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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2514 

To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping 

Government programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2013 

Mr. GRAVES of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to 

the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and 

overlapping Government programs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving All Govern5 ment Efficiency Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘IMAGE Act of 

6 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE AND 

2 OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, the Director of the Office of Management and 

5 Budget shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant de6 partments or agencies to— 

7 (1) use available administrative authority to 

8 eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government 

9 programs and agencies with duplicative and overlap10 ping missions identified in— 

11 (A) the April 2013 Government Account12 ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Ac13 tions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Over14 lap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Finan15 cial Benefits’’ (GAO–13–279SP); 

16 (B) the February 2012 Government Ac17 countability Office report to Congress, entitled 

18 ‘‘Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap 

19 and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and En20 hance Revenue’’ (GAO–12–342SP); and 

21 (C) the March 2011 Government Account22 ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Op23 portunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 

24 Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 

25 Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO–11–318SP) and 

26 apply the savings towards deficit reduction; 


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1 (2) identify and report to Congress any legisla2 tive changes required to further eliminate, consoli3 date, or streamline Government programs and agen4 cies with duplicative and overlapping missions identi5 fied in— 

6 (A) the April 2013 Government Account7 ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Ac8 tions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Over9 lap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Finan10 cial Benefits’’ (GAO–13–279SP); 

11 (B) the February 2012 Government Ac12 countability Office report to Congress, entitled 

13 ‘‘Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap 

14 and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and En15 hance Revenue’’ (GAO–12–342SP); and 

16 (C) the March 2011 Government Account17 ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Op18 portunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 

19 Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 

20 Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO–11–318SP); 

21 (3) determine the total cost savings that shall 

22 result to each department or agency from the ac23 tions described in paragraph (1); and 


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1 (4) rescind from the amounts made available to 

2 such departments or agencies the total amount of 

3 cost savings estimated by paragraph (3). 

4 (b) APPLICATION OF RESCISSION.—The rescission 

5 required under subsection (a)(4) shall only apply to 

6 amounts made available for Government programs that 

7 are eliminated, consolidated, or streamlined under this 

8 section. 

9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2013, 

10 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

11 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

12 of the House of Representatives and the Senate listing the 

13 accounts reduced by the rescission in subsection (a)(4) 

14 and the amounts rescinded from each such account. 

15 (d) RESCISSION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—With re16 spect to a department or agency that does not meet the 

17 requirements of subsection (a) before September 30, 2013, 

18 there is rescinded from the funds made available to such 

19 department or agency in fiscal year 2013 an amount equal 

20 to 1 percent of such funds. 

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