[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3985 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3985

  To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-
     homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2004

   Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
 Hostettler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-
     homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005.

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

SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-
              SECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.

    (a) Across-The-Board Rescissions.--There is hereby rescinded an 
amount equal to 2 percent of--
            (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation 
        imposed) for fiscal year 2005 for any non-defense, non-
        homeland-security discretionary account in any fiscal year 2005 
        appropriation Act;
            (2) the budget authority provided in any advance 
        appropriation for fiscal year 2005 for any non-defense, non-
        homeland-security discretionary account in any prior fiscal 
        year appropriation Act; and
            (3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year 2005 for 
        any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any 
        fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-
        homeland-security discretionary account.
    (b) Non-Defense, Non-Homeland-Security Discretionary Account.--For 
purposes of subsection (a), the term ``non-defense, non-homeland 
security discretionary account'' means any discretionary account, other 
than--
            (1) any account included in a Department of Defense 
        Appropriations Act;
            (2) any account included in a Department of Homeland 
        Security Appropriations Act;
            (3) any account included in a Military Construction 
        Appropriations Act; or
            (4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities 
        included in an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
    (c) Proportionate Application.--Any rescission made by subsection 
(a) shall be applied proportionately--
            (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget 
        authority described in such subsection; and
            (2) within each such account and item, to each program, 
        project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities 
        as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports 
        for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 
        for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as 
        delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget).
    (d) Subsequent Appropriation Laws.--In the case of any fiscal year 
2005 appropriation Act enacted after the enactment of this section, any 
rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately 
after the enactment of such Act.
    (e) OMB Report.--Within 30 days after the enactment of this section 
(or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2005 
appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and 
amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a).
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