[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5127 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5127

    To prohibit the Department of Energy from obligating funds for 
 appropriation earmarks in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2006

 Mr. Beauprez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the Department of Energy from obligating funds for 
 appropriation earmarks in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
              APPROPRIATIONS EARMARKS.

    The Department of Energy may not obligate any funds made available 
in an appropriation Act to implement an earmark for any entity other 
than a Department of Energy laboratory with respect to the Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy program.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply to appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2007 or 
any subsequent fiscal year.
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