S.Amdt. 504

SA 504. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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SEC. 321. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM AND EFFICIENCY.

The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--

(1) achieve savings through--

(A) the use of performance data or scientifically rigorous evaluation methodologies for the elimination, consolidation, or reform of Federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives;

(B) the reform of acquisition policy;

(C) the sale of Federal property;

(D) the purchase of products or services;

(E) a reduction of improper payments;

(F) an increase in the use of strategic sourcing;

(G) a reduction in the use of sole-source contracting;

(H) an increase in the use of fixed-price contracting;

(I) improved training and utilization of the acquisition workforce; or

(J) the removal of contracting preferences for Alaska Natives beyond those available to other participants in the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, such as the ability to receive sole-source contracts above threshold amounts; and

(2) reduce the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2013 through 2018 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2013 through 2023. The Chairman may also make adjustments to the Senate's pay-as-you-go ledger over 6 and 11 years to ensure that the deficit reduction achieved is used for deficit reduction only. The adjustments authorized under this section shall be of the amount of deficit reduction achieved.