,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,jolly1 ,mr4 ,ashford1 ,mr4        
,curbelo of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4
 ,mulvaney1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of         
,california1 and ,mr4 ,barr7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs1 
,appropriations1 ,agriculture1 ,energy  
and ,commerce1 ,ways and ,means1 ,armed 
,services1 ,foreign ,affairs1 the       
,judiciary1 ,financial ,services1 ,house
 ,administration1 and ,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     
provide for savings1 accountability1    
value1 and efficiency1 and for other    

purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,savings1           
,accountability1 ,value1 and ,efficiency
 ,act of #bjae or the ,,save ,act4  7b7 
,table of contents ,the table of        
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4 ,title ,i--,,save ,i ,sec4    
#ajj4 ,short title4 ,subtitle           
,a--,provisions ,relating to ,federal   
,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and     
,information ,technology ,sec4 #aja4    
,management of ,federal excess and      
underutilized real property4 ,sec4 #ajb4
 ,promotion of competition in ,federal  
contracting4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,promotion of  
strategic sourcing in ,federal          
contracting4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,strengthening 
oversight of information technology     
operations4 ,subtitle ,b--,other        
,matters ,sec4 #aaa4 ,rescission of     
unobligated budget authority for        
,department of ,energy ,,atvm loan      
program4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,report on         

implementation of certain ,medicare and 
,medicaid fraud detection and program   
integrity provisions4 ,sec4 #aac4 ,study
 and report on the enhancement of       
agricultural quarantine and inspection  
fees4 ,sec4 #aad4 ,authorization of     
depleted uranium sales4 ,sec4 #aae4     
,coordination of diesel emissions       
controls4 ,title ,,ii--,,save ,,ii ,sec4
 #bja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bjb4        
,department of ,defense unmanned        
aircraft systems4 ,sec4 #bjc4           
,finalizing ,department of ,defense     
inventory management guidance4 ,sec4    
#bjd4 ,revocation or denial of passport 
and passport card in case of certain    
unpaid taxes4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,consideration
 of prospective antidumping and         
countervailing duty collection system4  
,sec4 #bjf4 ,report on effectiveness of 
foreign assistance programs and         
projects4 ,sec4 #bjg4 ,conversion of    
prison ,x-ray systems4 ,sec4 #bjh4      
,prohibition on non-cost effective      
minting and printing of coins and       

currency4 ,sec4 #bji4 ,restrictions on  
printing and distribution of paper      
copies of ,congressional documents4     
,title ,,iii--,,save ,,iii ,sec4 #cja4  
,short title4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,software     
license management4 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,united 
,states ,postal ,service fleet          
efficiency4 ,sec4 #cjd4 ,government     
,computer ,energy ,optimization4 ,sec4  
#cje4 ,removal of benefits for ,federal 
employee convicted of certain offenses4 
,sec4 #cjf4 ,codification of ,office of 
,management and ,budget criteria4 ,sec4 
#cjg4 ,increase energy efficiency of    
,federal buildings4 ,sec4 #cjh4 ,reduce 
redundant health payments for seniors4  
,sec4 #cji4 ,efficient ,medicare        
billing4 ,title ,,iv--,,save ,,iv ,sec4 
#dja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #djb4 ,study  
on challenges identity theft poses for  
,internal ,revenue ,service4 ,sec4 #djc4
 ,study on cost-effective acquisition of
 medical equipment and supplies under   
the ,medicare program4 ,sec4 #djd4      
,report on fragmentation of ,department 

of ,defense foreign language support    
programs4 ,sec4 #dje4 ,audit of         
,department of ,defense by private      
entity4 ,sec4 #djf4 ,preference for     
contracts with local and ,state         
governments for shared performance of   
maintenance and administrative functions
 at military installations4  ,i ,,save  
,i  #ajj4 ,short title ,this title may  
be cited as the ,savings1               
,accountability1 ,value1 and ,efficiency
 ,i ,act or the ,,save ,i ,act4  ,a     
,provisions ,relating to ,federal       
,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and     
,information ,technology  #aja4         
,management of ,federal excess and      
underutilized real property  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #e of subtitle ,i of   
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subchapter3  ,,vii        
,managing ,federal ,excess and          
,underutilized ,real ,property  #fba4   
,national strategy and plan to manage   
,federal excess and underutilized real  

property  7a7 ,national strategy ,not   
less than #f months after the date of   
the enactment of this subchapter1 and   
every two years thereafter1 the         
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 in consultation with the   
head of each designated agency1 shall   
develop and publish a national strategy 
for managing excess property and        
underutilized ,federal real property4   
,the national strategy shall include the
 following3  7#a7 ,a statement of       
purpose1 scope1 and methodology4  7#b7  
,a definition of excess and             
underutilized ,federal real property1   
along with a list of risk factors that  
lead to such property becoming excess or
 underutilized4  7#c7 ,goals1           
subordinate objectives1 activities1 and 
performance measures1 including the     
milestones and timeframes for achieving 
objectives4  7#d7 ,resources1           
investments1 and risk management4  7#e7 
,organizational roles1 responsibilities1
 and coordination4  7#f7 ,integration   

and implementation plans4  7#g7 ,for    
each national strategy after the first1 
a description of how the previous       
national strategy has been implemented4 
7b7 ,data ,not less than #f months after
 the date of the enactment of this      
subchapter1 and every two years         
thereafter1 the ,administrator of       
,general ,services1 in consultation with
 the head of each designated agency1    
shall develop and implement a plan to   
improve the ,federal ,real ,property    
,profile established in accordance with 
,executive ,order #accbg 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aba note2 relating to ,federal real    
property asset management71 that ensures
 the data collected is complete1        
accurate1 and consistent4 ,the plan     
shall include the following3  7#a7      
,clearly defined data collection        
requirements and consistent data        
reporting to the database across        
,federal agencies4  7#b7 ,designation of
 performance measures that are linked to
 performance goals and that are         

consistent with the requirements in     
,executive ,order #accbg1 or any        
amendment to or replacement of such     
,executive order4  7#c7 ,recommendations
 for how ,federal agencies can          
collaborate effectively to provide data 
when determining data collection        
requirements and limiting the number of 
measures collected to those determined  
to be essential1 taking into account the
 cost and effort involved in collecting 
the data when determining data          
collection requirements4  7#d7 ,for each
 plan after the first1 a description of 
how the previous plan has been          
implemented4  7c7 ,submission and       
publication  7#a7 ,submission ,the      
national strategy required by subsection
 7a7 and the plan required by subsection
 7b7 shall be submitted to each         
committee of jurisdiction in the ,house 
of ,representatives and the ,senate4    
7#b7 ,,omb publication ,the national    
strategy required by subsection 7a7     
shall be published on the ,web site of  

the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 
7#c7 ,,gsa publication ,the plan        
required by subsection 7b7 shall be     
published on the ,web site of the       
,general ,services ,administration4  7d7
 ,designated agency defined ,in this    
section1 the term designated agency     
means each agency listed in section     
#ija7;b7 of title #ca4  4  7b7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of chapter #e of subtitle ,i 
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,subchapter ,,vii--,managing
 ,federal ,excess and ,underutilized    
,real ,property ,sec4 #fba4 ,national   
strategy and plan to manage ,federal    
excess and underutilized real property4 
4  #ajb4 ,promotion of competition in   
,federal contracting  7a7 ,office of    
,federal ,procurement ,policy ,not later
 than six months after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator for ,federal ,procurement
 ,policy shall issue guidance to        

,federal agencies to reinvigorate the   
role of the competition advocate1       
consistent with the recommendations of  
the ,government ,accountability ,office 
in its report ,,gao-#aj-hcc 7,july #bf1 
#bjaj74  7b7 ,elements of guidance ,the 
guidance issued pursuant to subsection  
7a7 shall include key factors agencies  
should consider in appointing and       
utilizing competition advocates1 such as
 placement within the organization1     
skill set1 and potential methods to     
effectively carry out their duties1 and 
shall direct agencies to require their  
competition advocates to actively       
involve program offices in highlighting 
opportunities to increase competition4  
#ajc4 ,promotion of strategic sourcing  
in ,federal contracting  7a7 ,savings   
goals ,not later than six months after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
for #d years annually thereafter1 the   
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget shall issue ,government-wide
 savings goals for the strategic        

sourcing of goods and services by       
executive agencies required to designate
 or appoint a ,chief ,financial ,officer
 as set forth in section #ija of title  
#ca4 ,the ,director may issue goals     
required by this section that are       
customized to individual agencies or    
sourcing efforts4  7b7 ,matters covered 
,in complying with subsection 7a71 the  
,director shall provide at a minimum--  
7#a7 guidance to executive agencies on  
calculating savings generated from      
strategic sourcing efforts2 and  7#b7   
standards to measure progress towards   
meeting savings goals established by    
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,report ,not later 
than #e years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the extent of savings realized through  
the strategic sourcing of goods and     
services by executive agencies during   
the period ,government-wide savings     
goals are required to be issued pursuant
 to subsection 7a74  #ajd4              

,strengthening oversight of information 
technology operations ,section          
#aacjc7;b7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following new  
paragraph 7#e73  7#e7 ,analyses of      
investments in operations and           
maintenance ,the ,director shall require
 each executive agency to develop a     
policy consistent with ,,omb guidance   
for performing analysis on each         
operational_/steady state information   
technology investment to measure how    
well the investment is achieving        
expected cost1 schedule1 performance1   
and other goals1 and to determine       
whether the investment provides the most
 cost effective way of delivering       
business value4 ,the agencies shall     
conduct these operational analyses on a 
yearly basis and shall report the       
results to the ,director and through    
existing or newly developed transparency

 mechanisms4  4  ,b ,other ,matters     
#aaa4 ,rescission of unobligated budget 
authority for ,department of ,energy    
,,atvm loan program ,of the funds made  
available by section #abi of the        
,consolidated ,security1 ,disaster      
,assistance1 and ,continuing            
,appropriations ,act1 #bjji1 ,public    
,law #aaj-cbi1 the unobligated balance  
is hereby rescinded4  #aab4 ,report on  
implementation of certain ,medicare and 
,medicaid fraud detection and program   
integrity provisions ,section           
#aabh;,j7a77#a77;,a7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#gk7a77#a77;,a77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7iii7 ,report on ,integrated   
,data ,repository and ,one ,program     
,integrity ,system ,not later than six  
months after the date of enactment of   
this clause1 the ,secretary shall submit
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a report on the following3   
7,i7 ,integrated ,data ,repository      

,efforts to finalize plans and schedules
 for fully implementing and expanding   
the use of the ,integrated ,data        
,repository1 including actions taken to 
finalize1 implement1 and manage plans   
for incorporating data into the         
,integrated ,data ,repository and       
actions taken to define measurable      
financial benefits expected from the    
implementation of the ,integrated ,data 
,repository4  7,,ii7 ,one ,program      
,integrity ,system ,actions taken to    
plan1 schedule1 and conduct training on 
the ,one ,program ,integrity ,system1 a 
,web-based portal and suite of software 
tools used to analyze and extract data  
from the ,integrated ,data ,repository1 
and actions taken to define measurable  
financial benefits expected from the use
 of the ,one ,program ,integrity        
,system4  4  #aac4 ,study and report on 
the enhancement of agricultural         
quarantine and inspection fees  7a7     
,study ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture  
shall conduct a study to ensure that the

 amount of the fees collected under     
section #beji7;a7 of the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #acf;a7a77 
is commensurate with the aggregate costs
 of agricultural quarantine and         
inspections services provided with      
respect to the entry into the ,united   
,states of commercial aircraft or other 
vehicles4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture shall submit to         
,congress a report that contains--  7#a7
 the results of the study conducted     
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 the     
,secretary's recommendations for        
ensuring that fees collected under      
section #beji7;a7 of the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #acf;a7a77 
are commensurate with the aggregate     
costs of agricultural quarantine and    
inspection services provided with       
respect to the entry into the ,united   

,states of commercial aircraft or other 
vehicles1 including the costs of any    
related inspections of passengers       
arriving on commercial aircraft or other
 vehicles4  #aad4 ,authorization of     
depleted uranium sales  7a7 ,section    
#caab7;a7 of the ,,usec ,privatization  
,act1 ,public ,law #ajd-acd 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bbig;h-#aj71 is amended to   
read as follows3  7a7 ,transfers and    
sales by the secretary ,the ,secretary  
shall not provide enrichment services or
 transfer or sell any uranium to any    
person except as consistent with this   
section4 ,for purposes of this section1 
with the exception of subsection 7b71   
uranium shall include but not be limited
 to natural uranium concentrates1       
natural uranium hexafluoride1 high      
enriched uranium1 low enriched uranium1 
depleted uranium1 and any byproduct of  
uranium processing4  4  7b7 ,section    
#caab7;d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph
 7#a71 by striking sell natural and     
low-enriched uranium 7including         

low-enriched uranium derived from highly
 enriched uranium7 and inserting        
transfer or sell any uranium2 and  7#b7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking natural  
or low-enriched uranium and inserting   
any uranium4  7c7 ,section #caab7;f7 is 
renumbered as #caab7;h74  7d7 ,after    
section #caab7;e71 insert new           
subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as follows3  7f7
 ,reporting ,not less than #cj days nor 
more than two years prior to the        
transfer or sale of any uranium for any 
purpose1 the ,secretary shall notify the
 ,house and ,senate ,committees on      
,appropriations1 the ,house ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce1 and the       
,senate ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources of the following3   
7#a7 ,the amount of uranium to be       
transferred or sold4  7#b7 ,an estimate 
by the ,secretary of the gross market   
value of the uranium on the expected    
date of the transfer or sale of the     
uranium4  7#c7 ,the expected date of    
transfer or sale of the uranium4  7#d7  

,the recipient of the uranium4  7#e7    
,the funds1 if any1 the ,secretary      
expects to receive in exchange for the  
uranium1 and the ,secretary's plans for 
the funds1 and1 if the ,secretary plans 
to retain the funds1 a citation of the  
legal authority for doing so4  7#f7 ,the
 value of the services and materials the
 ,secretary expects to receive in       
exchange for the uranium1 including any 
changes to the gross value of the       
uranium by the recipient for uranium to 
be provided to the ,department of       
,energy4  7#g7 ,the purpose of the      
transfer or sale4  7g7 ,list of         
transfers and sales ,the ,secretary     
shall maintain a list identifying all   
notifications required by subsection 7f7
 of this section and for each           
notification identifying the expected   
date of the notification1 the actual    
date of the transaction and any         
information pertaining to the actual    
transaction that differs from the       
information provided in the             

notification4 ,for each notification1   
the list shall identify the date of the 
relevant ,secretarial determination1 if 
any1 pursuant to subsection 7d77#b77;,b7
 of this section4  4  #aae4             
,coordination of diesel emissions       
controls ,the ,director of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget shall1 not   
later than six months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 develop a       
strategy--  7#a7 to assess the          
collective results of ,federal funding  
of activities that have the effect of   
reducing mobile source diesel emissions2
 and  7#b7 to identify and eliminate any
 unnecessary duplication1 overlap1 and  
fragmentation of such activities4  ,,ii 
,,save ,,ii  #bja4 ,short title ,this   
title may be cited as the ,savings1     
,accountability1 ,value1 and ,efficiency
 ,,ii ,act or ,,save ,,ii ,act4  #bjb4  
,department of ,defense unmanned        
aircraft systems  7a7 ,examination ,to  
improve interoperability ,the ,,uas     
,task ,force established by the ,under  

,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition1
 ,technology1 and ,logistics shall      
conduct an examination of the entire    
unmanned aircraft systems 7,,uas7       
portfolio of the ,department of         
,defense1 including ,,uas requirements1 
platforms1 payloads1 and ground control 
stations1 for the purpose of developing 
strategies for improved interoperability
 of existing systems4  7b7              
,incorporation in acquisition strategies
 ,in the acquisition strategies for each
 unmanned aircraft program commenced    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
identify1 prior to milestone ,b1 areas  
in which commonality with other unmanned
 aircraft systems across the ,,uas      
portfolio will be achieved4  7c7        
,independent study ,the ,secretary of   
,defense shall request a federally      
funded research and development center  
to conduct an independent study--  7#a7 
to analyze the effectiveness of the     
,,uas ,task ,force in addressing ,,uas  

interoperability and overlap issues2    
7#b7 to provide solutions1 if needed1 to
 existing interoperability and overlap  
issues2 and  7#c7 to determine whether a
 single entity would be better          
positioned than the ,,uas ,task ,force  
to integrate all crosscutting efforts to
 improve the management and operation of
 the ,,uas portfolio4  7d7 ,report ,not 
later than ,march #c1 #bjag1 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report containing the--     
7#a7 the results of the examination     
required by subsection 7a72 and  7#b7   
the results of the independent study    
required by subsection 7c74  #bjc4      
,finalizing ,department of ,defense     
inventory management guidance  7a7      
,department of defense inventory        
management guidance ,as part of the     
implementation of the ,department of    
,defense ,comprehensive ,inventory      
,management ,improvement ,plan1 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall issue      
revised inventory management guidance   

that--  7#a7 strengthens demand         
forecasting1 visibility of on-hand      
inventory1 reviews of on-order excess   
inventory1 and management of inventory  
held for economic and contingency       
reasons in order to prevent on-order and
 on-hand excess inventory2  7#b7        
establishes a comprehensive1            
standardized set of department-wide     
supply chain and inventory management   
metrics1 including standardized         
definitions1 to measure five key        
attributes 7materiel readiness1         
responsiveness1 reliability1 cost1 and  
planning and precision7 of supply chain 
management operations2 and  7#c7        
establishes procedures for measuring and
 reporting these metrics on a regular   
basis to ensure the effectiveness and   
cost-efficiency of supply chain and     
inventory management operations4  7b7   
,completion and submission ,not later   
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall complete the revision 

of inventory management guidance        
required by subsection 7a7 and submit   
the revised guidance to ,congress4      
#bjd4 ,revocation or denial of passport 
and passport card in case of certain    
unpaid taxes  7a7 ,in general           
,subchapter ,d of chapter #ge of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #gcde4          
,revocation or denial of passport and   
passport card in case of certain tax    
delinquencies  7a7 ,in general ,if the  
,secretary receives certification by the
 ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue    
that any individual has a seriously     
delinquent tax debt in an amount in     
excess of #ej1jjj1 the ,secretary shall 
transmit such certification to the      
,secretary of ,state for action with    
respect to denial1 revocation1 or       
limitation of a passport or passport    
card pursuant to section #d of the ,act 
entitled ,an ,act to regulate the issue 
and validity of passports1 and for other

 purposes1 approved ,july #c1 #aibf 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baa;a et seq471 commonly    
known as the ,passport ,act of #aibf4   
7b7 ,seriously delinquent tax debt ,for 
purposes of this section1 the term      
seriously delinquent tax debt means an  
outstanding debt under this title for   
which a notice of lien has been filed in
 public records pursuant to section     
#fcbc or a notice of levy has been filed
 pursuant to section #fcca1 except that 
such term does not include--  7#a7 a    
debt that is being paid in a timely     
manner pursuant to an agreement under   
section #faei or #gabb1 and  7#b7 a debt
 with respect to which collection is    
suspended because a collection due      
process hearing under section #fccj1 or 
relief under subsection 7b71 7c71 or 7f7
 of section #fjae1 is requested or      
pending4  7c7 ,adjustment for inflation 
,in the case of a calendar year         
beginning after #bjac1 the dollar amount
 in subsection 7a7 shall be increased by
 an amount equal to--  7#a7 such dollar 

amount1 multiplied by  7#b7 the         
cost-of-living adjustment determined    
under section #a7;f77#c7 for the        
calendar year1 determined by            
substituting calendar year #bjab for    
calendar year #aiib in subparagraph 7,b7
 thereof4  ,if any amount as adjusted   
under the preceding sentence is not a   
multiple of #a1jjj1 such amount shall be
 rounded to the next highest multiple of
 #a1jjj4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections for subchapter ,d
 of chapter #ge of the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
item3  ,sec4 #gcde4 ,revocation or      
denial of passport and passport card in 
case of certain tax delinquencies4  4   
7c7 ,authority for information sharing  
7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7l7 of     
section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#bc7 ,disclosure of return information 
to ,department of ,state for purposes of

 passport and passport card revocation  
under section #gcde  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall1 upon receiving a 
certification described in section      
#gcde1 disclose to the ,secretary of    
,state return information with respect  
to a taxpayer who has a seriously       
delinquent tax debt described in such   
section4 ,such return information shall 
be limited to--  7i7 the taxpayer       
identity information with respect to    
such taxpayer1 and  7ii7 the amount of  
such seriously delinquent tax debt4     
7,b7 ,restriction on disclosure ,return 
information disclosed under subparagraph
 7,a7 may be used by officers and       
employees of the ,department of ,state  
for the purposes of1 and to the extent  
necessary in1 carrying out the          
requirements of section #d of the ,act  
entitled ,an ,act to regulate the issue 
and validity of passports1 and for other
 purposes1 approved ,july #c1 #aibf 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baa;a et seq471 commonly    
known as the ,passport ,act of #aibf4  4

  7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph 
7#d7 of section #fajc7p7 of such ,code  
is amended by striking or 7#bb7 each    
place it appears in subparagraph        
7,f77ii7 and in the matter preceding    
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting 7#bb71  
or 7#bc74  7d7 ,revocation authorization
 ,the ,act entitled ,an ,act to regulate
 the issue and validity of passports1   
and for other purposes1 approved ,july  
#c1 #aibf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baa;a et      
seq471 commonly known as the ,passport  
,act of #aibf1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #d4 ,authority  
to deny or revoke passport and passport 
card  7a7 ,ineligibility  7#a7 ,issuance
 ,except as provided under subsection   
7b71 upon receiving a certification     
described in section #gcde of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf from  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 the    
,secretary of ,state may not issue a    
passport or passport card to any        
individual who has a seriously          
delinquent tax debt described in such   

section4  7#b7 ,revocation ,the         
,secretary of ,state shall revoke a     
passport or passport card previously    
issued to any individual described in   
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,exceptions  7#a7  
,emergency and humanitarian situations  
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary of ,state may issue a        
passport or passport card1 in emergency 
circumstances or for humanitarian       
reasons1 to an individual described in  
paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection4  7#b7
 ,limitation for return to ,united      
,states ,notwithstanding subsection     
7a77#b71 the ,secretary of ,state1      
before revocation1 may-- 7,a7 limit a   
previously issued passport or passport  
card only for return travel to the      
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 issue a       
limited passport or passport card that  
only permits return travel to the       
,united ,states4  4  7e7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjad4
  #bje4 ,consideration of prospective   

antidumping and countervailing duty     
collection system  7a7 ,report required 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,commerce shall submit to 
,congress a report containing an        
evaluation of the merits and feasibility
 of converting from a retrospective     
antidumping and countervailing duty     
collection system to a prospective      
antidumping and countervailing duty     
collection system4 ,if the ,secretary   
recommends conversion to a particular   
prospective system1 the ,secretary shall
 include in the report an estimate of   
the costs to be incurred and cost       
savings to be achieved as a result of   
converting to such prospective system4  
7b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary of    
,commerce shall prepare the report under
 subsection 7a7 in consultation with the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and  
,secretary of the ,treasury4  #bjf4     
,report on effectiveness of foreign     
assistance programs and projects  7a7   

,report required ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development shall submit
 to ,congress a report on the           
effectiveness of each foreign assistance
 program and project of the ,united     
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development4  7b7 ,matters ,to be      
included ,the report required by        
subsection 7a7 shall1 with respect to   
each such program and project1 include a
 description of the following3  7#a7    
,how funds and other resources provided 
to a foreign entity under the program or
 project are spent or used4  7#b7 ,the  
extent to which such funds and other    
resources are spent or used in          
accordance with the purposes of the     
program or project4  7#c7 ,the extent to
 which such funds and other resources   
assist in achieving the results intended
 for the program or project4  7#d7 ,the 
extent to which there is a correlation  

between the program or project and a    
change in the policies or popular       
attitudes towards the ,united ,states in
 the foreign country in which the       
program or project is carried out4      
#bjg4 ,conversion of prison ,x-ray      
systems ,the ,attorney ,general1 in     
order to reduce the cost and improve the
 efficacy of ,federal prison health     
care1 shall1 to the extent practicable  
and cost effective1 convert by #bjae all
 ,x-ray systems in ,federal prisons from
 analog1 film-based systems to digital1 
filmless systems4  #bjh4 ,prohibition on
 non-cost effective minting and printing
 of coins and currency  7a7 ,prohibition
 with respect to coins ,section #eaaa of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7e7 ,prohibition on certain 
minting ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of this subchapter1 the       
,secretary may not mint or issue any    
coin that costs more to produce than the
 denomination of the coin 7including    

labor1 materials1 dies1 use of          
machinery1 overhead expenses1 marketing1
 and shipping74  4  7b7 ,prohibition    
with respect to currency ,section       
#eaad7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#d7 ,prohibition on    
certain printing ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of this subchapter1 the 
,secretary may not engrave or print any 
,united ,states currency that costs more
 to produce than the denomination of the
 currency 7including labor1 materials1  
dies1 use of machinery1 overhead        
expenses1 marketing1 and shipping74  4  
#bji4 ,restrictions on printing and     
distribution of paper copies of         
,congressional documents  7a7 ,printing 
and ,distribution of ,documents by      
,public ,printer  7#a7 ,restrictions    
,chapter #g of title #dd1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gdb4 ,restrictions on printing and     
distribution of paper copies  7a7       

,mandatory ,use of ,electronic ,format  
for ,distribution of ,congressional     
,documents ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of this chapter1 the ,public  
,printer shall make any document of the 
,house of ,representatives or ,senate   
which is subject to any of the          
provisions of this chapter available    
only in an electronic format which is   
accessible through the ,internet1 and   
may not print or distribute a printed   
copy of the document except as provided 
in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,permitting     
,printing and ,distribution of ,printed 
,copies ,upon ,request ,notwithstanding 
subsection 7a71 at the request of any   
person to whom the ,public ,printer     
would have been required to provide a   
printed copy of a document under this   
chapter had subsection 7a7 not been in  
effect1 the ,public ,printer may print  
and distribute a copy of a document or  
report for the use of that person1      
except that--  7#a7 the number of       
printed copies the ,public ,printer may 

provide to the person may not exceed the
 number of printed copies the ,public   
,printer would have provided to the     
person had subsection 7a7 not been in   
effect2 and  7#b7 the ,public ,printer  
may print and distribute copies to the  
person only upon payment by the person  
of the costs of printing and            
distributing the copies1 except that    
this paragraph shall not apply to an    
office of the ,house of ,representatives
 or ,senate 7including the office of a  
,member of ,congress74  4  7#b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections of chapter #g of such title is 
amended by adding at the end following  
new item3  #gdb4 ,restrictions on       
printing and distribution of paper      
copies4  4  7b7 ,provision of ,documents
 in ,electronic ,format ,deemed ,to     
,meet ,requirements of ,house and       
,senate ,rules ,regarding ,distribution 
of ,printed ,copies  7#a7 ,in general   
,if any rule or regulation of the ,house
 of ,representatives or ,senate requires

 a ,member or committee to provide      
printed copies of any document          
7including any bill or resolution7 for  
the use of the ,house or ,senate or for 
the use of any office of the ,house or  
,senate1 the ,member or committee shall 
be considered to have met the           
requirement of the rule or regulation if
 the ,member or committee makes the     
document available to the recipient in  
an electronic format4  7#b7 ,exercise of
 rulemaking authority of ,senate and    
,house ,this subsection 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 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  7c7 ,effective    
,date ,this section and the amendments  
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to documents produced on or     
after ,january #a1 #bjae4  ,,iii ,,save 
,,iii  #cja4 ,short title ,this title   
may be cited as the ,savings1           
,accountability1 ,value1 and ,efficiency
 ,,iii ,act4  #cjb4 ,software license   
management  7a7 ,software license       
policies required ,not later than #f    
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,director of the      
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 issue software licensing policies for  
agencies to follow that include the     
following3  7#a7 ,an identification of  
clear roles1 responsibilities1 and      
central oversight authority within each 
agency for managing enterprise software 
license agreements4  7#b7 ,a requirement
 that each agency establish an accurate 
inventory of enterprise software license

 agreements by identifying and          
collecting information about software   
license agreements using automated      
discovery and inventory tools4  7#c7 ,a 
requirement that each agency regularly  
track and maintain software licenses to 
assist the agency in implementing       
decisions throughout the software       
license management life cycle4  7#d7 ,a 
requirement that each agency analyze    
software usage and other data to make   
cost-effective decisions4  7#e7 ,a      
requirement that each agency provide    
training relevant to software license   
management4  7#f7 ,a requirement that   
each agency establish goals and         
objectives to better manage enterprise  
software license agreements4  7#g7 ,a   
requirement that each agency consider   
the software license management         
life-cycle phases 7including            
requisition1 reception1 deployment and  
maintenance1 retirement1 and disposal   
phases7 to implement effective          
decisionmaking and incorporate existing 

standards1 processes1 and metrics4  7b7 
,agency defined ,in this section1 the   
term agency has the meaning given that  
term in section #eea of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code4  #cjc4 ,united   
,states ,postal ,service fleet          
efficiency  7a7 ,purposes ,the purposes 
of this section are to provide for the  
upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the     
,united ,states ,postal ,service1 to    
improve mail delivery services to       
benefit customers and the environment1  
to increase savings by reducing         
maintenance or other costs1 and to set  
benchmarks to maximize fuel economy and 
reduce emissions for the ,postal fleet  
with the goal of making the ,postal     
,service a national leader in efficiency
 and technology innovation4  7b7        
,authority ,to enter into energy savings
 performance contracts ,section #hjd7d7 
of the ,national ,energy ,conservation  
,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;c7#d77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71
 by striking or after the semicolon2    

7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
the period at the end and inserting 2   
or2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the  
following new subparagraph3  7,c7 in the
 case of a contract in which the ,united
 ,states ,postal ,service is a party--  
7i7 the purchase or lease of low        
emission and fuel efficient vehicles2   
7ii7 a measure to upgrade a vehicle     
owned1 operated1 leased1 or otherwise   
controlled by or assigned to the ,united
 ,states ,postal ,service to increase   
average fuel economy and reduce the     
emissions of carbon dioxide of such     
vehicle2 or  7iii7 the construction of  
infrastructure1 including electric      
vehicle charging stations1 to support   
vehicles described in clauses 7i7 and   
7ii74  4  7c7 ,upgrade of ,postal fleet 
7#a7 ,postal fleet requirements  7,a7   
,motor vehicle standards ,the           
,postmaster ,general shall develop      
guidelines for contracted vehicles and  
vehicles purchased or leased for use by 
the ,postal ,service1 that1 at a        

minimum1 provide--  7i7 for light-duty  
vehicles-- 7,i7 that emissions of carbon
 dioxide comply with applicable         
standards developed by the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency under
 title ,,ii of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #geba et seq47 and may not   
exceed1 on average1 #bej grams per mile2
 and  7,,ii7 to meet applicable average 
fuel economy standards developed by the 
,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety     
,administration under chapter #cbi of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 of    
#cd4a miles per gallon2 and  7ii7 for   
medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles1    
that comply with applicable standards-- 
7,i7 for emissions of carbon dioxide    
developed by the ,environmental         
,protection ,agency under title ,,ii of 
the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#geba et seq472 and  7,,ii7 for average 
fuel economy developed by the ,national 
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration under chapter #cbi of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 

,applicability ,the standards described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply to     
contracted vehicles and vehicles        
purchased or leased for use by the      
,postal ,service after the date that is 
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  7,c7 ,reduction in       
consumption of petroleum products ,the  
,postmaster ,general shall reduce the   
total consumption of petroleum products 
by vehicles in the ,postal fleet by a   
minimum of #b percent annually through  
the end of fiscal year #bjbe1 relative  
to the baseline established for fiscal  
year #bjje4  7#b7 ,replacing vehicles   
within the ,postal fleet ,the           
,postmaster ,general shall conduct a    
cost-benefit analysis of vehicles in the
 ,postal fleet to determine if the cost 
to maintain any such vehicle outweighs  
the benefit or savings of replacing the 
vehicle4  7#c7 ,route requirements ,to  
inform and prioritize purchases1 the    
,postmaster ,general shall review and   
identify ,postal delivery routes to     

determine if motor vehicles used on such
 routes can be replaced with            
technologies that increase average fuel 
economy or reduce emissions of carbon   
dioxide4  7#d7 ,reporting requirements  
,the ,postmaster ,general shall submit a
 report to ,congress-- 7,a7 not later   
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 that contains a 
plan to achieve the requirements of     
paragraph 7#a7 and recommendations for  
vehicle body design specifications for  
vehicles purchased for the ,postal fleet
 that would increase average fuel       
economy and reduce emissions of carbon  
dioxide of any such vehicle2 and  7,b7  
annually1 that describes-- 7i7 the      
progress in meeting the annual target   
described in paragraph 7#a77;,c72 and   
7ii7 any changes to ,postal delivery    
routes or vehicle purchase strategies   
made pursuant to paragraph 7#c74  7#e7  
,restrictions ,to meet the requirements 
of this section1 the ,postmaster        
,general may not-- 7,a7 reduce the      

frequency of delivery of mail to fewer  
than #f days each week2  7,b7 close post
 offices or postal distribution         
facilities2  7,c7 take any action that  
would restrict or diminish a collective 
bargaining agreement or eliminate or    
reduce any employee benefits2 or  7,d7  
enter into a contract with a private    
company to perform duties that1 as of   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
are performed by bargaining unit        
employees4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,contracted vehicle ,the  
term contracted vehicle--  7,a7 means   
any motor vehicle used in carrying out a
 contract for surface mail delivery     
pursuant to section #ejje7;a77#c7 of    
title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7,b7 does not include any motor vehicle 
used in carrying out a contract for     
surface mail delivery pursuant to       
sections #djf and #djg of such title4   
7#b7 ,motor vehicle ,the term motor     
vehicle means any self-propelled vehicle
 designed for transporting persons or   

property on a street or highway4  7#c7  
,postal delivery route ,the term ,postal
 delivery route means the transportation
 route for surface mail delivery4  7#d7 
,postal fleet ,the term ,postal fleet   
means any vehicle that is owned1        
operated1 leased1 or otherwise          
controlled by or assigned to the ,postal
 ,service4  7#e7 ,postal ,service ,the  
term ,postal ,service means the ,united 
,states ,postal ,service4  #cjd4        
,government ,computer ,energy           
,optimization  7a7 ,agency requirement  
,to shut down computers ,except as      
provided in subsection 7b71 not later   
than #f months after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the head of each
 agency shall make all reasonable       
efforts to ensure that desktop computers
 are shut down for at least #d hours out
 of every #bd-;hour time period4  7b7   
,exception ,the requirement in          
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to-- 7#a7
 desktop computers that are used by a   
person for #af or more hours per day2   

and  7#b7 computers that perform        
automated functions essential to the    
agency for #af or more hours per day4   
7c7 ,agency defined ,in this section1   
the term agency has the meaning given   
that term in section #eea of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code4  #cje4 ,removal  
of benefits for ,federal employee       
convicted of certain offenses  7a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 an individual may not 
be paid an annuity under chapter #hc or 
#hd 7as the case may be7 of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 if the individual
 is convicted of an offense described   
under section #hccb7o77#b77;,b7 of such 
title1 committed after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 for which every 
act or omission of the individual that  
is needed to satisfy the elements of the
 offense directly relates to the        
performance of the individual's official
 duties4  7b7 ,credit of service ,any   
such individual shall be entitled to be 
paid any amounts contributed by the     

individual towards the annuity during   
the period of service covered by        
subsection 7a71 pursuant to1 or in a    
similar manner as1 the terms of section 
#hcaf of such title4  7c7 ,thrift       
,savings ,plan  7#a7 ,employing agency  
contributions ,any contributions made   
under section #hdcb of such title by an 
employing agency for the benefit of an  
individual convicted of an offense      
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
forfeited4 ,such contributions shall be 
returned to the general fund of the     
,treasury4  7#b7 ,employee contributions
 ,any contributions made by the         
individual pursuant to section #hdcb of 
such title shall be payable to the      
individual1 upon application of such    
individual4  7#c7 ,computation ,the     
computation of amounts required by      
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall be made  
on the date of the conviction of the    
individual and shall consist of the     
value of the contributions1 including   
interest accrued1 on such date4  7d7    

,regulations ,the ,director of the      
,office of ,personnel ,management shall 
prescribe any regulations necessary to  
carry out this section4  #cjf4          
,codification of ,office of ,management 
and ,budget criteria ,the ,secretary of 
,defense shall implement the following  
criteria in requests for overseas       
contingency operations3  7#a7 ,for      
theater of operations for non-classified
 war overseas contingency operations    
funding1 the geographic areas in which  
combat or direct combat support         
operations occur are3 ,iraq1            
,afghanistan1 ,pakistan1 ,kazakhstan1   
,tajikistan1 ,kyrgyzstan1 the ,horn of  
,africa1 ,persian ,gulf and ,gulf       
nations1 the ,arabian ,sea1 the ,indian 
,ocean1 the ,philippines1 and other     
countries on a case-by-case basis4  7#b7
 ,permitted ,inclusions in the ,overseas
 ,contingency ,operation ,budget3 7,a7  
,major ,equipment3  7i7 ,replacement of 
losses that have occurred but only for  
items not already programmed for        

replacement in the ,future ,years       
,defense ,plan 7,,fydp71 but not        
including accelerations1 which must be  
made in the base budget4  7ii7          
,replacement or repair to original      
capability 7to upgraded capability if   
that is currently available7 of         
equipment returning from theater4 ,the  
replacement may be a similar end item if
 the original item is no longer in      
production4 ,incremental cost of non-war
 related upgrades1 if made1 should be   
included in the base4  7iii7 ,purchase  
of specialized1 theater-specific        
equipment4  7iv7 ,funding for major     
equipment must be obligated within #ab  
months4  7,b7 ,ground ,equipment        
,replacement3 7i7 ,for combat losses and
 returning equipment that is not        
economical to repair1 the replacement of
 equipment may be given to coalition    
partners1 if consistent with approved   
policy4  7ii7 ,in-theater stocks above  
customary equipping levels on a         
case-by-case basis4  7,c7 ,equipment    

,modifications3  7i7 ,operationally     
required modifications to equipment used
 in theater or in direct support of     
combat operations and that is not       
already programmed in ,,fydp4  7ii7     
,funding for equipment modifications    
must be able to be obligated in #ab     
months4  7,d7 ,munitions3  7i7          
,replenishment of munitions expended in 
combat operations in theater4  7ii7     
,training ammunition for theater-unique 
training events4  7iii7 ,while          
forecasted expenditures are not         
permitted1 a case-by-case assessment for
 munitions where existing stocks are    
insufficient to sustain theater combat  
operations4  7,e7 ,aircraft             
,replacement3 7i7 ,combat losses by     
accident that occur in the theater of   
operations4  7ii7 ,combat losses by     
enemy action that occur in the theater  
of operations4  7,f7 ,military          
,construction3  7i7 ,facilities and     
infrastructure in the theater of        
operations in direct support of combat  

operations4 ,the level of construction  
should be the minimum to meet           
operational requirements4  7ii7 ,at     
non-enduring locations1 facilities and  
infrastructure for temporary use4  7iii7
 ,at enduring locations1 facilities and 
infrastructure for temporary use4  7iv7 
,at enduring locations1 construction    
requirements must be tied to surge      
operations or major changes in          
operational requirements and will be    
considered on a case-by-case basis4     
7,g7 ,research and development projects 
for combat operations in these specific 
theaters that can be delivered in #ab   
months4  7,h7 ,operations3 7i7 ,direct  
war costs3  7,i7 ,transport of          
personnel1 equipment1 and supplies to1  
from and within the theater of          
operations4  7,,ii7 ,deployment-specific
 training and preparation for units and 
personnel 7military and civilian7 to    
assume their directed missions as       
defined in the orders for deployment    
into the theater of operations4  7ii7   

,within the theater1 the incremental    
costs above the funding programmed in   
the base budget to3 7,i7 ,support       
commanders in the conduct of their      
directed missions 7to include ,emergency
 ,response ,programs74  7,,ii7 ,build   
and maintain temporary facilities4      
7,,iii7 ,provide food1 fuel1 supplies1  
contracted services and other support4  
7,,iv7 ,cover the operational costs of  
coalition partners supporting ,u4,s4    
military missions1 as mutually agreed4  
7iii7 ,indirect war costs incurred      
outside the theater of operations will  
be evaluated on a case-by-case basis4   
7,i7 ,health3 7i7 ,short-term care      
directly related to combat4  7ii7       
,infrastructure that is only to be used 
during the current conflict4  7,j7      
,personnel3  7i7 ,incremental special   
pays and allowances for servicemembers  
and civilians deployed to a combat zone4
  7ii7 ,incremental pay1 special pays   
and allowances for ,reserve ,component  
personnel mobilized to support war      

missions4  7,k7 ,special ,operations    
,command3 7i7 ,operations that meet the 
criteria in this guidance4  7ii7        
,equipment that meets the criteria in   
this guidance4  7,l7 ,prepositioned     
supplies and equipment for resetting    
in-theater stocks of supplies and       
equipment to pre-war levels4  7,m7      
,security force funding to train1 equip1
 and sustain ,iraqi and ,afghan military
 and police forces4  7,n7 ,fuel3  7i7   
,war fuel costs and funding to ensure   
that logistical support to combat       
operations is not degraded due to cash  
losses in the ,department of ,defense's 
baseline fuel program4  7ii7 ,enough of 
any base fuel shortfall attributable to 
fuel price increases to maintain        
sufficient on-hand cash for the ,defense
 ,working ,capital ,funds to cover seven
 days disbursements4  7#c7 ,excluded    
items from ,overseas ,contingency       
,funding that must be funded from the   
base budget3 7,a7 ,training vehicles1   
aircraft1 ammunition1 and simulators1   

but not training base stocks of         
specialized1 theater-specific equipment 
that is required to support combat      
operations in the theater of operations1
 and support to deployment-specific     
training described above4  7,b7         
,acceleration of equipment service life 
extension programs already in the       
,future ,years ,defense ,plan4  7,c7    
,base ,realignment and ,closure         
projects4  7,d7 ,family support         
initiatives3 7i7 ,construction of       
childcare facilities4  7ii7 ,funding for
 private-public partnerships to expand  
military families' access to childcare4 
7iii7 ,support for servicemembers'      
spouses' professional development4  7,e7
 ,programs to maintain industrial base  
capacity including war-stoppers4  7,f7  
,personnel3  7i7 ,recruiting and        
retention bonuses to maintain           
end-strength4  7ii7 ,basic ,pay and the 
,basic allowances for ,housing and      
,subsistence for permanently authorized 
end strength4  7iii7 ,individual        

augmentees on a case-by-case basis4     
7,g7 ,support for the personnel1        
operations1 or the construction or      
maintenance of facilities at ,united    
,states ,offices of ,security           
,cooperation in theater4  7,h7 ,costs   
for reconfiguring prepositioned supplies
 and equipment or for maintaining them4 
7#d7 ,items proposed for increases in   
reprogrammings or as payback for prior  
reprogrammings must meet the criteria   
above4  #cjg4 ,increase energy          
efficiency of ,federal buildings  7a7   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,private sector funding and       
expertise can help address the energy   
efficiency challenges facing the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,the ,federal           
,government spends more than #f billion 
annually in energy costs4  7#c7         
,reducing ,federal energy costs can help
 save money1 create jobs1 and reduce    
waste4  7#d7 ,energy savings performance
 contracts and utility energy savings   
contracts are tools for utilizing       

private sector investment to upgrade    
,federal facilities without any up-front
 cost to the taxpayer4  7#e7            
,performance contracting is a way to    
retrofit ,federal buildings using       
private sector investment in the absence
 of appropriated dollars4 ,retrofits    
seek to reduce energy use1 improve      
infrastructure1 protect national        
security1 and cut facility operations   
and maintenance costs4  7b7 ,use of     
energy and water efficiency measures in 
,federal buildings  7#a7 ,implementation
 of identified energy and water         
efficiency measures ,section            
#edc7;f77#d7 of the ,national ,energy   
,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#d77 is amended to  
read as follows3  7#d7 ,implementation  
of identified energy and water          
efficiency measures  7,a7 ,in general   
,not later than #b years after the      
completion of each evaluation under     
paragraph 7#c71 each energy manager     
shall consider--  7i7 implementing any  

energy- or water-saving or conservation 
measure that the ,federal agency        
identified in the evaluation conducted  
under paragraph 7#c7 that is life cycle 
cost-effective2 and  7ii7 bundling      
individual measures of varying paybacks 
together into combined projects4  7,b7  
,measures not implemented ,the energy   
manager1 as part of the certification   
system under paragraph 7#g7 and using   
guidelines developed by the ,secretary1 
shall provide reasons for not           
implementing any life cycle             
cost-effective measures under           
subparagraph 7,a74  4  7#b7 ,annual     
contracting goal ,section               
#edc7;f77#aj77;,c7 of the ,national     
,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#aj77;,c77 is       
amended--  7,a7 by striking ,each       
,federal agency and inserting the       
following3  7i7 ,in general ,each       
,federal agency  2 and  7,b7 by adding  
at the end the following new clauses3   
7ii7 ,tracking ,each ,federal agency    

shall use the benchmarking systems      
selected or developed for the agency    
under paragraph 7#h7 to track energy    
savings realized by the agency through  
the implementation of energy- or        
water-saving or conservation measures   
pursuant to paragraph 7#d71 and shall   
submit information regarding such       
savings to the ,secretary to be         
published on a public website of the    
,department of ,energy4  7iii7          
,consideration ,each ,federal agency    
shall consider using energy savings     
performance contracts or utility energy 
service contracts to implement energy-  
or water-saving or conservation measures
 pursuant to paragraph 7#d74  7iv7      
,contracting goal ,it shall be the goal 
of the ,federal ,government1 in the     
implementation of energy- or            
water-saving or conservation measures   
pursuant to paragraph 7#d71 to enter    
into energy savings performance         
contracts or utility energy service     
contracts equal to #a1jjj1jjj1jjj in    

each year during the #e-year period     
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjad4  7v7   
,report to ,congress ,not later than    
,september #cj of each year during the  
#e-year period referred to in clause    
7iv71 each ,federal agency shall submit 
to the ,secretary information regarding 
progress made by the agency towards     
achieving the goal described in such    
clause4 ,not later than #fj days after  
each such ,september #cj1 the           
,secretary1 acting through the ,federal 
,energy ,management ,program1 shall     
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report describing the progress
 made by the ,federal ,government       
towards achieving such goal4  4  #cjh4  
,reduce redundant health payments for   
seniors  7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services1 in        
cooperation with the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs and the ,secretary of

 ,defense1 shall conduct a study        
examining the extent to which payments  
may be made under both the ,medicare    
,advantage program and under the        
veterans health care system or the      
,,tricare program for health care       
furnished to individuals who are        
eligible under such ,medicare ,advantage
 program and the veterans health care   
system or the ,,tricare program4  7b7   
,report ,the ,secretary shall submit a  
report to ,congress on the study        
conducted under subsection 7a74 ,the    
report shall contain recommendations    
that--  7#a7 preserve access to benefits
 under the ,medicare program for        
individuals eligible for such benefits2 
7#b7 focus on satisfaction and health   
outcomes of such individuals with       
respect to such benefits2  7#c7 provide 
for the efficient use of ,federal funds2
  7#d7 account for the adequacy of the  
veterans health care system and the     
,,tricare program2 and  7#e7 minimize   
disruption to the availability of       

,medicare ,advantage plans and networks 
of providers participating in such      
plans4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,the term ,medicare       
,advantage program means the program    
under part ,c of title ,,xviii of the   
,social ,security ,act4  7#b7 ,the term 
,,tricare program has the meaning given 
that term in section #ajgb7g7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,the  
term veterans health care system means  
the health care system established under
 section #agje of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code4  #cji4 ,efficient        
,medicare billing  7a7 ,option ,to      
receive ,medicare ,summary ,notice      
electronically  7#a7 ,in general        
,section #ahjf of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;b-#g7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7c7 ,format  
of statements from ,secretary  7#a7     
,electronic option beginning in #bjae   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 for         
statements described in subsection 7a7  

that are furnished for a period in #bjae
 or a subsequent year1 in the case that 
an individual described in subsection   
7a7 elects1 in accordance with such     
form1 manner1 and time specified by the 
,secretary1 to receive such statement in
 an electronic format1 such statement   
shall be furnished to such individual   
for each period subsequent to such      
election in such a format and shall not 
be mailed to the individual4  7#b7      
,one-time revocation option ,an         
individual who makes an election        
described in paragraph 7#a7 may revoke  
such election once4  7#c7 ,notification 
,the ,secretary shall ensure that1 in   
the most cost effective manner and      
beginning ,january #a1 #bjag1 a clear   
notification of the option to elect to  
receive statements described in         
subsection 7a7 in an electronic format  
is made available1 such as through the  
notices distributed under section #ahjd1
 to individuals described in subsection 
7a74  4  7#b7 ,encouraged expansion of  

electronic statements ,to the extent to 
which the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services determines appropriate1
 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7 apply an  
option similar to the option described  
in subsection 7c77#a7 of section #ahjf  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;b-#g7 7relating to the  
provision of the ,medicare ,summary     
,notice in an electronic format71 as    
added by subsection 7a71 to other       
statements and notifications under title
 ,,xviii of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#acie et seq472 and  7,b7 provide such  
,medicare ,summary ,notice and any such 
other statements and notifications on a 
more frequent basis than is otherwise   
required under such title4  7b7 ,renewal
 of ,,mac contracts ,section            
#ahgd;,a7b77#a77;,b7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciekk-#a7;b77#a77;,b77 is amended by  
striking #e years and inserting #aj     
years4  ,,iv ,,save ,,iv  #dja4 ,short  
title ,this title may be cited as the   

,savings1 ,accountability1 ,value1      
,efficiency ,,iv ,act or the ,,save ,act
 ,,iv4  #djb4 ,study on challenges      
identity theft poses for ,internal      
,revenue ,service  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary of the ,treasury 7or the     
,secretary's delegate7 shall conduct a  
study on the challenges identity theft  
poses for the ,internal ,revenue        
,service1 especially the ability of the 
,internal ,revenue ,service to identify 
false tax returns before fraudulent     
refunds are issued4  7b7 ,report ,not   
later than ,september #a1 #bjaf1 the    
,secretary 7or the ,secretary's         
delegate7 shall submit to the ,congress 
a report on the study conducted under   
subsection 7a7 and shall include in the 
report recommendations to address the   
challenges identity theft poses for the 
,internal ,revenue ,service4  #djc4     
,study on cost-effective acquisition of 
medical equipment and supplies under the
 ,medicare program  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       

,services shall conduct a study that--  
7#a7 identifies categories of rental of 
medical equipment and supplies 7as      
defined in section #ahcd7;j77#e7 of such
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7j77#e777--  
7,a7 for which payment may be made under
 title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security 
,act for the rental of such a category  
of equipment and supplies2 and  7,b7    
with respect to which the ,secretary    
determines that payment for the purchase
 of such category of equipment and      
supplies1 instead of such rental1 would 
result in lower expenditures under such 
title2 and  7#b7 for each category of   
equipment and supplies identified under 
paragraph 7#a71 provides                
recommendations--  7,a7 on the extent to
 which payment should be provided under 
such title for purchase instead of      
rental of such category of equipment and
 supplies2 and  7,b7 in the case that   
payment for the purchase of such a      
category is not authorized under such   
title1 for the development of a payment 

system or methodology under such title  
for such purchases4  7b7 ,report ,not   
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall submit to ,congress a   
report on the study conducted under     
subsection 7a7 and shall include in the 
report recommendations developed under  
paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection4      
#djd4 ,report on fragmentation of       
,department of ,defense foreign language
 support programs  7a7 ,report          
requirement ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall prepare a report on streamlining  
the management of contracts for foreign 
language support programs of the        
,department of ,defense4  7b7 ,matters  
covered ,the report shall include-- 7#a7
 an assessment of the current approach  
taken by the ,department of ,defense for
 managing foreign language support      
contracts1 including1 at a minimum--    
7,a7 an analysis of spending for types  
of foreign language support services and

 products that have been acquired--  7i7
 by the executive agent for foreign     
language support services2 and  7ii7 by 
components of the ,department other than
 such executive agent2 and  7,b7 based  
on the results of the analysis under    
subparagraph 7,a71 a reevaluation of the
 scope of the executive agent's efforts 
to manage foreign language support      
contracts to determine if any           
adjustments are needed2  7#b7           
recommendations to reduce fragmentation 
in contracting for foreign language     
support programs1 including such        
recommendations as the ,secretary       
determines appropriate relating to the  
adoption of uniform contracting         
procedures1 increasing collaboration    
among ,department of ,defense           
components1 gaining efficiencies1 and   
controlling spending4  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,foreign language
 support programs ,the term foreign     
language support programs includes a    
range of services and products that the 

,department of ,defense considers       
foreign language support1 such as       
translation and interpretation services1
 the assistance of personnel who possess
 language skills1 and foreign language  
instruction4  7#b7 ,executive agent ,the
 term executive agent1 with respect to  
foreign language support programs1 means
 the ,army4  7d7 ,submission to         
,congress ,the report required by this  
section shall be submitted to ,congress 
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #dje4   
,audit of ,department of ,defense by    
private entity  7a7 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,section      
#ajjc7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 of the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #aj 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbbb note7 requires that the 
financial statements of the ,department 
of ,defense be validated as ready for   
audit by ,september #cj1 #bjag4  7#b7   
,section #ajjc7;a7 of the ,national     
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal

 ,year #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #abg
 ,stat4 #hdb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbb note7 
requires that1 upon the conclusion of   
fiscal year #bjah1 the ,secretary of    
,defense shall ensure that a full audit 
is performed on the financial statements
 of the ,department of ,defense for such
 fiscal year and submit to ,congress the
 results of that audit by not later than
 ,march #ca1 #bjai4  7b7 ,requirement   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall award a contract to a    
highly credentialed independent external
 auditor to perform an audit of the     
financial statements of the ,department 
of ,defense for fiscal year #bjah4 ,such
 audit shall be in addition to the audit
 required to be performed by the        
,secretary of ,defense on such financial
 statements for that fiscal year4  7#b7 
,contract requirements ,the contract    
awarded under paragraph 7#a7 shall      
require the auditor to complete the     
audit and submit to ,congress a report  
on the results of the audit within #cfe 

days after award of the contract4  7#c7 
,savings incentive ,the contract also   
shall provide for payment to the auditor
 of #a percent of any amounts identified
 by the auditor as potential savings    
upon achievement of such savings1 if    
achievement of such savings occurs      
within #a year after completion of the  
audit4  7#d7 ,national security         
protections ,the contract awarded under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall ensure that the    
audit is carried out consistent with and
 subject to any national security       
protections applicable under law or     
regulation4  #djf4 ,preference for      
contracts with local and ,state         
governments for shared performance of   
maintenance and administrative functions
 at military installations  7a7         
,authority ,using funds appropriated to 
a military department for operation and 
maintenance1 the ,secretary of that     
military department is authorized and   
encouraged to enter into contracts or   
other agreements for the performance of 

maintenance and administrative functions
 at military installations in the       
,united ,states under the jurisdiction  
of the ,secretary with a proximately    
located local or ,state government1 or  
combination of such governments1 in     
order to utilize the government's       
efficiencies in already performing such 
functions for the general public and to 
reduce the cost to the ,federal         
,government of providing or procuring   
such functions4  7b7 ,national security 
protections ,the ,secretary of a        
military department shall ensure that   
each contract and agreement entered into
 under this section is consistent with  
the security plan for the military      
installation4