[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4883 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4883

 To prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any 
    funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional 
training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional 
         testimony and briefing skills, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2016

  Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Appropriations, 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 prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any 
    funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional 
training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional 
         testimony and briefing skills, 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. PROHIBITION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FROM USING FUNDS FOR 
              CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Department of State may not obligate or 
expend any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, 
professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective 
congressional testimony and briefing skills.
    (b) Unobligated Balances.--Unobligated balances of funds described 
in subsection (a) are hereby rescinded.
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