Bill > S477

This bill, the Government Excess Prevention Act of 2011, aims to reduce government spending by limiting printing, travel, and vehicle costs. It directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a federal agency that oversees federal agencies, to develop a strategy to cut government printing expenses over ten years by moving publications online, while ensuring essential documents remain accessible to those with limited internet access. The OMB will also establish guidelines for employee printing and require government publications to disclose their issuing agency, print run, production cost, and publisher. Additionally, the bill halves government travel and subsistence expenses for five years, with exceptions for threatened law enforcement personnel and matters of national security or public safety. Finally, it rescinds 20% of funding for new federal vehicles in fiscal year 2011 and limits future vehicle acquisitions to 80% of the fiscal year 2011 amount, with a further reduction in the number of vehicles purchased.