[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6265-6269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               GOVERNMENT REPORTS ELIMINATION ACT OF 2014

  Mr. ISSA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4194) to provide for the elimination or modification of 
Federal reporting requirements, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4194

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``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 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.

                 TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Sec. 1201. Royalties In-Kind Report eliminated.

                    TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Sec. 1301. Reports eliminated.

       TITLE XIV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.

                     TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.

                TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1602. Reports modified.

                 TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Sec. 1701. Reports eliminated.

              TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Sec. 1801. 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); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       (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 by striking 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 by striking 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 by striking subsection (e) and 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)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (j) and redesignating 
     subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (j) and (k), 
     respectively.
       (h) Report on Export Credit Guarantees to Emerging 
     Markets.--Section 1542(e) of

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     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 by striking clause (iv) and 
     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) Listing of Areas Rural in Character.--Section 6018 of 
     the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 
     1933; Public Law 110-246) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) Rural Area.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (m) 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)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary 
     shall notify the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House of Representatives not later than 10 legislative 
     days before the contemplated release under law, of the names 
     and addresses of producers participating in such marketing 
     agreements and orders, and shall include in such notice a 
     statement of reasons relied upon by the Secretary in making 
     the determination to release such names and addresses.''.
       (n) 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).
       (o) Quarterly Export Assistance Reports.--Section 603 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is 
     repealed.
       (p) 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) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     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 such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd-3(a)(7)) is amended--
       (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
       (q) Status Report for Food for Progress Program.--
     Subsection (j) of the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
     1736o) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (r) 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).
       (s) Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Status 
     Reports.--Section 3205 of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (t) Southeastern Alaska Timber Reports.--Section 706 of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 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 Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (b) Enterprise Integration Standardization and 
     Implementation.--Section 3(c) of the Enterprise Integration 
     Act of 2001 (15 U.S.C. 278g-5 note) is repealed.
       (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) TIP Activities.--Section 28(g) of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n(g)) 
     is repealed.
       (e) TIP Advisory Board Annual Report.--Section 28(k)(5) of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278n(k)(5)) is repealed.
       (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) 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 by striking subsection (b).
       (b) Service-Learning Impact Study.--The National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12565) is amended by 
     repealing part IV of subtitle B of title I.

                    TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

     SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Amendments to National Defense Authorization Acts.--
       (1) 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.
       (2) 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--
       (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
       (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``(b) or''.
       (b) Amendments to Title 10.--
       (1) Annual report on emergency and extraordinary 
     expenses.--Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       (2) Report on assistance provided to foreign nations to 
     account for missing u.s. personnel.--Section 408 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (3) Inclusion of net floor area in requests to build 
     military family housing.--Section 2826 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Local Comparability.--''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (b).
       (c) Amendment to Small Business Act Commercialization 
     Readiness Program.--Section 9(y)(5) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 638(y)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking ``authorized to--'' through ``establish 
     goals'' and inserting ``authorized to establish goals''; and
       (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a 
     period.

                    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) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (7).

                     TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

     SEC. 601. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Science and Engineering Education Pilot Program.--
     Section 983(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16323(d)) is repealed.
       (b) Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program.--
     Section 369(i)(3) of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15927(i)(3)) is repealed.
       (c) Energy Efficiency Standards for Industrial Equipment.--
     Section 342(a)(6)(C)(v) of Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(v)) is repealed.

               TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

     SEC. 701. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE REPORT 
                   ELIMINATED.

       Section 118(c)(10) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(10)) is repealed.

             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 by striking 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) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (B) 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 by striking subsection (b).
       (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 by striking subsection (c).

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       (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-1) 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 auditor.--Section 107 of the 
     Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 807) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                                ``audits

       ``Sec. 107.  (a) Contracts With Private Auditor.--The Board 
     shall enter into a contract with an accredited private 
     auditor to conduct an annual audit of the financial records 
     of the Board and of any corporation established under section 
     106(i), and shall ensure that the auditor 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 auditor 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 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 
     auditor who conducted the audit determines deserve or require 
     evaluation.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment relating to compliance with fiscal 
     control and fund accounting procedures.--Section 104(c)(2)(A) 
     of such Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Comptroller 
     General of the United States'' and inserting ``The accredited 
     private auditor conducting the annual audit of the financial 
     records of the Board pursuant to section 107(a)''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Comptroller 
     General'' and inserting ``the auditor''.
       (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.--Section 346 of the (Public Law 107-295) Maritime 
     Transportation Security Act of 2002 (14 U.S.C. 88 note), and 
     the item relating to such section in the table of contents in 
     section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

         TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Information Technology Spending Plan for Transformation 
     Initiative.--The first sentence of the second paragraph under 
     the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
     Management and Administration--Transformation Initiative'' in 
     title II of division A of Public Law 111-117 (123 Stat. 
     3093), as amended by section 2259 of title XII of division B 
     of Public Law 112-10 (125 Stat. 197), is amended by striking 
     ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
     ``Government Accountability Office''.
       (b) Sole Source Contracts Report.--Section 218 of the 
     Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 
     112-55; 125 Stat. 699) is repealed.

                 TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

     SEC. 1201. ROYALTIES IN-KIND REPORT ELIMINATED.

       Section 342(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15902(e)) is amended by striking subsection (e).

                    TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

     SEC. 1301. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Older Americans Act.--Section 515 of the Older 
     Americans Act (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 XIV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

     SEC. 1401. 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.
       (c) Identification of Countries of Concern With Respect to 
     the Diversion of Certain Goods, Services, and Technologies to 
     or Through Iran.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 302 of the Comprehensive Iran 
     Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
     U.S.C. 8542) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 303(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 8543(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``a 
     report--'' and inserting ``a report notifying those 
     committees of the designation of the country.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 302.

                     TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Progress Toward Regional Non-Proliferation in 
     South Asia.--Section 620F of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376) is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (b) Report on Tibet Negotiations.--Section 613 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 
     U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 613. TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The President and the Secretary should 
     encourage the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
     enter into a dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his 
     representatives leading to a negotiated agreement on Tibet.
       ``(b) Compliance.--After such an agreement is reached, the 
     President and the Secretary should work to ensure compliance 
     with the agreement.''.

                TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 1601. 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.--Section 
     47107(k) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
       (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.

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       (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. 1602. REPORTS MODIFIED.

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

                 TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

     SEC. 1701. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Annual Report on the North American Development Bank.--
     Section 2 of Public Law 108-215 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. 2681-223), 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) 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 XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

     SEC. 1801. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Annual Report on Activities and Proposals Involving 
     Contracting for Performance by Contractor Personnel of Work 
     Previously Performed by Department Employees.--Section 8110 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (b) Annual Report on Procurement of Health-Care Items.--
     Section 8125 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (c) Annual Report on Staffing for Nurses and Nurse 
     Anaesthetists at Department Facilities.--Section 7451(e) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
       (d) Annual Report on Use of Authorities To Enhance 
     Retention of Experienced Nurses.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of such title 
     is amended by striking section 7324.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 7324.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Issa) and the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia 
(Ms. Norton) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.


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  Mr. ISSA. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ISSA. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4194, the Government Reports 
Elimination Act of 2014. The Government Reports Elimination Act is part 
of the committee's efforts to reduce waste and duplication in the 
Federal Government.
  It eliminates 69 unnecessary agency reports to Congress and 
eliminates or streamlines 10 required GAO, Government Accountability 
Office, mandates.
  The Congressional Budget Office estimates that H.R. 4194 will save 
several million dollars. That doesn't sound like a lot in the Federal 
budget, but think of the key people who have to prepare those reports. 
The people that are most knowledgeable of what is going on are often 
the people taken away for these reports.
  These reports were vetted by sending out a questionnaire to every 
chairman and every ranking member in the House, asking them do they 
still need these reports. After going through multiple rounds, we 
determined that these were the reports that no Member of Congress or no 
committee any longer needed.
  This is a modest reform. I would have liked to have done a few more. 
In fact, I would like to make sure that, in every Congress, every 2 
years, a similar bill be brought, asking are those reports still needed 
and eliminating the ones that are not.
  I am assured that if we do so, as we create 69 new reports every 
year, we can eliminate 69 old reports, saving millions of dollars, but 
more importantly, freeing up the most valuable people often in the 
executive branch that must participate in the preparation of these.
  The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 directs agencies and the OMB to 
work together to identify duplicative and outdated reports to Congress. 
In January of 2013, the Office of Management and Budget posted that 
list on their Web site, www.performance.gov, and these reports come 
from that list.
  Madam Speaker, I think enough has been said. The American people want 
us not to waste their money. Congress is determined that we should 
eliminate unnecessary reports. The Office of Management and Budget has 
produced a list. We have culled through that list, worked with all the 
chairmen, and today give you this list of savings.
  With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  As a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I 
rise in support of this important legislation. I am pleased to join my 
colleagues and Chairman Issa today in support of H.R. 4194, the 
Government Reports Elimination Act, as amended.
  Congress often requires reports from executive branch agencies, and 
these reports can be a valuable tool to scrutinize performance and 
assess agency goals. However, with the passage of time, reporting 
requirements can become outdated and unnecessary.
  Congress and the executive branch recognized in the Government 
Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 that improved 
coordination across the Federal Government benefits the taxpayer and 
government alike.
  Pursuant to that act, the Office of Management and Budget publishes a 
list of plans or reports that are produced by the executive branch 
pursuant to congressional mandate. The act requires the administration 
to identify potentially outdated or duplicative plans and reports and 
provide views for their elimination.
  In January 2013, the Office of Management and Budget produced a list 
that identified over 300 congressionally-mandated plans and reports as 
potentially outdated or duplicative. Majority and minority staffs of 
our committee worked together to identify specific reports that are 
currently produced, but should be eliminated.
  H.R. 4194 would eliminate the statutory requirements to prepare 
reports that are produced by 18 Federal agencies. Implementing H.R. 
4194 would reduce the administrative costs to these agencies by 
reducing the number of reports that must be prepared and printed.
  The Congressional Budget Office estimates that implementing the bill 
reduces the costs that are subject to appropriation by about $1 million 
over the next 5 years. The bill contains no intergovernmental or 
private sector mandates and would impose no costs on State, local, and 
tribal governments.
  H.R. 4194 provides for greater efficiency for a more effective 
Federal Government with the elimination of duplicative or unnecessary 
reports.
  Madam Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to join me in supporting 
this bill, and I am pleased to yield back the balance of my time.

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  Mr. ISSA. Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of 
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4194, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Issa) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 4194, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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