[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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