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]
[S. 3137 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3137

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2018

  Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


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

    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.''.

SEC. 3. DURATION AND SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) 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 
        enactment of the Reforming Government Act of 2018; and
            ``(2) an efficiency-enhancing plan.''.
    (b) 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 enactment of the Reforming Government Act 
of 2018''.
    (c) Terms of Resolution.--Section 909 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) 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
            (2) by striking ``chapter'' and inserting ``title''.

SEC. 4. 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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