To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2006.

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3906 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3906

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-
homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2006.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 27, 2005

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cantor, and Mr. Hensarling) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations

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A BILL

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-
homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2006.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-
SECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.

(a) Across-the-Board Rescissions.--There is hereby rescinded an
amount equal to 5 percent of--
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation
imposed) for fiscal year 2006 for any non-defense, non-
homeland-security discretionary account in any fiscal year 2006
appropriation Act;
(2) the budget authority provided in any advance
appropriation for fiscal year 2006 for any non-defense, non-
homeland-security discretionary account in any prior fiscal
year appropriation Act; and
(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year 2006 for
any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any
fiscal year 2006 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-
homeland-security discretionary account.
(b) Non-Defense, Non-Homeland-Security Discretionary Account.--For
purposes of subsection (a), the term ``non-defense, non-homeland
security discretionary account'' means any discretionary account, other
than--
(1) any account included in a Department of Defense
Appropriations Act;
(2) any account included in a Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act;
(3) any account of the Department of Defense included in a
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Act; or
(4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities
included in an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
(c) Proportionate Application.--Any rescission made by subsection
(a) shall be applied proportionately--
(1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget
authority described in such subsection; and
(2) within each such account and item, 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 item, or
for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as
delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget).
(d) Subsequent Appropriation Laws.--In the case of any fiscal year
2006 appropriation Act enacted after the enactment of this section, any
rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately
after the enactment of such Act.
(e) OMB Report.--Within 30 days after the enactment of this section
(or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2006
appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and
amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a).
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