---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 4370m–7"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "4370m–7"
heading: "Reports"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/4370m-7"
units:
  - "Chapter 55 — National Environmental Policy"
  - "Subchapter IV — Federal Permitting Improvement"
---

# §4370m–7. Reports

- (a) **Reports to Congress—**
  - (1) **Executive Director annual report—**
    - (A) **In general—** Not later than April 15 of each year for 10 years beginning on November 15, 2021, the [Executive Director](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=12) shall submit to Congress a report detailing the progress accomplished under this subchapter during the previous fiscal year.
    - (B) **Opportunity to include comments—** Each councilmember, with input from the respective [agency CERPO](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=2), shall have the opportunity to include comments concerning the performance of the [agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=1) in the report described in [subparagraph (A)](#a-1-A).
  - (2) **Quarterly agency performance report—** The [Executive Director](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=12) shall submit to Congress a quarterly report evaluating [agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=1) compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, which shall include a description of the implementation and adherence of each [agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=1) to the coordinated [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) plan and permitting timetable requirements under [section 4370m–2(c) of this title](/usc/42/4370m–2.md?p=c).
  - (3) **Agency best practices report—** Not later than April 15 of each year, each [participating agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=17) and [lead agency](/usc/42/4336e.md?p=9) shall submit to Congress and the [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of the Office of Management and Budget a report assessing the performance of the [agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=1) in implementing the best [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19) described in [section 4370m–1(c)(2)(B) of this title](/usc/42/4370m–1.md?p=c-2-B).
- (b) **Comptroller general report—** Not later than 3 years after December 4, 2015, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that describes—
  - (1) [agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=1) progress in making improvements consistent with the best [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19) issued under [section 4370m–1(c)(2)(B) of this title](/usc/42/4370m–1.md?p=c-2-B); and
  - (2) [agency](/usc/42/4370m.md?p=1) compliance with the performance schedules established under [section 4370m–1(c)(1)(C) of this title](/usc/42/4370m–1.md?p=c-1-C).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41008, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1760; Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VIII, § 70801(f), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1293.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, also known as the FAST Act, and not as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–58 added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which required, for a period of 10 years beginning on Dec. 4, 2015, Executive Director to submit annual reports to Congress on progress accomplished under this subchapter during previous fiscal year.