Business and Government Operations Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the employer and individual health insurance mandates and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Grants authority to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolidate federal agencies to eliminate waste and duplication in government programs.
Prohibits any federal department or agency from entering into a contract with, awarding a grant to, or guaranteeing a loan for a private entity in excess of $100 million for a fiscal year without congressional approval.
Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance for any program, project, or activity for the prevention and control of air pollution to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.
Requires the Director of OMB to determine the amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in FY2010. . Prohibits such agency from obligating more than 80% of such amount for the purchase or lease of civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017.
Reduces the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress by 5%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, in lieu of any adjustment which might otherwise take effect in pay periods beginning after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in November 2014.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 37
To repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
to reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of
Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2013
Mr. Barrow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on
Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and
Government Reform, 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 repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
to reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of
Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Business and
Government Operations Improvement Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
TITLE I--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate.
Sec. 102. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate.
Sec. 103. Repeal of the independent payment advisory board.
TITLE II--SAVINGS AND SPENDING CUTS
Sec. 201. Streamline Government Bureaucracy.
Sec. 202. Congressional approval for certain obligations exceeding
$100,000,000.
Sec. 203. Prohibition against funding certain foreign programs,
projects, and activities.
Sec. 204. Reduction of the number of nonessential vehicles purchased
and leased by the Federal Government.
TITLE III--CONGRESSIONAL PAY CUT
Sec. 301. Reduction in rates of basic pay for Members of Congress.
TITLE I--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking section 4980H.
(b) Repeal of Related Reporting Requirements.--Subpart D of part
III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking
section 6056.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of such Code is
amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of clause (xxiii), by
striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xxiv) and inserting
``or'', and by striking clause (xxv).
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code is
amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (FF), by
striking ``, or'' at the end of subparagraph (GG) and inserting
a period, and by striking subparagraph (HH).
(3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is
amended by striking the item relating to section 4980H.
(4) The table of sections for subpart D of part III of
subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking
the item relating to section 6056.
(5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act is amended by striking subsection (c).
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
months and other periods beginning after December 31, 2013.
(2) Repeal of study and report.--The amendment made by
subsection (c)(5) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.
Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to
any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.''.
SEC. 103. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), sections 3403 and 10320 of
such Act (including the amendments made by such sections, but excluding
subsection (d) of section 1899A of the Social Security Act, as added
and amended by such sections) are repealed, and any provision of law
amended by such sections is hereby restored as if such sections had not
been enacted into law.
TITLE II--SAVINGS AND SPENDING CUTS
SEC. 201. STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Partially as a result of unnecessary Federal spending,
the United States national debt is over $15 trillion.
(2) Bureaucratic complexity and redundancy waste time and
money for consumers, businesses, and taxpayers.
(3) In March 2011, the Government Accountability Office
released a report entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential
Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and
Enhance Revenue'' that identifies areas where greater
efficiencies could be found in Government operations. Some of
the findings include:
(A) Seven different Federal agencies have programs
dedicated to meeting the water needs in the United
States-Mexico border region.
(B) There are 82 Federal programs dedicated to
improving teacher quality.
(C) There are 56 programs in 20 different Federal
agencies designed to target financial literacy.
(D) There are 80 Federal programs to boost
transportation opportunities for disadvantaged
individuals.
(E) There are over 20 programs in seven different
Federal agencies working to combat homelessness.
(4) The Department of Commerce's core business and trade
functions, the Small Business Administration, the Office of the
United States Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the United States
Trade and Development Agency all serve important, but sometimes
overlapping functions for consumers and businesses in the
United States. Consolidating these agencies could save $3
billion and eliminate over 1,000 duplicative Federal jobs while
improving the service provided to taxpayers and consumers.
(5) The Federal Government provides important services that
can be improved while saving money by consolidating and
reforming Federal agencies.
(b) Consolidation Authority.--
(1) Efficiency-enhancing plan defined.--Section 902 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) `efficiency-enhancing plan' means a reorganization
plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
determines will result in, or is likely to result in--
``(A) a decrease in the number of agencies; and
``(B) cost savings in performing the functions that
are the subject of that plan.''.
(2) Modernizing reorganization authority.--Section
905(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking the following: ``or renaming an existing executive
department, abolishing or transferring an executive department
or independent regulatory agency, or all the functions thereof,
or consolidating two or more executive departments or two or
more independent regulatory agencies, or all the functions
thereof''.
(c) Duration and Scope of Authority.--
(1) In general.--Section 905(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``if the plan'' and all that
follows and inserting the following: ``if the plan is--
``(1) transmitted to Congress (in accordance with section
903(b)) on or before the date that is 2 years after the date of
the enactment of the Business and Government Operations
Improvement Act; and
``(2) an efficiency-enhancing plan.''.
(2) Exercise of rulemaking power.--Section 908(1) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31,
1984'' and inserting ``the date that is 2 years after the date
of the enactment of the Business and Government Operations
Improvement Act''.
SEC. 202. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS EXCEEDING
$100,000,000.
(a) Approval Requirement.--No Federal department or agency may
enter into a contract with, award a grant to, or guarantee a loan for,
a private entity in excess of $100,000,000 for a fiscal year, unless
the department or agency submits to the Congress a request for approval
of such contract, grant, or guarantee, and such approval is
subsequently granted by enactment of a joint resolution.
(b) Expedited Consideration.--A joint resolution of approval under
subsection (a) shall be considered in the House of Representatives and
the Senate not later then 30 days after the date of submission of a
request under such subsection, under expedited procedures.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN FOREIGN PROGRAMS,
PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.
Section 103 of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(l) Prohibition Against Funding Foreign Programs, Projects, and
Activities.--The Administrator shall not award any grant, contract,
cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under this section
for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United
States and its territories and possessions.''.
SEC. 204. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLES PURCHASED
AND LEASED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) Review of Nonessential Vehicle Purchase.--The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the head of the
relevant Executive agency, shall complete each of the following:
(1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each
Executive agency to purchase civilian vehicles in fiscal year
2010.
(2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each
Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in fiscal year
2010.
(3) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles
purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010.
(4) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles leased
by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010.
(5) Determine the total dollar amount that would be 20
percent less than the dollar amount determined under paragraphs
(1) and (2) for each Executive agency.
(b) Reduction of Nonessential Vehicle Purchase.--For each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017, each Executive agency may not obligate more
than the dollar amount identified pursuant to subsection (a)(5) to
purchase and lease civilian vehicles.
(c) Sharing.--The Administrator of General Services shall ensure
that an Executive agency may share excess or unused vehicles with
another Executive agency that may need temporary or long-term use of
additional vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System.
(d) National Security Exception.--The limits on the purchase and
procurement of vehicles provided in this section shall not apply to the
purchase or procurement of any vehicle that has been determined by the
President to be essential for reasons of national security.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Civilian vehicle.--The term ``civilian vehicle'' means
a vehicle that is not used for purposes of military combat, the
training or deployment of uniformed military personnel, or such
other uses as determined by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator
of General Services.
(2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term under section 105 of title 5,
United States Code.
TITLE III--CONGRESSIONAL PAY CUT
SEC. 301. REDUCTION IN RATES OF BASIC PAY FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Effective with respect to pay periods beginning
after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal
office held in November 2014, the rate of basic pay for each Member of
Congress shall be reduced by 5 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple
of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher
multiple of $100).
(b) Preemption.--The adjustment under subsection (a) shall be in
lieu of any adjustment which (but for this Act) might otherwise take
effect, in the rates of basic pay for Members of Congress, with respect
to the pay periods referred to in subsection (a).
(c) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``Member of
Congress'' means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph
(A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.