None of Our Funds in the Interest or for the Exercise or Leisure of Detainees Act or NO FIELD Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense (DOD) should not use taxpayer funds to provide recreational facilities for individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Reduces the discretionary spending limit by $750,000 for the security category for FY2013 under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Requires any savings resulting from such reduction to be retained in the Treasury for deficit reduction purposes.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4188 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4188
To reduce the discretionary spending limit for the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 2013 by an amount equal to the amount obligated
by the Department in fiscal year 2012 to provide recreational
facilities to Guantanamo detainees.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 8, 2012
Mr. Ross of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Adams, and Mr. Ribble)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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
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A BILL
To reduce the discretionary spending limit for the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 2013 by an amount equal to the amount obligated
by the Department in fiscal year 2012 to provide recreational
facilities to Guantanamo detainees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``None of Our Funds in the Interest or
for the Exercise or Leisure of Detainees Act'' or the ``NO FIELD Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF FUNDS FOR RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEES.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense
should not use taxpayer funds to provide recreational facilities for
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF DOD DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2013.
The discretionary spending limit for the security category for
fiscal year 2013 in section 251(c)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as revised pursuant to section
251A(2) of such Act) is reduced by $750,000.
SEC. 4. USE OF SAVINGS FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.
Any savings to the Federal Government resulting from section 3
shall be retained in the Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
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