,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjac,ms4 ,kuster 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 require the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states to      
submit a legislative proposal to        
,congress to reorganize executive branch
 agencies1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,executive ,agency ,simplification  
and ,efficiency ,act or the ,,ease ,act4
  #b4 ,requirement for ,comptroller     
,general to submit legislative proposal 
to reorganize executive branch agencies 
7a7 ,legislative proposal requirement   
,the ,comptroller ,general of the       

,united ,states shall submit one        
legislative proposal to ,congress1 with 
a copy transmitted to the ,president at 
the same time1 to reorganize executive  
branch agencies in order to achieve the 
following3 7#a7 ,a decrease in the total
 number of ,federal agencies that       
promote ,american competitiveness1      
exports1 and businesses1 in order to    
improve and simplify support and        
services for ,american businesses4  7#b7
 ,cost savings in the performance by the
 ,federal ,government of support and    
services for ,american businesses4  7b7 
,deadline ,the ,comptroller ,general    
shall submit the legislative proposal   
required by subsection 7a7 not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,agency    
defined ,in this ,act1 the term agency  
has the meaning provided in section     
#eea7a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code4  #c4 ,expedited congressional    
consideration of ,,gao legislative      
proposal  7a7 ,definition ,in this      

section1 the term bill means only a bill
 that implements the legislative        
proposal submitted to ,congress under   
section #b7;a7 and that is introduced   
within the #ij-;day period beginning on 
the date on which the ,comptroller      
,general submits the legislative        
proposal to ,congress under section     
#b7;a74  7b7 ,referral ,a bill described
 in subsection 7a7 that is introduced in
 the ,house of ,representatives shall be
 referred to the committee with         
jurisdiction over the subject matter    
concerned4 ,a bill described in         
subsection 7a7 introduced in the ,senate
 shall be referred to the committee with
 jurisdiction over the subject matter   
concerned4 ,an amendment to the bill is 
not in order in the committee in either 
,house4  7c7 ,discharge ,if the         
committee to which a bill described in  
subsection 7a7 is referred has not      
reported such a bill 7or an identical   
bill7 by the end of the #bj-;day period 
beginning on the date on which the      

,comptroller ,general submits the       
proposal to the ,congress under section 
#b1 such committee shall be1 at the end 
of such period1 discharged from further 
consideration of such bill1 and such    
bill shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar of the ,house involved4  7d7   
,consideration  7#a7 ,on or after the   
third day after the date on which the   
committee to which such a bill is       
referred has reported1 or has been      
discharged 7under subsection 7c77 from  
further consideration of1 such a bill1  
it is in order 7even though a previous  
motion to the same effect has been      
disagreed to7 for any ,member of the    
respective ,house to move to proceed to 
the consideration of the bill4 ,a       
,member may make the motion only on the 
day after the calendar day on which the 
,member announces to the ,house         
concerned the ,member's intention to    
make the motion1 except that1 in the    
case of the ,house of ,representatives1 
the motion may be made without such     

prior announcement if the motion is made
 by direction of the committee to which 
the bill was referred4 ,all points of   
order against the bill 7and against     
consideration of the bill7 are waived4  
,the motion is highly privileged in the 
,house of ,representatives and is       
privileged in the ,senate and is not    
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 amendment1 or to a motion to postpone1 
or to a motion to proceed to the        
consideration of other business4 ,a     
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the bill
 is agreed to1 the respective ,house    
shall immediately proceed to            
consideration of the bill without       
intervening motion1 order1 or other     
business1 and the bill shall remain the 
unfinished business of the respective   
,house until disposed of4  7#b7 ,debate 
on the bill1 and on all debatable       
motions and appeals in connection       

therewith1 shall be limited to not more 
than #b hours1 which shall be divided   
equally between those favoring and those
 opposing the bill4 ,an amendment to the
 bill is not in order4 ,a motion further
 to limit debate is in order and not    
debatable4 ,a motion to postpone1 or a  
motion to proceed to the consideration  
of other business1 or a motion to       
recommit the bill is not in order4 ,a   
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the bill is agreed to or disagreed to is
 not in order4  7#c7 ,immediately       
following the conclusion of the debate  
on a bill described in subsection 7a7   
and a single quorum call at the         
conclusion of the debate if requested in
 accordance with the rules of the       
appropriate ,house1 the vote on final   
passage of the bill shall occur4  7#d7  
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate or the ,house  
of ,representatives1 as the case may be1
 to the procedure relating to a bill    

described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
decided without debate4  7e7            
,consideration by other house  7#a7 ,if1
 before the passage by one ,house of a  
bill of that ,house described in        
subsection 7a71 that ,house receives    
from the other ,house a bill described  
in subsection 7a71 then the following   
procedures shall apply3 7,a7 ,the bill  
of the other ,house shall not be        
referred to a committee and may not be  
considered in the ,house receiving it   
except in the case of final passage as  
provided in subparagraph 7,b77ii74  7,b7
 ,with respect to a bill described in   
subsection 7a7 of the ,house receiving  
the bill-- 7i7 the procedure in that    
,house shall be the same as if no bill  
had been received from the other ,house2
 but  7ii7 the vote on final passage    
shall be on the bill of the other       
,house4  7#b7 ,upon disposition of the  
bill received from the other ,house1 it 
shall no longer be in order to consider 
the bill that originated in the         

receiving ,house4  7f7 ,computation of  
period ,for purposes of subsections 7a7 
and 7c71 the days on which either ,house
 of ,congress is not in session because 
of an adjournment of more than three    
days to a day certain shall be excluded 
in the computation of a period4  7g7    
,rules of the senate and house ,this    
section is enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7  
as an exercise of the rulemaking power  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such it is deemed a 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 bill described in      
subsection 7a71 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 relating 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