[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S14902]
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     FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION AND SUNSET ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1999

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 405, S. 1877.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1877) to amend the Federal Report Elimination 
     and Sunset Act of 1995.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Ms. COLLINS. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read the third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1877) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1877

       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 Amendments of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF SUNSET.

       Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Report Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-66; 109 Stat. 734) is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking ``regular''; and
       (2) inserting ``at predetermined and regular time 
     intervals,'' after ``report''.

     SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM SUNSET.

       Section 3003(d) of the Federal Reports Elimination and 
     Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-66; 109 Stat. 734-36) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (31) by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (32) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(33)(A) sections 1105(a), 1106(a) and (b), and 1109(a) of 
     title 31, United States;
       ``(B) section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 
     93-198; 87 Stat. 801); and
       ``(C) any other law relating to the budget of the United 
     States Government;
       ``(34) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.);
       ``(35) section 22(a) of the Act entitled `An Act to provide 
     for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to 
     provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress', 
     approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a));
       ``(36) section 3514(a)(1)(B) of title 44, United States 
     Code;
       ``(37) section 202(e) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483(e));
       ``(38) section 203(o) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(o));
       ``(39) section 202(e)(1) and (3) of Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(e)(1) and (3));
       ``(40) section 1014(e) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 685(e)); and
       ``(41) section 6 of title 3, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF REPORTS CONSOLIDATION AUTHORITY.

       Section 404(b) of the Government Management Reform Act of 
     1994 (31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking ``December 
     31, 1999'' and inserting ``April 30, 2000''.

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