109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4890
AN ACT 
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Con-
trol Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consider-
ation of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Line Item 
Veto Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title X of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
621 et seq.) is amended by striking all of part B (except 
for sections 1016 and 1013, which are redesignated as sec-
tions 1019 and 1020, respectively) and part C and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘PART B—LEGISLATIVE LINE-ITEM VETO 
‘‘LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 1011. (a) PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS.—With-
in 45 calendar days after the enactment of any bill or joint 
resolution providing any discretionary budget authority, 
item of direct spending, or targeted tax benefit, the Presi-
dent may propose, in the manner provided in subsection 
(b), the cancellation of any dollar amount of such discre-
tionary budget authority, item of direct spending, or tar-
geted tax benefit. If the 45 calendar-day period expires 
during a period where either House of Congress stands 
adjourned sine die at the end of a Congress or for a period 
greater than 45 calendar days, the President may propose 
a cancellation under this section and transmit a special 
message under subsection (b) on the first calendar day 
of session following such a period of adjournment.
‘‘(b) TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.—
‘‘(1) SPECIAL MESSAGE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
transmit to the Congress a special message pro-
posing to cancel any dollar amounts of discre-
tionary budget authority, items of direct spend-
ing, or targeted tax benefits. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.—
Each special message shall specify, with respect 
to the discretionary budget authority, items of 
direct spending proposed, or targeted tax bene-
fits to be canceled—
‘‘(i) the dollar amount of discretionary 
budget authority, the specific item of direct 
spending (that OMB, after consultation 
with CBO, estimates to increase budget 
authority or outlays as required by section 
1017(9)), or the targeted tax benefit that 
the President proposes be canceled; 
‘‘(ii) any account, department, or es-
tablishment of the Government to which 
such discretionary budget authority is 
available for obligation, and the specific 
project or governmental functions involved;
‘‘(iii) the reasons why such discre-
tionary budget authority, item of direct 
spending, or targeted tax benefit should be 
canceled; 
‘‘(iv) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and 
budgetary effect (including the effect on 
outlays and receipts in each fiscal year) of 
the proposed cancellation; 
‘‘(v) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, all facts, circumstances, and con-
siderations relating to or bearing upon the 
proposed cancellation and the decision to 
effect the proposed cancellation, and the 
estimated effect of the proposed cancella-
tion upon the objects, purposes, or pro-
grams for which the discretionary budget 
authority, item of direct spending, or the 
targeted tax benefit is provided; 
‘‘(vi) a numbered list of cancellations 
to be included in an approval bill that, if 
enacted, would cancel discretionary budget 
authority, items of direct spending, or tar-
geted tax benefits proposed in that special 
message; and
‘‘(vii) if the special message is trans-
mitted subsequent to or at the same time 
as another special message, a detailed ex-
planation why the proposed cancellations 
are not substantially similar to any other 
proposed cancellation in such other mes-
sage. 
‘‘(C) DUPLICATIVE
PROPOSALS
PROHIB-
ITED.—The President may not propose to can-
cel the same or substantially similar discre-
tionary budget authority, item of direct spend-
ing, or targeted tax benefit more than one time 
under this Act. 
‘‘(D) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIAL MES-
SAGES.—The President may not transmit to the 
Congress more than 5 special messages under 
this subsection related to any bill or joint reso-
lution described in subsection (a), but may 
transmit not more than 10 special messages for 
any omnibus budget reconciliation or appropria-
tion measure. 
‘‘(2) ENACTMENT OF APPROVAL BILL.—
‘‘(A) DEFICIT
REDUCTION.—Amounts of 
budget authority, items of direct spending, or 
targeted tax benefits which are canceled pursu-