[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 948 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 948

   To provide for the Office of Management and Budget to direct all 
 executive departments and agencies to submit a separate category for 
administrative expenses when submitting appropriations requests and for 
   a reduction in such administrative expenses for fiscal years 2010 
                             through 2013.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2009

Mr. Dorgan (for himself and Mr. Coburn) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the Office of Management and Budget to direct all 
 executive departments and agencies to submit a separate category for 
administrative expenses when submitting appropriations requests and for 
   a reduction in such administrative expenses for fiscal years 2010 
                             through 2013.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agency Administrative Expenses 
Reduction Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to obtain reductions in administrative 
expenses of all agencies relative to the fiscal year 2009 baseline by--
            (1) 3 percent in fiscal year 2010;
            (2) 6 percent in fiscal year 2011;
            (3) 9 percent in fiscal year 2012; and
            (4) 11 percent in fiscal year 2013.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrative expenses.--The term ``administrative 
        expenses'' has the meaning as determined by the Director under 
        section 4(b).
            (2) Agency.--The term ``agency''--
                    (A) means an agency as defined under section 1101 
                of title 31, United States Code, that is established in 
                the executive branch; and
                    (B) shall not include the District of Columbia 
                government.
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (4) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of 
        Management and Budget.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--All agencies shall include a separate category for 
administrative expenses when submitting their appropriation requests to 
the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
    (b) Administrative Expenses Determined.--In consultation with the 
agencies, the Director shall establish and revise as necessary a 
definition of administration expenses for the purposes of this Act. All 
questions regarding the definition of administrative expenses shall be 
resolved by the Director.

SEC. 5. REDUCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--In order to accomplish the purpose under section 2 
of this Act, each agency shall submit a budget to the Office that 
reflects a reduction from the fiscal year 2009 baseline in accordance 
with this section.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2010.--For fiscal year 2010, each agency shall 
submit a budget request that reflects not less than a 3 percent 
reduction in administrative expenses from the amount made available for 
fiscal year 2009 adjusted for inflation.
    (c) Fiscal Year 2011.--For fiscal year 2011, each agency shall 
submit a budget request that reflects not less than a 6 percent 
reduction in administrative expenses from the amounts made available 
for fiscal year 2009 adjusted for inflation.
    (d) Fiscal Year 2012.--For fiscal year 2012, each agency shall 
submit a budget request that reflects not less than a 9 percent 
reduction in administrative expenses from the amounts made available 
for fiscal year 2009 adjusted for inflation.
    (e) Fiscal Year 2013.--For fiscal year 2013, each agency shall 
submit a budget request that reflects not less than a 11 percent 
reduction in administrative expenses from the amounts made available 
for fiscal year 2009 adjusted for inflation.

SEC. 6. REVIEW OF AGENCY REQUESTS AND ENFORCEMENT.

    The Director shall review agency requests for administrative 
expenses. The Director shall ensure that all agency requests for such 
expenses are reduced in accordance with section 5. To the extent that 
any agency fails to comply with the requirements of section 5, the 
Director may reduce the request for administrative expenses in the 
budget of that agency to achieve the appropriate reduction.
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