(B) the functions of the proposed agency
or program could be carried out in a less re-
strictive manner than the manner proposed in
the legislation; and
(C) the legislation provides for public input
regarding the performance of functions by the
proposed agency or program.
SEC. 7. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
The Commission may promulgate such rules as nec-
essary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 8. RELOCATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
If the position of an employee of an agency is elimi-
nated as a result of the abolishment of an agency in ac-
cordance with this Act, there shall be a reasonable effort
to relocate such employee to a position within another
agency.
SEC. 9. PROGRAM INVENTORY.
(a) PREPARATION.—The Comptroller General and
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in co-
operation with the Director of the Congressional Research
Service, shall prepare an inventory of Federal programs
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘program inventory’’) with-
in each agency.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program inven-
tory is to advise and assist the Congress and the Commis-
sion in carrying out the requirements of this Act. Such
inventory shall not in any way bind the committees of the
Senate or the House of Representatives with respect to
their responsibilities under this Act and shall not infringe
on the legislative and oversight responsibilities of such
committees. The Comptroller General shall compile and
maintain the inventory and the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall provide budgetary information
for inclusion in the inventory.
(c) INVENTORY CONTENT.—The program inventory
shall set forth for each program each of the following mat-
ters:
(1) The specific provision or provisions of law
authorizing the program.
(2) The committees of the Senate and the
House of Representatives which have legislative or
oversight jurisdiction over the program.
(3) A brief statement of the purpose or pur-
poses to be achieved by the program.
(4) The committees which have jurisdiction over
legislation providing new budget authority for the
program, including the appropriate subcommittees of
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
(5) The agency and, if applicable, the subdivi-
sion thereof responsible for administering the pro-
gram.
(6) The grants-in-aid, if any, provided by such
program to State and local governments.
(7) The next reauthorization date for the pro-
gram.
(8) A unique identification number which links
the program and functional category structure.
(9) The year in which the program was origi-
nally established and, where applicable, the year in
which the program expires.
(10) Where applicable, the year in which new
budget authority for the program was last author-
ized and the year in which current authorizations of
new budget authority expire.
(d) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The report also shall set
forth for each program whether the new budget authority
provided for such programs is—
(1) authorized for a definite period of time;
(2) authorized in a specific dollar amount but
without limit of time;
(3) authorized without limit of time or dollar
amounts;
(4) not specifically authorized; or
(5) permanently provided,
as determined by the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office.
(e) CBO INFORMATION.—For each program or group
of programs, the program inventory also shall include in-
formation prepared by the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office indicating each of the following matters:
(1) The amounts of new budget authority au-
thorized and provided for the program for each of
the preceding four fiscal years and, where applicable,
the four succeeding fiscal years.
(2) The functional and subfunctional category
in which the program is presently classified and was
classified under the fiscal year 1999 budget.
(3) The identification code and title of the ap-
propriation account in which budget authority is
provided for the program.
(f) MUTUAL EXCHANGE
OF INFORMATION.—The
General Accounting Office, the Congressional Research
Service, and the Congressional Budget Office shall permit
the mutual exchange of available information in their pos-
session which would aid in the compilation of the program
inventory.
(g) ASSISTANCE BY EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and the Executive agen-
cies and the subdivisions thereof shall, to the extent nec-
essary and possible, provide the General Accounting Office
with assistance requested by the Comptroller General in
the compilation of the program inventory.
SEC. 10. DEFINITION OF AGENCY.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term by section 105 of title 5, United States
Code, except that such term includes an advisory com-
mittee as that term is defined in section 3(2) of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act.
SEC. 11. OFFSET OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.
Amounts appropriated to carry out this Act shall be
offset by a reduction in amounts appropriated to carry out
programs of other Federal agencies.
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