REDUCING THE NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPORTS TO CONGRESS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R001600110059-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2004
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: August 29, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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August 29, 1978
STU EIZENS
SUBJECT: Reducing tie Number of Executive
Branch Reports to Congress
Last year the Executive Branch submitted more than 1350
reports to Congress. Most of these reports are required
by statute while the others are prepared informally for
information on Agency operations and programs.
Recognizing that some of these reports are useful and
necessary, Congress has indicated a willingness to work
with us to eliminate any outdated, duplicative or
unnecessary reporting requirements. Statutory changes
will be necessary for eliminating or combining some of
these reports; others may be taken care of administra-
tively.
Attached are OMB guidelines which will help you in
your review of your Agency's reporting requirements
to Congress. We would appreciate your responding to
OMB as soon as possible with your review and recom-
mendations.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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BULLETIN NO. 7 Yb/
JUN 301973
TO THE HEADS OF EXCCUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Reducing the Number of Executive Branch Reports
to the Congress
1. Purpose. This Bulletin provides instructions for the
identification of possibilities for elimination, consolidation,
or other modification of recurring reports to Congress whother
required by law or by request.
2. Background. The President intends to make recommendations
to Congress for simplifying and improving the flow of information
between the Executive and Congress. The General Accounting
Office is working with staff of Congressional committees to
review executive branch reports to Congress and will inform
OMB of reports it believes can be simplified or eliminated.
Agencies have already provided GAO with summary information
about their reports to Congress. These may be useful in
preparing the materials now required. OMB will forward
to GAO recommendations resulting from each department and
aqency review. The President will make his recommendations to
Congress on proposals for change after full coordination and
consultation with the departments and agencies, GAO and the
Congressional coiamittees.
3. Material required. Material should be presented in the
following format:
Statutory Recommended Principal Reason
Report Title Authority* Frequency Change for Recommendation
*Date of original request if not required by statute.
Material should be sent within sixty days of receipt of this
4. Attachment. Attached is a sheet listing suggested criteria,
for use in review of Reports to Congress.
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and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
Regulatory Policy and Reports Management, office of management
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5. Notification and inquiries. Please notify ''Mr. Robert Raynaford
on 395-3814 of the officials in your agency. who will be responsible
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CRITERIA FOR USE IN REVIEW OF REPORTS TO
CONGRESS
I. Possibilities for Simplification
A. Consolidation of Several Reports
B. Reduction in reporting frequency
II. Duplication and overlap with Other Reports
A. Information provided to Congress by agency in another form
B. Information provided by other agencies or the public
III. Reporting burden and other costs
A. Cost/Burden to reporting agency and other Federal agencies
B. Cost/burden of information collected from outside the
Federal Government
IV. Uses
A. Use to reporting agency
B. Use to Congress in opinion of agency
1. Original rationale for requiring report
2. Is this rationale still valid?
3. Is there some evidence on actual use of information
by Congress?
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