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Union Calendar No. 666 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5033 

[Report No. 114–853] 

To improve the Governmentwide management of unnecessarily duplicative 

Government programs and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2016 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. RUSSELL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. 

DESAULNIER

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 21, 2016] 


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A BILL 

To improve the Governmentwide management of unnecessarily duplicative Government programs and for other 

purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Getting Results through 

5 Enhanced Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to increase the efficiency 

8 and effectiveness of the Federal Government in measuring 

9 and managing unnecessary duplication, fragmentation, 

10 and overlap in Government programs and in addressing 

11 recommendations from the Government Accountability Of12 fice. 

13 SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND ELIMI14 NATION OF UNNECESSARILY DUPLICATIVE 

15 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 

16 Section 21 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Res17 olution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt’’ 

18 (Public Law 111–139; 31 U.S.C. 712 note) is amended to 

19 read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 21. IDENTIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND ELIMI21 NATION OF UNNECESSARILY DUPLICATIVE 

22 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

24 United States shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) conduct routine investigations to identify 

2 programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with un3 necessarily duplicative goals and activities within de4 partments and agencies and Governmentwide; and 

5 ‘‘(2) submit to Congress an annual report on the 

6 findings of the investigations under paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—Reports submitted 

8 under subsection (a)(2) shall, to the extent possible— 

9 ‘‘(1) include— 

10 ‘‘(A) information from available reports es11 timating the cost of unnecessary duplication 

12 identified under subsection (a)(1); and 

13 ‘‘(B) recommendations for consolidation, co14 ordination, and elimination to reduce unneces15 sary duplication, which shall identify specific re16 scissions; and 

17 ‘‘(2) aggregate separately— 

18 ‘‘(A) estimates of related costs reported by 

19 the Comptroller General for instances of actual 

20 and potential unnecessary duplication; and 

21 ‘‘(B) estimates of other potential cost sav22 ings and revenue collection reported by the 

23 Comptroller General during the period covered 

24 by the report.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS TO ELIMINATION OF UNNECES2 SARY DUPLICATION. 

3 (a) SYSTEMATIC AGENCY REVIEW OF OPERATIONS.— 

4 Section 305(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and ways 

6 in which the agency might improve its performance 

7 toward its mission’’ before the semicolon; 

8 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

9 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(2) informing the processes of the agency for 

13 learning and decisionmaking; 

14 ‘‘(3) assessing potential opportunities to improve 

15 coordination within the agency and with other agen16 cies, and to address actual and potential unnecessary 

17 duplication;’’; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by in19 serting ‘‘and performance toward achieving the mis20 sion of the agency’’ before the period. 

21 (b) CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS.—Section 1123(b) of 

22 title 31, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) by inserting ‘‘evaluation,’’ after ‘‘meas25 urement,’’; and 


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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘risk management,’’ after 

2 ‘‘progress,’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 

4 as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(2) address crosscutting program and manage8 ment issues, including opportunities to improve co9 ordination and address unnecessary duplication, 

10 within and external to the agency using an enterprise 

11 risk management approach;’’; 

12 (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by in13 serting ‘‘of mission-oriented components and units 

14 and mission support’’ after ‘‘management’’; and 

15 (5) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘such as the Chief’’ and in17 serting the following: ‘‘such as— 

18 ‘‘(A) the heads of mission-related compo19 nents and units at the agency and the major 

20 components of the agency; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the Chief’’. 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘other line of business’’ and 

23 all that follows and inserting ‘‘heads of mission 

24 support functions at the agency and at the major 

25 components of the agency.’’. 


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1 (c) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PERFORM2 ANCE PLANS.—Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, 

3 is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘, includ5 ing actual or potential unnecessary duplication,’’ 

6 after ‘‘crosscutting in nature’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (b)(9), in the matter preceding 

8 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, including actual or 

9 potential unnecessary duplication,’’ after ‘‘agency 

10 faces’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (h)— 

12 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

13 through (12) as paragraphs (6) through (13), re14 spectively; 

15 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(5) ‘enterprise risk management’ means the 

18 processes that are used to address the full spectrum of 

19 risks across multiple programs and organizations that 

20 are located within a larger entity or initiative, plac21 ing the risks into an integrated and interrelated port22 folio, and prioritizing their mitigation;’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 

24 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (D) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, 

2 by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; 

3 and 

4 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(14) ‘risk’ means the possibility of— 

6 ‘‘(A) an adverse event or phenomenon occur7 ring; or 

8 ‘‘(B) a beneficial opportunity remaining 

9 unexploited; and 

10 ‘‘(15) ‘risk management’ means the processes 

11 that are used to identify, assess, prioritize, monitor, 

12 mitigate, and report on risks to achieving the mis13 sions, goals, and objectives of a department, agency, 

14 or program, or group thereof, using resources and 

15 processes appropriate to the nature of the risks and 

16 resources available.’’. 

17 (d) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PRIORITY

18 GOALS.—Section 1120 of title 31, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

22 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

23 by inserting ‘‘and mission support’’ after 

24 ‘‘management’’; and 


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1 (ii) in clause (v), by striking the semi2 colon and inserting a period; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

5 through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii) and 

6 adjusting the margin accordingly; 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘shall consult’’ and in8 serting the following: ‘‘shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) consider recommendations of the Gov10 ernment Accountability Office in— 

11 ‘‘(i) the annual report submitted under 

12 section 21 of the Joint Resolution entitled 

13 ‘Joint Resolution increasing the statutory 

14 limit on the public debt’ (Public Law 111– 

15 139; 31 U.S.C. 712 note); or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the High Risk list; and 

17 ‘‘(B) consult’’; and 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), as so 

19 redesignated, by striking the semicolon and 

20 inserting a period; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘bien22 nial’’ before ‘‘consultations’’. 

23 (e) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS AND THE

24 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.—Section 1124 of 

25 title 31, United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘, in collaboration with 

3 heads of agency components and mission support 

4 functions,’’ after ‘‘Officer’’; 

5 (B) by inserting ‘‘evaluation,’’ after ‘‘meas6 urement,’’; and 

7 (C) by inserting ‘‘risk management,’’ after 

8 ‘‘progress,’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘in11 cluding issues relating to coordination and un12 necessary duplication,’’ after ‘‘issues,’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘and 

14 with non-Federal stakeholders, including States 

15 and local governments,’’ after ‘‘exchange among 

16 agencies’’; 

17 (C) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ‘‘and 

18 mission support’’ after ‘‘management’’; 

19 (D) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

20 at the end; 

21 (E) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 

22 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(K) establish a public website; and 


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1 ‘‘(L) place annually and archive on the 

2 website a detailed annual report describing the 

3 Performance Improvement Council’s— 

4 ‘‘(i) structure (including any commit5 tees or task forces); 

6 ‘‘(ii) budget and relevant sources of 

7 funds; 

8 ‘‘(iii) staffing, on a full-time equiva9 lent basis (including an accounting of de10 tails from agencies); and 

11 ‘‘(iv) past, current, and planned ac12 tivities.’’. 

13 (f) ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY AGENCY REPORT14 ING.—Section 1125(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘reports;’’ and inserting the fol16 lowing: ‘‘reports, and place the list on a public website, 

17 which shall include, for each plan or report— 

18 ‘‘(A) a citation to the relevant statutory re19 quirement or direction in a congressional report; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) an indication of whether and how the 

22 agency is complying with the requirement to 

23 produce the plan or report, including a citation 

24 to the means through which the agency submits 

25 the plan or report;’’. 


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1 (g) AGENCY REPORTS.—Section 720(b) of title 31, 

2 United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding 

3 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including the annual report 

4 on unnecessarily duplicative goals and activities within de5 partments and governmentwide required under section 21 

6 of the joint resolution entitled ‘A joint resolution increasing 

7 the statutory limit on the public debt’ (Public Law 111– 

8 139; 31 U.S.C. 712 note) and the High Risk list of the Gov9 ernment Accountability Office,’’ after ‘‘makes a report’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 666 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5033 

[Report No. 114–853] 

A BILL 

To improve the Governmentwide management of 

and for other purposes. unnecessarily duplicative Government programs 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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