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(Original Signature of Member)

H. R. ll118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ml. llllll introduced the following bill; which was referred to theCommittee on llllllllllllll

A BILLTo provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.
1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Responsibility

5 Act of 2023’’.
6

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

7

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING

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TITLE I—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FORDISCRETIONARY CATEGORY
Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 102. Special adjustments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
Sec. 103. Budgetary treatment of previously enacted emergency requirements.
TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 111. Authority for Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Resolution in the House ofRepresentatives.
Sec. 112. Limitation on Advance Appropriations in the House of Representatives.
Sec. 113. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE III—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE SENATE
Sec. 121. Authority for fiscal year 2024 budget resolution in the Senate.
Sec. 122. Authority for fiscal year 2025 budget resolution in the Senate.
Sec. 123. Limitation on advance appropriations in the Senate.
Sec. 124. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARSTITLE I—RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS
Sec. 1. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 2. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 3. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 4. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 5. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 6. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 7. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 8. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 9. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 10. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 11. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 12. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 13. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 14. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 15. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 16. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 17. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 18. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 19. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 20. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 21. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 22. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 23. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 24. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 25. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 26. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 27. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 28. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 29. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 30. Rescission of unobligated funds.
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Sec. 31. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 32. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 33. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 34. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 35. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 36. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 37. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 38. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 39. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 40. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 41. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 42. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 43. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 44. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 45. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 46. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 47. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 48. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 49. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 50. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 51. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 52. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 53. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 54. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 55. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 56. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 57. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 58. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 59. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 60. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 61. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 62. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 63. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 64. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 65. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 66. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 67. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 68. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 69. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 70. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 71. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 72. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 73. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 74. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 75. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 76. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 77. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 78. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 79. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 80. Rescission of unobligated funds.
Sec. 81. Rescission of unobligated funds.
TITLE II—FAMILY AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYERPROTECTION

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Sec. 251. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue
Service.
TITLE III—STATUTORY ADMINISTRATIVE PAY-AS-YOU-GO
Sec. 261. Short title.
Sec. 262. Definitions.
Sec. 263. Requirements for administrative actions that affect direct spending.
Sec. 264. Issuance of administrative guidance.
Sec. 265. Waiver.
Sec. 266. Exemption.
Sec. 267. Judicial review.
Sec. 268. Sunset.
Sec. 269. GAO report.
Sec. 270. Congressional Review Act compliance assessment.
TITLE IV—TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS ON
FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS; RESUMPTION OF ACCRUAL OF INTEREST AND COLLECTIONS
Sec. 271. Termination of suspension of payments on Federal student loans; resumption of accrual of interest and collections.
DIVISION C—GROW THE ECONOMY
TITLE I—TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
Sec. 301. Recalibration of the caseload reduction credit.
Sec. 302. Pilot projects for promoting accountability by measuring work outcomes.
Sec. 303. Elimination of small checks scheme.
Sec. 304. Reporting of work outcomes.
Sec. 305. Effective date.
TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS
Sec. 311. Modification of work requirement exemptions.
Sec. 312. Modification of general exemptions.
Sec. 313. Supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
Sec. 314. Waiver transparency.
TITLE III—PERMITTING REFORM
Sec. 321. Builder Act.
Sec. 322. Interregional Transfer Capability Determination Study.
Sec. 323. Permitting streamlining for energy storage.
Sec. 324. Expediting completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
DIVISION D—INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT
Sec. 401. Temporary extension of public debt limit.

1

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

2

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference

3 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall
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1 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi2 sion.

DIVISION A—LIMIT FEDERAL
4
SPENDING
5 TITLEI—DISCRETIONARY
6
SPENDING LIMITS FOR DIS7CRETIONARY CATEGORY
38

SEC. 101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

9(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced

10 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (211 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended—1213(1) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ atthe end; and

1415(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:

16‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2024—

17‘‘(A) for the revised security category,18$886,349,000,000 in new budget authority; and19‘‘(B) for the revised nonsecurity category;

20$703,651,000,000 in new budget authority; and21‘‘(10) for fiscal year 2025—

22‘‘(A) for the revised security category,

23$895,212,000,000 in new budget authority; and24‘‘(B) for the revised nonsecurity category;

25$710,688,000,000 in new budget authority;’’.

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(b)

CONFORMING

TO

ADJUST-

MENTS.—

3(1) CONTINUING

4REDERMINATIONS.—Section

5

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

6

Act of 1985 is amended—

7

DISABILITY

REVIEWSAND

251(b)(2)(B)(i) of the(A) in subclause (IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ at8

the end;

9(B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe-

10

riod and inserting a semicolon; and11(C) by inserting after subclause (X) the12

following:

13‘‘(XI)

forfiscal

year

2024,

14

$1,578,000,000 in additional new budget

15

authority; and16‘‘(XII)forfiscal

year

2025,

17

$1,630,000,000 in additional new budget

18

authority.’’.

19(2) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CON-

20

TROL.—Section21

amended—22

the end;24(B) in subclause (X), by striking the pe-

25

riod and inserting a semicolon; andg:\V\E\052823\E052823.008.xml
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71(C) by inserting after subclause (X) the2

following:

3‘‘(XI)

fiscal

year

2024,

4

$604,000,000 in additional new budget au-

5thority; and6‘‘(XII)forfiscal

year

2025,

7

$630,000,000 in additional new budget au-

8thority.’’.

9
10

(3)

DISASTERFUNDING.—Section

251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act is amended—

11(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I),12by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 2012 through13

2021’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal years 2024 and142025’’; and15(B) by amending subclause (II) to read as16

follows:

17‘‘(II) notwithstanding clause (iv),

18

five percent of the total appropria-

19

tions provided in the previous 10

20

years, net of any rescissions of budget

21

authority enacted in the same period,

22with respect to amounts provided for

23

major disasters declared pursuant to24

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

25

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U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and designated2

by the Congress in statute as an

3

emergency; and’’.

4(4) REEMPLOYMENT5

BILITY ASSESSMENTS.—Section

6

such Act is amended—

7

SERVICESAND

ELIGI-

251(b)(2)(E)(i) of(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at8

the end;

9(B) in subclause (IV), by striking the pe-

10

riod and inserting a semicolon; and11(C) by inserting after subclause (IV) the12

following:

13

‘‘(V)

for

fiscal

year

2024,

14

$265,000,000 in additional new budg-

15

et authority; and16‘‘(VI)

forfiscal

year

2025,

17

$271,000,000 in additional new budg-

18

et authority.’’.

1920(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEQUESTRATIONREPORTS.—Section 254 of the Balanced

21 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (222 U.S.C. 904) is amended—
2324(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘2021’’ andinserting ‘‘2025’’; andg:\V\E\052823\E052823.008.xml
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91(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘2021’’2

and inserting ‘‘2025’’.

3(d) APPROPRIATION FOR COST OF WAR TOXIC EXPO-

4SURE FUND.—In addition to amounts otherwise available

5 for such purposes, there are appropriated, out of any
6 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for in7 vestment in the delivery of veterans’ health care associated
8 with exposure to environmental hazards, the expenses inci9 dent to the delivery of veterans’ health care and benefits
10 associated with exposure to environmental hazards, and11 medical and other research relating to exposure to envi12 ronmental hazards, as authorized by section 324 of title
13 38, United States Code—14(1) $20,268,000,000, which shall become avail-15

able on October 1, 2023, and shall remain available

16

until September 30, 2028; and

17(2) $24,455,000,000, which shall become avail-18

able on October 1, 2024, and shall remain available

19

until September 30, 2029.

20(e) APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF COM-

21

MERCE NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND.—

22(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-23

erwise available, there is appropriated to the Depart-

24

ment of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund for25

fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury

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not otherwise appropriated, $22,000,000,000, to re-2

main available until expended, of which—

3(A) $11,000,000,000 is to carry out pro-

4

grams related to Government efficiencies in fis-5

cal year 2024; and

6(B) $11,000,000,000 is to carry out pro-

7

grams related to Government efficiencies in fis-8

cal year 2025.

9(2) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER.—Funds pro-10

vided by paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any

11transfer authority provided by law.

12(3) REPORT

re-

13

quirements in section 111(a) of division B of Public14

Law 116–93 shall apply to funds provided by para-

15

graph (1).

16

(4)

STATUTORYPAYGOSCORECARDS.—The17budgetary effects of this subsection shall not be en-18

tered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursu-

19

ant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay As-You-Go

20

Act of 2010.

21(5) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-

22

etary effects of this subsection and each succeeding

23

division shall not be entered on any PAYGO score-

24

card maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H.

25

Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).

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(6)

CLASSIFICATIONOFBUDGETARYEF-

2FECTS.—Notwithstanding

3

Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint ex-

4planatory statement of the committee of conference5

accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and sec-

6

tion 250(c)(7) and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget

7

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the8budgetary effects of this section shall be estimated9for purposes of section 251 of such Act and as ap-

10

propriations for discretionary accounts for purposes

11of the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations

12

pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional

13

Budget Act of 1974 and the concurrent resolution

14

on the budget.

15(f) ADDITIONAL SPENDING LIMITS.—For purposesRule 3 of the Budget

16 of section 302(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget and Im17 poundment Control Act of 1974, in the following applica18 ble fiscal years, the following discretionary spending limits
19 shall apply:
20(1) Fiscal year 2026, $1,621,959,000,000.

21(2) Fiscal year 2027, $1,638,179,000,000.

22(3) Fiscal year 2028, $1,654,560,000,000.

23(4) Fiscal year 2029, $1,671,106,000,000.

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SEC. 102. SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024

2

AND 2025.

3

Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the
5 end the following:
67‘‘(d) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITSFOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.—8‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3),9

if on or after January 1, 2024, there is in effect an

10

Act making continuing appropriations for part of

11

fiscal year 2024 for any discretionary budget ac-

12

count, the discretionary spending limits specified in

13

subsection (c)(9) for fiscal year 2024 shall be ad-

14

justed in the final sequestration report, in accord-

15

ance with paragraph (2), as follows:

16‘‘(A) For the revised security category, the17amount that is equal to the total budget au-

18

thority for such category for base funding, as

19

published in the Congressional Budget Office20

cost estimate for the applicable appropriations

21

Acts for the preceding fiscal year (table 1–S of

22

H.R. 2617, published on December 21, 2022),

23

reduced by one percent.

24‘‘(B) For the revised non-security category,25

the amount that is equal to the total budget au-

26

thority for such category for base funding as

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published in the Congressional Budget Office2

cost estimate for the applicable appropriations

3

Acts for the preceding fiscal year (table 1–S of

4

H.R. 2617, published on December 21, 2022),

5

reduced by one percent.

6

‘‘(2)

REPORT;

SEQUESTRATION

7

ORDER.—If the conditions specified in paragraph (1)8are met during fiscal year 2024, the final sequestra-

9tion report for such fiscal year pursuant to section

10

254(f)(1) and any order pursuant to section

11

254(f)(5) shall be issued on the earlier of—

12‘‘(A) 10 days, not including weekends and13

holidays, for the Congressional Budget Office14

and 15 days, not including weekends and holi-

15days, for the Office of Management and Budg-

16et, after the enactment into law of annual full-17

year appropriations for all budget accounts that18

normally receive such annual appropriations (or19the enactment of the applicable full-year appro-

20

priations Acts without any provision for such21

accounts); or

22‘‘(B) April 30, 2024.

23‘‘(3) REVERSAL.—If, after January 1, 2024,

24

there are enacted into law each of the full year dis-25

cretionary appropriation Acts, then the adjustment

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to the applicable discretionary spending limits in2paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect, and the3

discretionary spending limits for the revised security

4

category and revised nonsecurity category for the5applicable fiscal year shall be such limits as in effect6

on December 31 of the applicable fiscal year.

7‘‘(e) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS

8FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.—9‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3),10

if on or after January 1, 2025, there is in effect an

11

Act making continuing appropriations for part of

12

fiscal year 2025 for any discretionary budget ac-

13

count, the discretionary spending limits specified in

14

subsection (c)(10) for fiscal year 2025 shall be ad-15

justed in the final sequestration report, in accord-

16

ance with paragraph (2), as follows:

17‘‘(A) for the revised security category, the18amount calculated for such category in section

19(d)(1)(A); and20‘‘(B) for the revised non-security category,21

the amount calculated for each category in sec-

22

tion (d)(1)(B).

23

‘‘(2)

REPORT;

SEQUESTRATION

24

ORDER.—If the conditions specified in paragraph (1)25

are met during fiscal year 2025, the final sequestra-

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1tion report for such fiscal year pursuant to section

2

254(f)(1) and any order pursuant to section

3

254(f)(5) shall be issued on the earlier of—

4‘‘(A) 10 days, not including weekends and5holidays, for the Congressional Budget Office,6

and 15 days, not including weekends and holi-

7days, for the Office of Management and Budg-

8et, after the enactment into law of annual full-9

year appropriations for all budget accounts that10

normally receive such annual appropriations (or11the enactment of the applicable full-year appro-

12

priations Acts without any provision for such

13

accounts); or

14‘‘(B) April 30, 2025.

15‘‘(3) REVERSAL.—If, after January 1, 2025,

16

there are enacted into law each of the full year dis-17

cretionary appropriation Acts, then the adjustment18

to the applicable discretionary spending limits in19paragraph (1) shall have no force or effect, and the20

discretionary spending limits for the revised security

21

category and revised nonsecurity category for the22

applicable fiscal year shall be such limits as in effect23

on December 31 of the applicable fiscal year.’’.

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1

SEC. 103. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF PREVIOUSLY EN-

2

ACTED EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS.

3(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 905(c) of

4 division J of Public Law 117–58 and section 23005(c) of
5 division B of Public Law 117–159, Rule 3 of the Budget
6 Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
7 statement of the committee of conference accompanying
8 Conference Report 105–217, and sections 250(c)(7) and9 (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
10 Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects for any fiscal
11 year for the amounts specified in subsection (b) shall not
12 count for purposes of section 251 of such Act, and no dis13 cretionary spending limit shall be adjusted for funding
14 designated

by

the

Congress

pursuanttosection

15 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
16(b) AMOUNTS.—The amounts specified in this sub-17 section are—18

(1) amounts designated by the Congress as

19

being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-

20

tion 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res.

21

14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on

22

the budget for fiscal year 2022, in division B of the23

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Public Law

24

117–159);25
26(2) amounts designated by the Congress as an
emergency

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1251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-2

gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in division J of3

the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public4

Law 117–58); and5(3) amounts designated by the Congress as

6being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-

7

tion 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res.

8

14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on

9

the budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(e) of

10

H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) in section 443(b) in

11

division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,

122023 (Public Law 117–328).

TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCE14
MENT IN THE HOUSE OF REP15
RESENTATIVES
13

16

SEC. 111. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET RES-17

OLUTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-

18

TIVES.

19(a) FISCAL YEAR 2024.—For the purpose of enforc-

20 ing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal year
21 2024, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for
22 in subsection (b) shall apply in the House of Representa23 tives in the same manner as for a concurrent resolution
24 on the budget for fiscal year 2024 with appropriate budg-

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1 etary levels for fiscal year 2024 and for fiscal years 2025
2 through 2033.
3(b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND

4 LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, the Chair of
5 the Committee on the Budget shall submit a statement
6 for publication in the Congressional Record as soon as
7 practicable containing—
8(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, com-9

mittee allocations for fiscal year 2024 consistent

10with discretionary spending limits set forth in sec-

11

tion 251(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-

12

gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as added by this

13

Act, and the outlays flowing therefrom, and com-14

mittee allocations for fiscal year 2024 for current

15

law mandatory budget authority and outlays, for the16

purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congres-17

sional Budget Act of 1974;

18(2) for all committees of the House of Rep-

19

resentatives other than the Committee on Appropria-

20

tions, committee allocations for fiscal year 2024 and21

for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2033

22

consistent with the most recent baseline of the Con-23

gressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent

24

practicable, for the budgetary effects of any provi-

25sion of law enacted during the period beginning on

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19
1

the date such baseline is issued and ending on the2date of submission of such statement, for the pur-3

pose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional

4

Budget Act of 1974;

5(3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year

62024 in accordance with the allocations established7

under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of en-

8

forcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act

9of 1974; and

10(4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal year 202411

and for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2033

12

consistent with the most recent baseline of the Con-13

gressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent

14

practicable, for the budgetary effects of any provi-

15sion of law enacted during the period beginning on

16

the date such baseline is issued and ending on the17date of submission of such statement, for the pur-18

pose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional

19

Budget Act of 1974.

20(c) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Chair of the Committee on

21 the Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust
22 the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels in23 cluded in the statement referred to in subsection (b)—g:\V\E\052823\E052823.008.xml
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201(1) to reflect changes resulting from the Con-2

gressional Budget Office’s updates to its baseline for3

fiscal years 2024 through 2033; or

4(2) for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or5

conference report by the amounts provided in such6

measure if such measure would not increase the def-

7

icit for either of the following time periods: fiscal

8

year 2024 to fiscal year 2028 or fiscal year 2024 to

9fiscal year 2033.

10(d) EXPIRATION.—Subsections (a) through (c) shall

11 no longer apply if a concurrent resolution on the budget
12 for fiscal year 2024 is agreed to by the Senate and House
13 of Representatives.
14

SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN

15

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

16(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives,

17 except as provided in subsection (b), any general appro18 priation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appro19 priations, or amendment thereto or conference report
20 thereon, may not provide an advance appropriation.
21(b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be

22 provided for programs, activities or accounts identified in
23 lists submitted for printing in the Congressional Record
24 by the Chair of the Committee on the Budget—

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211(1) for fiscal year 2025, under the heading

2‘‘ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR ADVANCE APPRO-3

PRIATIONS’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed

4$28,852,000,000 in new budget authority;

5(2) for fiscal year 2025, under the heading

6‘‘VETERANS ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR AD-

7

VANCE APPROPRIATIONS’’; and

8(3) for fiscal year 2025, under the heading ‘‘IN-

9

DIAN HEALTH ACCOUNTS IDENTIFIED FOR AD-

10

VANCE

11

amount not to exceed the total budget authority pro-12

vided for such accounts for fiscal year 2024 in bills

13

or joint resolutions making appropriations for fiscal

14

year 2024.

15(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘advance appropriation’’

APPROPRIATIONS’’inanaggregate

16 means any new discretionary budget authority provided in
17 a general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution con18 tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, or any amend19 ment thereto or conference report thereon, that first be20 comes available following fiscal year 2024.
21(d) EXPIRATION.—The preceding subsections of this

22 section shall expire if a concurrent resolution on the budg23 et for fiscal year 2024 is agreed to by the Senate and24 the House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of
25 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

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22
1

SEC. 113. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

2

This title is enacted by the House of Representa-

3 tives—
4(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of5

the House, and as such shall be considered as part6of the rules of the House, and such rules shall su-

7persede other rules only to the extent that it is in-

8

consistent therewith; and9(2) with full recognition of the constitutional

10

right of the House to change such rules (so far as

11

relating to the House) at any time, in the same12

manner, and to the same extent as in the case of13

any other rule of the House.

15

TITLE III—BUDGETENFORCEMENT IN THE SENATE

16

SEC. 121. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET RES-

14

17
18

OLUTION IN THE SENATE.

(a) FISCAL YEAR 2024.—For the purpose of enforc-

19 ing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621
20 et seq.) and enforcing budgetary points of order in prior
21 concurrent resolutions on the budget, the allocations, ag22 gregates, and levels provided for in subsection (b) shall
23 apply in the Senate in the same manner as for a concur24 rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2024 with
25 appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2024 and for
26 fiscal years 2025 through 2033.
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2 LEVELS.—The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget
3 of the Senate shall submit a statement for publication in
4 the Congressional Record as soon as practicable after the
5 date of enactment of this Act that includes—
6(1) for the Committee on Appropriations of the7

Senate, committee allocations for fiscal year 20248

consistent with the discretionary spending limits set

9forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and

10Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended

11by this Act, and the outlays flowing therefrom, for12

the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congres-13

sional Budget Act of 1974;

14(2) for all committees other than the Com-

15

mittee on Appropriations, committee allocations for

16

fiscal years 2024, 2024 through 2028, and 2024

17

through 2033, consistent with the May 2023 base-18

line of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted

19

for the budgetary effects of any provision of law en-

20

acted during the period beginning on the date such21

baseline was issued and ending on the date of sub-22

mission of such statement, for the purpose of enforc-

23

ing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of241974 (2 U.S.C. 633);

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under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of en-

4

forcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act

5

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642);

6(4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years

72024, 2024 through 2028, and 2024 through 2033,

8

consistent with the May 2023 baseline of the Con-

9

gressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budg-

10

etary effects of any provision of law enacted during

11

the period beginning on the date such baseline was

12

issued and ending on the date of submission of such13

statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 311

14of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.

15

642);

16

(5) levels of Social Security revenues and out-

17

lays for fiscal years 2024, 2024 through 2028, and182024 through 2033, consistent with the May 2023

19

baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as ad-

20

justed for the budgetary effects of any provision of21

law enacted during the period beginning on the date22

such baseline was issued and ending on the date of23

submission of such statement, for the purpose of en-

24

forcing sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional

25

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633, 642); andg:\V\E\052823\E052823.008.xml
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2

Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ for the pur-3

pose of enforcing section 123 of this title.

4(c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement referred

5 to in subsection (b) may also include for fiscal year 2024
6 the deficit-neutral reserve fund in section 3003 of S. Con.
7 Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
8 the budget for fiscal year 2022, updated by 2 fiscal years.
9(d) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire if a con-

10 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2024 is
11 agreed to by the Senate and the House of Representatives
12 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act
13 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632).
14

SEC. 122. AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET RES-

15
16

OLUTION IN THE SENATE.

(a) FISCAL YEAR 2025.—For the purpose of enforc-

17 ing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621
18 et seq.), after April 15, 2024, and enforcing budgetary
19 points of order in prior concurrent resolutions on the
20 budget, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for
21 in subsection (b) shall apply in the Senate in the same
22 manner as for a concurrent resolution on the budget for
23 fiscal year 2025 with appropriate budgetary levels for fis24 cal year 2025 and for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

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2 LEVELS.—After April 15, 2024, but not later than May
3 15, 2024, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget
4 of the Senate shall submit a statement for publication in
5 the Congressional Record that includes—
6(1) for the Committee on Appropriations of the7

Senate, committee allocations for fiscal year 20258

consistent with the discretionary spending limits set

9forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and

10Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended

11by this Act, and the outlays flowing therefrom, for12

the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congres-13

sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633);

14(2) for all committees other than the Com-

15

mittee on Appropriations, committee allocations for

16

fiscal years 2025, 2025 through 2029, and 2025

17

through 2034 consistent with the most recent base-18

line of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted

19

for the budgetary effects of any provision of law en-

20

acted during the period beginning on the date such21

baseline is issued and ending on the date of submis-

22sion of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing

23

section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of241974 (2 U.S.C. 633);

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under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of en-

4

forcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act

5

of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642);

6(4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years

72025, 2025 through 2029, and 2025 through 2034

8

consistent with the most recent baseline of the Con-

9

gressional Budget Office, as adjusted for the budg-

10

etary effects of any provision of law enacted during

11

the period beginning on the date such baseline is12

issued and ending on the date of submission of such13

statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 311

14of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.

15

642);

16

(5) levels of Social Security revenues and out-

17

lays for fiscal years 2025, 2025 through 2029, and182025 through 2034 consistent with the most recent

19baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as ad-

20

justed for the budgetary effects of any provision of21

law enacted during the period beginning on the date22

such baseline is issued and ending on the date of23

submission of such statement, for the purpose of en-

24

forcing sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional

25

Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633, 642); andg:\V\E\052823\E052823.008.xml
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2

Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ for the pur-3

pose of enforcing section 123 of this title.

4(c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement referred

5 to in subsection (b) may also include for fiscal year 2025
6 the deficit-neutral reserve fund in section 3003 of S. Con.
7 Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on
8 the budget for fiscal year 2022, updated by 3 fiscal years.
9(d) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire if a con-

10 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025 is
11 agreed to by the Senate and the House of Representatives
12 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act
13 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632).
14

SEC. 123. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS IN

15

THE SENATE.

16(a) POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPRO-17

PRIATIONS IN THE SENATE.—

18(1) IN GENERAL.—

19(A) POINT OF ORDER.—Except as pro-20

vided in paragraph (2), it shall not be in order21

in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolu-

22tion, motion, amendment, amendment between

23

the Houses, or conference report that would

24

provide an advance appropriation for a discre-25

tionary account.

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29
1(B) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the2term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new

3budget authority provided in a bill or joint reso-

4

lution making appropriations for fiscal year

52024 that first becomes available for any fiscal

6

year after 2024 or any new budget authority

7

provided in a bill or joint resolution making ap-

8

propriations for fiscal year 2025 that first be-

9comes available for any fiscal year after 2025.

10(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may

11

be provided—

12(A) for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, for13

programs, projects, activities, or accounts iden-

14

tified in a statement submitted to the Congres-15

sional Record by the Chairman of the Com-

16

mittee on the Budget of the Senate under the17

heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Ap-

18

propriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to19

exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget author-

20

ity in each fiscal year;21(B) for the Corporation for Public Broad-22

casting;

23(C) for the Department of Veterans Affairs

24

for the Medical Services, Medical Support and25

Compliance,

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1Care, and Medical Facilities accounts of the2

Veterans Health Administration; and3(D) for the Department of Health and4

Human Services for the Indian Health Services

5

and Indian Health Facilities accounts—

6(i) for fiscal year 2025, in an amount7

that is not more than the amount provided

8

for fiscal year 2024 in a bill or joint reso-

9

lution making appropriations for fiscal

10year 2023 or 2024 for programs, projects,

11

and activities that are not prohibited from

12

using amounts provided for fiscal year

132024 in a bill or joint resolution making

14

appropriations for fiscal year 2023; and15(ii) for fiscal year 2026, in an amount16

that is not more than the amount provided

17

for fiscal year 2025 in a bill or joint reso-

18

lution making appropriations for fiscal

19

year 2024 or 2025 for programs, projects,

20

and activities that are not prohibited from21

using amounts provided for fiscal year

222025 in a bill or joint resolution making

23

appropriations for fiscal year 2024.

24(3) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—

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311(A) WAIVER.—In the Senate, paragraph2(1) may be waived or suspended only by an af-

3firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members,

4

duly chosen and sworn.

5(B) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of

6three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly

7chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain

8

an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point

9of order raised under paragraph (1).

10(4) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of

11order under paragraph (1) may be raised by a Sen-

12

ator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congres-13

sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 644(e)).

14(5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate15

is considering a conference report on, or an amend-

16

ment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or

17

joint resolution, upon a point of order being made18

by any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and19such point of order being sustained, such material

20

contained in such conference report or amendment

21

between the Houses shall be stricken, and the Sen-22

ate shall proceed to consider the question of whether

23

the Senate shall recede from its amendment and24

concur with a further amendment, or concur in the

25

House amendment with a further amendment, as

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the case may be, which further amendment shall2

consist of only that portion of the conference report3

or House amendment, as the case may be, not so

4stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be de-5batable. In any case in which such point of order is6sustained against a conference report (or Senate

7

amendment derived from such conference report by

8

operation of this paragraph), no further amendment

9

shall be in order.

10(b) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (a) shall terminate on

11 the date on which a concurrent resolution on the budget
12 for fiscal year 2024 or for fiscal year 2025 is agreed to
13 by the Senate and House of Representatives pursuant to
14 section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (215 U.S.C. 632).
16

SEC. 124. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

17

This title is enacted by the Senate—18(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of

19

the Senate, and as such shall be considered as part20of the rules of the Senate, and such rules shall su-

21

persede other rules only to the extent that it is in-

22

consistent therewith; and23(2) with full recognition of the constitutional24

right of the Senate to change such rules (so far as

25

relating to the Senate) at any time, in the same

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1manner, and to the same extent as in the case of2

any other rule of the Senate.

4

DIVISION B—SAVE TAXPAYERDOLLARS

5

TITLE I—RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED

6

FUNDS

3

7

SEC. 1. Each rescission made by this title shall be

8 applied to the unobligated balances for each applicable ap9 propriation as of the date of enactment of this title.
10

SEC. 2. The unobligated balances from the following

11 appropriations, in the following amounts and subject to12 the conditions specified below, are hereby permanently re13 scinded:
14(1) All of the unobligated balances of funds

15

made available under the heading ‘‘Public Health16

and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ in title III of17

division A of Public Law 116–123, including any

18funds transferred from such heading that remain

19

unobligated, with the exception of $59,000,000.

20(2) All of the unobligated balances of funds

21

made available under the heading ‘‘Public Health

22

and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ in title V of23

division A of Public Law 116–127, including any

24funds transferred from such heading that remain

25

unobligated.

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1(3) All of the unobligated balances of funds

2

made available under the heading ‘‘Public Health3and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ in title VIII

4

of division B of Public Law 116–136, including any

5funds transferred from such heading that remain

6

unobligated, with the exception of $2,127,000,000

7

and—

8

(A) any funds that were transferred and9merged with the Covered Countermeasure Proc-

10

ess Fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the

11

Public Health Service Act; and

12(B) any funds that were transferred and13

merged with funds made available under the14

heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of In-

15

spector General’’ pursuant to section 18113 of

16

title VIII of division B of Public Law 116–136.

17(4) All of the unobligated balances of funds

18

made available in the first paragraph under the19

heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-

20

gency Fund’’ in title I of division B of Public Law

21

116–139, including any funds transferred from such22

heading that remain unobligated, with the exception23

of $300,000,000, which shall remain available for24

necessary expenses for program administration and25

oversight.

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1(5) All of the unobligated balances of funds

2

made available in the second paragraph under the3heading ‘‘Public Health and Social Services Emer-

4

gency Fund’’ in title I of division B of Public Law

5

116–139, including any funds transferred from such6

heading that remain unobligated, with the exception

7

of $243,000,000 and any funds that were trans-

8

ferred and merged with funds made available under9

the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Office of In-

10

spector General’’ pursuant to section 103 of title I

11of division B of Public Law 116–139.

12(6) All of the unobligated balances of funds

13

made available under the heading ‘‘Public Health

14

and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ in title III of

15

division M of Public Law 116–260, including any

16funds transferred from such heading that remain

17

unobligated, with the exception of $205,000,000.

18(7) All of the unobligated balances of funds

19

made available under the heading ‘‘Centers for Dis-20

ease Control and Prevention—CDC–Wide Activities

21

and Program Support’’ in title III of division A of

22

Public Law 116–123, including any funds trans-

23

ferred from such heading that remain unobligated,

24

with the exception of $195,000,000 and any funds

25

that were transferred and merged with the Infec-

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1

tious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund estab-2

lished by section 231 of division B of Public Law

3

115–245.

4(8) All of the unobligated balances of funds

5

made available under the heading ‘‘Centers for Dis-

6ease Control and Prevention—CDC–Wide Activities

7

and Program Support’’ in title VIII of division B of

8

Public Law 116–136, including any funds trans-

9ferred from such heading that remain unobligated,

10

with the exception of $446,000,000 and any funds

11

that were transferred and merged with the Infec-

12

tious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund estab-

13

lished by section 231 of division B of Public Law

14

115–245.

15(9) All of the unobligated balances of funds

16

made available under the heading ‘‘Centers for Dis-17

ease Control and Prevention—CDC–Wide Activities

18

and Program Support’’ in title III of division M of

19

Public Law 116–260, including any funds trans-

20

ferred from such heading that remain unobligated,

21

with the exception of $177,000,000.

22(10) All of the unobligated balances of funds

23

made available under the heading ‘‘National Insti-

24

tutes of Health—National Institute of Allergy and25

Infectious Diseases’’ in title III of division A of Pub-

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1

lic Law 116–123, including any funds transferred2from such heading that remain unobligated.

3(11) All of the unobligated balances of funds

4

made available to ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

5Services—Program Management’’ in title VIII of di-6

vision B of Public Law 116–136.

7(12) All of the unobligated balances of funds

8

made available by section 2301 of Public Law 117–

92, with the exception of $103,000,000.

10(13) All of the unobligated balances of funds

11

made available by section 2302 of Public Law 117–

12

2.

13

(14) All of the unobligated balances of funds

14

made available by section 2303 of Public Law 117–15

2, with the exception of $69,000,000.

16(15) All of the unobligated balances of funds

17

made available by section 2401 of Public Law 117–18

2, with the exception of $7,323,000,000.

19(16) All of the unobligated balances of funds

20

made available by section 2402 of Public Law 117–

21

2, with the exception of $714,000,000.

22(17) All of the unobligated balances of funds

23

made available by section 2403 of Public Law 117–24

2.

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2

made available by section 2501 of Public Law 117–

3

2.

4

(19) All of the unobligated balances of funds

5

made available by section 2502 of Public Law 117–

6

2.

7

(20) All of the unobligated balances of funds

8

made available by section 2601 of Public Law 117–

9

2.

10

(21) All of the unobligated balances of funds

11

made available by section 2602 of Public Law 117–

12

2.

13

(22) All of the unobligated balances of funds

14

made available by section 2603 of Public Law 117–

15

2.

16

(23) All of the unobligated balances of funds

17

made available by section 2604 of Public Law 117–

18

2.

19

(24) All of the unobligated balances of funds

20

made available by section 2605 of Public Law 117–

21

2.

22

(25) All of the unobligated balances of funds

23

made available by section 2703 of Public Law 117–24

2.

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2

made available by section 2704 of Public Law 117–

3

2.

4

(27) All of the unobligated balances of funds

5

made available by section 2705 of Public Law 117–

6

2.

7

(28) All of the unobligated balances of funds

8

made available by section 2711 of Public Law 117–

9

2.

10

(29) All of the unobligated balances of funds

11

made available by section 2712 of Public Law 117–

12

2.

13

(30) All of the unobligated balances of funds

14

made available by section 2801 of Public Law 117–

15

2.

16

(31) All of the unobligated balances of funds

17

made available by section 3101 of Public Law 117–18

2, with the exception of $793,000,000.

19(32) All of the unobligated balances of funds

20

made available by section 511A(a) of the Social Se-

21

curity Act, as added by section 9101 of Public Law

22

117–2.

23(33) All of the unobligated balances of funds

24

made available by section 1150C(a) of the Social Se-

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1curity Act, as added by section 9911 of Public Law

2

117–2.

3(34) All of the unobligated balances of funds

4

made available by section 1947(e) of the Social Se-

5

curity Act, as added by section 9813 of Public Law

6

117–2.

7(35) All of the unobligated balances of funds

8

made available by section 1862(g)(2) of the Social

9

Security Act, as added by section 9401 of Public10

Law 117–2.

11

SEC. 3. The unobligated balances of amounts made12 available under the heading ‘‘Agricultural Programs—Of13 fice of the Secretary’’ in title I of division B of Public
14 Law 116–136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
15

SEC. 4. The unobligated balances of amounts made16 available by section 751 in title VII of division N of Public
17 Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded, except
18 for funds made available by section 601 of division HH
19 of Public Law 117–328.
20

SEC. 5. The unobligated balances of amounts made21 available by section 753 in title VII of division N of Public
22 Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
23

SEC. 6. The unobligated balances of amounts made24 available by section 754 in title VII of division N of Public
25 Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.

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SEC. 7. The unobligated balances of amounts made2 available by section 762(i) in title VII of division N of
3 Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
4

SEC. 8. The unobligated balances of amounts made5 available by section 764(f) in title VII of division N of
6 Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
7

SEC. 9. The unobligated balances of amounts made8 available by section 1001 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
9 permanently rescinded.
10

SEC. 10. Of the unobligated balances of amounts

11 made available by section 4027 of title IV of division A
12 of Public Law 116–136, $200,000,000 are hereby perma13 nently rescinded.
14

SEC. 11. Of the unobligated balances of amounts

15 made available by section 4120 of title IV of division A
16 of Public Law 116–136, $295,000,000 are hereby perma17 nently rescinded.
18

SEC. 12. The unobligated balances of amounts made19 available by section 7301(c) of Public Law 117–2 are
20 hereby permanently rescinded.
21

SEC. 13. The unobligated balances of amounts made22 available by section 104A(m) of the Community Develop23 ment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (1224 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), as added by section 522 of title V
25 of division N of Public Law 116–260 are hereby perma-

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1 nently rescinded, with the exception of $284,500,000,
2 which shall remain available for necessary expenses associ3 ated with the making of awards announced prior to the
4 enactment of this Act.
5

SEC. 14. Of the unobligated balances of amounts

6 made available by section 3301(a)(2)(A) of Public Law
7 117–2, $150,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.
8

SEC. 15. The unobligated balances of amounts made9 available by section 411 in subtitle A of title IV of division
10 N of Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently re11 scinded.
12

SEC. 16. The unobligated balances of amounts made13 available by subsection (a) of section 2206 of Public Law
14 117–2 are hereby permanently rescinded, with the excep15 tion of amounts allocated under paragraphs (6) and (7)16 of subsection (b) of such section.
17

SEC. 17. The unobligated balances of amounts made18 available by section 2001 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
19 permanently rescinded.
20

SEC. 18. The unobligated balances of amounts made21 available by section 2002 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
22 permanently rescinded.
23

SEC. 19. The unobligated balances of amounts made24 available by section 2003 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
25 permanently rescinded.

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SEC. 20. The unobligated balances of amounts made2 available under the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Adminis3 tration—Highway Infrastructure Programs’’ in title IV of
4 division M of Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently
5 rescinded.
6

SEC. 21. The unobligated balances of amounts made7 available by section 7202(a) of Public Law 117–2 are
8 hereby permanently rescinded.
9SEC. 22. The unobligated balances of amounts made10 available by sections 5002(b) and 5006(a)(2) of Public
11 Law 117–2, including any amounts transferred and
12 merged with ‘‘Small Business Administration—Disaster13 Loans

ProgramAccount’’

pursuanttosection

14 90007(b)(2)(A) of Public Law 117–58 that remain unobli15 gated, are hereby permanently rescinded.
16

SEC. 23. The unobligated balances of amounts made17 available under the heading ‘‘Independent Agencies—
18 Small Business Administration—Disaster Loans Program
19 Account’’ in title II of division B of Public Law 116–139
20 are hereby permanently rescinded.
21

SEC. 24. Of the unobligated balances of amounts

22 made available by section 2118(a) of title II of division
23 A of Public Law 116–136, as added by section 9032 of
24 Public Law 117–2, $1,000,000,000 are hereby perma25 nently rescinded.

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SEC. 25. The unobligated balances of amounts made2 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and3 Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—Ten4 ant-Based Rental Assistance’’ in title XII of division B
5 of Public Law 116–136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
6

SEC. 26. The unobligated balances of amounts made7 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and
8 Urban Development—Public and Indian Housing—Native
9 American Programs’’ in title XII of division B of Public
10 Law 116–136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
11

SEC. 27. The unobligated balances of amounts made12 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and
13 Urban Development—Housing Programs—Housing for
14 Persons with Disabilities’’ in title XII of division B of
15 Public Law 116–136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
16

SEC. 28. The unobligated balances of amounts made17 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and
18 Urban Development—Housing Programs—Project-Based
19 Rental Assistance’’ in title XII of division B of Public Law
20 116–136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
21

SEC. 29. The unobligated balances of amounts made22 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and
23 Urban Development—Housing Programs—Housing for
24 the Elderly’’ in title XII of division B of Public Law 116–
25 136 are hereby permanently rescinded.

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SEC. 30. The unobligated balances of amounts made2 available by section 3208(a) of Public Law 117–2 are
3 hereby permanently rescinded.
4

SEC. 31. The unobligated balances of amounts made5 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor6 tation—Office of the Secretary—Salaries and Expenses’’
7 in title XII of division B of Public Law 116–136 are here8 by permanently rescinded.
9SEC. 32. The unobligated balances of amounts made10 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor11 tation—Office of the Secretary—Essential Air Service’’ in
12 title XII of division B of Public Law 116–136 are hereby
13 permanently rescinded.
14

SEC. 33. The unobligated balances of amounts made15 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor16 tation—Federal Aviation Administration—Grants-In-Aid
17 for Airports’’ in title XII of division B of Public Law 116–
18 136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
19

SEC. 34. The unobligated balances of amounts made20 available by section 7101 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
21 permanently rescinded.
22

SEC. 35. The unobligated balances of amounts made23 available by section 7102(a)(1) of Public Law 117–2 are
24 hereby permanently rescinded.

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SEC. 36. The unobligated balances of amounts made2 available by section 501(a)(1) of title V of division N of
3 Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
4

SEC. 37. The unobligated balances of amounts made5 available by section 9601(d)(1) of Public Law 117–2 are
6 hereby permanently rescinded.
7

SEC. 38. The unobligated balances of amounts made8 available by section 4009 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
9 permanently rescinded.
10

SEC. 39. The unobligated balances of amounts made11 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—
12 General Administration—Justice Information Sharing
13 Technology’’ in title II of division B of Public Law 116–
14 136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
15

SEC. 40. Of the unobligated balances of amounts

16 made available under the heading ‘‘Department of De17 fense—Procurement—Defense

Production

Act

Pur-

18 chases’’ in title III of division B of Public Law 116–136,
19 $61,381,230 are hereby permanently rescinded.
20

SEC. 41. The unobligated balances of amounts made21 available under the heading ‘‘Department of State—Ad22 ministration of Foreign Affairs—Diplomatic Programs’’
23 in title XI of division B of Public Law 116–136 and subse24 quently transferred to the Department of State’s ‘‘Edu-

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1 cational and Cultural Exchange Programs’’ account are
2 hereby permanently rescinded.
3

SEC. 42. The unobligated balances of amounts made4 available under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist5 ance—Department of State—Migration and Refugee As6 sistance’’ in title XI of division B of Public Law 116–136
7 are hereby permanently rescinded.
8

SEC. 43. The unobligated balances of amounts made9 available under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist10 ance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Inter11 national Disaster Assistance’’ in title XI of division B of
12 Public Law 116–136 are hereby permanently rescinded.
13

SEC. 44. The unobligated balances of amounts made14 available under the heading ‘‘Department of State—Ad15 ministration of Foreign Affairs—Sudan Claims’’ in title
16 IX of division K of Public Law 116–260 are hereby per17 manently rescinded.
18

SEC. 45. The unobligated balances of amounts made19 available under the heading ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assist20 ance—Funds Appropriated to the President—Economic
21 Support Fund’’ in title IX of division K of Public Law
22 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
23

SEC. 46. The unobligated balances of amounts made24 available under the heading ‘‘Federal Communications
25 Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ in title V of division

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1 B of Public Law 116–136 are hereby permanently re2 scinded.
3

SEC. 47. The unobligated balances of amounts made4 available under the heading ‘‘Independent Agencies—
5 SmallBusiness

Administration—Emergency

EIDL

6 Grants’’ in title II of division B of Public Law 116–139
7 are hereby permanently rescinded.
8

SEC. 48. The unobligated balances of amounts made9 available by section 323(d)(1)(B) of title III of division
10 N of Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently re11 scinded.
12

SEC. 49. The unobligated balances of amounts made13 available by section 323(d)(1)(E)(i) of title III of division
14 N of Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently re15 scinded.
16

SEC. 50. The unobligated balances of amounts made17 available by section 902(c)(5) of title IX of division N of
18 Public Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
19

SEC. 51. The unobligated balances of amounts made20 available by section 905(b) of title IX of division N of Pub21 lic Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
22

SEC. 52. The unobligated balances of amounts made23 available by section 5003(b)(2)(A) of Public Law 117–2
24 are hereby permanently rescinded.

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SEC. 53. The unobligated balances of amounts de-2 scribed in the tenth proviso under the heading ‘‘Adminis3 tration for Children and Families—Payments to States
4 for the Child Care and Development Block Grant’’ in title
5 III of division M of Public Law 116–260 are hereby per6 manently rescinded.
7

SEC. 54. The unobligated balances of amounts made8 available by section 2201(b) of Public Law 117–2 are
9 hereby permanently rescinded.
10

SEC. 55. The unobligated balances of amounts made11 available by section 2204(d)(1) of Public Law 117–2, in12 cluding any amounts made available by amendments made13 by such section, are hereby permanently rescinded.
14

SEC. 56. The unobligated balances of amounts made15 available by section 2205 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
16 permanently rescinded.
17

SEC. 57. The unobligated balances of amounts made18 available by section 2912(a) of Public Law 117–2 are
19 hereby permanently rescinded.
20

SEC. 58. The unobligated balances of amounts made21 available by section 403(c) of the Social Security Act, as
22 added by section 9201 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
23 permanently rescinded.
24

SEC. 59. The unobligated balances of amounts made25 available by section 816(f) of the Native American Pro-

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1 grams Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d(f)), as added by sec2 tion 11004 of Public Law 117–2, are hereby permanently
3 rescinded.
4

SEC. 60. The unobligated balances of amounts made5 available under the heading ‘‘Rural Development Pro6 grams—Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Tele7 medicine, and Broadband Program’’ in title I of division
8 B of Public Law 116–136 are hereby permanently re9 scinded.
10

SEC. 61. The unobligated balances of amounts made11 available by section 752 of title VII of division N of Public
12 Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
13

SEC. 62. The unobligated balances of amounts made14 available by section 1002(c) of Public Law 117–2, are
15 hereby permanently rescinded.
16

SEC. 63. The unobligated balances of amounts made17 available by section 3207(a) of Public Law 117–2 are
18 hereby permanently rescinded.
19

SEC. 64. The unobligated balances of amounts made20 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Energy—En21 ergy Programs—Science’’ in title III of division D of Pub22 lic Law 116–260 are hereby permanently rescinded.
23

SEC. 65. The unobligated balances of amounts made24 available by section 6003 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
25 permanently rescinded.

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1

SEC. 66. The unobligated balances of amounts made2 available by section 11002(a) of Public Law 117–2 are
3 hereby permanently rescinded.
4

SEC. 67. The unobligated balances of amounts made5 available under the heading ‘‘Department of Education—
6 Departmental Management—Program Administration’’ in
7 title III of division M of Public Law 116–260 are hereby
8 permanently rescinded.
9SEC. 68. The unobligated balances of amounts made10 available by section 2007 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
11 permanently rescinded.
12

SEC. 69. The unobligated balances of amounts made13 available by section 2010 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
14 permanently rescinded.
15

SEC. 70. The unobligated balances of amounts made16 available by section 2011 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
17 permanently rescinded.
18

SEC. 71. The unobligated balances of amounts made19 available by section 11006 of Public Law 117–2 are here20 by permanently rescinded.
21

SEC. 72. Of the unobligated balances of amounts

22 made available by section 6002(a) of Public Law 117–2,
23 all but $22,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded.
24

SEC. 73. The unobligated balances of amounts made25 available by section 2101(a) of Public Law 117–2 are

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1 hereby permanently rescinded, with the exception of
2 $1,892,718 for the Office of the Solicitor within the De3 partmental Management account and amounts allocated
4 for the Office of Inspector General under paragraph (2)5 of subsection (b) of such section.
6

SEC. 74. The unobligated balances of amounts made7 available by section 2110(g) of Public Law 116–136, as
8 amended, are hereby permanently rescinded.
9SEC. 75. The unobligated balances of amounts made10 available under the heading ‘‘General Services Administra11 tion—General Activities—Federal Citizen Services Fund’’
12 in title V of division B of Public Law 116–136 are hereby
13 permanently rescinded.
14

SEC. 76. The unobligated balances of amounts made15 available by section 2021 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
16 permanently rescinded.
17

SEC. 77. The unobligated balances of amounts made18 available by section 2022 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
19 permanently rescinded.
20

SEC. 78. The unobligated balances of amounts made21 available by section 2023 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
22 permanently rescinded.
23

SEC. 79. The unobligated balances of amounts made24 available by section 2(c)(2)(D)(v) of the Railroad Unem-

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1 ployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(c)(2)(D)(v)), as
2 amended, are hereby permanently rescinded.
3

SEC. 80. The unobligated balances of amounts made4 available by section 2904 of Public Law 117–2 are hereby
5 permanently rescinded, with the exception of $500,000 for
6 the Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector Gen7 eral.
8

SEC. 81. The unobligated balances of amounts made9 available by section 7404(a) of Public Law 117–2 are
10 hereby permanently rescinded.

TITLE II—FAMILY AND SMALL
12BUSINESS TAXPAYER PRO13TECTION
11

14

SEC. 251. RESCISSION OF CERTAIN BALANCES MADE AVAIL-

15

ABLE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

16

Of the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated17 or otherwise made available for activities of the Internal
18 Revenue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii),
19 (1)(B), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public
20 Law 117–169 (commonly known as the ‘‘Inflation Reduc21 tion Act of 2022’’) as of the date of the enactment of this22 Act, $1,389,525,000 are hereby rescinded.

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TITLE III—STATUTORY ADMINIS2TRATIVE PAY-AS-YOU-GO
1

3

SEC. 261. SHORT TITLE.

4This title may be cited as the ‘‘Administrative Pay-

5 As-You-Go Act of 2023’’.
6

SEC. 262. DEFINITIONS.

7

In this title—

8(1) the term ‘‘administrative action’’ means a9‘‘rule’’ as defined in section 804(3) of title 5, United

10

States Code;11(2) the term ‘‘agency’’ means any authority of

12

the United States that is an ‘‘agency’’ under section

133502(1) of title 44, United States Code, other than

14

those considered to be independent regulatory agen-15

cies, as defined in section 3502(5) of such title;

16(3) the term ‘‘covered discretionary administra-

17

tive action’’ means a discretionary administrative ac-

18tion that would affect direct spending;19(4) the term ‘‘direct spending’’ has the meaning

20

given that term in section 250(c) of the Balanced

21

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985

22

(2 U.S.C. 900(c));2324(5) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget;

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12(6) the term ‘‘discretionary administrative action’’—3(A) means any administrative action that4

is not required by law; and5(B) includes an administrative action re-6quired by law for which an agency has discre-

7

tion in the manner in which to implement the8administrative action; and

9(7) the term ‘‘increase direct spending’’ means

10that the amount of direct spending would increase

11

relative to—12(A) the most recently submitted projection

13of the amount of direct spending presented in

14baseline estimates as defined in section 257 of

15

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

16

Control Act of 1985, as amended, under—

17(i) the budget of the President sub-18

mitted under section 1105 of title 31,

19

United States Code; or20(ii) the supplemental summary of the21

budget submitted under section 1106 of

22

title 31, United States Code;23(B) with respect to a discretionary admin-

24

istrative action that is incorporated into the ap-

25

plicable projection described in subparagraph

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mitted under section 263(a)(2)(A), a projection

3of the amount of direct spending if no adminis-

4

trative action were taken; or

5(C) with respect to a discretionary admin-

6

istrative action described in paragraph (6)(B),7

a projection of the amount of direct spending

8

under the least costly implementation option

9

reasonably identifiable by the agency that meets10

the requirements under the statute.

11

SEC. 263. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

12THAT AFFECT DIRECT SPENDING.

13(a) DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.—

14(1) IN GENERAL.—Before an agency may final-

15

ize any covered discretionary administrative action,16

the head of the agency shall submit to the Director

17

for review written notice regarding the covered dis-18

cretionary administrative action, which shall include

19

an estimate of the budgetary effects of the covered

20

discretionary administrative action.

21(2) INCREASING DIRECT SPENDING.—

22(A) IN GENERAL.—If the covered discre-

23

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rect spending, the written notice submitted by25

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shall include a proposal to undertake 1 or more2other administrative actions that would provide

3

a reduction in direct spending greater than or4equal to the increase in direct spending attrib-

5

utable to the covered discretionary administra-

6

tive action.

7(B) REVIEW.—

8(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall9

determine whether the reduction in direct10

spending in a proposal in a written notice11

from an agency under subparagraph (A) is

12

greater than or equal to the increase in di-

13

rect spending attributable to the covered

14

discretionary

15

which the written notice relates.

administrative

actionto16(ii) NO OFFSET.—If the written notice17

regarding a proposed covered discretionary

18

administrative action that would increase19

direct spending does not include a proposal

20

to offset the increased direct spending as

21

determined in clause (i), the Director shall22

return the written notice to the agency for23

resubmission in accordance with this title.

24(b) NONDISCRETIONARY ACTIONS.—If an agency de-

25 termines that an administrative action that would increase

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1 direct spending is required by law and therefore is not a
2 covered discretionary administrative action, before the
3 agency finalizes that administrative action, the head of the
4 agency shall—
5(1) submit to the Director a written opinion by

6

the general counsel of the agency, or the equivalent

7

employee of the agency, explaining that legal conclu-

8

sion;

9

(2) submit to the Director a projection of the10amount of direct spending under the least costly im-

11

plementation option reasonably identifiable by the12agency that meets the requirements under the stat-13ute; and14(3) consult with the Director regarding imple-

15

mentation of the administrative action.

16(c) PROJECTIONS.—Any projection for purposes of

17 this title shall be conducted in accordance with Office of
18 Management and Budget Circular A–11, or any successor
19 thereto.
20

SEC. 264. ISSUANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.

21

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment

22 of this Act, the Director shall issue instructions regarding
23 the implementation of this title, including how covered dis24 cretionary administrative actions that increase direct
25 spending and nontax receipts will be evaluated.

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SEC. 265. WAIVER.

2(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may waive the re-3 quirements of section 263 if the Director concludes that
4 the waiver—
5(1) is necessary for the delivery of essential

6

services; or

7(2) is necessary for effective program delivery.

8(b) PUBLICATION.—Any waiver determination under

9 subsection (a) shall be published in the Federal Register.
10

SEC. 266. EXEMPTION.

11

This title shall not apply to administrative actions

12 with direct spending cost of less than—13(1) $1,000,000,000 over the 10-year period be-

14

ginning with the current year; or

15(2) $100,000,000 in any given year during such

16
17

10-year period
SEC. 267. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

18

No determination, finding, action, or omission under

19 this title shall be subject to judicial review.
20

SEC. 268. SUNSET.

21
22This title shall expire on December 31, 2024.
SEC. 269. GAO REPORT.

23

Within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act,24 the Comptroller General shall issue a report on the imple25 mentation of this title.

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1SEC. 270. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT COMPLIANCE AS-

2

SESSMENT.

3

Section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code,4 is amended by inserting after ‘‘compliance with procedural
5 steps required by paragraph (1)(B)’’ the following: ‘‘, and6 shall in addition include an assessment of the agency’s
7 compliance with such requirements of the Administrative
8 Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 as may be applicable’’.

TITLE
IV—TERMINATIONOF10SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS
11
ON
FEDERAL
STUDENT
12
LOANS; RESUMPTION OF AC13
CRUAL OF INTEREST AND
14
COLLECTIONS
915

SEC. 271. TERMINATION OF SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS ON

16

FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS; RESUMPTION OF

17

ACCRUAL OF INTEREST AND COLLECTIONS.

18(a) IN GENERAL.—Sixty days after June 30, 2023,

19 the waivers and modifications described in subsection (c)20 shall cease to be effective.
21(b) PROHIBITION.—Except as expressly authorized

22 by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment
23 of this Act, the Secretary of Education may not use any
24 authority to implement an extension of any executive ac25 tion or rule specified in subsection (c).

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2 The waivers and modifications described in this subsection
3 are the waivers and modifications of statutory and regu4 latory provisions relating to an extension of the suspension
5 of payments on certain loans and waivers of interest on
6 such loans under section 3513 of the CARES Act (20
7 U.S.C. 1001 note)—
8(1) described by the Department of Education

9in the Federal Register on October 12, 2022 (8710Fed. Reg. 61513 et seq.); and11(2) most recently extended in the announce-

12

ment by the Department of Education on November

1322, 2022.

DIVISION C—GROW THE
15
ECONOMY
16 TITLE
I—TEMPORARY ASSIST17
ANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES
14

18

SEC. 301. RECALIBRATION OF THE CASELOAD REDUCTION

19
20

CREDIT.

Section 407(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (4221 U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended in each of subparagraphs
22 (A)(ii) and (B), by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’.

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1

SEC. 302. PILOT PROJECTS FOR PROMOTING ACCOUNT-2ABILITY BY MEASURING WORK OUTCOMES.

3

Section 411 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

4 611) is amended by adding at the end the following:56‘‘(e) PILOT PROJECTS FOR PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY BY MEASURING WORK OUTCOMES.—

7‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry

8

out a pilot program under which the Secretary may

9select up to 5 States to which a grant is made under10

section 403(a) for a fiscal year to negotiate perform-

11

ance benchmarks for work and family outcomes for12

recipients of assistance under the State program

13

funded under this part, and programs funded with

14

qualified State expenditures. The Secretary shall15

issue guidance on how States apply for participation

16

in the pilot. The benchmarks shall include—

17‘‘(A) the percentage of work-eligible indi-

18

viduals under the State program funded under

19

this part who are in unsubsidized employment

20

during the 2nd quarter after exiting the pro-

21

gram;

22

‘‘(B) the level of earnings of such individ-23

uals in the 2nd and 4th quarters after exit; and24‘‘(C) other indicators of family stability

25

and well-being as established by the Secretary.

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2

The Secretary and a State selected under paragraph3(1) shall agree to the requisite level of performance4on these benchmarks after developing baseline data

5in the State and comparative data in other States.

6‘‘(3) FAILURE

7

MARK.—If a State fails to meet a measured bench-

8

mark standard agreed to under paragraph (2) for 2

9successive fiscal years, the State, in order to con-10tinue in the pilot shall enter into a plan with the11

Secretary to achieve the required level of perform-

12

ance or, if mutually agreed to, adjust the benchmark

13

based on new information about the feasibility of

14meeting such benchmark.

15‘‘(4) DURATION.—The pilot under this sub-16

section shall be in effect for 6 fiscal years, with one

17

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18

gets and five years to measure performance against

19

the targets, and shall supersede the requirements

20

under section 407 for such fiscal years, notwith-21

standing any other provision of law.

22‘‘(5) APPLICATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE

23

TO REDUCE ASSISTANCE FOR RECIPIENTS REFUSING24WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE TO WORK.—For purposes of25

section 409(a)(14), a State operating a pilot must

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1have a system for reducing the amount of assistance2

payable to a family if an individual refuses, without

3

good cause (including for reasons described in

4407(e)(2)), to engage in any such activities as the5State has required of such an individual. A State

6

without such a system shall be considered to have7

failed to comply with the requirements of section

8407(e) for so long as the failure to comply continues.

9‘‘(6) COLLECTION OF PERFORMANCE DATA.—

10

Each State selected under paragraph (1), in con-11

sultation with the Secretary, shall collect and submit

12

to the Secretary data on the performance of the

13

State operating such a pilot program.

14‘‘(7) REPORTS.—

15‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1216months after the date of the enactment of this17

subsection the Secretary shall submit a report18

to Congress on the status of the program under

19

this section.

20‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1221months after the date on which the programs

22

under this section have terminated, the Sec-23

retary shall submit a comprehensive report to24

Congress on outcomes achieved under such pro-25

grams.’’.

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1SEC. 303. ELIMINATION OF SMALL CHECKS SCHEME.

2

Section 407(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

3 607(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
4‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULE REGARDING CALCULATION

5OF THE MINIMUM PARTICIPATION RATE.—The Sec-6

retary shall determine participation rates under this7

section without regard to any individual engaged in

8

work in a family that receives no assistance under

9

this part and less than $35 in assistance funded

10

with qualified State expenditures (as defined in sec-

11

tion 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).’’.

12

SEC. 304. REPORTING OF WORK OUTCOMES.

13

Section 411 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

14 611), as amended by section 302, is amended by adding
15 at the end the following:
16‘‘(f) REPORTING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—

17‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State, in consultation

18

with the Secretary, shall collect and submit to the19

Secretary the information necessary for each indi-20

cator described in paragraph (2), for fiscal year

212025 and each fiscal year thereafter.

22‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.—The in-23

dicators described in this paragraph for a fiscal year24

are the following:

25‘‘(A) The percentage of individuals who

26

were work-eligible individuals as of the time of

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1exit from the program, who are in unsubsidized

2

employment during the second quarter after the

3

exit.

4

‘‘(B) The percentage of individuals who

5were work-eligible individuals who were in un-

6subsidized employment in the second quarter

7

after the exit, who are also in unsubsidized em-

8ployment during the fourth quarter after the

9

exit.

10

‘‘(C) The median earnings of individuals

11

who were work-eligible individuals as of the

12time of exit from the program, who are in un-

13

subsidized employment during the second quar-14

ter after the exit.

15‘‘(D) The percentage of individuals who

16

have not attained 24 years of age, are attending

17

high school or enrolled in an equivalency pro-18

gram, and are work-eligible individuals or were19

work-eligible individuals as of the time of exit

20

from the program, who obtain a high school de-21

gree or its recognized equivalent while receiving

22

assistance under the State program funded

23

under this part or within 1 year after the exit.

24‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF EXIT.—In paragraph (2),25

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1gram funded under this part, ceases to receive as-2

sistance under the program funded by this part.

3‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—In order to ensure na-

4tionwide comparability of data, the Secretary, after

5

consultation with the Secretary of Labor and with

6

States, shall issue regulations governing the report-

7

ing of performance indicators under this sub-8

section.’’.

9

SEC. 305. EFFECTIVE DATE.

10

The amendments made by this title shall take effect

11 on October 1, 2024, except for sections 301 and 303 which
12 shall take effect on October 1, 2025.
13

TITLE II—SNAP EXEMPTIONS

14

SEC. 311. MODIFICATION OF WORK REQUIREMENT EXEMP-

15
16

TIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and17 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(6)(o)(3)) is amend18 ed to read as follows:
1920(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:

21‘‘(A)(i) under 18 years of age; or22‘‘(ii) in —23‘‘(I) fiscal year 2023 over 51 years of

24

age;

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1‘‘(II) fiscal year 2024 over 53 years of

2

age;

3

‘‘(III) fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal

4year thereafter over 55 years of age;’’;5(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or’’ at6

the end;78(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘;’’; and

9(4) adding at the end the following:

10‘‘(F) a homeless individual;

11‘‘(G) a veteran; or

12‘‘(H) an individual who is 24 years of age

13

or younger and who was in foster care under14

the responsibility of a State on the date of at-

15

taining 18 years of age or such higher age as

16

the

17

475(8)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (4218

U.S.C. 675(8)(B)(iii)).’’.

19

has

electedunder

section(b) APPLICATION.—

20(1) STATE AGENCY.—A state agency shall apply

21

section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of

22

2008, as amended by subsection (a), to any applica-

23

tion for initial certification or recertification received

24

starting 90 days after the date of enactment of this

25

Act.

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1(2) SUNSET.—The amendments made by sub-2

section (a) shall cease to have effect on October 1,

3

2030.

4

SEC. 312. MODIFICATION OF GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.

5

Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of

6 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(6)) is amended—
7(1) in subparagraph (E)—8(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUBSE-9QUENT FISCAL YEARS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL10YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2023’’;11(B) by striking ‘‘(F) through (H)’’ and in-

12

serting ‘‘(G) through (I)’’; and13(C) by striking ‘‘year,’’ and inserting ‘‘year

14

through fiscal year 2023,’’;15(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or (E)’’16

and inserting ‘‘, (E) or (F)’’;17(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G),18

and (H) as subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respec-19

tively;2021(4) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:

22‘‘(F) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Sub-

23

ject to subparagraphs (G) through (I), for fiscal

24

years 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, a25State agency may provide a number of exemp-

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tions such that the average monthly number of2exemptions in effect during the fiscal year does3

not exceed 8 percent of the number of covered

4

individuals in the State, as estimated by the5

Secretary under subparagraph (C), adjusted by

6

the Secretary to reflect changes in the State’s

7caseload8changes in the proportion of members of house-

9

holds that receive supplemental nutrition assist-

10

ance program benefits covered by waivers

11

granted under paragraph (4)’’;12(5) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(H)’’ and13

Secretary’s

estimateof(6) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(F) and(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G) and (I)’’;16(7) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(F)17through (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G) through (I)’’; and18(8) by adding at end the following:

19‘‘(J) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR EX-

20

EMPTION

21

2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, nothing

22in this paragraph shall be interpreted to allow

23

a State agency to accumulate unused exemp-

24

tions to be provided beyond the subsequent fis-25

cal year.’’.

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1

SEC. 313. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO-

2

GRAM UNDER THE FOOD AND NUTRITION

3ACT OF 2008.

4

Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (75 U.S.C. 2011) is amended by adding at end the following:
6 ‘‘That program includes as a purpose to assist low-income
7 adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earn8 ings. Such employment and earnings, along with program
9 benefits, will permit low-income households to obtain a
10 more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by
11 increasing food purchasing power for all eligible house12 holds who apply for participation.’’.
13

SEC. 314. WAIVER TRANSPARENCY.

14

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment

15 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make public
16 all available State waiver requests, including all sup17 porting data from the State, and agency approvals of such
18 requests, including relevant documentation on the utiliza19 tion of waivers authorized under Section 6(o)(4)(A) of the
20 FoodandNutrition

Act

of

2008

(7

U.S.C.

21 2015(o)(4)(A)).
22

TITLE III—PERMITTING REFORM

23

SEC. 321. BUILDER ACT.

24(a) PARAGRAPH (2)OF

SECTION 102.—Section

25 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
26 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) is amended—
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sions of this Act and except where compliance8

would be inconsistent with other statutory re-9quirements,’’ before ‘‘include in every’’;

10(B) by striking clauses (i) through (v) and11

inserting the following:

12‘‘(i) reasonably foreseeable environ-13

mental effects of the proposed agency ac-

14

tion;

15

‘‘(ii) any reasonably foreseeable ad-16verse environmental effects which cannot

17

be avoided should the proposal be imple-

18

mented;19‘‘(iii) a reasonable range of alter-

20

natives to the proposed agency action, in-21

cluding an analysis of any negative envi-

22ronmental impacts of not implementing the23

proposed agency action in the case of a no24

action alternative, that are technically and

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1

economically feasible, and meet the pur-2

pose and need of the proposal;

3‘‘(iv) the relationship between local

4

short-term uses of man’s environment and5the maintenance and enhancement of long-6

term productivity; and7‘‘(v) any irreversible and irretrievable

8commitments of Federal resources which

9would be involved in the proposed agency

10

action should it be implemented.’’; and11(C) by striking ‘‘the responsible Federal

12

official’’ and inserting ‘‘the head of the lead13

agency’’;14(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘Any’’15

and inserting ‘‘any’’;

16

(5)

redesignating

subparagraphs

(D)

17

through (I) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), re-18spectively;

1920(6) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:21‘‘(D) ensure the professional integrity, in-22

cluding scientific integrity, of the discussion

23

and analysis in an environmental document;

24‘‘(E) make use of reliable data and re-25

sources in carrying out this Act;

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741‘‘(F) consistent with the provisions of this2

Act, study, develop, and describe technically3and economically feasible alternatives;’’; and

4(7) in subparagraph (I), as amended, by insert-5

ing ‘‘consistent with the provisions of this Act,’’ be-6

fore ‘‘recognize’’.

7(b) NEW SECTIONS.—Title I of the National Envi-

8 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
9 is amended by adding at the end the following:
10‘‘SEC. 106. PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF

1112REVIEW.

‘‘(a) THRESHOLD DETERMINATIONS.—An agency is

13 not required to prepare an environmental document with
14 respect to a proposed agency action if—
15‘‘(1) the proposed agency action is not a final

16

agency action within the meaning of such term in

17

chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code;18‘‘(2) the proposed agency action is excluded

19

pursuant to one of the agency’s categorical exclu-

20

sions, another agency’s categorical exclusions con-21

sistent with section 109 of this Act, or another pro-22

vision of law;23‘‘(3) the preparation of such document would

24

clearly and fundamentally conflict with the require-25

ments of another provision of law; or

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2

cretionary action with respect to which such agency

3

does not have authority to take environmental fac-

4

tors into consideration in determining whether to5take the proposed action.

6‘‘(b) LEVELS OF REVIEW.—

7‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—

8

An agency shall issue an environmental impact

9statement with respect to a proposed agency action

10

requiring an environmental document that has a rea-11

sonably foreseeable significant effect on the quality

12of the human environment.

13‘‘(2) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—An agen-14

cy shall prepare an environmental assessment with15

respect to a proposed agency action that does not16

have a reasonably foreseeable significant effect on

17

the quality of the human environment, or if the sig-

18

nificance of such effect is unknown, unless the agen-19

cy finds that the proposed agency action is excluded

20

pursuant to one of the agency’s categorical exclu-

21

sions, another agency’s categorical exclusions con-22

sistent with section 109 of this Act, or another pro-23

vision of law. Such environmental assessment shall24

be a concise public document prepared by a Federal

25

agency to set forth the basis of such agency’s find-

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ing of no significant impact or determination that an2

environmental impact statement is necessary.

3‘‘(3) SOURCES OF INFORMATION.—In making a4

determination under this subsection, an agency—

5‘‘(A) may make use of any reliable data

6source; and7‘‘(B) is not required to undertake new sci-

8

entific or technical research unless the new sci-

9

entific or technical research is essential to a10

reasoned choice among alternatives, and the11overall costs and time frame of obtaining it are12

not unreasonable.

13‘‘SEC. 107. TIMELY AND UNIFIED FEDERAL REVIEWS.

14‘‘(a) LEAD AGENCY.—

15‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—

16‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If there are two or

17

more participating Federal agencies, such agen-18

cies shall determine, by letter or memorandum,

19

which agency shall be the lead agency based on

20

consideration of the—21‘‘(i) magnitude of agency’s involve-

22

ment;

23

‘‘(ii) project approval or disapproval

24

authority;

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1‘‘(iii) expertise concerning the action’s

2environmental effects;

3‘‘(iv) duration of agency’s involve-

4ment; and5‘‘(v) sequence of agency’s involvement.

6‘‘(B) JOINT LEAD AGENCIES.—In making

7

a determination under subparagraph (A), the8participating Federal agencies may appoint

9

such State, Tribal, or local agencies as joint

10

lead agencies as the involved Federal agencies

11

shall determine appropriate. Joint lead agencies

12

shall jointly fulfill the role described in para-

13

graph (2).

14‘‘(2) ROLE.—A lead agency shall, with respect

15

to a proposed agency action—

16‘‘(A) supervise the preparation of an envi-

17ronmental document if, with respect to such18

proposed agency action, there is more than one

19

participating Federal agency;

20‘‘(B) request the participation of each co-21

operating agency at the earliest practicable

22

time;

23

‘‘(C) in preparing an environmental docu-

24ment, give consideration to any analysis or pro-25

posal created by a cooperating agency;

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2

with each cooperating agency, the applicant,3

and such other entities as the lead agency de-4termines appropriate, for completion of any en-

5vironmental review, permit, or authorization re-6quired to carry out the proposed agency action;

7‘‘(E) if the lead agency determines that a8review, permit, or authorization will not be com-9

pleted in accordance with the schedule devel-

10oped under subparagraph (D), notify the agen-11

cy responsible for issuing such review, permit,

12

or authorization of the discrepancy and request

13

that such agency take such measures as such

14

agency determines appropriate to comply with

15

such schedule; and16‘‘(F) meet with a cooperating agency that17requests such a meeting.

18‘‘(3) COOPERATING AGENCY.—The lead agency

19may, with respect to a proposed agency action, des-20

ignate any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency

21

that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with22

respect to any environmental impact involved in a

23

proposal to serve as a cooperating agency. A cooper-

24

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the schedule established by the lead agency, submit

2comments to the lead agency.

3‘‘(4) REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION.—Any Fed-4eral, State, Tribal, or local agency or person that is

5

substantially affected by the lack of a designation of

6

a lead agency with respect to a proposed agency ac-

7tion under paragraph (1) may submit a written re-8quest for such a designation to a participating Fed-9eral agency. An agency that receives a request under

10

this paragraph shall transmit such request to each11

participating Federal agency and to the Council.

12‘‘(5) COUNCIL DESIGNATION.—

13‘‘(A) REQUEST.—If the participating Fed-14

eral agencies are unable to agree on the des-15

ignation of a lead agency within 45 days of the16

request under paragraph (4), then the Federal,

17State, Tribal or local agency or person that is

18

substantially affected by the lack or a designa-

19tion of a lead agency may request that the20

Council designate a lead agency. Such request

21

shall consist of—22‘‘(i) a precise description of the nature23

and extent of the proposed agency action;

24

and

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to each participating Federal agency and3each factor listed in paragraph (1) regard-

4

ing which agency should serve as lead5

agency.

6‘‘(B) TRANSMISSION.—The Council shall7

transmit a request received under subparagraph

8(A) to each participating Federal agency.

9‘‘(C) RESPONSE.—A participating Federal

10

agency may, not later than 20 days after the11date of the submission of a request under sub-12

paragraph (A), submit to the Council a re-13

sponse to such request.

14‘‘(D) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 40

15days after the date of the submission of a re-16

quest under subparagraph (A), the Council

17

shall designate the lead agency with respect to18

the relevant proposed agency action.

19‘‘(b) ONE DOCUMENT.—To the extent practicable, if

20 a proposed agency action will require action by more than
21 one Federal agency and the lead agency has determined
22 that it requires preparation of an environmental docu23 ment, the lead and cooperating agencies shall evaluate the
24 proposal in a single environmental document.

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2 of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
3 under section 102 shall include a request for public com4 ment on alternatives or impacts and on relevant informa5 tion, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposed
6 agency action.
7‘‘(d) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND NEED.—Each

8 environmental document shall include a statement of pur9 pose and need that briefly summarizes the underlying pur10 pose and need for the proposed agency action.
11‘‘(e) PAGE LIMITS.—

12‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.—

13‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

14

subparagraph (B), an environmental impact

15

statement shall not exceed 150 pages, not in-

16

cluding any citations or appendices.

17‘‘(B) EXTRAORDINARY COMPLEXITY.—An

18

environmental impact statement for a proposed19

agency action of extraordinary complexity shall20

not exceed 300 pages, not including any cita-

21

tions or appendices.

22‘‘(2) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.—An en-

23

vironmental assessment shall not exceed 75 pages,24

not including any citations or appendices.

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2 prescribe procedures to allow a project sponsor to prepare
3 an environmental assessment or an environmental impact
4 statement under the supervision of the agency. Such agen5 cy may provide such sponsor with appropriate guidance
6 and assist in the preparation. The lead agency shall inde7 pendently evaluate the environmental document and shall
8 take responsibility for the contents.
9‘‘(g) DEADLINES.—

10‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-

11

graph (2), with respect to a proposed agency action,

12

a lead agency shall complete, as applicable—

13‘‘(A) the environmental impact statement14

not later than the date that is 2 years after the15

sooner of, as applicable—

16‘‘(i) the date on which such agency

17

determines that section 102(2)(C) requires

18

the issuance of an environmental impact

19

statement with respect to such action;

20‘‘(ii) the date on which such agency

21

notifies the applicant that the application22

to establish a right-of-way for such action23

is complete; and24‘‘(iii) the date on which such agency

25

issues a notice of intent to prepare the en-

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1vironmental impact statement for such ac-2tion; and3‘‘(B) the environmental assessment not4later than the date that is 1 year after the5sooner of, as applicable—

6‘‘(i) the date on which such agency

7

determines that section 106(b)(2) requires

8

the preparation of an environmental as-

9sessment with respect to such action;

10‘‘(ii) the date on which such agency

11

notifies the applicant that the application

12

to establish a right-of-way for such action

13

is complete; and14‘‘(iii) the date on which such agency

15

issues a notice of intent to prepare the en-

16

vironmental assessment for such action.

17‘‘(2) DELAY.—A lead agency that determines it

18

is not able to meet the deadline described in para-

19

graph (1) may extend such deadline, in consultation

20

with the applicant, to establish a new deadline that21

provides only so much additional time as is nec-

22

essary to complete such environmental impact state-

23

ment or environmental assessment.

24‘‘(3) PETITION TO COURT.—

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841‘‘(A) RIGHTPETITION.—A

project

2

sponsor may obtain a review of an alleged fail-3

ure by an agency to act in accordance with an

4

applicable deadline under this section by filing5

a written petition with a court of competent ju-

6risdiction seeking an order under subparagraph

7

(B).

8

‘‘(B) COURT ORDER.—If a court of com-9

petent jurisdiction finds that an agency has

10failed to act in accordance with an applicable11

deadline, the court shall set a schedule and12deadline for the agency to act as soon as prac-

13

ticable, which shall not exceed 90 days from the14date on which the order of the court is issued,

15

unless the court determines a longer time pe-

16

riod is necessary to comply with applicable law.

17‘‘(h) REPORT.—

18‘‘(1) IN

GENERAL.—The

head of each lead19

agency shall annually submit to the Committee on

20

Natural Resources of the House of Representatives

21

and the Committee on Environment and Public

22

Works of the Senate a report that—

23‘‘(A) identifies any environmental assess-24

ment and environmental impact statement that

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1such lead agency did not complete by the dead-2

line described in subsection (g); and3‘‘(B) provides an explanation for any fail-4

ure to meet such deadline.

5

‘‘(2)

6

INCLUSIONS.—Eachsubmitted

under paragraph (1) shall identify, as applicable—

7‘‘(A) the office, bureau, division, unit, or8other entity within the Federal agency respon-

9sible for each such environmental assessment

10

and environmental impact statement;

11‘‘(B) the date on which—12‘‘(i) such lead agency notified the ap-

13

plicant that the application to establish a14

right-of-way for the major Federal action

15

is complete;

16‘‘(ii) such lead agency began the17scoping for the major Federal action; or18‘‘(iii) such lead agency issued a notice19

of intent to prepare the environmental as-

20

sessment or environmental impact state-

21

ment for the major Federal action; and22‘‘(C) when such environmental assessment

23

and environmental impact statement is expected24

to be complete.

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1‘‘SEC. 108. PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.

2‘‘When an agency prepares a programmatic environ-

3 mental document for which judicial review was available,
4 the agency may rely on the analysis included in the pro5 grammatic environmental document in a subsequent envi6 ronmental document for related actions as follows:7‘‘(1) Within 5 years and without additional re-8view of the analysis in the programmatic environ-9

mental document, unless there are substantial new

10

circumstances or information about the significance11

of adverse effects that bear on the analysis.

12‘‘(2) After 5 years, so long as the agency re-13

evaluates the analysis in the programmatic environ-14

mental document and any underlying assumption to15

ensure reliance on the analysis remains valid.

16‘‘SEC. 109. ADOPTION OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.

17‘‘An agency may adopt a categorical exclusion listed

18 in another agency’s NEPA procedures for a category of
19 proposed agency actions for which the categorical exclu20 sion was established consistent with this paragraph. The
21 agency shall—
22‘‘(1) identify the categorical exclusion listed in23another agency’s NEPA procedures that covers a24category of proposed actions or related actions;25‘‘(2) consult with the agency that established26

the categorical exclusion to ensure that the proposed

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1adoption of the categorical exclusion to a category of2actions is appropriate;3‘‘(3) identify to the public the categorical exclu-

4sion that the agency plans to use for its proposed5

actions; and6‘‘(4) document adoption of the categorical ex-

7clusion.

8‘‘SEC. 110. E-NEPA.

9‘‘(a) PERMITTING PORTAL STUDY.—The Council on

10 Environmental Quality shall conduct a study and submit
11 a report to Congress within 1 year of the enactment of
12 this Act on the potential for online and digital technologies
13 to address delays in reviews and improve public accessi14 bility and transparency under section 102(2)(C) of the
15 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
16 4332(2)(C)) including, but not limited to, a unified per17 mitting portal that would—
18‘‘(1) allow applicants to—

19‘‘(A) submit required documents or mate-

20

rials for their project in one unified portal;

21‘‘(B) upload and collaborate with the appli-

22

cable agencies to edit documents in real-time,23

as required;

24‘‘(C) upload and display visual features

25

such as video, animation, geographic informa-

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1tion system displays, and three-dimensional2

renderings; and3‘‘(D) track the progress of individual appli-

4

cations;5‘‘(2) include a cloud based, digital tool for more

6complex reviews that would enhance interagency co-7ordination in consultation by—

8‘‘(A) centralizing, across all necessary

9

agencies, the data, visuals, and documents, in-10

cluding but not limited to geographic informa-

11tion system displays, other visual renderings,

12

and completed reports and analyses necessary

13

for reviews;

14‘‘(B) streamlining communications between

15

all necessary agencies and the applicant;16‘‘(C) allowing for comments and responses

17

by and to all necessary agencies in one unified

18

portal;19‘‘(D) generating analytical reports to aid in

20

organizing and cataloguing public comments;

21

and

22

‘‘(E) be accessible on mobile devices;23‘‘(3) boost transparency in agency processes

24

and present information suitable for a lay audience,25

including but not limited to—

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891‘‘(A) scientific data and analysis; and

2

‘‘(B)

3

timeline; and4‘‘(4) include examples describing how at least

5

five permits would be reviewed and processed

6through this portal.

7‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

anticipatedagencyprocessand

8 is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the Council
9 on Environmental Quality to carry out the study directed
10 by this section.
11‘‘SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS.

12‘‘In this title:

13‘‘(1) CATEGORICAL

term

14

‘categorical exclusion’ means a category of actions

15

that a Federal agency has determined normally does16

not significantly affect the quality of the human en-

17

vironment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C).

18‘‘(2) COOPERATINGAGENCY.—Theterm ‘co-19

operating agency’ means any Federal, State, Tribal,

20

or local agency that has been designated as a co-21

operating agency under section 107(a)(3).

22‘‘(3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the23

Council on Environmental Quality established in24

title II.

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1

‘‘(4)

ASSESSMENT.—The2

term ‘environmental assessment’ means an environ-3

mental4

106(b)(2).

assessment

preparedunder

section5‘‘(5) ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.—The term

6

‘environmental document’ means an environmental

7

impact statement, an environmental assessment, or

8

a finding of no significant impact.

9‘‘(6) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—

10

The term ‘environmental impact statement’ means a11detailed written statement that is required by section

12102(2)(C).

13‘‘(7) FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.—14

The term ‘finding of no significant impact’ means a15

determination by a Federal agency that a proposed16

agency action does not require the issuance of an en-

17

vironmental impact statement.

18‘‘(8) PARTICIPATING FEDERAL AGENCY.—The

19

term ‘participating Federal agency’ means a Federal

20

agency participating in an environmental review or21

authorization of an action.

22‘‘(9) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘lead agency’23

means, with respect to a proposed agency action—

24‘‘(A) the agency that proposed such action;

25

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1‘‘(B) if there are 2 or more involved Fed-2eral agencies with respect to such action, the3agency designated under section 107(a)(1).

4‘‘(10) MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.—

5‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘major Fed-6eral action’ means an action that the agency

7

carrying out such action determines is subject

8

to substantial Federal control and responsi-

9bility.

10‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘major Fed-11eral action’ does not include—

12‘‘(i) a non-Federal action—

13‘‘(I) with no or minimal Federal

14funding; or15‘‘(II) with no or minimal Federal

16

involvement where a Federal agency

17

cannot control the outcome of the

18

project;

19‘‘(ii) funding assistance solely in the20

form of general revenue sharing funds

21

which do not provide Federal agency com-22

pliance or enforcement responsibility over23

the subsequent use of such funds;

24‘‘(iii) loans, loan guarantees, or other25

forms of financial assistance where a Fed-

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1eral agency does not exercise sufficient2

control and responsibility over the subse-

3

quent use of such financial assistance or4

the effect of the action;

5‘‘(iv) business loan guarantees pro-6

vided by the Small Business Administra-

7

tion pursuant to section 7(a) or (b) and of

8

the Small Business Act ( U.S.C. 636(a)),

9or title V of the Small Business Invest-

10

ment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.);11‘‘(v) bringing judicial or administra-

12

tive civil or criminal enforcement actions;13‘‘(vi) extraterritorial activities or deci-

14

sions, which means agency activities or de-

15

cisions with effects located entirely outside

16of the jurisdiction of the United States; or17‘‘(vii) activities or decisions that are18

non-discretionary and made in accordance

19with the agency’s statutory authority.

20‘‘(11) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL DOCU-

21

MENT.—The term ‘programmatic environmental doc-

22

ument’ means an environmental impact statement or23

environmental assessment analyzing all or some of24

the environmental effects of a policy, program, plan,25

or group of related actions.

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1‘‘(12) PROPOSAL.—The term ‘proposal’ means

2a proposed action at a stage when an agency has a3goal, is actively preparing to make a decision on one

4or more alternative means of accomplishing that

5

goal, and can meaningfully evaluate its effects.

6‘‘(13) SPECIAL EXPERTISE.—The term ‘special

7expertise’ means statutory responsibility, agency

8

mission, or related program experience.’’.

9SEC. 322. INTERREGIONAL TRANSFER CAPABILITY DETER-

10MINATION STUDY.

11(a) IN GENERAL.—The Electric Reliability Organiza-

12 tion (as that term is defined in section 215(a)(2) of the
13 Federal Power Act), in consultation with each regional en14 tity (as that term is defined in section 215(a)(7) of such
15 Act) and each transmitting utility (as that term is defined
16 in section 3(23) of such Act) that has facilities inter17 connected with a transmitting utility in a neighboring
18 transmission planning region, shall conduct a study of
19 totaltransfer

capability

asdefinedinsection

20 37.6(b)(1)(vi) of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, be21 tween transmission planning regions that contains the fol22 lowing:
23(1) Current total transfer capability, between

24

each pair of neighboring transmission planning re-25

gions.

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941(2) A recommendation of prudent additions to2

total transfer capability between each pair of neigh-3boring transmission planning regions that would de-4

monstrably strengthen reliability within and among

5such neighboring transmission planning regions.

6(3) Recommendations to meet and maintain7

total transfer capability together with such rec-8

ommended prudent additions to total transfer capa-

9bility between each pair of neighboring transmission

10planning regions.

11(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 months after

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the North American
13 Electric Reliability Corporation shall deliver a study to
14 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which shall pub15 lish the study required in subsection (a) in the Federal
16 Register and seek public comments.
17(c) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the

18 end of the public comment period in subsection (b), the19 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall submit a re20 port on its conclusions to Congress and include rec21 ommendations, if any, for statutory changes.

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1

SEC. 323. PERMITTING STREAMLINING FOR ENERGY STOR-

2

AGE.

3

Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C.

4 4370m(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘energy storage,’’
5 before ‘‘or any other sector’’.
6

SEC. 324. EXPEDITING COMPLETION OF THE MOUNTAIN

7VALLEY PIPELINE.

8(a) DEFINITION OF MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE.—

9 In this section, the term ‘‘Mountain Valley Pipeline’’
10 means the Mountain Valley Pipeline project, as generally
11 described and approved in Federal Energy Regulatory
12 Commission Docket Nos. CP16–10, CP19–477, and
13 CP21–57.
1415(b) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGSANDDECLARA-TION.—The Congress hereby finds and declares that the

16 timely completion of construction and operation of the
17 Mountain Valley Pipeline is required in the national inter18 est. The Mountain Valley Pipeline will serve demonstrated
19 natural gas demand in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and20 Southeast regions, will increase the reliability of natural
21 gas supplies and the availability of natural gas at reason22 able prices, will allow natural gas producers to access addi23 tional markets for their product, and will reduce carbon
24 emissions and facilitate the energy transition.

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9612(c) APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE

OF

EXISTING

AUTHORIZATIONS.—Notwith-3 standing any other provision of law—4(1) Congress hereby ratifies and approves all5

authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, bio-

6

logical opinions, incidental take statements, and any

7other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal

8

law necessary for the construction and initial oper-

9

ation at full capacity of the Mountain Valley Pipe-10line; and11(2) Congress hereby directs the Secretary of the12Army, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,13

the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of

14

the Interior, and other agencies as applicable, as the15case may be, to continue to maintain such authoriza-

16

tions, permits, verifications, extensions, biological17

opinions, incidental take statements, and any other18

approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law

19necessary for the construction and initial operation

20

at full capacity of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

21(d) EXPEDITED APPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any

22 other provision of law, not later than 21 days after the
23 date of enactment of this Act and for the purpose of facili24 tating the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the

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1 Secretary of the Army shall issue all permits or
2 verifications necessary—
3(1) to complete the construction of the Moun-

4

tain Valley Pipeline across the waters of the United

5

States; and6(2) to allow for the operation and maintenance7of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

8(e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—

9(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,10

no court shall have jurisdiction to review any action

11

taken by the Secretary of the Army, the Federal En-

12ergy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of Agri-

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culture, the Secretary of the Interior, or a State ad-14

ministrative agency acting pursuant to Federal law

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that grants an authorization, permit, verification, bi-

16

ological opinion, incidental take statement, or any

17other approval necessary for the construction and18

initial operation at full capacity of the Mountain

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Valley Pipeline, including the issuance of any au-

20

thorization, permit, extension, verification, biological21

opinion, incidental take statement, or other approval

22

described in subsection (c) or (d) of this section for

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the Mountain Valley Pipeline, whether issued prior

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to, on, or subsequent to the date of enactment of

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this section, and including any lawsuit pending in a2

court as of the date of enactment of this section.

3(2) The United States Court of Appeals for the4District of Columbia Circuit shall have original and5exclusive jurisdiction over any claim alleging the in-

6validity of this section or that an action is beyond

7

the scope of authority conferred by this section.

8(f) EFFECT.—This section supersedes any other pro-

9 vision of law (including any other section of this Act or
10 other statute, any regulation, any judicial decision, or any
11 agency guidance) that is inconsistent with the issuance of
12 any authorization, permit, verification, biological opinion,
13 incidental take statement, or other approval for the Moun14 tain Valley Pipeline.

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DIVISION D—INCREASE IN DEBT
LIMIT

17

SEC. 401. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

18(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 31,

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19 United States Code, shall not apply for the period begin20 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending
21 on January 1, 2025.
22(b) SPECIAL RULE RELATINGTOOBLIGATIONS

23 ISSUED DURING EXTENSION PERIOD.—Effective on Jan24 uary 2, 2025, the limitation in effect under section

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1 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased
2 to the extent that—3(1) the face amount of obligations issued under4

chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obli-

5gations whose principal and interest are guaranteed

6by the United States Government (except guaran-

7

teed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treas-

8ury) outstanding on January 2, 2025, exceeds

9(2) the face amount of such obligations out-

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standing on the date of the enactment of this Act.

11(c) RESTORING CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY OVER

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THE NATIONAL DEBT.—

13(1) EXTENSION LIMITED TO NECESSARY OBLI-14GATIONS.—An obligation shall not be taken into ac-

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count under subsection (b)(1) unless the issuance of

16such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment

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incurred pursuant to law by the Federal Government

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that required payment before January 2, 2025.

19(2) PROHIBITION ON CREATION OF CASH RE-

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SERVE DURING EXTENSION PERIOD.—The Secretary

21of the Treasury shall not issue obligations during

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the period specified in subsection (a) for the purpose

23

of increasing the cash balance above normal oper-

24

ating balances in anticipation of the expiration of

25such period.

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