,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,van ,duyne 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,finstad1 and ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,accountability1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,rules1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the evaluation of ,federal      
agencies and programs for duplicative1  
wasteful1 or outdated functions1 and to 
recommend the elimination or realignment
 of such functions1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,government ,office 
,realignment ,and ,closure ,act of #bjbc
 or the ,,gorac ,act4  #b4 ,evaluation  
of ,federal agencies and programs for   
duplicative1 wasteful1 or outdated      

functions  7a7 ,non-,federal auditor    
review ,the ,comptroller ,general       
shall--  7#a7 procure the services of a 
non-,federal auditor to-- 7,a7 evaluate 
each ,federal program carried out in the
 #bj-year period preceding the date of  
the enactment of this ,act2  7,b7 make  
recommendations1 using the criteria     
under subsection 7b71 on ,federal       
agencies and ,federal programs that     
should be realigned or eliminated2 and  
7,c7 submit to the ,comptroller ,general
 a report containing such               
recommendations2 and  7#b7 take         
appropriate steps to assure that any    
work performed by the non-,federal      
auditor complies with the standards     
established by the ,comptroller ,general
 for audits of ,federal establishments1 
organizations1 programs1 activities1 and
 functions4  7b7 ,criteria ,the         
non-,federal auditor shall recommend    
under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7--  7#a7   
the realignment of #b or more ,federal  
agencies or ,federal programs into a    

single consolidated or streamlined      
,federal agency or ,federal program1    
if-- 7,a7 such ,federal agencies or     
,federal programs have the same         
essential function2 and  7,b7 such      
function can be carried out through a   
single consolidated or streamlined      
,federal agency or ,federal program2    
7#b7 the realignment or elimination of  
any ,federal agency or ,federal program 
that has wasted ,federal funds in the   
#bj-year period preceding the date of   
the enactment of this ,act by--  7,a7   
egregious spending2  7,b7 mismanagement 
of resources and personnel2 or  7,c7 use
 of such funds for personal benefit or  
the benefit of a special interest group2
 and  7#c7 the elimination of any       
,federal agency or ,federal program that
 during any time in the #bj-year period 
preceding the date of the enactment of  
this ,act--  7,a7 completed its intended
 purpose2  7,b7 became irrelevant2 or   
7,c7 failed to meet its objectives4  7c7
 ,proposed ,legislation  7#a7 ,in       

general ,the ,comptroller ,general shall
 propose legislation in accordance with 
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 to implement   
the recommendations included in the     
report submitted under subsection 7d74  
7#b7 ,use of savings ,the legislation   
proposed under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
provide that all funds saved by the     
implementation of the recommendations   
described under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 
shall be-- 7,a7 used to support domestic
 programs2 or  7,b7 pay down the        
national debt4  7#c7 ,relocation of     
federal employees ,the legislation      
proposed under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
provide that if the position of an      
employee of a ,federal agency is        
eliminated as a result of the           
implementation of the recommendations   
included in the report1 the head of the 
agency shall make reasonable efforts to 
relocate such employee to another       
position within the agency or within    
another ,federal agency4  7d7 ,report   
,not later than #b years after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 
the recommendations described under     
subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 with supporting
 documentation for all recommendations2 
and  7#b7 the proposed legislation      
described under subsection 7c74  7e7    
,additional authorities  7#a7 ,hearings 
,the non-,federal auditor may request   
that the ,comptroller ,general for the  
purpose of carrying out this section    
require1 by subpoena or otherwise1 the  
attendance and testimony of such        
witnesses as any member of the          
,comptroller considers advisable4  7#b7 
,production of certain materials  7,a7  
,in general ,the non-,federal auditor   
may request that the ,comptroller       
,general for the purpose of carrying out
 this section require1 by subpoena or   
otherwise1 the production of such books1
 records1 correspondence1 memoranda1    
papers1 documents1 tapes1 and other     
evidentiary materials relating to any   

matter under investigation by the       
non-,federal auditor4  7,b7 ,authority  
to decline request ,the ,comptroller    
,general may decline a request described
 under subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7         
,issuance ,subpoenas issued under       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall bear the        
signature of the ,comptroller ,general  
and shall be served by any person or    
class of persons designated by the      
chairperson for that purpose4  7,d7     
,enforcement ,in the case of contumacy  
or failure to obey a subpoena issued    
under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,united    
,states district court for the judicial 
district in which the subpoenaed person 
resides1 is served1 or may be found1 may
 issue an order requiring such person to
 appear at any designated place to      
testify or to produce documentary or    
other evidence4 ,any failure to obey the
 order of the court may be punished by  
the court as a contempt of that court4  
7,e7 ,information from federal agencies 
,the ,comptroller ,general may secure   

directly from any ,federal department or
 agency such information as the         
non-,federal auditor considers necessary
 to carry out this section4 ,upon a     
request made to the ,comptroller        
,general from the non-,federal auditor1 
the head of an agency shall furnish such
 information to the auditor4  7f7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,entitlement program ,the term          
entitlement program means any program   
that makes payments 7including loans and
 grants71 the budget authority for which
 is not provided for in advance by      
appropriation ,acts1 to any person or   
government if1 under the provisions of  
the law containing such authority1 the  
,united ,states is obligated to make    
such payments to persons or governments 
who meet the requirements established by
 such law4  7#b7 ,federal agency  7,a7  
,in general ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b71 the term ,federal    
agency has the meaning given the term   
,executive agency under section #aje of 

title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7  
,exceptions ,the term ,federal agency   
does not include-- 7i7 a military       
installation1 as such term is defined in
 section #bhja7;c77#d7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code2 or  7ii7 any     
agency that solely administers          
entitlement programs4  7#c7 ,federal    
program  7,a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the term 
program means any activity or function  
of an agency4  7,b7 ,exception ,the term
 program does not include entitlement   
programs4  7#d7 ,non-,federal auditor   
,the term non-,federal auditor means the
 non-,federal auditor from which the    
,comptroller ,general procures services 
under subsection 7a74  #c4              
,congressional consideration of reform  
proposals  7a7 ,introduction2 referral2 
and report or discharge  7#a7           
,introduction ,on the first calendar day
 on which both ,houses are in session1  
on or immediately following the date on 
which the report is submitted to        

,congress under section #b1 a single    
implementation bill shall be introduced 
7by request7-- 7,a7 in the ,senate by   
the ,chair of the ,committee on         
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs2 and  7,b7 in the ,house of    
,representatives by the ,chair of the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,referral  7,a7 ,to the appropriate     
committee of jurisdiction ,the          
implementation bills introduced under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall be referred to any 
appropriate committee of jurisdiction in
 the ,senate and any appropriate        
committee of jurisdiction in the ,house 
of ,representatives4  7,b7 ,authority   
over implementation bill ,a committee to
 which an implementation bill is        
referred under this paragraph may review
 and report on such bill1 may report    
such bill to the respective ,house1 and 
may not amend such bill4  7#c7 ,report  
or discharge ,if a committee to which an
 implementation bill is referred has not

 reported such bill by the end of the   
#aeth calendar day after the date of the
 introduction of such bill1 such        
committee shall be immediately          
discharged from further consideration of
 such bill1 and upon being reported or  
discharged from the committee1 such bill
 shall be placed on the appropriate     
calendar4  7b7 ,floor consideration     
7#a7 ,in general ,when the committee to 
which an implementation bill is referred
 has reported1 or has been discharged   
under subsection 7b77#c71 it is at any  
time thereafter in order 7even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has  
been disagreed to7 for any ,member of   
the respective ,house to move to proceed
 to the consideration of the            
implementation bill1 and all points of  
order against the implementation bill   
7and against consideration of the       
implementation bill7 are waived4 ,the   
motion is highly privileged in the      
,house of ,representatives and is       
privileged in the ,senate and is not    

debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 amendment1 or to a motion to postpone1 
or to a motion to proceed to the        
consideration of other business4 ,a     
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
implementation bill is agreed to1 the   
implementation bill shall remain the    
unfinished business of the respective   
,house until disposed of4  7#b7         
,amendments ,an implementation bill may 
not be amended in the ,senate or the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#c7       
,debate ,debate on the implementation   
bill1 and on all debatable motions and  
appeals in connection therewith1 shall  
be limited to not more than #aj hours1  
which shall be divided equally between  
those favoring and those opposing the   
resolution4 ,a motion further to limit  
debate is in order and not debatable4   
,an amendment to1 or a motion to        
postpone1 or a motion to proceed to the 

consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to recommit the implementation   
bill is not in order4 ,a motion to      
reconsider the vote by which the        
implementation bill is agreed to or     
disagreed to is not in order4  7#d7     
,vote on final passage ,immediately     
following the conclusion of the debate  
on an implementation bill1 and a single 
quorum call at the conclusion of the    
debate if requested in accordance with  
the rules of the appropriate ,house1 the
 vote on final passage of the           
implementation bill shall occur4  7#e7  
,rulings of the chair on procedure      
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate or the ,house  
of ,representatives1 as the case may be1
 to the procedure relating to an        
implementation bill shall be decided    
without debate4  7c7 ,coordination with 
action by other house ,if1 before the   
passage by #a ,house of an              
implementation bill of that ,house1 that

 ,house receives from the other ,house  
an implementation bill1 then the        
following procedures shall apply3  7#a7 
,nonreferral ,the implementation bill of
 the other ,house shall not be referred 
to a committee4  7#b7 ,vote on bill of  
other house  7,a7 ,in general ,if prior 
to the passage by one ,house of an      
implementing bill of that ,house1 that  
,house receives the same implementing   
bill from the other ,house1 then--  7i7 
the procedure in that ,house shall be   
the same as if no implementing bill had 
been received from the other ,house2 but
  7ii7 the vote on final passage shall  
be on the implementing bill of the other
 ,house4  7,b7 ,exception for revenue   
measures received in ,senate ,the       
provisions of subparagraph 7,a7 shall   
not apply in the ,senate to an          
implementing revenue bill4  7d7 ,rules  
of senate and house of representatives  
,this section is enacted by ,congress-- 
7#a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking   
power of the ,senate and ,house of      

,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such it is deemed a part of the rules of
 each ,house1 respectively1 but         
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of an implementation bill   
described in subsection 7a71 and it     
supersedes other rules only to the      
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7#b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  7e7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,calendar day ,the term calendar day    
means a calendar day other than #a on   
which either ,house is not in session   
because of an adjournment of more than  
#c days to a date certain4  7#b7        
,implementation bill ,the term          
implementation bill means only a bill   
which is introduced as provided under   

subsection 7a71 and contains the        
proposed legislation included in the    
report submitted to ,congress under     
section #b7;d71 without modification4