Sunset Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Sunset Act of 1979 - Title I: Authorizations of New Budget Authority - Sets forth a five-year schedule for review and reauthorization of all Federal programs according to budget function and subfunction as set forth in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal year 1979. States that programs not specifically reauthorized by Congress pursuant to this Act shall not continue to function after the review date set forth in such schedule. Exempts from the requirements of this Act specified programs such as health care services, general retirement and disability insurance, and Federal employment retirement and disability payments. States that it is not in order for either the House or the Senate to consider any legislation which authorizes the enactment of new budget authority for a program for a fiscal year beginning after the next review date applicable to such program unless a sunset review has been conducted. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress by January 1, 1980, on specified programs with respect to the laws under which such program is carried on, the amount of new budget authority received by such program during the four fiscal years ending before Jan…