To grant the Secretary of Defense the authority to transfer funding under a continuing resolution, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 25, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees a detailed outline of, and accounting under the discretionary spending limit for: (1) the efficiencies relating to Department of Defense (DOD) contracting for goods and services, and (2) the DOD budget initiate.
Authorizes the Secretary to transfer amounts made available by a continuing resolution among DOD accounts. Prohibits the amount transferred to any account from exceeding that authorized for such account by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.
Makes such transfer authority inapplicable in the event a regular appropriations Act for DOD is enacted for FY2013.
Requires 15 days' advance notification to such committees prior to any such transfer.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2013 to Mar 12, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 4, 2013 | |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Mar 4, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Mar 12, 2013 |
Actions 2
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- Feb 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2013Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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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- Feb 25, 2013Introduced in House
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