Budget Fraud Elimination Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-180
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2003-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Armed Forces and National Security
Auditing
Authorization
Biennial budgets
Budget deficits
Budget reconciliation
Budget resolutions
Budget surpluses
Capital investments
Central Intelligence Agency
Civil service retirement
Coast guard
Congress
Congressional Record
Congressional budget
Congressional committees
Congressional investigations
Congressional pensions
Congressional reporting requirements
Debt limit
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Economic forecasting
Emergency Management
Executive impoundment of appropriated funds
Expedited congressional procedure
Federal budget process
Federal budgets
Federal employees
Foreign service
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Government spending reductions
Government trust funds
Health
House rules and procedure
Intelligence officers
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Legislation
Legislative amendments
Legislative resolutions
Military pensions
Off-budget expenditures
Officer personnel
Planning-programming-budgeting
Presidential messages
Public health personnel
Rescission of appropriated funds
Retired military personnel
Retiree health benefits
Senate rules and procedure
Strategic planning
Tax expenditures
Taxation
Veterans' medical care
Waste in government spending

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Budget Fraud Elimination Act of 2003 - Redefines the public debt to exclude intragovernment obligations and reduces the public debt ceiling.
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish biennial budgeting. Makes conforming amendments, including requirements for government strategic and performance plans. Creates a special transition period for the 109th Congress.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to state that certain emergency legislation shall not be extended in the baseline. Establishes emergency criteria.
Spending Accountability Reserve Act of 2003 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a spending accountability reserve ledger to credit any reductions in new budget authority in an appropriation bill. Adjusts the respective appropriation allocation and discretionary spending limits downward accordingly.
Enhanced Rescissions Act of 2003 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose at any time the rescission of any budget authority he identifies as wasteful spending.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend the budget enforcement mechanisms of discretionary spending limits (caps) and pay-as-you-go (Paygo).
Provides for treatment of extraneous appropriations in omnibus appropriation measures.
Amends the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to provide for accrual funding of pensions and retirement pay for Federal employees and Uniformed Services Personnel. Provides accrual funding of retirement benefits for Federal employees covered by the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Retirement System, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Retirement System, and the Coast Guard Military Retirement Fund.
Provides for the accrual funding of post-retirement health benefits costs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-22
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 10, 2004.
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 22, 2004.
action_date: 2004-10-01
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 19, 2004.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 1, 2004.
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 23, 2004.
action_date: 2004-01-31
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than June 1, 2004.
action_date: 2003-11-21
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 31, 2004.
action_date: 2003-11-07
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 21, 2003.
action_date: 2003-10-31
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 7, 2003.
action_date: 2003-10-03
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 31, 2003.
action_date: 2003-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: House Committee on Rules Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 3, 2003.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Committee on Government Reform discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Committee on Government Reform discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Committee on The Budget discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Committee on The Budget discharged.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: House Committee on Government Reform Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 25, 2003.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 25, 2003.
action_date: 2003-06-02
text: House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 25, 2003.
action_date: 2003-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Introduced in House