Congress 108 - HR 3164 - To provide for reduction of the Federal budget deficit by reducing wasteful government spending.

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Budget deficits Commerce Economics and Public Finance Environmental assessment Environmental Protection Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Federal aid to research Federal budgets Federal officials Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Presidential appointments Public-private partnerships Research and development Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Subsidies Technological innovations Technology transfer Tourism Transportation and Public Works Travel Waste in government spending

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Abolishes the following Federal agencies: (1) the U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board; (2) The Council on Environmental Quality; and (3) The Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Directs the President to ensure that the total number of political appointees, as defined by this Act, does not exceed 2,000 after September 30, 2004.

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Oct 9, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Oct 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 29, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Sep 24, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 24, 2003

Introduced in House

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