To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the authority of the President and heads of agencies to prevent the closing of appropriation accounts available for indefinite periods.

Amends Federal law to repeal the authority of the President and agency heads to close an appropriation account which is available for obligation for an indefinite period if the President or agency head concerned determines that the purposes for which the appropriation was made have been carried out. (Retains the authority to close such an account if no disbursement has been made against it for two consecutive fiscal years.)

 
HR 4837 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 4837
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the authority of the
President and heads of agencies to prevent the closing of appropriation
accounts available for indefinite periods.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 1992
Mr. IRELAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Operations
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the authority of the
President and heads of agencies to prevent the closing of appropriation
accounts available for indefinite periods.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1555 of title 31,
  United States Code, relating to closing of appropriation accounts available
  for indefinite periods, is amended by striking `for any purpose, if--'
  and all that follows through `(2) no disbursement' and inserting `for any
  purpose, if no disbursement'.