[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1869 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1869

  To terminate the Economic Development Administration, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2011

  Mr. DeMint introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To terminate the Economic Development Administration, 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 ``EDA Elimination Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Termination.--The Economic Development Administration is 
terminated.
    (b) Repeal.--The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is repealed.
    (c) Conclusion of Business.--The Secretary of Commerce shall take 
such actions as are necessary to conclude the outstanding affairs of 
the Economic Development Administration, including dispositions of 
personnel, assets, and obligations.
    (d) No Effect on the Expenditure of Funds.--Nothing in this section 
prevents the expenditure of any funds received before the effective 
date of this Act.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
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