,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbb,mr4  
,caw?orn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9     
ag5cies 9 ! executive bran* ( ! ,f$]al  
gov]nm5t to conduct a /udy on           
duplicative functions1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,/udy on duplicative functions    
7a7 ,/udy ,! head ( ea* cov]$ ag5cy %all
 conduct a /udy to-- 7#a7 id5tify       
functions ( su* cov]$ ag5cy t duplicate 
! functions ( any o!r cov]$ ag5cy2  7#b7
 calculate ! annual co/ ( su*           
duplicative functions2 &  7#c7 analyze  
solutions = elim9at+ su* duplicative    
functions1 includ+ id5tify+ :i* cov]$   
ag5cy is be/ suit$ to h sole            
responsibility = su* duplicative        
functions4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 heads ( ! cov]$ ag5cies %all jo9tly    
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a consolidat$ report on !    

results ( ! /udies conduct$ "u          
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$ 
ag5cy means-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,agriculture2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,comm]ce2  7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2   
7,d7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices2  7,e7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &   
,urban ,developm5t2  7,f7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,int]ior2  7,g7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2 
7,h7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation2 &   
7,i7 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4
  7#b7 ,appropriate congressional       
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ) 
respect to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  
7i7 ! ,committee on ,agriculture2  7ii7 
! ,committee on ,appropriations2  7iii7 
! ,committee on ,education & ,labor2    
7iv7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce2 
7v7 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices2 
7vi7 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces2
  7vii7 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &     
,re=m2  7viii7 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 
,space1 & ,te*nology2 &  7ix7 !         

,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure2 &  7,b7 ) respect to !  
,s5ate-- 7i7 ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry2     
7ii7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations2   
7iii7 ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &  
,urban ,affairs2  7iv7 ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation2   
7v7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural   
,res\rces2  7vi7 ! ,committee on        
,environm5t & ,public ,works2  7vii7 !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions2 &  7viii7 !         
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs4