SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION, CON-
SOLIDATION, AND ELIMINATION OF DUPLICA-
TIVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 
Section 21 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010 (31 U.S.C. 712 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ 
before the first sentence and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) The Comptroller General shall maintain and 
provide regular updates, on not less than an annual basis 
to a publicly available website that tracks the status of 
responses by Departments and the Congress to suggested 
actions that the Comptroller General has previously identi-
fied in annual reports under subsection (a). The status 
of these suggested actions shall be tracked for an appro-
priate period to be determined by the Comptroller General. 
The requirements of this subsection shall apply during the 
effective period of subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The term ‘‘ad-
ministrative costs’’ has the meaning as determined 
by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget under section 504(b)(2) of Public Law 111– 
85 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note), except the term shall also 
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include, for purposes of that section and this section, 
with respect to an agency— 
(A) costs incurred by the agency as well as 
costs incurred by grantees, subgrantees, and 
other recipients of funds from a grant program 
or other program administered by the agency; 
and 
(B) expenses related to personnel salaries 
and benefits, property management, travel, pro-
gram management, promotion, reviews and au-
dits, case management, and communication 
about, promotion of, and outreach for programs 
and program activities administered by the 
agency. 
(2) SERVICES.—The term ‘‘services’’ has the 
meaning provided by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget and shall be limited to 
only activities, assistance, and aid that provide a di-
rect benefit to a recipient, such as the provision of 
medical care, assistance for housing or tuition, or fi-
nancial support (including grants and loans). 
(3) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the same 
meaning given that term in section 551(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, except that the term also in-
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cludes offices in the legislative branch other than the 
Government Accountability Office. 
(4) PERFORMANCE INDICATOR, PERFORMANCE 
GOAL, OUTPUT MEASURE.—The terms ‘‘performance 
indicator’’, ‘‘performance goal’’, and ‘‘output meas-
ure’’ have the meanings provided those terms by sec-
tion 1115 of title 31, United States Code. 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ has the 
meaning provided by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget and shall include, with re-
spect to an agency, any organized set of activities di-
rected toward a common purpose or goal undertaken 
by the agency that includes services, projects, proc-
esses, or financial or other forms of assistance, in-
cluding grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
compacts, loans, leases, technical support, consulta-
tion, or other guidance. 
SEC. 6. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the 
disclosure of classified information. 
SEC. 7. REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall prescribe regula-
tions to implement this Act. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—This Act shall be imple-
mented not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 263 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1423 
[Report No. 113–355] 
A BILL 
To provide taxpayers with an annual report dis-
closing the cost and performance of Government 
programs and areas of duplication among them, 
and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 21, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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