A bill to authorize the President, on a limited basis, to impound funds made available for the fiscal year 1984 or 1985 when economic conditions necessitate reductions in the Federal deficit.
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Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Permits the President, in the light of economic conditions and all other relevant factors, to permanently reserve from obligation and expenditure any budget authority which is otherwise available for FY 1984 or 1985 to the extent necessary or appropriate to reduce the Federal deficit.
Sets forth limitations on such reservations by the President.
Requires that at least 25 percent of the total amount of the reservations made by the President for either of the two fiscal years involved be made from appropriations and other obligational authority available for national defense.
Provides that no such reservation shall have the objective, or the effect, of eliminating any program or combination of programs which has been specifically authorized by law.
Declares that the authority conferred upon the President by this Act shall be in addition to and separate from any impoundment authority granted by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 or any other law and shall not be subject to any restrictions or limitations other than those imposed by this Act.
Requires the President, whenever he reserves any budget authority under this Act, to transmit to Congress a special message specifying certain information.
Sets forth the procedure for congressional veto of any or all of such reservations by passage of a joint resolution of disapproval by both Houses of Congress within 60 days after notification.
Requires the Comptroller General to review each such reservation and inform the House and the Senate whether or not it was made in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
Declares that in the administration of any program for which reservation has been made and the distribution of funds is to be determined by a formula, the amount available for expenditure after such reservation shall be substituted for the amount appropriated or otherwise made available in the application of the formula.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5000: A bill to authorize the President, on a limited basis, to impound funds made available for the fiscal year 1984 or 1985 when economic conditions necessitate reductions in the Federal deficit.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5000/
"H.R. 5000: A bill to authorize the President, on a limited basis, to impound funds made available for the fiscal year 1984 or 1985 when economic conditions necessitate reductions in the Federal deficit.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5000/.
H.R. 5000, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5000/.
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