Title: Reforming Government Act of 2018
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Reforming Government Act of 2018
This bill expands the authority of the President to reorganize federal agencies.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6787 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6787

To provide for reforming agencies of the Federal Government to improve 
         efficiency and effectiveness, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2018

    Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. 
  Mitchell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Rules, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for reforming agencies of the Federal Government to improve 
         efficiency and effectiveness, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reforming Government Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING CONSOLIDATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 902 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4) and 
        moving that paragraph to appear after paragraph (3);
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) `efficiency-enhancing plan' means a reorganization 
        plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
        determines will result in, or is likely to result in--
                    ``(A) a decrease in the number of agencies; or
                    ``(B) cost savings in performing the functions that 
                are the subject of that plan;'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``or abolition'' and inserting 
                ``abolition, or creation''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period.
    (b) Modernizing Reorganization Authority.--
            (1) Limitation on powers.--Section 905(a) of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) abolishing or transferring an independent regulatory 
        agency, or all the functions thereof, or consolidating 2 or 
        more independent regulatory agencies, or all the functions 
        thereof;'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively.
            (2) Reorganization plans.--Section 903(a) of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'';
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) the creation of a new agency that is not a component 
        or part of an existing Executive department or independent 
        agency.''.
    (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 following: ``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 Reforming Government Act of 2018; and
            ``(2) an efficiency-enhancing plan.''.
            (2) Exercise of rulemaking power.--Section 908(1) of title 
        5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``chapter) on or 
        before December 31, 1984'' and inserting ``title) on or before 
        the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
        Reforming Government Act of 2018''.
            (3) Terms of resolution.--Section 909 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the matter after the resolving 
                clause'' and all that follows through ``such 
                modifications'' and inserting ``the matter after the 
                resolving clause of which is as follows: `That Congress 
                approves the reorganization plan numbered _____ 
                transmitted to Congress by the President on _____', and 
                includes such modifications''; and
                    (B) by striking ``chapter'' and inserting 
                ``title''.
    (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 910 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Government Operations Committee 
                of the House'' and inserting ``Committee on Oversight 
                and Government Reform of the House of 
                Representatives''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Governmental Affairs Committee'' 
                and inserting ``Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Governmental Affairs'' and 
                inserting ``Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Government Operations of the 
                House'' and inserting ``Committee on Oversight and 
                Government Reform of the House of Representatives''.

SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the 
application of such provision or amendment to any person or 
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, 
the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions 
of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
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