I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 4, 2011 Mr. Chabot introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To rescind any unobligated discretionary appropriations returned to the Federal Government by a State or locality and require that such funds be retained in the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasting American Tax Dollars Act or the SWAT Act.

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Rescission of funds returned by a State or locality to the Federal Government and use for deficit reduction

(a)

Rescission of returned Federal funds

(1)

In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), there are rescinded any unobligated discretionary appropriations awarded to a State or locality by the Federal Government that are voluntarily returned by the State or locality to the Federal Government. (2)

Exceptions

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds made available for an account, program, project, or activity of— (A)the Department of Defense; or (B)the Department of Homeland Security. (b)

Retention of funds for deficit reduction

Funds rescinded under subsection (a) shall be retained in the general fund of the Treasury for Federal budget deficit reduction. (c)

No redistribution of returned funds

This section shall apply in lieu of any provision of law that provides for the redistribution of funds awarded to a State or locality that remain unobligated by such State or locality. (d)

Definitions

In this section: (1)The term State or locality means a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe. (2)The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (e)

Application

This section shall apply to funds returned on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.