3.0.0 3676 2019-02-20T23:44:53Z 2019-02-23T21:35:25Z Senate S S 2012-12-12 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-12-12T23:23:53Z 2012-12-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7981-7982) IntroReferral 2012-12-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7980-7981) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Performance measurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-12-12 Introduced in Senate 2013-01-07T22:03:07Z Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless such agency provides a detailed explanation that describes: (1) how such agency will provide the service outside the system, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) how providing the service outside the system will not increase overall costs. Requires such an agency to provide a detailed explanation certifying that the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by participation in the system.

Requires the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board to allow an agency to act as an alternative provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of the system if the agency: (1) demonstratives that it can provide the administrative service more efficiently, and (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies at the overseas post.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a review of the system to specified congressional committees

]]> Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 Display Title Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote high-quality, cost-efficient, and effective administrative support services to agencies overseas. Introduced in Senate 2012-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3676is/xml/BILLS-112s3676is.xml 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7981-7982) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.