[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5222 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5222

 To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in 
 such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the 
 Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of 
                Defense for the purposes of recruiting.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2008

 Mr. Campbell of California (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Putnam, Mr. 
Carter, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
Poe, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
Issa, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Fallin, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
Gohmert, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Feeney, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Franks of 
 Arizona, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Mack, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Keller 
  of Florida, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Brady of 
 Texas, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gingrey, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
   Cannon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. 
Capito, and Mr. King of New York) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in 
 such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the 
 Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of 
                Defense for the purposes of recruiting.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Semper Fi Act''.

SEC. 2. RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

    (a) Rescission of Certain Earmarks.--All of the amounts 
appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110-161) and the accompanying report for congressional directed 
spending items for the City of Berkeley, California, or entities 
located in such city are hereby rescinded.
    (b) Transfer of Funds to Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.--
The amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the 
``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'' account of the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2008 to be used for recruiting purposes.
    (c) Congressional Directed Spending Item Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``congressional directed spending item'' has the meaning given 
such term in paragraph 5(a) of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate.
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