1.3.3: Budget Modifications

Require the President to propose budget modifications in particularly challenging sectors of the budget.

Other Information:

This will require legislation. While the informational effect of the President’s budget request is substantial, the Congress is not required procedurally to vote on its contents. An alternative would be to create fast-track procedures for selected areas, in which Presidential proposals would be guaranteed votes, with or without amendments. It could be used to give the President the responsibility to propose significant reorganizations of federal agencies and programs. Government Accountability Office reports have documented substantial duplications and overlaps between programs that if reduced could save money. A reorganized executive branch, especially if matched by a reorganized Congress, would allow the government to make policies strategically and align those policies with budget allocations.

Stakeholder(s):

• President of the United States


• Congress

Indicator(s):

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