[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1323 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1323

     To require the President to recommend specific reductions in 
nonsecurity discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to offset 
               the costs of military operations in Libya.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2011

  Mr. Bartlett (for himself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
Paul, and Mr. McKeon) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
  to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, 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 require the President to recommend specific reductions in 
nonsecurity discretionary appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to offset 
               the costs of military operations in Libya.

    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 ``Protect America from U.S. Military 
Expenses in Libya Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTIONS IN FY2011 NONSECURITY FUNDING TO OFFSET COSTS OF 
              MILITARY OPERATIONS IN LIBYA.

    (a) Submission of Recommendations.--Not later than July 1, 2011, to 
ensure that the cost of military operations in Libya does not increase 
the Federal deficit or reduce the capability of the United States Armed 
Forces, the President shall submit to the Congress a list of 
recommendations for specific rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary 
appropriations for fiscal year 2011, for reappropriation to accounts of 
the Department of Defense to replace the amounts obligated for such 
operations for such fiscal year.
    (b) Minimum Aggregate Amount of Recommended Rescissions.--The 
aggregate amount of the rescissions recommended under subsection (a) 
shall be not less than the projected cost determined under subsection 
(c).
    (c) Projection of Cost of Military Operations.--Not later than June 
1, 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall determine and submit to the 
Congress and the President a report containing the projected cost to 
the United States of military operations in Libya for fiscal year 2011, 
based on the cost of such operations through May 15, 2011.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``nonsecurity discretionary appropriations'' 
        means discretionary appropriations other than appropriations 
        made available for an account, program, project, or activity of 
        the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, or 
        Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) The term ``military operations in Libya'' includes the 
        military operations in Libya designated by the United States as 
        Operation Odyssey Dawn and by the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization as Operation Unified Protector.
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