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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3617 

To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping 

Government programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 

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 2015’’ or the ‘‘IMAGE Act of 

6 2015’’. 


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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 March 2015 Government Account12 ability Office report to Congress, titled ‘‘Gov13 ernment Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportu14 nities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, Du15 plication, and Improper Payments and Achieve 

16 Other Financial Benefits’’ (GAO–15–440T); 

17 (B) the April 2014 Government Account18 ability Office report to Congress, titled ‘‘Gov19 ernment Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportu20 nities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, Du21 plication, and Improper Payments and Achieve 

22 Other Financial Benefits’’ (GAO–14–478T); 

23 and 

24 (C) the April 2013 Government Account25 ability Office report to Congress, titled ‘‘Actions 

26 Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and 


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1 Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Bene2 fits’’ (GAO–13–279SP); 

3 (2) identify and report to Congress any legisla4 tive changes required to further eliminate, consoli5 date, or streamline Government programs and agen6 cies with duplicative and overlapping missions identi7 fied in— 

8 (A) the March 2015 Government Account9 ability Office report referred to in paragraph 

10 (1)(A); 

11 (B) the April 2014 Government Account12 ability Office report referred to in paragraph 

13 (1)(B); and 

14 (C) the April 2013 Government Account15 ability Office report referred to in paragraph 

16 (1)(C); 

17 (3) estimate the total cost savings expected to 

18 result to each department or agency from the ac19 tions described in paragraph (1); and 

20 (4) rescind from the amounts made available to 

21 such departments or agencies the total amount of 

22 cost savings estimated by paragraph (3). 

23 (b) APPLICATION OF RESCISSION.—The rescission 

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

25 amounts made available for Government programs that 


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1 are eliminated, consolidated, or streamlined under this 

2 section. 

3 (c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2015, 

4 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

5 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 of the House of Representatives and the Senate listing the 

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

8 and the amounts rescinded from each such account. 

9 (d) RESCISSION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—With re10 spect to a department or agency that does not meet the 

11 requirements of subsection (a) before September 30, 2015, 

12 there is rescinded from the funds made available to such 

13 department or agency in fiscal year 2015 an amount equal 

14 to 1 percent of such funds. 

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