Recurring Reports to Congress--Efforts To Eliminate or Modify Certain Reporting Requirements
AFMD-85-49
Published: Apr 01, 1985. Publicly Released: Apr 01, 1985.
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After an Office of Management and Budget survey to identify unneeded executive reports to Congress, GAO identified several reporting requirements which it believes that Congress should consider in legislative proposals designed to achieve cost savings and eliminate or modify unneeded reporting requirements.
Recommendations
Matter for Congressional Consideration
| Matter | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Congress should repeal section 601(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to eliminate the requirement for the Comptroller General's review and evaluation. |
Closed – Implemented
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This recommendation was included in H.R. 2519 and H.R. 5992, bills to discontinue or amend certain agency reports to Congress. The bills were reported out of the Senate and the House. The bills were passed into law as the Congressional Reports Elimination Act, P.L. 99-386. An accomplishment report will be prepared. |
| Congress should amend the Civil Service Reform Act to eliminate the requirement for a GAO annual report. |
Closed – Implemented
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This recommendation was incorporated into H.R. 2519 and H.R. 5992, bills to discontinue or amend certain agency reports to Congress. The bills were reported out of the Senate and the House. The bills were passed into law as the Congressional Reports Elimination Act, P.L. 99-386. An accomplishment report will be prepared. |
| Congress should amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to eliminate the GAO annual report on progress to improve program and budget information for Congress. |
Closed – Not Implemented
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This recommendation was incorporated into H.R. 2519, a bill to discontinue or amend certain agency reports to Congress. The bill was reported out of the Senate but was not acted on in the House. |
| Section 11(1) of the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. 644(2), should be amended by: (1) striking from paragraph (A) "The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct annually a performance audit" and inserting in lieu thereof "The Comptroller General of the United States may conduct audits;" and (2) repealing paragraph (C). |
Closed – Not Implemented
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This recommendation was included in H.R. 2519, a bill to discontinue or amend certain agency reports to Congress. The bill was reported out of the Senate but was not acted on in the House. |
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