AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 42, UNITED STATES CODE (PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE).

SEC. 122. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TITLE 42, UNITED STATES CODE (PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE). (a) Consultation on Administrative Expenses of the National Institutes of Health.— Section 408(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C. 284c(a)(3)) is amended by striking the last sentence. (b) Audit of National Foundation for Biomedical Research.— Section 499(n) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C. 290b(n)) is repealed. (c) Consultation and Reports on Grants for Transition from homelessness.— Section 528 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C. 290cc–28) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “the Comptroller General of the United States, and”; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking “Comptroller General of the United States in cooperation with the” and by striking the comma after “Administration”. 110 STAT. 3837 (d) Consultation and Report on Trauma Care Grants.— Section 1216(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C. 300d–16(a)) is amended by striking “and the Comptroller General of the United States”. (e) Consultation on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Block Grants.— Section 1942(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C. 300x–52(a)) is amended by striking “and the Comptroller General”. (f) State Reports on Maternal and Child Health Programs.— Section 506(a)(1) of the Act of August 14, 1935, ch. 531 (42 U. S. C. 706(a)(1)) is amended by striking “and the Comptroller General”. (g) Review HHS Calculation of Reimbursement Rate.— Section 4204(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U. S. C. 1395mm note) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (4); (2) in paragraph (5), by striking “Taking into account the recommendations made pursuant to paragraph (4), on” and inserting “On”; and (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4). (h) Study of Ownership of Providers of Medicare Services by Referring Physicians.— (1) Section 6204(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (42 U. S. C. 1395nn note) is repealed. (2) Section 6204(f) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (42 U. S. C. 1395nn note) is amended by striking “and the Comptroller General”. (i) Reports on Prescription Drug Pricing.— Section 4401(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U. S. C. 1396r–8 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by— (A) striking “By not later than May 1 of each year, the” and inserting “The”; (B) striking “an annual” and inserting “a”; and (C) striking “retail and”; and (2) by striking paragraph (6). (j) Study of Demonstration To Attract Pension Fund Investment in Affordable Housing.— Section 6 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U. S. C. 1437f) is amended by— (1) striking subsection (i); and (2) redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i). (k) Audit of HUD Low-Income Housing Accounts.— Section 10(a)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U. S. C. 1437h) is amended by— (1) striking “annually”; (2) striking, after “accounts which”, “shall”, and inserting “may”; (3) striking “in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial transactions”; and (4) striking “, and no other audit shall be required”. (l) Report on the Family Self-Sufficiency Program.— Section 23(m) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U. S. C. 1437u(m)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “shall”, and inserting “may”; and (B) by striking “(1) In general.—”; and (2) by striking paragraph (2). 110 STAT. 3838 (m) Methodology of Study.— Section 211(B)(f)(2) of Public Law 101–515, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, is amended by striking “shall serve” and all that follows through “approve” and inserting “may serve in an advisory capacity, may oversee the methodology, and may approve”. (n) Studies of Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs.— Section 5(b) of the Act of November 4, 1992 (42 U. S. C. 5781 note. Public Law 102–586), is amended to read as follows: “(b) GAO Studies and Reports.— Under such conditions as the Comptroller General of the United States determines appropriate, the General Accounting Office may conduct studies and report to Congress on the effects of the program established by subsection (a) in encouraging States and units of general local government to comply with the requirements of part B of title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U. S. C. 5631–5633).”. (o) Audits of Recipients of Loan Guarantees for Alternative Fuel Demonstration Facilities.— Section 19(x)(1) of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U. S. C. 5919(x)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “(A)”; and (2) by striking subparagraph (B). (p) Report on Use of Subpoena Authority To Get Energy Information.— Section 502(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U. S. C. 6382(D) is repealed. (q) Consultation with the Secretary of Energy concerning Termination of Loan Guarantees.— Section 451 of the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 (42 U. S. C. 6881) is amended, in subsection (d) and in the first sentence of subsection (e)(1), by striking “and the Comptroller General”. (r) Report on Pollution Control Strategies and Employment Effects of Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.— Section 812(b) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U. S. C. 7612 note) is repealed. (s) Report on Energy Conservation by Federal Agencies.— Section 801(c) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U. S. C. 8287(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “(1)”; and (2) by striking paragraph (2). (t) Evaluation of Homeless Assistance Programs.— Section 105 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U. S. C. 11304) is amended— (1) by striking “shall annually” and inserting “may”; and (2) by striking “, and submit to the Congress an annual summary of the status of each program authorized under this Act”. (u) Consultation on Accounting, Audit and Fiscal procedures.— Section 30203(b)(5) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U. S. C. 13753(b)(5)) is amended by striking “after consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States”. (v) Study of Skilled Nursing Facilities.— Section 6026 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–239) is repealed. 110 STAT. 3839 (w) Report on Geographic Cost Adjustment for Durable Medical Equipment.— Section 135(c)(2) of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103–432) is amended— (1) by striking the dash and “(A)” and inserting a comma, and (2) by striking “; and” and all that follows and inserting a period.