REDUCING OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS

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• Publication Date: August 18, 1981
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REFERENCE:
1 8 AUG 1981
FOR THE RECORD
Reducing of Executive Branch Reports to the Congress (U)
OMB Bulletin No. 81-23, dated July 24, 181, subject as
above (U)
1. I called Keith Hall, CIA/OMB Examiner, this morning to
discuss the need for CIA to respond to the Reference. I explained
that we had undertaken a complete review in 1978 of our recurring
reporting requirements to the Congress in response to a similar OMB
Bulletin. I further explained that we advised OMB that our report-
ing requirements to the Congress were extremely limited and that the
reports we did submit served valid Congressional purposes. I
indicated that there has been little or no significant change since
1978 in the number or type of reports we submit to Congress. (A/IOU)
2. Keith acknowledged that the intent of the current Bulletin
had minimum application to CIA and advised that we need not respond
to the reporting requirements. He agreed to so inform the OMB Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs that there would be no response
from CIA. (A/IU0)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
BULLETIN NO. 81-23
July 24, 1981
TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Reducing Executive Branch Reports to the Congress
1. Purpose: This Bulletin provides instructions for the
identification of recurring reports to Congress for potential
elimination, consolidation, reduction in frequency, or other
modification. This activity is designed to reduce existing
reporting requirements upon executive branch agencies and to
streamline executive branch communication with the Congress. It
is a follow-on to the review process which resulted in
P.L. 96-470, the Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1980.
2. Background: The "Congressional Reports Elimination Act of
1980" (P.L. 96-470) discontinued or modified about 100 recurring
reporting requirements to Congress. This was accomplished after
a review of over 2,000 congressionally mandated reports by all,
Federal agencies, OMB, and the General Accounting Office (vim.'
The effort resulted in a substantial reduction in the reporting
burden on executive branch agencies, with a cost savings
estimated by GAO of over $8 million annually.
Since all agencies continue to work under personnel and budget
restrictions and since the number of congressionally mandated
reports continues to grow by several hundred per year, OMB
believes that developing another legislative proposal in this
area is desirable. We therefore request agencies to provide
recommendations to eliminate, simplify, or consolidate existing
legislatively mandated reports. Agencies should consider all
existing recurring requirements to fall within the scope of this
exercise, with particular attention to those previously
recommended for termination or modification (Attachment 1) but
not enacted as part of P.L. 96-470. Suggested criteria for
identifying reports for elimination or modification include:
a. Duplication and overlap with other reports (i.e.,
information provided to Congress by the agency in another form,
or information provided by other agencies or the public);
b. Reporting burden and other costs (i.e., cost and reporting
burden to the reporting agency and other Federal agencies, or
cost and reporting burden of collecting information from outside
the Federal Government);
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After OMB review of agency recommendations and consultation with
the GAO, the Administration will propose an omnibus bill similar
to P.L. 96-470. Upon its introduction all Federal agencies will
be asked to contact relevant congressional committees to discuss
their individual reporting recommendations.
Material Required. Recommendations should be submitted in
accordance with the format in Attachment 2 (a sample page from
P.L. 96-470). All eliminations should be given Section 100
numbers. All consolidations, reduction in frequency or other
modifications should be given Section 200 numbers. In addition,
a section by section analysis for each recommendation should also
be provided (see Attachment 2, sample page of Section-by-Section
Analysis, Report No. 96-1268).
Agencies are requested to provide the principal reason for the
recommendation, and to the extent possible, estimates of cost
savings associated with each recommpndation.
Material should be sent within 40 days of issuance of this
Bulletin to the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Room
3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Attachments. Attached are (1) formats for material required, and
(2) a copy of last year's Administration sponsored proposed
legislation that identifies those reports recommended for
elimination or modification pertaining to your agency.
Notification and Inquiries: Upon receipt of this Bulletin,
please notify the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
on 395-6880 to identify the officials in your agency who will be
responsible for this review. Inquiries concerning this Bulletin
may also be directed to this Office.
David A. Stockman
Director
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FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF RECOMMENDATION
REPORTS SY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Sec. 104. (a) Section 2390(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
(b) Section 5(c) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay
and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 903(e); 73 Stat. 214) is
repealed
(c) Section 7 of the Act of March 3, 1899, entitled "An Act making
appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of
certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes"
(33 U.S.C. 549; 30 Stat. 1150), is repealed.
SOURCE: P . L. 96-470
FORMAT FOR SECTION?BY?.SECTION ANALYSIS
Reports by the Department of Defense
Section 104 (a) deletes the requirement that the Secretary of Defens!.
submit semiannual reports to the Committees on Armed Services, of
the Senate and House of Representatives containing copies of sugges-
tions received from each retiring commissioned officer and each retirin:
civilian eniployee above grade GS-12, who was employed in or assign-
ed to military procurement within one year of retirement, concerning
methods to improve procurement procedures, and the response of the
Department of Defense to each suggestion (10 U.S.C. 2390 (b) ).
(b) Section 2110(b) allows the Secretary to provide a flight instruc-
tion program for members of the Senior Reserve Officers Training
Corps (ROTC) as part of logistical support. Striking the sentence
deletes the requirement for a report on the flight instruction program
(10 2110 (b) ). The information in the subject report is dupli-
cated in the Annual Report on Reserve Forces.
(e) This section deletes the requirement for a report on or before
the fifteenth day of January in each calendar year to the respective
Committees on Post Office and Civil Service of the Senate and House
of Representatives by the Secretary of Defense on separated and new
teachers in the Overseas Dependent Schools of the Department of
Defense (20 U.S.C. 903 (e ) ; 73 Stat. 214).
(d) This section deletes the requirement for annual reports to the
Congress by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army stating
what deterioration has taken place in connection with any works or
river and harbor improvements under his charge, together with an
estimate of the cost of rebuilding or repairing such works or removing
obstructions, and his recommendations for the discontinuance of ap-
propriations for any river and harbor works which he may deem
unworthy of further improvement (33 U.S.C. 549; 30 Stat. 1150).
SOURCE: House Report #961268
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