S. 2135 — what changed

changed This Act may be cited as the “Wasteful Federal “Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Reduction Authorization Act”.

added “(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);”

added “1127. Identification of unnecessary agency programs or program activities

removed “1127. Elimination 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).

added “(2) Program—The term program has the meaning given the term in section 1122(a)(1).

removed “(2) Program—The term program has the meaning given the term in section 1122(a)(1), as amended by section 9601(a) of title XCVI of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283).

“(3) Program activity—The term program activity has the meaning given the term in section 1115(h).

added “(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—

added “(1) compile a list that identifies any program or program activity of the agency that—

added “(A) is unnecessary, defunct, or unnecessarily duplicative of another program or program activity of the agency;

added “(B) another agency could administer more effectively; or

added “(C) could operate more effectively if the program or activity were consolidated with other programs or activities;

added “(2) publish the list compiled under paragraph (1) in—

added “(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

added “(B) with respect to each successive list, the program inventory described in section 1122(a)(2)(B)(i); and

added “(3) submit the list compiled under paragraph (1) to—

added “(A) the relevant congressional committees of jurisdiction of the agency;

added “(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

added “(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

added “(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

added “(E) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.

added “(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).”

removed “(b) Agency identification of unnecessary programs or program activities—Not later than the date on which the Chief Operating Officer of each agency is required to provide a count of plans and programs under section 1125(a)(4) 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—

removed “(1) compile a list that identifies any program or program activity of the agency that is unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative of another program or program activity of the agency;

removed “(2) in consultation with the congressional committees that oversee a program or program activity identified under paragraph (1), determine—

removed “(A) whether the program or program activity is unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative of another program or program activity of the agency; and

removed “(B) whether the program or program activity could be eliminated or consolidated with another program or program activity of the agency or the Federal Government;

removed “(3) refine the list compiled under paragraph (1), in accordance with the determinations made under paragraph (2); and

removed “(4) submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget the list refined under paragraph (3).

removed “(c) Proposed legislation—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may submit to Congress proposed legislation to eliminate or consolidate the programs or program activities identified in the lists submitted under subsection (b)(4).”

removed “(40) the lists identifying unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative programs or program activities submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section 1127(b)(4).”