,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bace  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjba,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4 
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,wasteful      
,federal ,programs ,reduction           
,authorization ,act4  #b4 ,elimination  
of unnecessary agency programs or       
program activities  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #aa of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aabg4          
,elimination 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#a71 as amended by section    
#ifja7;a7 of title ,,xcvi of the        
,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law   
#aaf-bhc74  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 the date on  
which the ,chief ,operating ,officer of 
each agency is required to provide a    
count of plans and programs under       
section #aabe7;a77#d7 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 is unnecessary1 defunct1 or 

duplicative of another program or       
program activity of the agency2  7#b7 in
 consultation with the congressional    
committees that oversee a program or    
program activity identified under       
paragraph 7#a71 determine-- 7,a7 whether
 the program or program activity is     
unnecessary1 defunct1 or duplicative of 
another program or program activity of  
the agency2 and  7,b7 whether the       
program or program activity could be    
eliminated or consolidated with another 
program or program activity of the      
agency or the ,federal ,government2     
7#c7 refine the list compiled under     
paragraph 7#a71 in accordance with the  
determinations made under paragraph     
7#b72 and  7#d7 submit to the ,director 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget the list refined under paragraph
 7#c74  7c7 ,proposed legislation ,the  
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget may submit to ,congress     
proposed legislation to eliminate or    
consolidate the programs or program     

activities identified in the lists      
submitted under subsection 7b77#d74  4  
7b7 ,inclusion in budget ,section       
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#dj7 the lists         
identifying unnecessary1 defunct1 or    
duplicative programs or program         
activities submitted to the ,director of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
under section #aabg7;b77#d74  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
 ,elimination 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 #cj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4