[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5636-S5642]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3812. Mr. BLUNT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 562. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
                   WILLIAM SHEMIN FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD 
                   WAR I.

       (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
     limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
     awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed 
     Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under 
     section 3741 of such title to William Shemin for the acts of 
     valor during World War I described in subsection (b).
       (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to 
     in subsection (a) are the actions of William Shemin while 
     serving as a Rifleman with G Company, 2d Battalion, 47th 
     Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary 
     Forces, in connection with combat operations against an armed 
     enemy on the Vesle River, near Bazoches, France, from August 
     7 to August 9, 1918, during World War I for which he was 
     originally awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
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  SA 3813. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XXXV, add the following:

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT A GIFT FROM THE USMMA ALUMNI 
                   ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to section 51315 of title 46, 
     United States Code, the Maritime Administrator may accept a 
     gift of money from the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
     Alumni Foundation, Inc. (also known as the USMMA Alumni 
     Association and Foundation) for the purpose of renovating 
     Melville Hall on the campus of the United States Merchant 
     Marine Academy.
       (b) Contract.--If the Maritime Administrator accepts a gift 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Administrator shall enter 
     into a contract with the United States Merchant Marine Alumni 
     Foundation, Inc. for the operation of Melville Hall and for 
     the purpose of official academy functions, third party 
     catering functions, industry events, and conferences.
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  SA 3814. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. INTEGRATED PLAN ON SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall jointly, in coordination with the 
     National Security Council, the Director of the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy, and the heads of other 
     appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, develop a 
     plan (to be known as the ``Integrated Federal Space Launch 
     Plan'') to achieve the effective planning, coordination, and 
     execution of the civilian and national security space launch 
     activities of the Federal Government in order to ensure that 
     the mission needs of the Federal Government for reliable, 
     timely, and affordable access to space are met in a cost-
     effective manner.
       (b) Elements of Plan.--The plan developed under subsection 
     (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:

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       (1) An estimate of the anticipated annual space launch 
     demand of the Federal Government during the 10 fiscal years 
     beginning with the fiscal year beginning in the year in which 
     the plan is developed.
       (2) A description of the capabilities required to meet the 
     demand estimated for purposes of paragraph (1).
       (3) A description of the acquisition plans of each Federal 
     agency covered by the plan for purposes of meeting the demand 
     estimated for purposes of paragraph (1).
       (4) An identification and assessment of opportunities for 
     coordination among Federal agencies in space launch 
     acquisition efforts, and a summary of the lessons learned by 
     the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration regarding their launch service programs.
       (5) An assessment whether the Department of Defense is 
     currently achieving assured access to space with its space 
     launch in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 
     2273 of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Submittal of Plan to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
     Administrator shall jointly submit the plan developed under 
     subsection (a) to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       (2) Form.--The plan shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form, but may include a classified annex.
       (d) Comptroller General of the United States Assessment.--
     The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth 
     an assessment of the adequacy of the plan developed under 
     subsection (a), including the extent to which the plan 
     includes the launch needs and capabilities of the civilian 
     agencies and the national security agencies of the Federal 
     Government.
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
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  SA 3815. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 343. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO TRANSFER OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FIREFIGHTING PROPERTY TO 
                   FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES.

       (a) Compliance of Property With Emission Requirements.--
     Section 2576b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) the recipient firefighting agency accepts full 
     responsibility for compliance of the property after transfer 
     with all applicable emission requirements and regulations;'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (b)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(5)'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) No Prohibition or Delay in Transfer for Noncompliance 
     With Emission Requirements.--The transfer of personal 
     property under this section shall not be prohibited or 
     delayed by reason of the failure of such property to comply 
     with applicable emission requirements or regulations at the 
     time of transfer.''.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Airports as Firefighting 
     Agencies.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of such section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, including an airport or airport authority that 
     is required by law to maintain firefighting assets on site''.
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  SA 3816. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD UH-60A MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Plan for Modernization.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     prioritized plan for modernizing the Army National Guard's 
     entire fleet of UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A detailed timeline for the modernization of the Army 
     National Guard's entire fleet of UH-60A helicopters.
       (2) A description of the number of UH-60L, UH-60L Digital, 
     and UH-60M aircraft that the Army National Guard will possess 
     upon completion of the modernization plan.
       (3) A description of the cost, by year, associated with the 
     modernization plan.
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  SA 3817. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1268. ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF A NEW AIRCRAFT OR 
                   SENSOR BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNDER THE 
                   TREATY ON OPEN SKIES.

       (a) Notification.--The Director of National Intelligence, 
     in conjunction with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 
     commander of each appropriate combatant command, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress an assessment of 
     all potential intelligence collection implications of any new 
     aircraft or sensor proposed to be deployed by the Russian 
     Federation under the Open Skies Treaty not later than 30 days 
     prior to the date of the intended approval of such aircraft 
     or sensor by the United States.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Open skies treaty.--The term ``Open Skies Treaty'' 
     means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 
     1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002.
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  SA 3818. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY ON MATTERS 
                   RELATING TO BURIAL OF UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF 
                   VETERANS IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

       (a) Study and Report Required.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall--
       (1) complete a study on matters relating to the interring 
     of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries under 
     the control of the National Cemetery Administration; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 
     Secretary with respect to the study required under paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Matters Studied.--The matters studied under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall include the following:
       (1) Determining the scope of issues relating to unclaimed 
     remains of veterans, including an estimate of the number of 
     unclaimed remains of veterans.
       (2) Assessing the effectiveness of the procedures of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for working with persons or 
     entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate 
     interment of unclaimed remains of veterans in national 
     cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery 
     Administration.
       (3) Assessing State and local laws that affect the ability 
     of the Secretary to inter unclaimed remains of veterans in 
     national cemeteries under the control of the National 
     Cemetery Administration.
       (4) Developing recommendations for such legislative or 
     administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (c) Methodology.--
       (1) Number of unclaimed remains.--In estimating the number 
     of unclaimed remains of veterans under subsection (b)(1), the 
     Secretary may review such subset of applicable entities as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate, including a subset of 
     funeral homes and coroner offices that posses unclaimed 
     veterans remains.

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       (2) Assessment of state and local laws.--In assessing State 
     and local laws under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary may 
     assess such sample of applicable State and local laws as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate in lieu of reviewing all 
     applicable State and local laws.
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  SA 3819. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division A, add the following:

                TITLE XVII--UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE

     SEC. 1701. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.
       (3) Utah test and training range.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Utah Test and Training Range'' 
     means the portions of the military operating area of the Utah 
     Test and Training Area that are located in the State.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Utah Test and Training Range'' 
     includes the Dugway Proving Ground.

                 Subtitle A--Withdrawal and Overflights

     SEC. 1711. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF CERTAIN LAND FOR THE 
                   SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Federal land (including the interests in Federal land) 
     described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal 
     leasing laws.
       (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land (including the 
     interests in land) referred to in subsection (a) is the 
     Bureau of Land Management land comprising approximately 
     625,643 acres in the State, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled [_____], numbered [____], and dated [______].
       (c) Reservation for Secretary of the Air Force; Secretary 
     of the Interior.--The land withdrawn by subsection (a) is 
     reserved--
       (1) for use by the Secretary of the Air Force for--
       (A) the enhancement of the Utah Test and Training Range;
       (B) the testing of--
       (i) 5th generation weapon systems; and
       (ii) the standoff distance for weapons;
       (C) the testing and evaluation of hypersonic weapons;
       (D) other purposes related to meeting national security 
     needs; and
       (2) for use by the Secretary for--
       (A) public recreation--
       (i) during any period in which the land is not being used 
     for military training; and
       (ii) as determined to be suitable for public use; and
       (B) the conservation of natural resources.
       (d) Grazing.--
       (1) No new grazing leases or permits.--The Secretary shall 
     not issue any new grazing lease or permit on the land 
     withdrawn by subsection (a).
       (2) Existing grazing leases or permits.--
       (A) In general.--Any grazing of livestock on the land 
     withdrawn by subsection (a) that commenced before the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be allowed to continue, subject 
     to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as 
     the Secretary considers to be necessary.
       (B) Level.--As the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     allow the appropriate use of resources, the Secretary may 
     adjust the level of grazing authorized under subparagraph 
     (A), as measured in animal unit months.
       (3) Mitigation.--To mitigate the loss of new grazing leases 
     or permits on the land withdrawn by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may issue new grazing leases or permits on other 
     Federal land not withdrawn by that subsection.
       (e) Payments in Lieu of Taxes.--The land withdrawn by 
     subsection (a) shall remain eligible as entitlement land 
     under section 6901 of title 31, United States Code.
       (f) Temporary Closure to Public.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that military operations, public safety, or 
     national security require the temporary closure to public use 
     of any road, trail, or other portion of the land withdrawn by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may take such 
     action as the Secretary of the Air Force determines necessary 
     to carry out the temporary closure.
       (2) Limitations.--Any temporary closure under paragraph (1) 
     shall be limited to the minimum areas and periods during 
     which the Secretary of the Air Force determines are required 
     to carry out a closure under this subsection.
       (3) Notice.--Before and during any temporary closure under 
     this subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
       (A) keep appropriate warning notices posted; and
       (B) take appropriate steps to notify the public concerning 
     the temporary closure.
       (g) Boundary Adjustment.--The boundary of the land 
     withdrawn by subsection (a) shall be adjusted as necessary to 
     ensure access to the Secretary for the purposes described in 
     subsection (c)(2).
       (h) Withdrawal and Reservation.--The withdrawal and 
     reservation made by this section shall not terminate--
       (1) other than by an election and determination of the 
     Secretary of the Air Force; or
       (2) until such time as the Secretary can permanently 
     transfer administrative jurisdiction of the land withdrawn 
     and reserved by this section to the Secretary of the Air 
     Force.

     SEC. 1712. MILITARY OPERATIONS AND OVERFLIGHTS IN UTAH TEST 
                   AND TRAINING RANGE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the testing and development of military weapons systems 
     and the training of military forces are critical to ensuring 
     the national security of the United States;
       (2) the Utah Test and Training Range is a unique and 
     irreplaceable national asset at the core of the test and 
     training mission of the Department of Defense; and
       (3) continued access to the special use airspace and land 
     that comprise the Utah Test and Training Range, under the 
     terms and conditions described in this section--
       (A) is a national security priority; and
       (B) is compatible with the protection and proper management 
     of the natural, environmental, cultural, and other resources 
     of the land.
       (b) Special Use Airspace and Training Routes.--Nothing in 
     this subtitle precludes--
       (1) the designation of new units of special use airspace; 
     or
       (2) the expansion of existing units of special use 
     airspace.
       (c) Emergency Access and Response.--Nothing in this section 
     precludes the continuation of the memorandum of understanding 
     that is between the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of the Air Force with respect to emergency access 
     and response, as in existence as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (d) Effect on Limitation on Amendments to Certain 
     Individual Resource Management Plans.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle affects the limitation established under section 
     2815(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 852).

     SEC. 1713. ANALYSIS OF MILITARY READINESS AND OPERATIONAL 
                   IMPACTS IN LAND USE PLANS FOR FEDERAL LAND IN 
                   UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall develop, maintain, and revise 
     land use plans under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S. C. 1712) with respect to 
     Federal land located in the Utah Test and Training Range.
       (b) Requirements.--Not later 180 days after receiving a 
     request from the Secretary of the Interior relating to a 
     revision to a land use plan under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense, as part of the required consultation 
     with respect to land use plans, shall submit to the Secretary 
     an analysis of the military readiness and operational impacts 
     of the proposed revision to the applicable land use plan.

                       Subtitle B--Land Exchange

     SEC. 1721. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the State owns approximately 68,057 acres of land and 
     approximately [_____] acres of mineral interests located 
     within the Utah Test and Training Range in Box Elder, Tooele, 
     and Juab Counties, Utah;
       (2) the State owns approximately 68,057 acres of land and 
     approximately 4,520 acres of mineral interests located wholly 
     or partially within the Cedar Mountains Wilderness in Tooele 
     County, Utah;
       (3) the parcels of State land described in paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)--
       (A) were granted by Congress to the State pursuant to the 
     Act of July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 107, chapter 138), to be held 
     in trust for the benefit of the public school system and 
     other public institutions of the State; and
       (B) are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion among 
     Federal land;
       (4) continued State ownership and development of State 
     trust land within the Utah Test and Training Range and the 
     Cedar Mountains Wilderness is incompatible with--
       (A) the critical national defense uses of the Utah Test and 
     Training Range; and
       (B) the Federal management of the Cedar Mountains 
     Wilderness; and
       (5) it is in the public interest of the United States to 
     acquire in a timely manner all State trust land within the 
     Utah Test and Training Range and the Cedar Mountains 
     Wilderness, in exchange for the conveyance of the Federal 
     land to the State, in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions described in this subtitle.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subtitle to direct, 
     facilitate, and expedite the exchange of certain Federal land 
     and non-Federal land between the United States and the State.

     SEC. 1722. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Exchange map.--The term ``Exchange Map'' means the map 
     prepared by the Bureau of Land Management entitled ``Utah 
     Test and Training Range Enhancement/Cedar Mountains 
     Wilderness Land Exchange'' and dated [________, 2014].

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       (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the 
     Bureau of Land Management land located in Millard, Juab, 
     Tooele, and Beaver Counties, Utah, that is identified on the 
     Exchange Map as ``BLM Lands Proposed for Transfer to State 
     Trust Lands''.
       (3) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means 
     the land owned by the State in Box Elder, Tooele, and Juab 
     Counties, Utah, that is identified on the Exchange Map as--
       (A) ``State Trust Land Proposed for Transfer to BLM''; and
       (B) ``State Trust Minerals Proposed for Transfer to BLM''.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah, 
     acting through the School and Institutional Trust Lands 
     Administration.

     SEC. 1723. EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FEDERAL LAND.

       (a) In General.--If the State offers to convey to the 
     United States title to the non-Federal land, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) accept the offer; and
       (2) on receipt of all right, title, and interest in and to 
     the non-Federal land, convey to the State all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.
       (b) Valid Existing Rights.--The exchange authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing rights.
       (c) Title Approval.--Title to the Federal land and non-
     Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall be in a 
     format acceptable to the Secretary and the State.
       (d) Appraisals.--
       (1) In general.--The value of the Federal land and the non-
     Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall be 
     determined by appraisals conducted by 1 or more independent 
     appraisers retained by the State, with the consent of the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Applicable law.--The appraisals under paragraph (1) 
     shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized 
     appraisal standards, including, as appropriate, the Uniform 
     Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions.
       (3) Mineral land.--
       (A) Mineral reports.--The appraisals under paragraph (1) 
     shall take into account mineral and technical reports 
     provided by the Secretary and the State in the evaluation of 
     mineral deposits in the Federal land and non-Federal land.
       (B) Mining claims.--An appraisal of any parcel of Federal 
     land that is encumbered by a mining or millsite claim located 
     under sections 2318 through 2352 of the Revised Statutes 
     (commonly known as the ``Mining Law of 1872'') (30 U.S.C. 21 
     et seq.) shall take into account the encumbrance created by 
     the claim for purposes of determining the value of the parcel 
     of the Federal land.
       (4) Approval.--The appraisals conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted to the Secretary and the State for 
     approval.
       (5) Dispute resolution.--If, by the date that is 90 days 
     after the date of submission of an appraisal for review and 
     approval under this subsection, the Secretary or State do not 
     agree to accept the findings of the appraisals with respect 
     to 1 or more parcels of Federal land or non-Federal land, the 
     dispute shall be resolved in accordance with section 
     206(d)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)(2)).
       (6) Duration.--The appraisals conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall remain valid until the date of the completion of the 
     exchange authorized under this subtitle.
       (e) Conveyance of Title.--The land exchange authorized 
     under this subtitle shall be completed by the later of--
       (1) the date that is 180 days after the date of final 
     approval by the Secretary and the State of the appraisals 
     conducted under subsection (d); or
       (2) the date that is 180 days after the date of completion 
     of the dispute resolution process authorized under subsection 
     (d)(5).
       (f) Public Inspection and Notice.--
       (1) Public inspection.--At least 30 days before the date of 
     conveyance of the Federal land and non-Federal land, all 
     final appraisals and appraisal reviews for land to be 
     exchanged under this section shall be available for public 
     review at the office of the State Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in the State of Utah.
       (2) Notice.--The Secretary or the State, as applicable, 
     shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in Salt 
     Lake County, Utah, a notice that the appraisals conducted 
     under subsection (d) are available for public inspection.
       (g) Equal Value Exchange.--
       (1) In general.--The value of the Federal land and non-
     Federal land to be exchanged under this section--
       (A) shall be equal; or
       (B) shall be made equal in accordance with paragraph (2).
       (2) Equalization.--
       (A) Surplus of federal land.--
       (i) In general.--If the value of the Federal land exceeds 
     the value of the non-Federal land, the value of the Federal 
     land and non-Federal land shall be equalized by the State 
     conveying to the United States State trust land located 
     within any of the wilderness areas or national conservation 
     areas in Washington County, Utah, established under subtitle 
     O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
     2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1075) that has an 
     appraised value equal to the difference between--

       (I) the value of the Federal land; and
       (II) the value of the non-Federal land.

       (ii) Order of conveyances.--Any non-Federal land required 
     to be conveyed to the United States under clause (i) shall be 
     conveyed until the value of the Federal land and non-Federal 
     land is equalized, in the following order:

       (I) State trust land parcels located in the Docs Pass 
     Wilderness.
       (II) State trust land parcels located in the Beaver Dam 
     Wash National Conservation Area.
       (III) State trust land parcels located in the Red Cliffs 
     National Conservation Area.

       (B) Surplus of non-federal land.--If the value of the non-
     Federal land exceeds the value of the Federal land, the value 
     of the Federal land and the non-Federal land shall be 
     equalized by the Secretary making a cash equalization payment 
     to the State, in accordance with section 206(b) of the 
     Federal Land Policy Management (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
       (h) Withdrawal of Federal Land From Mineral Entry Prior to 
     Exchange.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land 
     to be conveyed to the State under this section is withdrawn 
     from mineral location, entry, and patent under the mining 
     laws pending conveyance of the Federal land to the State.

     SEC. 1724. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL LAND AFTER 
                   EXCHANGE.

       (a) Non-federal Land Within the Utah Test and Training 
     Range.--On conveyance to the United States under this 
     subtitle, the non-Federal land located within the Utah Test 
     and Training Range shall be withdrawn in accordance with 
     section 1711.
       (b) Non-Federal Land Within the Cedar Mountains 
     Wilderness.--On conveyance to the United States under this 
     subtitle, the non-Federal land located within the Cedar 
     Mountains Wilderness shall, in accordance with section 206(c) 
     of the Federal Land Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(c)), 
     be added to, and administered as part of, the Cedar Mountains 
     Wilderness.

     SEC. 1725. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

       (a) Costs.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the costs 
     of remedial actions relating to hazardous materials on land 
     acquired under this subtitle shall be paid by those entities 
     responsible for the costs under applicable law.
       (b) Remediation of Prior Testing and Training Activity.--
     The United States shall bear all costs of evaluation, 
     management, and remediation caused by the previous testing of 
     military weapons systems and the training of military forces 
     on non-Federal land to be conveyed to the United States under 
     this subtitle.

  Subtitle C--Amendments to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999

     SEC. 1731. AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Termination.--Section 3015 of the Military Lands 
     Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 892) is 
     amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Termination.--The withdrawal and reservation of land 
     by section 3011 shall not terminate other than by an election 
     and determination of the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned or until such time as the Secretary of the Interior 
     may permanently transfer administrative jurisdiction of the 
     land withdrawn and reserved by that section to the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned.''.
       (b) Repeal.--Section 3016 of the Military Lands Withdrawal 
     Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 893) is repealed
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3820. Ms. HEITKAMP (for Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. 
McCaskill, and Mr. Warner)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4194, to provide for the elimination or modification of Federal 
reporting requirements; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Government Reports 
     Elimination Act of 2014''.

     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--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sec. 101. Reports eliminated.

                    TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Sec. 201. Reports eliminated.

       TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sec. 301. Reports eliminated.

                    TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Sec. 401. Reports eliminated.

                    TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Sec. 501. Report on Impact Aid construction justifying discretionary 
              grant awards eliminated.

                     TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 601. Reports eliminated.

               TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Sec. 701. Great Lakes management comprehensive report eliminated.

             TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Sec. 801. Report relating to waiver of certain sanctions against North 
              Korea eliminated.

               TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

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

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                TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated.

                  TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 1101. Royalties in-kind report eliminated.

                     TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Sec. 1201. Report eliminated.

      TITLE XIII--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Sec. 1301. Report eliminated.

                     TITLE XIV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 1401. Report eliminated.

                 TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1502. Report modified.

                 TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.

               TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Sec. 1701. Report eliminated.

                   TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

     SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Peanut Base Acres Data Collection and Publication.--
     Section 1302(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
     2008 (7 U.S.C. 8752(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Paragraphs (1) through 
     (3)'' and inserting ``Paragraphs (1) and (2)''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Report on Export Credit Guarantees to Emerging 
     Markets.--Section 1542(e) of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 
     U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) Effect of credits.--''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
       (c) Evaluation of the Rural Development, Business and 
     Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Financing of Locally or 
     Regionally Produced Food Products.--Section 310B(g)(9)(B) of 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1932(g)(9)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (iv); and
       (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).
       (d) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is 
     repealed.
       (e) Rural Collaborative Investment Program.--
       (1) Secretarial report on regional rural investment 
     boards.--Section 385C(b)(7) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd-2(b)(7)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (2) Report by regional rural investment board to national 
     rural investment board and the secretary.--Section 385D(a)(7) 
     of Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2009dd-3(a)(7)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
       (f) Status Report for Foreign Market Development.--Section 
     702 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5722) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c).

                    TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

     SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Efforts and Progress in Becoming Designated as Sea 
     Grant College or Institute.--Section 207 of the National Sea 
     Grant Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (b) Enterprise Integration Standardization and 
     Implementation.--Section 3 of the Enterprise Integration Act 
     of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 278g-5) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (c)  Ensuring Equal Access to Sea Grant Fellowship 
     Program.--Section 208(a) of the National Sea Grant Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(a)) is amended by striking the fourth 
     sentence.
       (d) Technology Innovation Program Activities.--Section 28 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278n) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as 
     subsections (g) through (k), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``under subsection (k)'' and inserting ``under subsection 
     (j)''.
       (e) TIP Advisory Board Annual Report.--Section 28 of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278n) is further amended in subsection (j), as redesignated 
     by subsection (d), by striking paragraph (5).
       (f) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Activities.--Section 212 
     of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 
     (16 U.S.C. 5611) is repealed.

       TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

     SEC. 301. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Service-Learning Impact Study.--The National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 is amended by repealing part IV 
     of subtitle B of title I (42 U.S.C. 12565).
       (b) Reports by Other Federal Agencies to the Corporation.--
     Section 182 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12642) is amended--
       (1) by striking the following:
       ``(a) Design of Programs.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

                    TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

     SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Display of Annual Budget Requirements for Air 
     Sovereignty Alert Mission.--Section 354 of the Duncan Hunter 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
     (Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Annual Report on Reliability of Department of Defense 
     Financial Statements.--Section 1008 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 
     10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``(b) or''.

                    TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

     SEC. 501. REPORT ON IMPACT AID CONSTRUCTION JUSTIFYING 
                   DISCRETIONARY GRANT AWARDS ELIMINATED.

       Section 8007(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (7).

                     TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

     SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Science and Engineering Education Pilot Program.--
     Section 983 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16323) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (b) Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program.--
     Section 369(i) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15927(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (c) Energy Efficiency Standards for Industrial Equipment.--
     Section 342(a)(6)(C) of Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (v); and
       (2) by redesignating clause (vi) (as added by section 
     310(a)(4) of Public Law 112-110; 126 Stat. 1524) as clause 
     (v).

               TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

     SEC. 701. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT 
                   ELIMINATED.

       Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (10); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively.

             TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

     SEC. 801. REPORT RELATING TO WAIVER OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS 
                   AGAINST NORTH KOREA ELIMINATED.

       Section 1405 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 
     (22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).

               TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

     SEC. 901. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Expenditures of Local Educational Agencies.--Section 
     1904 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6574) is repealed.
       (b) Use of Recovery Act Funds by States and Localities 
     Report.--Section 901 of the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 191) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Help America Vote Act Funds Audit.--
       (1) Elimination of audit.--Section 902(b) of the Help 
     America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15542(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (5).
       (2) Preservation of authority to recoup funds resulting 
     from prior audits.--Section 902(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     15542(c)) is amended by inserting after ``subsection (b)'' 
     the following: ``prior to the date of the enactment of the 
     Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014''.
       (d) State Small Business Credit Initiative Audit and 
     Report.--Section 3011 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 
     (12 U.S.C. 5710) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (e) Small Business Lending Fund Program Audit and Report.--
     Section 4107 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (12 
     U.S.C. 4741 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (f) Housing Assistance Council Financial Statement Audit 
     Report.--Section 6303(a) of the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1490e note) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 902. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health 
     Council.--Subsection (i) of section 4001 of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-10) is 
     amended by striking ``The Secretary and the Comptroller 
     General of the

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     United States shall jointly conduct periodic reviews'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall conduct periodic reviews''.
       (b) Postcard Mandate.--Section 719(g)(2) of title 31, 
     United States Code is amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Comptroller General shall make each list 
     available through the public website of the Government 
     Accountability Office.''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of Congress'' 
     after ``committee or member''.
       (c) Annual Audit of the Congressional Award Foundation.--
       (1) Use of private independent public accountant.--Section 
     107 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is amended 
     to read as follows:


                                ``audits

       ``Sec. 107.  (a) Contracts With Independent Public 
     Accountant.--The Board shall enter into a contract with an 
     independent public accountant to conduct an annual audit in 
     accordance with generally accepted government auditing 
     standards, of the financial records of the Board and of any 
     corporation established under section 106(i), and shall 
     ensure that the independent public accountant has access for 
     the purpose of the audit to any books, documents, papers, and 
     records of the Board or such corporation (or any agent of the 
     Board or such corporation) which the independent public 
     accountant reasonably determines to be pertinent to the 
     Congressional Award Program.
       ``(b) Annual Report to Congress on Audit Results.--Not 
     later than May 15 of each calendar year, the Board shall 
     submit to appropriate officers, committees, and subcommittees 
     of Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States a report on the results of the most recent audit 
     conducted pursuant to this section, and shall include in the 
     report information on any such additional areas as the 
     independent public accountant who conducted the audit 
     determines deserve or require evaluation.
       ``(c) Review by the Comptroller General of Annual Audit.--
       ``(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     review each annual audit conducted under subsection (a).
       ``(2) For purposes of a review under paragraph (1), the 
     Comptroller General, or any duly authorized representative of 
     the Comptroller General, shall have access to any books, 
     documents, papers, and records of the Board or such 
     corporation, or any agent of the Board or such corporation, 
     including the independent external auditor designated under 
     subsection (a), which, in the opinion of the Comptroller 
     General, may be pertinent.
       ``(3) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Comptroller General receives a report under subsection (b), 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the results of the review conducted under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to the preceding year.''.
       (2) Amendments relating to compliance with fiscal control 
     and accounting policies and procedures.--Section 104(c) of 
     the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by--
       (i) inserting ``policies and'' before ``procedures''; and
       (ii) striking ``fund''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Comptroller 
     General of the United States'' and inserting ``The 
     independent public accountant conducting the annual audit of 
     the financial records of the Board pursuant to section 
     107(a)''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Comptroller 
     General'' and inserting ``the independent public 
     accountant''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2014.
       (d) Annual GAO Review of Proposed HHS Recovery Threshold.--
     The third sentence of section 1862(b)(9)(B)(i) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended by 
     striking ``for a year'' and inserting ``for 2014''.

                TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

     SEC. 1001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Prohibition on Importation of Products Made With Dog or 
     Cat Fur.--Section 308 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1308) is amended by striking subsection (e).
       (b) Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and 
     National Land Border Security Plan.--The Border 
     Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007 
     (title VI of division E of Public Law 110-161; 6 U.S.C. 1401 
     et seq.) is amended by striking sections 603 and 604.
       (c) Fees for Certain Customs Services.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272; 19 
     U.S.C. 58c) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(9), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and
       (B) in subsection (f)--
       (i) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (II) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D);

       (ii) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (f) of such section 
     is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
       (d) Modernization of National Distress and Response 
     System.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 346 of the Maritime Transportation 
     Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 14 U.S.C. 88 note) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 346.

                  TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

     SEC. 1101. ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15902) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
     subsections (e) through (i), respectively.

                     TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

     SEC. 1201. REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 207 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3205) is repealed.

      TITLE XIII--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

     SEC. 1301. REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 2(5)(E) of the Senate resolution advising and 
     consenting to ratification of the Document Agreed Among the 
     States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
     Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna May 31, 
     1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-5) (commonly referred to as the ``CFE 
     Flank Document''), 105th Congress, agreed to May 14, 1997, is 
     repealed.

                     TITLE XIV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1401. REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 620F of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2376) is amended by striking subsection (c).

                 TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports of Air Traffic Services Committee.--Section 
     106(p)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (H); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).
       (b) Annual Summaries of Airport Financial Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Section 47107 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subsection (k).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, as 
     amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
       (i) by redesignating subsections (l) through (t) as 
     subsections (k) through (s), respectively;
       (ii) in paragraph (5) of subsection (k), as redesignated by 
     clause (i)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subsection (n)(7)'' and inserting ``subsection (m)(7)''; 
     and
       (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection (n)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (m)'';

       (iii) in subsection (m), as so redesignated--

       (I) by striking ``subsections (b) and (l)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``subsections (b) and (k)''; and
       (II) by striking ``subsection (o)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``subsection (n)'';

       (iv) in subsection (n), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (n)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``subsection (m)'';
       (v) in subsection (o), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsection (o)'' and inserting ``subsection (n)'';
       (vi) in subsection (p), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsections (a) through (p)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (a) through (o)''; and
       (vii) in subsection (q), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subsections (q)(1) through (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs 
     (1) through (3) of subsection (p)''.
       (B) Section 46301(d)(2) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``section 47107(l)'' and inserting ``section 
     47107(k)''.
       (C) Section 47111(e) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``section 47107(l)'' and inserting ``section 47107(k)''.
       (D) Section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``section 47107(n)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``section 47107(m)''.
       (c) Annual Report on Pipeline Safety Information Grants to 
     Communities.--Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (d) Annual Report on Pilot Program for Innovative Financing 
     of Air Traffic Control Equipment.--Section 182 of the Vision 
     100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2515; 
     49 U.S.C. 44502 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (e) Reports on Justifications for Air Defense 
     Identification Zones.--Section 602 of the Vision 100--Century 
     of Aviation Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2563), and the 
     item relating to that section in the table of contents 
     contained in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
       (f) Annual Report on Standards for Aircraft and Aircraft 
     Engines To Reduce

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     Noise Levels.--Section 726 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 
     Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (114 Stat. 
     167; 49 U.S.C. 47508 note) is amended by striking subsection 
     (c).

     SEC. 1502. REPORT MODIFIED.

       Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``at least annually, but may be conducted''.

                 TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

     SEC. 1601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Annual Report on the North American Development Bank.--
     Section 2 of Public Law 108-215 (22 U.S.C. 290m-6) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Report on Voting on International Financial 
     Institutions Loan Proposals.--Section 701 of the 
     International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262d) is 
     amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
     subsection (d) through subsection (g) (as added by section 
     501(g) of Public Law 96-259) as subsections (c) through (f), 
     respectively.
       (c) Report on New IMF Arrangements Regarding Rates and 
     Maturities.--Section 605 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 
     Stat. 2681-222), as enacted into law by section 101(d) of 
     division A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
     is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (d) Report on Significant Modifications.--The Government 
     Securities Act Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103-202; 31 
     U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 203; and
       (2) in the table of contents for such Act, by striking the 
     item relating to section 203.

               TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

     SEC. 1701. REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 8125 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3821. Ms. HEITKAMP (for Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
Begich, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Tester)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
2117, to amend title 5, United States Code, to change the default 
investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Smart Savings Act''.

     SEC. 2. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN DEFAULT INVESTMENT FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 8438(c)(2) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if an 
     election has not been made with respect to any sums available 
     for investment in the Thrift Savings Fund, the Executive 
     Director shall invest such sums in an age-appropriate target 
     date asset allocation portfolio of the funds described in 
     subsection (b), as determined by the Executive Director.
       ``(B) If an election has not been made by a member (as 
     defined in section 211 of title 37) contributing to the 
     Thrift Savings Fund under section 8440e with respect to any 
     sums available for investment in such member's Thrift Savings 
     Fund account, the Executive Director shall invest such sums 
     in the Government Securities Investment Fund.''.
       (b) Acknowledgment of Risk.--Section 8439(d) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each employee''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Before the date on which an individual is enrolled to 
     make contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund, or as soon as 
     practical thereafter, an individual who is automatically 
     enrolled under section 8432(b)(2) shall receive the risk 
     acknowledgment information described in paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 8472(g)(2) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``required by section 8438 of this title to be invested in 
     securities of the Government'' and inserting ``under section 
     8438(c)(2)(B)''.
       (d) Guidance.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Executive Director (as that term 
     is defined under section 8401(13) of title 5, United States 
     Code) shall develop and issue guidance implementing the 
     amendments made by this section.
       (e) Effective Date and Application.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall--
       (1) take effect on the date on which the Executive Director 
     issues guidance under subsection (d); and
       (2) apply to individuals who enroll in the Thrift Savings 
     Plan on or after such date.

     SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY PROTECTIONS.

       Section 8477(e)(1)(C)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II)--
       (A) by inserting ``or beneficiary'' after ``participant''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``or option'' after ``fund''; and
       (2) in subclause (III)--
       (A) by inserting ``or beneficiary'' after ``participant''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``or beneficiaries' '' after 
     ``participants' ''.
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  SA 3822. Ms. HEITKAMP (for Mr. Udall of New Mexico) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 2440, to expand and extend the program to 
improve permit coordination by the Bureau of Land Management, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 5, line 13, insert ``and Indian trust mineral 
     estate'' after ``Federal''.
       On page 6, line 5, insert ``and Indian trust mineral 
     estate'' after ``Federal''.
       On page 7, line 11, insert ``and Indian trust mineral 
     estate'' after ``Federal''.

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