Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 Senators Mark R.

Warner (D-VA) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced the Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014, which will eliminate, modify or consolidate over 300 unnecessary, duplicative and outdated reporting requirements from more than two dozen agencies. Background: The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, sponsored by Senator Warner, required federal agencies to identify outdated or duplicative congressionally mandated reports that could be consolidated or eliminated to direct agency resources towards more productive activities. The Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 includes the recommendations from the federal agencies submitted to Congress by the Office of Management and Budget1. Summary: The Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 includes 321 reports to be modified or eliminated from 29 federal agencies. Below is a breakdown by agency: Department/Agency Agriculture Commerce Defense Education Energy Health and Human Services Homeland Security State Treasury Transportation Executive Office of the President National Aeronautics and Space Administration 17 Others Total Number of Reports 22 11 58 10 14 25 30 20 18 14 19 11 69 321

All of the reports identified in the Act will be modified based on a justification by the agency determining if the reporting requirement is outdated, duplicative, or if the reports should be consolidated or reduced in frequency. Below are a few highlights from the reports included in the Act: Dog and Cat Fur. The Department of Homeland Security is required to produce a report on Dog and Cat Fur. In the past 5 fiscal years, there has been 1 violation of the Dog and Cat Fur Protection Act to report. Printing Activities. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has been reporting to Congress for 25 years on its printing activities, even though it has never received feedback and does not know how Congress uses the information. SSA estimates there are 95 employees who spend approximately 85 workdays to produce the plan. Bed Closures. The Department of Veterans Affairs has reported on medical and surgical bed closures for the last 30 years, even though they have never received any interest from Congress on the subject.

Congressional-mandated Plans and Reports, http://www.performance.gov/faq