[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3716 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3716

 To limit amounts expended by certain government entities for overhead 
                               expenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 22, 1993

  Mr. Zimmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Government Operations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit amounts expended by certain government entities for overhead 
                               expenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS EXPENDED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENT 
              ENTITIES FOR OVERHEAD EXPENSES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            ``covered government entity'' means an entity of the 
        executive or judicial branch of Government.
            ``overhead expenses'' means the items specified in the 
        following object classifications set forth in Circular No. A-
        11, Office of Management and Budget, July 1990:
                    (1) Contractual services and supplies (object class 
                20):
                            (A) Travel and transportation of persons 
                        (object class 21.0).
                            (B) Transportation of things (object class 
                        22.0).
                            (C) Rental payments to GSA (object class 
                        23.1).
                            (D) Rental payments to others (object class 
                        23.2).
                            (E) Communications, utilities, and 
                        miscellaneous charges (object class 23.3).
                            (F) Printing and reproduction (object class 
                        24.0).
                            (G) Other services (object class 25.0).
                            (H) Supplies and materials (object class 
                        26.0).
                    (2) Acquisition of capital assets (object class 
                30.0):
                            (A) Equipment (object class 31.0), 
                        excluding funds for foreign assistance.
                            (B) Land and structures (object class 
                        32.0).
                            (C) Investments and loans (object class 
                        33.0), excluding funds for foreign assistance.
    (b) Rule for First 2 Fiscal Years.--Notwithstanding any other law, 
for each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995, a covered government entity may 
not obligate or expend for overhead expenses more than amounts 
obligated and expended by that entity for such expenses for fiscal year 
1992 or the fiscal year in which the date of enactment of this Act 
occurs, whichever is lower.
    (c) Rule for 3 Subsequent Fiscal Years.--Notwithstanding any other 
law, for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, a covered 
government entity may not obligate or expend for overhead expenses more 
than amounts obligated and expended by that entity for such expenses 
for the previous fiscal year increased by the projected percentage rate 
of inflation for that fiscal year as determined by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget.
    (d) Application of Rules.--The rules stated in subsections (b) and 
(c) shall not apply to the Department of Defense or the United States 
Postal Service.
    (e) Adjustments to Discretionary Caps.--The discretionary spending 
limits for fiscal years 1994 through 1998 shall be reduced for purposes 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as a result of the savings 
achieved in this Act) as follows:
            (1) For fiscal year 1994: $3,000,000,000, in budget 
        authority and $2,300,000,000 in outlays.
            (2) For fiscal year 1995: $6,100,000,000, in budget 
        authority and $5,300,000,000 in outlays.
            (3) For fiscal year 1996: $6,200,000,000, in budget 
        authority and $6,200,000,000 in outlays.
            (4) For fiscal year 1997: $6,400,000,000, in budget 
        authority and $6,300,000,000 in outlays.
            (5) For fiscal year 1998: $6,500,000,000, in budget 
        authority and $6,500,000,000 in outlays.

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