,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bahc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4   
,paul 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mr4  
,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to analyze     
c]ta9 legislation 9 ord] to prev5t      
duplication ( & ov]lap ) exi/+ ,f$]al   
programs1 (fices1 & initiatives4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,duplication ,scor+ ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,assessm5ts ( report$ bills by ,,gao    
,section #gai ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7i7 7#a7 ,9 ?is subsection--   
7,a7 ! t]m cov]$ bill or resolution     
means a bill or jo9t resolution ( a     
public "* report$ by any committee (    
,congress 7includ+ ! ,committee on      
,appropriations & ! ,committee on !     
,budget ( ei!r ,h\se72  7,b7 ! t]m      
,director means ! ,director ( !         

,congressional ,budget ,(fice2  7,c7 !  
t]m exi/+ duplicative or ov]lapp+       
feature means an elem5t ( ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t previ\sly id5tifi$ 9 a ,,gao  
duplication & ov]lap report2  7,d7 ! t]m
 ,,gao duplication & ov]lap report means
 ea* annual report prep>$ by !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al "u section #ba ( !   
,jo9t ,resolution entitl$ ,jo9t         
,resolution increas+ ! /atutory limit on
 ! public debt1 approv$ ,febru>y #ab1   
#bjaj 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note72 &  7,e7
 ! t]m new duplicative or ov]lapp+      
feature means a new ,f$]al program1     
(fice1 or initiative creat$ "u a cov]$  
bill or jo9t resolution t w\ld duplicate
 or ov]lap ) an exi/+ duplicative or    
ov]lapp+ feature4  7#b7 ,= ea* cov]$    
bill or jo9t resolution-- 7,a7 !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all--  7i7 prep>e an
 assessm5t-- 7,i7 to det]m9e :e!r !     
cov]$ bill or jo9t resolution creates a 
new duplicative or ov]lapp+ feature2 &  
7,,ii7 if ! cov]$ bill or jo9t          
resolution creates a new duplicative or 

ov]lapp+ feature1 t includes--  7aa7 !  
"n ( ! new ,f$]al program1 (fice1 or    
initiative2 &  7bb7 a ref]5ce to--      
7,,aa7 ! section ( ! cov]$ bill or jo9t 
resolution at :i* ! new duplicative or  
ov]lapp+ feature is e/abli%$2 & 7,,bb7 !
 ,,gao duplication & ov]lap report 9 :i*
 ! exi/+ duplicative or ov]lapp+ feature
 is id5tifi$2  7ii7 submit ! assessm5t  
prep>$ "u clause 7i7 to ! ,director2 &  
7iii7 publi% ! assessm5t prep>$ "u      
clause 7i7 on ! website ( ! ,gov]nm5t   
,acc\ntability ,(fice2 &  7,b7 subject  
to p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,director may       
include ! assessm5t submitt$ by !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al "u subp>agraph       
7,a77ii7 ) ! e/imate = ! cov]$ bill or  
jo9t resolution to :i* ! assessm5t      
p]ta9s submitt$ by ! ,director "u       
section #djb ( ! ,congressional ,budget 
,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fec74  7#c7 
,if ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al has n submitt$ 
to ! ,director an assessm5t = a cov]$   
bill or jo9t resolution "u p>agraph     
7#b77;,a77ii7 on ! date on :i* !        

,director submits ! e/imate = ! cov]$   
bill or jo9t resolution to :i* !        
assessm5t p]ta9s "u section #djb ( !    
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #fec71 ! ,director may1 on !  
date on :i* ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al submits
 ! assessm5t to ! ,director1 prep>e &   
submit to ea* applicable committee a    
v]sion ( ! e/imate = ! cov]$ bill or    
jo9t resolution t includes ! assessm5t4 
4  #c4 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made  
by ?is ,act %all take effect on ! e>li] 
(-- 7#a7 ! date t is #fj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget next1 9 accordance 
) section #aabb7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 updates ! in=mation made  
available on ! website requir$ "u t     
section2 or  7#b7 ! date on :i* a new   
,congress beg9s aft] ! date t is #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4