H.R. 3662 (112th): Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011

Introduced:
Dec 14, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon [R-CA25]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 593 on Feb 08, 2013. See H.R. 593 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 14, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 14, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 14, 2011
Cosponsors
74 cosponsors (74R) (show)
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

House Budget

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Full Title

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees.

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Last updated Dec 14, 2011.
8 pages

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12/14/2011--Introduced.
Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency.
Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until the OMB Director makes a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level as determined by OMB. Allows a waiver of such workforce limitation by the President for national security reasons or in the case of an extraordinary emergency.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to offset mandatory sequestration in security and nonsecurity categories in FY2013 with revenues resulting from reductions in the federal workforce under this Act.

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