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H.R. 5645 101st Congress House

Expired Funds Control Act of 1990

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform procedures for closing appropriation accounts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 1990 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsAuditingCongressional oversightCongressional reporting requirementsExecutive impoundment of appropriated funds
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 1990
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Oct 23, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 23, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 23, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 23, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 23, 1990
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Oct 23, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 23, 1990
Mr. Horton demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Oct 23, 1990
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 18, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Operations. H. Rept. 101-898, Part I.
Sep 26, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 1990
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 25, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 25, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Sep 20, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Sep 18, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 18, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Sep 18, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 23, 1990

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expired Funds Control Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to replace current provisions governing the closing of appropriation accounts.

Declares that on September 30th of the fifth fiscal year after the period of availability of an appropriation account available for obligation for a definite period ends, the account is closed and any remaining balance is rescinded and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure for any purpose. Provides that collections authorized to be credited to an appropriation, but not received before closing of an account, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

Provides that after the end of the period of availability of an appropriation account available for a definite period and prior to its closing, the account shall remain available for recording, adjusting, and liquidating obligations chargeable to such account.

Provides that after closing of an account, obligations and adjustments to obligations that would have been chargeable to it may be charged to current appropriations of the agency available for the same purpose. Limits such charges to one percent of the total appropriations for that current account.

Declares that any audit, control, or reporting requirements shall remain applicable to an account after the end of the period of its availability.

Prohibits any obligation of funds in an appropriation account where the availability period has ended that exceeds $4,000,000 or would cause a total program amount to exceed $25,000,000, until 15 days after the agency head has notified appropriate congressional committees, including the Appropriations Committees, of the intent to obligate such funds, together with the legal basis of and necessity for the obligation.

Requires the closing of an appropriation account available for an indefinite period: (1) when the head of the agency concerned decides that the purposes of the appropriation have been carried out; and (2) when no disbursement is made against such appropriation for two consecutive fiscal years.

Requires the Secretary of each executive department whose merged account balances exceed $5,000,000,000 to provide for an audit of each such account of the department (known as an "M" account) and to report to the Congress on such audit. Requires the Comptroller General to review each such audit and report to the Congress with findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

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