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APPENDIX D:
Presidential and Congressional Actions Taken to Date


As of September 1, 1994, 22 Presidential directives have been issued to implement NPR recommendations. Listed below are the directives and the relevant NPR recommendations:

The President's Community Enterprise Board, Presidential Memorandum, September 9, 1993.

FSL01: Improve the Delivery of Federal Domestic Programs

Streamlining the Bureaucracy, Presidential Memorandum, September 11, 1993.

ORG01: Reduce the Costs and Numbers of Positions Associated with Management Control Structures by Half

Setting Customer Service Standards, Executive Order 12862, September 11, 1993.

ICS01: Create Customer-Driven Programs in All Departments and Agencies That ProvideServices Directly to the Public

Elimination of One-Half of Executive Branch Internal Regulations, Executive Order 12861, September 11, 1993.

SMC07: Reduce Internal Regulations by More Than 50 Percent

President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Executive Order 12863, September 13, 1993.

INTEL06: Merge the President's Intelligence Oversight Board with the President's

Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

Regulatory Planning Review, Executive Order 12866, September 30, 1993.

REG01: Create an Interagency Regulatory Coordination Group

FSL02: Reduce Red Tape Through Regulatory and Mandate Relief

Agency Rulemaking Procedures, Presidential Memorandum, September 30, 1993.

REG05: Streamline Agency Rulemaking Procedures

Negotiated Rulemaking, Presidential Memorandum, September 30, 1993.

REG03: Encourage Consensus-Based Rulemaking

Report of Regulations Reviewed, Presidential Memorandum, September 30, 1993.

REG01: Create an Interagency Regulatory Coordination Group

FSL02: Reduce Red Tape Through Regulatory and Mandate Relief

Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, Executive Order 12870, September 30, 1993.

DOC02: Provide Better Coordination to Refocus and Leverage Federal Export Promotion

Implementing Management Reform in the Executive Branch, Presidential Memorandum, October 1, 1993.

QUAL01: Provide Improved Leadership and Management in the Executive Branch

Labor-Management Partnerships, Executive Order 12871, October 1, 1993.

HRM13: Form Labor-Management Partnerships for Success

Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership, Executive Order 12875, October 26, 1993.

FSL02: Reduce Red Tape Through Regulatory and Mandate Relief

Streamlining Procurement Through Electronic Commerce, Presidential Memorandum, October 26, 1993.

PROC14: Expand Electronic Commerce for Federal Acquisition

Establishment of the National Science and Technology Council, Executive Order 12881, November 23, 1993.

NSF01: Strengthen Coordination of Science Policy

President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, Executive Order 12882, November 23, 1993.

NSF01: Strengthen Coordination of Science Policy

Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, Executive Order 12898, February11, 1994.

EPA09: Establish a Blueprint for Environmental Justice Through EPA's Operations

Memorandum on Environmental Justice, February 11, 1994.

EPA09: Establish a Blueprint for Environmental Justice Through EPA's Operations

Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities, Executive Order 12902, March 8, 1994.

ENV03: Increase Energy and Water Efficiency

Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Executive Order 12906, April 11, 1994.

DOI03: Establish a National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Practices on Federal Landscaped Grounds, Presidential Memorandum, April 26, 1994.

ENV04: Increase Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Landscaping

Expanding Family-Friendly Work Arrangements in the Executive Branch, Presidential Memorandum, July 11, 1994.

HRM07: Enhance Programs to Provide Family-Friendly Workplaces

As of September 1, 1994, 22 bills containing NPR-recommended actions have been passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. Listed below are the Public Laws and the relevant NPR recommendations:

Public Law 103-66, The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.

FSL01: Improve the Delivery of Federal Domestic Grant Programs

Public Law 103-87, The Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1994.

AID02: Reduce Funding, Spending and Reporting Micromanagement

Note: This law makes obligational authority for the Agency for

International Development contingent upon the agency's implementation of all NPR non-legislative recommendations by March 31, 1994.

Public Law 103-103, The Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1993.

HRM07: Enhance Programs to Provide Family-Friendly Workplaces

Public Law 103-111, The Agriculture Appropriations Act, FY 1994.

USDA02: Eliminate Federal Support for Honey

Public Law 103-112, The Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY 1994.

DOL20: Reduce Federal Employees' Compensation Act Fraud

Public Law 103-121, The Commerce, Justice & State Appropriations Act, FY 1994.

DOJ04: Improve Department of Justice Debt Collection Efforts

DOJ10: Improve White Collar Crime Enforcement

Public Law 103-123, The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1994.

BGT05: Provide Line Managers with Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results

Public Law 103-130, Amendments to the National Wool Act of 1954.

USDA01: End the Wool and Mohair Subsidy

Public Law 103-138, Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994.

DOI01: Establish a Hard Rock Mine Reclamation Fund to Restore the

Environment

Public Law 103-160, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994.

ENV03: Increase Energy and Water Efficiency

Public Law 103-182, The North American Free Trade Agreement.

TRE10: Modernize the U.S. Customs Service

Public Law 103-208, The Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1993.

ED07: Simplify and Strengthen Institutional Eligibility and Certification for

Participation in Federal Student Aid

Public Law 103-211, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994.

DOT19: Rescind Unobligated Earmarks for the FTA New Starts Bus Program

DOT20: Reduce the Annual Essential Air Service Subsidies

DOT21: Terminate Grant Funding for Federal Aviation Administration Higher Education Programs

Public Law 103-226, The Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994.

HRM06: Clearly Define the Objective of Training as the Improvement of

Individual and Organizational Performance; Make Training More

Market-Driven

HRM14: Provide Incentives to Encourage Voluntary Separations

Public Law 103-227, Goals 2000: Educate America Act.

ED11: Build a Professional, Mission-Driven Structure for Research

FSL01: Improve the Delivery of Federal Domestic Grant Programs

FSL02: Reduce Red Tape Through Regulatory and Mandate Relief

Public Law 103-233, Housing and Community Development Act of 1994.

HUD02: Improve Multi-Family Asset Management and Disposition

Public Law 103-236, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1994-95.

DOS06: Consolidate U.S. Nonmilitary International Broadcasting

Public Law 103-239, School to Work.

FSL01: Improve the Delivery of Federal Domestic Grant Programs

Public Law 103-271, Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Act of 1994.

DVA04: Streamline Benefits Claims Processing

Public Law 103-305, FAA Authorization Act of 1994.

DOT10: Establish an Aeronautical Telecommunications Network to Develop a Public-Private Consortium

Public Law 103-316, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1995.

DOE06: Redirect Energy Laboratories to Post-Cold War Priorities

Public Law 103-317, Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995. DOC10: Amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act to Increase the Data Quality of the National Trade Data Bank

DOJ04: Improve Department of Justice Debt Collection Efforts

DOJ10: Improve White Collar Fraud Civil Enforcement

As of September 1, 1994, 11 bills with 40 NPR-related items have passed both Houses or are pending in conference committees:

H.R. 6, Improving America's Schools Act of 1994

H.R. 322, Hardrock Mining Reform Act of 1993

H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act of 1994; Amendment to the Manufacturing Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act

H.R. 4217, Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994

H.R. 4539, Treasury, Postal Service and Government Appropriations Act, 1995

H.R. 4554, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995

H.R. 4602, Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1995

H.R. 4606, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1995

S. 208, National Park Service Concession Reform Act of 1994

S. 1587, Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 1994

S. 2182, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995

As of September 1, 1994, 10 bills--not including those in conference or signed into law--containing 52 NPR-related items have been passed by the House or the Senate:

H.R. 8, Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act of 1994

H.R. 856, Educational Research, Development, and Dissemination Excellence Act

H.R. 1578, Expedited Rescissions Act of 1993

H.R. 2751, Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1993

H.R. 3400, Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993

H.R. 3419, Tax Simplification and Correction Act of 1993

H.R. 3838, Housing and Community Development Act of 1994

H.R. 4003, Maritime Security and Competitiveness Act of 1994

H.R. 4600, Expedited Rescission Act of 1994

S. 1970, Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

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