Describe the reform to the budget cycle proposed by the Gore commission (the National Performance Review), and explain why Congress does not appear to favor that reform.

What will be an ideal response?

One of the several recommendations of the Gore commission (the National Performance Review) was to move the federal government toward a biennial budget to enable organizations to plan more effectively and deliver services more efficiently. Such a reform might also allow Congress to reduce the amount of time that it must devote to the budget process, freeing it to spend more time performing its other legislative duties. However, Congress does not appear to favor this reform, largely because it might lessen congressional control over the executive branch.