[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2286]
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  SA 1627. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ZERO-BASED BUDGETS.

       (a) Definition.--In this section:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Zero-based budget.--The term ``zero-based budget'' 
     means a systematic budget analysis in support of decision 
     making in which managers--
       (A) examine current objectives, operations, and costs;
       (B) consider alternative ways of carrying out a program or 
     activity; and
       (C) rank different programs or activities by order of 
     importance to the organization.
       (b) Zero-Based Budgets.--Every sixth year, each agency 
     shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives a 
     zero-based budget for the next fiscal year and each of the 4 
     ensuing fiscal years.
       (c) Recommendations.--In addition to the zero-based budget 
     required under subsection (b), each agency, except the 
     Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration shall submit recommendations for which 
     programs Congress should cut or reduce appropriations in an 
     amount that equals not less than a 2-percent reduction from 
     the previous year appropriation in discretionary spending.
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