[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 389 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 389

 To prevent funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 from being used for physical signage indicating that a project is 
              funded by such Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2011

Mr. Schock (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 prevent funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 from being used for physical signage indicating that a project is 
              funded by such Act, and for other purposes.

    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 ``End the Stimulus Advertisement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 
123 Stat. 115 et seq.) may be used for physical signage indicating that 
a project is funded by such Act.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Under appropriations Acts providing funds for each 
of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the total amount available for 
obligation for administrative expenses of an affected agency shall be 
the amount that would otherwise be available, reduced by 50 percent of 
the amount reported to have been expended under subsection (b).
    (b) Determination of Amount.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the head of each affected agency shall submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget a report containing a 
determination of the amount of funds expended before the date of 
enactment of this Act, if any, by the agency, or any grantee or other 
recipient of assistance from the agency, for physical signage 
indicating that a project was funded by the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115 et seq.).
    (c) Allocation.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall determine the allocation of the reduction required under 
subsection (a) among the accounts, and programs, projects, and 
activities within the accounts, of each affected agency.
    (d) Report.--In each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report 
containing information regarding the allocations of reductions 
determined under subsection (c).
    (e) Use of Funds.--The head of each affected agency shall deposit 
each amount of reduction determined under subsection (c) in the general 
fund of the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction.
    (f) Affected Agency Defined.--For the purposes of this section, an 
affected agency is an executive agency, as defined in section 105 of 
title 5, United States Code, that received funding under the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115 
et seq.).
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