HR829-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting Budget Waste Act .

2. Consideration of GAO report when preparing annual budget submission Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: When preparing any budget pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall consider information and recommendations contained in the most recently published Government Accountability Office report titled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits (or any successor report). On the date such budget is submitted to Congress, the Director shall submit a report to Congress on the Office’s findings with respect to such information and recommendations. (j)(1)When preparing any budget pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall consider information and recommendations contained in the most recently published Government Accountability Office report titled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits (or any successor report).(2)On the date such budget is submitted to Congress, the Director shall submit a report to Congress on the Office’s findings with respect to such information and recommendations. .