HR 389
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 389
To prevent funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 from being used for physical signage indicating that a project is
funded by such Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 20, 2011
Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BURTON of Indiana,
Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, 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
A BILL
To prevent funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 from being used for physical signage indicating that a project is
funded by such Act, 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 `End the Stimulus Advertisement Act'.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115 et
seq.) may be used for physical signage indicating that a project is funded
by such Act.
SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.
(a) In General- Under appropriations Acts providing funds for each of fiscal
years 2012 and 2013, the total amount available for obligation for administrative
expenses of an affected agency shall be the amount that would otherwise be
available, reduced by 50 percent of the amount reported to have been expended
under subsection (b).
(b) Determination of Amount- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the head of each affected agency shall submit to the Office of
Management and Budget a report containing a determination of the amount of
funds expended before the date of enactment of this Act, if any, by the agency,
or any grantee or other recipient of assistance from the agency, for physical
signage indicating that a project was funded by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115 et seq.).
(c) Allocation- The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
determine the allocation of the reduction required under subsection (a) among
the accounts, and programs, projects, and activities within the accounts,
of each affected agency.
(d) Report- In each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report containing information
regarding the allocations of reductions determined under subsection (c).
(e) Use of Funds- The head of each affected agency shall deposit each amount
of reduction determined under subsection (c) in the general fund of the Treasury
for purposes of deficit reduction.
(f) Affected Agency Defined- For the purposes of this section, an affected
agency is an executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code, that received funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115 et seq.).
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