[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2453 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2453

To consolidate duplicative and overlapping Federal programs and reduce 
                               spending.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 20, 2016

   Mr. Paul 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 consolidate duplicative and overlapping Federal programs and reduce 
                               spending.

    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 ``Duplication Reduction and Scoring 
Act of 2016''.

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

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``GAO duplication and 
overlap reports'' means--
            (1) 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);
            (2) the February 2012 Government Accountability Office 
        report to Congress entitled ``2012 Annual Report: Opportunities 
        to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save 
        Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP);
            (3) the April 2013 Government Accountability Office report 
        to Congress entitled ``2013 Annual Report: Actions Needed to 
        Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve 
        Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-13-279SP);
            (4) the April 2014 Government Accountability Office report 
        to Congress entitled ``2014 Annual Report: Additional 
        Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication 
        and Achieve Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-14-343SP); and
            (5) the April 2015 Government Accountability Office report 
        to Congress entitled ``2015 Annual Report: Additional 
        Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication 
        and Achieve Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-15-404SP).
    (b) Reducing Duplication and Overlap.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and 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 GAO 
        duplication and overlap reports;
            (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 GAO duplication and 
        overlap reports;
            (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 and apply the 
        savings towards deficit reduction the greater of--
                    (A) $10,000,000,000; or
                    (B) the total amount of cost savings estimated by 
                paragraph (3).
    (c) Analysis of Reported Bills by CBO.--Section 202(g) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(3) Duplicative and overlapping government programs.--For 
        each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by 
        any committee (including the Committee on Appropriations and 
        the Committee on the Budget) the Congressional Budget Office 
        shall submit to Congress an analysis of whether the bill or 
        joint resolution creates any new Federal program, office, or 
        initiative that would duplicate or overlap with any existing 
        Federal program, office, or initiative with similar mission, 
        purpose, goals, or activities along with a listing of all of 
        the overlapping or duplicative Federal program or programs, 
        office or offices, or initiative or initiatives.''.
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