A bill to require authorizations of new budget authority for Government programs at least every 6 years, to provide for review of Government programs every 6 years.
Sunset Program Evaluation Act - Title I: Authorizations of New Budget Authority - Requires Government programs to be evaluated pursuant to a specified schedule to determine whether each such program should be continued, terminated, or altered (sunset review). Prohibits the authorization of new budget authority for a period of more than six years. Prohibits the authorization of new budget authority for any program for which there has not been conducted a sunset review.
Title II: Program Inventory - Requires the Congressional Research Service to compile an inventory of Federal programs including a description of such programs covering specified topics.
Title III: Program Evaluation - Requires each House of Congress to select from the program scheduled for sunset review in any given year a number of programs for comprehensive sunset review. Requires the President and each congressional committee to recommend such programs.
Title IV: Citizens' Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government - Establishes an independent Citizen's Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government to study the organization and operation of Federal agencies and to recommend ways to improve the efficiency and operations of such agencies. Requires the Commission to submit its final report by July 1, 1981, and terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of such report.
Title V: Miscellaneous - Requires the Comptroller General to furnish Congress with the results of prior audits and reviews of programs being reviewed under this Act.
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Rules.
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