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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5542 

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homelandsecurity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the 

fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2010 

Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs 

discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2010 

and 2011. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DE2 FENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY, AND 

3 NON-VETERANS-AFFAIRS DISCRETIONARY 

4 SPENDING FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2010 

5 AND 2011. 

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

7 hereby rescinded an amount equal to 5 percent of— 

8 (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 

9 limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal years 2010 

10 and 2011 for any non-defense, non-homeland-secu11 rity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account 

12 in any fiscal year 2010 or 2011 appropriation Act; 

13 (2) the budget authority provided in any ad14 vance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2010 

15 and 2011 for any non-defense, non-homeland-secu16 rity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account 

17 in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 

18 (3) the contract authority provided in each of 

19 the fiscal years 2010 and 2011 for any program that 

20 is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 

21 2010 or 2011 appropriation Act for any non-de22 fense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-af23 fairs discretionary account. 

24 (b) NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY, 

25 AND NON-VETERANS-AFFAIRS DISCRETIONARY AC26 COUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘nonVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:26 Jun 17, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5542.IH H5542

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1 defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs 

2 discretionary account’’ means any discretionary account, 

3 other than— 

4 (1) any account included in a Department of 

5 Defense Appropriations Act; 

6 (2) any account included in a Department of 

7 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 

8 (3) any account of the Department of Defense 

9 or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a 

10 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Re11 lated Agencies Appropriations Act; or 

12 (4) any account for Department of Energy de13 fense activities included in an Energy and Water 

14 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

15 Act. 

16 (c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 

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

18 (1) to each discretionary account and each item 

19 of budget authority described in such subsection; 

20 and 

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

22 program, project, and activity (with programs, 

23 projects, and activities as delineated in the appro24 priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel25 evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 


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1 for accounts and items not included in appropriation 

2 Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 

3 President’s budget). 

4 (d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 

5 case of any fiscal year 2010 or 2011 appropriation Act 

6 enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any 

7 rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect im8 mediately after the enactment of such Act. 

9 (e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after 

11 the enactment of any fiscal year 2010 or 2011 appropria12 tion Act), the Director of the Office of Management and 

13 Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 

15 specifying the account and amount of each rescission made 

16 pursuant to subsection (a). 

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