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105th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1364
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
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AN ACT
To eliminate unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reports
Elimination Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Sec. 101. Reports eliminated.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Sec. 201. Reports eliminated.
TITLE III--EDUCATION
Sec. 301. Report eliminated.
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Sec. 401. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 402. Reports modified.
TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Sec. 501. Reports eliminated.
TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Sec. 601. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 602. Reports modified.
TITLE VII--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 701. Reports eliminated.
TITLE VIII--INDIAN AFFAIRS
Sec. 801. Reports eliminated.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 901. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 902. Reports modified.
TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Sec. 1001. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XI--NASA
Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XII--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Sec. 1201. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1202. Reports modified.
TITLE XIII--OMB, OPM, AND GSA
Sec. 1301. OMB.
Sec. 1302. OPM.
Sec. 1303. GSA.
TITLE XIV--TRADE
Sec. 1401. Reports eliminated.
TITLE XV--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 1501. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1502. Reports modified.
TITLE XVI--NOAA
Sec. 1601. Reports eliminated.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEC. 101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Secondary Market Operations.--Section 338(b) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (as redesignated by section
749(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(7 U.S.C. 1988(b))) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (4); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
(b) Pilot Programs to Test Measurement of Nutritional Status of
Low-Income Households.--Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2026) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(c) Estimate of Second Preceding Month's Expenditures Under Food
Stamp Program.--Section 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking the third and fourth
sentences.
(d) Advisory Committees.--Section 1804 of the Food and Agriculture
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2284) is repealed.
(e) Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976.--
(1) In general.--Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct
Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 7(a) of the Farmer-to-
Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3006(a)) is
amended by striking ``the provisions of sections 4 and 6'' and
inserting ``section 4''.
(f) Agricultural Research at Land-Grant Colleges.--Section 1445(g)
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(g) Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land.--Section 5 of the
Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3504)
is repealed.
(h) Sugar Price Increases.--Section 6 of Public Law 96-236 (7
U.S.C. 3606) is repealed.
(i) Housing Preservation Grant Program.--Section 533 of the Housing
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m) is amended by striking subsection (j).
(j) National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal
Nutrition.--Section 17(k) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(k)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (4); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEC. 201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Notifications of Conversion of Heating Facilities at
Installations in Europe.--Section 2690(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ``unless the Secretary--'' and all
that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu
thereof ``unless the Secretary determines that the conversion--
``(1) is required by the government of the country in which
the facility is located; or
``(2) is cost effective over the life cycle of the
facility.''.
(b) Notifications of Disagreements Regarding Availability of
Alternative Housing.--Section 2823 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking out subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively.
TITLE III--EDUCATION
SEC. 301. REPORT ELIMINATED.
Section 1411 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 is
repealed.
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEC. 401. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Nuclear Test Ban Readiness Report.--Section 1436 of the
National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-
456; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note), is amended by striking subsection (e).
(b) Report on Resumption of Plutonium Operations at Rocky Flats.--
Section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1992 and 1993 (105 Stat. 1574) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
(c) Report on Potential for Hydropower Development, Utilizing Tidal
Currents.--The first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat.
1028, chapter 831), as amended by section 2409 of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992 (106 Stat. 3101), is amended by striking ``The Secretary shall
undertake a demonstration project to evaluate the potential for
hydropower development, utilizing tidal currents;''.
(d) Electric Utility Participation Study.--Section 625 of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13295) is repealed.
(e) Report on Steel and Aluminum Research and Development
Activities.--The Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology
Competitiveness Act of 1988 is amended--
(1) by striking section 8 (15 U.S.C. 5107); and
(2) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 (15 U.S.C.
5108, 5109, and 5110) as sections 8, 9, and 10, respectively.
(f) Report on Metal Casting Research and Development Activities.--
Section 10 of the Department of Energy Metal Casting Competitiveness
Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 5309) is repealed.
(g) Biennial Update to the National Advanced Materials Initiative
5-Year Program Plan.--Section 2201(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13501(b)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
(h) Report on Vibration Reduction Technologies.--Section 173(c) of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486; 42 U.S.C. 13451
note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(i) Report on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy Efficiency.--
Section 132 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6349) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
(j) Report on Industrial Insulation and Audit Guidelines.--Section
133 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6350) is amended by
striking subsection (c).
(k) Report Evaluation of Opportunities for Energy Efficient
Pollution Prevention.--Section 2108 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13457) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(l) Report on Continental Scientific Drilling Program.--Section 4
of the Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act (Public Law
100-441; 43 U.S.C. 31 note) is amended--
(1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
(2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (5) and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (6).
(m) Report on Coal Research, Development, Demonstration, and
Commercialization Projects.--Section 1301 of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13331) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
(n) Report on the Use of Energy Futures for Fuel Purchases.--
Section 3014 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13552) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively.
(o) Report on Implementation of the Alaska Federal Civilian Energy
Efficiency Swap Act of 1980.--Section 6 of the Alaska Federal Civilian
Energy Efficiency Swap Act of 1980 (40 U.S.C. 795d) is repealed.
(p) Report on Major National Security Programs.--Section 3143 of
the National Defense Authorization Act, fiscal years 1990 and 1991 (42
U.S.C. 7271a) is repealed.
SEC. 402. REPORTS MODIFIED.
(a) Report on Plan for Electric Motor Vehicles.--Section 2025(b) of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13435(b)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
``annually'' and inserting ``biennially''; and
(2) in the second sentence of paragraph (4), by striking
``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial''.
(b) Coke Oven Production Technology Study.--Section 112(n)(2)(C) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(n)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
``The Secretary shall prepare annual reports to Congress on the status
of the research program and at the completion of the study'' and
inserting ``On completion of the study, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report on the results of the study and''.
TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEC. 501. REPORTS ELIMINATED.
(a) Report on Conditional Registration of Pesticides.--
(1) In general.--The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act is amended--
(A) by striking section 29 (7 U.S.C. 136w-4); and
(B) by redesignating sections 30 and 31 (7 U.S.C.
136x and 136y) as sections 29 and 30, respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--The table of contents in
section 1(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. prec. 121) is amended--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 29;
and
(B) by redesignating the items relating to sections
30 and 31 as the items relating to sections 29 and 30,
respectively.
(b) Report on Implementation of Toxic Substances Control Act.--
(1) In general.--The Toxic Substances Control Act is
amended--
(A) by striking section 30 (15 U.S.C. 2629); and
(B) by redesignating section 31 (Public Law 94-469;
15 U.S.C. 2601 note) as section 30.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) The table of contents in section 1 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is
amended--
(i) by striking the item relating to
section 30; and
(ii) by redesignating the item relating to
section 31 as the item relating to section 30.
(B) The second sentence of section 9(d) of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2608(d)) is
amended by striking ``, in the report required by
section 30,''.
(c) Report on Effect of Pollution on Estuaries and Estuarine
Zones.--
(1) In general.--Section 104(n) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(n)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3).
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 320(k) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(k)) is amended by
striking ``section 104(n)(4)'' and inserting ``section
104(n)(3)''.
(d) Clean Lakes Report.--Section 314(a) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
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