[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 857 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 857

  To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal 
  funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget 
        submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2023

Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Mace, and Mr. Cline) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal 
  funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget 
        submission to Congress is late, 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 ``Presidential Budget Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL 
              EXPENSES IF PRESIDENT'S BUDGET IS LATE.

    Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) If the budget under subsection (a) is not submitted to 
Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, no 
Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the cost of travel by 
the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of 
February of such year and ending on the date the budget is submitted. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term `Federal funds' includes 
amounts made available for--
            ``(1) the expense allowance of the President under section 
        102 of title 3;
            ``(2) travel expenses of the President under section 103 of 
        title 3;
            ``(3) entertainment expenses of the President under section 
        105(d)(3) of title 3; and
            ``(4) subsistence expenses in connection with the travel of 
        the President in section 105(d)(4) of title 3.''.
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