,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #agc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4     
,cramer7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that1 in order to make commonsense      
reforms under sequestration1 ,federal   
employees should be encouraged to       
suggest ways to make more sensible or   
more efficient budget reductions within 
their employing department or agency1   
knowing that they are protected under   
the whistleblower protection laws4      
,whereas on ,march #a1 #bjac1           
sequestration took effect1 thereby      
reducing the money available to ,federal
 agencies2 ,whereas the ,house of       
,representatives passed #b bills that   
would have made commonsense reforms to  
reductions in ,department of ,defense   
programs and certain domestic programs2 

,whereas the ,government spent #c4ech   
trillion in the fiscal year that ended  
in ,september #bjab1 and the #he billion
 sequester is #b4d percent of the       
,federal budget2 ,whereas the ,president
 is implementing several tactics in his 
discussion of the potential effects of  
sequestration that needlessly alarm the 
,american people1 but there is some     
flexibility and discretion on how to    
implement the cuts1 and the ,president  
must focus on more sensible reductions  
that can be made within departments and 
agencies2 ,whereas given the rising     
national debt and deficit1 the ,federal 
,government must reduce funding to      
programs1 projects1 and activities that 
are wasteful2 ,whereas the ,april #bjac 
,government ,accountability ,office     
report to ,congress entitled1 ,actions  
,needed to ,reduce ,fragmentation1      
,overlap1 and ,duplication and ,achieve 
,other ,financial ,benefits 7and        
designated as ,,gao-#ac-bgi,,sp71       
presents #ca areas in which ,government 

programs would be able to achieve       
greater efficiencies or become more     
effective in providing ,government      
services2 and ,whereas it is the        
responsibility of the ,president and the
 ,director of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget to coordinate with the     
heads of the relevant departments and   
agencies to eliminate1 consolidate1 or  
streamline ,government programs and     
agencies with duplicative and           
overlapping missions to save taxpayer   
dollars1 rein in ,washington spending1  
and curb the unnecessary consequences of
 sequestration3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
#a4 ,short title ,this resolution may be
 cited as ,waste ,whistleblower         
,protection ,resolution4  #b4 ,providing
 suggestions for budget reductions and  
reminders for whistleblower protection  
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that1 in order to avoid
 the unnecessary consequences of        
sequestration and given their knowledge 
of and experience with the operations of

 their respective employing departments 
or agencies1 ,federal employees--  7#a7 
should be encouraged to submit          
suggestions for ways to make more       
sensible or more efficient budget       
reductions within their employing       
department or agency2 and  7#b7 should  
be reminded of their protections under  
the whistleblower protection laws4