[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5237 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5237

To amend title 31, United States Code, to close appropriation accounts 
                  available for an indefinite period.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1994

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to close appropriation accounts 
                  available for an indefinite period.

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

SECTION 1. CLOSING OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR INDEFINITE 
              PERIODS.

    Section 1555 of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 1555. Closing of appropriation accounts available for indefinite 
              periods
    ``An appropriation account available for obligation for an 
indefinite period shall be closed, and any remaining balance (whether 
obligated or unobligated) in that account shall be canceled and 
thereafter shall not be available for obligation or expenditure for any 
purpose, if no disbursement has been made against the appropriation for 
two consecutive years, unless--
            ``(1) the head of the agency concerned or the President 
        submits a recommendation to the Congress that the account 
        remain available for obligation; and
            ``(2) the availability of the account is extended by a law 
        enacted after the date of the submission of that recommendation 
        to the Congress.''.
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