[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 81 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 81

   To direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and 
 Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for 
            deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

  Mr. Isakson (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Johanns, Mr. 
  Burr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
  Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Brown of 
Massachusetts, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct unused appropriations for Senate Official Personnel and 
 Office Expense Accounts to be deposited in the Treasury and used for 
            deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATE OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND 
              OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNTS TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION 
              OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated for the Senate Official Personnel and Office 
Expense Accounts for the United States Senate for a fiscal year which 
remain after all payments are made under such accounts for the year 
shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, 
except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal 
budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt 
(in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers 
appropriate).
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on Rules and Administration shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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