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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3716
To limit amounts expended by certain government entities for overhead
expenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 22, 1993
Mr. ZIMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Operations
A BILL
To limit amounts expended by certain government entities
for overhead expenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS EXPENDED BY CER-
TAIN GOVERNMENT ENTITIES FOR OVER-
HEAD EXPENSES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
‘‘covered government entity’’ means an entity of
the executive or judicial branch of Government.
‘‘overhead expenses’’ means the items specified
in the following object classifications set forth in
Circular No. A–11, Office of Management and
Budget, July 1990:
(1) Contractual services and supplies (ob-
ject class 20):
(A) Travel and transportation of per-
sons (object class 21.0).
(B) Transportation of things (object
class 22.0).
(C) Rental payments to GSA (object
class 23.1).
(D) Rental payments to others (object
class 23.2).
(E) Communications, utilities, and
miscellaneous charges (object class 23.3).
(F) Printing and reproduction (object
class 24.0).
(G) Other services (object class 25.0).
(H) Supplies and materials (object
class 26.0).
(2) Acquisition of capital assets (object
class 30.0):
(A) Equipment (object class 31.0), ex-
cluding funds for foreign assistance.
(B) Land and structures (object class
32.0).
(C) Investments and loans (object
class 33.0), excluding funds for foreign as-
sistance.
(b) RULE FOR FIRST 2 FISCAL YEARS.—Notwith-
standing any other law, for each of fiscal years 1994 and
1995, a covered government entity may not obligate or
expend for overhead expenses more than amounts obli-
gated and expended by that entity for such expenses for
fiscal year 1992 or the fiscal year in which the date of
enactment of this Act occurs, whichever is lower.
(c) RULE FOR 3 SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Not-
withstanding any other law, for each of fiscal years 1996,
1997, and 1998, a covered government entity may not ob-
ligate or expend for overhead expenses more than amounts
obligated and expended by that entity for such expenses
for the previous fiscal year increased by the projected per-
centage rate of inflation for that fiscal year as determined
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(d) APPLICATION OF RULES.—The rules stated in
subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to the Department
of Defense or the United States Postal Service.
(e) ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY CAPS.—The
discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 1994 through
1998 shall be reduced for purposes of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as a result of the sav-
ings achieved in this Act) as follows:
(1) For fiscal year 1994: $3,000,000,000, in
budget authority and $2,300,000,000 in outlays.
(2) For fiscal year 1995: $6,100,000,000, in
budget authority and $5,300,000,000 in outlays.
(3) For fiscal year 1996: $6,200,000,000, in
budget authority and $6,200,000,000 in outlays.
(4) For fiscal year 1997: $6,400,000,000, in
budget authority and $6,300,000,000 in outlays.
(5) For fiscal year 1998: $6,500,000,000, in
budget authority and $6,500,000,000 in outlays.
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