[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7188-S7189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IDENTIFYING AND ELIMINATING WASTEFUL PROGRAMS ACT
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 572, S. 2135.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2135) 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.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
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--
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(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.
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported
substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Hassan substitute
amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the
bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that
the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was
withdrawn.
The amendment (No. 6524) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to
as follows:
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
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 (viii), 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, budget justification materials described in
section 3(b)(2)(B) 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 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 unnecessarily 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.
The bill (S. 2135) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed.
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