[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 945 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 945

 To save at least $5,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and 
                    overlapping Government programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2011

Mr. Coburn (for himself and Mr. Warner) 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 save at least $5,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and 
                    overlapping Government programs.

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

SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING 
              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 paragraph (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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