(16) The extent of the regulatory, privacy, and 
paperwork impacts of the programs carried out by 
the agency. 
(17) The extent to which the agency has coordi-
nated with State and local governments in per-
forming the functions of the agency. 
(18) The potential effects of abolishing the 
agency on State and local governments. 
(19) The extent to which changes are necessary 
in the authorizing statutes of the agency in order 
that the functions of the agency can be performed 
in the most efficient and effective manner. 
SEC. 6. COMMISSION OVERSIGHT. 
(a) MONITORING
OF IMPLEMENTATION
OF REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall monitor imple-
mentation of laws enacting provisions that incorporate rec-
ommendations of the Commission with respect to abolish-
ment or reorganization of agencies. 
(b) MONITORING OF OTHER RELEVANT LEGISLA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall review 
and report to Congress on all legislation introduced 
in either house of Congress that would establish— 
(A) a new agency; or 
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(B) a new program to be carried out by an 
existing agency. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Commission 
shall include in each report submitted to Congress 
under paragraph (1) an analysis of whether— 
(A) the functions of the proposed agency 
or program could be carried out by one or more 
existing agencies; 
(B) the functions of the proposed agency 
or program could be carried out in a less re-
strictive manner than the manner proposed in 
the legislation; and 
(C) the legislation provides for public input 
regarding the performance of functions by the 
proposed agency or program. 
SEC. 7. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 
The Commission may promulgate such rules as nec-
essary to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 8. RELOCATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
If the position of an employee of an agency is elimi-
nated as a result of the abolishment of an agency in ac-
cordance with this Act, there shall be a reasonable effort 
to relocate such employee to a position within another 
agency. 
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SEC. 9. PROGRAM INVENTORY. 
(a) PREPARATION.—The Comptroller General and 
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in co-
operation with the Director of the Congressional Research 
Service, shall prepare an inventory of Federal programs 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘program inventory’’) with-
in each agency. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program inven-
tory is to advise and assist the Congress and the Commis-
sion in carrying out the requirements of this Act. Such 
inventory shall not in any way bind the committees of the 
Senate or the House of Representatives with respect to 
their responsibilities under this Act and shall not infringe 
on the legislative and oversight responsibilities of such 
committees. The Comptroller General shall compile and 
maintain the inventory and the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall provide budgetary information 
for inclusion in the inventory. 
(c) INVENTORY CONTENT.—The program inventory 
shall set forth for each program each of the following mat-
ters: 
(1) The specific provision or provisions of law 
authorizing the program. 
(2) The committees of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives which have legislative or 
oversight jurisdiction over the program. 
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(3) A brief statement of the purpose or pur-
poses to be achieved by the program. 
(4) The committees which have jurisdiction over 
legislation providing new budget authority for the 
program, including the appropriate subcommittees of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives. 
(5) The agency and, if applicable, the subdivi-
sion thereof responsible for administering the pro-
gram. 
(6) The grants-in-aid, if any, provided by such 
program to State and local governments. 
(7) The next reauthorization date for the pro-
gram. 
(8) A unique identification number which links 
the program and functional category structure. 
(9) The year in which the program was origi-
nally established and, where applicable, the year in 
which the program expires. 
(10) Where applicable, the year in which new 
budget authority for the program was last author-
ized and the year in which current authorizations of 
new budget authority expire. 
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(d) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The report also shall set 
forth for each program whether the new budget authority 
provided for such programs is— 
(1) authorized for a definite period of time; 
(2) authorized in a specific dollar amount but 
without limit of time; 
(3) authorized without limit of time or dollar 
amounts; 
(4) not specifically authorized; or 
(5) permanently provided, 
as determined by the Director of the Congressional Budg-
et Office. 
(e) CBO INFORMATION.—For each program or group 
of programs, the program inventory also shall include in-
formation prepared by the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office indicating each of the following matters: 
(1) The amounts of new budget authority au-
thorized and provided for the program for each of 
the preceding four fiscal years and, where applicable, 
the four succeeding fiscal years. 
(2) The functional and subfunctional category 
in which the program is presently classified and was 
classified under the fiscal year 2009 budget. 
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(3) The identification code and title of the ap-
propriation account in which budget authority is 
provided for the program. 
(f) MUTUAL EXCHANGE
OF INFORMATION.—The 
General Accounting Office, the Congressional Research 
Service, and the Congressional Budget Office shall permit 
the mutual exchange of available information in their pos-
session which would aid in the compilation of the program 
inventory. 
(g) ASSISTANCE BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and the Executive agen-
cies and the subdivisions thereof shall, to the extent nec-
essary and possible, provide the General Accounting Office 
with assistance requested by the Comptroller General in 
the compilation of the program inventory. 
SEC. 10. DEFINITION OF AGENCY. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term by section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, except that such term includes an advisory com-
mittee as that term is defined in section 102(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
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SEC. 11. OFFSET OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED. 
Amounts appropriated to carry out this Act shall be 
offset by a reduction in amounts appropriated to carry out 
programs of other Federal agencies. 
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