Abolishes the following Federal agencies: (1) the U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board; (2) The Council on Environmental Quality; and (3) The Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Directs the President to ensure that the total number of political appointees, as defined by this Act, does not exceed 2,000 after September 30, 2004.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3164 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3164
To provide for reduction of the Federal budget deficit by reducing
wasteful government spending.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 2003
Mr. Carson of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide for reduction of the Federal budget deficit by reducing
wasteful government spending.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION
ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) In General.--The United States Travel and Tourism Promotion
Advisory Board is abolished.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 210 of title II of Division B of
Public Law 108-7 is repealed.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
(a) In General.--The Council on Environmental Quality is abolished.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The National Environmental Quality Act
of 1969 is amended by striking sections 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207,
and 208 (42 U.S.C. 4342-4346b).
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Advanced Technology Program of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology is abolished.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 28 of the Act of March 3, 1901
(15 U.S.C. 278n; as added by Public Law 100-418) is repealed.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTEES.
(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``political
appointee'' means an individual who--
(1) is employed in a position listed in sections 5312
through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the
Executive Schedule);
(2) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency
appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive
Service (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United
States Code); or
(3) is employed in a position in the executive branch of
the Government under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Limitation.--The President shall take such actions as may be
necessary to ensure that the total number of political appointees in
the executive branch of the Government shall not, at any time after
September 30, 2004, exceed 2,000.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.