From the House Oversight Manual (via fas.org), it looks like listing required reporting is a recommended part of the oversight process, but isn’t necessarily connected to the “oversight plan”, which is required to be published by the House rules (although perhaps not the Senate, haven’t found that yet). The suggestion to include reporting requirements in oversight plans stands… see page 77:
CRS-77
IV. Selected Oversight Techniques
Many oversight techniques are self-explanatory. There are several techniques,
however, for which explanation or elaboration may prove helpful for a better
understanding of their utility.
A. Determine Laws, Programs, Activities, Functions,
Advisory Committees, Agencies, and Departments Within
Each Committee’s Jurisdiction
A basic step in oversight preparation is to determine the laws, programs, activities,
functions, advisory committees, agencies, and departments within a committee’s
jurisdiction. This is essential if a committee is to know the full range of its oversight
responsibilities. To accomplish this general goal, House and Senate committees
might:
1. Prepare a document, as needed, which outlines for each subcommittee of
a standing committee the agencies, laws, programs activities, functions,
advisory committees, and required agency reports that fall within its
jurisdictional purview.
2. Publish, as needed, a compilation of the all the basic statutes in force
within the jurisdiction of each subcommittee or for the committee itself if
it has no subcommittees.
3. Request the assistance of the various legislative support agencies (the
Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service, or the
Government Accountability Office) in identifying the full range of federal
programs and activities under a committee’s jurisdiction.
IV. Selected Oversight Techniques
Many oversight techniques are self-explanatory. There are several techniques,
however, for which explanation or elaboration may prove helpful for a better
understanding of their utility.
A. Determine Laws, Programs, Activities, Functions,
Advisory Committees, Agencies, and Departments Within
Each Committee’s Jurisdiction
A basic step in oversight preparation is to determine the laws, programs, activities,
functions, advisory committees, agencies, and departments within a committee’s
jurisdiction. This is essential if a committee is to know the full range of its oversight
responsibilities. To accomplish this general goal, House and Senate committees
might:
1. Prepare a document, as needed, which outlines for each subcommittee of
a standing committee the agencies, laws, programs activities, functions,
advisory committees, and required agency reports that fall within its
jurisdictional purview.
2. Publish, as needed, a compilation of the all the basic statutes in force
within the jurisdiction of each subcommittee or for the committee itself if
it has no subcommittees.
3. Request the assistance of the various legislative support agencies (the
Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service, or the
Government Accountability Office) in identifying the full range of federal
programs and activities under a committee’s jurisdiction.
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