[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12937-S12941]
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                FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION ACT OF 1998

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a 
message from the House of Representatives on the bill (S. 1364) to 
eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1364) entitled 
     ``An Act to eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal 
     reports'', do pass with the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal 
     Reports Elimination Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

                   TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sec. 101. Reports eliminated.

                             TITLE II--NOAA

Sec. 201. Reports eliminated.

                          TITLE III--EDUCATION

Sec. 301. Report eliminated.

                     TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 401. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 402. Reports modified.

                TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Sec. 501. Reports eliminated.

           TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 601. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 602. Reports modified.

         TITLE VII--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 701. Reports eliminated.

                       TITLE VIII--INDIAN AFFAIRS

Sec. 801. Reports eliminated.

                  TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 901. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 902. Reports modified.

                     TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated.

                             TITLE XI--NASA

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.

                TITLE XII--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Sec. 1201. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1202. Reports modified.

                        TITLE XIII--OMB AND OPM

Sec. 1301. OMB.
Sec. 1302. OPM.

                            TITLE XIV--TRADE

Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.

                 TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1502. Reports modified.
                   TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

     SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Secondary Market Operations.--Section 338(b) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1988(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (b) Estimate of Second Preceding Month's Expenditures Under 
     Food Stamp Program.--Section 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 
     third and fourth sentences.
       (c) Advisory Committees.--Section 1804 of the Food and 
     Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2284) is repealed.
       (d) Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct 
     Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 7(a) of the Farmer-to-
     Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3006(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``the provisions of sections 4 and 6'' 
     and inserting ``section 4''.
       (e) Agricultural Research at Land-Grant Colleges.--Section 
     1445(g) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(g)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
       (f) Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land.--Section 5 of 
     the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 3504) is repealed.
       (g) International Sugar Agreement, 1977.--Section 6 of 
     Public Law 96-236 (7 U.S.C. 3606) is repealed.
       (h) Housing Preservation Grant Program.--Section 533 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m) is amended by striking 
     subsection (j).
       (i) National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and 
     Fetal Nutrition.--Section 17(k) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(k)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
                             TITLE II--NOAA

     SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report Concerning Prices for Nautical and Aeronautical 
     Products.--Section 1307(a)(2)(A) of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Report on National Shellfish Research Program.--Section 
     308 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1251 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
                          TITLE III--EDUCATION

     SEC. 301. REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 1411 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 is 
     repealed.
                     TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

     SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Resumption of Plutonium Operations at Rocky 
     Flats.--Section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (105 Stat. 1574) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
       (b) Electric Utility Participation Study.--Section 625 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13295) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Vibration Reduction Technologies.--Section 
     173(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13451 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (d) Report on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy 
     Efficiency.--Section 132 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6349) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (e) Report on Industrial Insulation and Audit Guidelines.--
     Section 133 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6350) 
     is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (f) Report on the Use of Energy Futures for Fuel 
     Purchases.--Section 3014 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13552) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (g) Report on Implementation of the Alaska Federal Civilian 
     Energy Efficiency Swap Act of 1980.--Section 6 of the Alaska 
     Federal Civilian Energy Efficiency Swap Act of 1980 (40 
     U.S.C. 795d) is repealed.

     SEC. 402. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Plan for Electric Motor Vehicles.--Section 
     2025(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13435(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``annually'' and inserting ``biennially''; and
       (2) in the second sentence of paragraph (4), by striking 
     ``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial''.
       (b) Coke Oven Production Technology Study.--Section 
     112(n)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(n)(2)(C)) 
     is amended by striking ``The Secretary shall prepare annual 
     reports to Congress on the status of the research program and 
     at the completion of the study'' and inserting ``On 
     completion of the study, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study and''.
                TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

     SEC. 501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Effect of Pollution on Estuaries and 
     Estuarine Zones.--
       (1) In general.--Section 104(n) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(n)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 320(k) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(k)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 104(n)(4)'' and inserting ``section 
     104(n)(3)''.
       (b) Clean Lakes Report.--Section 314(a) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (c) Report on Nonpoint Source Management Programs.--Section 
     319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1329) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking subsection (m); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (m).
       (d) Report on Measures Taken To Meet Objectives of Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 516 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (a), (b)(2), (c), (d), and (e);
       (B) by striking ``(b)(1)''; and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended--

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       (i) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``in the report 
     required under subsection (a) of section 516'' and inserting 
     ``not later than 90 days after the date of convening of each 
     session of Congress''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence of subsection (o)(2), by 
     striking ``in the report required under subsection (a) of 
     section 516'' and inserting ``not later than 90 days after 
     the date of convening of each session of Congress''.
       (B) The fourth sentence of section 116(b) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1266(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 616(b) of this Act'' and inserting 
     ``section 516''.
       (C) The last sentence of section 205(a) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 516(b)'' and inserting ``section 516''.
       (D) The second sentence of section 210 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1290) is amended by striking 
     ``shall be included in the report required under section 
     516(a) of this Act'' and inserting ``shall be reported to 
     Congress not later than 90 days after the date of convening 
     of each session of Congress''.
       (e) Study of Environmental Problems Associated With 
     Improper Disposal or Reuse of Oil.--Section 9 of the Used Oil 
     Recycling Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-463; 94 Stat. 2058) is 
     repealed.
       (f) Report on State and Local Training Needs and Obstacles 
     to Employment in Solid Waste Management and Resource 
     Recovery.--Section 7007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6977) is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (g) Interim Report of National Advisory Commission on 
     Resource Conservation and Recovery.--Section 33(a) of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96-
     482, 94 Stat. 2356; 42 U.S.C. 6981 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).
       (h) Final Report on Medical Waste Management.--
       (1) In general.--The Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended--
       (A) by striking section 11008 (42 U.S.C. 6992g); and
       (B) by redesignating sections 11009 through 11012 (42 
     U.S.C. 6992h through 6992k) as sections 11008 through 11011, 
     respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The table of contents in 
     section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 
     6901) is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 11008; and
       (B) by redesignating the items relating to sections 11009 
     through 11012 as the items relating to sections 11008 through 
     11011, respectively.
       (i) Report on Status of Demonstration Program To Test 
     Methods and Technologies of Reducing or Eliminating Radon 
     Gas.--Section 118(k)(2) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499; 42 U.S.C. 
     7401 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
           TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

     SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Amendments.--
       (1) Public health service act.--The Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 402(f) (42 U.S.C. 282(f)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (3) (relating to annual reports 
     on disease prevention).
       (B) Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 284c(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (4) (relating to annual reports of the 
     National Institutes of Health on administrative expenses).
       (C) Section 430 (42 U.S.C. 285c-4) is amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (j) (relating to annual reports 
     of the National Diabetes Advisory Board, the National 
     Digestive Diseases Advisory Board, and the National Kidney 
     and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j).
       (D) Section 439 (42 U.S.C. 285d-4) is amended by striking 
     subsection (c) (relating to annual reports by the Arthritis 
     and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Interagency 
     Coordinating Committee).
       (E) Section 451 (42 U.S.C. 285g-3) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) There'' and 
     inserting ``There''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (b) (relating to reports by the 
     Associate Director for Prevention of the National Institute 
     of Child Health and Human Development).
       (F) Section 494A (42 U.S.C. 289c-1) is amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (b) (relating to reports on 
     health services research); and
       (ii) by striking ``(a)'' and all that follows through ``The 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''.
       (G) Section 1009 (42 U.S.C. 300a-6a) (relating to plans and 
     reports regarding family planning) is repealed.
       (H) Section 2104 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-4) (relating to National 
     Vaccine Program reports) is repealed.
       (2) Other acts.--The following provisions are amended:
       (A) Section 540 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 360qq) (relating to annual reports on the 
     administration of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety 
     program) is repealed.
       (B) Section 405 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 1645) (relating to the tribal organization 
     demonstration program for direct billing of medicare, 
     medicaid, and other third party payors) is repealed.
       (C) Section 1200 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention 
     and Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 3509) (relating to the 
     report of the Public Health Service) is repealed.
       (D) Section 719 of the Indian Health Care Amendments of 
     1988 (Public Law 100-713; 102 Stat. 4838) (relating to the 
     impact of the final rule relating to eligibility for health 
     care services of the Indian Health Service) is repealed.
       (E) The Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research 
     Act of 1992 is amended by striking sections 911 and 912 (42 
     U.S.C. 11211 and 11212) (relating to the establishment and 
     functions of the Council on Alzheimer's Disease).
       (F) The International Health Research Act of 1960 (Public 
     Law 86-610) is amended by striking section 5(h).
       (b) Social Security Act and Related Provisions.--
       (1) Section 8403(b) of the Technical and Miscellaneous 
     Revenue Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-647; 102 Stat. 3799) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Section 4207(c)(2)(B) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508; 104 Stat. 
     1388-120) (42 U.S.C. 1395x note) is repealed.
       (3) Section 9601(f) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272; 100 Stat. 222) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395b note) is repealed.
       (4) Section 6003(i) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239; 103 Stat. 2158) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww note) is repealed.
       (5) Section 6102(d)(4) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239; 103 Stat. 2185) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4 note) is repealed.
       (6) Section 1882(l)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ss(l)(6)) is repealed.
       (7) Section 4056(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203; 101 Stat. 1330-99) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395l note) (as redesignated by section 411(f)(14) of 
     the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (Public Law 
     100-360; 102 Stat. 781)) is repealed.

     SEC. 602. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Indian Health.--Subsection (e) of section 513 of the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660c(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--
       (1) Section 4801(e)(17)(B) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508; 104 Stat. 
     1388-218) (42 U.S.C. 1396r note) is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 1992'' and inserting ``January 1, 1999''.
       (2) Section 4360(f) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508; 104 Stat. 1388-140) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395b-4) is amended by striking ``Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this section'' and 
     inserting ``Beginning with 1992''.
         TITLE VII--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 701. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Funding Relating to Evaluating and Monitoring 
     Programs.--Section 7(r) of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(r)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
       (b) State and Local Strategies for Removal of Barriers to 
     Affordable Housing.--Section 1207 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705a note) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Comprehensive Review and Evaluation of Homeless 
     Assistance Programs.--Section 1409 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 11361 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (d) Neighborhood Redevelopment Program.--Section 123 of the 
     Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 5318 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively.
       (e) Homeownership Demonstration Program.--Section 132 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-550; 106 Stat. 3712) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively.
       (f) Rural Rental Rehabilitation Demonstration.--Section 311 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 
     U.S.C. 1490m note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (g) Summary of Activities Under New Town Demonstration.--
     Section 1108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 5318 note) is amended by striking ``the 
     following'' and all that follows before the period at the end 
     of the section and inserting the following: ``a copy of the 
     new town plan of the governing board, upon the approval of 
     that plan under section 1102(d)''.
                       TITLE VIII--INDIAN AFFAIRS

     SEC. 801. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention 
     Report.--Section 412 of the Indian Child Protection and 
     Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3211) is repealed.
       (b) Reports Under the Indian Financing Act of 1974.--
     Section 217 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
     1497) is amended by striking subsection (f).

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       (c) Education Amendments of 1978.--
       (1) Report on demonstration projects.--Section 1121(h) of 
     the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001(h)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (2) National criteria for dormitory situations.--Section 
     1122(d) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     2002(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (3) Positions contracted under grants of post-differential 
     authority in the bia schools.--Section 1132(h)(3)(B) of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2012(h)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking clause (iv).
       (4) Report.--Section 1137 of the Education Amendments of 
     1978 (25 U.S.C. 2017) is amended--
       (A) by striking the section designation and heading and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 1137. BIENNIAL REPORT.'';

     and
       (B) in the first sentence of subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``annual report'' and inserting ``biennial 
     report''; and
       (ii) by striking ``during the year'' and inserting ``during 
     the 2-year period covered by the report''.
       (5) Regulations.--Section 1139 of the Education Amendments 
     of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019) is repealed.
       (6) Technical correction.--Section 605(b)(2) of the School-
     to-Work Opportunity Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6235(b)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``(as defined in section 1139(3) of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019(3))'' and 
     inserting ``(as defined in section 1146(3) of the Education 
     Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026(3))''.
       (d) Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.--Section 5206 
     of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 
     2505) is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (e) Public Law 96-135.--Section 2 of Public Law 96-135 (25 
     U.S.C. 472a) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by striking ``(1) The Office'' and inserting ``The 
     Office''.
       (f) Native Americans Educational Assistance Act.--Section 4 
     of the Native Americans Educational Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     2001 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (g) Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act.--Section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j-1) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (o) as 
     subsections (c) through (n), respectively.
                  TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

     SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Pacific Yew Act.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 7 of the Pacific Yew Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4806) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 8 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4807) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the relevant congressional committees, as 
     listed in section 7,'' and inserting ``the Committee on 
     Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate,''; and
       (B) by redesignating such section as section 7.
       (b) Size and Condition of the Tule Elk Herd in 
     California.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-389 (16 U.S.C. 
     673f) is repealed.
       (2) Redesignation.--Section 4 of Public Law 94-389 (16 
     U.S.C. 673g) is redesignated as section 3.
       (c) Water Quality of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and 
     San Francisco Bay Estuarine Systems.--Section 4 of Public Law 
     96-375 (94 Stat. 1506) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
       (d) Colorado River Floodway Maps.--
       (1) Repeal of requirements.--Section 5(b) of the Colorado 
     River Floodway Protection Act (43 U.S.C. 1600c(b)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b)'';
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5(c)(1) of such Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1600c(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``the appropriate 
     officers referred to in paragraph (3) of subsection (b),'' 
     and inserting ``appropriate chief executive officers of 
     States, counties, municipalities, water districts, Indian 
     tribes, or equivalent jurisdictions in which the Floodway is 
     located,''.
       (e) Certification of Adequate Soil Survey of Land 
     Classification.--
       (1) 1953 act.--The first section of title I of the Interior 
     Department Appropriation Act, 1953, is amended in the matter 
     under the heading ``construction and rehabilitation'' under 
     the heading ``BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'' (66 Stat. 451) by 
     striking ``: Provided further, That no part of this or any 
     other appropriation'' and all that follows through ``means of 
     irrigation''.
       (2) 1954 act.--The first section of title I of the Interior 
     Department Appropriation Act, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 390a; 67 Stat. 
     266) is amended--
       (A) in the matter under the heading ``construction and 
     rehabilitation'' under the heading ``Bureau of Reclamation'', 
     by striking ``: Provided further, That no part of this or any 
     other appropriation'' and all that follows through 
     ``demonstrated in practice''; and
       (B) by striking ``Such surveys shall include an 
     investigation of soil characteristics which might result in 
     toxic or hazardous irrigation return flows.'' (as added by 
     section 10 of the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act 
     of 1986 (100 Stat. 426)).
       (f) Claims Submitted From the Teton Dam Failure.--Section 8 
     of Public Law 94-400 (90 Stat. 1213) is repealed.
       (g) Study of the Feasibility and Suitability of 
     Establishing Niobrara-Buffalo Prairie National Park.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 8 of the Niobrara Scenic River 
     Designation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-50; 16 U.S.C. 1a-5 
     note) is repealed.
       (2) Redesignation.--Section 9 of such Act (Public Law 102-
     50; 105 Stat. 258) is redesignated as section 8.
       (h) Study of Route 66.--The Route 66 Study Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-400; 104 Stat. 861) is repealed.
       (i) Report on Anthracite Mine Water Control and Mine 
     Sealing and Filling Program.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the conservation of anthracite coal resources 
     through measures of flood control and anthracite mine 
     drainage, and for other purposes'', approved July 15, 1955, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking section 5 (30 U.S.C. 575); and
       (2) by redesignating section 6 (30 U.S.C. 576) as section 
     5.
       (j) Audit of Federal Royalty Management System.--
       (1) In general.--Section 302 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1752) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 304(c) of the Federal 
     Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1753(c)) is amended by striking ``Except as expressly 
     provided in subsection 302(b), nothing'' and inserting 
     ``Nothing''.
       (k) Report on Bidding Options for Oil and Gas Leases on 
     Outer Continental Shelf Land.--Section 8(a) of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (9).
       (l) Reports on Outer Continental Shelf Leasing and 
     Production Program and Promotion of Competition in Leasing.--
       (1) In general.--Section 15 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1343) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 22 of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by 
     striking subsection (g).
       (m) Audit of Financial Report of Governor of Guam.--The 
     sixth undesignated paragraph of section 6 of the Organic Act 
     of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1422) is amended by striking the third and 
     fifth sentences.
       (n) Audit of Financial Report of Governor of the Virgin 
     Islands.--The fourth undesignated paragraph of section 11 of 
     the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 
     1591) is amended by striking the third and fifth sentences.
       (o) Audit of Financial Report of Governor of American 
     Samoa.--Section 501(a) of Public Law 96-205 (48 U.S.C. 
     1668(a)) is amended by striking the third and fifth 
     sentences.
       (p) Audit of Financial Report of Chief Executives of 
     Certain Territories.--Section 5 of Public Law 92-257 (48 
     U.S.C. 1692) is amended by striking the third and fifth 
     sentences.
       (q) Report on Activities Under Helium Act.--Section 16 of 
     the Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167n) is repealed.
       (r) Report on Contract Awards Made To Facilitate National 
     Defense.--
       (1) In general.--Public Law 85-804 is amended--
       (A) by striking section 4 (50 U.S.C. 1434); and
       (B) by redesignating section 5 (50 U.S.C. 1435) as section 
     4.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 502(a)(6) of the 
     National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1651(a)(6)) is amended by 
     striking ``1431-1435'' and inserting ``1431 et seq.''.

     SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Recommendations on Prospective Timber Sales.--The first 
     sentence of section 318(h) of Public Law 101-121 (103 Stat. 
     750) is amended by striking ``a monthly basis'' and inserting 
     ``an annual basis''.
       (b) Report on Nationwide Geologic Mapping Program.--Section 
     8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 
     31g) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``ANNUAL'' and 
     inserting ``BIENNIAL''; and
       (2) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``each fiscal year, submit an annual 
     report'' and inserting ``each second fiscal year, submit a 
     biennial report''; and
       (B) by striking ``preceding fiscal year'' and inserting ``2 
     preceding fiscal years''.
                     TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

     SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance Report.--Section 
     609U of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10509) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Diversion Control Fee Account Report.--Section 111(b) 
     of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (21 
     U.S.C. 886a) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (c) Damage Settlement Report.--Section 3724 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (d) Banking Law Offense Report.--Section 8(u) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(u)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively.

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       (e) Banking Law Offense Rewards Report.--Section 2571 of 
     the Crime Control Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4211) is repealed.
       (f) Banking Institutions Soundness Report.--Section 1542 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
     1831m-1) is amended by striking subsection (e).
                             TITLE XI--NASA

     SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Activities of the National Space Grant College and 
     Fellowship Program.--Section 212 of the National Space Grant 
     College and Fellowship Act (42 U.S.C. 2486j) is repealed.
       (b) Notification of Procurement of Long-Lead Materials for 
     Solid Rocket Monitors on Other Than Cooperative Basis.--
     Section 121 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (101 Stat. 869) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Capital Development Plan for Space Station Program.--
     Section 107 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (101 Stat. 864) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Notice of Modification of NASA.--
       (1) 1985 Act.--Section 103 of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration Authorization Act, 1985 (98 Stat. 424) 
     is repealed.
       (2) 1986 Act.--Section 103 of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration Authorization Act of 1986 (99 Stat. 
     1014) is repealed.
       (e) Expenditures Exceeding Astronomy Program.--Section 104 
     of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     Authorization Act, 1984 (97 Stat. 284) is repealed.
       (f) Proposed Decision or Policy Concerning 
     Commercialization.--Section 110 of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
     2465) is repealed.
       (g) Joint Former Soviet Union Studies in Biomedical 
     Research.--Section 605 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     2487d) is repealed.
                TITLE XII--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

     SEC. 1201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.--
     Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2039) 
     is amended by striking the sixth and seventh sentences.
       (b) Report on the Price-Anderson Act.--Section 170 p. of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(p)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 1202. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1701(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297f(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Nuclear'' and inserting ``Not later 
     than the date on which a certificate of compliance is issued 
     under subsection (c), the Nuclear''; and
       (2) by striking ``at least annually''.
                        TITLE XIII--OMB AND OPM

     SEC. 1301. OMB.

       (a) Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 
     1990.--The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
     of 1990 (Public Law 101-410; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended 
     by--
       (1) striking section 6; and
       (2) redesignating section 7 as section 6.
       (b) Voluntary Contributions by the United States to 
     International Organizations.--Section 306 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2226) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``(a) The'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) striking subsection (b).
       (c) Prompt Payment Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3906 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 3901(c) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``, except section 3906 of this title,''.
       (B) Section 3902(b) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``Except as provided in section 3906 of this title, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''.
       (C) The table of sections for chapter 39 of such title is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 3906.
       (d) Title 5.--Section 552a(u) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6), and in 
     that redesignated paragraph by striking ``paragraphs (3)(D) 
     and (6)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)(D)''.

     SEC. 1302. OPM.

       (a) Administrative Law Judges.--Section 1305 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``require reports 
     by agencies, issue reports, including an annual report to 
     Congress,''.
       (b) Federal Employee Retirement and Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1308 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--(A) The table of 
     sections for chapter 13 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1308.
       (B) Chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) by striking section 4705 and redesignating section 4706 
     as section 4705; and
       (ii) in the analysis at the beginning of the chapter by 
     striking the items relating to sections 4705 and 4706 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 4705. Regulations.''.
       (c) Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.--Section 
     8348(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the third sentence.
       (d) Placement of Non-Indian Employees.--Section 2(e) of the 
     Act of December 5, 1979 (25 U.S.C. 472a(e); Public Law 96-
     135; 93 Stat. 1058) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
                            TITLE XIV--TRADE

     SEC. 1401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Coffee Trade.--
       (1) Section 5 of the International Coffee Agreement Act of 
     1980 (19 U.S.C. 1356n) is repealed.
       (2) Section 4 of the International Coffee Agreement Act of 
     1980 (19 U.S.C. 1356m) is repealed.
       (b) Trade Act of 1974.--
       (1) Section 126 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2136(c)) is amended--
       (A) by repealing subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (2) Section 411 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2441), 
     and the item relating to that section in the table of 
     contents for that Act, are repealed.
       (c) Uruguay Round Agreements Act.--Section 424 of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3622), and the item 
     relating to that section in the table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
       (d) Restrictions on Expenditures.--Section 109(c)(3) of 
     Public Law 100-202 (101 Stat. 1329-435; 41 U.S.C. 10b note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a period; and
       (3) by repealing subparagraph (C).
                 TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports About Government Pension Plans.--Section 9503 
     of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     subsection (a).
       (b) Transportation Air Quality Report.--Section 108(f) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)) is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (3) and (4).
       (c) Indian Reservation Roads Study.--Section 1042 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1993) is repealed.
       (d) Study of Impact of Climatic Conditions.--Section 1101-
     1102 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 
     of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027) is repealed.
       (e) Bumper Standards.--
       (1) In general.--Section 32510 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 
     325 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 32510.
       (f) Highway Safety.--Section 202 of the Highway Safety Act 
     of 1966 (80 Stat. 736; 23 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed.
       (g) Project Review.--Section 5328(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (h) Suspended Light Rail System Technology.--Section 5320 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     subsection (k).

     SEC. 1502. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Coast Guard Report on Major Acquisition Projects.--
     Section 337 of the Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (106 Stat. 1551) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``quarterly'' and inserting ``biannual''; 
     and
       (2) in the last proviso, by striking ``preceding quarter'' 
     and inserting ``preceding 6-month period''.
       (b) Aviation Security Report.--Section 44938 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``biennial''; and
       (B) by inserting ``in each year the Administrator submits 
     the biennial report'' before the comma;
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``annually'' and 
     inserting ``biennially''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (c).
       (c) Report on Public Transportation.--Section 308(e)(1) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``submit 
     a report to Congress in January of each even-numbered year'' 
     and inserting ``submit to Congress in March 1998, and in 
     March of each even-numbered year thereafter, a report''.
       (d) National Ballast Information Clearinghouse.--Section 
     1102(f)(2) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention 
     and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712(f)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``biannual'' and inserting ``biennial''.

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am pleased that the legislation I 
introduced along with Senator McCain, the Federal Reports Elimination 
Act of 1998, S. 1364, was passed by the House earlier this week and is 
being considered by the Senate under unanimous consent today. The law 
eliminates 132 outdated reporting requirements imposed on federal 
agencies by Congress through statute.
  The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight circulated a list of reports that 
was initially provided by the President in his 1997 budget to all 
committees having cognizance over the reports recommended for 
elimination. The committees reviewed the list of reports and identified 
those reports they deemed essential. The initial list contained over 
400 reports; the bill that passed the Senate contained over 200 
reports, and the bill as passed by the House contains 132 reports for 
elimination.

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The reports that were in the initial proposal that are not included in 
the bill as passed by the House have been reviewed by both houses of 
Congress and considered necessary and useful to the Congress in its 
oversight responsibilities.
  Reports elimination is not a new area of interest in Congress. This 
is the third piece of legislation we have passed in the last 15 years 
to eliminate or modify wasteful reporting requirements. Just three 
years ago, in 1995, Senator McCain and I introduced and got enacted 
Public Law 104-66, the ``Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 
1995,'' which eliminated or modified 207 reports. Section 3003 of 
Public Law 104-66, contains a provision for the termination of all 
annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic reporting requirements, 
subject to some exceptions, 4 years after the date of enactment. The 
bill was enacted into law on December 21, 1995, which means that 
effective December 21, 1999, reports listed in the House No. 103-7, 
that are not exempt from termination, will be automatically eliminated 
on December 21st of next year. Committees and Members should be on 
notice that if there are reporting requirements now in law that they 
want to continue that are annual, semiannual or periodic, those 
reporting requirements will have to be reenacted before the 1999 
deadline. It will require an affirmative act of legislation to continue 
those reporting requirements. While it is important to eliminate 
wasteful and unnecessary reports, it is equally important to continue 
those reporting requirements that we think are essential to the work of 
the Congress. I urge my colleagues to be alert to this upcoming 
deadline.
  Mr. President, I thank Senator McCain for his excellent work in 
helping to get today's legislation passed. I also want to thank Myla 
Edwards of my office who handled this bill for us as a legislative 
fellow. Ensuring that this bill covers the intended reporting 
requirements is tedious work, and Myla demonstrated the care, patience, 
and commitment necessary to get a bill like this passed.


                           amendment no. 3836

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
concur with the amendment of the House, with a further amendment by 
Senator McCain, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       In section 1501, strike subsections (f) through (h).

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