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S. 1935

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A bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.
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Committee
Latest Action · August 2, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Congress
110th (2007–2009)
Introduced
August 2, 2007
Cosponsors (24)
0D 24R
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Establishes the Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. Directs the President to: (1) designate two Commission co-chairpersons; (2) establish a systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency programs; (3) divide such programs into four equal budgetary parts; (4) submit to the Commission annual assessments of the programs within each part (one each year) that use such method; and (5) identify common performance measures for programs having similar functions and provide the Commission with data on such measures. Requires the Commission to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs identified in each assessment; (2) consider submitted assessments in evaluating programs; and (3) submit to Congress each of the next four years a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and proposing implementing legislation. Provides for expedited consideration of such legislation.

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