#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bace  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 to require the   
,chief ,operating ,officer of each      
agency to compile a list of unnecessary 
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,identifying and ,eliminating       
,wasteful ,programs ,act4  #b4          
,identification and elimination of      
unnecessary agency programs or program  
activities  7a7 ,transparency of        
programs1 priority goals1 and results   
,section #aabb7;a77#c77;,d7 of title    
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating clauses 7vi7 and 
7vii7 as clauses 7vii7 and 7viii71      
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
clause 7v7 the following3  7vi7 to the  
extent practicable and consistent with  
guidance issued by the ,director of the 
,office of ,management and ,budget1     
budget justification materials described
 in section #c7;b77#b77;,b7 of the      
,federal ,funding ,accountability and   

,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca        
,u4,s4,c4 #faja note72  2 and  7#c7 in  
clause 7vii71 as so redesignated1 by    
striking accountability2 and and        
inserting accountability1 including     
information included in the list        
compiled under section #aabg7;b77#a72   
and4  7b7 ,identification of unnecessary
 agency programs or program activities  
,chapter #aa of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aabg4          
,identification of unnecessary agency   
programs or program activities  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given the term in section #aajh7;a74   
7#b7 ,program ,the term program has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#aabb7;a77#a74  7#c7 ,program activity  
,the term program activity has the      
meaning given the term in section       
#aaae7;h74  7b7 ,agency identification  
of unnecessary programs or program      
activities ,not later than #bj days     

after the date on which the ,president  
transmits the budget of the ,united     
,states ,government under section       
#aaje7;a7 each year1 and based on       
guidance provided by the ,director of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
the ,chief ,operating ,officer of each  
agency shall-- 7#a7 compile a list that 
identifies any program or program       
activity of the agency that-- 7,a7 is   
unnecessary1 defunct1 or unnecessarily  
duplicative of another program or       
program activity of the agency2  7,b7   
another agency could administer more    
effectively2 or  7,c7 could operate more
 effectively if the program or activity 
were consolidated with other programs or
 activities2  7#b7 publish the list     
compiled under paragraph 7#a7 in-- 7,a7 
with respect to each list compiled      
before the date of the implementation   
described in section #ifja7;b77#c7 of   
title ,,xcvi of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   

#bjba 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #aabb note7 of the 
program inventory described in section  
#aabb7;a77#b77;,b77i7 of this title1 the
 pilot program described in section     
#ifja7;b77#b77;,b7 of title ,,xcvi of   
that ,act2 and  7,b7 with respect to    
each successive list1 the program       
inventory described in section          
#aabb7;a77#b77;,b77i72 and  7#c7 submit 
the list compiled under paragraph 7#a7  
to-- 7,a7 the relevant congressional    
committees of jurisdiction of the       
agency2  7,b7 the ,committee on         
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7,c7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,e7 the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7c7    
,recommendations ,based on guidance     
issued by the ,director of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget1 the head of 
an agency may submit to ,congress       

recommendations for statutory changes to
 eliminate or consolidate programs or   
program activities identified under     
subsection 7b77#a74  4  7c7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #aa of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aabg4          
,identification of unnecessary agency   
programs or program activities  4  7d7  
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date that is #abj days after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4  ,passed the   
,senate ,december #ad1 #bjbb4,secretary