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Union Calendar No. 666
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5033
[Report No. 114-853]
To improve the Governmentwide management of unnecessarily duplicative
Government programs and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 21, 2016
Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Russell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
December 8, 2016
Additional sponsors: Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Connolly, and Mr.
DeSaulnier
December 8, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
21, 2016]
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A BILL
To improve the Governmentwide management of unnecessarily duplicative
Government programs 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Getting Results through Enhanced
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Federal Government in measuring and managing
unnecessary duplication, fragmentation, and overlap in Government
programs and in addressing recommendations from the Government
Accountability Office.
SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARILY
DUPLICATIVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 21 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution
increasing the statutory limit on the public debt'' (Public Law 111-
139; 31 U.S.C. 712 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 21. IDENTIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND ELIMINATION OF
UNNECESSARILY DUPLICATIVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
``(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall--
``(1) conduct routine investigations to identify programs,
agencies, offices, and initiatives with unnecessarily
duplicative goals and activities within departments and
agencies and Governmentwide; and
``(2) submit to Congress an annual report on the findings
of the investigations under paragraph (1).
``(b) Contents of Reports.--Reports submitted under subsection
(a)(2) shall, to the extent possible--
``(1) include--
``(A) information from available reports estimating
the cost of unnecessary duplication identified under
subsection (a)(1); and
``(B) recommendations for consolidation,
coordination, and elimination to reduce unnecessary
duplication, which shall identify specific rescissions;
and
``(2) aggregate separately--
``(A) estimates of related costs reported by the
Comptroller General for instances of actual and
potential unnecessary duplication; and
``(B) estimates of other potential cost savings and
revenue collection reported by the Comptroller General
during the period covered by the report.''.
SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS TO ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION.
(a) Systematic Agency Review of Operations.--Section 305(c) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and ways in which
the agency might improve its performance toward its mission''
before the semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) informing the processes of the agency for learning
and decisionmaking;
``(3) assessing potential opportunities to improve
coordination within the agency and with other agencies, and to
address actual and potential unnecessary duplication;''; and
(4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by inserting
``and performance toward achieving the mission of the agency''
before the period.
(b) Chief Operating Officers.--Section 1123(b) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``evaluation,'' after
``measurement,''; and
(B) by inserting ``risk management,'' after
``progress,'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) address crosscutting program and management issues,
including opportunities to improve coordination and address
unnecessary duplication, within and external to the agency
using an enterprise risk management approach;'';
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting ``of
mission-oriented components and units and mission support''
after ``management''; and
(5) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``such as the Chief'' and inserting
the following: ``such as--
``(A) the heads of mission-related components and
units at the agency and the major components of the
agency; and
``(B) the Chief''.
(B) by striking ``other line of business'' and all
that follows and inserting ``heads of mission support
functions at the agency and at the major components of
the agency.''.
(c) Federal Government and Agency Performance Plans.--Section 1115
of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ``, including actual
or potential unnecessary duplication,'' after ``crosscutting in
nature'';
(2) in subsection (b)(9), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including actual or
potential unnecessary duplication,'' after ``agency faces'';
and
(3) in subsection (h)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (12) as
paragraphs (6) through (13), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) `enterprise risk management' means the processes that
are used to address the full spectrum of risks across multiple
programs and organizations that are located within a larger
entity or initiative, placing the risks into an integrated and
interrelated portfolio, and prioritizing their mitigation;'';
(C) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by
striking ``and'' at the end;
(D) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by
striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) `risk' means the possibility of--
``(A) an adverse event or phenomenon occurring; or
``(B) a beneficial opportunity remaining
unexploited; and
``(15) `risk management' means the processes that are used
to identify, assess, prioritize, monitor, mitigate, and report
on risks to achieving the missions, goals, and objectives of a
department, agency, or program, or group thereof, using
resources and processes appropriate to the nature of the risks
and resources available.''.
(d) Federal Government and Agency Priority Goals.--Section 1120 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
inserting ``and mission support'' after
``management''; and
(ii) in clause (v), by striking the
semicolon and inserting a period; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii) and
adjusting the margin accordingly;
(ii) by striking ``shall consult'' and
inserting the following: ``shall--
``(A) consider recommendations of the Government
Accountability Office in--
``(i) the annual report submitted under
section 21 of the Joint Resolution entitled
`Joint Resolution increasing the statutory
limit on the public debt' (Public Law 111-139;
31 U.S.C. 712 note); or
``(ii) the High Risk list; and
``(B) consult''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(vii), as so
redesignated, by striking the semicolon and
inserting a period; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``biennial''
before ``consultations''.
(e) Performance Improvement Officers and the Performance
Improvement Council.--Section 1124 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
(A) by inserting ``, in collaboration with heads of
agency components and mission support functions,''
after ``Officer'';
(B) by inserting ``evaluation,'' after
``measurement,''; and
(C) by inserting ``risk management,'' after
``progress,''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``including
issues relating to coordination and unnecessary
duplication,'' after ``issues,'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and with
non-Federal stakeholders, including States and local
governments,'' after ``exchange among agencies'';
(C) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``and mission
support'' after ``management'';
(D) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(E) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) establish a public website; and
``(L) place annually and archive on the website a
detailed annual report describing the Performance
Improvement Council's--
``(i) structure (including any committees
or task forces);
``(ii) budget and relevant sources of
funds;
``(iii) staffing, on a full-time equivalent
basis (including an accounting of details from
agencies); and
``(iv) past, current, and planned
activities.''.
(f) Elimination of Unnecessary Agency Reporting.--Section
1125(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking
``reports;'' and inserting the following: ``reports, and place the list
on a public website, which shall include, for each plan or report--
``(A) a citation to the relevant statutory
requirement or direction in a congressional report; and
``(B) an indication of whether and how the agency
is complying with the requirement to produce the plan
or report, including a citation to the means through
which the agency submits the plan or report;''.
(g) Agency Reports.--Section 720(b) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``, including the annual report on unnecessarily duplicative goals and
activities within departments and governmentwide required under section
21 of the joint resolution entitled `A joint resolution increasing the
statutory limit on the public debt' (Public Law 111-139; 31 U.S.C. 712
note) and the High Risk list of the Government Accountability Office,''
after ``makes a report''.
Union Calendar No. 666
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5033
[Report No. 114-853]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To improve the Governmentwide management of unnecessarily duplicative
Government programs and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 8, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed