I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3579 
To require greater accountability in spending in direct spending programs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2011 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mrs. BLACK, and Mr. STUTZMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
the Committees on Rules, Education and the Workforce, and the Judici-
ary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require greater accountability in spending in direct 
spending programs, 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 ‘‘Review Every Dollar 
Act of 2011’’. 
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TITLE I—FEDERAL PROGRAM 
SUNSET 
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON REAUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT.—(1) It shall not be in order in 
the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider 
any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or con-
ference report thereon, that reauthorizes any Federal pro-
gram for a period of more than seven fiscal years. 
(2) It shall not be in order in the House of Represent-
atives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution, 
or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, 
that establishes any new Federal program with an author-
ization of appropriations for a period of more than seven 
fiscal years. 
(b) COMMITTEE REVIEW OF DIRECT SPENDING PRO-
GRAMS.—Not later than July 31 during the second session 
of each Congress, each standing committee of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate with legislative jurisdic-
tion over any direct spending program shall apply the cri-
teria set forth in section 102 to determine whether any 
such program should be modified, terminated, or reauthor-
ized. 
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SEC. 102. CRITERIA FOR REVIEW. 
Any committee of the House of Representatives or 
the Senate with jurisdiction over any program being reau-
thorized shall consider the following criteria in deter-
mining whether such program should be modified, termi-
nated, or reauthorized: 
(1) The effectiveness and efficiency of the oper-
ation of the program. 
(2) Whether the program is cost effective. 
(3) Whether the original objectives of the pro-
gram have been achieved. 
(4) Whether alternative methods exist to carry 
out the objectives of the program in a more cost ef-
fective manner. 
(5) The extent to which the program is duplica-
tive or conflicts with other programs. 
(6) The potential benefits of consolidating this 
program with similar or duplicative programs. 
(7) The growth in cost per beneficiary or per-
sons served by the program. 
(8) The extent to which any trends, develop-
ments, and emerging conditions may affect the prob-
lems or needs that the program is intended to ad-
dress. 
(9) The extent it imposes mandates on State 
and local governments. 
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(10) The extent it impedes sustainable eco-
nomic growth. 
(11) The extent to which the program is a con-
stitutionally authorized activity of the Government. 
TITLE II—DEFICIT REDUCTION 
ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISCRETIONARY DEFICIT 
REDUCTION ACCOUNT. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY
DEFICIT
REDUCTION
AC-
COUNT.—Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘DISCRETIONARY DEFICIT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
‘‘SEC. 316. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The 
chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget of the Senate shall each maintain an account 
to be known as the ‘deficit reduction discretionary ac-
count’. The Account shall be divided into entries cor-
responding to the subcommittees of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of that House and each entry shall consist 
of the ‘deficit reduction balance’. 
‘‘(b) COMPONENTS.—Each entry shall consist only of 
amounts credited to it under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS TO ACCOUNT.— 
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