[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6229 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6229

      To improve the transparency of the budget of the Air Force.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2020

 Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. Austin 
Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
      To improve the transparency of the budget of the Air Force.

    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 ``Air Force Budget Transparency Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FUNDS FOR AIR FORCE PASS-THROUGH ITEMS IN DEFENSE-
              WIDE BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--In any budget of the President submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2020, any funds for an Air Force 
pass-through item shall be requested in the Defense-wide budget of the 
Department of Defense rather than the budget of the Air Force.
    (b) Air Force Pass-Through Item Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Air Force pass-through item'' means a program, project, or activity 
for which--
            (1) funds would otherwise be requested for the Air Force; 
        and
            (2) funds made available for execution will be executed by 
        another department, agency, or element of the Department of 
        Defense.
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