,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #e1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,culberson 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,chabot1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mr4           
,mc,kinley1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of       
,pennsylvania7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,appropriations1 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 save
 at least #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj by            
consolidating some duplicative and      
overlapping ,government programs4  #a4  
,consolidating unnecessary duplicative  
and overlapping ,government programs    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 not later than #aej days after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 

and ,budget shall coordinate with the   
heads of the relevant department and    
agencies to--  7#a7 use available       
administrative authority to eliminate1  
consolidate1 or streamline ,government  
programs and agencies with duplicative  
and overlapping missions identified in--
  7,a7 the ,february #bjab ,government  
,accountability ,office report to       
,congress1 entitled ,opportunities to   
,reduce ,duplication1 ,overlap and      
,fragmentation1 ,achieve ,savings1 and  
,enhance ,revenue 7,,gao-#ab-cdb,,sp72  
and  7,b7 the ,march #bjaa ,government  
,accountability ,office report to       
,congress1 entitled ,opportunities to   
,reduce ,potential ,duplication in      
,government ,programs1 ,save ,tax       
,dollars1 and ,enhance ,revenue         
7,,gao-#aa-cah,,sp7 and apply the       
savings towards deficit reduction2  7#b7
 identify and report to ,congress any   
legislative changes required to further 
eliminate1 consolidate1 or streamline   
,government programs and agencies with  

duplicative and overlapping missions    
identified in--  7,a7 the ,february     
#bjab ,government ,accountability       
,office report to ,congress1 entitled   
,opportunities to ,reduce ,duplication1 
,overlap and ,fragmentation1 ,achieve   
,savings1 and ,enhance ,revenue         
7,,gao-#ab-cdb,,sp72 and  7,b7 the      
,march #bjaa ,government ,accountability
 ,office report to ,congress1 entitled  
,opportunities to ,reduce ,potential    
,duplication in ,government ,programs1  
,save ,tax ,dollars1 and ,enhance       
,revenue 7,,gao-#aa-cah,,sp72  7#c7     
determine the total cost savings that   
shall result to each agency1 office1 and
 department from the actions described  
in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#d7 rescind    
from the appropriate accounts the amount
 greater of--  7,a7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 or 
7,b7 the total amount of cost savings   
estimated by paragraph 7#c74