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Appendix C

History of the
National Partnership for Reinventing Government
List of Laws Signed Containing NPR Recommended Actions, 1993 - 20001

As of December 31, 2000, President Clinton has signed more than 90 laws containing 43 percent of NPR's Phase I and II recommendations that require legislative action:

1. Public Law 103-66, The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
FSL01      Improve the Delivery of Federal Domestic Grant Programs

2. Public Law 103-87, The Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1994
AID02      Reduce Funding, Spending, and Reporting Micromanagement

3. Public Law 103-103, The Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1993
HRM07      Enhance Programs to Provide Family-Friendly Workplaces
HRM09      Improve Accountability for Equal Opportunity Goals and Accomplishments

4. Public Law 103-111, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 1994
USDA02      Eliminate Federal Support for Honey

5. Public Law 103-112, The Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act, FY 1994
DOL20      Reduce Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Fraud

6. Public Law 103-121, The Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations Act, FY 1994
DOJ04      Improve Department of Justice Debt Collection Efforts
DOJ10      Improve White Collar Fraud Civil Enforcement
Improve White Collar Crime Enforcement

7. Public Law 103-123, The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1994
BGT05      Provide Line Managers With Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results

8. Public Law 103-130, Amendments to the National Wool Act of 1954
USDA01      End the Wool and Mohair Subsidy

9. Public Law 103-160, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
ENV03      Increase Energy and Water Efficiency

10. Public Law 103-182, The North American Free Trade Agreement
TRE10      Modernize the U.S. Customs Service

11. 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

12. Public Law 103-211, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994
DOT19      Rescind Unobligated Earmarks for the FTA New Starts and Bus Program
DOT21      Terminate Grant Funding for Federal Aviation Administration Higher Education Programs

13. 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

14. 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

15. Public Law 103-233, Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994
HUD02      Improve Multifamily Asset Management and Disposition

16. Public Law 103-236, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 1994-95
DOS06      Consolidate U.S. Nonmilitary International Broadcasting

17. Public Law 103-239, School to Work Opportunities Act
FSL01      Improve the Delivery of Federal Domestic Grant Programs

18. Public Law 103-271, Board of Veterans’ Appeals Administrative Procedures Act of 1994
DVA04      Streamline Benefits Claims Processing

19. Public Law 103-305, Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994
DOT10      Establish Aeronautical Telecommunications Network to Develop a Public-Private Consortium

20. Public Law 103-306, Agency for International Development Appropriations of 1995
AID02      Reduce Funding, Spending, and Reporting Micromanagement
Congress Should Appropriate Funding for AID Development Assistance Programs on a Two-Year or Multi-Year Basis Depending on Specific Assistance Needs

21. Public Law 103-316, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY 1995
DOE06      Redirect Energy Laboratories to Post-Cold War Priorities

22. Public Law 103-317, Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 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

23. Public Law 103-327, VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1995
HUD08      Reduce Section 8 Contract Rent Payments
NASA04      Strengthen and Restructure NASA Management

24. Public Law 103-329, Department of Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1995
BGT05      Provide Line Managers with Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results
HRM07      Enhance Programs to Provide Family-Friendly Workplaces

25. Public Law 103-333, Department of Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act of 1995
DOL17      Revise and Update the Consumer Price Index
DOL20      Reduce Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Fraud

26. Public Law 103-354, Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
USDA03      Reorganize the Department of Agriculture to Better Accomplish Its Mission, Streamline Its Field Structure and Improve Service to Its Customers

27. Public Law 103-355, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
PROC01      Reframe Acquisition Policy

  • Provide New Legislation Authority to Test Innovative Procurement Methods
PROC02      Build an Innovative Procurement Workforce
  • Provide Civilian Agencies With Authority Similar to DOD’s for Improving the Acquisition Workforce
PROC03      Encourage More Procurement Innovation
  • Maintain the $500,000 Threshold for Cost and Pricing Data Requirements for Civilian Agencies
PROC04      Establish New Simplified Acquisition Threshold and Procedures
  • Enact Legislation Simplifying Procurement
PROC06      Amend Protest Rules
  • Allow Penalties for Frivolous Protests
PROC07      Enhance Programs for Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns
  • Amend Small Business Act to Authorize Civilian Agencies to Conduct Small/ Disadvantaged Business Set-Asides
PROC12      Allow for Expanded Choice and Cooperation in the Use of Supply Schedules
  • Allow State and Local Government, Grantees, and Certain Nonprofit Agencies to Use Federal Contracts as Sources of Supply or Services
PROC13      Foster Reliance on the Commercial Marketplace
  • Make It Easier to Buy Commercial Items
PROC18      Authorize Multi-Year Contracts
  • Amend Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to Authorize Multi-Year Contracts
  • Amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to Allow Contracts for Severable Services to Cross Fiscal Years
PROC19      Conform Certain Statutory Requirements for Civilian Agencies to Those of Defense Agencies
  • Repeal the Requirement for Commercial Pricing Certificates and Authorize Contract Awards Without Discussions
  • Maintain the $500,000 Threshold for Cost and Pricing Data Requirements for DOD
DOD04      Outsource Non-Core Department of Defense Functions
  • DOD Should Work With Congress to Implement Recommendations of the Acquisition Law Advisory Panel’s Section 800 Report
DOD10      Give Department of Defense Installation Commanders More Authority and Responsibility over Installation Management
  • DOD and Congress Should Work to Empower Installation Commanders to Make Best Value Purchases
  • Legislation Should Be Enacted to Permit Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Contracts Between $25,000 and $100,000
  • DOD Should Amend the Federal Acquisitions Regulations to Permit Purchasing From Large Businesses Based on Cost and Quality of Items Required
  • DOD Should Reform Contract Protest Procedures
SUP03      Improve Distribution Systems to Reduce Costly Inventories
SUP09      Simplify Procedures for Acquiring Small Blocks of Space to House Federal Agencies
SUP10      Establish New Contracting Procedures for the Continued Occupancy of Leased Office Space
SBA02      Improve Assistance to Minority Small Businesses
  • Give Civilian Agencies the Same Authority That DOD Has in Its Small Disadvantaged Business Set-Aside Program

28. Public Law 103-356, Government Management Reform Act of 1994
FM03      Fully Integrate Budget Financial and Program Information
FM04      Increase the Use of Technology to Streamline Financial Services
FM06      “Franchise” Internal Services
FM09      Simplify the Financial Reporting Process
HRM14      Provide Incentives to Encourage Voluntary Separations (Cap on SES Leave)

29. Public Law 103-382, Improving America’s Schools Act
ED01      Redesign Chapter 1 of Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ED02      Reduce the Number of Programs the Department of Education Administers

  • Consolidate the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and Safe School Act Programs
ED05      Streamline and Improve the Department of Education’s Grant Process
ED12      Develop a Strategy for Technical Assistance and Information Dissemination

30. Public Law 103-403, Small Business Act Reauthorization
SBA05      Manage the Microloan Program to Increase Loans for Small Business

  • Congress Should Amend the Small Business Act so that SBA Can Guaranty 100 Percent of Loans to SBA Selected Intermediaries

31. Public Law 104-4, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995
FSL02      Reduce Red Tape Through Regulatory and Mandate Relief

32. Public Law 104-19, FY 1995 Rescissions/Disaster Assistance
ED02      Reduce the Number of Programs the Department of Education Administers
HUD01      Reinvent Public Housing
DOT17      Eliminate Funding for Highway Demonstration Projects
DVA03      Eliminate Legislative Budget Constraints to Promote Management Effectiveness
OTH2-02      Terminate the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

33. Public Law 104-23, Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

34. Public Law 104-24, Fish Hatchery to the State of Iowa
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

35. Public Law 104-25, Fish Hatchery to the State of Minnesota
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

36. Public Law 104-28, Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996
Eliminate What We Don’t Need

37. Public Law 104-32, Department of Defense Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996
DOD10      Give Department of Defense Installation Commanders More Authority and Responsibility Over Installation Management

38. Public Law 104-36, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 1995
SBA2-01      Reduce the Government’s Cost of Financing Small Business While Serving More Customers

39. Public Law 104-46, Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 1996
DOD12      Streamline and Reorganize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DOE02      Incorporate Land Use Planning in Cleanup
DOE06      Redirect Energy Laboratories to Post-Cold War Priorities

40. Public Law 104-50, Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 1996
DOT04      Establish a Corporation to Provide Air Traffic Control Services (partial flexibilities granted in procurement and personnel authority)
DOT17      Eliminate Funding for Highway Demonstration Projects
DOT20      Reduce Annual Essential Air Service Subsidies (partial)
DOT2-03      Streamline DOT’s Organizational Structure

41. Public Law 104-52, Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1996
BGT05      Provide Line Managers with Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results

  • Permit Agencies to Roll Over 50 Percent of Their Unobligated Year-End Balances in Annual Operating Costs to the Next Year (partial)
HRM01      Create a Flexible and Responsive Hiring System
HRM07      Enhance Programs to Provide Family-Friendly Workplaces
GSA01      Separate Policymaking from Service Delivery and Make GSA a Fully Competitive, Revenue-Based Organization (partial)

42. Public Law 104-58, Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act of 1995
DOE08      Support the Sale of the Alaska Power Administration

43. Public Law 104-59, National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
DOT05      Permit States to Use Federal Aid as a Capital Reserve
DOT2-02      Capitalize State Infrastructure Banks

44. Public Law 104-66, Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995
AID02      Reduce Funding, Spending, and Reporting Micromanagement

  • Statutory Reporting and Notification Requirements Should Be Reduced
SMC06      Reduce the Burden of Congressionally Mandated Reports
  • Eliminate at Least Half of All Congressionally Mandated Reports

45. Public Law 104-88, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
OTH2-01      Terminate the Interstate Commerce Commission

46. Public Law 104-91, Fish Hatchery to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

47. Public Law 104-99, Balanced Budget Down Payment Act
DVA16      Recover administrative costs of veterans' insurance programs from premiums and dividends

48. Public Law 104-106, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1996
DOD10      Give Department of Defense Installation Commanders More Authority and Responsibility Over Installation Management (partial)
DOE2-02      Privatize the Naval Petroleum Reserves in Elk Hills, California
DOE2-03      Sell Uranium No Longer Needed for National Defense Purposes After Rendering It Unsuitable for Commercial Power Reactors
PROC05      Reform Labor Laws and Transform the Labor Department Into an Efficient Partner for Meeting Public Policy Goals
PROC06      Amend Protest Rules
PROC08      Reform Information Technology Procurements
PROC11      Improve Procurement Ethics Laws
PROC13      Foster Reliance on the Commercial Marketplace
PROC17      Authorize a Two-Phase Competitive Source Selection Process
IT01      Provide Clear, Strong Leadership to Integrate Information Technology Into the Business of Government
IT09      Improve Government’s Information Infrastructure
IT11      Improve Methods of Information Technology Acquisition
ORG01      Reduce the Costs and Numbers of Positions Associated With Management Control Structures by Half (would cut DOD headquarters by 25 percent)

49. Public Law 104-107, Foreign Operations Appropriations of FY 1996
AID02      Reduce Funding, Spending, and Reporting Micromanagement

  • Congress Should Appropriate Funding for AID Development Assistance Programs on a Two-Year or Multi-Year Basis Depending on Specific Assistance Needs
  • The Administration and Congress Should Work to Appropriate Development Assistance Funds as Part of a Single Account

50. Public Law 104-121, Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
SBA01      Allow Judicial Review of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

51. Public Law 104-127, Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
USDA02      Eliminate Federal Support for Honey
USDA2-06      Shift USDA’s Peanut Program to No-Net-Cost Basis
USDA2-09      Streamline USDA Rural Development Programs

52. Public Law 104-130, Line Item Veto Act of 1995
BGT08      Seek Enactment of Expedited Rescission Procedures

53. Public Law 104-134, Omnibus Appropriations of 1996
USDA2-09      Streamline USDA Rural Development Programs
DOC10      Amend the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act to Increase the Data Quality of the National Trade Data Bank
ED2-04      Terminate Low-Priority Education Programs
DOE03      Make Field Facility Contracts Outcome-Oriented
DOE04      Increase Electrical Power Revenues and Study Rates (partial)
EPA02      Streamline EPA's Permit Program
EPA03      Shift EPA’s Emphasis Toward Pollution Prevention and Away From Pollution Control
EPA2-07      Create Performance Partnership Grants
HHS09      Take More Aggressive Actions to Collect Outstanding Debts Owed to the Social Security Trust Fund
HHS10      Institute and Collect User Fees on FDA's Inspection and Approval Processes (partial)
HUD01      Reinvent Public Housing (partial)
HUD04      Create an Assisted-Housing/Rent Subsidy Demonstration Project

  • HUD Should Conduct Negotiated Restructuring of Assisted Housing Projects on a Demonstration Basis
HUD2-01      Consolidate 60 Programs Into Three
HUD2-02      Transform Public Housing
DOI04      Promote Entrepreneurial Management of the Park Service (partial)
HUD2-03      Reinvigorate the Federal Housing Administration
DOJ04      Improve Department of Justice Debt Collection Efforts
SSA2-03      Allow Electronic Fund Transfers for Beneficiary Payment
TRE18      Modernize the Financial Management System (partial)
TRE2-05      Improve Collection of Delinquent Debt Owed the Federal Government
FM11      Strengthen Debt Collection Programs
BGT05      Provide Line Managers With Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results
  • Permit Agencies to Roll Over 50 Percent of Their Unobligated Year-End Balances in Annual Operating Costs to the Next Year (partial)

54. Public Law 104-180 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 1997
USDA06      Encourage Better Food Package Management Practices and Facilitate Multi-State Contracts for Infant Food and Formula Cost Containment in the WIC Program

55. Public Law 104-182, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
EPA2-01      Consolidate State Revolving Funds Into a Performance Partnership

56. Public Law 104-185 Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
DOI08      Improve Mineral Management Service Royalty Collections

57. Public Law 104-188, Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
PENS01      Create a Simple Retirement Savings Plan for Small Employers
PENS02      Eliminate the Family Aggregation Rule Requiring Certain Highly Compensated Employees and Their Families to Be Treated as Single Employees
PENS03      Eliminate the Special Restrictions on Plans Maintained by Self-Employed Individuals
PENS04      Simplify Substantial Owner Rules Relating to Plan Terminations
PENS05      Provide Design-Based Nondiscrimination Safe Harbors That Would Give Employers the Option of Avoiding Testing Contributions
PENS06      Facilitate Testing by Using Prior Year Data Rather Than Ongoing Testing or Post-Year-End Corrections
PENS07      Improve Fairness in Correcting Distribution Rules
PENS08      Permit Tax-Exempt Organizations to Maintain 401(k) Pension Plans
PENS09      Standardize Distribution Rules for All 401(k) Pension Plans
PENS10      Eliminate Excessive Testing by Simplifying the Definition of a Highly Compensated Employee
PENS11      Exempt Defined Contribution Plans From the Requirement That at Least 50 Employees, or 40 Percent of All Employees in Smaller Companies, Be Covered
PENS12      Eliminate the Special Vesting Schedule for Multi-Employer Plans
PENS15      Eliminate the Combined Plan Limit on Contributions and Benefits (Section 415(e))
PENS16      Exempt Government and Multi-Employer Plans From Certain Benefit and Contribution Limits
PENS17      Allow Tax-Exempt Organizations to Provide Excess Benefit Plans
PENS19      Eliminate the Rule Requiring Employer Plans to Begin Minimum Distribution Before Retirement
PENS20      Simplify Taxation of Annuity Distributions
PENS24      Establish Uniform Penalties for Failure to Provide Information Reports
DOE08      Support the Sale of the Alaska Power Administration (authorizes tax exempt financing)

58. Public Law 104-191, The Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act of 1996
HHS2-01      Strengthen Medicare Program Integrity
HHS2-04      Consolidate Surveys and Coordinate Data Standards

59. Public Law 104-193, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996
USDA05 Administer the Employment and Training Requirements for Food Stamp Recipients More Effectively and Efficiently
USDA07      Deliver Food Stamp Benefits Via Electronic Benefit Transfer to Improve Service to Customers While Remaining Cost Effective
USDA2-02      Change Family Day Care and Child Care Rates
USDA2-03      Allow States Greater Flexibility in Food Stamp Program
USDA2-04      Include Food Stamp Anti-fraud Provisions for Retailers and Recipients

60. Public Law 104-201, Defense Authorization Bill for FY 1997
INTEL02      Consolidate Defense Agency and Service Intelligence Personnel Management Systems into One Statute
INTEL2-01      Consolidate Imagery Intelligence
SUP07      Simplify travel and increase competition

61. Public Law 104-202, Omnibus Consolidation Appropriations Act for FY 1997
DOI04      Amend and extend the Fee Demonstration Program in the National Parks

62. Public Law 104-204, VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for FY 1997
EPA2-06      Create sustainable development challenge grants DVA07      Establish a working capital fund
DVA16      Recover administrative costs of veteran's insurance program from premiums and dividends
HUD02      Direct Federal Assistance to Individuals not Housing Projects
HUD04      Create an Assisted-Housing/Rent Subsidy Demonstration Project
HUD08      Reduce Section 8 Contract Rent Payments

63. Public Law 104-205, Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 1997
DOT12      Develop an integrated national transportation research and development plan

64. Public Law 104-206, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act
DOD12      Reorganization Plan for Streamlining and Right-sizing Corps of Engineers.

65. Public Law 104-208, Making Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations for FY 1997
DOD02      Allow Flexibility to Transfer Administrative Funds Among Appropriation Accounts
DOD05     
ENV03      Create incentives for the Department of Defense to Generate Revenues by allowing installation commanders to retain savings from recycling and energy savings.
DOL02      Authority to collect fees for OSHA and MSHA’s Accreditation Process
DOL05      Automate the Processing of ERISA Annual Financial Reports (Forms 5500) to Cut Costs and Delays in Obtaining Employee Benefit Plan Data
DOL08      Create one-stop centers for career management by piloting workforce flexibility pilots in 6 states (partial)
DOL11      Authorize public and private competition for operation of Job Corps Civilian Conversation Centers
DOL2-14      Privatize OSHA and MSHAs Accreditation Process
DOL2-19      Streamline the ERISA Annual Report
DVA07      Establish a Working Capital Fund
HRM07      Enhance programs to provide family-friendly workplaces by establishing telecommuting centers
HRM14      Provide Incentives to Encourage Voluntary Separations
ORG06 and
EOP04      Identify and change legislative barriers to cross-organizational cooperation by exempting Federal Executive Boards from the "anti-pass-the-hat" provisions that prevent agencies from sharing resources in joint projects (partial)
IT02      Implement nationwide, integrated electronic benefit transfers
TRE12      Expand FLETC Training Facilities to accommodate multi-agency training
TRE18      Establishment of Treasury Franchise Fund
BGT05      Provide Line Managers With Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results

  • Permit Agencies to Roll Over 50 Percent of Their Unobligated Year-End Balances in Annual Operating Costs to the Next Year (partial)

66. Public Law 104-213, Fish Hatchery to State of Alabama
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

67. Public Law 104-215, Fish Hatchery to State of Nebraska
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

68. Public Law 104-239, The Maritime Security Act of 1996
DOT15      Provide reemployment rights for merchant mariners

69. Public Law 104-265, Fish Hatchery to State of South Carolina
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

70. Public Law 104 - 262, Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act
DVA15      Restructure the Veterans Affairs' Health Care System
DVA2-01      Reform VA health care eligibility and treatment

71. Public Law 104-276, Fish Hatchery to State of Wyoming
DOI2-07      Divest Fish and Wildlife Service Activities

72. Public Law 104-264, The Federal Aviation Authorization Act, 1996
DOT07      Authorize user fees for foreign aircraft operations that transit U.S. Controlled airspace

73. Public Law 104-273, Helium Privatization Act of 1996
DOI12      Improve the Federal Helium Program
DOI2-13      Privatize the Helium Program

74. Public Law 104-297, Sustainable Fisheries Act
DOC06      Improve Marine Fisheries Management

75. Public Law 104 -299, Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996
HHS2-02      Create performance partnerships (partial)

76. Public Law 104-320, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
REG06      Establish a Policy to use ADR in Government Contract Disputes.

77. Public Law 105-32, Waiving Certain Enrollment Requirements
DOL06      Amend ERISA Requirement for Summary Plan Descriptions

78. Public Law 105-33, Balanced Budget Act of 1997
HHS04      Reconfigure Support for Health Professions Education
DVA04      Streamline Benefits Claims Processing
DVA06      Enhance VA Cost Recovery Capabilities
DVA07      Remove statutory sunset dates on VA programs from the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
DVA13      Eliminate "Sunset" Dates in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
DVA2-03      Allow VA to retain a greater proportion of collections from third-party insurers for treating nonservice-related conditions

79. Public Law 105-34, Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
DOL06      Amends ERISA to streamline requirements of summary plan descriptions
DOL2-17      Streamline the ERISA Annual Report
TRE17      Authorize Federal Tax Payment by Credit Card

80. Public Law 105-61, Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, FY 1998
BGT05      Provide Line Managers With Greater Flexibility to Achieve Results

  • Permit Agencies to Roll Over 50 Percent of Their Unobligated Year-End Balances in Annual Operating Costs to the Next Year (partial)
ORG06      and
EOP04      Identify and change legislative barriers to cross-organizational cooperation by exempting Federal Executive Boards from the "anti-pass-the-hat" provisions that prevent agencies from sharing resources in joint projects (partial)
DOD05      Create Incentives for DOD to Generate Revenues (retention of recycling revenues is available governmentwide)

81. Public Law 105-108, Authorization for Fire Administration Appropriations and Other
    Sale of the Naval Academy Dairy Farm
FEMA2-03      Privatize Open Learning Fire Service Program

82. Public Law 105-115, Food And Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997
HHS10      Allow FDA to institute and collect user fees on inspections and approval process

83. Public Law 105-118, Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1997
    Improve operations that support all US agencies operating overseas through the     International Cooperative Administrative Support program.

84. Public Law 105-206, Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
    Acts on recommendations in NPR-IRS report: “Reinventing Service at the IRS” 1998.

85. Public Law 105-220, Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998
DOL08      Create One-Stop Centers for Career Management
DOL09      Create a Boundary-Spanning Work Force Development Council

86. Public Law 105-362, Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998
SMC06      Reduce the Burden of Congressionally Mandated Reports

  • Eliminate at Least Half of All Congressionally Mandated Reports

87. Public Law 105-244, Higher Education Amendments of 1998
    Creates first Performance Based Organization, Office of Student Financial Assistance (NPR recommended in March 1996)

88. Public Law 106-25, Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999
    Created Performance-Based Grants (NPR recommended in March 1996)

89. Public Law 106-107, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999
    A11: Use Electronic Commerce to Streamline Government Business Processes

  • Build a consolidated electronic federal grants application system

90. Public Law 106-113 Making Consolidated Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2000, and for other Purposes
    Creates second Performance Based Organization, US Patent and Trademark Office (NPR recommended in March 1996)

91. Public Law 106-171, Electronic Benefits Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act
        A02      Implement Nationwide, Integrated Electronic Benefits Transfer

92. Public Law 106-531, Reports Consolidation Act of 2000
    SMC06      Reduce the Burden of Congressionally Mandated Reports

  • Eliminate at least half of all Congressionally mandated reports


     1The Public Laws are generally followed by the recommendations listed in the 1993 NPR report, “From Red Tape to Results” (Appendices A and C), in the 1995 NPR report, “Common Sense Government,” Appendices C and D), or the “Access America” report (1997). Other recommendation sources are noted otherwise.

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