(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. 
TITLE I—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate. 
Sec. 102. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate. 
Sec. 103. Repeal of the independent payment advisory board. 
TITLE II—SAVINGS AND SPENDING CUTS 
Sec. 201. Streamline Government Bureaucracy. 
Sec. 202. Congressional 
approval 
for 
certain 
obligations 
exceeding 
$100,000,000. 
Sec. 203. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs, projects, and 
activities. 
Sec. 204. Reduction of the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and 
leased by the Federal Government. 
TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL PAY CUT 
Sec. 301. Reduction in rates of basic pay for Members of Congress. 
TITLE I—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MAN-
DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 43 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980H. 
(b) REPEAL
OF RELATED REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chap-
ter 61 of such Code is amended by striking section 6056. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of 
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end 
of clause (xxiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
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clause (xxiv) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by striking 
clause (xxv). 
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (FF), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (GG) and inserting a period, and by 
striking subparagraph (HH). 
(3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such 
Code is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 4980H. 
(4) The table of sections for subpart D of part 
III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
6056. 
(5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months and other periods 
beginning after December 31, 2013. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
STUDY
AND
REPORT.—The 
amendment made by subsection (c)(5) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 102. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE 
MANDATE. 
Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 
with respect to any month beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 103. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), sec-
tions 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amend-
ments made by such sections, but excluding subsection (d) 
of section 1899A of the Social Security Act, as added and 
amended by such sections) are repealed, and any provision 
of law amended by such sections is hereby restored as if 
such sections had not been enacted into law. 
TITLE II—SAVINGS AND 
SPENDING CUTS 
SEC. 201. STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Partially as a result of unnecessary Federal 
spending, the United States national debt is over 
$15 trillion. 
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(2) Bureaucratic complexity and redundancy 
waste time and money for consumers, businesses, 
and taxpayers. 
(3) In March 2011, the Government Account-
ability Office released a report entitled ‘‘Opportuni-
ties to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government 
Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Rev-
enue’’ that identifies areas where greater efficiencies 
could be found in Government operations. Some of 
the findings include: 
(A) Seven different Federal agencies have 
programs dedicated to meeting the water needs 
in the United States-Mexico border region. 
(B) There are 82 Federal programs dedi-
cated to improving teacher quality. 
(C) There are 56 programs in 20 different 
Federal agencies designed to target financial 
literacy. 
(D) There are 80 Federal programs to 
boost transportation opportunities for disadvan-
taged individuals. 
(E) There are over 20 programs in seven 
different Federal agencies working to combat 
homelessness. 
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(4) The Department of Commerce’s core busi-
ness and trade functions, the Small Business Ad-
ministration, the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, the Export-Import Bank, the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation, and the United 
States Trade and Development Agency all serve im-
portant, but sometimes overlapping functions for 
consumers and businesses in the United States. Con-
solidating these agencies could save $3 billion and 
eliminate over 1,000 duplicative Federal jobs while 
improving the service provided to taxpayers and con-
sumers. 
(5) The Federal Government provides impor-
tant services that can be improved while saving 
money by consolidating and reforming Federal agen-
cies. 
(b) CONSOLIDATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) EFFICIENCY-ENHANCING PLAN DEFINED.— 
Section 902 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) ‘efficiency-enhancing plan’ means a reorga-
nization plan that the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget determines will result in, or is 
likely to result in— 
‘‘(A) a decrease in the number of agencies; 
and 
‘‘(B) cost savings in performing the func-
tions that are the subject of that plan.’’. 
(2) MODERNIZING
REORGANIZATION
AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 905(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the following: ‘‘or re-
naming an existing executive department, abolishing 
or transferring an executive department or inde-
pendent regulatory agency, or all the functions 
thereof, or consolidating two or more executive de-
partments or two or more independent regulatory 
agencies, or all the functions thereof’’. 
(c) DURATION AND SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 905(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘if the 
plan’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘if the plan is— 
‘‘(1) transmitted to Congress (in accordance 
with section 903(b)) on or before the date that is 2 
years after the date of the enactment of the Busi-
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ness and Government Operations Improvement Act; 
and 
‘‘(2) an efficiency-enhancing plan.’’. 
(2) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWER.—Sec-
tion 908(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 1984’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date that is 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Business and Government Operations 
Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN OBLI-
GATIONS EXCEEDING $100,000,000. 
(a) APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.—No Federal depart-
ment or agency may enter into a contract with, award a 
grant to, or guarantee a loan for, a private entity in excess 
of $100,000,000 for a fiscal year, unless the department 
or agency submits to the Congress a request for approval 
of such contract, grant, or guarantee, and such approval 
is subsequently granted by enactment of a joint resolution. 
(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—A joint resolution 
of approval under subsection (a) shall be considered in the 
House of Representatives and the Senate not later then 
30 days after the date of submission of a request under 
such subsection, under expedited procedures. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Section 103 of the Clean Air Act is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING FOREIGN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator 
shall not award any grant, contract, cooperative agree-
ment, or other financial assistance under this section for 
any program, project, or activity to occur outside the 
United States and its territories and possessions.’’. 
SEC. 204. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL 
VEHICLES PURCHASED AND LEASED BY THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) REVIEW
OF
NONESSENTIAL
VEHICLE
PUR-
CHASE.—The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the head of the relevant Ex-
ecutive agency, shall complete each of the following: 
(1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 
by each Executive agency to purchase civilian vehi-
cles in fiscal year 2010. 
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(2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 
by each Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in 
fiscal year 2010. 
(3) Determine the total number of civilian vehi-
cles purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal 
year 2010. 
(4) Determine the total number of civilian vehi-
cles leased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 
2010. 
(5) Determine the total dollar amount that 
would be 20 percent less than the dollar amount de-
termined under paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Ex-
ecutive agency. 
(b) REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR-
CHASE.—For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, 
each Executive agency may not obligate more than the dol-
lar amount identified pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to pur-
chase and lease civilian vehicles. 
(c) SHARING.—The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall ensure that an Executive agency may share ex-
cess or unused vehicles with another Executive agency 
that may need temporary or long-term use of additional 
vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—The limits 
on the purchase and procurement of vehicles provided in 
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this section shall not apply to the purchase or procurement 
of any vehicle that has been determined by the President 
to be essential for reasons of national security. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CIVILIAN VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘civilian ve-
hicle’’ means a vehicle that is not used for purposes 
of military combat, the training or deployment of 
uniformed military personnel, or such other uses as 
determined by the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL PAY 
CUT 
SEC. 301. REDUCTION IN RATES OF BASIC PAY FOR MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective with respect to pay peri-
ods beginning after the date of the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office held in November 2014, 
the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress shall 
be reduced by 5 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple 
of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the 
next higher multiple of $100). 
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(b) PREEMPTION.—The adjustment under subsection 
(a) shall be in lieu of any adjustment which (but for this 
Act) might otherwise take effect, in the rates of basic pay 
for Members of Congress, with respect to the pay periods 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘Member of Congress’’ means an individual serving in a 
position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 31). 
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