Declaration of policy.
Section 1
SECTION 1. Declaration of policy.—It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to promote simplicity, economy and efficiency in the government to enable it to pursue programs consistent with national goals for accelerated social and economic development and to improve the service in the transaction of the public business in the executive departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, boards, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including banking or financial institutions and corporations owned controlled by the government within the limits of their respective charters, except the Legislative and Judicial departments, the General Auditing Office, the Commission on Elections and local governments, by: (a). Limiting expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient performance of essential services, activities and functions; (b). Eliminating duplication and overlapping of services activities and functions; (c). Consolidating and integrating services, activities and functions of a similar nature; (d). Abolishing services, activities and functions necessary to the efficient conduct of government; and (e). Defining and limiting executive functions, service and activities.