       (c) Section 489 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``FOR FISCAL YEAR 
     1995''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Section 490 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``FOR FISCAL YEAR 
     1995''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (i).
                Subtitle L--Department of Transportation

     SEC. 1121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--Section 20 of 
     the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1519) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Coast Guard Logistics Capabilities Critical 
     to Mission Performance.--Sections 5(a)(2) and 5(b) of the 
     Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1988 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) 
     are repealed.
       (c) Report on Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control 
     Act of 1987.--Section 2201(a) of the Marine Plastic Pollution 
     Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is 
     amended by striking ``biennially'' and inserting 
     ``triennially''.
       (d) Report on Highway Safety Program Standards.--Section 
     402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the fifth sentence.
       (e) Report on Railroad-Highway Demonstration Projects.--
     Section 163(o) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (23 
     U.S.C. 130 note) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987.--
     Section 103(b)(2) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     4604(b)(2)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Federal Railroad Safety.--(1) Section 20116 
     of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 201 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 20116.
       (h) Report on Railroad Financial Assistance.--Section 
     308(d) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
       (i) Report on Use of Advanced Technology by the Automobile 
     Industry.--Section 305 of the Automotive Propulsion Research 
     and Development Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (j) Report on Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation.--Section 10(a) of the Act of May 13, 1954 (68 
     Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33 U.S.C. 989(a)) is repealed.
       (k) Reports on Pipelines on Federal Lands.--Section 
     28(w)(4) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(w)(4)) is 
     repealed.
       ``(2) For any species determined to be an endangered 
     species or a threatened species under section 4(a), or 
     proposed for listing under section 4(b), prior to the 
     effective date of this section, and for any species for which 
     a final recovery plan has not been published prior to January 
     1, 1993, the Secretary shall develop and implement a final 
     recovery plan pursuant to the requirements of this section 
     not later than 2 years after the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prepare and publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice of availability of, and request for 
     public comment on, a draft version of any revision of a 
     recovery plan.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall hold a public hearing on the 
     draft version of each new or revised recovery plan in each 
     county or parish to which the version applies.
       ``(5) Prior to the decision to adopt a final version of 
     each new or revised recovery plan, the Secretary shall 
     consider all information presented during each hearing held 
     pursuant to paragraph (4) and received in response to the 
     request for comments contained in the final regulation 
     specified in paragraph (1)(A) or the Federal Register notice 
     specified in paragraph (4). The Secretary shall publish the 
     response of the Secretary to all information presented in 
     such testimony or comments in the final version of the new or 
     revised recovery plan.
       ``(6) Prior to implementation of a new or revised recovery 
     plan, each affected Federal agency shall consider separately 
     all information presented during each hearing held pursuant 
     to paragraph (5) and received in response to the request for 
     comments contained in the final regulation specified in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or the Federal Register notice specified in 
     paragraph (4).
       (l) Report on Pipeline Safety.--Section 60124(a) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``of each year'' and inserting ``of each odd-
     numbered year''.

     SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.--The 
     quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 
     required to be submitted to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations under House Report 101-892, accompanying 
     the appropriations for the Coast Guard in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, 
     shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and annually 
     thereafter.
       (b) Report on Joint Federal and State Motor Fuel Tax 
     Compliance Project.--Section 1040(d)(1) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30 and''.
                 Subtitle M--Department of the Treasury

     SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on the Operation and Status of State and Local 
     Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund.--Paragraph (8) of 
     section 14001(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.
       (b) Report on the Antirecession Provisions of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976.--Section 213 of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.
       (c) Report on the Asbestos Trust Fund.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 5(c) of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 
     1986 (20 U.S.C. 4022(c)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin 
     Act.--Subsection (g) of section 205 of the World Cup USA 1994 
     Commemorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is 

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     amended by striking ``month'' and inserting ``calendar quarter''.
       (b) Reports on Various Funds.--Subsection (b) of section 
     321 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and'', and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, fulfill 
     any requirement to issue a report on the financial condition 
     of any fund on the books of the Treasury by including the 
     required information in a consolidated report, except that 
     information with respect to a specific fund shall be 
     separately reported if the Secretary determines that the 
     consolidation of such information would result in an 
     unwarranted delay in the availability of such information.''.
       (c) Report on the James Madison-Bill of Rights 
     Commemorative Coin Act.--Subsection (c) of section 506 of the 
     James Madison-Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act (31 
     U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking out ``month'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``calendar 
     quarter''.
               Subtitle N--Department of Veterans Affairs

     SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Adequacy of Rates for State Home Care.--
     Section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (b) Report on Loans To Purchase Manufactured Homes.--
     Section 3712 of title 38, United States Code, of is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (c) Report on Compliance With Funded Personnel Coding.--
       (1) Repeal of report requirement.--Section 8110(a)(4) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8110(a)(4) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by--
       (A) redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (C)''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (C)''.
                     TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
                           Subtitle A--Action

     SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
     (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(1)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (II) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''.

              Subtitle B--Environmental Protection Agency

     SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Allocation of Water.--Section 102 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1252) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       (b) Report on Variance Requests.--Section 301(n)(8) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(n)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``Every 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' 
     and inserting ``By January 1, 1997, and January 1 of every 
     odd-numbered year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure''.
       (c) Report on Implementation of Clean Lakes Projects.--
     Section 314(d)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``The 
     Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
     Public Works and Transportation'' and inserting ``By January 
     1, 1997, and January 1 of every odd-numbered year thereafter, 
     the Administrator shall report to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure''.
       (d) Report on Use of Municipal Secondary Effluent and 
     Sludge.--Section 516 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (g) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       (e) Report on Certain Water Quality Standards and 
     Permits.--Section 404 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 
     (Public Law 100-4; 33 U.S.C. 1375 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (f) Report on Class V Wells.--Section 1426 of title XIV of 
     the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-5) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Monitoring 
     Methods.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (g) Report on Sole Source Aquifer Demonstration Program.--
     Section 1427 of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
     (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 
     U.S.C. 300h-6) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively.
       (h) Report on Supply of Safe Drinking Water.--Section 1442 
     of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known 
     as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-6) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       (i) Report on Nonnuclear Energy and Technologies.--Section 
     11 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5910) is repealed.
       (j) Report on Emissions at Coal-Burning Powerplants.--
       (1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use 
     Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is repealed.
       (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. prec. 8301) is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 745.
       (k) 5-Year Plan for Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration.--
       (1) Section 5 of the Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 4361) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Section 4 of the Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4361a) 
     is repealed.
       (3) Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as 
     subsections (c) through (g), respectively.
       (l) Plan on Assistance to States for Radon Programs.--
     Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2665) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
          Subtitle C--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

     SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 705(k)(2)(C) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000e-4(k)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``including'' and inserting ``including information, 
     presented in the aggregate, relating to'';
       (2) in clause (i), by striking ``the identity of each 
     person or entity'' and inserting ``the number of persons and 
     entities'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``such person or entity'' 
     and inserting ``such persons and entities''; and
       (4) in clause (iii)--
       (A) by striking ``fee'' and inserting ``fees''; and
       (B) by striking ``such person or entity'' and inserting 
     ``such persons and entities''.
              Subtitle D--Federal Aviation Administration

     SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       The provision that was section 7207(c)(4) of the Anti-Drug 
     Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4428; 49 
     U.S.C. App. 1354 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``GAO''; and
       (2) by striking out ``the Comptroller General'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Department of Transportation 
     Inspector General''.
             Subtitle E--Federal Communications Commission

     SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report to the Congress Under the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962.--Section 404(c) of the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 744(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Reimbursement for Amateur Examination Expenses.--
     Section 4(f)(4)(J) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J)) is amended by striking out the last 
     sentence.
           Subtitle F--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

     SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 102(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242; 105 
     Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Quarterly reporting.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the end of any calendar quarter in which the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the `Corporation') has any obligations pursuant to section 
     14 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report on the Corporation's compliance at the end of that 
     quarter with section 15(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives. Such a report shall 
     be included in the Comptroller General's audit report for 
     that year, as required by section 17 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.''.

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            Subtitle G--Federal Emergency Management Agency

     SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 611(i) of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
         Subtitle H--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

     SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Plan described under subchapter 
     III of chapter 84 of title 5, by preparation and transmission 
     of the report described under section 8439(b) of such 
     title.''.
              Subtitle I--General Services Administration

     SEC. 2091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Properties Conveyed for Historic Monuments 
     and Correctional Facilities.--Section 203(o) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     484(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking out 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 
     (3)''.
       (b) Report on Properties Conveyed for Wildlife 
     Conservation.--Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the transfer of certain real property for 
     wildlife, or other purposes.'', approved May 19, 1948 (16 
     U.S.C. 667d; 62 Stat. 241) is amended by striking out ``and 
     shall be included in the annual budget transmitted to the 
     Congress''.
               Subtitle J--Interstate Commerce Commission

     SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 10327(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is not 
     sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceedings, 
     the Commission may grant a further extension in an 
     extraordinary situation if a majority of the Commissioners 
     agree to the further extension by public vote.''.
                 Subtitle K--Legal Services Corporation

     SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1009(c)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2996h(c)(2)) is amended by striking out ``The'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Upon request, the''.
       Subtitle L--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

     SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 21(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(g)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     Regional Technology Transfer Centers.--The National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and regional technology 
     transfer centers supported by the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration are authorized and directed to cooperate 
     with small business development centers participating in the 
     program.''.
               Subtitle M--National Council on Disability

     SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 401(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     781(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively.
                Subtitle N--National Science Foundation

     SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Strategic Plan for Science and Engineering Education.--
     Section 107 of the Education for Economic Security Act (20 
     U.S.C. 3917) is repealed.
       (b) Budget Estimate.--Section 14 of the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873) is amended by 
     striking subsection (j).
            Subtitle O--National Transportation Safety Board

     SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking out ``; and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by striking out paragraph (4).
           Subtitle P--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

     SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
               Subtitle Q--Nuclear Regulatory Commission

     SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5848) is amended by striking ``each quarter a report 
     listing for that period'' and inserting ``an annual report 
     listing for the previous fiscal year''.
               Subtitle R--Office of Personnel Management

     SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Senior Executive Service.--(1) Section 3135 
     of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3135.
       (b) Report on Performance Awards.--Section 4314(d) of title 
     5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Report on Training Programs.--(1) Section 4113 of title 
     5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4113.
       (d) Report on Prevailing Rate System.--Section 5347(e) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     fourth and fifth sentences.
       (e) Report on Activities of the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board and the Office of Personnel Management.--Section 2304 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking out ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1304(e)(6) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``at least once every three years''.
                Subtitle S--Office of Thrift Supervision

     SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 18(c)(6)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1438(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``annually'';
       (2) by striking out ``audit, settlement,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``settlement''; and
       (3) by striking out ``, and the first audit'' and all that 
     follows through ``enacted''.
                  Subtitle T--Panama Canal Commission

     SEC. 2201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Panama Canal.--Section 1312 of the Panama 
     Canal Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-70; 22 U.S.C. 3722) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1 of such Act is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 1312.
                       Subtitle U--Postal Service

     SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Consumer Education Programs.--Section 4(b) of 
     the Mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1983 (39 
     U.S.C. 3005 note; Public Law 98-186; 97 Stat. 1318) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) A summary of the activities carried out under 
     subsection (a) shall be included in the first semiannual 
     report submitted each year as required under section 5 of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
       (b) Report on Investigative Activities.--Section 3013 of 
     title 39, United States Code, is amended in the last sentence 
     by striking out ``the Board shall transmit such report to the 
     Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the information in 
     such report shall be included in the next semiannual report 
     required under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.)''.
                 Subtitle V--Railroad Retirement Board

     SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Combination of Reports.--Section 502 of the Railroad 
     Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 (45 U.S.C. 231f-1) is amended 
     by striking ``On or before July 1, 1985, and each calendar 
     year thereafter'' and inserting ``As part of the annual 
     report required under section 22(a) of the Railroad 
     Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))''.
       (b) Modification of Dates for Projection and Report--
     Section 22 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
     231u) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``February 1'' and inserting ``May 1''; and
       (2) by striking ``April 1'' and inserting ``July 1''.
        Subtitle W--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

     SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 21A(k)(9) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1441a(k)(9)) is amended by striking out ``the end of 
     each calendar quarter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``June 
     30 and December 31 of each calendar year''.
              Subtitle X--United States Information Agency

     SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Notwithstanding section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports otherwise 
     required under such section shall not cover the activities of 
     the United States Information Agency.
           TITLE III--REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

     SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Part-Time Employment.--(1) Section 3407 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3407.
       (b) Semiannual Report on Lobbying.--Section 1352 of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended by--
       (1) striking out subsection (d); and
       (2) redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (c) Reports on Program Fraud and Civil Remedies.--(1) 
     Section 3810 of title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 38 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to section 3810.
       (d) Report on Right to Financial Privacy Act.--Section 1121 
     of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
     3421) is repealed.

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       (e) Report on Plans To Convert to the Metric System.--
     Section 12 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
     205j-1) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Technology Utilization and Intellectual 
     Property Rights.--Section 11(f) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(f)) is 
     repealed.
       (g) Report on Extraordinary Contractual Actions To 
     Facilitate the National Defense.--Section 4(a) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize the making, amendment, and 
     modification of contracts to facilitate the national 
     defense'', approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C. 1434(a)), is 
     amended by striking out ``all such actions taken'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``if any such action has been 
     taken''.
       (h) Reports on Detailing Employees.--Section 619 of the 
     Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-393; 106 Stat. 
     1769), is repealed.

     SEC. 3002. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 552b(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(j) Each agency subject to the requirements of this 
     section shall annually report to the Congress regarding the 
     following:
       ``(1) The changes in the policies and procedures of the 
     agency under this section that have occurred during the 
     preceding 1-year period.
       ``(2) A tabulation of the number of meetings held, the 
     exemptions applied to close meetings, and the days of public 
     notice provided to close meetings.
       ``(3) A brief description of litigation or formal 
     complaints concerning the implementation of this section by 
     the agency.
       ``(4) A brief explanation of any changes in law that have 
     affected the responsibilities of the agency under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 3003. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) 
     of this subsection and subsection (d), each provision of law 
     requiring the submittal to Congress (or any committee of the 
     Congress) of any annual, semiannual, or other regular 
     periodic report specified on the list described under 
     subsection (c) shall cease to be effective, with respect to 
     that requirement, 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Exception.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any report required under--
       (A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); or
       (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-576), including provisions enacted by the amendments made 
     by that Act.
       (b) Identification of Wasteful Reports.--The President 
     shall include in the first annual budget submitted pursuant 
     to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, after the 
     date of enactment of this Act a list of reports that the 
     President has determined are unnecessary or wasteful and the 
     reasons for such determination.
       (c) List of Reports.--The list referred to under subsection 
     (a) is the list prepared by the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives for the first session of the 103d Congress 
     under clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives (House Document No. 103-7).
       (d) Specific Reports Exempted.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
     apply to any report required under--
       (1) section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151n);
       (2) section 306 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2226);
       (3) section 489 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h);
       (4) section 502B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2304);
       (5) section 634 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2394);
       (6) section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a);
       (7) section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2765);
       (8) section 28 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2768);
       (9) section 36 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2776);
       (10) section 6 of the Multinational Force and Observers 
     Participation Resolution (22 U.S.C. 3425);
       (11) section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 
     5814);
       (12) section 508 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 5858);
       (13) section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
     1543);
       (14) section 204 of the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703);
       (15) section 14 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2413);
       (16) section 207 of the International Economic Policy Act 
     of 1972 (Public Law 92-412; 86 Stat. 648);
       (17) section 4 of Public Law 93-121 (87 Stat. 448);
       (18) section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a);
       (19) section 704 of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5474);
       (20) section 804 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 
     Stat. 72);
       (21) section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f);
       (22) section 2 of the Act of September 21, 1950 (Chapter 
     976; 64 Stat. 903);
       (23) section 3301 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
     U.S.C. 3871);
       (24) section 2202 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4711);
       (25) section 1504 of Public Law 103-160 (10 U.S.C. 402 
     note);
       (26) section 502 of the International Security and 
     Development Coordination Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7);
       (27) section 23 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (Chapter 841; 
     (22 U.S.C. 2694(2));
       (28) section 5(c)(5) of the Export Administration Act of 
     1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404(c)(5);
       (29) section 14 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2413;
       (30) section 50 of Public Law 87-297 (22 U.S.C. 2590);
       (31) section 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2200a); or
       (32) section 604 of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469).

  Mr. CLINGER (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Clinger, will be recognized for 30 minutes, and the 
gentleman from Texas, Mr. Gene Green, will be recognized for 30 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Clinger].
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased today to offer S. 790, the Federal 
Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, which streamlines Federal 
reporting requirements by cutting and reforming more than 200 
congressionally mandated reporting requirements.
  This bill was originally part of the Senate-passed version of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. Senators McCain and Levin are credited with 
the original concept of the provisions in this bill and I commend them 
for all the time that was put into this effort. While I was chairing 
the Paperwork Reduction Act conference it was agreed to that this 
effort merited separate introduction as freestanding legislation. In 
drafting this bill, every executive branch department and agency was 
asked to identify reports that could be eliminated. A copy of S. 790 
was sent to every Chair and ranking member of every House and Senate 
full committee for their review. The response by both the majority and 
minority was overwhelmingly favorably and through this review process 
we were able to add more reports to this piece of legislation and 
compile a list of over 200 congressionally mandated reports which will 
be eliminated or modified.
  My colleague from Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, has recently introduced H.R. 
2331 which is the House companion to the S. 790. I commend him for his 
dilligent efforts in working in the effort to alleviate the executive 
branch of its heavy paperwork burden. I urge all Members to join me in 
support of this important bill and I would at this time like to yield, 
as much time as he may consume, to my colleague from Maryland for an 
introductory statement.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to support S. 790.
  In the previous Congresses, this bill would be a typical bill for the 
Suspension Calendar. It is not controversial and has bipartisan 
support, including the support of the administration.
  This bill simply eliminates reports to Congress that have outlived 
their usefulness. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan instituted this bill 
last session and has been joined in the session by Senator McCain.
  The Federal Report Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 eliminated over 
200 congressionally mandated reports and sunsets most periodic reports 
authorized before 1982. Over 89 departments and agencies and all 
committees of the House and Senate were contacted to develop the list 
of reports to be eliminated.
  Madam Speaker, to demonstrate why this report elimination bill is 
important, let me describe just a couple of the reports eliminated or 
modified. First is a monthly report required from the Secretary of the 
Treasury on the sales of the World Cup U.S.A. 1994 commemorative coin. 
The 1994 World Cup was an exciting event in the United States, but I 
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that the monthly reports on a commemorative coin really serve no good, 
useful purpose.
  The second example is a 1975 requirement that each agency report 
annually on its efforts to implement the metric system. I am sure there 
are those in these and each of the other 200 reports eliminated by this 
that were valuable at one time when they were written.
  Continuing to spend the money and time to compile them is not a good 
use of scarce resources. Again this is a good example, Madam Speaker, 
of bipartisanshipness on our committee that I would hope we would see 
on lots of other issues in Congress.
  In reviewing the legislation, our ranking member, the gentlewoman 
from Illinois [Mrs. Collins], wrote to each ranking Democrat on all 
committees and asked them to review the particular bill. She asked them 
to advise of any reports listed to be eliminated that were useful to 
them and should, therefore, be kept. The bill incorporates changes by 
ranking members, the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Clay] and the 
gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Hamilton], and those suggestions by 
Secretary Glickman and also the Railroad Retirement Board.
  The bill is estimated to save over $2 million in costs in printing 
costs and paperwork. Four years from now most of the remaining 
congressionally mandated reports, an estimated 3,000, will be 
sunsetted. The sunset provision will require Congress to decide which 
reports should be authorized and which should be left behind.
  Sunset legislation has been successful in a lot of our individual 
States, and I am glad to see our U.S. Congress again on a bipartisan 
basis addressing and using sunset to deal with the number of reports 
and the paperwork that we have.
  With that, Madam Speaker, I am placing additional comments in the 
Record.
  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to support S. 790. In previous 
Congresses, this bill would be a typical bill for the Suspension 
Calendar. It is not controversial, and has bipartisan support, 
including the support of the administration. The bill simply eliminates 
reports to Congress that have outlived their usefulness. Senator Carl 
Levin of Michigan initiated this bill last session and is joined this 
year by Senator McCain.
  The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 eliminates 
almost 200 congressionally mandated reports, and sunsets most 
periodical reports authorized before 1992. Over 89 Departments and 
Agencies, and all committees of both the House and the Senate, were 
contacted to develop the list of reports to be eliminated.
  Madam Speaker, to demonstrate why this report elimination bill is so 
important, let me describe just a couple of the reports that would be 
eliminated or modified. First is a monthly report required from the 
Secretary of the Treasury on the sales of the World Cup USA 1994 
Commemorative Coin. The 1994 World Cup was an exciting event for the 
United States, but I think we would all agree that monthly reports on a 
commemorative coin is not a good use of resources.
  The second example is a 1975 requirement that each agency report 
annually on its efforts to implement the metric system. Now, I am sure 
that these and each of the 200 other reports eliminated by this bill 
were valuable at the time they were written. Continuing to spend money 
and time to compile them is not a good use of scarce resources.
  In reviewing this legislation, Mrs. Collins wrote to the ranking 
democrat on each committee and asked them to review the bill. In 
particular, I asked them to advise if any of the reports listed to be 
eliminated were useful to them, and therefore should be kept. This bill 
incorporates the changes suggested by ranking members Clay and 
Hamilton, and those suggested by Secretary Glickman and the Railroad 
Retirement Board.
  This bill is estimated to save over $2 million in printing costs and 
paperwork. Four years from now most of the remaining congressionally 
mandated reports--estimated at over 3,000--will be sunset. The sunset 
provision will require Congress to decide which reports should be 
reauthorized, and which should be left behind.
  Congressionally mandated reports often serve useful purposes. They 
are among the oversight tools we use to find out if the intent of the 
Congress is being followed.
  Reports to Congress are as prevalent under the new Republican 
leadership as they were under Democratic Congresses. For example, the 
Department of Commerce Dismantling Act, H.R. 1756, which is included in 
the House-passed Reconciliation bill, requires four reports to Congress 
from the Director of OMB. That's four reports over 3 years just on the 
process of dismantling the Department of Commerce.
  Similarly, H.R. 4, the House welfare reform bill written by the 
Republican leadership, requires a number of reports from the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and still more reports to be filed by 
each State.
  This bill, and the Paperwork Reduction Act, show what can be done if 
we act in a bipartisan way. The Paperwork Reduction Act amendments 
passed earlier this year sets out a goal of a 10-percent reduction in 
paperwork for each Department.
  In the future, we would be wise to carefully consider reporting 
requirements in new legislation to see which reports we can do without. 
Based upon the recent record of this Congress, it appears that more 
reports than ever are still being required. Congress must police its 
own paperwork requirements as vigilantly as we expect the 
administration to curtail its demands on the public.
  This bill represents a good first step in this process, and I urge my 
colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas, as this bill deals with Senate bill 790, 
eliminating and sunsetting acts, and there is a subtitle, F, Department 
of Health and Human Services; this does not under any circumstances 
accede to the wishes of Speaker Gingrich and sunset the Medicare bill, 
by any chance, does it?


                            Points of Order

  Mr. EHRLICH. Madam Speaker, point of order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.
  The gentleman from Maryland will state his point of order.
  Mr. EHRLICH. The gentleman has made a nongermane inquiry to the 
gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, if I could be heard, I would 
just like to be able to answer that.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will hear the gentleman.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, in response to my colleague 
from California, I would be glad to go over subtitle F with him, the 
Department of Health and Human Services and the reports eliminated, and 
it does not address, you know, the controversy that the Speaker has 
talked about under Medicare. It does talk about the effects of toxic 
substances and an annual report from the Surgeon General to be 
transmitted to the Secretary.
  Nowhere under subtitle F of S. 790 does it address the controversy 
that we see today and hear today concerning the quotes from our Speaker 
on Medicare.
  Mr. EHRLICH. I thank the gentleman.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would ask all Members to, please, 
confine their remarks to the debate on the bill under discussion which 
deals with the reporting requirements.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, point of order. I believe I was on his 
time.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. I was responding to the question. I yield 
additionally to my colleague, the gentleman from California.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California will state his 
point of order.
  Mr. STARK. No. I just indicated I had the time when the gentleman 
rose.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may proceed.
  Mr. STARK. I thank the Speaker.
  If the gentleman from Texas would yield further to enlighten this 
gentleman on the content of the bill and the intent of S. 790 and 
particularly subtitle F, eliminating reports of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, this is a report on Medicare treatment of 
uncompensated care that is eliminated.
  Now, I believe that uncompensated care will increase as the uninsured 
increase as a result of the Republican bill for destroying or 
attempting to destroy Medicare and there will be a 50 percent increase 
in uninsured. The uninsured in this country will go from 40 million 
today to 66 million by 2002.
  Those people will still be entitled to treatment in an emergency 
room, and normally if they were Medicare patients, that emergency room 
would, in the normal course of business, reimburse these hospitals.

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  Now, if we do not know the effect of all of these additional 20 
million uninsured as caused as a result of the Gingrich Medicare bill, 
which attempts to destroy it, how will we be able to know whether the 
Government is fairly reimbursing the local hospitals which will have to 
have the increased burden of the Medicare treatment for those who no 
longer have insurance, particularly those poor seniors whose incomes 
are under $7,000, who will be cut out of the Medicaid Program if we do 
not have that information?
  Will that not necessarily impact very seriously on those 
disproportionate-share hospitals who depend on the Medicare payment for 
uncompensated care? Without this report, how can we possibly know the 
horrendous effects that the changes, the Republican changes that they 
are trying to make to the Medicare bill to fund their tax cuts to the 
rich, how will that under S. 790, will there be a replacement? Will we 
be able to get that information so that we can compensate those 
hospitals?
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. In response to the question from my 
colleague from California, Madam Speaker and Members, the report on 
Medicare treatment of uncompensated care is a report that is required 
right now. If there is some senior citizen who is not on the fee-for-
service Medicare and if they show up at an emergency room for 
treatment, then under current law they will still be treated no matter 
what. We are not changing that law either in the bill, S. 790, or any 
other bill that I have seen come through the Congress. So, in other 
words, if I am 70 years old and, because of the increase in Medicare 
premiums, I am not taking part in Medicare, if I show up at my local 
hospital, they still have to treat me. Mr. Stark, you are right, we are 
not changing that by this bill.
  Mr. STARK. If the gentleman will yield further, we are led to believe 
that, further addressing S. 790 and the reports, that the amount of 
uncompensated care could rise to $33.5 billion, under one scenario, as 
much as $43 billion, and, further, that teaching hospitals could see 
the biggest increase of uncompensated care.
  Now, without this information, I know that it is of no matter to the 
Republicans and to Speaker Gingrich, who does not care if we close our 
centers of excellence as he begins to destroy Medicare over time, but 
S. 790 was one way, through the reports on Medicare treatment of the 
uncompensated care under subtitle F, that we would know what was 
happening. The hospitals are going to have to hold their annual cost 
increases to less than half of inflation, and many of the hospitals are 
likely to close, and they are the ones most likely to close, are those 
serving a high number of Medicare and Medicaid patients and the 
uninsured.
  When there is a correction needed, I certainly would support it, and 
as the gentleman suggests, supporting S. 790 is a good thing. But the 
unintended consequences, or perhaps the intended consequences, if you 
would take the Speaker's speech at face value that he would like to 
destroy Medicare, and most of us do not want to, the Republicans do, 
the Democrats do not, but if the Republicans continue to prevail, then 
we will not even, under this bill, under subtitle F, have a report on 
the Medicare treatment on uncompensated care. And I ask the gentleman 
from Texas if that was intended.
  Following that, I would like for us get on to the next report that 
assists the homeless. Could the gentleman respond to my question in 
terms of treatment of uncompensated care, how it will impact and 
require closing of community hospitals, all as a result of Speaker 
Gingrich's Medicare changes?

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  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Well, again the gentleman brings up a valid 
point in reference to the report on the treatment of uncompensated 
care.
  Madam Speaker, the treatment will still be there for uncompensated 
care because under this bill are we not withdrawing that ability. We 
will be able to know that without having an annual report from the 
Social Security Administration or the Medicare trustees on the 
treatment of uncompensated care. We can be assured it is going to 
happen.
  We know in real life if somebody does not have insurance then they 
are going to show up at an emergency room for lots of reasons; for the 
flu, for toothaches, for lots of things like that. And if they do not 
have Medicare, then they will then be part of the general health care 
system, and that hospital will be required to treat them. As we know, 
in most of our emergency rooms around the country, they prioritize. 
Someone who has a lesser degree of illness than someone else may have 
to wait sometimes 6, 8, 10 hours for treatment.
  Mr. STARK. If the gentleman would yield further, now under the 
current Medicare system as designed by the Democrats 30 years ago, we 
have compensated those hospitals, those distinguished teaching 
hospitals, the centers of excellence. We have compensated, and I am 
going to get to S. 790 here in a minute, because it is to this report 
on Medicare treatment of uncompensated care that is the nexus of my 
remarks.
  If the gentleman from Texas will yield further as I make my nexus, 
the reports on the Medicare treatment of uncompensated care are how we 
know how to reimburse those hospitals, because under the Gingrich plan 
to demolish Medicare to help pay for tax cuts for the rich, these 
hospitals will not get paid. If we do not know, when we come to our 
next corrections day and they have closed the hospitals in Houston, and 
when they have closed the hospitals in Los Angeles, because they are 
treating people who cannot pay and the local taxpayers will not have 
any money to pay for it, Medicare has been reduced, we will not have 
that information anymore.
  Can the gentleman assure me that aside from the hordes of 
disadvantaged children and crippled seniors and poor seniors who will 
be marching on Washington asking why Speaker Gingrich led the fight to 
destroy Medicare, if there is no other way, will we know, will we still 
have reports that will call to our attention the obscene, criminal way 
in which the Republican bill will treat these seniors, if we do in fact 
support S. 790 as the gentleman suggests?
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time. In 
response to my colleague from California, the reporting requirement in 
subtitle F and subsection (d) is not going to stop whatever the 
decision of this Congress, the Senate and the House, do on 
uncompensated care for Medicare or anyone else and I share the 
gentleman's concern. I have a district in Houston where my local 
hospitals are predominantly Medicare or cash payment, with very little 
third party coverage. In fact, we already have one hospital in my 
district which closed.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, if the gentleman will yield, that is 
inhumane.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. It is tragic. It happened even before the 
extreme Medicare plan that is considered by this Congress. I am only 
concerned that in other pieces of legislation we may make it even 
worse. But, again, this elimination of the Medicare report on 
uncompensated care, will not prevent seniors from receiving the care 
they need if they show up at a health care facility. Some other 
Republican legislation somewhere down the way may do it, but I have not 
seen one at this session do it.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, if the gentleman will yield further, the 
gentleman's compassion for the seniors and his fight to preserve 
Medicare, in spite of the fight to destroy it led by Speaker Gingrich 
and the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, who is also 
a neighbor of the gentleman's, and it is evidenced by his supporting of 
this wonderful bill, S. 790, which, on the basis of the gentleman's 
recommendation, I certainly intend to vote for, but further, the 
gentleman's assurance that eliminating this report on uncompensated 
care will not further impact the hospitals in Houston beyond which the 
Committee on Ways and Means bill reported out by the chairman, who is 
also from Houston, which will probably cause the closing of many 
hospitals in Houston, I know that is not this gentleman's intent.
  I respect the gentleman for his battle to preserve Texas hospitals 
for the seniors and the poor in the face of the Republican onslaught, 
where they are attempting to cut Medicare to pay for capital gains for 
the rich people in Houston, who will get these great capital gains tax 
reductions as the hospitals close and the homeless, by the way, in 
Houston, will go up.

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  If the gentleman will yield further, in this same section under S. 
790 we are eliminating a report on programs to assist homeless 
individuals. Now, with the increased costs in Medicare that the 
Gingrich-Archer Medicare bill will cause, huge increases in costs to 
low-income seniors under Medicare, many of them write to me and tell me 
they will not be able to pay their rent, because not only will their 
copayments go up, the doctors will be charging them more.
  If we do not have the report under S. 790 on page 33 in the report, 
we do not know of the huge increase in those homeless people, how will 
the city of Houston be able to come back here through its 
Representatives who are concerned about the matter and those 
Representatives who care anything about the poor, how will you be able 
to know how the problem is growing as a result of the inhumane 
treatment under the Gingrich-Archer Medicare-Medicaid destruction bill, 
and how will you be able to, without the reports, if S. 790 passes, how 
will you know how this problem is being exacerbated?
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, in response, I have a great 
deal of faith in our local agencies, both our hospitals at the Texas 
Medical Center who will talk to their local Members about uncompensated 
care, but also with our local housing authorities. Because I work with, 
not only the HUD office locally in Houston, but also with the Houston 
Housing Authority to make sure the elderly and homeless are protected. 
Whether we have a report that is being filed up here which people will 
review or not, we still need to make sure we remember those people in 
those facilities.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, if the gentleman will yield further, the 
gentleman is sure this Texas Medical Center and the people that run the 
housing programs will understand that there is a difference, we talk 
about a farm problem, the difference between hamburger and the other 
part of the cow, between the Members representing Houston, that this 
Member from Houston is an adamant supporter of programs for the poor 
and the hospitals, while other Members from Texas may be supporting the 
Gingrich plan, which will destroy the hospitals.
  The gentleman is sure the hospitals will recognize him as a supporter 
of the Medicare plan, and not a destroyer?
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I am 
confident when we deal with all of these issues, that the people will 
know who is working for the hospitals and who is not whether they are 
in Houston or around the country.
  Mr. STARK. Madam Speaker, I certainly hope so. I hope the hospitals 
in Houston know in spite of the gentleman's distinguished leadership on 
the part of S. 790, the gentleman has not taken leave of his senses and 
the gentleman is and continues to be an adamant fighter for the cause 
of the poor and for Medicare, in spite of the onslaught made by the 
Republicans and Speaker Gingrich to destroy it.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, I hope if 
we pass 790, we will see health care providers will not have to fill 
out unnecessary forms and they could provide more direct service to my 
constituents who need that medical treatment, instead of just filling 
out a form that they have to send in.
  Mr. STARK. The gentleman makes an excellent point.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, let me continue briefly. 
Reports to the Congress are prevalent not just under Republican 
leadership or under Democrat leadership. In fact, under a bill passed 
this session already, the Department of Commerce Dismantling Act, which 
was included in the reconciliation bill, four reports to Congress are 
required from the Director of OMB. Those four reports over 3 years are 
just the process of dismantling the Department of Commerce. Similarly, 
in the welfare bill that was passed earlier this year, there are a 
number of reports required from the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and still more reports to be filed by each State.
  So this is an issue. We ultimately need to address. But, this bill 
needs to be passed, no matter who is in the leadership or who is in the 
White House, because we have to continually monitor the Government to 
make sure that we do not have duplicative reports or reports sitting on 
a shelf and gathering dust. We need to make sure we are actually 
utilizing them.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Madam Speaker, we have just observed a rather artful manipluation of 
the rules of the House to deliver a filibuster, almost a diatribe, on 
the question of Medicare. I would say that the nexus of this side of 
the aisle to the remarks by the gentleman from California is that the 
gentleman fails to recognize that Medicare is going broke, that the 
system is going to be bankrupt by the year 2002. One of the objectives 
of this legislation is to try to save some money. We get rid of some of 
these reports which are costly and are impacting possible our ability 
to continue to deliver quality medical care to our senior citizens.
  So I think it has to be put in focus here, that what we are really 
dealing with here is a system that is going bankrupt. The gentleman 
from California apparently does not accept that, or is not willing to 
admit that. At least the gentleman does not seem to be willing to make 
the kind of sacrifices that are going to be needed to be made in order 
to ensure that senior citizens in generations to come will still have 
medical care.
  Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from Maryland [Mr. Ehrlich].
  Mr. EHRLICH. Madam Speaker, I honest to God got up to talk about the 
bill.
  Madam Speaker, in 1993 Congress required the Office of the President 
and executive branch agencies to prepare more than 5,300 reports. This 
has become a genuine problem. It is one that the Federal Reports 
Elimination and Sunset Act has focused on directly, not only to save 
money but also to allow executive branch departments and agencies to 
focus their resources on more worthy endeavors.
  As Chairman Clinger has pointed out, conferees for the Paperwork 
Reduction Act felt that the original McCain and Levin amendments should 
be offered in both Chambers as freestanding legislation because of the 
important changes that this bill makes.
  Majority and minority members of the Government Reform and Oversight 
Committee circulated a copy of S. 790 to all House full committee 
chairmen and ranking members in a two-fold effort to one, receive input 
from Committees with jurisdiction over the reports slated for 
elimination or modification and two, to gain broad bipartisan support 
for this bill. There was strong support from both sides of the aisle in 
the responses we received.
   The sunset provision is a vital part of this bill. It eliminates 
those reports with annual, semiannual, or regular periodic reporting 
requirements 4 years after the bill's enactment, while affording 
Members of Congress the opportunity to reauthorize those reports deemed 
necessary for carrying out effective congressional oversight. This 
provision does not apply to any reporting requirements under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 or the Chief Financial Officers Act of 
1990. This provision originally was introduced by Senator McCain and I 
commend him for his vision in including such an important provision in 
this bill.
  Madam Speaker, the most important element of this bill can be found 
in the Congressional Budget Office report which has estimated that 
enactment of this bill will result in $2 million in savings each year 
for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and that's before the sunset 
provision is factored in.

  This legislation represents a perfect example of the reason for 
corrections day. Corrections day was established to correct outdated, 
noncontroversial legislation. This commonsense bill had bipartisan 
support from the Government Reform and Oversight Committee as well as 
the Speaker's Advisory Group on corrections day.
  I urge every Member to join me in supporting this extremely important 
bill. We need to continue cutting to lighten the redtape burdening 
executive branch agencies so our Government can operate with fewer 
restrictions and greater efficiency.
  Madam Speaker, I feel compelled to add two points. I am glad the 
people are up in the gallery today and I am glad these proceedings are 
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that the American people can just see and hear what they just saw and 
heard.
  With respect to the report on the termination of uncompensated care, 
which was our friends across the aisle's nexus to get into the Medicare 
debate, and I know facts are confusing and facts are very dangerous in 
political debate, but I feel compelled, Madam Speaker, to actually read 
the real words the Speaker used with respect to the future of HCFA and 
Medicare, because the American people actually need to hear the facts, 
the real words.
  The Speaker's quote was always as follows: ``You know, we tell Boris 
Yeltsin, get rid of centralized command bureaucracies. Go to the 
marketplace. Okay. What do you think the Health Care Financing 
Administration is? It is a centralized command bureaucracy. It is 
everything we are telling Boris Yeltsin to get rid of. No, we don't get 
rid of it in round one, because we don't think it is politically smart. 
We don't think that is the right way to go through a transition. But we 
believe it is going to wither on the vine, because we think seniors, 
parenthetically, seniors, are voluntarily going to leave it 
voluntarily.''
  Facts. Real words, real quotes. Dangerous on this floor. But the 
American people watching on TV and the American people sitting in the 
gallery need to hear facts, real words.

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  Finally, Madam Speaker, I view this as an essential element in our 
continuing campaign to actually save American people money. The 
President's health care task force report cost the American public $14 
million. This is merely a partial repayment for the hardworking folks 
who sent us to Washington.


                announcement by the speaker pro tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Myrick). The Chair reminds the Member 
not to direct remarks to the viewing audiences in the gallery or on 
television.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am glad that the chairman of the committee 
particularly mentioned that Medicare is going broke, and although this 
bill, S. 790, has nothing to do with Medicare going broke, but let me 
respond to the gentleman's claim that Medicare is going broke because I 
think it has to be responded to on the floor.
  Madam Speaker, Medicare is going broke in the year 2002, but not to 
the tune of $270 billion that they talk about cutting out of the 
system. The Medicare trustees' report said we needed to cut $90 billion 
to extend the solvency of the trust fund to the year 2006, not $270 
billion. So the threat of going broke is only hype from the Republican 
side to try and justify the $245 billion in tax cuts that they are 
still going to try and provide.
  Madam Speaker, let me respond to my colleague from Maryland, Mr. 
Ehrlich, on the Health Care Financing Administration and the direct 
quote. The Health Care Financing Administration has been seen as a 
euphemism for the Medicare Program, because without the Health Care 
Financing Administration you do not have a fee for service, you do not 
have an ability for someone to go pick their own doctor, you are going 
to have someone who is going to have their doctor picked for them by 
someone in Washington DC, or someone else.
  Let us get back to S. 790, Madam Speaker, because again, it is to 
reform the reporting requirements, and I would hope it would be 
considered in light of the fact that there are individual reports that 
some of us may like in here, but our goal is to try and control the 
cost of Government, and S. 790 would do that.
  Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from North Carolina [Mr. Watt].
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding time to me, and I appreciate the importance of the debate 
which has taken place on the Medicare provisions of this bill and the 
implications that this bill has for Medicare.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to make a couple of points and then ask a 
question about a separate section of this bill which will determine 
whether I am able to vote for the bill and determine whether we 
mobilize people to, in fact, vote against the bill.
  There is a provision in the bill which would repeal the provisions of 
section 207 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is under this first 
section of subtitle B of this bill, section 1021, and it appears to me 
that the effect of that provision is to do away with the requirement 
that statistical information regarding jurisdictions, both local and 
State, which are covered by the Voting Rights Act, are, in fact, 
complying with the Voting Rights Act.
  In other words, you have certain States that have been required to be 
covered by the Voting Rights Act because of a history of having 
discriminated against certain voters in that particular State or that 
particular jurisdiction, and this particular reporting requirement that 
is being repealed requires the Census Bureau to obtain and report 
statistical information about voting patterns and registration patterns 
in those particular congressional districts, States, local 
jurisdictions, which are covered by the Voting Rights Act.
  Madam Speaker, in the absence of this reporting provision, I would 
like to direct a question to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Clinger], if I might, since he is the chief spokesperson in favor of 
this bill.
  In the absence of these reporting provisions, in the year 2000, when 
we are required to have the Census Bureau gather information on which 
redistricting will be done, how will we have the information available 
to us to determine whether it is important or necessary to continue to 
address this history of racial discrimination in registration and 
voting patterns in many of our southern States, and how will we 
determine whether it is necessary to continue to have majority-minority 
voting districts created under law?
  Madam Speaker, I do not know how we would be able to do that without 
the statistical information. Perhaps the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
could enlighten me, because I am deeply troubled that we would be 
repealing the statute under which this kind of statistical information 
is gathered that serves a very, very, very important public purpose, 
and, in fact, is probably one of the most topical issues that we are 
dealing with and that the U.S. Supreme Court is dealing with.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, if I could reclaim my time 
and ask that the chairman of the committee, Mr. Clinger, respond on his 
time.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, may I respond to the gentleman from North 
Carolina [Mr. Watt], and I think we can partially address his concerns.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I would like to make clear 
to the gentleman from Pennsylvania that the gentleman from Texas, Mr. 
Gene Green, has taken back his time.
  So is the gentleman willing to respond to me on his time, because I 
need to have this question answered if I am going to be able to support 
the bill.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
to respond to the inquiry of the gentleman from North Carolina.
  I would say to the gentleman, my understanding is that this was 
originally in the bill as was introduced by Senator Levin. It, as I 
understand it, is a redundant report that is basically repetitive of a 
report that is still required and still provides the information that 
the gentleman is requesting.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. CLINGER. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I would inquire of the 
gentleman, who does the other report? Is it the Census Bureau that does 
it?
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, it is indeed the 
Census Bureau that would do this. This was basically a technical 
glitch, and really as I understand it, it is a totally duplicative 
report. The information would still be required, still would be 
available. I think we all share the gentleman's concern that we need to 
have the proper information.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, if the gentleman would 
yield further, would the gentleman be able to direct me to the 
provision which is the redundant provision? Also, would the gentleman 
tell me whether there is any way that we could temporarily pull this 
particular part out for those of us who have a strong commitment to 
continuing the Voters Rights Act?

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  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, in an attempt to allay the concerns of 
the gentleman, this particular provision; in fact, this section of the 
bill we requested the gentlewoman from Illinois [Mrs. Collins], the 
ranking member of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, to 
review. She, in turn, requested the ranking member of the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers], to review 
this.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, with due respect to both 
of those valuable people, they are not from States that are covered by 
the Voting Rights Act, and this has a particular significance to us in 
States which are substantially covered by the Voting Rights Act that it 
may not have to someone in Illinois.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, if I may respond to the gentleman in this 
respect: The counsel to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight is standing at the gentleman's right shoulder and is going to 
provide the gentleman, I hope, with information that would, again, 
allay your concerns that, in fact, information is going to be provided.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, the gentleman has handed 
me a section which is section 207 of the Voting Rights Act, which 
appears to direct the Census Bureau to do exactly the same thing that 
this particular section directs the Census Bureau to do.
  So why is it necessary to repeal this provision? We are not 
accomplishing anything by repealing it if, in fact, the same 
requirement is imposed on the Census Bureau somewhere else.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, if I may respond to the gentleman this 
way, that it is really basically a technical redrafting of the law so 
that we make it a little bit more understandable.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from California [Ms. Waters].
  Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas, [Mr. 
Gene Green] for yielding time to me.
  Madam Speaker, let me just try and follow up on the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Watt] about delaying or pulling out 
this provision. This is very, very sensitive. As a matter of fact, the 
work of many, many civil rights organizations went into the development 
of the Voting Rights Act, and that which covers all of the States. All 
of those States that are covered under the Voting Rights Act are 
covered for very specific reasons.
  So we have to be very careful about doing anything that would 
alleviate the responsibility for data and information and voting 
patterns and voter registration without knowing what we are doing.
  This kind of request for repeal, in my estimation, would have to be 
circulated among those organizations, including the NAACP and SCLC, 
NACLU, and all of the organizations who put so much time and effort 
into developing legislation that would give us a measure of protection 
and help to shine the light on those practices that would eliminate 
participation in the process in ways that we have solved historically.
  So, Madam Speaker, I think the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. 
Watt] really does make a serious request, and it is not understood by 
those of us who try and watch this kind of thing why, in fact, you 
would be repealing something that you want to request the Census Bureau 
to do. If it is the same thing, why not leave it intact and not mess 
with it?
  As a matter of fact, it may even look innocent, but I submit to you 
that it may not be that innocent.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, will the gentlewoman 
yield?
  Ms. WATERS. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, it appears to me that I 
have been handed just a summary of what this particular bill does, 
which is repeal this particular section, rather than having been handed 
some duplicative provision, as the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Clinger] has indicated.
  I would have to say to the gentleman that unless I can be satisfied 
that there is, in fact, in place a provision in the law, I will have to 
vote against the bill.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute, basically to 
respond to the gentleman.
  As I say, I come somewhat fresh to this issue, because we had 
understood, at least, that it had been pretty carefully vetted to 
ensure that we were not going to be undercutting or in any way 
affecting the collection of very vital, I would agree, very vital and 
important data.


modification to amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by mr. 
                                clinger

  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, because of the concerns that the 
gentleman has raised, I ask unanimous consent that section 1021(A) of 
subtitle B of the proposed legislation be deleted.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the modification.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Modification to amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     offered by Mr. Clinger: In the proposed amendment strike 
     subsection (a) of Sec. 1021 in Subtitle B (Page 12, strike 
     lines 20-22).

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  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, we have no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Myrick). Is there objection to the 
modification offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Clinger]?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. CLINGER. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the previous question 
is ordered on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, 
and the bill.
  The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
modified, offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Clinger].
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, was agreed 
to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and (three-fifths having voted in favor 
thereof) the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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