,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bd1 #bjac ,mr4 ,coburn 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,rules and
 ,administration  ,,resolution  ,to     
prevent the creation of duplicative and 
overlapping ,federal programs4  #a4     
,short title ,this resolution may be    
cited as the ,preventing ,duplicative   
and ,overlapping ,government ,programs  
,resolution4  #b4 ,reported legislation 
,paragraph #aa of rule ,,xxvi of the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate is      
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7c71 by 
striking and 7b7 and inserting 7b71 and 
7c72  7#b7 by redesignating subparagraph
 7c7 and subparagraph 7d72 and  7#c7 by 
inserting after subparagraph 7b7 the    
following3  7c7 ,the report accompanying
 each bill or joint resolution of a     
public character reported by any        
committee 7including the ,committee on  

,appropriations and the ,committee on   
the ,budget7 shall contain--  7#a7 an   
analysis by the ,congressional ,research
 ,service to determine if the bill or   
joint resolution creates any new        
,federal program1 office1 or initiative 
that would duplicate or overlap any     
existing ,federal program1 office1 or   
initiative with similar mission1        
purpose1 goals1 or activities along with
 a listing of all of the overlapping or 
duplicative ,federal program or         
programs1 office or offices1 or         
initiative or initiatives2 and  7#b7 an 
explanation provided by the committee as
 to why the creation of each new        
program1 office1 or initiative is       
necessary if a similar program or       
programs1 office or offices1 or         
initiative or initiatives already exist4
  4  #c4 ,consideration of legislation  
,rule ,,xvii of the ,standing ,rules of 
the ,senate is amended by inserting at  
the end thereof the following3  #f4 7a7 
,it shall not be in order in the ,senate

 to proceed to any bill or joint        
resolution unless the committee of      
jurisdiction has prepared and posted on 
the committee website an overlapping and
 duplicative programs analysis and      
explanation for the bill or joint       
resolution as described in subparagraph 
7b7 prior to proceeding4  7b7 ,the      
analysis and explanation required by    
this subparagraph shall contain--  7#a7 
an analysis by the ,congressional       
,research ,service to determine if the  
bill or joint resolution creates any new
 ,federal program1 office1 or initiative
 that would duplicate or overlap any    
existing ,federal program1 office1 or   
initiative with similar mission1        
purpose1 goals1 or activities along with
 a listing of all of the overlapping or 
duplicative ,federal program or         
programs1 office or offices1 or         
initiative or initiatives2 and  7#b7 an 
explanation provided by the committee as
 to why the creation of each new        
program1 office1 or initiative is       

necessary if a similar program or       
programs1 office or offices1 or         
initiative or initiatives already exist4
  7c7 ,this paragraph may be waived by  
joint agreement of the ,majority ,leader
 and the ,minority ,leader of the       
,senate upon their certification that   
such waiver is necessary as a result    
of--  7#a7 a significant disruption to  
,senate facilities or to the            
availability of the ,internet2 or  7#b7 
an emergency as determined by the       
leaders4  4