S.Amdt. 2085

1. Adds SEC. __. IDENTIFYING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. IDENTIFYING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

   Inserted: (a) Requirement to Identify and Describe Programs.--Each fiscal year, for purposes of the report required by subsection (c), the Attorney General shall--

   Inserted: (1) identify and describe every program administered by the Department of Justice;

   Inserted: (2) for each such program--

   Inserted: (A) determine the total administrative expenses of the program;

   Inserted: (B) determine the expenditures for services for the program;

   Inserted: (C) estimate the number of clients served by the program and beneficiaries who received assistance under the program (if applicable); and

   Inserted: (D) estimate--

   Inserted: (i) the number of full-time employees who administer the program; and

   Inserted: (ii) the number of full-time equivalents (whose salary is paid in part or full by the Federal Government through a grant or contract, a subaward of a grant or contract, a cooperative agreement, or another form of financial award or assistance) who assist in administering the program; and

   Inserted: (3) identify programs within the Federal Government (whether inside or outside the agency) with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.

   Inserted: (b) Relationship to Catalog of Domestic Assistance.--With respect to the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), the Attorney General may use the same information provided in the catalog of domestic and international assistance programs in the case of any program that is a domestic or international assistance program.

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   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall publish on the official public website of the agency a report containing the following:

   Inserted: (1) The information required under subsection (a) with respect to the preceding fiscal year.

   Inserted: (2) The latest performance reviews (including the program performance reports required under section 1116 of title 31, United States Code) of each program of the agency identified under subsection (a)(1), including performance indicators, performance goals, output measures, and other specific metrics used to review the program and how the program performed on each.

   Inserted: (3) For each program that makes payments, the latest improper payment rate of the program and the total estimated amount of improper payments, including fraudulent payments and overpayments.

   Inserted: (4) The total amount of unspent and unobligated program funds held by the Department and grant recipients (not including individuals) stated as an amount--

   Inserted: (A) held as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and

   Inserted: (B) held for five fiscal years or more.

   Inserted: (5) Such recommendations as the Attorney General considers appropriate--

   Inserted: (A) to consolidate programs that are duplicative or overlapping;

   Inserted: (B) to eliminate waste and inefficiency; and

   Inserted: (C) to terminate lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

   Inserted: (d) Consolidating Unnecessary Duplication Within the Department of Justice.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall--

   Inserted: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in--

   Inserted: (A) the February 2012 Government Accountability Office report to Congress entitled "2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" (GAO 12 342SP); and

   Inserted: (B) subsection (a);

   Inserted: (2) identify and report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions identified in--

   Inserted: (A) the February 2012 Government Accountability Office report to Congress entitled "2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" (GAO 12 342SP); and

   Inserted: (B) subsection (c); and

   Inserted: (3) develop a plan that would result in financial cost savings of no less than 20 percent of the nearly $3,900,000,000 in duplicative grant programs identified by the Government Accountability Office as a result of the actions required by paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (e) Eliminating the Backlog of Unanalyzed Dna From Sexual Assault, Rape, Kidnapping, and Other Criminal Cases.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and not later than 1 year after the enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in consultation with Attorney General shall--

   Inserted: (1) rescind from the appropriate accounts the total amount of cost savings from the plan required in subsection (d)(3);

   Inserted: (2) apply as much as 75 percent of the savings towards alleviating any backlogs of analysis and placement of DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases, including casework sample and convicted offender backlogs, into the Combined DNA Index System; and

   Inserted: (3) return the remainder of the savings to the Treasury for the purpose of deficit reduction.

   Inserted: (f) Reporting the Savings Resulting From Consolidating Unnecessary Duplication.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General shall post a report on the public Internet website of the Department of Justice detailing--

   Inserted: (1) the programs consolidated as a result of this section, including any programs eliminated;

   Inserted: (2) the total amount saved from reducing such duplication;

   Inserted: (3) the total amount of such savings directed towards the analysis and placement of DNA samples into the Combined DNA Index System;

   Inserted: (4) the total amount of such savings returned to the Treasury for the purpose of deficit reduction; and

   Inserted: (5) additional recommendations for consolidating duplicative programs, offices, and initiatives within the Department of Justice.

   Inserted: (g) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Administrative expenses.--The term "administrative expenses" has the meaning as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section 504(b)(2) of Public Law 111 85 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note), except the term shall also include, for purposes of that section and this section--

   Inserted: (A) costs incurred by the Department as well as costs incurred by grantees, subgrantees, and other recipients of funds from a grant program or other program administered by the Department; and

   Inserted: (B) expenses related to personnel salaries and benefits, property management, travel, program management, promotion, reviews and audits, case management, and communication about, promotion of, and outreach for programs and program activities administered by the Department.

   Inserted: (2) Performance indicator; performance goal; output measure; program activity.--The terms "performance indicator", "performance goal", "output measure", and "program activity" have the meanings provided by section 1115 of title 31, United States Code.

   Inserted: (3) Program.--The term "program" has the meaning provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in consultation with the Attorney General and shall include any organized set of activities directed toward a common purpose or goal undertaken by the Department of an agency that includes services, projects, processes, or financial or other forms of assistance, including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, loans, leases, technical support, consultation, or other guidance.

   Inserted: (4) Services.--The term "services" has the meaning provided by the Attorney General and shall be limited to only activities, assistance, and aid that provide a direct benefit to a recipient, such as the provision of medical care, assistance for housing or tuition, or financial support (including grants and loans).

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