IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 275 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the funds made 
available for the cost of the President’s trip to Africa instead be used 
to compensate those who have been placed on an administrative furlough 
as a result of sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2013 
Mr. FORBES submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the funds made available for the cost of the President’s 
trip to Africa instead be used to compensate those who 
have been placed on an administrative furlough as a 
result of sequestration. 
Whereas, as a result of administrative furloughs, civil serv-
ants across the country have had their regular salaries 
reduced; 
Whereas the President and the First Lady are scheduled to 
travel to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania from June 
26 through July 3, 2013; 
Whereas, when White House personnel are on official travel, 
certain personal expenses, including per diem (food and 
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lodging), car rentals, and other incidentals, are paid by 
the Government; these expenses are paid by the State 
Department for foreign travel; 
Whereas most of the costs involve operational costs of the air-
craft, and include fuel, maintenance, engineering support, 
and per diem expenses for the crew; 
Whereas, in 2012, the United States Air Force indicated that 
the cost per hour for the President’s Boeing 747 (which 
is designated ‘‘VC–25’’ by the Air Force) is $179,750; 
Whereas President Obama’s trip to Africa is estimated to 
cost $60,000,000 to $100,000,000; 
Whereas, in September of 1999, the Government Account-
ability Office estimated that the estimated incremental 
costs of President Clinton’s trips to Africa was at least 
$42,800,000; 
Whereas the President signed the Budget Control Act (Public 
Law 112–25), which called for sequestration, on August 
2, 2011; 
Whereas sequestration took effect on March 1, 2013, and will 
cut $984,000,000,000 over the nine-year period of 2013 
through 2021; 
Whereas, in 2013, there will be $85,000,000,000 in discre-
tionary spending cuts, which will equal between 5 percent 
and 13 percent of each agency’s budget, depending on 
the Federal agency; and 
Whereas, in order to compensate for these budgetary cuts, 
some Federal agencies have instituted administrative fur-
loughs designed to absorb reduced funding: Now, there-
fore, be it 
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Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the funds made available for the cost of 
the President’s trip to Africa instead be used to com-
pensate those who have been placed on an administrative 
furlough as a result of sequestration. 
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