[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 377 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 377

  To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-
     homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2009.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2009

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Barrett of South 
  Carolina, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Olson, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
  Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. 
Akin, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. 
Herger, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey) 
 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 2009.

    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 2009.

    (a) Across-the-Board Rescissions.--There is hereby rescinded an 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 2009 for any non-defense, non-
        homeland-security discretionary account in any fiscal year 2009 
        appropriation Act;
            (2) the budget authority provided in any advance 
        appropriation for fiscal year 2009 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 2009 for 
        any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any 
        fiscal year 2009 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 of the Department of Defense included in a 
        Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act; or
            (4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities 
        included in an Energy and Water Development and Related 
        Agencies 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 
2009 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 2009 
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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