,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #aj1 
#bjae ,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself and ,mr4  
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to establish the ,government           
,transformation ,board to make certain  
recommendations to improve the economy  
of the ,united ,states and the          
efficiency and effectiveness of ,federal
 programs4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,government        
,transformation ,act of #bjae4  #b4     
,definitions  ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the  
term ,board means the ,government       
,transformation ,board established under
 section #c to assist the ,president and
 ,congress in transforming the ,federal 
,government2  7#b7 the term duplicative 
program means a program performed by a  
,federal agency that performs           
essentially the same or a very similar  

function as a program performed by a    
different ,federal agency with a        
different management and implementation 
structure2  7#c7 the term ,federal      
agency has the meaning given the term   
,executive agency in section #aje of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#d7  
the term ,federal program means any     
function1 project1 or activity of a     
,federal agency that is--  7,a7 an      
organized set of activities2  7,b7      
directed towards a common purpose or    
goal2 and  7,c7 undertaken or proposed  
to be undertaken in order to carry out  
the responsibilities of the ,federal    
agency2  7#e7 the term implementation   
bill means a bill that-- 7,a7 is        
introduced under section #h7;a72 and    
7,b7 contains the proposed legislative  
text described in section               
#d7;b77#b77;,b77i77,i77aa71 without     
modification2 and  7#f7 the term member 
means a member of the ,board appointed  
under section #e7;a74  #c4              
,establishment ,there is established a  

,board to be known as the ,government   
,transformation ,board4  #d4 ,duties of 
the ,board  7a7 ,in general ,the ,board 
shall--  7#a7 develop and maintain      
approved criteria for the selection1    
prioritization1 and scheduling of       
program reviews required under          
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d72  7#b7  
review programs of governmental and     
nongovernmental entities and conduct    
original research on the organizational 
practices1 operations1 and reform       
efforts of ,federal agencies to--  7,a7 
determine whether the practices1        
operations1 and efforts are-- 7i7       
useful2  7ii7 duplicative2  7iii7       
efficient2  7iv7 effective2 and  7v7    
economical2 and  7,b7 make the          
recommendations required under          
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d7 of subsection  
7b72  7#c7 analyze organizational       
practices and management challenges of  
,federal agencies and make              
recommendations as described in         
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d7 of subsection  

7b72  7#d7 identify-- 7,a7 best         
practices of ,federal agencies2 and     
7,b7 opportunities for ,federal agencies
 to share-- 7i7 methods2  7ii7 tools2   
7iii7 systems2 and  7iv7 technologies2  
7#e7 coordinate input from appropriate  
,federal agencies and provide           
opportunities for the ,board to accept  
ideas on improving ,government          
performance from--  7,a7 ,federal       
employees2  7,b7 citizens of the ,united
 ,states2 and  7,c7 other interested    
parties2  7#f7 upon request1 provide    
information on activities of the ,board 
to--  7,a7 the ,government              
,accountability ,office2  7,b7 the      
,congressional ,budget ,office2  7,c7   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget2 
7,d7 other ,federal agencies2  7,e7 the 
,office of the ,inspector ,general of   
each ,federal agency2  7,f7 the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2  
and  7,g7 the ,committee on ,oversight  
and ,government ,reform of the ,house of

 ,representatives2  7#g7 conduct        
post-transformation follow-up reviews   
and report on the gains in efficiency   
and effectiveness2  7#h7 serve as a     
repository for best practices and       
successful processes1 systems1 and      
technologies to support ,federal        
agencies in efforts to improve          
efficiency and effectiveness2  7#i7 in  
order to build a culture of efficiency  
and effectiveness across the            
,government1 provide training and       
education to ,federal employees who are 
on detail to the ,board about--  7,a7   
program improvement2  7,b7 ,government  
transformation2  7,c7 efficiency2 and   
7,d7 effectiveness2  7#aj7 review       
program assessments performed by        
,federal agencies2 and  7#aa7 maintain  
the privacy and security of data as     
required by law4  7b7 ,reports and      
recommendations  7#a7 ,semiannual       
activity reports ,not later than #f     
months after the date on which all      
members of the ,board have been         

appointed and every #f months           
thereafter1 the ,board shall submit to  
the ,president and ,congress an activity
 report that describes the activities of
 the ,board and that shall include--    
7,a7 the overall findings and           
conclusions of the ,board2  7,b7        
suggestions for implementing the best   
practices of ,federal agencies          
identified under subsection 7a77#d7 in  
other ,federal agencies2  7,c7 a summary
 of proposals made in the preceding     
#ab-month period for legislation1       
administrative action1 or executive     
action that include recommendations for 
improvement or investment in ,federal   
programs1 or elimination1 reduction1 or 
consolidation of ,federal programs2 and 
7,d7 other outcomes of the activities of
 the ,board1 including-- 7i7 training2  
7ii7 ,government transformation results2
 and  7iii7 best practice and lessons   
learned sharing4  7#b7 ,recommendations 
for improvements  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,board shall submit to the ,president   

and ,congress1 as soon as practicable   
after the completion of an assessment of
 a ,federal program1 specific           
recommendations for the improvement of  
the effectiveness1 efficiency1 and      
economy of the ,federal program4  7,b7  
,recommendations ,the recommendations   
described in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7    
shall include--  7,i7 where appropriate1
 proposed-- 7aa7 legislative text2  7bb7
 administrative action2  7cc7 further   
investment2 or  7dd7 executive action2  
7,,ii7 recommendations for the--  7aa7  
improvement of or investment in ,federal
 programs2 or  7bb7 elimination1        
reduction1 or consolidation of ,federal 
programs2 and  7ii7 may include         
recommendations about areas for which-- 
7,i7 managerial accountability can be   
enhanced2 and  7,,ii7 administrative    
controls can be improved4  7#c7 ,reports
 on historical data ,not later than #d  
years after the date on which all       
members of the ,board have been         
appointed1 and every #b years           

thereafter1 the ,board shall submit to  
the ,president and ,congress a report on
 historical data and trends in the      
information studied by the ,board1      
including any available evidence of cost
 savings4  7#d7 ,reports made public    
,each report submitted under this       
subsection shall be made available to   
the public not later than #ij days after
 the date on which the report is        
submitted1 including all--  7,a7        
findings2  7,b7 recommendations2  7,c7  
justifications2 and  7,d7 results of    
,federal program transformation efforts4
  7c7 ,opportunity for ,federal         
employees ,any reduction in force       
resulting from the implementation of    
,government transformation              
recommendations of the ,board shall be  
governed by chapter #ce of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  #e4 ,membership 
7a7 ,number and appointment ,the ,board 
shall be composed of #g members to be   
appointed as follows3  7#a7 ,the        
majority leader of the ,senate shall    

appoint #a member4  7#b7 ,the minority  
leader of the ,senate shall appoint #a  
member4  7#c7 ,the ,speaker of the      
,house of ,representatives shall appoint
 #a member4  7#d7 ,the minority leader  
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
appoint #a member4  7#e7 ,the ,president
 shall appoint #c members4  7b7         
,restriction on government employees ,no
 individual may serve as a member of the
 ,board while employed as an officer or 
employee of the ,federal ,government or 
any ,state or local government4  7c7    
,membership criteria ,the members of the
 ,board shall include individuals--     
7#a7 recognized as having expertise in--
  7,a7 accountability2  7,b7 efficiency2
  7,c7 waste reduction2  7,d7 finance   
and economics2 or  7,e7 actuarial       
sciences2 and  7#b7 who represent       
different professional backgrounds4  7d7
 ,political affiliation ,not more than  
#c of the #g members shall be registered
 as members of the same political party4
  7e7 ,deadline ,to appoint members ,all

 members of the ,board shall be         
appointed not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7f7
 ,terms  7#a7 ,in general ,each member  
shall be appointed for a term of #c     
years4  7#b7 ,reappointment ,each member
 may be reappointed for #a additional   
term of #c years4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,a   
vacancy on the ,board shall be filled in
 the manner in which the original       
appointment was made not later than #ij 
days after the date on which the member 
leaves the ,board4  7g7 ,co-,chairs     
7#a7 ,selection ,of the members         
appointed by the ,president under       
subsection 7a77#e71 #b members shall    
serve as co-,chairpersons of the ,board4
  7#b7 ,political affiliation of        
,co-,chairpersons ,the co-,chairpersons 
of the ,board may not be members of the 
same political party4  7h7 ,travel      
expenses ,while away from their homes or
 regular places of business in the      
performance of services for the ,board1 
members shall receive travel expenses1  

including per diem in lieu of           
subsistence1 in accordance with         
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7i7 ,quorum ,four       
members shall constitute a quorum but a 
lesser number may hold hearings4  7j7   
,meetings ,the ,board shall meet at the 
call of the co-,chairpersons or a       
majority of the members4 ,members may   
attend meetings via teleconference4  7k7
 ,termination ,the ,board shall         
terminate on ,september #cj of the sixth
 fiscal year beginning after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4  #f4 ,personnel
 matters of the board  7a7 ,executive   
,director and ,staff  7#a7 ,in general  
,the co-,chairpersons1 in consultation  
with the ,president and ,congress1 shall
 appoint and may terminate an ,executive
 ,director4 ,the ,executive ,director   
shall be paid at a rate equal to the    
daily equivalent of the annual rate of  
basic pay for level ,v of the ,executive
 ,schedule under section #ecaf of title 

#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,staff 
,the ,executive ,director1 with the     
approval of a majority of the members of
 the ,board1 may appoint1 set the pay   
of1 and terminate additional personnel4 
7b7 ,application of certain civil       
service laws ,the ,executive ,director  
and staff of the ,board may be appointed
 without regard to the provisions of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
governing appointments in the           
competitive service4  7c7 ,conflicts of 
interest ,a member or employee of the   
,board may not have a conflict of       
interest that is relevant to any        
activity of the ,board4  7d7 ,staff of  
,federal agencies ,upon request of the  
co-,chairpersons1 the head of any       
,federal department or agency may       
detail1 on a reimbursable basis1 any of 
the personnel of the ,federal department
 or agency to the ,board to assist the  
,board in carrying out the duties of the
 ,board under this ,act4  7e7 ,experts  
and consultants ,with the agreement of  

the co-,chairpersons1 the ,board may    
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at a   
rate to be determined by the co-,chairs4
  7f7 ,contracting authority ,the ,board
 may contract with and compensate       
,federal agencies or private persons for
 products or services that are necessary
 for the ,board to carry out the        
responsibilities of the ,board under    
this ,act4  #g4 ,powers of the ,board   
7a7 ,hearings and sessions ,the ,board  
may1 for the purpose of carrying out    
this ,act and as the ,board considers   
appropriate--  7#a7 hold hearings2  7#b7
 sit and act at certain times and       
places2  7#c7 take testimony2  7#d7     
receive evidence2 and  7#e7 administer  
oaths or affirmations to witnesses      
appearing before the ,board4  7b7       
,powers of members and agents ,any      
member or agent of the ,board may1 if   
authorized by the ,board1 take any      
action which the ,board is authorized to

 take by this section4  7c7 ,obtaining  
official data ,the ,board may secure    
directly from any department or agency  
information necessary to enable it to   
carry out this section4 ,upon request of
 the co-,chairpersons1 the head of the  
department or agency shall furnish that 
information to the ,board on an agreed  
upon schedule4  7d7 ,postal services    
,the ,board may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other ,federal       
agencies4  #h4 ,expedited consideration 
of proposals by ,congress  7a7          
,introduction ,legislation submitted by 
the ,board based on the proposed        
legislative text described in section   
#d7;b77#b77;,b77i77,i77aa7 shall--  7#a7
 be introduced in the ,senate 7by       
request7 on the next day on which the   
,senate is in session after the date on 
which the proposed legislation is       
submitted by the majority leader of the 
,senate or by a ,member of the ,senate  
designated by the majority leader of the

 ,senate2 and  7#b7 shall be introduced 
in the ,house of ,representatives 7by   
request7 on the next legislative day    
after the date on which the proposed    
legislation is submitted by the majority
 leader of the ,house of                
,representatives or by a ,member of the 
,house of ,representatives designated by
 the majority leader of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7b7 ,consideration in
 the ,house of ,representatives  7#a7   
,referral and reporting ,any committee  
of the ,house of ,representatives to    
which an implementation bill is referred
 shall report it to the ,house of       
,representatives without amendment not  
later than #ae legislative days after   
the date on which the implementation    
bill is referred to the committee4 ,if a
 committee fails to report the          
implementation bill within that period1 
it shall be in order to move that the   
,house of ,representatives discharge the
 committee from further consideration of
 the implementation bill4 ,such a motion

 shall not be in order after the last   
committee authorized to consider the    
implementation bill reports it to the   
,house of ,representatives or after the 
,house of ,representatives has disposed 
of a motion to discharge the            
implementation bill4 ,the previous      
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the motion to its adoption without   
intervening motion except #bj minutes of
 debate equally divided and controlled  
by the proponent and an opponent4 ,if   
such a motion is adopted1 the ,house of 
,representatives shall proceed          
immediately to consider the             
implementation bill in accordance with  
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c74 ,a motion to  
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7#b7 ,proceeding to consideration ,after
 the last committee authorized to       
consider an implementation bill reports 
it to the ,house of ,representatives or 
has been discharged 7other than by      
motion7 from its consideration1 it shall

 be in order to move to proceed to      
consider the implementation bill in the 
,house of ,representatives4 ,such a     
motion shall not be in order after the  
,house of ,representatives has disposed 
of a motion to proceed with respect to  
the implementation bill4 ,the previous  
question shall be considered as ordered 
on the motion to its adoption without   
intervening motion4 ,a motion to        
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7#c7 ,consideration ,an implementation  
bill shall be considered as read4 ,all  
points of order against the             
implementation bill and against its     
consideration are waived4 ,the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered 
on an implementation bill to its passage
 without intervening motion except #b   
hours of debate equally divided and     
controlled by the proponent and an      
opponent and one motion to limit debate 
on the implementation bill4 ,a motion to
 reconsider the vote on passage of an   

implementation bill shall not be in     
order4  7#d7 ,vote on passage ,the vote 
on passage of an implementation bill    
shall occur not later than #ij days     
after the date on which the             
implementation bill is submitted to     
,congress4  7c7 ,expedited procedure in 
the ,senate  7#a7 ,committee            
consideration ,an implementation bill   
introduced in the ,senate under         
subsection 7a7 shall be jointly referred
 to the committee or committees of      
jurisdiction1 which committees shall    
report the bill without any revision and
 with a favorable recommendation1 an    
unfavorable recommendation1 or without  
recommendation1 not later than #ae days 
after the date on which the             
implementation bill is referred to the  
committee4 ,if any committee fails to   
report the implementation bill within   
that period1 that committee shall be    
automatically discharged from           
consideration of the implementation     
bill1 and the implementation bill shall 

be placed on the appropriate calendar4  
7#b7 ,motion to proceed ,notwithstanding
 rule ,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of 
the ,senate1 it is in order1 not later  
than #b days of session after the date  
on which an implementation bill is      
reported or discharged from all         
committees to which it was referred1 for
 the majority leader of the ,senate or  
the majority leader's designee to move  
to proceed to the consideration of the  
implementation bill4 ,it shall also be  
in order for any ,member of the ,senate 
to move to proceed to the consideration 
of the implementation bill at any time  
after the conclusion of such #b-;day    
period4 ,a motion to proceed is in order
 even though a previous motion to the   
same effect has been disagreed to4 ,all 
points of order against the motion to   
proceed to the implementation bill are  
waived4 ,the motion to proceed is not   
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 a motion to postpone4 ,a motion to     
reconsider the vote by which the motion 

is agreed to or disagreed to shall not  
be in order4 ,if a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the implementation 
bill is agreed to1 the implementation   
bill shall remain the unfinished        
business until disposed of4  7#c7       
,consideration ,all points of order     
against an implementation bill and      
against consideration of an             
implementation bill are waived4         
,consideration of an implementation bill
 and of all debatable motions and       
appeals in connection therewith shall   
not exceed a total of #cj hours which   
shall be divided equally between the    
majority and minority leaders or their  
designees4 ,a motion further to limit   
debate on an implementation bill is in  
order1 shall require an affirmative vote
 of three-fifths of the ,members duly   
chosen and sworn1 and is not debatable4 
,any debatable motion or appeal is      
debatable for not to exceed #a hour1 to 
be divided equally between those        
favoring and those opposing the motion  

or appeal4 ,all time used for           
consideration of an implementation bill1
 including time used for quorum calls   
and voting1 shall be counted against the
 total #cj hours of consideration4  7#d7
 ,limits ,during consideration of an    
implementation bill1 a motion to        
postpone1 a motion to proceed to the    
consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to recommit an implementation    
bill is not in order4  7#e7 ,vote on    
passage ,if the ,senate has proceeded to
 an implementation bill1 the vote on    
passage of an implementation bill shall 
occur immediately following the         
conclusion of the consideration of the  
implementation bill1 and a single quorum
 call at the conclusion of the debate if
 requested4 ,the vote on passage of an  
implementation bill shall occur not     
later than #ij days after the date on   
which the implementation bill is        
submitted to ,congress4  7#f7 ,rulings  
of the chair on procedure ,appeals from 
the decisions of the ,chair relating to 

the application of the rules of the     
,senate1 as the case may be1 to the     
procedure relating to an implementation 
bill shall be decided without debate4   
7d7 ,amendment ,an implementation bill  
shall not be subject to amendment in    
either the ,house of ,representatives or
 the ,senate4  7e7 ,consideration by the
 other house  7#a7 ,in general ,if1     
before passing an implementation bill1  
one ,house receives from the other an   
implementation bill--  7,a7 the         
implementation bill of the other ,house 
shall not be referred to a committee2   
and  7,b7 the procedure in the receiving
 ,house shall be the same as if no      
implementation bill had been received   
from the other ,house until the vote on 
passage1 when the implementation bill   
received from the other ,house shall    
supplant the implementation bill of the 
receiving ,house4  7#b7 ,revenue measure
 ,this subsection shall not apply to the
 ,house of ,representatives if the      
implementation bill received from the   

,senate is a revenue measure4  7f7      
,rules ,to coordinate action with other 
house  7#a7 ,treatment of implementation
 bill of other house ,if the ,senate    
fails to introduce or consider an       
implementation bill under this section1 
the implementation bill of the ,house of
 ,representatives shall be entitled to  
expedited floor procedures under this   
section4  7#b7 ,treatment of companion  
measures in the senate ,if following    
passage of an implementation bill in the
 ,senate1 the ,senate then receives the 
implementation bill from the ,house of  
,representatives1 the ,house-passed     
implementation bill shall not be        
debatable4 ,the vote on passage of the  
implementation bill in the ,senate shall
 be considered to be the vote on passage
 of the implementation bill received    
from the ,house of ,representatives4    
7#c7 ,vetoes ,if the ,president vetoes  
an implementation bill1 debate on a veto
 message in the ,senate under this      
section shall be #a hour equally divided

 between the majority and minority      
leaders or their designees4  7g7 ,loss  
of privilege ,the provisions of this    
section shall cease to apply to an      
implementation bill if the              
implementation bill does not pass both  
,houses not later than #ahj days after  
the implementation bill is submitted to 
,congress4  7h7 ,rulemaking ,this       
section 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 but         
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of an implementation bill1  
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 
#i4 ,authorization of appropriations    
7a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,board for fiscal
 years #bjaf through #bjba such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this ,act4
  7b7 ,offset ,for each fiscal year     
following fiscal year #bjaf1 the cost of
 carrying out this ,act shall be offset1
 to the maximum extent practicable1 by  
the reductions in sums appropriated     
because of recommendations proposed by  
the ,board4