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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3985
To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-
security 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-de-
fense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for 
fiscal year 2005.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DE-
FENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY DISCRE-
TIONARY SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005. 
(a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD
RESCISSIONS.—There is 
hereby rescinded an amount equal to 2 percent of—
(1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 
limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2005 for any non-
defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account 
in any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act; 
(2) the budget authority provided in any ad-
vance appropriation for fiscal year 2005 for any 
non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary ac-
count in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 
(3) the contract authority provided in fiscal 
year 2005 for any program that is subject to a limi-
tation contained in any fiscal year 2005 appropria-
tion Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security 
discretionary account. 
(b) NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY DIS-
CRETIONARY ACCOUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), 
the term ‘‘non-defense, non-homeland security discre-
tionary account’’ means any discretionary account, other 
than—
(1) any account included in a Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act; 
(2) any account included in a Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 
(3) any account included in a Military Con-
struction Appropriations Act; or 
(4) any account for Department of Energy de-
fense activities included in an Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Act.
(c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 
made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately—
(1) to each discretionary account and each item 
of budget authority described in such subsection; 
and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each 
program, project, and activity (with programs, 
projects, and activities as delineated in the appro-
priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel-
evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 
for accounts and items not included in appropriation 
Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 
President’s budget). 
(d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 
case of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act enacted 
after the enactment of this section, any rescission required 
by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the 
enactment of such Act. 
(e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the enact-
ment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enact-
ment of any fiscal year 2005 appropriation Act), the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the
account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to 
subsection (a).
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