,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gccd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1 #bjah 
,mr4 ,byrne introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to abolish certain
 executive agencies unless ,congress    
disapproves of such abolishment1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,sunset       
,inefficient and ,unaccountable         
,government ,act4  #b4 ,abolishment of  
agencies  7a7 ,in general ,each agency  
listed in subsection 7c7 shall be       
abolished on the date set forth in      
subsection 7c71 unless a ,federal law   
disapproving of the abolishment of the  
agency is enacted before such date4  7b7
 ,effect of abolishment ,when an agency 
is abolished under this ,act1 the head  
of such agency may take such actions as 
are necessary to dispose of the assets1 
obligations1 and liabilities of the     
agency during the one-year period that  

begins on the date of such abolishment4 
7c7 ,schedule for abolishment  7#a7     
,agriculture ,the date of abolishment   
referred to in subsection 7a7 is #b     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act for the following agencies3   
7,a7 ,the ,department of ,agriculture4  
7,b7 ,any other agency--  7i7 about     
which ,congress has not passed a        
concurrent resolution disapproving of   
the abolishment of such agency during   
the previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose 
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,agriculture of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7       
,commerce ,the date of abolishment      
referred to in subsection 7a7 is #c     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act for the following agencies3   
7,a7 ,the ,department of ,commerce4     
7,b7 ,any other agency-- 7i7 about which
 ,congress has not passed a concurrent  
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     

authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7,c7
 ,any other agency--  7i7 about which   
,congress has not passed a concurrent   
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,small ,business of   
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,d7   
,any other agency-- 7i7 about which     
,congress has not passed a concurrent   
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#c7 ,education ,the 
date of abolishment referred to in      
subsection 7a7 is #d years after the    
date of enactment of this ,act for the  
following agencies3  7,a7 ,the          
,department of ,education4  7,b7 ,any   

other agency--  7i7 about which         
,congress has not passed a concurrent   
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives4  7#d7 ,energy ,the    
date of abolishment referred to in      
subsection 7a7 is #e years after the    
date of enactment of this ,act for the  
following agencies3 7,a7 ,the           
,department of ,energy4  7,b7 ,any other
 agency-- 7i7 about which ,congress has 
not passed a concurrent resolution      
disapproving of the abolishment of such 
agency during the previous #aj years2   
and  7ii7 whose authorizing legislation 
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives4  7,c7 ,any other      
agency--  7i7 about which ,congress has 
not passed a concurrent resolution      
disapproving of the abolishment of such 

agency during the previous #aj years2   
and  7ii7 whose authorizing legislation 
was referred to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#e7      
,health and ,human ,services ,the date  
of abolishment referred to in subsection
 7a7 is #f years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act for the          
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services4  7#f7 ,housing and ,urban    
,development2 ,judiciary ,the date of   
abolishment referred to in subsection   
7a7 is #g years after the date of       
enactment of this ,act for the following
 agencies3  7,a7 ,the ,department of    
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7,b7 
,any other agency1 other than the       
,department of ,justice--  7i7 about    
which ,congress has not passed a        
concurrent resolution disapproving of   
the abolishment of such agency during   
the previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose 
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 

,house of ,representatives4  7#g7 ,labor
 ,the date of abolishment referred to in
 subsection 7a7 is #h years after the   
date of enactment of this ,act for the  
,department of ,labor4  7#h7 ,interior  
,the date of abolishment referred to in 
subsection 7a7 is #i years after the    
date of enactment of this ,act for the  
following agencies3  7,a7 ,the          
,department of the ,interior4  7,b7 ,any
 other agency--  7i7 about which        
,congress has not passed a concurrent   
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#i7  
,treasury2 ,veterans ,affairs ,the date 
of abolishment referred to in subsection
 7a7 is #aj years after the date of     
enactment of this ,act for the following
 agencies3 7,a7 ,any office of the      
,department of the ,treasury4  7,b7 ,any
 other agency1 other than the           

,department of the ,treasury-- 7i7 about
 which ,congress has not passed a       
concurrent resolution disapproving of   
the abolishment of such agency during   
the previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose 
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of   
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,c7   
,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 
7,d7 ,any other agency-- 7i7 about which
 ,congress has not passed a concurrent  
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#aj7 
,transportation2 ,armed ,services2      
,foreign ,affairs2 ,homeland ,security  
,the date of abolishment referred to in 
subsection 7a7 is #aa years after the   
date of enactment of this ,act for the  
following agencies3  7,a7 ,the          
,department of ,transportation4  7,b7   
,any other agency--  7i7 about which    

,congress has not passed a concurrent   
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7,c7 ,any other      
agency1 except the ,department of       
,defense-- 7i7 about which ,congress has
 not passed a concurrent resolution     
disapproving of the abolishment of such 
agency during the previous #aj years2   
and  7ii7 whose authorizing legislation 
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services of the ,house of             
,representatives4  7,d7 ,any other      
agency1 except the ,department of       
,state--  7i7 about which ,congress has 
not passed a concurrent resolution      
disapproving of the abolishment of such 
agency during the previous #aj years2   
and  7ii7 whose authorizing legislation 
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      

,representatives4  7,e7 ,any other      
agency1 except the ,department of       
,homeland ,security-- 7i7 about which   
,congress has not passed a concurrent   
resolution disapproving of the          
abolishment of such agency during the   
previous #aj years2 and  7ii7 whose     
authorizing legislation was referred to 
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7,f7  
,any other agency1 except the           
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,state1 the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security1 the ,department of ,justice1
 and the ,department of the ,treasury1  
about which ,congress has not passed a  
concurrent resolution disapproving of   
the abolishment of such agency within   
the last #aj years4  7d7 ,future dates  
,on the date that is #aj years after    
each date listed in subsection 7c7 for  
the abolishment of an agency1 and every 
#aj years thereafter1 if such agency    
exists1 such agency shall be abolished4 
#c4 ,self-review of agencies ,not later 

than #a year before the date on which an
 agency is scheduled to be abolished    
pursuant to section #b7;a71 the head of 
such agency shall submit to ,congress a 
report on the roles and responsibilities
 of the agency detailing the agency's   
justification for existence1 including  
areas where the duties of the agency may
 overlap with the duties of other       
agencies4  #d4 ,agency defined ,the term
 agency has the meaning given the term  
,executive agency in section #aje of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4