S.Amdt. 1548

SA 1548. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CONSOLIDATION OF DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination
with the heads of other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government--
(1) use available administrative authority to eliminate,
consolidate, or streamline Government agencies, programs, and
activities with duplicative and overlapping missions as
identified in Government Accountability Office reports on
duplication and overlap in Government programs;
(2) identify and submit to Congress a report setting the
legislative action required to further eliminate,
consolidate, or streamline Government agencies, programs, and
activities with duplicative and overlapping missions as
identified in the reports referred to in paragraph (1); and
(3) determine the total cost savings that--
(A) will accrue to each department, agency, and office
effected by an action under paragraph (1) as a result of the
actions taken under that paragraph; and
(B) could accrue to each department, agency, and office
effected by an action under paragraph (2) as a result of the
actions proposed to be taken under that paragraph using the
legislative authority set forth under that paragraph.
______