IMAGE Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3617
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2015-09-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-25
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: 2015-09-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Improving All Government Efficiency Act of 2015 or the IMAGE Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget 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 reports released between 2013 and 2015; (2) identify and report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline duplicative or overlapping missions identified in such reports; (3) estimate 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>The bill imposes a monetary penalty on any department or agency that does not meet the requirements of this Act before September 30, 2015.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2015 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 2015 or the IMAGE Act of 2015 . 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 March 2015 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, titled Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, Duplication, and Improper Payments and Achieve Other Financial Benefits (GAO–15–440T); (B) the April 2014 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, titled Government Efficiency and Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, Duplication, and Improper Payments and Achieve Other Financial Benefits (GAO–14–478T); and (C) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office report to Congress, titled Actions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits (GAO–13–279SP); (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 March 2015 Government Accountability Office report referred to in paragraph (1)(A); (B) the April 2014 Government Accountability Office report referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and (C) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office report referred to in paragraph (1)(C); (3) estimate the total cost savings expected to 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, 2015, 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, 2015, there is rescinded from the funds made available to such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 an amount equal to 1 percent of such funds.