II
Calendar No. 570
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2596
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6, 2008
Mr. DeMint (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burr, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Allard) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
February 11, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Semper Fi
Act
.
Recission and transfer of funds
Recission of certain earmarks
All of the amounts appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161) and the accompanying report for congressional directed spending items for the City of Berkeley, California, or entities located in such city are hereby rescinded.
Transfer of funds to Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
The amounts
rescinded under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the
Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps
account of the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 2008 to be used for recruiting purposes.
Congressional directed spending item defined
In this section, the term congressional directed spending item has the meaning given such term in paragraph 5(a) of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
February 11, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar