[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6671-S6672]
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GAO MANDATES REVISION ACT OF 2012
Mr. PRYOR. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the
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consideration of Calendar No. 523, S. 3315.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3315) to repeal or modify certain mandates of
the Government Accountability Office.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, with an amendment, as follows:
(Omit the part shown in boldface brackets and insert the part printed
in italic.)
S. 3315
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 ``GAO Mandates Revision Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS.
(a) Capitol Preservation Fund Financial Statements.--
Section 804 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2
U.S.C. 2084) is amended by striking ``annual audits of the
transactions of the Commission'' and inserting ``periodic
audits of the transactions of the Commission, which shall be
conducted at least once every 3 years, unless the Chairman or
the Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives requests that
an audit be conducted at an earlier date,''.
(b) Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund Audit by GAO.--
(1) In general.--Section 376 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (w); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (x) and (y) as subsections
(w) and (x), respectively.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 376(h)(2)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``subsection (x)'' and inserting ``subsection (w)''.
[(c) ONDCP Annual Report Requirement.--Section 203 of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
2006 (21 U.S.C. 1708a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) In General.--''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).]
(c) ONDCP Annual Report Requirement.--Section 203 of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
2006 (21 U.S.C. 1708a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``of each year'' and
inserting ``, 2013, and every 3 years thereafter,''; and
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``at a frequency of not less than once per
year--'' and inserting ``not later than December 31, 2013,
and every 3 years thereafter--''.
(d) USERRA GAO Report.--Section 105(g)(1) of the Veterans'
Benefits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-275; 38 U.S.C. 4301
note) is amended by striking ``, and annually thereafter
during the period when the demonstration project is
conducted,''.
(e) Semipostal Program Reports by the General Accounting
Office.--Section 2 of the Semipostal Authorization Act
(Public Law 106-253; 114 Stat. 636; 39 U.S.C. 416 note) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(f) Earned Import Allowance Program Review by GAO.--Section
231A(b)(4) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2703a(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
(g) American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial
Statements and Audits.--Section 2103(h) of title 36, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of paragraph (2) of
this subsection'' and inserting ``of section 3515 of title
31'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2).
(h) Senate Preservation Fund Audits.--Section 3(c)(6) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C.
2108(c)(6)) is amended by striking ``annual audits of the
Senate Preservation Fund'' and inserting ``periodic audits of
the Senate Preservation Fund, which shall be conducted at
least once every 3 years, unless the Chairman or the Ranking
Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate requests that an audit be conducted at an earlier
date,''.
Mr. PRYOR. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported
amendment be agreed to, the Lieberman amendment, which is at the desk,
be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed,
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening
action or debate, and any related statements be printed in the Record.
The committee-reported amendment was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 2866) was agreed to, as follows:
On page 2, line 11, insert ``, the Secretary of the Senate,
or the Clerk of the House of Representatives'' after ``House
of Representatives''.
On page 5, line 1, insert ``or the Secretary of the
Senate'' after ``the Senate''.
The bill (S. 3315), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time and passed, as follows:
S. 3315
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 ``GAO Mandates Revision Act of
2012''.
SEC. 2. REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS.
(a) Capitol Preservation Fund Financial Statements.--
Section 804 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (2
U.S.C. 2084) is amended by striking ``annual audits of the
transactions of the Commission'' and inserting ``periodic
audits of the transactions of the Commission, which shall be
conducted at least once every 3 years, unless the Chairman or
the Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, the Secretary
of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives
requests that an audit be conducted at an earlier date,''.
(b) Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund Audit by GAO.--
(1) In general.--Section 376 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (w); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (x) and (y) as subsections
(w) and (x), respectively.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 376(h)(2)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``subsection (x)'' and inserting ``subsection (w)''.
(c) ONDCP Annual Report Requirement.--Section 203 of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
2006 (21 U.S.C. 1708a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``of each year'' and
inserting ``, 2013, and every 3 years thereafter,''; and
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``at a frequency of not less than once per
year--'' and inserting ``not later than December 31, 2013,
and every 3 years thereafter--''.
(d) USERRA GAO Report.--Section 105(g)(1) of the Veterans'
Benefits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-275; 38 U.S.C. 4301
note) is amended by striking ``, and annually thereafter
during the period when the demonstration project is
conducted,''.
(e) Semipostal Program Reports by the General Accounting
Office.--Section 2 of the Semipostal Authorization Act
(Public Law 106-253; 114 Stat. 636; 39 U.S.C. 416 note) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(f) Earned Import Allowance Program Review by GAO.--Section
231A(b)(4) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19
U.S.C. 2703a(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
(g) American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial
Statements and Audits.--Section 2103(h) of title 36, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of paragraph (2) of
this subsection'' and inserting ``of section 3515 of title
31'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2).
(h) Senate Preservation Fund Audits.--Section 3(c)(6) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C.
2108(c)(6)) is amended by striking ``annual audits of the
Senate Preservation Fund'' and inserting ``periodic audits of
the Senate Preservation Fund, which shall be conducted at
least once every 3 years, unless the Chairman or the Ranking
Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate or the Secretary of the Senate requests that an audit
be conducted at an earlier date,''.
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