To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the February 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue" and the March 2011 GAO report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $10 billion or the total amount of such cost savings.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6729 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2nd Session
                                H. R. 6729

To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and 
                    overlapping Government programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 1, 2013

 Mr. Culberson (for himself, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. McKinley, 
   Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Lance, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Olson, Mr. Thompson of 
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and 
                    overlapping Government programs.

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

SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING 
              GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 150 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant 
department and agencies to--
            (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, 
        consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies 
        with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in--
                    (A) the February 2012 Government Accountability 
                Office report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to 
                Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve 
                Savings, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP); and
                    (B) the March 2011 Government Accountability Office 
                report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce 
                Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax 
                Dollars, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-11-318SP) and apply 
                the savings towards deficit reduction;
            (2) identify and report to Congress any legislative changes 
        required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline 
        Government programs and agencies with duplicative and 
        overlapping missions identified in--
                    (A) the February 2012 Government Accountability 
                Office report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to 
                Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve 
                Savings, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP); and
                    (B) the March 2011 Government Accountability Office 
                report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce 
                Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax 
                Dollars, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-11-318SP);
            (3) determine the total cost savings that shall result to 
        each agency, office, and department from the actions described 
        in paragraph (1); and
            (4) rescind from the appropriate accounts the amount 
        greater of--
                    (A) $10,000,000,000; or
                    (B) the total amount of cost savings estimated by 
                paragraph (3).
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