[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 2080 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2080

To save taxpayer money by reducing the unnecessary increase in Pentagon 
                     spending in fiscal year 1997.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 1996

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To save taxpayer money by reducing the unnecessary increase in Pentagon 
                     spending in fiscal year 1997.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF UNNECESSARY INCREASE IN PENTAGON SPENDING.

    (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
total amount authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 may not exceed the amount 
requested by the President for fiscal year 1997 for the national 
security activities of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Energy in the budget submitted to Congress by the President for that 
fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Allocation of Reductions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
allocate reductions in authorizations of appropriations that are 
necessary as a result of the application of the limitation set forth in 
subsection (a) so as not to jeopardize the military readiness of the 
Armed Forces or the quality of life of Armed Forces personnel.
    (c) Excess Authorizations To Be Used for Deficit Reduction.--The 
reduction under subsection (a) of the total amount that, except for 
that subsection, would otherwise be authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 1997 by the Act referred to in that subsection shall be 
applied to reduce the budget deficit for fiscal year 1997.
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