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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3145

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for downward

adjustments in section 602 and section 302 Appropriations Committees

allocations and suballocations, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 28, 1993

Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. KASICH, Mr.

INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.

HOKE, Mr. BACHUS of Alabama, Mr. HUFFINGTON, Mr. COX, Mr.

BAKER of California, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.

BUYER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. GOSS, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. POMBO,

Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. KYL, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr.

DICKEY, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr.

BALLENGER, Mr. EWING, Mr. KIM, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. THOMAS of

Wyoming, Mr. WALKER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. KLUG, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. CANADY, Mr. BLILEY,

Mr. ARMEY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CASTLE,

Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. MCCRERY, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr.

RAVENEL, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. HERGER, Mr. TALENT, Mr. FRANKS of New

Jersey, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LEVY, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. SAXTON, Mr.

BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. PARKER, Mr. PENNY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.

STEARNS, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. MICA, and Ms. DUNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide

for downward adjustments in section 602 and section

302 Appropriations Committees allocations and

suballocations, and for other purposes.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMIT4 TEES SECTION 302 ALLOCATIONS AND

5 SUBALLOCATIONS.

6 Section 302(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of

7 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘At’’ and by

8 adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

9 ‘‘(2) If—

10 ‘‘(A) a general appropriation bill as reported by

11 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of

12 Representatives is amended and that bill as passed

13 by the House reduces the amount appropriated for

14 any program, project, or activity from the amount

15 appropriated for that program, project, or activity in

16 that bill as so reported; and

17 ‘‘(B) that bill as passed by the Senate reduces

18 the amount appropriated for the same program,

19 project, or activity from the amount appropriated for

20 that program, project, or activity in that bill as re21 ported initially in the House of Representatives;

22 then, upon the passage of that bill by both Houses of Con23 gress, the suballocations for that fiscal year made by each

24 Committee on Appropriations under subsection (b)(1) to

25 the subcommittee with jurisdiction over that measure shall
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1 be reduced by the sum of the lesser amount of reductions

2 made for each such program, project, or activity by the

3 House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may

4 be, and that committee shall report to its House—

5 ‘‘(i) an adjusted suballocation for that sub6 committee with the appropriate reductions in levels

7 of total new budget outlays and total new budget au8 thority; and

9 ‘‘(ii) an adjusted allocation for the committee

10 that is reduced by the reductions in new budget out11 lays and new budget authority made under clause

12 (i).

13 ‘‘(3) FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

14 COMMITTEES ALLOCATIONS AND SUBALLOCATIONS.—

15 Upon the enactment of any rescission bill, the

16 suballocations for that fiscal year made by each Commit17 tee on Appropriations under subsection (b)(1) to any sub18 committee with jurisdiction over that bill shall be reduced

19 by the sum of the rescissions contained in that bill over

20 which it has jurisdiction, and that committee shall report

21 to its House—

22 ‘‘(A) an adjusted suballocation for that sub23 committee with the appropriate reductions in levels

24 of total new budget outlays and total new budget au25 thority; and
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1 ‘‘(B) an adjusted allocation for the committee

2 that is reduced by the reductions in new budget out3 lays and new budget authority made under subpara4 graph (A).’’.

5 SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES

6 SECTION 602 ALLOCATIONS AND

7 SUBALLOCATIONS.

8 Section 602 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 sections:

11 ‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMIT12 TEES ALLOCATIONS AND SUBALLOCATIONS.—If—

13 ‘‘(1) a general appropriation bill as reported by

14 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of

15 Representatives is amended and that bill as passed

16 by that House reduces the amount appropriated for

17 any program, project, or activity from the amount

18 appropriated for that program, project, or activity in

19 that bill as so reported; and

20 ‘‘(2) that bill as passed by the Senate reduces

21 the amount appropriated for the same program,

22 project, or activity from the amount appropriated for

23 that program, project, or activity in that bill as re24 ported initially in the House of Representatives;
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1 then, upon the passage of that bill by both Houses of Con2 gress, the suballocations for that fiscal year made by each

3 Committee on Appropriations under subsection (b)(1) to

4 the subcommittee with jurisdiction over that measure shall

5 be reduced by the sum of the lesser amount of reductions

6 made for each such program, project, or activity by the

7 House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may

8 be, and that committee shall report to its House—

9 ‘‘(A) an adjusted suballocation for that sub10 committee with the appropriate reductions in levels

11 of total new budget outlays and total new budget au12 thority; and

13 ‘‘(B) an adjusted allocation for the committee

14 that is reduced by the reductions in new budget out15 lays and new budget authority made under subpara16 graph (A).

17 ‘‘(g) FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

18 COMMITTEES ALLOCATIONS AND SUBALLOCATIONS.—

19 Upon the passage of any rescission bill by both Houses

20 of Congress, the suballocations for that fiscal year made

21 by each Committee on Appropriations under subsection

22 (b)(1) to any subcommittee with jurisdiction over that bill

23 shall be reduced by the sum of the rescissions contained

24 in that bill over which it has jurisdiction, and that commit25 tee shall report to its House—
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1 ‘‘(1) an adjusted suballocation for that sub2 committee with the appropriate reductions in levels

3 of total new budget outlays and total new budget au4 thority; and

5 ‘‘(2) an adjusted allocation for the committee

6 that is reduced by the reductions in new budget out7 lays and new budget authority made under para8 graph (1).’’.

9 SEC. 3. CBO TRACKING.

10 Section 202 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

11 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section:

13 ‘‘(i) SCOREKEEPING ASSISTANCE.—To facilitate

14 compliance by the Committees on Appropriations with sec15 tions 302(e)(2) and 602(f), the Office shall score all gen16 eral appropriation measures as passed the House of Rep17 resentatives and as passed the Senate and have such

18 scorecard published in the Congressional Record.’’.

19 SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIM20 ITS.

21 Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act

22 of 1974 is amended by inserting before the period at the

23 end the following: ‘‘and by the amounts of any adjust24 ments pursuant to section 602(f)(2)(B) and section

25 602(g)(2)’’.
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