H. R. 1295 (Reported-in-House)

(1) in section 901—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in paragraph (3), by inserting “, including the elimination of operations determined to be unnecessary for the execution of constitutional duties” before the semicolon;

(ii) in paragraph (5)—

(I) by striking “agencies” in each place the term appears and inserting “executive departments”;

(II) by striking “by consolidating” and inserting “or functions thereof by consolidating”; and

(III) by striking “and” at the end;

(iii) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and

(iv) by adding at the end the following:

“(7) to reduce the number of Federal employees;

“(8) to amend rules, regulations, and other requirements for the purpose of decreasing the cost and difficulty of compliance thereof, and to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome rules, regulations, and other requirements; and

“(9) to eliminate government operations that do not serve the public interest.”; and

(B) in subsection (d), by striking “agencies” and inserting “executive departments”;

(2) in section 902, by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

“(1) ‘executive department’—

“(A) means—

“(i) any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; and

“(ii) an office or officer of the executive branch; and

“(B) does not include the Government Accountability Office or the Comptroller General of the United States.”;

(3) in section 903(a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “agencies” and inserting “executive departments”;

(B) by striking “agency” in each place the term appears and inserting “executive department”; and

(C) in paragraph (2), by striking “, except that no enforcement function or statutory program shall be abolished by the plan”;

(4) in section 904, by striking “agency” in each place the term appears and inserting “executive department”;

(5) in section 905—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) by striking paragraph (1);

(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively;

(iii) in paragraphs (1) and (3), as so redesignated, by striking “agency” in each place the term appears and inserting “executive department”;

(iv) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking “new agency” and inserting “new executive department”;

(v) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking “or”;

(vi) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and

(vii) by adding at the end the following:

“(7) creating a net increase in the number of Federal workers or a net increase in expenditures.”; and

(B) in subsection (b), by striking “December 31, 1984” and inserting “December 31, 2026”;

(6) in section 907, by striking “agency” in each place the term appears and inserting “executive department”;

(7) in section 908, by striking “December 31, 1984” and inserting “December 31, 2026”; and

(8) in section 909, by striking “19 .” and inserting “20 .”.