[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1782 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1782

   To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government 
  Accountability Office entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential 
   Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance 
                               Revenue''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2011

 Mr. McCotter 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government 
  Accountability Office entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential 
   Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance 
                               Revenue''.

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

SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO REPORT TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN 
              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 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 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 subsection (1); and
            (4) rescind from the appropriate accounts the amount 
        greater of--
                    (A) $5,000,000,000; or
                    (B) the total amount of cost savings estimated by 
                paragraph (3).
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