[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 2135 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 572
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2135
[Report No. 117-216]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating
Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2021
Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
December 5, 2022
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating
Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Wasteful Federal Programs
Reduction Authorization Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY AGENCY PROGRAMS OR PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1127. Elimination of unnecessary agency programs or
program activities</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning
given the term in section 1108(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Program.--The term `program' has the meaning
given the term in section 1122(a)(1), as amended by section
9601(a) of title XCVI of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Program activity.--The term `program
activity' has the meaning given the term in section
1115(h).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Agency Identification of Unnecessary Programs or
Program Activities.--Not later than the date on which the Chief
Operating Officer of each agency is required to provide a count of
plans and programs under section 1125(a)(4) each year, and based on
guidance provided by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, the Chief Operating Officer of each agency shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) compile a list that identifies any program
or program activity of the agency that is unnecessary, defunct,
or duplicative of another program or program activity of the
agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) in consultation with the congressional
committees that oversee a program or program activity
identified under paragraph (1), determine--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) whether the program or program
activity is unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative of
another program or program activity of the agency;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) whether the program or program
activity could be eliminated or consolidated with
another program or program activity of the agency or
the Federal Government;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) refine the list compiled under paragraph
(1), in accordance with the determinations made under paragraph
(2); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) submit to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget the list refined under paragraph
(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Proposed Legislation.--The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget may submit to Congress proposed legislation to
eliminate or consolidate the programs or program activities identified
in the lists submitted under subsection (b)(4).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Inclusion in Budget.--Section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(40) the lists identifying unnecessary, defunct,
or duplicative programs or program activities submitted to the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section
1127(b)(4).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``1127. Elimination of unnecessary agency programs or program
activities''.
<DELETED> (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful
Programs Act''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION AND ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY AGENCY PROGRAMS
OR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
(a) Transparency of Programs, Priority Goals, and Results.--Section
1122(a)(3)(D) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses
(vii) and (ix), respectively;
(2) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(vi) to the extent practicable and
consistent with guidance issued by the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget,
information provided in the annual budget
justification materials submitted in
conjunction with the budget of the United
States Government submitted under section
1105(a) in accordance with section 3(a) of the
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency
Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note);''; and
(3) in clause (vii), as so redesignated, by striking
``accountability; and'' and inserting ``accountability,
including information included in the list compiled under
section 1127(b)(1); and''.
(b) Identification of Unnecessary Agency Programs or Program
Activities.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1127. Identification of unnecessary agency programs or program
activities
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given the
term in section 1108(a).
``(2) Program.--The term `program' has the meaning given
the term in section 1122(a)(1).
``(3) Program activity.--The term `program activity' has
the meaning given the term in section 1115(h).
``(b) Agency Identification of Unnecessary Programs or Program
Activities.--Not later than the 20 days after the date on which the
President transmits the budget of the United States Government under
section 1105(a) each year, and based on guidance provided by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chief Operating
Officer of each agency shall--
``(1) compile a list that identifies any program or program
activity of the agency that--
``(A) is unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative of
another program or program activity of the agency;
``(B) another agency could administer more
effectively; or
``(C) could operate more effectively if the program
or activity were consolidated with other programs or
activities;
``(2) publish the list compiled under paragraph (1) in--
``(A) with respect to each list compiled before the
date of the implementation described in section
9601(b)(3) of title XCVI of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (31 U.S.C. 1122 note) of the program
inventory described in section 1122(a)(2)(B)(i) of this
title, the pilot program described in section
9601(b)(2)(B) of title XCVI of that Act; and
``(B) with respect to each successive list, the
program inventory described in section
1122(a)(2)(B)(i); and
``(3) submit the list compiled under paragraph (1) to--
``(A) the relevant congressional committees of
jurisdiction of the agency;
``(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
``(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
``(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives; and
``(E) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the
House of Representatives.
``(c) Recommendations.--Based on guidance issued by the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, the head of an agency may submit
to Congress recommendations for statutory changes to eliminate or
consolidate programs or program activities identified under subsection
(b)(1).''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 11 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``1127. Identification of unnecessary agency programs or program
activities''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
Calendar No. 572
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2135
[Report No. 117-216]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating
Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 5, 2022
Reported with an amendment