Amendment was technical in nature.
What it does: Adds Sec. ____. (a) There is hereby rescinded a total of $983,600,000 of the unobligated budget authority provided for fiscal year 2003 for discretionary accounts at the end of the resolution
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)What it changes
1 change to H.Res. 339
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Adds Sec. ____. (a) There is hereby rescinded a total of $983,600,000 of the unobligated budget authority provided for fiscal year 2003 for discretionary accounts at the end of the resolution
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. ____. (a) There is hereby rescinded a total of $983,600,000 of the unobligated budget authority provided for fiscal year 2003 for discretionary accounts.
Inserted: (b) The rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately--
Inserted: (1) to each discretionary account described in subsection (a); and
Inserted: (2) within each such account, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account, or for accounts not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget).
Inserted: (c) The rescission in subsection (a) shall not apply to budget authority provided for any of the following:
Inserted: (1) The Department of Defense.
Inserted: (2) The Department of Homeland Security.
Inserted: (3) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
Inserted: (d) If the President determines that the full application of the rescission required by subsections (a) and (b) to any program, project, or activity in fiscal year 2003 would be excessive, the President may postpone all or a portion of the rescission for such program, project, or activity, and apply the remaining amount of such rescission to budgetary authority provided for such program, project, or activity for fiscal year 2004.
Inserted: (e) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall include in the President's budget submission for fiscal year 2005 a report specifying the reductions made to each program, project, and activity pursuant to this section.
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At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:
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At the end of the resolution add the following:
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At the end of the resolution add the following:
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, the amendment printed in section 3 shall be in order as though printed in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII.
Sec. 3. The amendment referred to in section 2 is as follows:
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following:
Sec. ____. (a) There is hereby rescinded a total of $983,600,000 of the unobligated budget authority provided for fiscal year 2003 for discretionary accounts.
(b) The rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately--
(1) to each discretionary account described in subsection (a); and
(2) within each such account, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account, or for accounts not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget).
(c) The rescission in subsection (a) shall not apply to budget authority provided for any of the following:
(1) The Department of Defense.
(2) The Department of Homeland Security.
(3) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) If the President determines that the full application of the rescission required by subsections (a) and (b) to any program, project, or activity in fiscal year 2003 would be excessive, the President may postpone all or a portion of the rescission for such program, project, or activity, and apply the remaining amount of such rescission to budgetary authority provided for such program, project, or activity for fiscal year 2004.
(e) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall include in the President's budget submission for fiscal year 2005 a report specifying the reductions made to each program, project, and activity pursuant to this section.
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House amendment offered
July 25, 2003
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House amendment offered
July 25, 2003
Amendment agreed to by House: On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
July 25, 2003 • 12:42 PM
House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
July 25, 2003 • 12:42 PM
House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Hastings (WA).(consideration: CR H7643-7644, H7644-7645; text: CR H7643)
July 25, 2003 • 12:12 PM
Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Hastings (WA). (consideration: CR H7643-7644, H7644-7645; text: CR H7643)
July 25, 2003 • 12:12 PM
On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
July 25, 2003 • 12:42 PM