I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1917 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit 
to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and 
behind schedule, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2019 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in 
addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on 
projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Billion Dollar Boon-
doggle Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED AGENCY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered agency’’ means— 
(1) an Executive agency, as defined in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) an independent regulatory agency, as de-
fined in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit to Congress and post on the website of the 
Office of Management and Budget a report on each 
project funded by a covered agency— 
(1) that is more than 5 years behind schedule; 
or 
(2) for which the amount spent on the project 
is not less than $1,000,000,000 more than the origi-
nal cost estimate for the project. 
(c) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted and posted 
under subsection (b) shall include, for each project in-
cluded in the report— 
(1) a brief description of the project, includ-
ing— 
(A) the purpose of the project; 
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(B) each location in which the project is 
carried out; 
(C) the year in which the project was initi-
ated; 
(D) the Federal share of the total cost of 
the project; and 
(E) each primary contractor, subcon-
tractor, grant recipient, and subgrantee recipi-
ent of the project; 
(2) an explanation of any change to the original 
scope of the project, including by the addition or 
narrowing of the initial requirements of the project; 
(3) the original expected date for completion of 
the project; 
(4) the current expected date for completion of 
the project; 
(5) the original cost estimate for the project, as 
adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics; 
(6) the current cost estimate for the project, as 
adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics; 
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(7) an explanation for a delay in completion or 
increase in the original cost estimate for the project; 
and 
(8) the amount of and rationale for any award, 
incentive fee, or other type of bonus, if any, awarded 
for the project. 
(d) SUBMISSION WITH BUDGET.—Section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(40) the report required under section 2(b) of 
the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2019 for the 
calendar year in which the fiscal year covered by the 
budget begins.’’. 
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