S. 583

119 S583 IS: Reorganizing Government Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-13
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 583  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Lee  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To amend  chapter 9  of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize the executive reorganization authority of the President and to ensure efficient executive reorganization, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Reorganizing Government Act of 2025  .
2.
Executive reorganization amendments
 Chapter 9  of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in section 901—
(A)
in subsection (a)—
(i)
in paragraph (3), by inserting  , including the elimination of operations determined to be unnecessary for the execution of constitutional duties  before the semicolon;
(ii)
in paragraph (5)—
(I)
by striking  agencies  in each place the term appears and inserting  executive departments ; and
(II)
by striking  and  at the end;
(iii)
in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(iv)
by adding at the end the following:
(7)
to reduce the number of federal employees;
(8)
to amend rules, regulations, and other requirements for the purpose of decreasing the cost and difficulty of compliance thereof, and to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome rules, regulations, and other requirements; and
(9)
to eliminate government operations that do not serve the public interest.
 ; and
(B)
in subsection (d), by striking  agencies  and inserting  executive departments ;
(2)
in section 902, by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
(1)
 executive department —
(A)
means—
(i)
any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; and
(ii)
an office or officer of the executive branch; and
(B)
does not include the Government Accountability Office or the Comptroller General of the United States.
 ;
(3)
in section 903(a)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  agencies  and inserting  executive departments ;
(B)
by striking  agency  in each place the term appears and inserting  executive department ; and
(C)
in paragraph (2), by striking  , except that no enforcement function or statutory program shall be abolished by the plan ;
(4)
in section 904, by striking  agency  in each place the term appears and inserting  executive department ;
(5)
in section 905—
(A)
in subsection (a)—
(i)
by striking paragraph (1);
(ii)
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively;
(iii)
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), as so redesignated, by striking  agency  in each place the term appears and inserting  executive department ;
(iv)
in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking  new agency  and inserting  new executive department ;
(v)
in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking  or ;
(vi)
in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting  ; or ; and
(vii)
by adding at the end the following:
(7)
creating a net increase in the number of federal workers or a net increase in expenditures.
 ; and
(B)
in subsection (b), by striking  December 31, 1984  and inserting  December 31, 2026 ;
(6)
in section 907, by striking  agency  in each place the term appears and inserting  executive department ;
(7)
in section 908, by striking  December 31, 1984  and inserting  December 31, 2026 ; and
(8)
in section 909, by striking  19 .  and inserting  20 . .