,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,buc%on 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pet]s (      
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1    
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
improve ! effici5cy ( ,f$]al rese>* &   
developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rese>*
 & ,developm5t ,effici5cy ,act4  #b4    
,regulatory effici5cy  7a7 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 high & increas+ adm9i/rative burd5s
 & co/s 9 ,f$]al rese>* adm9i/ration1   
p>ticul>ly 9 ! high] education sector   
:]e mo/ f$]ally sponsor$ rese>* is      
p]=m$1 are erod+ funds available to c>ry
 out basic sci5tific rese>*2  7#b7      
progress has be5 made ov] ! la/ decade 9
 /reaml9+ ! pre-aw>d grant application  
process ?r\gh ,grants4gov1 ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t's website portal2  7#c7       
po/-aw>d adm9i/rative co/s h gr[n z     
,f$]al rese>* ag5cies h cont9u$ to      

impose ag5cy-unique compliance & report+
 requirem5ts on rese>*]s & rese>*       
in/itutions2  7#d7 facilities &         
adm9i/ration co/s at rese>* univ]sities 
c exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! total value (     
,f$]al rese>* grants1 & x is e/imat$ t  
ne>ly #cj p]c5t ( ! funds inve/$        
annually 9 f$]ally fund$ rese>* is      
consum$ by pap]work & o!r adm9i/rative  
processes requir$ by ,f$]al ag5cies2 &  
7#e7 x is a matt] ( critical importance 
to ,am]ican competitiv5ess t            
adm9i/rative co/s ( f$]ally fund$ rese>*
 be /reaml9$ s t a high] proportion (   
taxpay] doll>s fl[ into direct rese>*   
activities4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director (
 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy
 %all e/abli% a work+ gr\p "u ! au?ority
 ( ! ,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology     
,c\ncil1 to include ! ,(fice (          
,managem5t & ,budget4 ,! work+ gr\p %all
 be responsible = review+ ,f$]al        
regulations affect+ rese>* & rese>*     
univ]sities & mak+ recomm5dations on h[ 
to--  7#a7 h>monize1 /reaml9e1 &        

elim9ate duplicative ,f$]al regulations 
& report+ requirem5ts2 &  7#b7 m9imize !
 regulatory burd5 on ,unit$ ,/ates      
in/itutions ( high] education p]=m+     
f$]ally fund$ rese>* :ile ma9ta9+       
acc\ntability = ,f$]al tax doll>s4  7c7 
,/akehold] input ,9 c>ry+ out !         
responsibilities "u subsection 7b71 !   
work+ gr\p %all take into acc\nt input &
 recomm5dations f non-,f$]al /akehold]s1
 includ+ f$]ally fund$ & nonf$]ally     
fund$ rese>*]s1 in/itutions ( high]     
education1 sci5tific discipl9>y         
societies & associations1 nonpr(it      
rese>* in/itutions1 indu/ry1 includ+    
small bus9esses1 f$]ally fund$ rese>* & 
developm5t c5t]s1 & o!rs ) a /ake 9     
ensur+ effectiv5ess1 effici5cy1 &       
acc\ntability 9 ! p]=mance ( sci5tific  
rese>*4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &    
annually !reaft] = #c ye>s1 ! ,director 
%all report to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       

,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate on :at /eps h be5 tak5 to c>ry  
out ! recomm5dations ( ! work+ gr\p     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74