[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 37

 To repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
  to reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of 
              Members of Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2013

  Mr. Barrow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
  Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and 
 Government Reform, 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 repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
  to reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of 
              Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Business and 
Government Operations Improvement Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
                    TITLE I--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate.
Sec. 102. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate.
Sec. 103. Repeal of the independent payment advisory board.
                  TITLE II--SAVINGS AND SPENDING CUTS

Sec. 201. Streamline Government Bureaucracy.
Sec. 202. Congressional approval for certain obligations exceeding 
                            $100,000,000.
Sec. 203. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs, 
                            projects, and activities.
Sec. 204. Reduction of the number of nonessential vehicles purchased 
                            and leased by the Federal Government.
                    TITLE III--CONGRESSIONAL PAY CUT

Sec. 301. Reduction in rates of basic pay for Members of Congress.

                    TITLE I--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking section 4980H.
    (b) Repeal of Related Reporting Requirements.--Subpart D of part 
III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking 
section 6056.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of such Code is 
        amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of clause (xxiii), by 
        striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xxiv) and inserting 
        ``or'', and by striking clause (xxv).
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code is 
        amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (FF), by 
        striking ``, or'' at the end of subparagraph (GG) and inserting 
        a period, and by striking subparagraph (HH).
            (3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 4980H.
            (4) The table of sections for subpart D of part III of 
        subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 6056.
            (5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
        Care Act is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        months and other periods beginning after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Repeal of study and report.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (c)(5) shall take effect on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

    Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to 
any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection.''.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

    Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), sections 3403 and 10320 of 
such Act (including the amendments made by such sections, but excluding 
subsection (d) of section 1899A of the Social Security Act, as added 
and amended by such sections) are repealed, and any provision of law 
amended by such sections is hereby restored as if such sections had not 
been enacted into law.

                  TITLE II--SAVINGS AND SPENDING CUTS

SEC. 201. STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Partially as a result of unnecessary Federal spending, 
        the United States national debt is over $15 trillion.
            (2) Bureaucratic complexity and redundancy waste time and 
        money for consumers, businesses, and taxpayers.
            (3) In March 2011, the Government Accountability Office 
        released a report entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential 
        Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 
        Enhance Revenue'' that identifies areas where greater 
        efficiencies could be found in Government operations. Some of 
        the findings include:
                    (A) Seven different Federal agencies have programs 
                dedicated to meeting the water needs in the United 
                States-Mexico border region.
                    (B) There are 82 Federal programs dedicated to 
                improving teacher quality.
                    (C) There are 56 programs in 20 different Federal 
                agencies designed to target financial literacy.
                    (D) There are 80 Federal programs to boost 
                transportation opportunities for disadvantaged 
                individuals.
                    (E) There are over 20 programs in seven different 
                Federal agencies working to combat homelessness.
            (4) The Department of Commerce's core business and trade 
        functions, the Small Business Administration, the Office of the 
        United States Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank, the 
        Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the United States 
        Trade and Development Agency all serve important, but sometimes 
        overlapping functions for consumers and businesses in the 
        United States. Consolidating these agencies could save $3 
        billion and eliminate over 1,000 duplicative Federal jobs while 
        improving the service provided to taxpayers and consumers.
            (5) The Federal Government provides important services that 
        can be improved while saving money by consolidating and 
        reforming Federal agencies.
    (b) Consolidation Authority.--
            (1) Efficiency-enhancing plan defined.--Section 902 of 
        title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) `efficiency-enhancing plan' means a reorganization 
        plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
        determines will result in, or is likely to result in--
                    ``(A) a decrease in the number of agencies; and
                    ``(B) cost savings in performing the functions that 
                are the subject of that plan.''.
            (2) Modernizing reorganization authority.--Section 
        905(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking the following: ``or renaming an existing executive 
        department, abolishing or transferring an executive department 
        or independent regulatory agency, or all the functions thereof, 
        or consolidating two or more executive departments or two or 
        more independent regulatory agencies, or all the functions 
        thereof''.
    (c) Duration and Scope of Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Section 905(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``if the plan'' and all that 
        follows and inserting the following: ``if the plan is--
            ``(1) transmitted to Congress (in accordance with section 
        903(b)) on or before the date that is 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of the Business and Government Operations 
        Improvement Act; and
            ``(2) an efficiency-enhancing plan.''.
            (2) Exercise of rulemaking power.--Section 908(1) of title 
        5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
        1984'' and inserting ``the date that is 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of the Business and Government Operations 
        Improvement Act''.

SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS EXCEEDING 
              $100,000,000.

    (a) Approval Requirement.--No Federal department or agency may 
enter into a contract with, award a grant to, or guarantee a loan for, 
a private entity in excess of $100,000,000 for a fiscal year, unless 
the department or agency submits to the Congress a request for approval 
of such contract, grant, or guarantee, and such approval is 
subsequently granted by enactment of a joint resolution.
    (b) Expedited Consideration.--A joint resolution of approval under 
subsection (a) shall be considered in the House of Representatives and 
the Senate not later then 30 days after the date of submission of a 
request under such subsection, under expedited procedures.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date 
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 203. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN FOREIGN PROGRAMS, 
              PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.

    Section 103 of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(l) Prohibition Against Funding Foreign Programs, Projects, and 
Activities.--The Administrator shall not award any grant, contract, 
cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under this section 
for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions.''.

SEC. 204. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLES PURCHASED 
              AND LEASED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Review of Nonessential Vehicle Purchase.--The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the head of the 
relevant Executive agency, shall complete each of the following:
            (1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each 
        Executive agency to purchase civilian vehicles in fiscal year 
        2010.
            (2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each 
        Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in fiscal year 
        2010.
            (3) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles 
        purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010.
            (4) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles leased 
        by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010.
            (5) Determine the total dollar amount that would be 20 
        percent less than the dollar amount determined under paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) for each Executive agency.
    (b) Reduction of Nonessential Vehicle Purchase.--For each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2017, each Executive agency may not obligate more 
than the dollar amount identified pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to 
purchase and lease civilian vehicles.
    (c) Sharing.--The Administrator of General Services shall ensure 
that an Executive agency may share excess or unused vehicles with 
another Executive agency that may need temporary or long-term use of 
additional vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System.
    (d) National Security Exception.--The limits on the purchase and 
procurement of vehicles provided in this section shall not apply to the 
purchase or procurement of any vehicle that has been determined by the 
President to be essential for reasons of national security.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Civilian vehicle.--The term ``civilian vehicle'' means 
        a vehicle that is not used for purposes of military combat, the 
        training or deployment of uniformed military personnel, or such 
        other uses as determined by the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator 
        of General Services.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term under section 105 of title 5, 
        United States Code.

                    TITLE III--CONGRESSIONAL PAY CUT

SEC. 301. REDUCTION IN RATES OF BASIC PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Effective with respect to pay periods beginning 
after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office held in November 2014, the rate of basic pay for each Member of 
Congress shall be reduced by 5 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple 
of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher 
multiple of $100).
    (b) Preemption.--The adjustment under subsection (a) shall be in 
lieu of any adjustment which (but for this Act) might otherwise take 
effect, in the rates of basic pay for Members of Congress, with respect 
to the pay periods referred to in subsection (a).
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``Member of 
Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31).
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