S.Amdt. 4232Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)

To pay for the costs of supplemental spending by reducing Congress' own budget and disposing of unneeded Federal property and uncommitted Federal funds.

Sponsored by Tom CoburnSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Submitted May 25, 2010

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 4232 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 170.

May 27, 2010

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 4232 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 170.

May 27, 2010

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4475, S4483)

May 27, 2010

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Motion to table amendment SA 4232 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 170.

May 27, 2010

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4398, S4406-4409, S4424-4425)

May 26, 2010

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Senate amendment submitted

May 25, 2010

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4232 proposed by Senator Coburn.(consideration: CR S4195-4196; text: CR S4195-4196)

May 25, 2010

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Amendment SA 4232 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S4195-4196; text: CR S4195-4196) To pay for the costs of supplemental spending by reducing Congress' own budget and disposing of unneeded Federal property and uncommitted Federal funds.

May 25, 2010

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SA 4232. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4899, making
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer
jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:

TITLE IV--PAYMENT OF COSTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 4001. REDUCING BUDGETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

Of the funds made available under Public Law 111-68 for the
legislative branch, $100,000,000 in unobligated balances are
permanently rescinded: Provided, That the rescissions made by
the section shall not apply to funds made available to the
Capitol Police.

SEC. 4002. DISCLOSING COST OF CONGRESSIONAL BORROWING AND
SPENDING.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Senate shall post
prominently on the front page of the public website of the
Senate (
http://www.senate.gov/
) the following information:
(1) The total amount of discretionary and direct spending
passed by the Senate that has not been paid for, including
emergency designated spending or spending otherwise exempted
from PAYGO requirements.
(2) The total amount of net spending authorized in
legislation passed by the Senate, as scored by CBO.
(3) The number of new government programs created in
legislation passed by the Senate.
(4) The totals for paragraphs (1) through (3) as passed by
both Houses of Congress and signed into law by the President.
(b) Display.--The information tallies required by
subsection (a) shall be itemized by bill and date, updated
weekly, and archived by calendar year.
(c) Effective Date.--The PAYGO tally required by subsection
(a)(1) shall begin with the date of enactment of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the authorization
tally required by subsection (a)(2) shall apply to all
legislation passed beginning January 1, 2010.

SEC. 4003. DISPOSING OF UNNEEDED AND UNUSED GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SUBCHAPTER VII--EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY

``Sec. 621. Definitions

``In this subchapter:
``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
``(2) Expedited disposal of a real property.--The term
`expedited disposal of a real property' means a demolition of
real property or a sale of real property for cash that is
conducted under the requirements of section 545.
``(3) Landholding agency.--The term `landholding agency'
means a landholding agency as defined under section 501(i)(3)
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411(i)(3)).
``(4) Real property.--
``(A) In general.--The term `real property' means--
``(i) a parcel of real property under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Federal Government that is--

``(I) excess;
``(II) surplus;
``(III) underperforming; or
``(IV) otherwise not meeting the needs of the Federal
Government, as determined by the Director; and

``(ii) a building or other structure located on real
property described under clause (i).
``(B) Exclusion.--The term `real property' excludes any
parcel of real property or building or other structure
located on such real property that is to be closed or
realigned under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act
of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note).

``Sec. 622. Disposal program

``(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall dispose of by sale or auction not less than
$15,000,000,000 worth of real property that is not meeting
Federal

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Government from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2015.
``(b) Agencies shall recommend candidate disposition real
properties to the Director for participation in the pilot
program established under section 622.
``(c) The Director, with the concurrence of the head of the
executive agency concerned and consistent with the criteria
established in this subchapter, may then select such
candidate real properties for participation in the program
and notify the recommending agency accordingly.
``(d) The Director shall ensure that all real properties
selected for disposition under this section are listed on a
website that shall--
``(1) be updated routinely; and
``(2) include the functionality to allow members of the
public, at their option, to receive such updates through
electronic mail.
``(e) The Director may transfer real property identified in
the enactment of this section to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development if the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development has determined such properties are suitable for
use to assist the homeless.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 611 the following:

``subchapter vii--expedited disposal of real property

``Sec. 621. Definitions .
``Sec. 622. Disposal program.''.

SEC. 4004. AUCTIONING AND SELLING OF UNUSED AND UNNEEDED
EQUIPMENT.

(a) Notwithstanding section 1033 of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 1997 or any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Defense shall auction or sell unused,
unnecessary, or surplus supplies and equipment without
providing preference to State or local governments.
(b) The Secretary may make exceptions to the sale or
auction of such equipment for transfers of excess military
property to state and local law enforcement agencies related
to counter-drug efforts, counter-terrorism activities, or
other efforts determined to be related to national defense or
homeland security. The Secretary of Defense may sell such
equipment to State and local agencies at fair market value.

SEC. 4005. RESCINDING UNSPENT AND UNCOMMITTED FEDERAL FUNDS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, of all available uncommitted unobligated Federal funds,
$80,000,000,000 in appropriated discretionary unexpired funds
are rescinded.
(b) Implementation.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall--
(1) identify the accounts and amounts rescinded to
implement subsection (a); and
(2) submit a report to the Secretary of the Treasury and
Congress of the accounts and amounts identified under
paragraph (1) for rescission.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to the
unobligated Federal funds of the Department of Defense or the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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