with respect to the evaluation carried out dur-
ing that year, submit to the President and Con-
gress a plan with recommendations of the agen-
cies and programs that should be realigned or 
eliminated within the grouping evaluated that 
year. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION
DESCRIPTION
RE-
QUIRED.—The plan described in subparagraph 
(A) shall include a detailed description of the 
actions necessary to implement the plan and 
complete the reorganization, including a pro-
jected timetable for completion of the imple-
mentation process. 
(C) PLAN APPROVAL.—The plan must be 
approved by at least 5 members of the Commis-
sion. 
(3) CRITERIA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
evaluate the efficiency and public need for each 
agency using the following criteria: 
(i) The effectiveness, and the effi-
ciency of the operation of, the programs 
carried out by each such agency. 
(ii) Whether the programs carried out 
by the agency are cost effective. 
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(iii) Whether the agency or program 
has acted outside the scope of its original 
authority, and whether the original objec-
tives of the agency have been achieved. 
(iv) The extent to which the jurisdic-
tion of, and the programs administered by, 
the agency duplicate or conflict with the 
jurisdiction and programs of other agen-
cies. 
(v) The potential benefits of consoli-
dating programs administered by the agen-
cy with similar or duplicative programs of 
other agencies, and the potential for con-
solidating such programs. 
(vi) The extent to which the agency 
has complied with the applicable provisions 
contained in sections 1115, 1116, 1120, 
1121, 1123, and 1124 of title 31, United 
States Code, and section 306 of title 5, 
United States Code, as well as rec-
ommendations contained in the reports re-
quired by such sections. 
(vii) The extent to which State and 
local governments already collect informa-
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tion or perform services conducted by the 
Federal program or agency. 
(B) DUPLICATIVE.—If 2 or more agencies 
or programs are performing the same essential 
function and the function can be consolidated 
or streamlined into a single agency or program, 
the Commission shall recommend that the agen-
cies or programs be realigned. 
(C) WASTEFUL
OR
INEFFICIENT.—The 
Commission may recommend the realignment or 
elimination of any agency or program that has 
wasted Federal funds by— 
(i) spending funds on items outside 
the authorized mission or purpose of the 
agency or program; 
(ii) mismanagement of resources and 
personnel; or 
(iii) use of such funds for personal 
benefit or the benefit of a special interest 
group. 
(D) 
OUTDATED, 
IRRELEVANT, 
OR 
FAILED.—The Commission shall recommend 
the elimination of any agency or program 
that— 
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(i) has completed its intended pur-
pose, if such purpose is defined under the 
law; 
(ii) has become irrelevant; or 
(iii) has failed to meet its objectives. 
(4) RELOCATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
The plan under paragraph (2) shall provide that if 
the position of an employee of an agency is elimi-
nated as a result of the implementation of the plan, 
the affected agency shall make reasonable efforts to 
relocate such employee to another position within 
the agency or within another Federal agency. 
(5) USE OF SAVINGS.—All funds saved by the 
implementation of the plan shall be used for deficit 
reduction. 
(6) LIMITATION
ON
RECOMMENDATIONS
IN 
PLAN.—The plan under paragraph (2)— 
(A) may not recommend the creation of a 
new agency, unless such agency is the result of 
a consolidation of existing agencies, the result 
of such consolidation producing an overall re-
duction in amounts provided in annual appro-
priations Acts and the number of personnel; 
(B) may recommend the removal of part of 
an agency from an agency; and 
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(C) may not recommend— 
(i) continuing an agency beyond the 
period authorized by law for its existence 
or beyond the time when it would have ter-
minated if the realignment had not been 
made; 
(ii) continuing a function beyond the 
period authorized by law for its exercise or 
beyond the time when it would have termi-
nated if the realignment had not been 
made; 
(iii) authorizing an agency to exercise 
a function which is not expressly author-
ized by law at the time the plan is trans-
mitted to Congress; 
(iv) increasing the term of an office 
beyond that provided by law for the office; 
(v) the consolidation or realignment of 
any entity outside of the executive branch, 
including moving an agency outside the ex-
ecutive branch; or 
(vi) the modification of any funding 
that is not an appropriation. 
(7) INFORMATION
TO
MEMBERS
OF
CON-
GRESS.—After June 30 of each year in which the 
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Commission submits a plan and recommendations to 
the President and Congress under this subsection, 
the Commission shall promptly provide, upon re-
quest, to any Member of Congress information used 
by the Commission in making its recommendations. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF SUGGESTIONS FROM PUBLIC 
THROUGH WEBSITE.—In carrying out its duties under 
this Act, the Commission shall— 
(1) establish a website for the purpose of allow-
ing any member of the public to submit suggestions 
to the Commission for its consideration; and 
(2) consider each such suggestion submitted 
through the website. 
(d) REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT.— 
(1) EVALUATION
REQUIRED.—The President 
shall, by no later than August 15 of a year in which 
the Commission carries out an evaluation under sub-
section (b)(1), transmit to the Commission and to 
Congress a report containing the President’s ap-
proval or disapproval of the Commission’s plan and 
recommendations. 
(2) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—The President may 
approve the plan and recommendations of the Com-
mission if the President finds that the plan is in ac-
cordance with the criteria and limitation described in 
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