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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 37 

To repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to 

reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Mr. BARROW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 

and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act, to reduce Federal Government spending and 

to reduce the salaries of Members of Congress, and for 

other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Business and Government Operations Improvement 

6 Act’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. 

TITLE I—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 101. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate. 

Sec. 102. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate. 

Sec. 103. Repeal of the independent payment advisory board. 

TITLE II—SAVINGS AND SPENDING CUTS 

Sec. 201. Streamline Government Bureaucracy. 

Sec. 202. Congressional approval for certain obligations exceeding 

$100,000,000. 

Sec. 203. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs, projects, and 

activities. 

Sec. 204. Reduction of the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and 

leased by the Federal Government. 

TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL PAY CUT 

Sec. 301. Reduction in rates of basic pay for Members of Congress. 

3 TITLE I—HEALTH CARE 

4 PROVISIONS 

5 SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MAN6 DATE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 43 of the Internal Rev8 enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980H. 

9 (b) REPEAL OF RELATED REPORTING REQUIRE10 MENTS.—Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chap11 ter 61 of such Code is amended by striking section 6056. 

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of 

14 such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end 

15 of clause (xxiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 


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1 clause (xxiv) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by striking 

2 clause (xxv). 

3 (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such 

4 Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of 

5 subparagraph (FF), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of 

6 subparagraph (GG) and inserting a period, and by 

7 striking subparagraph (HH). 

8 (3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such 

9 Code is amended by striking the item relating to sec10 tion 4980H. 

11 (4) The table of sections for subpart D of part 

12 III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is 

13 amended by striking the item relating to section 

14 6056. 

15 (5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and 

16 Affordable Care Act is amended by striking sub17 section (c). 

18 (d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro20 vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 

21 this section shall apply to months and other periods 

22 beginning after December 31, 2013. 

23 (2) REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT.—The 

24 amendment made by subsection (c)(5) shall take ef25 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 102. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE 

2 MANDATE. 

3 Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

4 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 

7 with respect to any month beginning after the date of the 

8 enactment of this subsection.’’. 

9 SEC. 103. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI10 SORY BOARD. 

11 Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec12 tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec13 tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend14 ments made by such sections, but excluding subsection (d) 

15 of section 1899A of the Social Security Act, as added and 

16 amended by such sections) are repealed, and any provision 

17 of law amended by such sections is hereby restored as if 

18 such sections had not been enacted into law. 

19 TITLE II—SAVINGS AND 

20 SPENDING CUTS 

21 SEC. 201. STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

23 (1) Partially as a result of unnecessary Federal 

24 spending, the United States national debt is over 

25 $15 trillion. 


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1 (2) Bureaucratic complexity and redundancy 

2 waste time and money for consumers, businesses, 

3 and taxpayers. 

4 (3) In March 2011, the Government Account5 ability Office released a report entitled ‘‘Opportuni6 ties to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government 

7 Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Rev8 enue’’ that identifies areas where greater efficiencies 

9 could be found in Government operations. Some of 

10 the findings include: 

11 (A) Seven different Federal agencies have 

12 programs dedicated to meeting the water needs 

13 in the United States-Mexico border region. 

14 (B) There are 82 Federal programs dedi15 cated to improving teacher quality. 

16 (C) There are 56 programs in 20 different 

17 Federal agencies designed to target financial 

18 literacy. 

19 (D) There are 80 Federal programs to 

20 boost transportation opportunities for disadvan21 taged individuals. 

22 (E) There are over 20 programs in seven 

23 different Federal agencies working to combat 

24 homelessness. 


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1 (4) The Department of Commerce’s core busi2 ness and trade functions, the Small Business Ad3 ministration, the Office of the United States Trade 

4 Representative, the Export-Import Bank, the Over5 seas Private Investment Corporation, and the United 

6 States Trade and Development Agency all serve im7 portant, but sometimes overlapping functions for 

8 consumers and businesses in the United States. Con9 solidating these agencies could save $3 billion and 

10 eliminate over 1,000 duplicative Federal jobs while 

11 improving the service provided to taxpayers and con12 sumers. 

13 (5) The Federal Government provides impor14 tant services that can be improved while saving 

15 money by consolidating and reforming Federal agen16 cies. 

17 (b) CONSOLIDATION AUTHORITY.— 

18 (1) EFFICIENCY-ENHANCING PLAN DEFINED.— 

19 Section 902 of title 5, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

22 after the semicolon; 

23 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe24 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) ‘efficiency-enhancing plan’ means a reorga2 nization plan that the Director of the Office of Man3 agement and Budget determines will result in, or is 

4 likely to result in— 

5 ‘‘(A) a decrease in the number of agencies; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) cost savings in performing the func8 tions that are the subject of that plan.’’. 

9 (2) MODERNIZING REORGANIZATION AUTHOR10 ITY.—Section 905(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

11 Code, is amended by striking the following: ‘‘or re12 naming an existing executive department, abolishing 

13 or transferring an executive department or inde14 pendent regulatory agency, or all the functions 

15 thereof, or consolidating two or more executive de16 partments or two or more independent regulatory 

17 agencies, or all the functions thereof’’. 

18 (c) DURATION AND SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 905(b) of title 5, 

20 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘if the 

21 plan’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol22 lowing: ‘‘if the plan is— 

23 ‘‘(1) transmitted to Congress (in accordance 

24 with section 903(b)) on or before the date that is 2 

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1 ness and Government Operations Improvement Act; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(2) an efficiency-enhancing plan.’’. 

4 (2) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWER.—Sec5 tion 908(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amend6 ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 1984’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘the date that is 2 years after the date of the enact8 ment of the Business and Government Operations 

9 Improvement Act’’. 

10 SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN OBLI11 GATIONS EXCEEDING $100,000,000. 

12 (a) APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.—No Federal depart13 ment or agency may enter into a contract with, award a 

14 grant to, or guarantee a loan for, a private entity in excess 

15 of $100,000,000 for a fiscal year, unless the department 

16 or agency submits to the Congress a request for approval 

17 of such contract, grant, or guarantee, and such approval 

18 is subsequently granted by enactment of a joint resolution. 

19 (b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—A joint resolution 

20 of approval under subsection (a) shall be considered in the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate not later then 

22 30 days after the date of submission of a request under 

23 such subsection, under expedited procedures. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

2 on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act. 

4 SEC. 203. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN FOR5 EIGN PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVI6 TIES. 

7 Section 103 of the Clean Air Act is amended by add8 ing at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(l) PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING FOREIGN PRO10 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator 

11 shall not award any grant, contract, cooperative agree12 ment, or other financial assistance under this section for 

13 any program, project, or activity to occur outside the 

14 United States and its territories and possessions.’’. 

15 SEC. 204. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL 

16 VEHICLES PURCHASED AND LEASED BY THE 

17 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 

18 (a) REVIEW OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR19 CHASE.—The Director of the Office of Management and 

20 Budget, in consultation with the head of the relevant Ex21 ecutive agency, shall complete each of the following: 

22 (1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 

23 by each Executive agency to purchase civilian vehi24 cles in fiscal year 2010. 


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1 (2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 

2 by each Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in 

3 fiscal year 2010. 

4 (3) Determine the total number of civilian vehi5 cles purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal 

6 year 2010. 

7 (4) Determine the total number of civilian vehi8 cles leased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 

9 2010. 

10 (5) Determine the total dollar amount that 

11 would be 20 percent less than the dollar amount de12 termined under paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Ex13 ecutive agency. 

14 (b) REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR15 CHASE.—For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, 

16 each Executive agency may not obligate more than the dol17 lar amount identified pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to pur18 chase and lease civilian vehicles. 

19 (c) SHARING.—The Administrator of General Serv20 ices shall ensure that an Executive agency may share ex21 cess or unused vehicles with another Executive agency 

22 that may need temporary or long-term use of additional 

23 vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System. 

24 (d) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—The limits 

25 on the purchase and procurement of vehicles provided in 


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1 this section shall not apply to the purchase or procurement 

2 of any vehicle that has been determined by the President 

3 to be essential for reasons of national security. 

4 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) CIVILIAN VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘civilian ve6 hicle’’ means a vehicle that is not used for purposes 

7 of military combat, the training or deployment of 

8 uniformed military personnel, or such other uses as 

9 determined by the Director of the Office of Manage10 ment and Budget, in consultation with the Adminis11 trator of General Services. 

12 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

13 agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec14 tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

15 TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL PAY 

16 CUT 

17 SEC. 301. REDUCTION IN RATES OF BASIC PAY FOR MEM18 BERS OF CONGRESS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective with respect to pay peri20 ods beginning after the date of the regularly scheduled 

21 general election for Federal office held in November 2014, 

22 the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress shall 

23 be reduced by 5 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple 

24 of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the 

25 next higher multiple of $100). 


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1 (b) PREEMPTION.—The adjustment under subsection 

2 (a) shall be in lieu of any adjustment which (but for this 

3 Act) might otherwise take effect, in the rates of basic pay 

4 for Members of Congress, with respect to the pay periods 

5 referred to in subsection (a). 

6 (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 

7 ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means an individual serving in a 

8 position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 

9 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 

10 U.S.C. 31). 

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