II Calendar No. 570 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2596 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2008 Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Allard) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time February 11, 2008 Read the second time and placed on the calendar 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Semper Fi Act.

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Recission and transfer of funds

(a)

Recission 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congressional directed spending items for the City of Berkeley, California, or entities located in such city are hereby rescinded.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The amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 to be used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.

February 11, 2008 Read the second time and placed on the calendar