,i #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hei ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 ,jordan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,spei]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,appropriations1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to resc9d c]ta9 excess conf]5ce co/s f any ag5cy t ov]sp5ds on conf]5ces1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,taxpay]s' ,conf]5ce ,ov]sp5d+ ,prev5tion ,act or ! ,taxpay]s' ,,cop ,act4 #b4 ,report & rescission ( excess conf]5ce co/s 7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #ca ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ea* executive ag5cy %all submit to ! ,congress a report li/+ ! am\nt ( funds t su* ag5cy obligat$ = conf]5ces 9 ! previ\s fiscal ye>4 ,! funds describ$ 9 ! report %all include pre-plann+1 travel1 & subsi/5ce co/s4 7b7 ,rescission ,on ! date t is #cj days aft] ! date a report is submitt$ by an executive ag5cy "u subsection 7a71 f ! unobligat$ funds made available to su* ag5cy 9 ! curr5t fiscal ye> = conf]5ces 7includ+ pre-plann+1 travel1 & subsi/5ce co/s71 !re is resc9d$ ! total am\nt by :i* ! total co/s = any conf]5ce describ$ 9 su* report exce$s #c1jjj p] ag5cy employee att5d+ su* conf]5ce1 or ! total am\nt by :i* ! co/s = any conf]5ce describ$ 9 su* report exce$s #fjj p] day p] ag5cy employee att5d+ su* conf]5ce1 :i*ev] is high]4 7c7 ,exception = critical =eign travel 7#a7 ,c]tification ,! rescission requir$ "u subsection 7b7 %all n apply to am\nts describ$ 9 a report t are great] ?an ! limits provid$ 9 su* subsection if-- 7,a7 ! head ( ! applicable executive ag5cy c]tifies 9 writ+ to ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget t ! am\nts 7 = =eign travel & t su* travel 0 critical to ! ag5cy's mission2 & 7,b7 ! ,director det]m9es t su* c]tification is valid4 7#b7 ,report ,any det]m9ation by ! ,director "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be includ$ 9 ! report submitt$ "u subsection 7a74 7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget2 7#b7 ! t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 & 7#c7 ! t]m conf]5ce means a meet+1 retreat1 sem9>1 symposium1 or ev5t t-- 7,a7 is held = consultation1 education1 discussion1 or tra9+2 & 7,b7 is n held entirely at a ,gov]nm5t facility4