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 100 STAT. 1066

PUBLIC LAW 99-433—OCT. 1, 1986

(2) Among the actions that are taken to carry out the reductions required by subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall consolidate and eliminate unnecessary management headquarters activities and management headquarters support activities. (e) TOTAL REDUCTIONS.—Reductions in personnel required to be

made under this section are in addition to any reductions required to be made under other provisions of this Act or any amendment made by this Act. (f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the terms "management headquarters activities" and "management headquarters support activities" have the meanings given those terms in Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, entitled "Department of Defense Management Headquarters and Headquarters Support Activities" and dated January 7, 1985. 10 USC 111 note.

SEC. 602. REDUCTION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(a) PoucY.—It is the policy of Congress to reduce the administrative burden placed on the Department of Defense by requirements for reports, studies, and notifications to be submitted to Congress through the elimination of outdated, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary reporting requirements. President of U.S.

Effective date.

(b) COMPILATION OF EXISTING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The

Secretary of Defense shall compile a list of all provisions of law in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act or enacted after such date and before February 1, 1987, that require the President, with respect to national defense functions of the Government, or any official or employee of the Department of Defense to submit a report, notification, or study to Congress or any committee of Congress. The preceding sentence does not apply to a requirement for a report, notification, or study to be submitted one time. (2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress the list compiled under paragraph (1) not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall include with such list (with respect to each report, notification, or study shown on the list) the following: (A) The date the requirement for such report, notification, or study was first imposed by law and the current legal citation for such requirement. (B) The Secretary's assessment of the continuing utility of such requirement to Congress and to the executive branch. (C) The Secretary's assessment of the administrative burden of such requirement and how such burden relates to the utility of the report, notification, or study. (D) The Secretary's recommendation as to whether such requirement should be retained, modified, or repealed. (3) The matter submitted under paragraph (2) shall also include— (A) any recommendation of the Secretary for consolidation of different requirements for reports, notifications, and studies; and (B) a draft of legislation to implement any changes in law recommended by the Secretary and to conform statutory provisions to the elimination of reporting requirements under subsection (c). (c) TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Except aS provided in subsection (d), effective on January 1, 1987, each provision of law that is contained in title 10, 32, or 37, United States Code, or in any Act authorizing appropriations or making appropriations for

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