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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3146 

To take steps to reduce the deficit of the Federal Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 

Mr. MURPHY of Florida (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. PETERS of California, and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 

on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Financial Services, 

House Administration, and Rules, 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 take steps to reduce the deficit of the Federal 

Government. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Savings, Accountability, Value, and Efficiency II Act’’ or 

6 ‘‘SAVE II Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Department of Defense unmanned aircraft systems. 

Sec. 3. Finalizing Department of Defense inventory management guidance. 

Sec. 4. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of certain 

unpaid taxes. 

Sec. 5. Consideration of prospective antidumping and countervailing duty collection system. 

Sec. 6. Report on effectiveness of foreign assistance programs and projects. 

Sec. 7. Conversion of prison X-ray systems. 

Sec. 8. Prohibition on non-cost effective minting and printing of coins and currency. 

Sec. 9. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies of Congressional documents. 

1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

2 SYSTEMS. 

3 (a) EXAMINATION TO IMPROVE INTEROPER4 ABILITY.—The UAS Task Force established by the Under 

5 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo6 gistics shall conduct an examination of the entire un7 manned aircraft systems (UAS) portfolio of the Depart8 ment of Defense, including UAS requirements, platforms, 

9 payloads, and ground control stations, for the purpose of 

10 developing strategies for improved interoperability of ex11 isting systems. 

12 (b) INCORPORATION IN ACQUISITION STRATEGIES.— 

13 In the acquisition strategies for each unmanned aircraft 

14 program commenced after the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify, prior to 

16 milestone B, areas in which commonality with other un17 manned aircraft systems across the UAS portfolio will be 

18 achieved. 


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1 (c) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—The Secretary of De2 fense shall request a federally funded research and devel3 opment center to conduct an independent study— 

4 (1) to analyze the effectiveness of the UAS 

5 Task Force in addressing UAS interoperability and 

6 overlap issues; 

7 (2) to provide solutions, if needed, to existing 

8 interoperability and overlap issues; and 

9 (3) to determine whether a single entity would 

10 be better positioned than the UAS Task Force to in11 tegrate all crosscutting efforts to improve the man12 agement and operation of the UAS portfolio. 

13 (d) REPORT.—Not later than March 3, 2014, the 

14 Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 

15 containing the— 

16 (1) the results of the examination required by 

17 subsection (a); and 

18 (2) the results of the independent study re19 quired by subsection (c). 

20 SEC. 3. FINALIZING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVENTORY 

21 MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE. 

22 (a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVENTORY MAN23 AGEMENT GUIDANCE.—As part of the implementation of 

24 the Department of Defense Comprehensive Inventory 


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1 Management Improvement Plan, the Secretary of Defense 

2 shall issue revised inventory management guidance that— 

3 (1) strengthens demand forecasting, visibility of 

4 on-hand inventory, reviews of on-order excess inven5 tory, and management of inventory held for eco6 nomic and contingency reasons in order to prevent 

7 on-order and on-hand excess inventory; 

8 (2) establishes a comprehensive, standardized 

9 set of department-wide supply chain and inventory 

10 management metrics, including standardized defini11 tions, to measure five key attributes (materiel readi12 ness, responsiveness, reliability, cost, and planning 

13 and precision) of supply chain management oper14 ations; and 

15 (3) establishes procedures for measuring and 

16 reporting these metrics on a regular basis to ensure 

17 the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of supply chain 

18 and inventory management operations. 

19 (b) COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION.—Not later than 

20 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 Secretary of Defense shall complete the revision of inven22 tory management guidance required by subsection (a) and 

23 submit the revised guidance to Congress. 


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1 SEC. 4. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT AND PASS2 PORT CARD IN CASE OF CERTAIN UNPAID 

3 TAXES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the 

5 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 

6 the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT AND 

8 PASSPORT CARD IN CASE OF CERTAIN TAX 

9 DELINQUENCIES. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary receives certifi11 cation by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that any 

12 individual has a seriously delinquent tax debt in an 

13 amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary shall transmit 

14 such certification to the Secretary of State for action with 

15 respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport 

16 or passport card pursuant to section 4 of the Act entitled 

17 ‘An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, 

18 and for other purposes’, approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 

19 211a et seq.), commonly known as the ‘Passport Act of 

20 1926’. 

21 ‘‘(b) SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT.—For pur22 poses of this section, the term ‘seriously delinquent tax 

23 debt’ means an outstanding debt under this title for which 

24 a notice of lien has been filed in public records pursuant 

25 to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed pursuant 

26 to section 6331, except that such term does not include— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely man2 ner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or 

3 7122, and 

4 ‘‘(2) a debt with respect to which collection is 

5 suspended because a collection due process hearing 

6 under section 6330, or relief under subsection (b), 

7 (c), or (f) of section 6015, is requested or pending. 

8 ‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—In the case of 

9 a calendar year beginning after 2013, the dollar amount 

10 in subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal 

11 to— 

12 ‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 

13 ‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 

14 under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, deter15 mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2012’ for ‘cal16 endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. 

17 If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence 

18 is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded 

19 to the next highest multiple of $1,000.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

21 for subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue 

22 Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of certain tax delinquencies.’’. 

24 (c) AUTHORITY FOR INFORMATION SHARING.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (l) of section 

2 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(23) DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION

6 TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR PURPOSES OF PASS7 PORT AND PASSPORT CARD REVOCATION UNDER

8 SECTION 7345.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 

10 upon receiving a certification described in sec11 tion 7345, disclose to the Secretary of State re12 turn information with respect to a taxpayer who 

13 has a seriously delinquent tax debt described in 

14 such section. Such return information shall be 

15 limited to— 

16 ‘‘(i) the taxpayer identity information 

17 with respect to such taxpayer, and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the amount of such seriously de19 linquent tax debt. 

20 ‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE.—Re21 turn information disclosed under subparagraph 

22 (A) may be used by officers and employees of 

23 the Department of State for the purposes of, 

24 and to the extent necessary in, carrying out the 

25 requirements of section 4 of the Act entitled 


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1 ‘An Act to regulate the issue and validity of 

2 passports, and for other purposes’, approved 

3 July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), com4 monly known as the ‘Passport Act of 1926’.’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) 

6 of section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘or (22)’’ each place it appears in subparagraph 

8 (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding subparagraph 

9 (A) and inserting ‘‘(22), or (23)’’. 

10 (d) REVOCATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Act entitled 

11 ‘‘An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, 

12 and for other purposes’’, approved July 3, 1926 (22 

13 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the ‘‘Passport 

14 Act of 1926’’, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND 

17 PASSPORT CARD. 

18 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBILITY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) ISSUANCE.—Except as provided under 

20 subsection (b), upon receiving a certification de21 scribed in section 7345 of the Internal Revenue 

22 Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the Treasury, 

23 the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or 

24 passport card to any individual who has a seriously 

25 delinquent tax debt described in such section. 


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1 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—The Secretary of State 

2 shall revoke a passport or passport card previously 

3 issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). 

4 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUA6 TIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec7 retary of State may issue a passport or passport 

8 card, in emergency circumstances or for humani9 tarian reasons, to an individual described in para10 graph (1) of such subsection. 

11 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED

12 STATES.—Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 

13 Secretary of State, before revocation, may— 

14 ‘‘(A) limit a previously issued passport or 

15 passport card only for return travel to the 

16 United States; or 

17 ‘‘(B) issue a limited passport or passport 

18 card that only permits return travel to the 

19 United States.’’. 

20 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall take effect on January 1, 2014. 


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1 SEC. 5. CONSIDERATION OF PROSPECTIVE ANTIDUMPING 

2 AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY COLLECTION 

3 SYSTEM. 

4 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of Commerce shall submit to Congress a report containing 

7 an evaluation of the merits and feasibility of converting 

8 from a retrospective antidumping and countervailing duty 

9 collection system to a prospective antidumping and coun10 tervailing duty collection system. If the Secretary rec11 ommends conversion to a particular prospective system, 

12 the Secretary shall include in the report an estimate of 

13 the costs to be incurred and cost savings to be achieved 

14 as a result of converting to such prospective system. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 

16 shall prepare the report under subsection (a) in consulta17 tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security and Sec18 retary of the Treasury. 

19 SEC. 6. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREIGN ASSIST20 ANCE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. 

21 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 

23 General of the United States Agency for International De24 velopment shall submit to Congress a report on the effec25 tiveness of each foreign assistance program and project 


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1 of the United States Agency for International Develop2 ment. 

3 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re4 quired by subsection (a) shall, with respect to each such 

5 program and project, include a description of the fol6 lowing: 

7 (1) How funds and other resources provided to 

8 a foreign entity under the program or project are 

9 spent or used. 

10 (2) The extent to which such funds and other 

11 resources are spent or used in accordance with the 

12 purposes of the program or project. 

13 (3) The extent to which such funds and other 

14 resources assist in achieving the results intended for 

15 the program or project. 

16 (4) The extent to which there is a correlation 

17 between the program or project and a change in the 

18 policies or popular attitudes towards the United 

19 States in the foreign country in which the program 

20 or project is carried out. 

21 SEC. 7. CONVERSION OF PRISON X-RAY SYSTEMS. 

22 The Attorney General, in order to reduce the cost and 

23 improve the efficacy of Federal prison health care, shall, 

24 to the extent practicable and cost effective, convert by 


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1 2015 all X-ray systems in Federal prisons from analog, 

2 film-based systems to digital, filmless systems. 

3 SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON NON-COST EFFECTIVE MINTING 

4 AND PRINTING OF COINS AND CURRENCY. 

5 (a) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO COINS.—Sec6 tion 5111 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MINTING.—Notwith9 standing any other provision of this subchapter, the Sec10 retary may not mint or issue any coin that costs more 

11 to produce than the denomination of the coin (including 

12 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex13 penses, marketing, and shipping).’’. 

14 (b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO CURRENCY.— 

15 Section 5114(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amend16 ed by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PRINTING.— 

18 Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub19 chapter, the Secretary may not engrave or print any 

20 United States currency that costs more to produce 

21 than the denomination of the currency (including 

22 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex23 penses, marketing, and shipping).’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. RESTRICTIONS ON PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION 

2 OF PAPER COPIES OF CONGRESSIONAL DOC3 UMENTS. 

4 (a) PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS

5 BY PUBLIC PRINTER.— 

6 (1) RESTRICTIONS.—Chapter 7 of title 44, 

7 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘§ 742. Restrictions on printing and distribution of 

10 paper copies 

11 ‘‘(a) MANDATORY USE OF ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR

12 DISTRIBUTION OF CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS.—Not13 withstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Pub14 lic Printer shall make any document of the House of Rep15 resentatives or Senate which is subject to any of the provi16 sions of this chapter available only in an electronic format 

17 which is accessible through the Internet, and may not 

18 print or distribute a printed copy of the document except 

19 as provided in subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(b) PERMITTING PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF

21 PRINTED COPIES UPON REQUEST.—Notwithstanding 

22 subsection (a), at the request of any person to whom the 

23 Public Printer would have been required to provide a 

24 printed copy of a document under this chapter had sub25 section (a) not been in effect, the Public Printer may print 


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1 and distribute a copy of a document or report for the use 

2 of that person, except that— 

3 ‘‘(1) the number of printed copies the Public 

4 Printer may provide to the person may not exceed 

5 the number of printed copies the Public Printer 

6 would have provided to the person had subsection 

7 (a) not been in effect; and 

8 ‘‘(2) the Public Printer may print and dis9 tribute copies to the person only upon payment by 

10 the person of the costs of printing and distributing 

11 the copies, except that this paragraph shall not 

12 apply to an office of the House of Representatives 

13 or Senate (including the office of a Member of Con14 gress).’’. 

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec16 tions of chapter 7 of such title is amended by adding 

17 at the end following new item: 

‘‘742. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies.’’. 

18 (b) PROVISION OF DOCUMENTS IN ELECTRONIC

19 FORMAT DEEMED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF HOUSE

20 AND SENATE RULES REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF

21 PRINTED COPIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If any rule or regulation of 

23 the House of Representatives or Senate requires a 

24 Member or committee to provide printed copies of 

25 any document (including any bill or resolution) for 


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1 the use of the House or Senate or for the use of any 

2 office of the House or Senate, the Member or com3 mittee shall be considered to have met the require4 ment of the rule or regulation if the Member or com5 mittee makes the document available to the recipient 

6 in an electronic format. 

7 (2) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF

8 SENATE AND HOUSE.—This subsection is enacted by 

9 Congress— 

10 (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 

11 of the Senate and House of Representatives, re12 spectively, and as such it is deemed a part of 

13 the rules of each House, respectively, and it su14 persedes other rules only to the extent that it 

15 is inconsistent with such rules; and 

16 (B) with full recognition of the constitu17 tional right of either House to change the rules 

18 (so far as relating to the procedure of that 

19 House) at any time, in the same manner, and 

20 to the same extent as in the case of any other 

21 rule of that House. 

22 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend23 ments made by this section shall apply with respect to doc24 uments produced on or after January 1, 2015. 

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