Duplication Scoring Act of 2020

To amend section 719 of title 31, United States Code, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 2. Assessments of reported bills by GAO Section 719 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term covered bill or resolution (B) the term Director (C) the term existing duplicative or overlapping feature (D) the term GAO duplication and overlap report Joint Resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt 31 U.S.C. 712 (E) the term new duplicative or overlapping feature (2) For each covered bill or joint resolution, to the extent practicable, the Comptroller General shall determine the extent to which the covered bill or joint resolution risks creating a new duplicative or overlapping feature. (3) If the covered bill or joint resolution risks creating a new duplicative or overlapping feature, the Comptroller General shall prepare information that includes— (A) the name of the new Federal program, office, or initiative; and (B) a reference to— (i) the section of the covered bill or joint resolution in which the new duplicative or overlapping feature is established; and (ii) the GAO duplication and overlap report in which the existing duplicative or overlapping feature is identified. (4) For the information prepared under paragraph (3) the Comptroller General shall to the extent practicable— (A) submit such information to the Director; and (B) publish such information on the website of the Government Accountability Office. (5) Subject to paragraph (3), the Director may include the information submitted by the Comptroller General under subparagraph (4)(A) with the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution to which the assessment pertains submitted by the Director under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 (6) If the Comptroller General has not submitted to the Director the information for a covered bill or joint resolution under paragraph (4)(A) on the date on which the Director submits the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution to which the information pertains under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 . 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget next, in accordance with section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, updates the information made available on the website required under that section; or (2) the date on which a new Congress begins after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Duplication Scoring Act of 2020 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives.