,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhcd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ba1 #bjaf,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to improve the ,governmentwide management of unnecessarily duplicative ,government programs and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,getting ,results through ,enhanced ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the ,federal ,government in measuring and managing unnecessary duplication1 fragmentation1 and overlap in ,government programs and in addressing recommendations from the ,government ,accountability ,office4 #c4 ,identification1 consolidation1 and elimination of unnecessarily duplicative ,government programs ,section #ba of the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,joint ,resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt 7,public ,law #aaa-aci2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note7 is amended to read as follows3 #ba4 ,identification1 consolidation1 and elimination of unnecessarily duplicative ,government programs 7a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct routine investigations to identify programs1 agencies1 offices1 and initiatives with unnecessarily duplicative goals and activities within departments and agencies and ,governmentwide2 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress an annual report on the findings of the investigations under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,contents of reports ,each report submitted under subsection 7a77#b7 shall1 to the extent possible-- 7#a7 include-- 7,a7 information from available reports estimating the cost of unnecessary duplication identified under subsection 7a77#a72 and 7,b7 recommendations for consolidation1 coordination1 and elimination to reduce unnecessary duplication1 which shall identify specific rescissions2 and 7#b7 aggregate separately-- 7,a7 estimates of related costs reported by the ,comptroller ,general for instances of actual and potential unnecessary duplication2 and 7,b7 estimates of other potential cost savings and revenue collection reported by the ,comptroller ,general during the period covered by the report4 4 #d4 ,improvements to elimination of unnecessary duplication 7a7 ,systematic agency review of operations ,section #cje7;c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 and ways in which the agency might improve its performance toward its mission before the semicolon2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 informing the processes of the agency for learning and decisionmaking2 7#c7 assessing potential opportunities to improve coordination within the agency and with other agencies1 and to address actual and potential unnecessary duplication2 2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated1 by inserting and performance toward achieving the mission of the agency before the period4 7b7 ,chief ,operating ,officers ,section #aabc7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by inserting evaluation1 after measurement12 and 7,b7 by inserting risk management1 after progress12 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e71 respectively2 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 address crosscutting program and management issues1 including opportunities to improve coordination and address unnecessary duplication1 within and external to the agency using an enterprise risk management approach2 2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#d71 as so redesignated1 by inserting of mission-oriented components and units and mission support after management2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking such as the ,chief and inserting the following3 8such as-- 7,a7 the heads of mission-related components and units at the agency and the major components of the agency2 and 7,b7 the ,chief 2 and 7,b7 by striking other line of business and all that follows and inserting heads of mission support functions at the agency and at the major components of the agency44 7c7 ,federal ,government and agency performance plans ,section #aaae of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#f71 by inserting 1 including actual or potential unnecessary duplication1 after crosscutting in nature2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#i71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 including actual or potential unnecessary duplication1 after agency faces2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ab7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#ac71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 enterprise risk management means the processes that are used to address the full spectrum of risks across multiple programs and organizations that are located within a larger entity or initiative1 placing the risks into an integrated and interrelated portfolio1 and prioritizing their mitigation2 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#ab71 as so redesignated1 by striking and at the end2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#ac71 as so redesignated1 by striking the period and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ad7 risk means the possibility of-- 7,a7 an adverse event or phenomenon occurring2 or 7,b7 a beneficial opportunity remaining unexploited2 and 7#ae7 risk management means the processes that are used to identify1 assess1 prioritize1 monitor1 mitigate1 and report on risks to achieving the missions1 goals1 and objectives of a department1 agency1 or program1 or group thereof1 using resources and processes appropriate to the nature of the risks and resources available4 4 7d7 ,federal ,government and agency priority goals ,section #aabj of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by inserting and mission support after management2 and 7ii7 in clause 7v71 by striking the semicolon and inserting a period2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,g7 as clauses 7i7 through 7vii7 and adjusting the margin accordingly2 7ii7 by striking shall consult and inserting the following3 8shall-- 7,a7 consider recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in-- 7i7 the annual report submitted under section #ba of the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,joint ,resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt 7,public ,law #aaa-aci2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note72 or 7ii7 the ,high ,risk list2 and 7,b7 consult 2 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b77vii71 as so redesignated1 by striking the semicolon and inserting a period2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by inserting biennial before consultations4 7e7 ,performance ,improvement ,officers and the ,performance ,improvement ,council ,section #aabd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 in collaboration with heads of agency components and mission support functions1 after ,officer2 7,b7 by inserting evaluation1 after measurement12 and 7,c7 by inserting risk management1 after progress12 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by inserting including issues relating to coordination and unnecessary duplication1 after issues12 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by inserting and with non-,federal stakeholders1 including ,states and local governments1 after exchange among agencies2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by inserting and mission support after management2 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking and at the end2 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,f7 by adding at the end the following3 7,k7 establish a public website2 and 7,l7 place annually and archive on the website a detailed annual report describing the ,performance ,improvement ,council's-- 7i7 structure 7including any committees or task forces72 7ii7 budget and relevant sources of funds2 7iii7 staffing1 on a full-time equivalent basis 7including an accounting of details from agencies72 and 7iv7 past1 current1 and planned activities4 4 7f7 ,elimination of unnecessary agency reporting ,section #aabe7;a77#a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking reports2 and inserting the following3 8reports1 and place the list on a public website1 which shall include1 for each plan or report-- 7,a7 a citation to the relevant statutory requirement or direction in a congressional report2 and 7,b7 an indication of whether and how the agency is complying with the requirement to produce the plan or report1 including a citation to the means through which the agency submits the plan or report2 4 7g7 ,agency reports ,section #gbj7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 including the annual report on unnecessarily duplicative goals and activities within departments and governmentwide required under section #ba of the joint resolution entitled ,a joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt 7,public ,law #aaa-aci2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note7 and the ,high ,risk list of the ,government ,accountability ,office1 after makes a report4 7h7 ,executive agency accounting and other financial management reports and plans ,section #ceab of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3 7,c7 high-priority enterprise risks are addressed2 and 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d77#a77;,a71 by inserting 1 including systems and processes for coordination to provide enterprise risk management 7as defined in section #aaae7 for high-priority enterprise risks1 after systems of the agency4