[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5644-S5647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               GOVERNMENT REPORTS ELIMINATION ACT OF 2014

  Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 505, H.R. 4194.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by 
title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4194) to provide for the elimination or 
     modification of Federal reporting requirements.

  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 to strike all after the 
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof 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.

                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. Reports eliminated.

      TITLE XIII--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated.

                     TITLE XIV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 1401. Report eliminated.

                 TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

                 TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.

               TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Sec. 1701. Reports eliminated.

                   TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

     SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Information on Administrative Expenses on Commodity 
     Promotion Programs.--Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (e)''.
       (b) Unfair Trade Practices Report and Related Meeting.--
     Section 108 of the Act of August 28, 1954 (commonly known as 
     the ``Agricultural Act of 1954'') (7 U.S.C. 1748), is 
     repealed.
       (c) Farmland Protection Policy Act Annual Report.--Section 
     1546 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4207) 
     is repealed.
       (d) 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).
       (e) Other Base Acres Data Collection and Publication.--
     Section 1101(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
     2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711(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).
       (f) Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development 
     Accounts Pilot Program Report.--Section 333B of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as 
     subsections (e) through (g), respectively.
       (g) Rural Broadband Access Program Report.--Section 601 of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``(k)'' and 
     inserting ``(j)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (j); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections 
     (j) and (k), respectively.
       (h) 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).
       (i) Commodity Credit Corporation Quarterly Report.--Section 
     13 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
     714k) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (j) 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).
       (k) United States Grain Standards Act Reports.--Section 17B 
     of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87f-2) is 
     repealed.
       (l) Notifications to Congress on Release of Names and 
     Addresses of Producers Operating Under Marketing Agreements 
     and Orders.--Section 8d(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)), reenacted with amendments by the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by 
     striking the third sentence.
       (m) Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster 
     Prevention Action Plans Reports.--Section 420(c) of the Plant 
     Protect Act (7 U.S.C. 7721(c)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (n) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is 
     repealed.
       (o) 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).
       (p) 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).
       (q) Southeastern Alaska Timber Reports.--Section 706 of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     539e) is repealed.

                    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

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     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 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

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     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. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Older Americans Act of 1965.--Section 515 of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056m) is repealed.
       (b) Andean Trade Preference Act.--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. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.--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.
       (b) Reports on Commerce With, and Assistance to, Cuba From 
     Other Foreign Countries.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6038) 
     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 108.

                     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 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).

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the passage of the 
Government Reports Elimination Act--a bill that will eliminate or 
modify 53 Congressionally mandated reports.
  In 2010, we passed the Government Performance and Results 
Modernization Act, which added several new reporting requirements for 
Federal agencies. Too often, we add these new reporting requirements 
without looking back to see if there are any outdated reports that 
could be eliminated.
  So we asked Federal agencies to identify any duplicative or outdated 
reports that we could cut. In response, the administration published 
its first list of more than 300 reports from about 30 agencies and we 
turned this list into the Government Reports Elimination Act.
  Senator Ayotte and I introduced this bill in the Senate and 
Congressmen Darrell Issa and Gerry Connolly introduced the companion in 
the House. The final bill will eliminate or modify 53. In doing so, we 
are removing real barriers to productivity across the government. This 
represents a real step, albeit a modest one, toward making our 
government work better.
  If these reports are not being used--and are simply collecting dust 
on a shelf--then they are wasteful, and we cannot afford that kind of 
waste Eliminating a handful of reports won't solve our budget 
challenges--but every hour and dollar saved helps. This bill helps free 
up time for our Federal employees to focus on priorities.
  The passage of the Government Reports Elimination Act makes a small 
down payment on the broader problem, which is why I'm also working on 
another bill to make further reductions in Congressionally mandated 
reports.
  In June, the administration sent over the second list of outdated 
reports for

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elimination and our new bill will include their recommendations and 
reflects my ongoing commitment to eliminating these outdated reports.
  I wish to thank Senator Ayotte for being my partner on this work. It 
has been an honor to work with her on our Budget Committee Government 
Performance Task Force.
  I also want to thank Senators Carper and Coburn for their leadership 
on this issue and advancing this bill through their Committee. 
Additionally, I would like to thank our other cosponsors, Senators 
Feinstein and McCaskill for their support.
  Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported substitute amendment be considered; the Carper 
amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the committee-reported 
amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a 
third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3820) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was agreed to.
  The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 4194), as amended, was passed.

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