[House Report 113-419]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 113-419
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GOVERNMENT REPORTS ELIMINATION ACT OF 2014
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April 28, 2014.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Issa, from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4194]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 4194) to provide for the
elimination or modification of Federal reporting requirements,
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Committee Statement and Views.................................... 1
Section-by-Section............................................... 3
Explanation of Amendments........................................ 7
Committee Consideration.......................................... 7
Application of Law to the Legislative Branch..................... 8
Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the
Committee...................................................... 8
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives............ 8
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 8
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 8
Federal Advisory Committee Act................................... 8
Unfunded Mandate Statement....................................... 8
Earmark Identification........................................... 9
Committee Estimate............................................... 9
Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate... 9
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill as Reported............. 10
Committee Statement and Views
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
The purpose of H.R. 4194, the Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014, is to prevent taxpayer dollars from
being wasted on the production of unnecessary reports. The bill
voted out of committee eliminates more than 100 federal agency
reports that are duplicative or no longer necessary. H.R. 4194
also eliminates or modifies nine Government Accountability
Office (GAO) mandates.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Congress regularly enacts legislation placing reporting
requirements on the Executive Branch. These agency reports can
be useful resources and tools for the Congress as well as the
general public. But changing technology, program requirements,
and economic, domestic and foreign policy eventually render
many reports that agencies supply to Congress unnecessary. The
preparation of these reports can be expensive, primarily in
terms of the work hours involved to produce them, but also in
materials used.
The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-352)
included a direction to each agency to assist the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in publishing an annual list of
unnecessary agency reports. In January 2013, OMB published the
first such list.
It then became the job of Congress to vet this list, and
determine which reports that the Administration views as
unnecessary are also unnecessary in the eyes of the Legislative
Branch. Chairman Issa sent a letter to the chairman of each
House Committee soliciting input on OMB's list of proposed
eliminations. The Committee relied on the feedback received
from the various committees of the House to winnow down the
original list of eliminations proposed by OMB.
Additionally, in 2013, the General Accountability Office
identified nine statutory reporting mandates it must currently
comply with that are burdensome and unnecessary. H.R. 4194
eliminates five such mandates that are no longer needed, and
revises the remaining four to a more appropriate scope.
Legislative History
The most recent government-wide reports elimination
legislation signed into law was the Federal Reports Elimination
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-362), which eliminated or modified
approximately 200 reports. Since then, the two chambers have
attempted to address this issue, and Congress has eliminated
unnecessary reporting requirements on some individual agencies
in a piecemeal fashion. But no comprehensive, government-wide
reports elimination legislation has been adopted since 1998.
On January 4, 2011, H.R. 2142, the GPRA Modernization Act
of 2010, was enacted (Public Law 111-352). Section 1125 of the
GPRA Modernization Act directs each agency to annually compile
a list of all outdated, duplicative or unnecessary reports to
Congress and submit that list to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for publication. In January 2013, OMB made public
a list of reports identified by each agency as such.
On January 8, 2014, the House passed H.R. 3628, the
Transportation Reports Elimination Act of 2014. H.R. 3628
eliminates, streamlines, and modifies several reports prepared
by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). At the request of the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Title XVII of H.R.
4194 includes the language found in Section 2(a) and (b)(1) of
H.R. 3628, eliminating 7 DOT and EPA reports identified by the
committee.
On March 11, 2014, Chairman Darrell Issa, along with
Representatives Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and Rob Woodall (R-GA),
introduced H.R. 4194, the Government Reports Elimination Act of
2014. On March 12, 2014, H.R. 4194 was considered during a full
committee mark up. It was reported favorably by voice vote,
without amendment.
Section-by-Section
Section 1. Short title
This section states that the Act may be cited as the
``Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014.''
Section 2. Table of contents
This section lists the table of contents.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Section 101 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Information on Administrative Expenses on
Commodity Promotion Programs
2. Unfair Trade Practices Report and the Related
Meeting
3. Farmland Protection Policy Act Annual Report
4. Peanut Base Acres Data Collection and Publication
5. Other Base Acres Data Collection and Publication
6. Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual
Development Accounts Pilot Program Report
7. Rural Broadband Access Program Report
8. Report on Export Credit Guarantees to Emerging
Markets
9. Commodity Credit Corporation Quarterly Report
10. Evaluation of the Rural Development, Business and
Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Financing of Locally
or Regionally Produced Food Products
11. Early Childhood Nutrition Education Grantee
Evaluations and Report
12. United States Grain Standards Act Report
13. Listing of Areas Rural in Character
14. Notifications to Congress on Release of Names and
Addresses of Producers Operating Under Marketing
Agreements and Orders
15. Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster
Prevention Action Plans Reports
16. Progress Report on New or Specialty Crop
Insurance Coverage
17. Quarterly Export Assistance Reports
18. Rural Collaborative Investment Program
a. Secretarial Report on Regional Rural
Investment Boards
b. Report by Regional Rural Investment Board
to National Rural Investment Board and the
Secretary
19. Status Report for Food for Progress Program
20. Status Report for Foreign Market Development
21. Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Status
Reports
22. Southeastern Alaska Timber Reports
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Section 201 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Educationally Useful Federal Equipment
2. Highly Migratory Species
3. Efforts and Progress in Becoming Designated as a
Sea Grant College or Institute
4. Coordination of Oceans and Coastal Research
Activities between NOAA and NSF
5. Enterprise Integration Standardization and
Implementation
6. Ensuring Equal Access to Sea Grant Fellowship
Program
7. TIP Activities
8. TIP Advisory Board Annual Report
9. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Activities
TITLE III--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Section 301 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Reports by Other Federal Agencies to the
Corporation
2. Service-Learning Impact Study
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Section 401 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Amendments to National Defense Authorization Acts:
a. Price Trend Analysis for Supplies and
Equipment Purchased by the Department of
Defense
b. Display of Annual Budget Requirements for
Air Sovereignty Alert Mission
c. Submission of Determination of the
Secretary of Defense to Provide Protection to
Certain Individuals
d. Annual Report on Reliability of Department
of Defense Financial Statements
e. Annual Report on Implementation of
Satellite Technology Safeguards
f. Economic Adjustment Committee Report
2. Amendments to Title 10:
a. Quarterly Submittal to Congress of Joint
Readiness Reviews
b. Annual Report on Emergency and
Extraordinary Expenses
c. Report on Assistance Provided to Foreign
Nations to Account for Missing U.S. Personnel
d. Annual Report on Industrial Base Policy
Guidance
e. Inclusion of Net Floor Area in Requests to
Build Military Family Housing
f. Amendment to Small Business Act
Commercialization Readiness Program
TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Section 501 would eliminate the following report:
1. Impact Aid Construction Justifying Discretionary
Grant Awards
TITLE VI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Section 601 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Science and Engineering Education Pilot Program
2. Study on the Benefits of Economic Dispatch
3. Geothermal Resource Potential
4. H-Prize
5. International Advanced Computing Sales
6. Industrial Energy Intensity
7. Strategic Unconventional Fuels Development Program
8. Dissemination of Certain Unclassified Information
9. Energy Efficiency Standards for Industrial
Equipment
TITLE VII--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Section 701 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Great Lakes Management Comprehensive Report
2. Insular Areas General Assistance Program Report
TITLE VIII--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Section 801 would eliminate the following report:
1. Report Relating to Waiver of Certain Sanctions
against North Korea
TITLE IX--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Section 901 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Expenditures of Local Educational Agencies
2. Use of Recovery Act Funds by States and Localities
Report
3. State Small Business Credit Initiative Audit and
Report
4. Small Business Lending Fund Program Audit and
Report
5. Housing Assistance Council Financial Statement
Audit Report
Section 902 would modify the following reports:
1. National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public
Health Council, by directing only the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services to conduct
periodic reviews.
2. Postcard Mandate, by allowing for online posting
of this information instead of requiring print copies
to be delivered to each Congressional office.
3. Annual Audit of the Congressional Award
Foundation, by allowing for the contracting of a
private auditor.
4. Annual GAO Review of Proposed HHS Recovery
Threshold, by phasing out this requirement at the end
of 2014.
TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Section 1001 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Prohibition on Importation of Products Made With
Dog or Cat Fur
2. Importation of Softwood Lumber
3. Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment Study and
National Land Border Security Plan
4. Fees for Certain Customs Services
5. Coast Guard Presidential Security Expenditures
6. Modernization of the National Distress and
Response System
TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Section 1101 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Information Technology Spending Plan for
Transformation Initiative
2. Sole Source Contracts Report
3. Section 8 Project-Based Housing Status Report
TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Section 1201 would eliminate the following reports:
1. CALFED Report
2. Office of the Special Trustee Report
3. Royalties In-Kind Report
TITLE XIII--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Section 1301 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Older Americans Act
2. Andean Trade Preference Act
TITLE XIV--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Section 1401 would eliminate the following reports:
1. LANDSAT
2. Enhancement of Science and Math Programs
TITLE XV--OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Section 1501 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Report on Iran's Capability to Produce Nuclear
Weapons
2. Report on Nuclear Aspirations of Non-State
Entities, Nuclear Weapons and Related Programs in Non-
Nuclear-Weapons States and Countries Not Parties to the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Certain Foreign
Persons
3. Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
4. Reports on Commerce With, and Assistance to, Cuba
from Other Foreign Countries
5. Identification of Countries of Concern with
Respect to the Diversion of Certain Goods, Services and
Technologies To or Through Iran
TITLE XVI--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Section 1601 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Report on Activities of Armed Forces of North
Korea
2. Semiannual Report on Kosovo Peacekeeping
3. Report on Progress Toward Regional Non-
Proliferation in South Asia
4. Report on Compliance with PLO Commitments
5. Reporting Requirements Under Sudan Peace Act
6. Report on Investigation of War Crimes in Sudan
7. Report on Tibet Negotiations
TITLE XVII--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Section 1701 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Reports of the Air Traffic Services Committee
2. Annual Summaries of Airport Financial Reports
3. Annual Report on Pipeline Safety Information
Grants to Communities
4. Annual Report on Pilot Program for Innovative
Financing of Air Traffic Control Equipment
5. Reports on Justifications for Air Defense
Identification Zones
6. Annual Report on Standards for Aircraft and
Aircraft Engines to Reduce Noise Levels
Section 1702 would modify the following report:
1. Evaluation and Audit of the National
Transportation Safety Board, by allowing the evaluation
and audit to be conducted only when needed.
TITLE XVIII--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Section 1801 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Annual Multilateral Development Bank Environmental
Report
2. Annual Report on the North American Development
Bank
3. Report on International Financial Institution
Borrowers' Labor Practices
4. Report on Voting on International Financial
Institutions Loan Proposals
5. National Advisory Council on International
Monetary and Financial Policies Report
6. Report on New IMF Arrangements Regarding Rates and
Maturities
7. Report on Policies of the International Monetary
Fund
8. Report on Asian Development Bank Reforms Toward
Seven Policy Goals
9. Report on Clean Technology Fund
10. Report on Significant Modifications
11. Report on Certain Policies Supported by the
United States in the Multilateral Development Banks
12. Salmon Book on United States Government Foreign
Credit Exposure
TITLE XIX--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Section 1901 would eliminate the following reports:
1. Annual Report of the Office of Research Oversight
2. Annual Report on Activities and Proposals
Involving Contracting for Performance by Contractor
Personnel of Work Previously Performed by Department
Employees
3. Annual Report on Procurement of Health-care Items
4. Annual Report on Closures of Medical Service,
Surgical Service, and Nursing Home Beds
5. Annual Report on Sharing of Health-Care Resources
6. Annual Report on Staffing of Nurses and Nurse
Anesthetists at Department Facilities
7. Annual Report on Use of Authorities to Enhance
Retention of Experienced Nurses
Explanation of Amendments
No amendments were offered.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
On March 12, 2014, the Committee met in open session and
ordered reported favorably the bill, H.R. 4194, by voice vote,
a quorum being present.
Application of Law to the Legislative Branch
Section 102(b)(3) of Public Law 104-1 requires a
description of the application of this bill to the legislative
branch where the bill relates to the terms and conditions of
employment or access to public services and accommodations.
This bill eliminates federal agency reports to Congress and
modifies or eliminates several GAO mandates. As such this bill
does not relate to employment or access to public services and
accommodations. Legislative branch employees and their
families, to the extent that they are otherwise eligible for
the benefits provided by this legislation, have equal access to
its benefits.
Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee
In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII and clause
(2)(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Committee's oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the descriptive portions of
this report.
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives
In accordance with clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, the Committee's performance
goals and objectives are reflected in the descriptive portions
of this report.
Duplication of Federal Programs
No provision of H.R. 4194 establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings
The Committee estimates that enacting H.R. 4194 does not
direct the completion of any specific rule makings within the
meaning of 5 U.S.C. 551.
Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Committee finds that the legislation does not establish
or authorize the establishment of an advisory committee within
the definition of 5 U.S.C. App., Section 5(b).
Unfunded Mandate Statement
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act (as amended by Section 101(a)(2) of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act, P.L. 104-4) requires a statement as to
whether the provisions of the reported include unfunded
mandates. In compliance with this requirement the Committee has
received a letter from the Congressional Budget Office included
herein.
Earmark Identification
H.R. 4194 does not include any congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in
clause 9 of rule XXI.
Committee Estimate
Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the
Committee of the costs that would be incurred in carrying out
H.R. 4194. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) of that rule provides
that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has
included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the
bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act.
Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and with respect
to requirements of clause (3)(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received
the following cost estimate for H.R. 4194 from the Director of
Congressional Budget Office:
April 24, 2014.
Hon. Darrell Issa,
Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4194, the
Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
Enclosure.
H.R. 4194--Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014
H.R. 4194 would eliminate requirements for 18 federal
entities to prepare specific reports for the Congress. Based on
information from the Office of Management and Budget and some
affected agencies, CBO estimates that implementing the bill
would reduce costs that are subject to appropriation by about
$1 million over the next five years. Enacting H.R. 4194 would
not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-
go procedures do not apply.
H.R. 4194 would eliminate the requirement to prepare 85
reports that are produced by numerous federal agencies,
including: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense,
Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban
Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury,
and Veterans Affairs, and the Corporation for National and
Community Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Executive Office of the President, the Government
Accountability Office, and the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence. By reducing the number of reports that
must be prepared and printed, implementing H.R. 4194 would
reduce the administrative costs of those agencies.
The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would impose no costs on state, local or tribal governments.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew
Pickford. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT OF 1996
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TITLE V--AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION
Subtitle A--Commodity Promotion and Evaluation
SEC. 501. COMMODITY PROMOTION AND EVALUATION.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(d) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary shall annually
provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate information on administrative
expenses on programs established under commodity promotion
laws.]
[(e)] (d) Exemption of Certified Organic Products from
Assessments.--
(1) * * *
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ACT OF AUGUST 28, 1954
TITLE I--SET ASIDE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 108. ANNUAL REPORTS BY AGRICULTURAL ATTACHES.
[(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require appropriate
officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture,
including those stationed in foreign countries, to prepare and
submit annually to the Secretary detailed reports that--
[(1) document the nature and extent of--
[(A) programs in such countries that provide
direct or indirect government support for the
export of agricultural commodities and the
products thereof;
[(B) other trade practices that may impede
the entry of United States agricultural
commodities and the products thereof into such
countries; and
[(C) where practicable, the average prices
and costs of production in such countries for
like commodities exported from the United
States to such countries; and
[(2) identify opportunities for the export of United
States agricultural commodities and the products
thereof to such countries.
[(b) Duties.--The Secretary shall--
[(1) annually compile the information contained in
reports prepared under subsection (a)--
[(A) on a country by country basis; and
[(B) on a commodity by commodity basis for
exports of United States agricultural
commodities, as determined appropriate by the
Secretary, the export of which is hampered by
an unfair trade practice. Where practicable,
the report shall include a comparison of the
average prices and costs of production for such
commodities in the United States and in the
importing countries for the previous crop year;
[(2) in consultation with the agricultural technical
advisory committees established under section 135(c) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)), include in
the compilation a priority ranking of those trade
barriers identified in subsection (a) by commodity
group;
[(3) include in the compilation a list of actions
undertaken to reduce or eliminate such trade barriers;
and
[(4) not later than January 15 of each year, make the
compilation available to Congress, the agricultural
policy advisory committee, and other interested
parties.
[(c) Meeting.--The Secretary and the United States Trade
Representative shall convene a meeting, at least once each
year, of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee and the
agricultural technical advisory committees to develop specific
recommendations for actions to be taken by the Federal
Government and private industry to--
[(1) reduce or eliminate trade barriers or
distortions identified in the annual reports required
to be submitted under subsections (a) and (b); and
[(2) expand United States agricultural export
opportunities identified in such annual reports.]
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AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ACT OF 1981
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TITLE XV--RESOURCE CONSERVATION
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Subtitle I--Farmland Protection Policy Act
* * * * * * *
[report
[Sec. 1546. On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each
subsequent calendar year. the Secretary of Agriculture shall
report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives on the progress made in implementing the
provisions of this subtitle. Such report shall include
information on--
[(1) the effects, if any, of Federal programs,
authorities, and administrative activities with respect
to the protection of United States farmland; and
[(2) the results of the reviews of existing policies
and procedures required under section 1542(a) of this
subtitle.]
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FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008
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TITLE I--COMMODITY PROGRAMS
* * * * * * *
Subtitle A--Direct Payments and Counter-Cyclical Payments
SEC. 1101. BASE ACRES.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Treatment of Farms With Limited Base Acres.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) Data collection and publication.--The Secretary
shall--
[(A) collect and publish segregated data and
survey information about the farm profiles,
utilization of land, and crop production; and
[(B) perform an evaluation on the supply and
price of fruits and vegetables based on the
effects of suspension of base acres under this
section.]
* * * * * * *
Subtitle C--Peanuts
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1302. BASE ACRES FOR PEANUTS FOR A FARM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Treatment of Farms With Limited Base Acres.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) Data collection and publication.--The Secretary
shall--
[(A) collect and publish segregated data and
survey information about the farm profiles,
utilization of land, and crop production; and
[(B) perform an evaluation on the supply and
price of fruits and vegetables based on the
effects of suspension of base acres under this
section.]
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TITLE VI--RURAL DEVELOPMENT
* * * * * * *
Subtitle A--Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
* * * * * * *
SEC. 6018. DEFINITIONS.
[(a) Rural Area.--]Section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)) is amended by
striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following:
``(13) Rural and rural area.
``(A) * * *
[(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report that--
[(1) assesses the various definitions of the term
``rural'' and ``rural area'' that are used with respect
to programs administered by the Secretary;
[(2) describes the effects that the variations in
those definitions have on those programs;
[(3) make recommendations for ways to better target
funds provided through rural development programs; and
[(4) determines the effect of the amendment made by
subsection (a) on the level of rural development
funding and participation in those programs in each
State.]
* * * * * * *
Subtitle D--Housing Assistance Council
* * * * * * *
SEC. 6303. AUDITS AND REPORTS.
(a) Audit.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) Report to congress.--The Comptroller General
shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representative a
report detailing each audit completed under paragraph
(1).]
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CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
* * * * * * *
Subtitle A--Real Estate Loans
* * * * * * *
SEC. 310B. ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL ENTITIES.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(g) Business and Industry Direct and Guaranteed Loans.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(9) Locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products.--
(A) * * *
(B) Loan and loan guarantee program.--
(i) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(iv) Reports.--Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph and annually thereafter,
the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report that describes
projects carried out using loans or
loan guarantees made under clause (i),
including--
[(I) the characteristics of
the communities served; and
[(II) resulting benefits.]
[(v)] (iv) Reservation of funds.--
(I) * * *
* * * * * * *
Subtitle D--Administrative Provisions
* * * * * * *
SEC. 333B. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS
PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(e) Reports.--
[(1) Annual progress reports.--
[(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days
after the end of the calendar year in which the
Secretary authorizes a qualified entity to
carry out a demonstration program under this
section, and annually thereafter until the
conclusion of the demonstration program, the
qualified entity shall prepare an annual report
that includes, for the period covered by the
report--
[(i) an evaluation of the progress of
the demonstration program;
[(ii) information about the
demonstration program, including the
eligible participants and the
individual development accounts that
have been established; and
[(iii) such other information as the
Secretary may require.
[(B) Submission of reports.--A qualified
entity shall submit each report required under
subparagraph (A) to the Secretary.
[(2) Reports by the secretary.--Not later than 1 year
after the date on which all demonstration programs
under this section are concluded, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a final report that describes the
results and findings of all reports and evaluations
carried out under this section.]
[(f)] (e) Annual Review.--The Secretary may conduct an annual
review of the financial records of a qualified entity--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(g)] (f) Regulations.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary may promulgate regulations to ensure that the program
includes provisions for--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(h)] (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
* * * * * * *
Subtitle I--Rural Collaborative Investment Program
* * * * * * *
SEC. 385C. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF RURAL COLLABORATIVE
INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
(b) Duties of Secretary.--In carrying out this subtitle, the
Secretary shall--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(7) provide analytic and programmatic support for
regional rural competitiveness through the National
Institute, including--
(A) * * *
(B) support for best practices development by
the regional investment boards; and
(C) programs to support the development of
appropriate governance and leadership skills in
the region[; and].
[(D) a review and evaluation of the
performance of the Regional Boards (including
progress in achieving benchmarks established in
a regional investment strategy) in an annual
report submitted to--
[(i) the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives; and
[(ii) the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.]
* * * * * * *
SEC. 385D. REGIONAL RURAL INVESTMENT BOARDS.
(a) In General.--A Regional Rural Investment Board shall be a
multijurisdictional and multisectoral group that--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(7) has organizational documents that demonstrate
that the Regional Board will--
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(C) implement the approved regional
investment strategy; and
[(D) provide annual reports to the Secretary
and the National Board on progress made in
achieving the benchmarks of the regional
investment strategy, including an annual
financial statement; and]
[(E)] (D) select a non-Federal organization
(such as a regional development organization)
in the local area served by the Regional Board
that has previous experience in the management
of Federal funds to serve as fiscal manager of
any funds of the Regional Board.
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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT OF 1936
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TITLE VI--RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS
SEC. 601. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL
AREAS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Eligibility.--
(1) Eligible entities.--
(A) * * *
(B) Limitation.--An eligible entity that
provides telecommunications or broadband
service to at least 20 percent of the
households in the United States may not receive
an amount of funds under this section for a
fiscal year in excess of 15 percent of the
funds authorized and appropriated under
subsection [(k)] (j) for the fiscal year.
* * * * * * *
[(j) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,
and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report that describes the extent of participation in
the loan and loan guarantee program under this section for the
preceding fiscal year, including a description of --
[(1) the number of loans applied for and provided
under this section;
[(2)(A) the communities proposed to be served in each
loan application submitted for the fiscal year; and
[(B) the communities served by projects funded by
loans and loan guarantees provided under this section;
[(3) the period of time required to approve each loan
application under this section;
[(4) any outreach activities carried out by the
Secretary to encourage entities in rural areas without
broadband service to submit applications under this
section;
[(5) the method by which the Secretary determines
that a service enables a subscriber to originate and
receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video
for purposes of subsection (b)(1); and
[(6) each broadband service, including the type and
speed of broadband service, for which assistance was
sought, and each broadband service for which assistance
was provided, under this section.]
[(k)] (j) Funding.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(l)] (k) Termination of Authority.--No loan or loan
guarantee may be made under this section after September 30,
2012.
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FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND TRADE ACT OF 1990
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TITLE XV--AGRICULTURAL TRADE
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1542. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERGING MARKETS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e) Foreign Debt Burdens.--
[(1) Effect of credits.--] In carrying out the
program described in subsection (a), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall ensure that the credits for which
repayment is guaranteed under subsection (a) do not
negatively affect the political and economic situation
in emerging markets by excessively adding to the
foreign debt burdens of such countries.
[(2) Consultation and report.--Subject to section 217
of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
1994 (7 U.S.C. 6917), not later than 6 months after the
effective date of this title, and not later than the
end of each 6-month period occurring thereafter, the
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other
appropriate Federal departments, shall prepare and
transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report to
assist the Congress in assessing the extent to which
credits for which repayment is guaranteed under
subsection (a) meet the requirements of subparagraph
(A). The report shall include--
[(A) the amount and allocation, by country,
of credit guarantees issued under subsection
(a);
[(B) the aggregate foreign debt burdens of
countries receiving commodities or facilities
under such credit guarantees, expressed in
terms of debt on account of agricultural
commodities or products thereof, or facilities
for which guarantees may be made under
subsection (a)(1)(B), and all other debt;
[(C) the activities of creditor governments
and private creditors to reschedule or reduce
payments due on existing debt owed to such
creditors by a country in cases where such
country has been unable to fully meet its debt
obligations; and
[(D) an analysis of--
[(i) the economic effects of the
foreign debt burden of each recipient
country, and in particular the economic
effects on each recipient country of
the credits for which repayment is
guaranteed under subsection (a); and
[(ii) the relationship between any
negative economic effects on any
recipient country caused by its overall
foreign debt burden and debt incurred
under subsection (a) and such country's
political stability.]
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION CHARTER ACT
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Sec. 13. Records; Annual Report.--The Corporation shall at
all times maintain complete and accurate books of account and
shall file annually with the Secretary of Agriculture a
complete report as to the business of the Corporation, a copy
of which shall be forwarded by the Secretary of Agriculture to
the President for transmission to the Congress. [In addition to
the annual report, the Corporation shall submit to Congress on
a quarterly basis an itemized report of all expenditures over
$10,000 made under section 5 or 11 during the period covered by
the report, including expenditures in the form of allotments or
fund transfers to other agencies and departments of the Federal
Government.]
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CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2004
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT
* * * * * * *
SEC. 119. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(j) Early Child Nutrition Education.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(4) Evaluation.--Each grant recipient shall identify
an institution of higher education to conduct an
independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the
grant.
[(5) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions, of the Senate a report
that includes--
[(A) the evaluation completed by the
institution of higher education under paragraph
(4);
[(B) the effectiveness of lay health
educators in reducing childhood obesity; and
[(C) any recommendations of the Secretary
concerning the grants.]
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UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT
* * * * * * *
[reporting requirements
[Sec. 17B. (a) On December 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate regarding the
effectiveness of the official inspection and weighing system
under this Act for the prior fiscal year, with recommendations
for any legislative changes necessary to accomplish the
objectives stated in section 2 of this Act.
[(b) The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate (1) of any
complaint regarding faulty grain delivery made to the
Department of Agriculture by a foreign purchaser of United
States grain, within thirty days after a determination by the
Secretary that there is reasonable cause to believe that the
grain delivery was in fact faulty, and (2) notwithstanding the
provisions of section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as
added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7
U.S.C. 612c-3), within thirty days after receipt by the
Secretary or the Secretary of notice of the cancellation of any
contract for the export of more than one hundred thousand
metric tons of grain.
[(c) On December 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a summary of all other complaints received by the
Department of Agriculture during the prior fiscal year from
foreign purchasers and prospective purchasers of United States
grain and other foreign purchasers interested in the trade of
grain, and the resolution thereof: Provided, That the summary
shall not include a complaint unless reasonable cause exists to
believe that the complaint is valid, as determined by the
Secretary.]
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AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT
TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT
* * * * * * *
Part 2--Commodity Benefits
* * * * * * *
Sec. 8d. (1) * * *
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7, all
information furnished to or acquired by the Secretary of
Agriculture pursuant to this section, as well as information
for marketing order programs that is categorized as trade
secrets and commercial or financial information exempt under
section 552(b)(4) of title 5 of the United States Code from
disclosure under section 552 of such title, shall be kept
confidential by all officers and employees of the Department of
Agriculture and only such information so furnished or acquired
as the Secretary deems relevant shall be disclosed by them, and
then only in a suit or administrative hearing brought at the
direction, or upon the request, of the Secretary of
Agriculture, or to which he or any officer of the United States
is a party, and involving the marketing agreement or order with
reference to which the information so to be disclosed was
furnished or acquired. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
any such information relating to a marketing agreement or order
applicable to milk may be released upon the authorization of
any regulated milk handler to whom such information pertains.
[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.]
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit (A) the
issuance of general statements based upon the reports of a
number of parties to a marketing agreement or of handlers
subject to an order, which statements do not identify the
information furnished by any person, or (B) the publication by
direction of the Secretary, of the name of any person violating
any marketing agreement or any order, together with a statement
of the particular provisions of the marketing agreement or
order violated by such person. Any such officer or employee
violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction
be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment
for not more than one year, or to both, and shall be removed
from office.
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SECTION 420 OF THE PLANT PROTECT ACT
SEC. 420. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(c) Threat Identification and Mitigation Program --
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report on the action plans described in
paragraph (2), including an accounting of funds
expended on the action plans.]
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AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938
* * * * * * *
TITLE V--CROP INSURANCE
Subtitle A--Federal Crop Insurance Act
* * * * * * *
SEC. 508. CROP INSURANCE.
(a) Authority to Offer Insurance.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(6) Addition of new and specialty crops.--
(A) * * *
[(B) Addition of new crops.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, and annually thereafter, the
Corporation shall report to Congress on the
progress and expected timetable for expanding
crop insurance coverage under this subtitle to
new and specialty crops.]
[(C)] (B) Addition of direct sale perishable
crops.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation
shall report to Congress on the feasibility of
offering a crop insurance program designed to
meet the needs of specialized producers of
vegetables and other perishable crops who
market through direct marketing channels.
[(D)] (C) Addition of nursery crops.--Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this subparagraph, the Corporation shall
conduct a study and limited pilot program on
the feasibility of insuring nursery crops.
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AGRICULTURAL TRADE ACT OF 1978
* * * * * * *
TITLE VI--REPORTS
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 603. OTHER REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
[Subject to section 217 of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6917), the Secretary
shall, on a quarterly basis, prepare and submit to the
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
specifying the cumulative amount of export assistance provided
by the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Secretary under the
programs provided under this Act, the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act, and under the Food for Peace Act
during the current fiscal year. Such information may be
provided in individual reports or in a consolidated report.]
TITLE VII--FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM
* * * * * * *
SEC. 702. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually submit
to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on
activities under this section describing the amount of funding
provided, the types of programs funded, the value-added
products that have been targeted, and the foreign markets for
those products that have been developed.]
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SECTION 1110 OF THE FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985
SEC. 1110. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(j) Multicountry or Multiyear Basis.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) Report.--Not later than December 1 of each
fiscal year, the President shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a list of
programs, countries, and eligible commodities, and the
total amount of funds for transportation and
administrative costs, approved to date for the fiscal
year under this section.]
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FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--TRADE
* * * * * * *
SEC. 3205. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(d) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains, for
the period covered by the report, a description of each factor
that affects the export of specialty crops, including each
factor relating to any--
[(1) significant sanitary or phytosanitary issue; or
[(2) trade barrier.]
[(e)] (d) Funding.--
(1) * * *
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ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION ACT
* * * * * * *
TITLE VII--NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM
* * * * * * *
[reports
[Sec. 706. (a) The Secretary is directed to monitor timber
supply and demand in southeastern Alaska and report annually
thereon to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
[(b) Within five years from the date of enactment of this Act
and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall review and
report to Congress on the status of the Tongass National Forest
in southeastern Alaska. This report shall include, but not be
limited to, (1) the timber harvest levels in the forest since
the enactment of this Act; (2) the impact of wilderness
designation on the timber, fishing, and tourism industry in
southeast Alaska; (3) measures instituted by the Forest Service
to protect fish and wildlife in the forest; and (4) the status
of the small business set aside program in the Tongass Forest,
and (5) the impact of timber management on subsistence
resources, wildlife, and fisheries habitats..
[(c) The study required by this section shall be conducted in
cooperation and consultation with the State, affected Native
Corporations, the southeast Alaska timber industry, the
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, the southeast Alaska
commercial fishing industry, and the Alaska Land Use Council..]
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SECTION 6 OF THE TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1998
SEC. 6 ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS.
(a) * * *
(b) Sense of the Congress.--
(1) * * *
[(2) Reports.--
[(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
shall prepare and submit to the President a
report. The President shall submit the report
to Congress at the same time as the President
submits a budget request to Congress under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code.
[(B) Contents of report.--The report prepared
by the Director under this paragraph shall
describe any donations of educationally useful
Federal equipment to schools made during the
period covered by the report.]
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SECTION 11 OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975
[annual report
[Sec. 11. Not later than April 1, 1996, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report, that--
[(1) details for the previous 10-year period the
catches and exports to the United States of highly
migratory species (including tunas, swordfish, marlin
and sharks) from Nations fishing on Atlantic stocks of
such species that are subject to management by the
Commission;
[(2) identifies those fishing Nations whose harvests
are inconsistent with conservation and management
recommendations of the Commission;
[(3) describes reporting requirements established by
the Secretary to ensure that imported fish products are
in compliance with all international management
measures, including minimum size requirements,
established by the Commission and other international
fishery organizations to which the United States is a
party; and
[(4) describes actions taken by the Secretary under
section 6.]
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NATIONAL SEA GRANT PROGRAM ACT
* * * * * * *
SEC. 207 SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT REGIONAL CONSORTIA.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(e) Annual Report on Progress.--
[(1) Report requirement.--The Secretary shall report
annually to the Committee on Resources and the
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives,
and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, on efforts and progress
made by colleges, universities, institutions,
associations, and alliances to become designated under
this section as sea grant colleges or sea grant
institutes, including efforts and progress made by sea
grant institutes in being designated as sea grant
colleges.
[(2) Territories and freely associated states.--The
report shall include description of--
[(A) efforts made by colleges, universities,
associations, institutions, and alliances in
United States territories and freely associated
States to develop the expertise necessary to be
designated as a sea grant institute or sea
grant college;
[(B) the administrative, technical, and
financial assistance provided by the Secretary
to those entities seeking to be designated; and
[(C) the additional actions or activities
necessary for those entities to meet the
qualifications for such designation under
subsection (a)(1).]
SEC. 208. SEA GRANT FELLOWSHIPS.
(a) In General.-- To carry out the educational and training
objectives of this subchapter, the Secretary shall support a
program of fellowships for qualified individuals at the
graduate and post-graduate level. The fellowships shall be
related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and
awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the Secretary.
[The Secretary shall strive to ensure equal access for minority
and economically disadvantaged students to the program carried
out under this subsection. Every 2 years, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress describing the efforts by the
Secretary to ensure equal access for minority and economically
disadvantaged students to the program carried out under this
subsection, and the results of such efforts.]
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SECTION 9 OF THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT PROGRAM ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2002
[SEC. 9 COORDINATION.
[Not later than February 15 of each year, the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Director of the
National Science Foundation shall jointly submit to the
Committees on Resources and Science of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report on how the oceans and
coastal research activities of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, including the Coastal Ocean Program
and the National Sea Grant College Program, and of the National
Science Foundation will be coordinated during the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. The
report shall describe in detail any overlapping ocean and
coastal research interests between the agencies and specify how
such research interests will be pursued by the programs in a
complementary manner.]
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SECTION 3 OF THE ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION ACT OF 2001
SEC. 3 ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION INITIATIVE.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) Reports.--Within 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director
shall submit to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report on the National Institute
of Standards and Technology's activities under subsection (b).]
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT
* * * * * * *
SEC. 28. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(g) Annual Report.--The Director shall submit annually to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House
of Representatives a report describing the Technology
Innovation Program's activities, including a description of the
metrics upon which award funding decisions were made in the
previous fiscal year, any proposed changes to those metrics,
metrics for evaluating the success of ongoing and completed
awards, and an evaluation of ongoing and completed awards. The
first annual report shall include best practices for management
of programs to stimulate high-risk, high-reward research.]
* * * * * * *
(k) TIP Advisory Board.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(5) Annual report.--The TIP Advisory Board shall
transmit an annual report to the Secretary for
transmittal to the Congress not later than 30 days
after the submission to Congress of the President's
annual budget request in each year. Such report shall
address the status of the Technology Innovation Program
and comment on the relevant sections of the
programmatic planning document and updates thereto
transmitted to Congress by the Director under
subsections (c) and (d) of section 23.]
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NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL
COOPERATION IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 212. ANNUAL REPORT.
[The Secretary shall annually report to the Congress on the
activities of the Fisheries Commission, the General Council,
the Scientific Council, and the consultative committee
established under section 208.]
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NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1990
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
* * * * * * *
Subtitle B--School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning Programs
* * * * * * *
[PART IV--SERVICE-LEARNING IMPACT STUDY
[SEC. 120. STUDY AND REPORT.
[(a) Study.--
[(1) In general.--From the sums reserved under
section 501(a)(1)(B) for this section, the Corporation
shall enter into a contract with an entity that is not
otherwise a recipient of financial assistance under
this subtitle, to conduct a 10-year longitudinal study
on the impact of the activities carried out under this
subtitle.
[(2) Contents.--In conducting the study, the entity
shall consider the impact of service-learning
activities carried out under this subtitle on students
participating in such activities, including in
particular examining the degree to which the
activities--
[(A) improved student academic achievement;
[(B) improved student engagement;
[(C) improved graduation rates, as defined in
section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(vi)) and as clarified in
applicable regulations promulgated by the
Department of Education; and
[(D) improved the degree to which the
participants in the activities engaged in
subsequent national service, volunteering, or
other service activities, or pursued careers in
public service, in the nonprofit sector or
government.
[(3) Analysis.--In carrying out such study, the
entity shall examine the impact of the service-learning
activities on the 4 factors described in subparagraphs
(A) through (D) of paragraph (2), analyzed in terms of
how much time participants were engaged in service-
learning activities.
[(4) Best practices.--The entity shall collect
information on best practices concerning using service-
learning activities to improve the 4 factors.
[(b) Interim Reports.--The entity shall periodically submit
reports to the Corporation containing the interim results of
the study and the information on best practices. The
Corporation shall submit such reports to the authorizing
committees.
[(c) Final Report.--The entity shall submit a report to the
Corporation containing the results of the study and the
information on best practices. The Corporation shall submit
such report to the authorizing committees, and shall make such
report available to the public on the Corporation's website.
[(d) Consultation and Dissemination.--On receiving the report
described in subsection (c), the Corporation shall consult with
the Secretary of Education to review the results of the study,
and to identify best practices concerning using service-
learning activities to improve the 4 factors described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2). The
Corporation shall disseminate information on the identified
best practices.]
* * * * * * *
Subtitle F--Administrative Provisions
* * * * * * *
SEC. 182. PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS.
(a) * * *
[(b) Report.--
[(1) Federal agency submission.--The head of each
Federal agency and department shall prepare and submit
to the Corporation a report concerning the
implementation of this section, including an evaluation
of the agency or department's performance on
performance goals and benchmarks for each partnership
program of the agency or department.
[(2) Report to congress.--The Corporation shall
prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a
compilation of the information received under paragraph
(1).]
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IKE SKELTON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
* * * * * * *
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
* * * * * * *
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
* * * * * * *
Subtitle F--Improve Acquisition Act
* * * * * * *
PART IV--INDUSTRIAL BASE
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 892. PRICE TREND ANALYSIS FOR SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
[(a) Price Trend Analysis Procedures.--
[(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
develop and implement procedures that, to the maximum
extent practicable, provide for the collection and
analysis of information on price trends for covered
supplies and equipment purchased by the Department of
Defense. The procedures shall include an automated
process for identifying categories of covered supplies
and equipment described in paragraph (2) that have
experienced significant escalation in prices.
[(2) Category of covered supplies and equipment.--A
category of covered supplies and equipment referred to
in paragraph (1) consists of covered supplies and
equipment that have the same National Stock Number, are
in a single Federal Supply Group or Federal Supply
Class, are provided by a single contractor, or are
otherwise logically grouped for the purpose of
analyzing information on price trends.
[(3) Requirement to examine causes of escalation.--An
analysis conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
include, for any category in which significant
escalation in prices is identified, a more detailed
examination of the causes of escalation for such prices
within the category and whether such price escalation
is consistent across the Department of Defense.
[(4) Requirement to address unjustified escalation.--
The head of a Defense Agency or the Secretary of a
military department shall take appropriate action to
address any unjustified escalation in prices being paid
for items procured by that agency or military
department as identified in an analysis conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1).
[(b) Annual Report.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a report on the analyses of price
trends that were conducted for categories of covered supplies
and equipment during the preceding fiscal year under the
procedures implemented pursuant to paragraph (1). The report
shall include a description of the actions taken to identify
and address any unjustified price escalation for the categories
of items.
[(c) Definitions.--In this section:
[(1) Supplies and equipment.--The term ``supplies and
equipment'' means items classified as supplies and
equipment under the Federal Supply Classification
System.
[(2) Covered supplies and equipment.--The term
``covered supplies and equipment'' means all supplies
and equipment purchased by the Department of Defense.
The term does not include major weapon systems but does
include individual parts and components purchased as
spare or replenishment parts for such weapon systems.
[(d) Sunset Date.--This section shall not be in effect on and
after April 1, 2015.]
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DUNCAN HUNTER NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
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DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
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TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
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Subtitle F--Other Matters
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[SEC. 354. DISPLAY OF ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR SOVEREIGNTY
ALERT MISSION.
[(a) Submission With Annual Budget Justification Document.--
For fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President, for
consideration by the President for inclusion with the budget
materials submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, a consolidated budget justification
display that covers all programs and activities of the Air
Sovereignty Alert mission of the Air Force.
[(b) Requirements for Budget Display.--The budget display
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall include for such
fiscal year the following:
[(1) The funding requirements for the Air Sovereignty
Alert mission, and the associated Command and Control
mission, including such requirements for--
[(A) military personnel costs;
[(B) flying hours; and
[(C) any other associated mission costs.
[(2) The amount in the budget for the Air Force for
each of the items referred to in paragraph (1).
[(3) The amount in the budget for the Air National
Guard for each such item.]
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TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
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Subtitle C--Other Matters
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[SEC. 1234. REPORT ON IRAN'S CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
[(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a
report on Iran's capability to produce nuclear weapons. The
report required under this subsection may be submitted in
classified form.
[(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
[(1) The locations, types, and number of centrifuges
and other specialized equipment necessary for the
enrichment of uranium and any plans to acquire,
manufacture, and operate such equipment in the future.
[(2) An estimate of the amount, if any, of highly
enriched uranium and weapons grade plutonium acquired
or produced to date, an estimate of the amount of
weapons grade plutonium that is likely to be produced
or acquired in the near- and midterms and the amount of
highly enriched uranium that is likely to be produced
or acquired in the near- and midterms, and the number
of nuclear weapons that could be produced with such
materials.
[(3) A evaluation of the extent to which security and
safeguards at any nuclear site prevent, slow, verify,
or help monitor the enrichment of uranium or the
reprocessing of plutonium into weapons-grade materials.
[(4) A description of any weaponization activities,
such as the research, design, development, or testing
of nuclear weapons or weapons-related components.
[(5) A description of any programs to construct,
acquire, test, or improve methods to deliver nuclear
weapons, including an assessment of the likely progress
of such programs in the near- and mid-terms.
[(6) A summary of assessments made by allies of the
United States of Iran's nuclear weapons program and
nuclear-capable delivery systems programs.
[(c)Notification.--The President shall notify Congress, in
writing, within 15 days of determining that--
[(1) Iran has resumed a nuclear weapons program;
[(2) Iran has met or surpassed any major milestone in
its nuclear weapons program; or
[(3) Iran has undertaken to accelerate, decelerate,
or cease the development of any significant element
within its nuclear weapons program.]
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SECTION 1074 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2008
SEC. 1074. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(b)Protection for Additional Personnel.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(6) Submission to congress.--
[(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (D), the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense
committees each determination made under
paragraph (4) to provide protection and
security to an individual and of each
determination under paragraph (5)(B) to extend
such protection and security, together with the
justification for such determination, not later
than 15 days after the date on which the
determination is made.
[(B) Form of report.--A report submitted
under subparagraph (A) may be made in
classified form.
[(C) Regulations and guidelines.--The
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees the
regulations and guidelines prescribed pursuant
to paragraph (1) not less than 20 days before
the date on which such regulations take effect.
[(D) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) does not
apply to determinations made with respect to
the following individuals:
[(i) An individual described in
paragraph (2)(C) who is otherwise
sponsored by the Secretary of Defense,
the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
or the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
[(ii) An individual described in
paragraph (2)(E).]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002
* * * * * * *
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
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TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
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SEC. 1008. RELIABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
[(a) Annual Report on Reliability.--(1) Not later than
September 30 of each year but subject to subsection (f), the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the recipients specified
in paragraph (3) a report on the reliability of the Department
of Defense financial statements, including the financial
statements of each component of the Department that is required
to prepare a financial statement under section 3515(c) of title
31, United States Code.
[(2) The annual report shall contain the following:
[(A) A conclusion regarding whether the
policies and procedures of the Department of
Defense, and the systems used within the
Department of Defense, for the preparation of
financial statements allow the achievement of
reliability in those financial statements.
[(B) For each of the financial statements
prepared for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year in which the report is submitted, a
conclusion regarding the expected reliability
of the financial statement (evaluated on the
basis of Office of Management and Budget
guidance on financial statements), together
with a discussion of the major deficiencies to
be expected in the statement.
[(C) A summary of the specific sections of
the annual Financial Management Improvement
Plan of the Department of Defense, current as
of the date of the report, that--
[(i) detail the priorities,
milestones, and measures of success
that apply to the preparation of the
financial statements;
[(ii) detail the planned improvements
in the process for the preparation of
financial statements that are to be
implemented within 12 months after the
date on which the plan is issued; and
[(iii) provide an estimate of when
each financial statement will convey
reliable information.
[(3) The annual report shall be submitted to the
following:
[(A) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the
Senate.
[(B) The Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.
[(C) The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
[(D) The Secretary of the Treasury.
[(E) The Comptroller General of the United
States.
[(4) The Secretary of Defense shall make a copy of
the annual report available to the Inspector General of
the Department of Defense.
[(b) Minimization of Use of Resources for Unreliable
Financial Statements.--(1) With respect to each financial
statement for a fiscal year that the Secretary of Defense
assesses as being expected to be unreliable in the annual
report under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) shall take appropriate actions to minimize,
consistent with the benefits to be derived, the resources
(including contractor support) that are used to develop,
compile, and report the financial statement.
[(2) With the annual budget justifications for the
Department of Defense submitted to Congress each year,
the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall
submit, with respect to the fiscal year in which
submitted, the preceding fiscal year, and the following
fiscal year, the following information:
[(A) An estimate of the resources that the
Department of Defense is saving or expects to
save as a result of actions taken and to be
taken under paragraph (1) with respect to the
preparation of financial statements.
[(B) A discussion of how the resources saved
as estimated under subparagraph (A) have been
redirected or are to be redirected from the
preparation of financial statements to the
improvement of systems underlying financial
management within the Department of Defense and
to the improvement of financial management
policies, procedures, and internal controls
within the Department of Defense.]
* * * * * * *
(d) Limitation on Inspector General Audits.--(1) On each
financial statement that an official asserts is unreliable
under subsection [(b) or] (c), the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall only perform the audit procedures
required by generally accepted government auditing standards
consistent with any representation made by management.
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
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TITLE XIV--PROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROLS
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SEC. 1409. ENHANCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OF DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION
AGENCY.
(a) * * *
[(b) Annual Report on Implementation of Satellite Technology
Safeguards.--(1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
State shall each submit to Congress each year, as part of the
annual report for that year under section 1514(a)(8) of the
Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1999, the following:
[(A) A summary of the satellite launch campaigns and
related activities monitored by the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency during the preceding fiscal year.
[(B) A description of any license infractions or
violations that may have occurred during such campaigns
and activities.
[(C) A description of the personnel, funds, and other
resources dedicated to the satellite launch monitoring
program of the Agency during that fiscal year.
[(D) An assessment of the record of United States
satellite makers in cooperating with Agency monitors,
and in complying with United States export control
laws, during that fiscal year.
[(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
classified form and unclassified form.]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991
DIVISION D--ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT, DIVERSIFICATION, CONVERSION, AND
STABILIZATION
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SEC. 4004. CONTINUATION OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Duties of Committee.--The Economic Adjustment Committee
shall--
(1) coordinate and facilitate cooperative efforts
among Federal agencies represented on the Committee to
implement defense economic adjustment programs; and and
(2) serve as an information clearinghouse for and
between Federal, State, and local entities regarding
their defense economic adjustment efforts.
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TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE
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SUBTITLE A--GENERAL MILITARY LAW
* * * * * * *
PART I--ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
* * * * * * *
Sec. 117. Readiness reporting system: establishment; reporting to
congressional committees
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(e) Submission to Congressional Committees.--The Secretary
shall each quarter submit to the congressional defense
committees a report in writing containing the results of the
most recent joint readiness review under subsection (d)(1)(A),
including the current information derived from the readiness
reporting system. Each such report shall be submitted in
unclassified form and may, as the Secretary determines
necessary, also be submitted in classified form.]
[(f)] (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section. In those regulations,
the Secretary shall prescribe the units that are subject to
reporting in the readiness reporting system, what type of
equipment is subject to such reporting, and the elements of the
training establishment and of defense infrastructure that are
subject to such reporting.
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 3--GENERAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
* * * * * * *
Sec. 127. Emergency and extraordinary expenses
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(d) Annual Report.--Not later than December 1 each year, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on expenditures during the preceding fiscal
year under subsections (a) and (b).]
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CHAPTER 20--HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE
* * * * * * *
Sec. 408. Equipment and training of foreign personnel to assist in
Department of Defense accounting for missing United
States Government personnel
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(f) Congressional Oversight.--Whenever the Secretary of
Defense provides assistance to a foreign nation under this
section, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the assistance provided. Each
such report shall identify the nation to which the assistance
was provided and include a description of the type and amount
of the assistance provided.]
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PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 148--NATIONAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE, DEFENSE
REINVESTMENT, AND DEFENSE CONVERSION
SUBCHAPTER I--DEFINITIONS
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER II--POLICIES AND PLANNING
Sec.
2501. National security strategy for national technology and industrial
base.
* * * * * * *
[2504. Annual report to Congress.]
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 2504. Annual report to Congress
[The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives by March 1 of each
year a report which shall include the following information:
[(1) A description of the departmental guidance
prepared pursuant to section 2506 of this title.
[(2) A description of the assessments prepared
pursuant to section 2505 of this title and other
analyses used in developing the budget submission of
the Department of Defense for the next fiscal year.
[(3) Based on the strategy required by section 2501
of this title and on the assessments prepared pursuant
to section 2505 of this title--
[(A) a description of any mitigation
strategies necessary to address any gaps or
vulnerabilities in the national technology and
industrial base; and
[(B) any other steps necessary to foster and
safeguard the national technology and
industrial base.
[(4) Identification of each program designed to
sustain specific essential technological and industrial
capabilities and processes of the national technology
and industrial base.]
* * * * * * *
Sec. 2506. Department of Defense technology and industrial base policy
guidance
[(a) Departmental Guidance.--]The Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe departmental guidance for the attainment of each of
the national security objectives set forth in section 2501(a)
of this title. Such guidance shall provide for technological
and industrial capability considerations to be integrated into
the strategy, management, budget allocation, acquisition, and
logistics support decision processes.
[(b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall
report on the implementation of the departmental guidance in
the annual report to Congress submitted pursuant to section
2504 of this title.]
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CHAPTER 169--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
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SUBCHAPTER II--MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
* * * * * * *
Sec. 2826. Military family housing: local comparability of room
patterns and floor areas
[(a) Local Comparability.--]In the construction, acquisition,
and improvement of military family housing, the Secretary
concerned shall ensure that the room patterns and floor areas
of military family housing in a particular locality (as
designated by the Secretary concerned for purposes of this
section) are similar to room patterns and floor areas of
similar housing in the private sector in that locality.
[(b) Requests for Authority for Military Family Housing.--(1)
In submitting to Congress a request for authority to carry out
the construction, acquisition, or improvement of military
family housing, the Secretary concerned shall include in the
request information on the net floor area of each unit of
military family housing to be constructed, acquired, or
improved under the authority.
[(2) In this subsection, the term ``net floor area'', in the
case of a military family housing unit, means the total number
of square feet of the floor space inside the exterior walls of
the unit, excluding the floor area of an unfinished basement,
an unfinished attic, a utility space, a garage, a carport, an
open or insect-screened porch, a stairwell, and any space used
for a solar-energy system.]
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SMALL BUSINESS ACT
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Sec. 9. (a) * * *
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(y) Commercialization Readiness Program.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(5) Insertion incentives.--For any contract with a
value of not less than $100,000,000, the Secretary of
Defense is [authorized to--
[(A) establish goals] authorized to establish
goals for the transition of Phase III
technologies in subcontracting plans[; and].
[(B) require a prime contractor on such a
contract to report the number and dollar amount
of contracts entered into by that prime
contractor for Phase III SBIR or STTR
projects.]
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ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Subtitle A--Federal Programs
* * * * * * *
SEC. 106. VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL ENERGY INTENSITY.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(f) Report.--Not later than each of June 30, 2012, and June
30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
that--
[(1) evaluates the success of the voluntary
agreements under this section; and
[(2) provides independent verification of a sample of
the energy savings estimates provided by participating
firms.]
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TITLE III--OIL AND GAS
* * * * * * *
Subtitle E--Production Incentives
* * * * * * *
SEC. 342. PROGRAM ON OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES IN-KIND.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(e) Reports.--
[(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2006,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
addresses--
[(A) actions taken to develop business
processes and automated systems to fully
support the royalty-in-kind capability to be
used in tandem with the royalty-in-value
approach in managing Federal oil and gas
revenue; and
[(B) future royalty-in-kind businesses
operation plans and objectives.
[(2) Reports on oil or gas royalties taken in-kind.--
For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015 in which the
United States takes oil or gas royalties in-kind from
production in any State or from the outer Continental
Shelf, excluding royalties taken in-kind and sold to
refineries under subsection (h), the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report that describes--
[(A) the 1 or more methodologies used by the
Secretary to determine compliance with
subsection (d), including the performance
standard for comparing amounts received by the
United States derived from royalties in-kind to
amounts likely to have been received had
royalties been taken in-value;
[(B) an explanation of the evaluation that
led the Secretary to take royalties in-kind
from a lease or group of leases, including the
expected revenue effect of taking royalties in-
kind;
[(C) actual amounts received by the United
States derived from taking royalties in-kind
and costs and savings incurred by the United
States associated with taking royalties in-
kind, including administrative savings and any
new or increased administrative costs; and
[(D) an evaluation of other relevant public
benefits or detriments associated with taking
royalties in-kind.]
Subtitle F--Access to Federal Lands
* * * * * * *
SEC. 369. OIL SHALE, TAR SANDS, AND OTHER STRATEGIC UNCONVENTIONAL
FUELS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(i) Office of Petroleum Reserves.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(3) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report that describes the activities of the Office of
Petroleum Reserves carried out under this subsection.]
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TITLE IX--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
* * * * * * *
Subtitle G--Science
* * * * * * *
SEC. 983. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(d) Report.--No later than 2 years after the award of the
grant, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report
outlining lessons learned and, if determined appropriate by the
Secretary, containing a plan for expanding the program
throughout the United States.]
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TITLE X--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1008. PRIZES FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN GRAND CHALLENGES OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(f) H-Prize.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(6) Report to congress.--Not later than 60 days
after the awarding of the first prize under this
subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall transmit to the Congress a report that--
[(A) identifies each award recipient;
[(B) describes the technologies developed by
each award recipient; and
[(C) specifies actions being taken toward
commercial application of all technologies with
respect to which a prize has been awarded under
this subsection.]
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TITLE XII--ELECTRICITY
* * * * * * *
Subtitle C--Transmission Operation Improvements
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 1234. STUDY ON THE BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC DISPATCH.
[(a) Study.--The Secretary, in coordination and consultation
with the States, shall conduct a study on--
[(1) the procedures currently used by electric
utilities to perform economic dispatch;
[(2) identifying possible revisions to those
procedures to improve the ability of nonutility
generation resources to offer their output for sale for
the purpose of inclusion in economic dispatch; and
[(3) the potential benefits to residential,
commercial, and industrial electricity consumers
nationally and in each State if economic dispatch
procedures were revised to improve the ability of
nonutility generation resources to offer their output
for inclusion in economic dispatch.
[(b) Definition.--The term ``economic dispatch'' when used in
this section means the operation of generation facilities to
produce energy at the lowest cost to reliably serve consumers,
recognizing any operational limits of generation and
transmission facilities.
[(c) Report to Congress and the States.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a yearly
basis following, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress and the States on the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a), including recommendations to Congress and
the States for any suggested legislative or regulatory
changes.]
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TITLE XVIII--STUDIES
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 1832. STUDY ON THE BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC DISPATCH.
[(a) Study.--The Secretary, in coordination and consultation
with the States, shall conduct a study on--
[(1) the procedures currently used by electric
utilities to perform economic dispatch;
[(2) identifying possible revisions to those
procedures to improve the ability of nonutility
generation resources to offer their output for sale for
the purpose of inclusion in economic dispatch; and
[(3) the potential benefits to residential,
commercial, and industrial electricity consumers
nationally and in each state if economic dispatch
procedures were revised to improve the ability of
nonutility generation resources to offer their output
for inclusion in economic dispatch.
[(b) Definition.--The term ``economic dispatch'' when used in
this section means the operation of generation facilities to
produce energy at the lowest cost to reliably serve consumers,
recognizing any operational limits of generation and
transmission facilities.
[(c) Report to Congress and the States.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a yearly
basis following, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress and the States on the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a), including recommendations to Congress and
the States for any suggested legislative or regulatory
changes.]
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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007
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TITLE VI--ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
* * * * * * *
Subtitle B--Geothermal Energy
* * * * * * *
SEC. 621. REPORTS.
[(a) Reports on Advanced Uses of Geothermal Energy.--Not
later than 3 years and 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate on
advanced concepts and technologies to maximize the geothermal
resource potential of the United States. The reports shall
include--
[(1) the use of carbon dioxide as an alternative
geofluid with potential carbon sequestration benefits;
[(2) mineral recovery from geofluids;
[(3) use of geothermal energy to produce hydrogen;
[(4) use of geothermal energy to produce biofuels;
[(5) use of geothermal heat for oil recovery from oil
shales and tar sands; and
[(6) other advanced geothermal technologies,
including advanced drilling technologies and advanced
power conversion technologies.]
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SECTION 3157 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
1998
[SEC. 3157. REPORTS ON ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTER SALES TO CERTAIN FOREIGN
NATIONS.
[(a) Reports.--The Secretary of Energy shall require that any
company that is a participant in the Accelerated Strategic
Computing Initiative (ASCII program of the Department of Energy
report to the Secretary and to the Secretary of Defense each
sale by that company to a country designated as a Tier III
country of a computer capable of operating at a speed in excess
of 2,000 millions theoretical operations per second (MTOPS).
The report shall include a description of the following with
respect to each such sale:
[(1) The anticipated end-use of the computer sold.
[(2) The software included with the computer.
[(3) Any arrangement under the terms of the sale
regarding--
[(A) upgrading the computer;
[(B) servicing the computer; or
[(C) furnishing spare parts for the computer.
[(b) Covered Countries.--For purposes of this section, the
countries designated as Tier III countries are the countries
listed as ``computer tier 3'' eligible countries in part 740.7
of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
June 10, 1997 (or any successor list).
[(c) Quarterly Submission of Reports.--The Secretary of
Energy shall require that reports under subsection (a) be
submitted quarterly.
[(d) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to
Congress an annual report containing all information received
under subsection (a) during the preceding year. The first
annual report shall be submitted not later than July 1,1998.
[(e) Adjustment of Performance Levels.--Whenever a new
composite theoretical performance level is established under
section 1211(d), that level shall apply for the purposes of
subsection (a) of this section in lieu of the level set forth
in subsection (a).]
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ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
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TITLE III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
* * * * * * *
Part C--Certain Industrial Equipment
* * * * * * *
standards
Sec. 342. (a)Small, Large, and Very Large Commercial Package
Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment, Packaged Terminal Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Warm-Air Furnaces, Packaged
Boilers, Storage Water Heaters, Instantaneous Water Heaters,
and Unfired Hot Water Storage Tanks.--(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(6) Amended energy efficiency standards.--
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(C) Amendment of standard.--
(i) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(v) Reports.--The Secretary shall
promptly submit to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate a progress report every 180 days
on compliance with this subparagraph,
including a specific plan to remedy any
failures to comply with deadlines for
action established under this
subparagraph.]
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FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
TITLE I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS
* * * * * * *
SEC. 118. GREAT LAKES.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(c)Great Lakes Management.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(10) Comprehensive report.--Within 90 days after the
end of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit
to Congress a comprehensive report which--
[(A) describes the achievements in the
preceding fiscal year in implementing the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 and shows
by categories (including judicial enforcement,
research, State cooperative efforts, and
general administration) the amounts expended on
Great Lakes water quality initiatives in such
preceding fiscal year;
[(B) describes the progress made in such
preceding fiscal year in implementing the
system of surveillance of the water quality in
the Great Lakes System, including the
monitoring of groundwater and sediment, with
particular reference to toxic pollutants;
[(C) describes the long-term prospects for
improving the condition of the Great Lakes; and
[(D) provides a comprehensive assessment of
the planned efforts to be pursued in the
succeeding fiscal year for implementing the
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978,
which assessment shall--
[(i) show by categories (including
judicial enforcement, research, State
cooperative efforts, and general
administration) the amount anticipated
to be expended on Great Lakes water
quality initiatives in the fiscal year
to which the assessment relates; and
[(ii) include a report of current
programs administered by other Federal
agencies which make available resources
to the Great Lakes water quality
management efforts.]
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SECTION 502 OF PUBLIC LAW 95-134
AN ACT To authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the
United States, to amend certain Acts relating thereto, and for other
purposes.
SEC. 502. GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(i)Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall transmit an
annual report to the appropriate Committees of the Congress
with jurisdiction over the applicable environmental laws and
Indian tribes describing which Indian tribes or intertribal
consortia have been granted approval by the Administrator
pursuant to law to enforce certain environmental laws and the
effectiveness of any such enforcement.]
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SECTION 1405 OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008
Sec. 1405. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) Notifications and Reports.--
[(1) Congressional notification.--The President shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees in
writing not later than 15 days before exercising the
waiver authority under subsection (a).
[(2) Annual report.--Not later than January 31, 2009,
and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report
that--
[(A) lists all waivers issued under
subsection (a) during the preceding year;
[(B) describes in detail the progress that is
being made in the implementation of the
commitment undertaken by North Korea, in the
Joint Statement of September 19, 2005, to
abandon all nuclear weapons and existing
nuclear programs as part of the verifiable
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula;
[(C) discusses specifically any shortcomings
in the implementation by North Korea of that
commitment; and
[(D) lists and describes the progress and
shortcomings, in the preceding year, of all
other programs promoting the elimination of the
capability of North Korea to develop, deploy,
transfer, or maintain weapons of mass
destruction or their delivery systems.
[(3) Report on verification measures relating to
north korea's nuclear programs.--
[(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report
on verification measures relating to North
Korea's nuclear programs under the Six-Party
Talks Agreement of February 13, 2007, with
specific focus on how such verification
measures are defined under the Six-Party Talks
Agreement and understood by the United States
Government.
[(B) Matters to be included.--The report
required under subsection (A) shall include,
among other elements, a description of--
[(i) how the United States will
confirm that North Korea has ``provided
a complete and correct declaration of
all of its nuclear programs'';
[(ii) how the United States will
maintain a high and ongoing level of
confidence that North Korea has fully
met the terms of the Six-Party Talks
Agreement relating to its nuclear
programs;
[(iii) any diplomatic agreement with
North Korea regarding verification
measures relating to North Korea's
nuclear programs under the Six-Party
Talks Agreement (other than
implementing arrangements made during
on-site operations); and
[(iv) any significant and continuing
disagreement with North Korea regarding
verification measures 122 STAT. 2339
relating to North Korea's nuclear
programs under the Six-Party Talks
Agreement.
[(C) Form.--The report required under
subsection (A) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.]
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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
* * * * * * *
PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 1904. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SPENDING AUDITS.
[(a)Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct audits of not less than 6 local educational
agencies that receive funds under part A in each fiscal year to
determine more clearly and specifically how local educational
agencies are expending such funds. Such audits--
[(1) shall be conducted in 6 local educational
agencies that represent the size, ethnic, economic, and
geographic diversity of local educational agencies; and
[(2) shall examine the extent to which funds have
been expended for academic instruction in the core
curriculum and activities unrelated to academic
instruction in the core curriculum, such as the payment
of janitorial, utility, and other maintenance services,
the purchase and lease of vehicles, and the payment for
travel and attendance costs at conferences.
[(b)Report.--Not later than 3 months after the completion of
the audits under subsection (a) each year, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit a report on each
audit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.]
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AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
* * * * * * *
DIVISION A--APPROPRIATIONS PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
TITLE IX--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
* * * * * * *
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
[Sec. 901. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEWS AND
REPORTS.--
[(a)Reviews and Reports.--The Comptroller General may examine
any records related to obligations and use by any Federal,
State, or local government agency of funds made available in
this Act.
[(1) In General.--The Comptroller General shall
conduct bimonthly reviews and prepare reports on such
reviews on the use by selected States and localities of
funds made available in this Act. Such reports, along
with any audits conducted by the Comptroller General of
such funds, shall be posted on the Internet and linked
to the website established under this Act by the
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.
[(2) Redactions.--Any portion of a report or audit
under this subsection may be redacted when made
publicly available, if that portion would disclose
information that is not subject to disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly
known as the Freedom of Information Act).
[(b)Examination of Records.--The Comptroller General may
examine any records related to obligations and use by any
Federal, State, or local government agency of funds made
available in this Act.]
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SMALL BUSINESS JOBS ACT OF 2010
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE
* * * * * * *
SEC. 3011. OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS.
(a) * * *
[(b)GAO Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall perform an annual audit of the Program and issue a report
to the appropriate committees of Congress containing the
results of such audit.]
* * * * * * *
TITLE IV--ADDITIONAL SMALL BUSINESS PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Small Business Lending Fund
* * * * * * *
SEC. 4107. OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c)GAO Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall perform an annual audit of the Program and issue a report
to the appropriate committees of Congress containing the
results of such audit.]
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PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
* * * * * * *
TITLE IV--PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH
Subtitle A--Modernizing Disease Prevention and Public Health Systems
SEC. 4001. NATIONAL PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
COUNCIL.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(i)Periodic Reviews.--[The Secretary and the Comptroller
General of the United States shall jointly conduct periodic
reviews] The Secretary shall conduct periodic reviews, not less
than every 5 years, and evaluations of every Federal disease
prevention and health promotion initiative, program, and
agency. Such reviews shall be evaluated based on effectiveness
in meeting metrics-based goals with an analysis posted on such
agencies' public Internet websites.
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SECTION 719 OF TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE
SEC. 719. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(g)(1) * * *
(2) [A copy of each list] Immediately upon preparing a list
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall make the
list available for viewing on the official public website of
the Office of the Comptroller General, and a copy of each such
list shall be sent to each committee of Congress and each
member of Congress. On request, the Comptroller General
promptly shall provide a copy of a report to a committee or
member.
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CONGRESSIONAL AWARD ACT
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM
* * * * * * *
national director
Sec. 104. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(c)(1) * * *
(2)(A) [The Comptroller General of the United States]
The accredited private auditor conducting the annual
audit of the financial records of the Board pursuant to
section 107(a) shall determine for each fiscal year
whether the Director has substantially complied with
paragraph (1). The findings made by [the Comptroller
General] the auditor under the preceding sentence shall
be included in the reports submitted under section
107(b).
* * * * * * *
[audits and evaluation
[Sec. 107. (a) The financial records of the Board and of any
corporation established under section 7(i) shall be audited
annually by the Comptroller General of the United States
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller
General''). The Comptroller General, or any duly authorized
representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access
for the purpose of audit to any books, documents, papers, and
records of the Board or such corporation (or any agent of the
Board or such corporation) which, in the opinion of the
Comptroller General, may be pertinent to the Congressional
Award Program.
[(b) The Comptroller General shall submit to appropriate
officers, committees, and subcommittees of the Congress, by May
15th of each calendar year, a report on the results of the
audit of the financial records and on any such additional areas
as the Comptroller General determines deserve or require
evaluation.]
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.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
TITLE XVIII--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED
* * * * * * *
Part E--Miscellaneous Provisions
* * * * * * *
exclusions from coverage and medicare as secondary payer
Sec. 1862. (a) * * *
(b)Medicare as Secondary Payer.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(9) Exception.--
(A) * * *
(B) Annual computation of threshold.--
(i) Not later than November 15 before
each year, the Secretary shall
calculate and publish a single
threshold amount for settlements,
judgments, awards, or other payments
for obligations arising from liability
insurance (including self-insurance)
and for alleged physical trauma-based
incidents (excluding alleged ingestion,
implantation, or exposure cases)
subject to this section for that year.
The annual single threshold amount for
a year shall be set such that the
estimated average amount to be credited
to the Medicare trust funds of
collections of conditional payments
from such settlements, judgments,
awards, or other payments arising from
liability insurance (including self-
insurance) and for such alleged
incidents subject to this section shall
equal the estimated cost of collection
incurred by the United States
(including payments made to
contractors) for a conditional payment
arising from liability insurance
(including self-insurance) and for such
alleged incidents subject to this
section for the year. At the time of
calculating, but before publishing, the
single threshold amount [for a year]
for 2014, the Secretary shall inform,
and seek review of, the Comptroller
General of the United States with
regard to such amount.
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TARIFF ACT OF 1930
TITLE III--SPECIAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
Part II--United States Tariff Commission
* * * * * * *
SEC. 308. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF DOG AND CAT FUR PRODUCTS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(e)Reports.--In order to enable Congress to engage in
active, continuing oversight of this section, the designated
authorities shall provide the following:
[(1) Plan for enforcement.--Within 3 months after the
date of the enactment of this section, the designated
authorities shall submit to Congress a plan for the
enforcement of the provisions of this section,
including training and procedures to ensure that United
States Government personnel are equipped with state-of-
the-art technologies to identify potential dog or cat
fur products and to determine the true content of such
products.
[(2) Report on enforcement efforts.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this section,
and on an annual basis thereafter, the designated
authorities shall submit a report to Congress on the
efforts of the United States Government to enforce the
provisions of this section and the adequacy of the
resources to do so. The report shall include an
analysis of the training of United States Government
personnel to identify dog and cat fur products
effectively and to take appropriate action to enforce
this section. The report shall include the findings of
the designated authorities as to whether any government
has engaged in a pattern or practice of support for
trade in products the importation of which are
prohibited under this section.]
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TITLE VIII--SOFTWOOD LUMBER
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 809. REPORTS.
[(a)Semiannual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
effective date of this title, and every 180 days thereafter,
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report--
[(1) describing the reconciliations conducted under
section 806, and the verifications conducted under
section 807;
[(2) identifying the manner in which the United
States importers subject to reconciliations conducted
under section 806 and verifications conducted under
section 807 were chosen;
[(3) identifying any penalties imposed under section
808;
[(4) identifying any patterns of noncompliance with
this title; and
[(5) identifying any problems or obstacles
encountered in the implementation and enforcement of
this title.
[(b)Subsidies Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this title, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on any subsidies
on softwood lumber or softwood lumber products, including
stumpage subsidies, provided by countries of export.
[(c)GAO Reports.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit the following reports to the appropriate
congressional committees:
[(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this title, a report on the effectiveness
of the reconciliations conducted under section 806, and
verifications conducted under section 807.
[(2) Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this title, a report on whether countries
that export softwood lumber or softwood lumber products
to the United States are complying with any
international agreements entered into by those
countries and the United States.]
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BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2007
* * * * * * *
DIVISION D--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2008
* * * * * * *
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 603. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year,
nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless
expressly so provided herein.
[Sec. 604. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall
be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection,
except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under
existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.]
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CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1985
* * * * * * *
SEC. 13031. FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.
(a)Schedule of Fees.--In addition to any other fee authorized
by law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall charge and collect
the following fees for the provision of customs services in
connection with the following:
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(9)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(C) If for any fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Treasury determines not to make an adjustment under
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall, within the time
prescribed under subparagraph (B)(iii)(I), submit a
written report to the Committee on Finance of the
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives detailing the reasons for
maintaining the current fee and the methodology used
for computing such fee.]
[(D)] (C) Any fee charged under this paragraph,
whether or not adjusted under subparagraph (B), is
subject to the limitations in subsection (b)(8)(A).
* * * * * * *
(f)Disposition of Fees.--(1) There is established in the
general fund of the Treasury a separate account which shall be
known as the ``Customs User Fee Account''. Notwithstanding
section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1524), there
shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the Customs User
Fee Account all fees collected under subsection (a) except--
(A) * * *
(B) amounts deposited into the Customs Commercial and
Homeland Security Automation Account under [paragraph
(5)] paragraph (4).
* * * * * * *
(3)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with
section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and subject to
subparagraph (B), shall directly reimburse, from the fees
collected under subsection (a) (other than the fees under
subsection (a) (9) and (10) and the excess fees determined by
the Secretary under [paragraph (5)] paragraph (4)), each
appropriation for the amount paid out of that appropriation for
the costs incurred by the Secretary--
(i) * * *
* * * * * * *
The transfer of funds required under subparagraph (C)(iii) has
priority over reimbursements under this subparagraph to carry
out subclauses (II), (III), (IV), and (V) of clause (i). Funds
described in clause (ii) shall only be available to reimburse
costs in excess of the highest amount appropriated for such
costs during the period beginning with fiscal year 1990 and
ending with the current fiscal year.
* * * * * * *
[(D) At the close of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives summarizing the expenditures, on a port-by-port
basis, for which reimbursement has been provided under
subparagraph (A)(ii).]
[(E)] (D) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
preclude the use of appropriated funds, from sources other than
the fees collected under subsection (a), to pay the costs set
forth in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
[(4) At the close of fiscal year 1988 and each even-numbered
fiscal year occurring thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate regarding how the fees imposed under subsection (a)
should be adjusted in order that the balance of the Customs
User Fee Account approximates a zero balance. Before making
recommendations regarding any such adjustments, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall provide adequate opportunity for public
comment. The recommendations shall, as precisely as possible,
propose fees which reflect the actual costs to the United
States Government for the commercial services provided by the
United States Customs Service.]
[(5)] (4)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(6)] (5) Of the amounts collected in fiscal year 1999 under
paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be
available to the Customs Service, subject to appropriations
Acts, for automated commercial systems. Amounts made available
under this paragraph shall remain available until expended.
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SECTION 9 OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1976
Sec. 9 The Director[, the Secretary of Defense, and the
Commandant of the Coast Guard] and the Secretary of Defense
shall each transmit a detailed semi-annual report of
expenditures made pursuant to this Act during the six-month
period immediately preceding such report by the Secret
Service[, the Department of Defense, and the Coast Guard] and
the Department of Defense, respectively, to the Committees on
Appropriations, Committees on the Judiciary, and Committees on
Government Operations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, respectively, on March 31 and September 30, of each
year.
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MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2002
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a)Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002''.
(b)Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is
as follows:
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AND MARITIME SAFETY
Sec. 301. Short title.
* * * * * * *
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 346. Modernization of National Distress and Response System.]
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AND MARITIME SAFETY
* * * * * * *
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 346. MODERNIZATION OF NATIONAL DISTRESS AND RESPONSE SYSTEM.
[(a)Report.--The Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating shall prepare a status report on the
modernization of the National Distress and Response System and
transmit the report, not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until completion
of the project, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.
[(b)Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
[(1) set forth the scope of the modernization, the
schedule for completion of the System, and information
on progress in meeting the schedule and on any
anticipated delays;
[(2) specify the funding expended to-date on the
System, the funding required to complete the System,
and the purposes for which the funds were or will be
expended;
[(3) describe and map the existing public and private
communications coverage throughout the waters of the
coastal and internal regions of the continental United
States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Caribbean, and
identify locations that possess direction-finding,
asset-tracking communications, and digital selective
calling service;
[(4) identify areas of high risk to boaters and Coast
Guard personnel due to communications gaps;
[(5) specify steps taken by the Secretary to fill
existing gaps in coverage, including obtaining
direction-finding equipment, digital recording systems,
asset-tracking communications, use of commercial VHF
services, and digital selective calling services that
meet or exceed Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System requirements adopted under the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea;
[(6) identify the number of VHF-FM radios equipped
with digital selective calling sold to United States
boaters;
[(7) list all reported marine accidents, casualties,
and fatalities occurring in areas with existing
communications gaps or failures, including incidents
associated with gaps in VHF-FM coverage or digital
selected calling capabilities and failures associated
with inadequate communications equipment aboard the
involved vessels during calendar years 1997 and
thereafter;
[(8) identify existing systems available to close all
identified marine safety gaps before January 1, 2003,
including expeditious receipt and response by
appropriate Coast Guard operations centers to VHF-FM
digital selective calling distress signal; and
[(9) identify actions taken to-date to implement the
recommendations of the National Transportation Safety
Board in its Report No. MAR-99-01.]
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TITLE II OF DIVISION A OF PUBLIC LAW 111-117
* * * * * * *
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
* * * * * * *
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
* * * * * * *
TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for combating mortgage fraud,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For necessary expenses of information technology
modernization, including development and deployment of a Next
Generation of Voucher Management System and development and
deployment of modernized Federal Housing Administration
systems, $71,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2013[: Provided, That not more than 35 percent of the funds
made available for information technology modernization may be
obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on
Appropriations a plan for expenditure that: (1) identifies for
each modernization project: (A) the functional and performance
capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be
realized; (B) the estimated lifecycle cost; and (C) key
milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each modernization
project is: (A) compliant with the Department's enterprise
architecture; (B) being managed in accordance with applicable
lifecycle management policies and guidance; (C) subject to the
Department's capital planning and investment control
requirements; and (D) supported by an adequately staffed
project office; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government
Accountability Office]. In addition, of the amounts made
available in this division under each of the following headings
under this title, the Secretary may transfer to, and merge
with, this account up to 1 percent from each such account, and
such transferred amounts shall be available until September 30,
2013, for: (1) research, evaluation, and program metrics; (2)
program demonstrations; (3) technical assistance and capacity
building; and (4) information technology: ``Revitalization of
Severely Distressed Public Housing'', ``Section 108 Loan
Guarantees'', ``Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS'',
``Community Development Fund'', ``HOME Investment Partnerships
Program'', ``Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity
Program'', ``Housing for the Elderly'', ``Housing for Persons
With Disabilities'', ``Payment to Manufactured Housing Fees
Trust Fund'', ``Mutual Mortgage Insurance Program Account'',
``General and Special Risk Program Account'', ``Research and
Technology'', ``Lead Hazard Reduction'', ``Rental Housing
Assistance'', and ``Fair Housing Activities'': Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading,
not less than $45,000,000 shall be available for technical
assistance and capacity building: Provided further, That
technical assistance activities shall include, technical
assistance for HUD programs, including HOME, Community
Development Block Grant, homeless programs, HOPWA, HOPE VI,
Public Housing, the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Fair
Housing Initiative Program, Housing Counseling, Healthy Homes,
Sustainable Communities, Energy Innovation Fund and other
technical assistance as determined by the Secretary: Provided
further, That any amounts available for research, evaluation,
and program metrics and program demonstrations shall be used to
complete ongoing projects, evaluations, and assessments:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit a plan to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval
detailing how the funding provided under this section will be
allocated to each of the four categories identified under this
section and for what projects or activities funding will be
used: Provided further, That following the initial approval of
this plan, the Secretary may amend the plan with the approval
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
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TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
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DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
* * * * * * *
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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DIVISION C--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2012
* * * * * * *
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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[Sec. 218. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall report quarterly to the House of Representatives and
Senate Committees on Appropriations on HUD's use of all sole-
source contracts, including terms of the contracts, cost, and a
substantive rationale for using a sole-source contract.]
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[Sec. 226. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall report quarterly to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based
housing, including the number of all project-based units by
region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized
housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The
Secretary shall in the report identify all existing units
maintained by region as section 8 project-based units and all
project-based units that have opted out of section 8 or have
otherwise been eliminated as section 8 project-based units. The
Secretary shall identify in detail and by project all the
efforts made by the Department to preserve all section 8
project-based housing units and all the reasons for any units
which opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-
based units. Such analysis shall include a review of the impact
of the loss of any subsidized units in that housing
marketplace, such as the impact of cost and the loss of
available subsidized, low-income housing in areas with scarce
housing resources for low-income families.]
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SECTION 105 OF THE WATER SUPPLY, RELIABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT ACT
[SEC. 105. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
[(a) Report.
[(1) In general. Not later than February 15 of each
year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Governor,
shall submit to the appropriate authorizing and
appropriating committees of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report that--
[(A) describes the status of implementation
of all components of the Calfed Bay-Delta
Program;
[(B) sets forth any written determination
resulting from the review required under
subsection (b) or section 103(d)(1)(B); and
[(C) includes any revised schedule prepared
under subsection (b) or section
103(d)(1)(B)(iii)(II).
[(2) Contents. The report required under paragraph
(1) shall describe--
[(A) the progress of the Calfed Bay-Delta
Program in meeting the implementation schedule
for the Program in a manner consistent with the
Record of Decision;
[(B) the status of implementation of all
components of the Program;
[(C) expenditures in the past fiscal year for
implementing the Program;
[(D) accomplishments during the past fiscal
year in achieving the objectives of additional
and improved--
[(i) water storage;
[(ii) water quality, including--
[(I) the water quality
targets described in section
2.2.9 of the Record of
Decision; and
[(II) any pending actions
that may affect the ability of
the Calfed Bay-Delta Program to
achieve those targets and
requirements;
[(iii) water use efficiency;
[(iv) ecosystem restoration;
[(v) watershed management;
[(vi) levee system integrity;
[(vii) water transfers;118 STAT. 1699
[(viii) water conveyance;
[(ix) water supply reliability
(including new firm yield), including
progress in achieving the water supply
targets described in section 2.2.4 of
the Record of Decision and any pending
actions that may affect the ability of
the Calfed Bay-Delta Program to achieve
those targets; and
[(x) the uses and assets of the
environmental water account described
in section 2.2.7 of the Record of
Decision;
[(E) Program goals, current schedules, and
relevant financing agreements, including
funding levels necessary to achieve completion
of the feasibility studies and environmental
documentation for the surface storage projects
identified in section 103 by not later than
September 30, 2008;
[(F) progress on--
[(i) storage projects;
[(ii) conveyance improvements;
[(iii) levee improvements;
[(iv) water quality projects; and
[(v) water use efficiency programs;
[(G) completion of key projects and
milestones identified in the Ecosystem
Restoration Program, including progress on
project effectiveness, monitoring, and
accomplishments;
[(H) development and implementation of local
programs for watershed conservation and
restoration;
[(I) progress in improving water supply
reliability and implementing the Environmental
Water Account;
[(J) achievement of commitments under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.) and endangered species law of the
State;
[(K) implementation of a comprehensive
science program;
[(L) progress toward acquisition of the
Federal and State permits (including permits
under section 404(a) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(a))) for
implementation of projects in all identified
Program areas;
[(M) progress in achieving benefits in all
geographic regions covered by the Program;
[(N) legislative action on--
[(i) water transfer;
[(ii) groundwater management;
[(iii) water use efficiency; and
[(iv) governance;
[(O) the status of complementary actions;
[(P) the status of mitigation measures; and
[(Q) revisions to funding commitments and
Program responsibilities.]
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PUBLIC LAW 103-412
AN ACT To reform the management of Indian Trust Funds, and for other
purposes.
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TITLE III--SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
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SEC. 303. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE.
(a) * * *
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[(f)Annual report.--The Special Trustee shall report to the
Secretary and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the
Senate each year on the progress of the Department, the Bureau,
the Bureau of Land Management, and the Minerals Management
Service in implementing the reforms identified in the
comprehensive strategic plan under subsection (a)(1) and in
meeting the timetable established in the strategic plan under
subsection (a)(2)(C).]
SECTION 515 OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT
[SEC. 515. REPORT ON SERVICE TO MINORITY INDIVIDUALS.
[(a)In General.-- The Secretary shall annually prepare a
report on the levels of participation and performance outcomes
of minority individuals served by the program carried out under
this title.
[(b) Contents.--
[(1) Organization and data.--Such report shall
present information on the levels of participation and
the outcomes achieved by such minority individuals with
respect to each grantee under this title, by service
area, and in the aggregate, beginning with data that
applies to program year 2005.
[(2) Efforts.--The report shall also include a
description of each grantee's efforts to serve minority
individuals, based on information submitted to the
Secretary by each grantee at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
[(3) Related matters.--The report shall also
include--
[(A) an assessment of individual grantees
based on the criteria established under
subsection (c);
[(B) an analysis of whether any changes in
grantees have affected participation rates of
such minority individuals;
[(C) information on factors affecting
participation rates among such minority
individuals; and
[(D) recommendations for increasing
participation of minority individuals in the
program.
[(c) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
determining the effectiveness of grantees in serving minority
individuals in accordance with the goals set forth in section
502(a)(1).
[(d) Submission.-- The Secretary shall annually submit such a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress.]
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ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT
TITLE II--TRADE PREFERENCE FOR THE ANDEAN REGION
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 207. IMPACT STUDY BY SECRETARY OF LABOR.
[The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies, shall undertake a continuing
review and analysis of the impact that the implementation of
the provisions of this title has with respect to United States
labor; and shall make an annual written report to Congress on
the results of such review and analysis.]
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SECTION 60147 OF TITLE 51, UNITED STATES CODE
Sec. 60147. Consultation
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c)Status Report.--The Landsat Program Management shall, as
often as necessary, provide to Congress complete and updated
information about the status of ongoing operations of the
Landsat system, including timely notification of decisions made
with respect to the Landsat system in order to meet national
security concerns and international obligations and policies of
the United States Government.]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2000
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS
* * * * * * *
SEC. 321. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS.
(a) * * *
(b)Sense of the Congress.--
(1) * * *
[(2) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the Administrator shall prepare and submit to Congress
a report describing any donations of educationally
useful Federal equipment to schools made during the
period covered by the report.]
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
* * * * * * *
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
* * * * * * *
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
Subtitle E--Studies and Reports
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[SEC. 1055. REPORT ON NUCLEAR ASPIRATIONS OF NON-STATE ENTITIES,
NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS IN NON-
NUCLEAR-WEAPONS STATES AND COUNTRIES NOT PARTIES TO
THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY, AND CERTAIN
FOREIGN PERSONS.
[(a)In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
biennially submit to the congressional defense committees, the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report--
[(1) on the nuclear weapons programs and any related
programs of countries that are non-nuclear-weapons
state parties to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow
July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970
(commonly known as the ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty'') and countries that are not parties to the
Treaty;
[(2) on the nuclear weapons aspirations of such non-
state entities as the Director considers appropriate to
include in the report; and
[(3) that identifies each foreign person that, during
the period covered by the report, made a material
contribution to the research, development, production,
or acquisition by a country of proliferation concern
of--
[(A) weapons of mass destruction (including
nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, or
biological weapons); or
[(B) ballistic or cruise missile systems.
[(b)Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to each country described in subsection
(a)(1) and each non-state entity referred to in subsection
(a)(2), the following:
[(1) A statement of the number of nuclear weapons
possessed by such country or non-state entity.
[(2) An estimate of the total number of nuclear
weapons that such country or non-state entity seeks to
obtain and, in the case of such non-state entity, an
assessment of the extent to which such non-state entity
is seeking to develop a nuclear weapon or device or
radiological dispersion device.
[(3) A description of the technical characteristics
of any nuclear weapons possessed by such country or
non-state entity.
[(4) A description of nuclear weapons designs
available to such country or non-state entity.
[(5) A description of any sources of assistance with
respect to nuclear weapons design provided to or by
such country or non-state entity and, in the case of
assistance provided by such country or non-state
entity, a description of to whom such assistance was
provided.
[(6) An assessment of the annual capability of such
country and non-state entity to produce new or newly
designed nuclear weapons.
[(7) A description of the type of fissile materials
used in any nuclear weapons possessed by such country
or non-state entity.
[(8) An description of the location and production
capability of any fissile materials production
facilities in such country or controlled by such non-
state entity, the current status of any such
facilities, and any plans by such country or non-state
entity to develop such facilities.
[(9) An identification of the source of any fissile
materials used by such country or non-state entity, if
such materials are not produced in facilities referred
to in paragraph (8).
[(10) An assessment of the intentions of such country
or non-state entity to leverage civilian nuclear
capabilities for a nuclear weapons program.
[(11) A description of any delivery systems available
to such country or non-state entity and an assessment
of whether nuclear warheads have been mated, or there
are plans for such warheads to be mated, to any such
delivery system.
[(12) An assessment of the physical security of the
storage facilities for nuclear weapons in such country
or controlled by such non-state entity.
[(13) An assessment of whether such country is
modernizing or otherwise improving the safety,
security, and reliability of the nuclear weapons
stockpile of such country.
[(14) An assessment of the industrial capability and
capacity of such country or non-state entity to produce
nuclear weapons.
[(15) In the case of a country, an assessment of the
policy of such country on the employment and use of
nuclear weapons.
[(c)References to Other Reports.--Each report submitted under
subsection (a) shall include a copy of any other report that is
incorporated by reference into the report submitted under
subsection (a).
[(d)Unclassified Summary.--Each report submitted under
subsection (a) shall include an unclassified summary of such
report.
[(e)Submittal to Congress.--
[(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit
to the congressional defense committees, the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives the first report required under
subsection (a) by not later than September 1, 2010.
[(2) Notification of delay in submittal.--If the
Director of National Intelligence determines that it
will not be possible for the Director to submit the
first report required under subsection (a) by September
1, 2010, the Director shall, not later than August 1,
2010, submit to the committees specified in paragraph
(1) a notice--
[(A) that such report will not be submitted
by September 1, 2010; and
[(B) setting forth the date by which the
Director will submit such report.
[(f)Conforming Amendment.--Section 722 of the Combatting
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50
U.S.C. 2369) is repealed.
[(g)Definitions.--In this section:
[(1) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''
means any of the following:
[(A) A natural person who is not a citizen of
the United States.
[(B) A corporation, business association,
partnership, society, trust, or other
nongovernmental entity, organization, or group
that is organized under the laws of a foreign
country or has its principal place of business
in a foreign country.
[(C) Any foreign government or foreign
governmental entity operating as a business
enterprise or in any other capacity.
[(D) Any successor, subunit, or subsidiary of
any entity described in subparagraph (B) or
(C).
[(2) Country of proliferation concern.--The term
``country of proliferation concern'' means any country
identified by the Director of Central Intelligence as
having engaged in the acquisition of dual-use and other
technology useful for the development or production of
weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons,
chemical weapons, and biological weapons) or advanced
conventional munitions--
[(A) in the most recent report under section
721 of the Combating Proliferation of Weapons
of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C.
2366); or
[(B) in any successor report on the
acquisition by foreign countries of dual-use
and other technology useful for the development
or production of weapons of mass destruction.]
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CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
(a) * * *
(b)Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is
as follows:
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TITLE I--STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO
GOVERNMENT
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 108. Reports on commerce with, and assistance to, Cuba from other
foreign countries.]
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TITLE I--STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO
GOVERNMENT
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[SEC. 108. REPORTS ON COMMERCE WITH, AND ASSISTANCE TO, CUBA FROM OTHER
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
[(a)Reports required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and by January 1 of each year
thereafter until the President submits a determination under
section 203(c)(l), the President shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on commerce with, and
assistance to, Cuba from other foreign countries during the
preceding 12-month period.
[(b)Contents of reports.--Each report required by subsection
(a) shall, for the period covered by the report, contain the
following, to the extent such information is available:
[(1) A description of all bilateral assistance
provided to Cuba by other foreign countries, including
humanitarian assistance.
[(2) A description of Cuba's commerce with foreign
countries, including an identification of Cuba's
trading partners and the extent of such trade.
[(3) A description of the joint ventures completed,
or under consideration, by foreign nationals and
business firms involving facilities in Cuba, including
an identification of the location of the facilities
involved and a description of the terms of agreement of
the joint. ventures and the names of the parties that
are involved.
[(4) A determination as to whether or not any of the
facilities described in paragraph (3) is the subject of
a claim against Cuba by a United States national.
[(5) A determination of the amount of debt of the
Cuban Government that is owed to each foreign country,
including--
[(A) the amount of debt exchanged, forgiven,
or reduced under the terms of each investment
or operation in Cuba involving foreign
nationals; and
[(B) the amount of debt owed the foreign
country that has been exchanged, forgiven, or
reduced in return for a grant by the Cuban
Government of an equity interest in a property,
investment, or operation of the Cuban
Government or of a Cuban national.
[(6) A description of the steps taken to assure that
raw materials and semifinished or finished goods
produced by facilities in Cuba involving foreign
nationals do not enter the United States market, either
directly or through third countries or parties.
[(7) An identification of countries that purchase, or
have purchased, arms or military supplies from Cuba or
that otherwise have entered into agreements with Cuba
that have a military application, including--
[(A) a description of the military supplies,
equipment, or other material sold, bartered, or
exchanged between Cuba and such countries,
[(B) a listing of the goods, services,
credits, or other consideration received by
Cuba in exchange for military supplies,
equipment, or material, and
[(C) the terms or conditions of any such
agreement.]
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COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF
2010
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) * * *
(b)Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is
as follows:
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--PREVENTION OF DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, SERVICES, AND
TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 302. Identification of countries of concern with respect to the
diversion of certain goods, services, and technologies to or
through Iran.]
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--PREVENTION OF DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, SERVICES, AND
TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 302. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO THE
DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, SERVICES, AND
TECHNOLOGIES TO OR THROUGH IRAN.
[(a)In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the President, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the appropriate congressional
committees a report that identifies each country the government
of which the Director believes, based on all information
available to the Director, is allowing the diversion through
the country of goods, services, or technologies described in
subsection (b) to Iranian end-users or Iranian intermediaries.
[(b)Goods, Services, and Technologies Described.--Goods,
services, or technologies described in this subsection are
goods, services, or technologies--
[(1) that--
[(A) originated in the United States;
[(B) would make a material contribution to
Iran's--
[(i) development of nuclear,
chemical, or biological weapons;
[(ii) ballistic missile or advanced
conventional weapons capabilities; or
[(iii) support for international
terrorism; and
[(C) are--
[(i) items on the Commerce Control
List or services related to those
items; or
[(ii) defense articles or defense
services on the United States Munitions
List; or
[(2) that are prohibited for export to Iran under a
resolution of the United Nations Security Council.
[(c)Updates.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
update the report required by subsection (a)--
[(1) as new information becomes available; and
[(2) not less frequently than annually.
[(d)Form.--The report required by subsection (a) and the
updates required by subsection (c) may be submitted in
classified form.]
SEC. 303. DESTINATIONS OF DIVERSION CONCERN.
(a) * * *
(b)Report on Designation.--Upon designating a country as a
Destination of Diversion Concern under subsection (a), the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees [a report--] a report notifying those committees of
the designation of the country.
[(1) notifying those committees of the designation of
the country; and
[(2) containing a list of the goods, services, and
technologies described in section 302(b) that the
President determines are diverted through the country
to Iranian end-users or Iranian intermediaries.]
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961
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TITLE XII--FAMINE PREVENTION AND FREEDOM FROM HUNGER
* * * * * * *
Chapter 1--General Provisions
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SEC. 620F. NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY IN SOUTH ASIA.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c)Report on Progress Toward Regional Non-Proliferation.--
Not later than April 1 of each year, the President shall submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and the chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate, on nuclear proliferation in
South Asia, including efforts taken by the United States to
achieve a regional agreement on nuclear non-proliferation, and
including a comprehensive list of the obstacles to concluding
such a regional agreement.]
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SECTION 804 OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS
1990 AND 1991
SEC. 804. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) * * *
[(b)REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH COMMITMENTS.--Beginning 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 120 days
thereafter in which the dialogue between the United States and
the PLO has not been discontinued, the President shall submit
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report,
in unclassified form to the maximum extent practicable,
regarding progress toward the achievement of the measures
described in section 803(b). Such report shall include--
[(1) a description of actions or statements by the
PLO as an organization, its Chairman, members of its
Executive Committee, members of the Palestine National
Council, or any constituent groups related thereto, as
they relate to the Geneva commitments of December 1988
regarding cessation of terrorism and recognition of
Israel's right to exist, including actions or
statements that contend that the declared ``Palestinian
state'' encompasses all of Israel;
[(2) a description of the steps, if any, taken by the
PLO to evict or otherwise discipline individuals or
groups taking actions inconsistent with the Geneva
commitments;
[(3) a statement of whether the PLO, in accordance
with procedures in Article 33 of the Palestinian
National Covenant, has repealed provisions in that
Covenant which call for Israel's destruction;
[(4) a statement of whether the PLO has repudiated
its ``strategy of stages'' whereby it seeks to use a
Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza as the
first step in the total elimination of the state of
Israel;
[(5) a statement of whether the PLO has called on any
Arab state to recognize and enter direct negotiations
with Israel or to end its economic boycott of Israel;
[(6) a statement of whether ``Force 17'' and the
``Hawari Group'', units directed by Yasser Arafat that
have carried out terrorist attacks, have been disbanded
and not reconstituted under different names;
[(7) a statement of whether the following PLO
constituent groups conduct or participate in terrorist
or other violent activities: the Fatah; the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Palestine; the Democratic
Front for the Liberation of Palestine; the Arab
Liberation Front; the Palestine Liberation Front;
[(8) a statement of the PLO's position on the unrest
in the West Bank and Gaza, and whether the PLO
threatens, through violence or other intimidation
measures, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who
advocate a cessation of or who do not support the
unrest, and who might be receptive to taking part in
elections there;
[(9) a statement of the position of the PLO regarding
the prosecution and extradition, if so requested, of
known terrorists such as Abu Abbas, who directed the
Achille Lauro hijacking during which Leon Klinghoffer
was murdered, and Muhammed Rashid, implicated in the
1982 bombing of a PanAm jet and the 1986 bombing of a
TWA jet in which four Americans were killed;
[(10) a statement of the position of the PLO on
providing compensation to the American victims or the
families-of American victims of PLO terrorism
[(11) a statement on the effectiveness of end-use
monitoring of international or United States aid being
provided to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian
Liberation Organization, or the Palestinian Legislative
Council, or to any other agent or instrumentality of
the Palestinian Authority, on Palestinian efforts to
comply with international accounting standards and on
enforcement of anti-corruption measures; and
[(12) a statement on compliance by the Palestinian
Authority with the democratic reforms, with specific
details regarding the separation of powers called for
between the executive and Legislative Council, the
status of legislation passed by the Legislative Council
and sent to the executive, the support of the executive
for local and municipal elections, the status of
freedom of the press, and of the ability of the press
to broadcast debate from within the Legislative Council
and about the activities of the Legislative Council.]
[(c)] (b)Report on policies of arab states.--Not more than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report
concerning the policies of Arab states toward the Middle East
peace process, including progress toward--
(1) public recognition of Israel's right to exist in
peace and security;
(2) ending the Arab economic boycott of Israel; and
(3) ending efforts to expel Israel from international
organizations or denying participation in the
activities of such organizations.
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SUDAN PEACE ACT
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[SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
[(a) Report on Commercial Activity.Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Peace in
Sudan Act of 2004, and annually thereafter until the completion
of the interim period outlined in the Machakos Protocol of
2002, the Secretary of State, in consultation with relevant
United States Government departments and agencies, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding
commercial activity in Sudan that includes--
[(1) a description of the sources and current status
of Sudan's financing and construction of infrastructure
and pipelines for oil exploitation, the effects of such
financing and construction on the inhabitants of the
regions in which the oil fields are located and the
ability of the Government of Sudan to finance the war
in Sudan with the proceeds of the oil exploitation;
[(2) a description of the extent to which that
financing was secured in the United States or with the
involvement of United States citizens; and
[(3) a description of the relationships between
Sudan's arms industry and major foreign business
enterprises and their subsidiaries, including
government-controlled entities.
[(b) Report on the Conflict in Sudan, Including the Darfur
Region.Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, and annually
thereafter until the completion of the interim period outlined
in the Machakos Protocol of 2002, the Secretary of State shall
prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report regarding the conflict in Sudan, including the
conflict in the Darfur region. Such report shall include--
[(1) the best estimates of the extent of aerial
bombardment of civilian centers in Sudan by the
Government of Sudan, including targets, frequency, and
best estimates of damage; and
[(2) a description of the extent to which
humanitarian relief in Sudan has been obstructed or
manipulated by the Government of Sudan or other forces,
and a contingency plan to distribute assistance should
the Government of Sudan continue to obstruct or delay
the international humanitarian response to the crisis
in Darfur.
[(c) Report on African Union Mission in Sudan.Until such time
as AMIS concludes its mission in Darfur, in conjunction with
the other reports required under this section, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with all relevant Federal departments
and agencies, shall prepare and submit a report, to the
appropriate congressional committees, regarding--
[(1) a detailed description of all United States
assistance provided to the African Union Mission in
Sudan (referred to in this subsection as ``AMIS'')
since the establishment of AMIS, reported by fiscal
year and the type and purpose of such assistance; and
[(2) the level of other international assistance
provided to AMIS, including assistance from countries,
regional and international organizations, such as the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union,
the Arab League, and the United Nations, reported by
fiscal year and the type and purpose of such
assistance, to the extent possible.
[(d) Report on Sanctions in Support of Peace in Darfur.In
conjunction with the other reports required under this section,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees regarding sanctions imposed under
section 6 of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004,
including--120 STAT. 1881
[(1) a description of each sanction imposed under
such provision of law;
[(2) the name of the individual or entity subject to
the sanction, if applicable; and
[(3) whether or not such individual has been
identified by the United Nations panel of experts.
[(e) Report on United States Military Assistance.In
conjunction with the other reports required under this section,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees describing the effectiveness of any
assistance provided under section 8 of the Darfur Peace and
Accountability Act of 2006, including--
[(1) a detailed annex on any military assistance
provided in the period covered by this report;
[(2) the results of any review or other monitoring
conducted by the Federal Government with respect to
assistance provided under that Act; and
[(3) any unauthorized retransfer or use of military
assistance furnished by the United States.
[(g) Disclosure to the Public.The Secretary of State shall
publish or otherwise make available to the public each
unclassified report, or portion of a report that is
unclassified, submitted under subsection (a) or (b).]
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SEC. 11. INVESTIGATION OF WAR CRIMES.
(a) * * *
[(b)Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of
State shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a detailed report on the information that the
Secretary of State has collected under subsection (a) and any
findings or determinations made by the Secretary on the basis
of that information. The report under this subsection may be
submitted as part of the report required under section 8.]
[(c)] (b)Consultations With Other Departments.--In preparing
the report required by this section, the Secretary of State
shall consult and coordinate with all other Government
officials who have information necessary to complete the
report. Nothing contained in this section shall require the
disclosure, on a classified or unclassified basis, of
information that would jeopardize sensitive sources and methods
or other vital national security interests.
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FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 2003
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DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 2003
* * * * * * *
TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
Subtitle B--Tibet Policy
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 613. TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.
[(a)Policy.--
[(1) 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.
[(2) Compliance.--After such an agreement is reached,
the President and the Secretary should work to ensure
compliance with the agreement.
[(b)Periodic Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter,
the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on--
[(1) the steps taken by the President and the
Secretary in accordance with subsection (a)(1); and
[(2) the status of any discussions between the
People's Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his
representatives.]
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.
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TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE
SUBTITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION
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Sec. 106. Federal Aviation Administration
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(p)Management Advisory Council and Air Traffic Services
Board.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(7) Air Traffic Services Committee.--
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(H) Reports.--
[(i) Annual.--The Committee shall
each year report with respect to the
conduct of its responsibilities under
this title to the Secretary, the
Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate.
[(ii) Additional report.--If a
determination by the Committee under
subparagraph (D)(i) that the
organization and operation of the air
traffic control system are not allowing
the Administration to carry out its
mission, the Committee shall report
such determination to the Secretary,
the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate.
[(iii) Action of Administrator on
report.--Not later than 60 days after
the date of a report of the Committee
under this subparagraph, the
Administrator shall take action with
respect to such report. If the
Administrator overturns a
recommendation of the Committee, the
Administrator shall report such action
to the President, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
[(iv) Comptroller General's report.--
Not later than April 30, 2003, the
Comptroller General of the United
States shall transmit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of
the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report
on the success of the Committee in
improving the performance of the air
traffic control system.]
[(I)] (H) Authorization.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Committee
such sums as may be necessary for the Committee
to carry out its activities.
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SUBTITLE II--OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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CHAPTER 11--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER III--AUTHORITY
* * * * * * *
Sec. 1138. Evaluation and audit of National Transportation Safety Board
(a)In General.--To promote economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness in the administration of the programs,
operations, and activities of the National Transportation
Safety Board, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall evaluate and audit the programs and expenditures of the
National Transportation Safety Board. Such evaluation and audit
shall be conducted [at least annually, but may be conducted] as
determined necessary by the Comptroller General or the
appropriate congressional committees.
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SUBTITLE VII--AVIATION PROGRAMS
* * * * * * *
PART B--AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 471--AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER I--AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT
* * * * * * *
Sec. 47107. Project grant application approval conditioned on
assurances about airport operations
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(k)Annual Summaries of Financial Reports.--The Secretary
shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives an annual summary of the reports submitted to
the Secretary under subsection (a)(19) of this section and
under section 111(b) of the Federal Aviation Administration
Authorization Act of 1994.]
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SUBTITLE VIII--PIPELINES
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 601--SAFETY
* * * * * * *
Sec. 60130. Pipeline safety information grants to communities
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c)Annual Report.--
[(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
last day of each fiscal year for which grants are made
by the Secretary under this section, the Secretary
shall report to the Committees on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation and Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives on grants made under this section in
the preceding fiscal year.
[(2) Contents.--The report shall include--
[(A) a listing of the identity and location
of each recipient of a grant under this section
in the preceding fiscal year and the amount
received by the recipient;
[(B) a description of the purpose for which
each grant was made; and
[(C) a description of how each grant was used
by the recipient.]
[(d)] (c)Authorization of Appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation for carrying out this section $1,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015. Such amounts shall not
be derived from user fees collected under section 60301.
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VISION 100--CENTURY OF AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a)Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Vision 100--
Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act''.
(b)Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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TITLE VI--AVIATION SECURITY
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 602. Justification for air defense identification zone.]
* * * * * * *
TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENTS
* * * * * * *
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
* * * * * * *
SEC. 182. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INNOVATIVE FINANCING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
EQUIPMENT.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(e)Annual Reports.--At the end of each fiscal year during
the term of the pilot program, the Administrator shall transmit
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on how
the Administrator has implemented in such fiscal year the pilot
program, the number and types of contracts or contract
amendments that are entered into under the program, and the
program's cost effectiveness.]
[(f)] (e)Funding.--Out of amounts appropriated under section
48101 for fiscal year 2004, such sums as may be necessary shall
be available to carry out this section.
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TITLE VI--AVIATION SECURITY
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 602. JUSTIFICATION FOR AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE.
[(a)In General.--If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration establishes an Air Defense Identification Zone
(in this section referred as an ``ADIZ''), the Administrator
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, not later than 60 days after the date of establishing
the ADIZ, a report containing an explanation of the need for
the ADIZ. The Administrator also shall transmit to the
Committees updates of the report every 60 days until the ADIZ
is rescinded. The reports and updates shall be transmitted in
classified form.
[(b)Existing ADIZ.--If an ADIZ is in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit an
initial report under subsection (a) not later than 30 days
after such date of enactment.
[(c)Description of Changes To Improve Operations.--A report
transmitted by the Administrator under this section shall
include a description of any changes in procedures or
requirements that could improve operational efficiency or
minimize operational impacts of the ADIZ on pilots and
controllers. This portion of the report may be transmitted in
classified or unclassified form.
[(d)Definition.--In this section, the terms ``Air Defense
Identification Zone'' and ``ADIZ'' each mean a zone established
by the Administrator with respect to airspace under 18,000 feet
in approximately a 15- to 38-mile radius around Washington,
District of Columbia, for which security measures are extended
beyond the existing 15-mile no-fly zone around Washington and
in which general aviation aircraft are required to adhere to
certain procedures issued by the Administrator.]
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WENDELL H. FORD AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
* * * * * * *
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
SEC. 726. STANDARDS FOR AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINES TO REDUCE NOISE
LEVELS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c)Annual Report.--Not later than July 1, 2000, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report
regarding the application of new standards or technologies to
reduce aircraft noise levels.]
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SECTION 539 OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1987
* * *
Sec. 539. (a)
* * * * * * *
[(e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and submit
to the Committees on Appropriations by January 15, 1987, and
annually thereafter, a report documenting the progress the
Multilateral Development Banks have made in implementing the
environmental reform measures described in paragraphs one
through eight of subsection (a).
[(f) In the report of the Secretary of the Treasury required
by subsection (e), regarding the implementation of staffing
measures suggested in subsection (a)(l)(A), the Secretarv of
the Treasurv shall specificallv discuss progress of the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in
upgrading and adding environmentally trained professionals to
each of its six regional offices to review projects for their
prospective ecological impacts.]
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990
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TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
environmental concerns
Sec. 533. (a) * * *
[(b) The Secretary of the Treasury as a part of the annual
report to the Congress shall describe in detail, progress made
by each of the MDBs in adopting and implementing programs
meeting the standards set out in subsection (a), including in
particular--
[(1) efforts by the Department of Treasury to assure
implementation by each of the MDBs of programs
substantially equivalent to those set out in this
section, and results of such efforts;
[(2) progress made by each MDB in drafting and
implementing least cost energy plans for each recipient
country which meets requirements outlined in subsection
(a)(2);
[(3) the absolute dollar amounts, and proportion of
total lending in the energy sector, of loans and
portions of loans, approved by each MDB in the previous
year for projects or programs of end-use energy
efficiency and conservation and renewable energy.]
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SECTION 2 OF PUBLIC LAW 108-215
AN ACT To authorize the President of the United States to agree to
certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican
States concerning the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation
Commission and a North American Development Bank, and for other
purposes.
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT.
[The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit annually to the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a written
report on the North American Development Bank, which addresses
the following issues:
[(1) The number and description of the projects that
the North American Development Bank has approved. The
description shall include the level of market-rate
loans, non-market-rate loans, and grants used in an
approved project, and a description of whether an
approved project is located within 100 kilometers of
the international boundary between the United States
and Mexico or within 300 kilometers of the
international boundary between the United States and
Mexico.
[(2) The number and description of the approved
projects in which money has been dispersed.
[(3) The number and description of the projects which
have been certified by the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission, but yet not financed by the
North American Development Bank, and the reasons that
the projects have not yet been financed.
[(4) The total of the paid-in capital, callable
capital, and retained earnings of the North American
Development Bank, and the uses of such amounts.
[(5) A description of any efforts and discussions
between the United States and Mexican governments to
expand the type of projects which the North American
Development Bank finances beyond environmental
projects.
[(6) A description of any efforts and discussions
between the United States and Mexican governments to
improve the effectiveness of the North American
Development Bank.
[(7) The number and description of projects
authorized under the Water Conservation Investment Fund
of the North American Development Bank.]
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACT
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TITLE VII--HUMAN RIGHTS
Sec. 701. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall report annually
on all loans considered by the Boards of Executive Directors of
the institutions listed in subsection (a) to the Chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking, Finance
and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, or the
designees of such Chairman and ranking minority member, and the
Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
[(2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall--
[(A) include a list of all loans considered by the
Board of Executive Directors of the institutions listed
in subsection (a) and shall specify with respect to
each such loan--
[(i) the institution involved;
[(ii) the date of final action;
[(iii) the borrower;
[(iv) the amount;
[(v) the project or program;
[(vi) the vote of the United States
Government;
[(vii) the reason for United States
Government opposition, if any;
[(viii) the final disposition of the loan;
and
[(ix) if the United States Government opposed
the loan, whether the loan meets basic human
needs;
[(B) indicate whether the United States has opposed
any loan, financial assistance, or technical assistance
to a country on human rights grounds;
[(C) indicate whether the United States has voted in
favor of a loan, financial assistance, or technical
assistance to a country with respect to which the
United States had, in the preceding 2 years, opposed a
loan, financial assistance, or technical assistance on
human rights grounds; and
[(D) in cases where the United States changed its
voting position from opposition to support or from
support to opposition, on human rights grounds--
[(i) indicate the policy considerations that
were taken into account in the development of
the United States voting position;
[(ii) describe human rights conditions in the
country involved;
[(iii) indicate how the United States voted
on all other loans, financial assistance, and
technical assistance to such country during the
preceding 2 years; and
[(iv) contain information as to how the
United States voting position relates to the
overall United States Government policy on
human rights in such country.]
[(d)] (c) The United States Government, in connection with
its voice and vote in the institutions listed in subsection
(a), shall seek to channel assistance to projects which address
basic human needs of the people of the recipient country.
[(e)] (d) In determining whether a country is in gross
violation of internationally recognized human rights standards,
as defined by the provisions of subsection (a), the United
States Government shall give consideration to the extent of
cooperation of such country in permitting an unimpeded
investigation of alleged violations of internationally
recognized human rights by appropriate international
organizations including, but not limited to, the International
Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, the
International Commission of Jurists, and groups or persons
acting under the authority of the United Nations or the
Organization of American States.
[(f)] (e) The United States Executive Directors of the
institutions listed in subsection (a) are authorized and
instructed to oppose any loan, any extension of financial
assistance, or any technical assistance to any country
described in subsection (a) (1) or (2), unless such assistance
is directed specifically to programs which serve the basic
human needs of the citizens of such country.
[(g)] (f) The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall
consult frequently and in a timely manner with the chairmen and
ranking minority members of the Committee on Banking, Finance
and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives and of the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate to inform them
regarding any prospective changes in policy direction toward
counties which have or recently have had poor human rights
records.
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TITLE XIII--THE ENVIRONMENT
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1307. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PROPOSED MULTILATERAL
DEVELOPMENT BANK ACTIONS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(g)Multilateral Development Bank Defined.--In this title, the
term ``multilateral development bank'' means the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development
Association, the International Finance Corporation, the
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the African
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Asian
Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the
Inter-American Investment Corporation, any other institution
(other than the International Monetary Fund) specified in
section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before the effective date
of the Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014), and any
subsidiary of any such institution.
SEC. 1308. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNTING.
(a)Use of Greenhouse Gas Accounting.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall seek to ensure that multilateral development
banks (as defined in section [1701(c)(4) of this Act]
1701(c)(4) (as in effect just before the effective date of the
Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)) adopt and
implement greenhouse gas accounting in analyzing the benefits
and costs of individual projects (excluding those with de
minimus greenhouse gas emissions) for which funding is sought
from the bank.
(b)Expansion of Climate Change Mitigation Activities.--The
Secretary of the Treasury shall work to ensure that the
multilateral development banks (as defined in section
1701(c)(4) (as in effect just before the effective date of the
Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)) expand their
activities supporting climate change mitigation by--
(1) * * *
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TITLE XV--OTHER POLICIES
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1502. MILITARY SPENDING BY RECIPIENT COUNTRIES; MILITARY
INVOLVEMENT IN THE ECONOMIES OF RECIPIENT
COUNTRIES.
(a)Consideration of Commitment To Achieving Certain Goals.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Directors of the
international financial institutions (as defined in
section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before the
effective date of the Government Reports Elimination
Act of 2014)) to promote growth in the international
economy by taking into account, when considering
whether to support or oppose loan proposals at these
institutions, the extent to which the recipient
government has demonstrated a commitment to achieving
the following goals:
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1503. ADVOCACY OF POLICIES TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
(a)In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States Executive Director of the International
Monetary Fund to use aggressively the voice and vote of the
Executive Director to do the following:
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Vigorously promote policies to increase the
effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund, in
concert with appropriate international authorities and
other international financial institutions (as defined
in section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before the
effective date of the Government Reports Elimination
Act of 2014)), in strengthening financial systems in
developing countries, and encouraging the adoption of
sound banking principles and practices, including the
development of laws and regulations that will help to
ensure that domestic financial institutions meet strong
standards regarding capital reserves, regulatory
oversight, and transparency.
(4) Vigorously promote policies to increase the
effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund, in
concert with appropriate international authorities and
other international financial institutions (as defined
in section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before the
effective date of the Government Reports Elimination
Act of 2014)), in facilitating the development and
implementation of internationally acceptable domestic
bankruptcy laws and regulations in developing
countries, including the provision of technical
assistance as appropriate.
* * * * * * *
(6) Vigorously promote policies that would make the
International Monetary Fund a more effective mechanism,
in concert with appropriate international authorities
and other international financial institutions (as
defined in section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before
the effective date of the Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014)), for promoting good
governance principles within recipient countries by
fostering structural reforms, including procurement
reform, that reduce opportunities for corruption and
bribery, and drug-related money laundering.
* * * * * * *
(14) Vigorously promote coordination with the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
and other international financial institutions (as
defined in section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before
the effective date of the Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014)) in promoting structural
reforms which facilitate the provision of credit to
small businesses, including microenterprise lending,
especially in the world's poorest, heavily indebted
countries.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1504. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(f)Multilateral Development Institution Defined.--In this
section, the term ``multilateral development institution''
shall have the meaning given in section 1701(c)(3) (as in
effect just before the effective date of the Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014).
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TITLE XVI--HUMAN WELFARE
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1620. RESPECT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States
Executive Directors of the international financial institutions
(as defined in section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect just before the
effective date of the Government Reports Elimination Act of
2014)) and the United States representative to the council of
the Global Environment Facility administered by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use
the voice and vote of the United States to bring about the
creation and full implementation of policies designed to
promote respect for and full protection of the territorial
rights, traditional economies, cultural integrity, traditional
knowledge and human rights of indigenous peoples.
SEC. 1621. ENCOURAGEMENT OF FAIR LABOR PRACTICES.
[(a)] The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United
States Executive Directors of the international financial
institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) (as in effect
just before the effective date of the Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014)) to use the voice and vote of the
United States to urge the respective institution--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of
Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate by the end of each fiscal year a report on the extent to
which each borrowing country guarantees internationally
recognized worker rights to its labor force and on progress
toward achieving each of the goals described in subsection
(a).]
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SEC. 1625. MODIFICATION OF THE ENHANCED HIPC INITIATIVE.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e)Definitions.--In this section:
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Enhanced hipc initiative.--The term ``Enhanced
HIPC Initiative'' means the multilateral debt
initiative for heavily indebted poor countries
presented in the Report of G-7 Finance Ministers on the
Cologne Debt Initiative to the Cologne Economic Summit,
Cologne, June 18-20, 1999. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive
Director at each of the International Financial
Institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of this
Act (as in effect just before the effective date of the
Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014)) to use the
voice and vote of the United States to oppose the
provision of loans or other use of the funds of the
respective institution to any country the government of
which the Secretary of State has determined, for
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, or section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act,
to be a government that has repeatedly provided support
for acts of international terrorism.
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SEC. 1628. CANCELLATION OF HAITI'S DEBTS TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.
(a)In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury should direct
the United States Executive Director at the International
Monetary Fund, the International Development Association, the
Inter-American Development Bank, the International Fund for
Agricultural Development, and other multilateral development
institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) (as in effect
just before the effective date of the Government Reports
Elimination Act of 2014)) to use the voice, vote and influence
of the United States at each such institution to seek to
achieve--
(1) * * *
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TITLE XVII--CONSOLIDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
[SEC. 1701. ANNUAL REPORT BY CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
ON INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL POLICIES.
[(a)In General.--The Chairman shall report annually to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the
Senate, and to the President of the United States on the
participation of the United States in the international
financial institutions. The Chairman shall present such report
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate not later than April 1 of each year
following the close of the fiscal year covered by such report,
except that the report for fiscal year 1989 shall be submitted
not later than June 1, 1990.
[(b)Contents of Reports.--Each annual report required by
subsection (a) shall contain--
[(1) such data and explanations concerning the
effectiveness, operations, and policies of the
international financial institutions, such
recommendations concerning the international financial
institutions, and such other data and material as the
Chairman may deem appropriate;
[(2) the reports on each specific issue and topic
which is required by any other provision of law to be
included in the report of the National Advisory Council
on International Monetary and Financial Policies
required by section 4(b)(5) of the Bretton Woods
Agreements Act, as in effect immediately before the
date of the enactment of this section;
[(3) a description of each loan or other form of
financial assistance approved by any international
financial institution during the fiscal year covered by
such report, and a discussion of how such loan or
financial assistance will benefit the people,
particularly the poor people, of the recipient country;
[(4) a review of the success achieved through the
multilateral development banks in reducing or
eliminating import restrictions and unfair export
subsidies which--
[(A) have been determined to be consistent
with international agreements; and
[(B) have a serious adverse impact on the
United States;
[(5) a description of the actions taken and the
progress made in carrying out subsections (a) and (b)
of section 45 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act;
[(6) the report required by section 2018(c) of the
International Narcotics Act of 1986 (title II of Public
Law 99-570), discussing the actions taken and progress
made in encouraging the multilateral development banks
to finance drug eradication and crop substitution
programs;
[(7) a description of the progress made by the United
States Executive Director of the International Monetary
Fund with respect to the goals of section 55 of the
Bretton Woods Agreements Act;
[(8) a description of the status of procedures in the
multilateral development banks specifically designed to
increase the productive role of the poor in the
economies of the nations which are borrowers from such
banks;
[(9) in consultation with the Secretary of State, a
report on the progress toward achieving the goals of
title VII (other than section 704), including the
information required to be reported pursuant to section
701(c), and, for the fiscal year 1990, the report
described in section 1613;
[(10) in consultation with the Secretary of State and
the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development, an assessment of the progress being made
to implement the objectives of title XIII; and
[(11) a report on--
[(A) the progress made in transforming
government-owned enterprises into privately
owned enterprises as described in section
1612(b);
[(B) the performance of the privately owned
enterprises resulting from such transformation;
and
[(C) the contributions of development finance
companies toward strengthening the private
sector in member borrowing countries.
[(c)Definitions.--As used in this title, title XVIII, and
title XIX:
[(1) Chairman.--The term ``Chairman'' means the
Chairman of the National Advisory Council on
International Monetary and Financial Policies.
[(2) International financial institutions.--The term
``international financial institutions'' means the
International Monetary Fund, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, International
Development Association, International Finance
Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency,
African Development Bank, African Development Fund,
Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development
Bank, Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in
the Middle East and North Africa, and Inter-American
Investment Corporation.
[(3) Multilateral development institutions.--The term
``multilateral development institutions'' means the
international financial institutions other than the
International Monetary Fund.
[(4) Multilateral development banks.--The term
``multilateral development banks'' means the
multilateral development institutions other than the
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
[(d)Testimony Required.--Upon request of the Committee on
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of
Representatives, the Chairman shall testify before the
Committee to support and explain each annual report required by
subsection (a). If the President has delegated to a person or
persons other than the Chairman the authority to manage United
States participation in the international financial
institutions which was vested in the President by section 1(b)
of the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1965, such person or
persons shall, upon request of the Committee, accompany the
Chairman and testify before the Committee with regard to such
report. The Chairman and such other person or persons shall
assess, in their testimony, the effectiveness of the
international financial institutions, the major issues
affecting United States participation, the major developments
in the past year, the prospects for the coming year, United
States policy goals with respect to the international financial
institutions, and any specific issues addressed to them by any
member of the Committee.
[(e)Advisory Committee on IMF Policy.--
[(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury
should establish an International Monetary Fund
Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred to as
the ``Advisory Committee'').
[(2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee should
consist of members appointed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, after appropriate consultations with the
relevant organizations. Such members should include
representatives from industry, representatives from
agriculture, representatives from organized labor,
representatives from banking and financial services,
and representatives from nongovernmental environmental
and human rights organizations.]
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[SEC. 1705. ANNUAL REPORT AND TESTIMONY ON THE STATE OF THE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM, IMF REFORM, AND
COMPLIANCE WITH IMF AGREEMENTS.
[(a)Reports.--Not later than October 1 of each year, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on
Banking and Financial Services and Ways and Means of the House
of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and Foreign
Relations of the Senate a written report on (1) the progress
(if any) made by the United States Executive Director at the
International Monetary Fund in influencing the International
Monetary Fund to adopt the policies and reform its internal
procedures in the manner described in section 1503, and (2) the
progress made by the International Monetary Fund in adopting
and implementing the policies described in section 801(c)(1)(B)
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2001.
[(b)Testimony.--After submitting the report required by
subsection (a) but not later than March 1 of each year, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall appear before the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services of the House Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and present
testimony on--
[(1) any progress made in reforming the International
Monetary Fund;
[(2) the status of efforts to reform the
international financial system;
[(3) the compliance of countries which have received
assistance from the International Monetary Fund with
agreements made as a condition of receiving the
assistance; and
[(4) the status of implementation of international
anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing
standards by the International Monetary Fund, the
multilateral development banks, and other multilateral
financial policymaking bodies.]
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SECTION 501 OF THE JOBS THROUGH EXPORTS ACT OF 1992
SEC. 501. ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT OFFICERS.
(a) * * *
(b)Definition.--As used in this section, the term
``multilateral development bank'' has the meaning given that
term in section 1701(c) of the International Financial
Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)) (as in effect just before
the effective date of the Government Reports Elimination Act of
2014).
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
[NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL
POLICIES
[Sec. 583. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
each annual report required by subsection 1701(a) of the
International Financial Institutions Act, as amended (Public
Law 95-118, 22 U.S.C. 262r), shall comprise--
[(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the major policies
and operations of the international financial institutions;
[(2) the major issues affecting United States participation;
[(3) the major developments in the past year;
[(4) the prospects for the coming year;
[(5) the progress made and steps taken to achieve United
States policy goals (including major policy goals embodied in
current law) with respect to the international financial
institutions; and
[(6) such data and explanations concerning the effectiveness,
operations, and policies of the international financial
institutions, such recommendations concerning the international
financial institutions, and such other data and material as the
Chairman may deem appropriate.
[(b) The requirements of Sections 1602(e), 1603(c), 1604(c),
and 1701(b) of the International Financial Institutions Act, as
amended (Public Law 95-118, 22 U.S.C. 262p-1, 262p-2, 262p-3
and 262(r)), Section 2018(c) of the International Narcotics
Control Act of 1986, as amended (Public Law 99-570, 22 U.S.C.
2291 note), Section 407(c) of the Foreign Debt Reserving Act of
1989 (Public Law 101-240, 22 U.S.C. 2291 note), Section 14(c)
of the Inter-American Development Bank Act, as amended (Public
Law 86-147, 22 U.S.C. 283j-l(c)), and Section 1002 of the
Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open
Markets Support Act of 1992 (Public Law 102511) (22 U.S.C.
28611(b)) shall no longer apply to the contents of such annual
reports.]
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TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL PROGRAMS AND REFORM
* * * * * * *
STRENGTHENING PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF IMF FUNDS
Sec. 605. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(d) On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall report to the appropriate committees on the standby or
other arrangements of the Fund made during the preceding
quarter, identifying separately the arrangements to which the
policies described in section 601(4) of this title apply and
the arrangements to which such policies do not apply.]
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SECTION 2126 OF THE FULL-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011
Sec. 2126. (a) * * *
[(c)Reporting on Reforms.--Funds shall not be made available
for a United States contribution to the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) until the Secretary of the Treasury reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the ADB is making substantial
progress toward the following policy goals--
[(1) implementing procurement guidelines that
maximize international competitive bidding in
accordance with sound procurement practices, including
transparency, competition, and cost-effective results
for Borrowers;
[(2) providing greater public disclosure of loan
documents, with particular attention to persons
affected by ADB projects;
[(3) implementing best practices in domestic laws and
international conventions against corruption for
whistleblower and witness disclosures, and protections
against retaliation for internal and lawful public
disclosures by ADB employees and others affected by ADB
operations who report illegality or other misconduct
that could threaten the ADB's mission, including best
practices for legal burdens of proof; access to
independent adjudicative bodies; and results that
eliminate the effects of proven retaliation;
[(4) ensuring that the Investigations Office, Auditor
General Office, and Evaluation Office are functionally
independent, free from interference when determining
the scope of investigations and audits, performing work
and communicating results, and regularly report to the
ADB's board of directors and, as appropriate and in a
manner consistent with such functional independence of
the Investigations Office and the Auditor General
Office, to the ADB President;
[(5) requiring that each candidate for adjustment or
budget support loans provide an assessment of reforms
to budgetary and procurement processes to encourage
transparency, including budget publication and public
scrutiny, prior to loan or grant approval;
[(6) ensuring that the ADB's Accountability Mechanism
provides transparency and protects local residents
affected by ADB projects; and
[(7) making publicly available external and internal
performance and financial audits of ADB projects on the
ADB's website.
[(d)Report Dates.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until September 30,
2013, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report detailing the extent to
which the ADB has made progress on each policy goal listed in
subsection (c).]
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SECTION 7081 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
Sec. 7081. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(g) Authorization for the Clean Technology Fund. --
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(4)] (3) Definitions. For purposes of this
subsection--
(A) Net reductions. The term ``net
reductions'' refers to the extent to which a
project or program supported under this
subsection results in lower greenhouse gas
emissions than would be emitted by the same
entity or sector in the same country in the
absence of the Fund's project, taking into
account, unless impracticable, effects beyond
the physical boundaries of the project or
program that result from project or program
activities.
(B) Public sector activities. The term
``public sector activities'' may include
sovereign loans assumed by the recipient
country to contribute to the financing of the
investment plan.123 STAT. 3400
(C) Clean energy technology. The term ``clean
energy technology'' means a technology that, as
compared with technologies being deployed at
that time for widespread commercial use in the
country involved--
(i) achieves substantial reductions
in greenhouse gas emissions;
(ii) does not result in significant
incremental adverse effects on public
health or the environment; and
(iii) does one or more of the
following:
(I) generates electricity or
useful thermal energy from a
renewable resource;
(II) substantially increases
the energy efficiency of
buildings, industrial, or
agricultural processes, or of
electricity transmission,
distribution, or end-use
consumption; or
(III) substantially increases
the energy efficiency of the
transportation system or
increases utilization of
transportation fuels that have
lifecycle greenhouse gas
emissions that are
substantially lower than those
attributable to fossil fuel-
based alternatives.
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GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1993
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) * * *
(b)Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is
as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--REPORTS ON PUBLIC DEBT
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 203. Notice on Treasury modifications to auction process.]
* * * * * * *
TITLE II--REPORTS ON PUBLIC DEBT
* * * * * * *
[SEC. 203. NOTICE ON TREASURY MODIFICATIONS TO AUCTION PROCESS.
[The Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the Congress of
any significant modifications to the auction process for
issuing United States Treasury obligations at the time such
modifications are implemented.]
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SECTION 803 OF THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001
SEC. 803. REPORTS ON POLICIES, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) * * *
[(b)Annual Report on United States Supported Policies.--
Beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or
October 31, 2000, whichever is later, and on October 31 of each
year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on--
[(1) the actions taken by recipient countries, as a
result of the assistance allocated to them by the
multilateral development banks under programs referred
to in section 802(b), to strengthen governance and
reduce the opportunity for bribery and corruption; and
[(2) how International Development Association-
financed projects contribute to the eventual graduation
of a representative sample of countries from reliance
on financing on concessionary terms and international
development assistance.]
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TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE
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PART V--BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 73--ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION
Sec
7301. Functions of Veterans Health Administration: in general
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION
* * * * * * *
[7324. Annual report on use of authorities to enhance retention of
experienced nurses]
SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION
* * * * * * *
Sec. 7307. Office of Research Oversight
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(f)Annual Report.--Not later than March 15 each year, the
Director shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the
activities of the Office during the preceding calendar year.
Each such report shall include, with respect to that year, the
following:
[(1) A summary of reviews of individual medical
research programs of the Department completed by the
Office.
[(2) Directives and other communications issued by
the Office to field activities of the Department.
[(3) Results of any investigations undertaken by the
Office during the reporting period consonant with the
purposes of this section.
[(4) Other information that would be of interest to
those committees in oversight of the Department medical
research program.]
[(g)] (f)Medical Research.--For purposes of this section, the
term ``medical research'' means medical research described in
section 7303(a)(2) of this title.
SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 7324. Annual report on use of authorities to enhance retention of
experienced nurses
[(a)Annual Report.--Not later than January 31 each year, the
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Health, shall
submit to Congress a report on the use during the preceding
year of authorities for purposes of retaining experienced
nurses in the Veterans Health Administration, as follows:
[(1) The authorities under chapter 76 of this title.
[(2) The authority under VA Directive 5102.1,
relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs nurse
qualification standard, dated November 10, 1999, or any
successor directive.
[(3) Any other authorities available to the Secretary
for those purposes.
[(b)Report Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
specify for the period covered by such report, for each
Department medical facility and for each geographic service
area of the Department, the following:
[(1) The number of waivers requested under the
authority referred to in subsection (a)(2), and the
number of waivers granted under that authority, to
promote to the Nurse II grade or Nurse III grade under
the Nurse Schedule under section 7404(b)(1) of this
title any nurse who has not completed a baccalaureate
degree in nursing in a recognized school of nursing,
set forth by age, race, and years of experience of the
individuals subject to such waiver requests and
waivers, as the case may be.
[(2) The programs carried out to facilitate the use
of nursing education programs by experienced nurses,
including programs for flexible scheduling,
scholarships, salary replacement pay, and on-site
classes.]
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CHAPTER 74--VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION - PERSONNEL
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER IV--PAY FOR NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH-CARE PERSONNEL
Sec. 7451. Nurses and other health-care personnel: competitive pay
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e)(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(5) Not later than September 30 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report on staffing for
covered positions at Department health care facilities. Each
such report shall include the following:
[(A) A summary and analysis of the information
contained in the most recent reports submitted by
facility directors under paragraph (4).
[(B) The information for each such facility specified
in paragraph (4).]
[(6)] (5)(A) * * *
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PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 81--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY
FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL
PROPERTY
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER I--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES
* * * * * * *
Sec. 8110. Operation of medical facilities
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) The Secretary shall include in the materials submitted
to Congress each year in support of the budget of the
Department for the next fiscal year a report on activities and
proposals involving contracting for performance by contractor
personnel of work previously performed by Department employees.
The report shall--
[(1) identify those specific activities that are
currently performed at a Department facility by more
than 10 Department employees which the Secretary
proposes to study for possible contracting involving
conversion from performance by Department employees to
performance by employees of a contractor; and
[(2) identify those specific activities that have
been contracted for performance by contractor employees
during the prior fiscal year (shown by location,
subject, scope of contracts, and savings) and shall
describe the effect of such contracts on the quality of
delivery of health services during such year.]
[(d)] (c) The Secretary may not in any fiscal year close more
than 50 percent of the beds within a bed section (of 20 or more
beds) of a Department medical center unless the Secretary first
submits to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report providing a
justification for the closure. No action to carry out such
closure may be taken after the submission of such report until
the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date of the
submission of the report.
[(e) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than January 20 of each year, a
report documenting by network for the preceding fiscal year the
following:
[(1) The number of medical service and surgical
service beds, respectively, that were closed during
that fiscal year and, for each such closure, a
description of the changes in delivery of services that
allowed such closure to occur.
[(2) The number of nursing home beds that were the
subject of a mission change during that fiscal year and
the nature of each such mission change.]
[(f)] (d) For purposes of this section:
(1) * * *
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SUBCHAPTER II--PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY
* * * * * * *
Sec. 8125. Procurement of health-care items
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(d)(1) Not later than December 1 of each year, the director
of each Department medical center shall transmit to the
Secretary a report containing a list indicating the quantity of
each health-care item procured at that medical center under a
local contract during the preceding fiscal year and the total
amount paid for such item during such fiscal year.
[(2) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
experience in carrying out this section during the preceding
fiscal year.]
[(e)] (d) For the purposes of this section:
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
SUBCHAPTER IV--SHARING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND
INFORMATION
* * * * * * *
Sec. 8153. Sharing of health-care resources
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(g) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress not later
than February 1 of each year a report on the activities carried
out under this section during the preceding fiscal year. Each
report shall include--
[(1) an appraisal of the effectiveness of the
activities authorized in this section and the degree of
cooperation from other sources, financial and
otherwise; and
[(2) recommendations for the improvement or more
effective administration of such activities.]
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