,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aied  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,hudson introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,rules1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend chapter #g of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to require the           
,comptroller ,general to assist         
,congress and the ,president in         
eliminating agencies and programs in    
,executive departments that no longer   
serve a public need1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,sunset ,wasteful   
,executive ,expenditures and ,programs  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,requirement for the
 ,comptroller ,general to review        
,executive departments to ensure they   

continue to serve a public need  7a7    
,amendment ,chapter #g of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end of subchapter ,,ii the
 following new section3  #gba4 ,review  
of ,executive departments to ensure they
 continue to serve a public need  7a7   
,review required ,each year1 beginning  
with #bjad1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall review three 
,executive departments1 in the order of 
their creation1 to identify agencies and
 programs within the jurisdiction of the
 departments that perform similar or    
related functions and that no longer    
serve a public need4 ,the ,comptroller  
,general shall review every department  
at least once every five years4  7b7    
,criteria ,the ,comptroller ,general    
shall evaluate the efficiency and public
 need for each ,executive department    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 using the    
following criteria3  7#a7 ,the          
effectiveness and the efficiency of the 
operation of the programs carried out by

 each such ,executive department4  7#b7 
,whether the programs carried out by the
 ,executive department are              
cost-effective4  7#c7 ,whether the      
,executive department has acted outside 
the scope of its original authority1 and
 whether the original objectives of the 
department have been achieved4  7#d7    
,whether less restrictive or alternative
 methods exist to carry out the         
functions of the ,executive department4 
7#e7 ,the extent to which the           
jurisdiction of1 and the programs       
administered by1 the ,executive         
department duplicate or conflict with   
the jurisdiction and programs of other  
,executive departments4  7#f7 ,the      
potential benefits of consolidating     
programs administered by the ,executive 
department with similar or duplicative  
programs of other ,executive            
departments1 and the potential for      
consolidating such programs4  7#g7 ,the 
number and types of beneficiaries or    
persons served by programs carried out  

by the ,executive department4  7#h7 ,the
 extent to which any trends1            
developments1 and emerging conditions   
that are likely to affect the future    
nature and extent of the problems or    
needs that the programs carried out by  
the ,executive department are intended  
to address4  7#i7 ,the extent to which  
the ,executive department has complied  
with the provisions contained in        
sections #aaae through #aaai of this    
title 7relating to ,government          
performance planning and reporting74    
7#aj7 ,whether the ,executive department
 has worked to enact changes in the law 
that are intended to benefit the public 
as a whole rather than the specific     
business1 institution1 or individuals   
that the department regulates4  7#aa7   
,the extent to which the ,executive     
department has encouraged participation 
by the public as a whole in making its  
rules and decisions rather than         
encouraging participation solely by     
those it regulates4  7#ab7 ,the extent  

to which the public participation in    
rulemaking and decisionmaking of the    
,executive department has resulted in   
rules and decisions compatible with the 
objectives of the department4  7#ac7    
,the extent to which the ,executive     
department complies with section #eeb of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code        
7commonly known as the ,freedom of      
,information ,act74  7#ad7 ,the extent  
of the regulatory1 privacy1 and         
paperwork impacts of the programs       
carried out by the ,executive           
department4  7#ae7 ,the extent to which 
changes are necessary in the authorizing
 statutes of the ,executive department  
in order that the function of the       
department can be performed in the most 
efficient and effective manner4  7c7    
,annual report and recommended          
legislation ,by ,february #a of each    
year1 beginning with ,february #a1      
#bjae1 the ,comptroller ,general shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
results of the review of the ,executive 

departments carried out during the      
preceding year4 ,the report shall       
include--  7#a7 such recommendations as 
the ,comptroller ,general considers     
necessary to facilitate the abolishment 
of agencies and programs within the     
,executive departments that perform     
similar or related functions that were  
identified pursuant to subsection 7a7 as
 no longer serving a public need2 and   
7#b7 legislative language to implement  
those recommendations in a form         
appropriate for introduction in         
,congress as a bill4  7d7 ,executive    
department defined ,in this section1 the
 term ,executive department means each  
department listed in section #aja of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  4  7b7
 ,clerical amendment ,the table of      
sections at the beginning of chapter #g 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end of         
subchapter ,,ii the following new item3 
#gba4 ,review of ,executive departments 
to ensure they continue to serve a      

public need4  4  #c4 ,congressional     
action to ensure ,executive departments 
continue to serve a public need  7a7    
,abolishment of departments  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than ,december #ca of
 each year1 beginning with ,december    
#ca1 #bjae1 the three ,executive        
departments that were reviewed by the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states during the preceding year       
pursuant to section #gba of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 shall be         
abolished4  7#b7 ,winding down ,the     
,president1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of each ,executive department
 concerned1 shall direct the procedures 
for the winding down of the operations  
of departments abolished under          
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,extension ,the   
date of abolishment for an ,executive   
department may be extended for an       
additional two years if ,congress enacts
 legislation extending such date by a   
vote of three-fifths of the ,house of   
,representatives and of the ,senate4    

7b7 ,continuation of departments  7#a7  
,approval of existence ,congress may    
authorize the continued existence of an 
,executive department scheduled for     
abolishment by approving or rejecting   
the legislation containing the          
recommendations of the ,comptroller     
,general with respect to that           
department1 as submitted under section  
#gba7;c77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 and introduced as a bill 
under subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,future     
recommendations ,action of ,congress    
approving of an ,executive department   
scheduled for abolishment does not      
prevent the department from being       
abolished in the next cycle for         
consideration4  7c7 ,process for        
consideration of ,comptroller ,general's
 report  7#a7 ,introduction ,after      
,february #a of each year1 beginning    
with #bjae1 the legislation containing  
the recommendations of the ,comptroller 
,general with respect to the ,executive 
departments reviewed during the         

preceding year1 as submitted in the     
report of the ,comptroller ,general     
under section #gba7;c77#b7 of title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be        
introduced in the ,senate by the        
,majority ,leader or the ,majority      
,leader's designee1 and in the ,house of
 ,representatives by the ,speaker or the
 ,speaker's designee4 ,upon such        
introduction1 the bill1 to be known as a
 wasteful expenditures bill shall be    
referred to appropriate committees of   
,congress under paragraph 7#b74 ,if the 
wasteful expenditures bill is not       
introduced in accordance with the       
preceding sentence1 then any member of  
,congress may introduce such bill in the
 member's respective ,house of ,congress
 beginning on the date that is the fifth
 calendar day that such ,house is in    
session following the date of the       
submission of such aggregate legislative
 provisions4  7#b7 ,committee           
consideration  7,a7 ,referral ,a        
wasteful expenditures bill introduced   

under paragraph 7#a7 shall be referred  
to any appropriate committee of         
jurisdiction in the ,senate and the     
,house of ,representatives4 ,a committee
 to which a wasteful expenditures bill  
is referred under this paragraph and may
 review and comment on such bill1 may   
report such bill to the respective      
,house1 and may not amend such bill4    
7,b7 ,reporting ,not later than #fj     
legislative days after the introduction 
of the wasteful expenditures bill1 each 
,committee of ,congress to which the    
wasteful expenditures bill was referred 
shall report the bill4  7,c7 ,discharge 
of committee ,if a committee to which is
 referred a wasteful expenditures bill  
has not reported such bill at the end of
 #fj legislative days after its         
introduction or at the end of the first 
day after there has been reported to the
 ,house involved a wasteful expenditures
 bill1 whichever is earlier1 such       
committee shall be deemed to have been  
discharged from further consideration of

 such bill1 and such bill shall be      
placed on the appropriate calendar of   
the ,house involved4  7#c7 ,expedited   
procedure  7,a7 ,consideration  7i7 ,in 
general ,not later than #e legislative  
days after the date on which a committee
 has reported a wasteful expenditures   
bill or been discharged from            
consideration of a wasteful expenditures
 bill1 the ,majority ,leader of the     
,senate1 or the ,majority ,leader's     
designee1 or the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 or the ,speaker's  
designee1 shall move to proceed to the  
consideration of the wasteful           
expenditures bill4 ,it shall also be in 
order for any member of the ,senate or  
the ,house of ,representatives1         
respectively1 to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the wasteful           
expenditures bill at any time after the 
conclusion of such #e-;day period4  7ii7
 ,motion to proceed ,a motion to proceed
 to the consideration of a wasteful     
expenditures bill is highly privileged  

in the ,house of ,representatives and is
 privileged in the ,senate and is not   
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 amendment or to a motion to postpone   
consideration of the wasteful           
expenditures bill4 ,if the motion to    
proceed is agreed to1 the ,senate or the
 ,house of ,representatives1 as the case
 may be1 shall immediately proceed to   
consideration of the wasteful           
expenditures bill without intervening   
motion1 order1 or other business1 and   
the wasteful expenditures bill shall    
remain the unfinished business of the   
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives1 as the case may be1   
until disposed of4  7iii7 ,limited      
debate ,debate on the wasteful          
expenditures bill and on all debatable  
motions and appeals in connection       
therewith shall be limited to not more  
than #aj hours1 which shall be divided  
equally between those favoring and those
 opposing the wasteful expenditures     
bill4 ,a motion further to limit debate 

on the wasteful expenditures bill is in 
order and is not debatable4 ,all time   
used for consideration of the wasteful  
expenditures bill1 including time used  
for quorum calls 7except quorum calls   
immediately preceding a vote7 and       
voting1 shall come from the #aj hours of
 debate4  7iv7 ,amendments ,no amendment
 to the wasteful expenditures bill shall
 be in order in the ,senate and the     
,house of ,representatives4  7v7 ,vote  
on final passage ,immediately following 
the conclusion of the debate on the     
wasteful expenditures bill1 the vote on 
final passage of the wasteful           
expenditures bill shall occur4  7vi7    
,other motions not in order ,a motion to
 postpone consideration of the wasteful 
expenditures bill1 a motion to proceed  
to the consideration of other business1 
or a motion to recommit the wasteful    
expenditures bill is not in order4 ,a   
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the wasteful expenditures bill is agreed
 to or not agreed to is not in order4   

7,b7 ,consideration by the other ,house 
,if1 before the passage by one ,house of
 the wasteful expenditures bill that was
 introduced in such ,house1 such ,house 
receives from the other ,house a        
wasteful expenditures bill as passed by 
such other ,house--  7i7 the wasteful   
expenditures bill of the other ,house   
shall not be referred to a committee and
 may only be considered for final       
passage in the ,house that receives it  
under subparagraph 7,c72  7ii7 the      
procedure in the ,house in receipt of   
the wasteful expenditures bill of the   
other ,house1 shall be the same as if no
 wasteful expenditures bill had been    
received from the other ,house2 and     
7iii7 notwithstanding subparagraph 7,b71
 the vote on final passage shall be on  
the wasteful expenditures bill of the   
other ,house4  7,c7 ,disposition ,upon  
disposition of a wasteful expenditures  
bill that is received by one ,house from
 the other ,house1 it shall no longer be
 in order to consider the wasteful      

expenditures bill that was introduced in
 the receiving ,house4  7#d7            
,legislative day ,in this section1 the  
term legislative day means a day on     
which either ,house of ,congress is in  
session4  7#e7 ,rules of the ,senate and
 the ,house of ,representatives ,this   
section is enacted--  7,a7 as an        
exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives1 respectively1 and is  
deemed to be part of the rules of each  
,house1 respectively1 but applicable    
only with respect to the procedure to be
 followed in that ,house in the case of 
a wasteful expenditures bill1 and it    
supersedes other rules only to the      
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7,b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
they relate to the procedure of that    
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4