Discretionary Spending Reduction Act

Discretionary Spending Reduction Act - Makes 1% across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for FY2013-FY2014.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1013 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1013

    To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in discretionary 
    spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2013

  Mr. Messer (for himself and Mr. Mulvaney) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in discretionary 
    spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Discretionary Spending Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING FOR EACH 
              OF FISCAL YEARS 2013 AND 2014.

    (a) Across-the-Board Rescissions.--There is rescinded an amount 
equal to 1 percent of--
            (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation 
        imposed) in each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for 
        discretionary accounts in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 
        appropriation Act;
            (2) the budget authority provided in any advance 
        appropriation for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for 
        discretionary accounts in any prior fiscal year appropriation 
        Act; and
            (3) the contract authority provided in each of fiscal years 
        2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation 
        contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for 
        discretionary accounts.
    (b) Application.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget may apply the rescissions required under subsection (a) to any 
discretionary account in the applicable appropriation Acts in order to 
achieve the required reductions.
    (c) Subsequent Appropriation Laws.--In the case of any fiscal year 
2013 or 2014 appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of 
this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take 
effect immediately after the enactment of such Act.
    (d) OMB Report.--Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
section (or, if later, 30 days after the date of enactment of any 
fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to 
subsection (a).
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