United States 116th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 4365 — Duplication Scoring Act of 2019

Last action — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Summary

Duplication Scoring Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives.

Bill Text

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Government accountability office · 31 U.S.C. ch. 7 1 section
  • § 719 Comptroller General reports Amends

    31 U.S.C. § 719

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    (a) At the beginning of each regular session of Congress, the Comptroller General shall report to Congress (and to the President when requested by the President) on the work of the Comptroller General. A report shall include recommendations on— (1) legislation the Comptroller General considers necessary to make easier the prompt and accurate making and settlement of accounts; and (2) other matters related to the receipt, disbursement, and use of public money the Comptroller General considers advisable. (b) (1) The Comptroller General shall include in the report to Congress under subsection (a) of this section— (A) a review of activities under sections 717(b)–(d) and 731(e)(2) of this title, including recommendations under section 717(c) of this title; (B) information on carrying out duties and powers of the Comptroller General under clauses (A) and (C) of this paragraph, subsections (g) and (h) 1 of this section, and sections 717, 731(e)(2), 734, 1112, and 1113 of this title; and (C) the name of each officer and employee of the Government Accountability Office assigned or detailed to a committee of Congress, the committee to which the officer or employee is assigned or detailed, the length of the period of assignment or detail, a statement on whether the assignment or detail is finished or continuing, and compensation paid out of appropriations available to the Comptroller General for the period of the assignment or detail that has been completed. (2) In a report under subsection (a) of this section or in a special report to Congress when Congress is in session, the Comptroller General shall include recommendations on greater economy and efficiency in public expenditures. (3) The report under subsection (a) shall also include a statement of the staff hours and estimated cost of work performed on audits, evaluations, investigations, and related work during each of the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, stated separately for each division of the Government Accountability Office by category as follows: (A) A category for work requested by the chairman of a committee of Congress, the chairman of a subcommittee of such a committee, or any other Member of Congress. (B) A category for work required by law to be performed by the Comptroller General. (C) A category for work initiated by the Comptroller General in the performance of the Comptroller General’s general responsibilities. (c) The Comptroller General shall report to Congress— (1) specially on expenditures and contracts an agency makes in violation of law; (2) on the adequacy and effectiveness of— (A) administrative audits of accounts and claims in an agency; and (B) inspections by an agency of offices and accounts of fiscal officials; and (3) as frequently as practicable on audits carried out under sections 713 and 714 of this title. (d) The Comptroller General shall report on analyses carried out under section 712(3) of this title to the Committees on Governmental Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate, the Committees on Government Operations and Appropriations of the House, and the committees with jurisdiction over legislation related to the operation of each executive agency. (e) The Comptroller General shall give the President information on expenditures and accounting the President requests. (f) When the Comptroller General submits a report to Congress, the Comptroller General shall deliver copies of the report to— (1) the Committees on Governmental Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate; (2) the Committees on Government Operations and Appropriations of the House; (3) a committee of Congress that requested information on any part of a program or activity of a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government (except a mixed-ownership Government corporation) or the District of Columbia government that is the subject of any part of a report; and (4) any other committee of Congress requesting a copy. (g...

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Also cites: 2 U.S.C. § 653, 31 U.S.C. § 1122

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The bill mandates the Comptroller General to assess certain legislation for potential duplication with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives, thereby amending the reporting requirements in current law.

  • 31 U.S.C. § 719

    (i)(1) In this subsection-- (A) the term `covered bill or resolution' means a bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by any committee of Congress (including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget of either House); (B) the term `Director' means the Director of the Congressional Budget Office; (C) the term `existing duplicative or overlapping feature' means an element of the Federal Government previously identified in a GAO duplication and overlap report; (D) the term `GAO duplication and overlap report' means each annual report prepared by the Comptroller General under section 21 of the Joint Resolution entitled `Joint Resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt', approved February 12, 2010 (31 U.S.C. 712 note); and (E) the term `new duplicative or overlapping feature' means a new Federal program, office, or initiative created under a covered bill or joint resolution that would duplicate or overlap with an existing duplicative or overlapping feature.

    This addition defines terms related to the assessment of legislation for duplication and sets up a framework for analysis.

  • 31 U.S.C. § 719

    (2) For each covered bill or joint resolution-- (A) the Comptroller General shall-- (i) prepare an assessment-- (I) to determine whether the covered bill or joint resolution creates a new duplicative or overlapping feature; and (II) if the covered bill or joint resolution creates a new duplicative or overlapping feature, that includes-- (aa) the name of the new Federal program, office, or initiative; and (bb) a reference to-- (AA) the section of the covered bill or joint resolution at which the new duplicative or overlapping feature is established; and (BB) the GAO duplication and overlap report in which the existing duplicative or overlapping feature is identified; (ii) submit the assessment prepared under clause (i) to the Director; and (iii) publish the assessment prepared under clause (i) on the website of the Government Accountability Office;

    This mandates the Comptroller General to analyze covered legislation for duplication and publish findings.

  • 31 U.S.C. § 719

    (B) subject to paragraph (3), the Director may include the assessment submitted by the Comptroller General under subparagraph (A)(ii) with the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution to which the assessment pertains submitted by the Director under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653).

    This allows the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to incorporate the Comptroller General's assessment into their cost estimates for bills.

  • 31 U.S.C. § 719

    (3) If the Comptroller General has not submitted to the Director an assessment for a covered bill or joint resolution under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) on the date on which the Director submits the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution to which the assessment pertains under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653), the Director may, on the date on which the Comptroller General submits the assessment to the Director, prepare and submit to each applicable committee a version of the estimate for the covered bill or joint resolution that includes the assessment.

    This establishes a procedure for the Director if the assessment is not received in time, allowing flexibility in the reporting process.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4365 do?
Duplication Scoring Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives.
Who sponsors HR 4365?
HR 4365 is sponsored by Meadows, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 4365?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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