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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 377 

To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homelandsecurity discretionary spending for fiscal year 2009. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. 

BURTON of Indiana, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. BARRETT of South 

Carolina, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GOHMERT, 

Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. FLAKE, Ms. FOXX, 

Mr. AKIN, Mr. PITTS, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BROUN of 

Georgia, Mr. HERGER, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. 

GARRETT of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for 

fiscal year 2009. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DE4 FENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY DISCRE5 TIONARY SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009. 

6 (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is 

7 hereby rescinded an amount equal to 2 percent of— 


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1 (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 

2 limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2009 for any non3 defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account 

4 in any fiscal year 2009 appropriation Act; 

5 (2) the budget authority provided in any ad6 vance appropriation for fiscal year 2009 for any 

7 non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary ac8 count in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 

9 (3) the contract authority provided in fiscal 

10 year 2009 for any program that is subject to a limi11 tation contained in any fiscal year 2009 appropria12 tion Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security 

13 discretionary account. 

14 (b) NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY DIS15 CRETIONARY ACCOUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), 

16 the term ‘‘non-defense, non-homeland security discre17 tionary account’’ means any discretionary account, other 

18 than— 

19 (1) any account included in a Department of 

20 Defense Appropriations Act; 

21 (2) any account included in a Department of 

22 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 

23 (3) any account of the Department of Defense 

24 included in a Military Construction and Veterans Af25 fairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; or 


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1 (4) any account for Department of Energy de2 fense activities included in an Energy and Water 

3 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

4 Act. 

5 (c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 

6 made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— 

7 (1) to each discretionary account and each item 

8 of budget authority described in such subsection; 

9 and 

10 (2) within each such account and item, to each 

11 program, project, and activity (with programs, 

12 projects, and activities as delineated in the appro13 priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel14 evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 

15 for accounts and items not included in appropriation 

16 Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 

17 President’s budget). 

18 (d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 

19 case of any fiscal year 2009 appropriation Act enacted 

20 after the enactment of this section, any rescission required 

21 by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the 

22 enactment of such Act. 

23 (e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the enact24 ment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enact25 ment of any fiscal year 2009 appropriation Act), the DiVerDate Nov 24 2008 02:55 Jan 12, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H377.IH H377

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1 rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub2 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the 

4 account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to 

5 subsection (a). 

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