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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2514 
To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping 
Government programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2013 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to 
the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and 
overlapping Government programs. 
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 ‘‘Improving All Govern-
ment Efficiency Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘IMAGE Act of 
2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE AND 
OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant de-
partments or agencies to— 
(1) use available administrative authority to 
eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government 
programs and agencies with duplicative and overlap-
ping missions identified in— 
(A) the April 2013 Government Account-
ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Ac-
tions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Over-
lap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Finan-
cial Benefits’’ (GAO–13–279SP); 
(B) the February 2012 Government Ac-
countability Office report to Congress, entitled 
‘‘Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap 
and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and En-
hance Revenue’’ (GAO–12–342SP); and 
(C) the March 2011 Government Account-
ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Op-
portunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 
Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 
Enhance 
Revenue’’ 
(GAO–11–318SP) 
and 
apply the savings towards deficit reduction; 
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(2) identify and report to Congress any legisla-
tive changes required to further eliminate, consoli-
date, or streamline Government programs and agen-
cies with duplicative and overlapping missions identi-
fied in— 
(A) the April 2013 Government Account-
ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Ac-
tions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Over-
lap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Finan-
cial Benefits’’ (GAO–13–279SP); 
(B) the February 2012 Government Ac-
countability Office report to Congress, entitled 
‘‘Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap 
and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and En-
hance Revenue’’ (GAO–12–342SP); and 
(C) the March 2011 Government Account-
ability Office report to Congress, entitled ‘‘Op-
portunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 
Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 
Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO–11–318SP); 
(3) determine the total cost savings that shall 
result to each department or agency from the ac-
tions described in paragraph (1); and 
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(4) rescind from the amounts made available to 
such departments or agencies the total amount of 
cost savings estimated by paragraph (3). 
(b) APPLICATION OF RESCISSION.—The rescission 
required under subsection (a)(4) shall only apply to 
amounts made available for Government programs that 
are eliminated, consolidated, or streamlined under this 
section. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2013, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate listing the 
accounts reduced by the rescission in subsection (a)(4) 
and the amounts rescinded from each such account. 
(d) RESCISSION
FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—With re-
spect to a department or agency that does not meet the 
requirements of subsection (a) before September 30, 2013, 
there is rescinded from the funds made available to such 
department or agency in fiscal year 2013 an amount equal 
to 1 percent of such funds. 
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