Presidential Budget Accountability Act
This bill restricts the use of federal funds for presidential travel if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress by the first Monday in February as required by law.
Specifically, if the President's budget is not submitted to Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, federal funds may not be used for the travel expenses of the President during the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of that year and ending on the date the budget is submitted.
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal 
  funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget 
        submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Presidential Budget Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL 
              EXPENSES IF PRESIDENT'S BUDGET IS LATE.

    Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) If the budget under subsection (a) is not submitted to 
Congress on or before the first Monday in February of a year, during 
the period beginning on the first Tuesday of February of such year and 
ending on the date the budget is submitted, no Federal funds may be 
obligated or expended for the travel expenses of the President.''.
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Presidential Budget Accountability Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for travel by the President if the President's annual budget submission to Congress is late, and for other purposes.
Presidential Budget Accountability Act
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"