S.Amdt. 119

SA 119. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3746, to provide for a
responsible increase to the debt ceiling; 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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