To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.

Bill: 113-hr-504
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2013-02-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-05
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: 2013-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the February 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled &quot;Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue&quot; and the March 2011 GAO report entitled &quot;Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue&quot; and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $10 billion or the total amount of such cost savings.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 504 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2013 Mr. Culberson (for himself, Mr. Chabot , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. McKinley , and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) 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 save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.

1. Consolidating unnecessary duplicative and overlapping Government programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant department and 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 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 (B) 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 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 (B) 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 agency, office, and department from the actions described in paragraph (1); and (4) rescind from the appropriate accounts the amount greater of— (A) $10,000,000,000; or (B) the total amount of cost savings estimated by paragraph (3).