,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,merkley introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure  
the prudent obligation of budget        
authority1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,pocket rescissions and apportionment   
7a7 ,in general ,part ,b of the         
,impoundment ,control ,act of #aigd 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhb et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #ajah4
 ,prudent obligation of budget authority
 and specific requirements for expiring 
budget authority  7a7 ,special message  
requirement ,with respect to budget     
authority proposed to be rescinded or   
that is set to be reserved or proposed  
to be deferred in a special message     
transmitted under section #ajab or      
#ajac1 such budget authority-- 7#a7     
shall be made available for obligation  
in sufficient time to be prudently      

obligated as required under section     
#ajab7;b7 or #ajac2 and  7#b7 may not be
 deferred or otherwise withheld from    
obligation during the #ij-;day period   
before the expiration of the period of  
availability of such budget authority1  
including1 if applicable1 the #ij-;day  
period before the expiration of an      
initial period of availability for which
 such budget authority was provided4    
7b7 ,administrative requirement ,with   
respect to an apportionment of any      
appropriations 7as that term is defined 
in section #aeaa of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code7 made pursuant to section 
#aeab of such title1 the appropriations 
shall be apportioned-- 7#a7 to make     
available all amounts for obligation in 
sufficient time to be prudently         
obligated2 and  7#b7 to make available  
all amounts for obligation1 without     
precondition 7including footnotes7 that 
shall be met prior to obligation1 not   
later than #ij days before the          
expiration of the period of availability

 of such appropriations1 including1 if  
applicable1 #ij days before the         
expiration of an initial period of      
availability for which such             
appropriations were provided4  4  7b7   
,september #be1 #bjbf1 rescission       
proposal ,the special message dated     
,september #be1 #bjbf1 submitted in     
accordance with section #ajab7;a7 of the
 ,impoundment ,control ,act of #aigd 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fhc7;a771 relating to       
certain proposed rescissions1 shall have
 no force or effect4  7c7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment
 ,control ,act of #aigd set forth in    
section #a7;b7 of such ,act is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #ajag the following3  ,sec4     
#ajah4 ,prudent obligation of budget    
authority and specific requirements for 
expiring budget authority4  4