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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3985

To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homelandsecurity discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2004

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HERGER, and Mr. 

HOSTETTLER) 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 2005.

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 2005. 

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

7 hereby rescinded an amount equal to 2 percent of—

8 (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 

9 limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2005 for any non-
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1 defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account 

2 in any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act; 

3 (2) the budget authority provided in any ad4 vance appropriation for fiscal year 2005 for any 

5 non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary ac6 count in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 

7 (3) the contract authority provided in fiscal 

8 year 2005 for any program that is subject to a limi9 tation contained in any fiscal year 2005 appropria10 tion Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security 

11 discretionary account. 

12 (b) NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY DIS13 CRETIONARY ACCOUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), 

14 the term ‘‘non-defense, non-homeland security discre15 tionary account’’ means any discretionary account, other 

16 than—

17 (1) any account included in a Department of 

18 Defense Appropriations Act; 

19 (2) any account included in a Department of 

20 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 

21 (3) any account included in a Military Con22 struction Appropriations Act; or 

23 (4) any account for Department of Energy de24 fense activities included in an Energy and Water 

25 Development Appropriations Act. 
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1 (c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 

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

3 (1) to each discretionary account and each item 

4 of budget authority described in such subsection; 

5 and 

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

7 program, project, and activity (with programs, 

8 projects, and activities as delineated in the appro9 priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel10 evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 

11 for accounts and items not included in appropriation 

12 Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 

13 President’s budget). 

14 (d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 

15 case of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act enacted 

16 after the enactment of this section, any rescission required 

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

18 enactment of such Act. 

19 (e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the enact20 ment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enact21 ment of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act), the Di22 rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub23 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the 
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1 account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to 

2 subsection (a).

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