A bill to control emergency spending by limiting such spending to natural disasters.
Emergency Spending Control Act of 1999 - Directs the President to include within each annual budget submission a separate appropriation account for appropriations for emergency spending for emergency requirements that equals the annual average of emergency spending for emergency requirements in the five preceding fiscal years.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to define "emergency requirement" as appropriations or spending for a natural disaster declared by the President.
Applies this Act to fiscal years beginning with 2001.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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