A bill to provide for reductions for fiscal year 1982 in obligations by the departments, agencies, and establishments of the executive branch of the Government.
General Government Expenditure Control and Efficiencies Act of 1981 - Specifies reductions in amounts to be available to the executive branch under the budget of the United States for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) travel and transportation expenses; (2) consultant services; (3) public affairs, relations, information, and Government advertising; and (4) audiovisual and filmmaking activities. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to allocate the reductions among the instrumentalities of the executive branch in such a way that the total amount that may be obligated by any one agency in any such area shall not be reduced by more than 15 percent.
Requires the Director to effect savings of $1,750,000,000 in fiscal year 1982 by improving Federal methods of collecting agency debts most recently considered to be uncollectible.
Requires the Director to report to Congress on such allocations and savings.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from GAO; CBO; White House Office; OMB; General Services Administration.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.
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