One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
H. R. 4194
AN ACT
To provide for the elimination or modification of Federal reporting requirements.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014
.
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. Report eliminated.
TITLE XIII—Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sec. 1301. Report eliminated.
TITLE XIV—Department of State
Sec. 1401. Report eliminated.
TITLE XV—Department of Transportation
Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1502. Report modified.
TITLE XVI—Department of the Treasury
Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XVII—Department of Veterans Affairs
Sec. 1701. Report eliminated.
Department of Agriculture
Reports eliminated
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);
in paragraph (4), by striking Paragraphs (1) through (3)
and inserting Paragraphs (1) and (2)
; and
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
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—
by striking (1) Effect of credits.—
; and
by striking paragraph (2).
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
by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).
Quarterly export assistance reports
Section 603 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5713) is repealed.
Rural collaborative investment program
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—
in subparagraph (B), by adding and
at the end;
in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and
and inserting a period; and
by striking subparagraph (D).
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—
in subparagraph (C), by adding and
at the end;
by striking subparagraph (D); and
by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
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).
Department of Commerce
Reports eliminated
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).
Enterprise Integration Standardization and Implementation
Section 3 of the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 278g–5) is amended—
by striking subsection (c); and
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
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.
Technology Innovation Program activities
Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended—
by striking subsection (g);
by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as subsections (g) through (k), respectively; and
in subsection (k)(5), as redesignated, by striking under subsection (k)
and inserting under subsection (j)
.
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).
Northwest Atlantic fisheries activities
Section 212 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5611) is repealed.
Corporation for National and Community Service
Reports eliminated
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).
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 the following:
Design of Programs
; and
by striking subsection (b).
Department of Defense
Reports eliminated
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.
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—
by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
in subsection (d)(1), by striking (b) or
.
Department of Education
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).
Department of Energy
Reports eliminated
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).
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).
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—
by striking clause (v); and
by redesignating clause (vi) (as added by section 310(a)(4) of Public Law 112–110; 126 Stat. 1524) as clause (v).
Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes management comprehensive report eliminated
Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended—
by striking paragraph (10); and
by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (10) through (12), respectively.
Executive Office of the President
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); and
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
Government Accountability Office
Reports eliminated
Expenditures of Local Educational Agencies
Section 1904 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6574) is repealed.
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.
Help America Vote Act Funds audit
Elimination of audit
Section 902(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15542(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (5)
and inserting paragraph (4)
;
by striking paragraph (3); and
by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5).
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
.
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); and
by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
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); and
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
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).
Reports modified
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
.
Postcard mandate
Section 719(g)(2) of title 31, United States Code is amended—
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
in the second sentence, by inserting of Congress
after committee or member
.
Annual audit of the Congressional Award Foundation
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
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.
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.
Review by the Comptroller General of annual audit
The Comptroller General of the United States shall review each annual audit conducted under subsection (a).
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.
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.
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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—
in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by—
inserting policies and
before procedures
; and
striking fund
; and
in paragraph (2)(A)—
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
in the second sentence, by striking the Comptroller General
and inserting the independent public accountant
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2014.
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
.
Department of Homeland Security
Reports eliminated
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).
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.
Fees for certain customs services
Repeal
Section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–272; 19 U.S.C. 58c) is amended—
in subsection (a)(9), by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and
in subsection (f)—
in paragraph (3)—
by striking subparagraph (D); and
by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D);
by striking paragraph (4); and
by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
Conforming amendments
Subsection (f) of such section is further amended—
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking paragraph (5)
and inserting paragraph (4)
; and
in paragraph (3)(A), by striking paragraph (5)
and inserting paragraph (4)
.
Modernization of National Distress and Response System
Repeal
Section 346 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–295; 14 U.S.C. 88 note) is repealed.
Clerical amendment
The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 346.
Department of the Interior
Royalties in-kind report eliminated
Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15902) is amended—
by striking subsection (e); and
by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively.
Department of Labor
Report eliminated
Section 207 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3205) is repealed.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Report eliminated
Section 2(5)(E) of the Senate resolution advising and consenting to ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna May 31, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105–5) (commonly referred to as the CFE Flank Document
), 105th Congress, agreed to May 14, 1997, is repealed.
Department of State
Report eliminated
Section 620F of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376) is amended by striking subsection (c).
Department of Transportation
Reports eliminated
Reports of Air Traffic Services Committee
Section 106(p)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by striking subparagraph (H); and
by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).
Annual summaries of airport financial reports
In general
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (k).
Conforming amendments
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended—
by redesignating subsections (l) through (t) as subsections (k) through (s), respectively;
in paragraph (5) of subsection (k), as redesignated by clause (i)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking subsection (n)(7)
and inserting subsection (m)(7)
; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking subsection (n)
and inserting subsection (m)
;
in subsection (m), as so redesignated—
by striking subsections (b) and (l)
each place it appears and inserting subsections (b) and (k)
; and
by striking subsection (o)
each place it appears and inserting subsection (n)
;
in subsection (n), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (n)
each place it appears and inserting subsection (m)
;
in subsection (o), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (o)
and inserting subsection (n)
;
in subsection (p), as so redesignated, by striking subsections (a) through (p)
and inserting subsections (a) through (o)
; and
in subsection (q), as so redesignated, by striking subsections (q)(1) through (3)
and inserting paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (p)
.
Section 46301(d)(2) of such title is amended by striking section 47107(l)
and inserting section 47107(k)
.
Section 47111(e) of such title is amended by striking section 47107(l)
and inserting section 47107(k)
.
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)
.
Annual report on pipeline safety information grants to communities
Section 60130 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by striking subsection (c); and
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
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—
by striking subsection (e); and
by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (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.
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).
Report modified
Section 1138(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking at least annually, but may be conducted
.
Department of the Treasury
Reports eliminated
Annual report on the north american development bank
Section 2 of Public Law 108–215 (22 U.S.C. 290m–6) is repealed.
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.
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).
Report on significant modifications
The Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103–202; 31 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended—
by striking section 203; and
in the table of contents for such Act, by striking the item relating to section 203.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Report eliminated
Section 8125 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
by striking subsection (d); and
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.