,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #baf #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bahc ,report ,no4 #aaf-aac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ah1 #bjai,mr4 ,paul 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,september #bc1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with amendments and an amendment to the title,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states to analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing ,federal programs1 offices1 and initiatives4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,duplication ,scoring ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,assessments of reported bills by ,,gao ,section #gai of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 7#a7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term covered bill or joint resolution means a bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by any committee of ,congress 7including the ,committee on ,appropriations and the ,committee on the ,budget of either ,house72 7,b7 the term ,director means the ,director of the ,congressional ,budget ,office2 7,c7 the term existing duplicative or overlapping feature means an element of the ,federal ,government previously identified as an area of duplication1 overlap1 or fragmentation in a ,,gao duplication and overlap report2 7,d7 the term ,,gao duplication and overlap report means each annual report prepared by the ,comptroller ,general under section #ba of the ,joint ,resolution entitled ,joint ,resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt1 approved ,february #ab1 #bjaj ,public ,law #aaa-aci 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note72 and 7,e7 the term new duplicative or overlapping feature means a new ,federal program1 office1 or initiative created under a covered bill or joint resolution that would duplicate or overlap with an existing duplicative or overlapping feature4 7#b7 ,for each covered bill or joint resolution-- 7,a7 the ,comptroller ,general shall1 to the extent practicable-- 7i7 prepare an assessment-- 7,i7 to determine whether the covered bill or joint resolution creates a new duplicative or overlapping feature2 and 7,,ii7 if the covered bill or joint resolution creates a new duplicative or overlapping feature1 that includes-- 7aa7 the name of the new ,federal program1 office1 or initiative2 and 7bb7 a reference to-- 7,,aa7 the section of the covered bill or joint resolution at which the new duplicative or overlapping feature is established2 and 7,,bb7 the ,,gao duplication and overlap report in which the existing duplicative or overlapping feature is identified2 7ii7 submit the assessment prepared under clause 7i7 to the ,director2 and 7i7 determine the extent to which the covered bill or joint resolution creates a risk of a new duplicative or overlapping feature and1 if the risk so warrants1 identify-- 7,i7 the name of the new ,federal program1 office1 or initiative2 7,,ii7 the section of the covered bill or joint resolution at which the new duplicative or overlapping feature is established2 and 7,,iii7 the ,,gao duplication and overlap report in which the existing duplicative or overlapping feature is identified2 and 7ii7 submit the information described in clause 7i7 to the ,director and the committee that reported the covered bill or joint resolution2 and 7iii7 publish the assessment information prepared under clause 7i7 on the website of the ,government ,accountability ,office2 and 7,b7 subject to paragraph 7#c71 the ,director may include the assessment information submitted by the ,comptroller ,general under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 with as a supplement to the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution to which the assessment information pertains submitted by the ,director under section #djb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fec74 7#c7 ,if the ,comptroller ,general has not submitted to the ,director an assessment the information for a covered bill or joint resolution under paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 on the date on which the ,director submits the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution to which the assessment information pertains under section #djb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fec71 the ,director may1 on the date on which the ,comptroller ,general submits the assessment information to the ,director1 prepare and submit to each applicable committee a version of the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution that includes the assessment4 the information as a supplement to the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution4 4 #c4 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this ,act shall take effect on the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date that is #fj days after the date on which the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget next1 in accordance with section #aabb7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 updates the information made available on the website required under that section2 or 7#b7 the date on which a new ,congress begins after the date that is #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to require the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states to review certain legislation in order to identify potential risks of duplication of and overlap with existing ,federal programs1 offices1 and initiatives4 4 ,september #bc1 #bjai,reported with amendments and an amendment to the title