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ing on these loans due to their debt burden and a 
weak economy and job market. 
(9) Based on estimates from the Congressional 
Budget Office, the Pell Grant Program will face a 
fiscal shortfall beginning in fiscal year 2015 and 
continuing in each subsequent year in the current 
budget window. 
(10) Failing to address these problems will 
jeopardize access and affordability to higher edu-
cation for America’s young people. 
(b) POLICY
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
AFFORD-
ABILITY.—It is the policy of this resolution to address the 
root drivers of tuition inflation, by— 
(1) targeting Federal financial aid to those 
most in need; 
(2) streamlining programs that provide aid to 
make them more effective; 
(3) maintaining the maximum Pell grant award 
level at $5,645 in each year of the budget window; 
and 
(4) removing regulatory barriers in higher edu-
cation that act to restrict flexibility and innovative 
teaching, particularly as it relates to non-traditional 
models such as online coursework and competency- 
based learning. 
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SEC. 706. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH THE CANCELLATION OF UNOBLI-
GATED BALANCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) According to the last available estimate 
from the Office of Management and Budget, Federal 
agencies were expected to hold $698 billion in unob-
ligated balances at the close of fiscal year 2013. 
(2) These funds represent direct and discre-
tionary spending made available by Congress that 
remains available for expenditure beyond the fiscal 
year for which they are provided. 
(3) In some cases, agencies are granted funding 
and it remains available for obligation indefinitely. 
(4) The Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974 requires the Office of 
Management and Budget to make funds available to 
agencies for obligation and prohibits the Administra-
tion from withholding or cancelling unobligated 
funds unless approved by an act of Congress. 
(5) Greater congressional oversight is required 
to review and identify potential savings from 
unneeded balances of funds. 
(b) POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH THE CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BAL-
ANCES.—Congressional committees shall through their 
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oversight activities identify and achieve savings through 
the cancellation or rescission of unobligated balances that 
neither abrogate contractual obligations of the Govern-
ment nor reduce or disrupt Federal commitments under 
programs such as Social Security, veterans’ affairs, na-
tional security, and Treasury authority to finance the na-
tional debt. 
(c) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Congress, with the assist-
ance of the Government Accountability Office, the Inspec-
tors General, and other appropriate agencies should make 
it a high priority to review unobligated balances and iden-
tify savings for deficit reduction. 
SEC. 707. POLICY STATEMENT ON RESPONSIBLE STEWARD-
SHIP OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) The House of Representatives cut budgets 
for Members of Congress, House committees, and 
leadership offices by 5 percent in 2011 and an addi-
tional 6.4 percent in 2012. 
(2) The House of Representatives achieved sav-
ings of $36.5 million over three years by consoli-
dating House operations and renegotiating con-
tracts. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of this resolution that: 
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(1) The House of Representatives must be a 
model for the responsible stewardship of taxpayer re-
sources and therefore must identify any savings that 
can be achieved through greater productivity and ef-
ficiency gains in the operation and maintenance of 
House services and resources like printing, con-
ferences, utilities, telecommunications, furniture, 
grounds maintenance, postage, and rent. This should 
include a review of policies and procedures for acqui-
sition of goods and services to eliminate any unnec-
essary spending. The Committee on House Adminis-
tration should review the policies pertaining to the 
services provided to Members and committees of the 
House, and should identify ways to reduce any sub-
sidies paid for the operation of the House gym, bar-
ber shop, salon, and the House dining room. 
(2) No taxpayer funds may be used to purchase 
first class airfare or to lease corporate jets for Mem-
bers of Congress. 
SEC. 708. POLICY STATEMENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION 
THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF UNNECES-
SARY AND WASTEFUL SPENDING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) The Government Accountability Office 
(‘‘GAO’’) is required by law to identify examples of 
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waste, duplication, and overlap in Federal programs, 
and has so identified dozens of such examples. 
(2) In testimony before the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, the Comptroller Gen-
eral has stated that addressing the identified waste, 
duplication, and overlap in Federal programs ‘‘could 
potentially save tens of billions of dollars.’’ 
(3) In 2011 and 2012, the Government Ac-
countability Office issued reports showing excessive 
duplication and redundancy in Federal programs in-
cluding— 
(A) 209 ‘‘Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing, and Mathematics’’ (‘‘STEM’’) education 
programs in 13 different Federal agencies at a 
cost of $3 billion annually; 
(B) 200 separate Department of Justice 
crime prevention and victim services grant pro-
grams with an annual cost of $3.9 billion in 
2010; 
(C) 20 different Federal entities admin-
ister 160 housing programs and other forms of 
Federal assistance for housing with a total cost 
of $170 billion in 2010; 
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