[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3617 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3617

To improve efficiency by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping 
                          Government programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2015

    Mr. Graves of Missouri 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 improve efficiency 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving All Government Efficiency 
Act of 2015'' or the ``IMAGE Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING 
              GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with 
the heads of the relevant departments or agencies to--
            (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, 
        consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies 
        with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in--
                    (A) the March 2015 Government Accountability Office 
                report to Congress, titled ``Government Efficiency and 
                Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, 
                Overlap, Duplication, and Improper Payments and Achieve 
                Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-15-440T);
                    (B) the April 2014 Government Accountability Office 
                report to Congress, titled ``Government Efficiency and 
                Effectiveness: Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, 
                Overlap, Duplication, and Improper Payments and Achieve 
                Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-14-478T); and
                    (C) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office 
                report to Congress, titled ``Actions Needed to Reduce 
                Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve 
                Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-13-279SP);
            (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--
                    (A) the March 2015 Government Accountability Office 
                report referred to in paragraph (1)(A);
                    (B) the April 2014 Government Accountability Office 
                report referred to in paragraph (1)(B); and
                    (C) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office 
                report referred to in paragraph (1)(C);
            (3) estimate the total cost savings expected to result to 
        each department or agency from the actions described in 
        paragraph (1); and
            (4) rescind from the amounts made available to such 
        departments or agencies the total amount of cost savings 
        estimated by paragraph (3).
    (b) Application of Rescission.--The rescission required under 
subsection (a)(4) shall only apply to amounts made available for 
Government programs that are eliminated, consolidated, or streamlined 
under this section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2015, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
listing the accounts reduced by the rescission in subsection (a)(4) and 
the amounts rescinded from each such account.
    (d) Rescission for Noncompliance.--With respect to a department or 
agency that does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) before 
September 30, 2015, there is rescinded from the funds made available to 
such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 an amount equal to 1 
percent of such funds.
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