[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 616 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 616

  To establish an Office of Management in the Executive Office of the 
 President, and to redesignate the Office of Management and Budget as 
                   the Office of the Federal Budget.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2001

 Mr. Horn (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
    Mica) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish an Office of Management in the Executive Office of the 
 President, and to redesignate the Office of Management and Budget as 
                   the Office of the Federal Budget.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION. 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Executive 
Office of the President the Office of Management, the purpose of which 
shall be to improve Federal management and organization and to promote 
efficiency and effectiveness in the operation of the Federal 
Government.
    (b) Director; Deputy Director.--(1) There shall be at the head of 
the Office of Management a Director, who shall be appointed by the 
President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
Director shall be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay for 
Executive level I as provided in section 5312 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (2) There shall be a Deputy Director of the Office of Management, 
who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall be compensated at the 
annual rate of basic pay for Executive level II as provided in section 
5313 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Transfer of Authority and Functions.--(1) The following offices 
in the Office of Management and Budget are abolished, and the functions 
and authorities of the heads of such offices are hereby transferred to 
the Director of the Office of Management:
            (1) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
            (2) The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
            (3) The Office of Federal Financial Management.
            (4) The Office of the Deputy Director for Management.
            (5) The Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

    The Office of Management and Budget is hereby redesignated as the 
Office of the Federal Budget. Any authorities of, and functions 
performed by, the Director and other officers and appointees of the 
Office of Management and Budget before the date of the enactment of 
this Act and not transferred under section 1 shall remain the 
authorities and functions of the Director as the head of the Office of 
the Federal Budget and such other officers and appointees as 
appropriate.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall submit to Congress recommendations for any 
conforming amendments necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
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