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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4637
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2014
Ms. Bonamici introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To require the sunset of certain Federal Government reporting requirements to Congress, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Government Reporting Efficiency Act of 2014.
2.
Sunset of reporting requirements
(a)
In general
On the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act (hereafter, original sunset date), and every 5 years after the original sunset date (hereafter, subsequent sunset date), any statutory requirement for an entity of the Federal Government to submit a report to Congress that is in effect on or after the original sunset date, or the subsequent sunset date, as applicable, shall have no force or effect if the requirement does not include the permanent exception sentence under subsection (b), except for any statutory requirement to submit a report to Congress that is enacted after the sunset date, or the subsequent sunset date, as applicable.
(b)
Permanent exception to automatic sunset
With respect to any statutory requirement to submit a report to Congress that is an exception under subsection (a), such requirement shall have no force or effect on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of such requirement, unless the requirement includes the following sentence: This reporting requirement is a permanent exception under the Government Reporting Efficiency Act of 2014..