SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND ELIMINATION OF UNNECES-
SARY AGENCY PROGRAMS OR PROGRAM AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) TRANSPARENCY OF PROGRAMS, PRIORITY GOALS, 
AND RESULTS.—Section 1122(a)(3)(D) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as 
clauses (vii) and (ix), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) to the extent practicable and 
consistent with guidance issued by the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and 
Budget, information provided in the an-
nual budget justification materials sub-
mitted in conjunction with the budget of 
the United States Government submitted 
under section 1105(a) in accordance with 
section 3(a) of the Federal Funding Ac-
countability and Transparency Act of 2006 
(31 U.S.C. 6101 note);’’; and 
(3) in clause (vii), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘accountability; and’’ and inserting ‘‘account-
ability, including information included in the list 
compiled under section 1127(b)(1); and’’. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF
UNNECESSARY
AGENCY 
PROGRAMS OR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Chapter 11 of title 
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31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 1127. Identification of unnecessary agency pro-
grams or program activities 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1108(a). 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1122(a)(1). 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM ACTIVITY.—The term ‘program 
activity’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1115(h). 
‘‘(b) AGENCY IDENTIFICATION
OF UNNECESSARY 
PROGRAMS OR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Not later than the 
20 days after the date on which the President transmits 
the budget of the United States Government under section 
1105(a) each year, and based on guidance provided by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
Chief Operating Officer of each agency shall— 
‘‘(1) compile a list that identifies any program 
or program activity of the agency that— 
‘‘(A) is unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative 
of another program or program activity of the 
agency; 
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‘‘(B) another agency could administer 
more effectively; or 
‘‘(C) could operate more effectively if the 
program or activity were consolidated with 
other programs or activities; 
‘‘(2) publish the list compiled under paragraph 
(1) in— 
‘‘(A) with respect to each list compiled be-
fore the date of the implementation described in 
section 9601(b)(3) of title XCVI of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (31 U.S.C. 
1122 note) of the program inventory described 
in section 1122(a)(2)(B)(i) of this title, the 
pilot 
program 
described 
in 
section 
9601(b)(2)(B) of title XCVI of that Act; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to each successive list, 
the program inventory described in section 
1122(a)(2)(B)(i); and 
‘‘(3) submit the list compiled under paragraph 
(1) to— 
‘‘(A) the relevant congressional committees 
of jurisdiction of the agency; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
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‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(E) the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on guidance issued 
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the head of an agency may submit to Congress rec-
ommendations for statutory changes to eliminate or con-
solidate programs or program activities identified under 
subsection (b)(1).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1127. Identification of unnecessary agency programs or program activities.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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