[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2463

             To require agencies submit zero-based budgets.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2021

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Braun) 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 require agencies submit zero-based budgets.

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

SECTION 1. ZERO-BASED BUDGETS.

    (a) Definition.--In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Zero-based budget.--The term ``zero-based budget'' 
        means a systematic budget analysis in support of decision 
        making in which managers--
                    (A) examine current objectives, operations, and 
                costs;
                    (B) consider alternative ways of carrying out their 
                program or activity; and
                    (C) rank different programs or activities by order 
                of importance to the organization.
    (b) Zero-Based Budgets.--Every sixth year, each agency shall submit 
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget 
of the House of Representatives a zero-based budget for the next fiscal 
year and each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years.
    (c) Recommendations.--In addition to the zero-based budget required 
under subsection (b), each agency, except the Department of Defense and 
the National Nuclear Security Administration shall submit 
recommendations for which programs Congress should cut or reduce 
appropriations in an amount that equals not less than a 2-percent 
reduction from the previous year appropriation in discretionary 
spending.
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