IMAGE Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2514
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-26
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Improving All Government Efficiency Act of 2013 or the IMAGE Act of 2013 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to coordinate with the heads of relevant federal departments or agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in specified Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports released in 2011, 2012, and 2013; (2) identify and report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline duplicative or overlapping programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings from such activities; and (4) rescind from amounts made available to such departments and agencies the total estimated cost savings.</p> <p>Requires the Director to report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations listing the accounts reduced by the rescission required by this Act and the amounts rescinded from each such account. </p> <p>Imposes a monetary penalty on any department or agency that does not meet the requirements of this Act before September 30, 2013.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2514 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2013 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , 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 A BILL To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving All Government Efficiency Act of 2013 or the IMAGE Act of 2013 . 2. Consolidating unnecessary duplicative and overlapping Government programs (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant departments or agencies to— (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in— (A) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled Actions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits (GAO–13–279SP); (B) the February 2012 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue (GAO–12–342SP); and (C) the March 2011 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue (GAO–11–318SP) and apply the savings towards deficit reduction; (2) identify and report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in— (A) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled Actions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits (GAO–13–279SP); (B) the February 2012 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue (GAO–12–342SP); and (C) the March 2011 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue (GAO–11–318SP); (3) determine the total cost savings that shall result to each department or agency from the actions described in paragraph (1); and (4) rescind from the amounts made available to such departments or agencies the total amount of cost savings estimated by paragraph (3). (b) Application of rescission The rescission required under subsection (a)(4) shall only apply to amounts made available for Government programs that are eliminated, consolidated, or streamlined under this section. (c) Report Not later than September 30, 2013, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate listing the accounts reduced by the rescission in subsection (a)(4) and the amounts rescinded from each such account. (d) Rescission for noncompliance With respect to a department or agency that does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) before September 30, 2013, there is rescinded from the funds made available to such department or agency in fiscal year 2013 an amount equal to 1 percent of such funds.