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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1457 

To provide that certain establishments of the Federal Government shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations budget plans that reflect a 

5 percent reduction from the amount proposed for such an establishment 

in the President’s budget submission, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2013 

Mr. FARENTHOLD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To provide that certain establishments of the Federal Government shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations budget plans that reflect a 5 percent reduction 

from the amount proposed for such an establishment 

in the President’s budget submission, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Instruction for 

5 a Vibrant Economy Act’’ or the ‘‘FIVE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REDUCED OPERATING BUDGETS. 

2 (a) SUBMISSION.—For fiscal year 2013, not later 

3 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

4 for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal year, not 

5 later than 30 days after the date on which the President 

6 submits to Congress the budget of the United States Gov7 ernment under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

8 Code, each establishment of the Federal Government list9 ed under subsection (b) shall submit to the Committees 

10 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Senate an operating budget (for the fiscal year covered 

12 by the President’s most recent budget submission) that 

13 reflects a 5 percent reduction from the amount requested 

14 for such establishment in such submission. 

15 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN16 MENT.—The establishments of the Federal Government to 

17 which this section applies are as follows: 

18 (1) The Department of Agriculture. 

19 (2) The Department of Commerce. 

20 (3) The Department of Defense. 

21 (4) The Department of Education. 

22 (5) The Department of Energy. 

23 (6) The Department of Health and Human 

24 Services. 

25 (7) The Department of Homeland Security. 


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1 (8) The Department of Housing and Urban De2 velopment. 

3 (9) The Department of the Interior. 

4 (10) The Department of Justice. 

5 (11) The Department of Labor. 

6 (12) The Department of State and United 

7 States Agency for International Development. 

8 (13) The Department of Transportation. 

9 (14) The Department of the Treasury. 

10 (15) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 

11 (16) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad12 ministration. 

13 (17) The National Science Foundation. 

14 (18) Administrative Office of the United States 

15 Courts. 

16 (19) Each agency funded under the heading 

17 ‘‘Executive Office of the President and Funds Ap18 propriated to the President’’ in regular appropria19 tions Acts. 

20 (20) The Federal Communications Commission. 

21 (21) The General Services Administration. 

22 (22) The Office of Personnel Management. 

23 (23) The National Archives and Records Ad24 ministration. 

25 (24) The Securities and Exchange Commission. 


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1 (25) The Small Business Administration. 

2 (26) The Environmental Protection Agency. 

3 (27) The Indian Health Service. 

4 (28) The Smithsonian Institution. 

5 (29) The Social Security Administration. 

6 (30) The Corporation for National and Commu7 nity Service. 

8 (31) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 

9 (32) The Food and Drug Administration. 

10 (33) The Commodity Futures Trading Commis11 sion. 

12 (34) The Central Intelligence Agency. 

13 (35) The National Security Agency. 

14 (36) The National Reconnaissance Office. 

15 (37) The Defense Intelligence Agency. 

16 (38) The National Geospatial Intelligence Agen17 cy. 

18 (39) The Office of the Director of National In19 telligence. 

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