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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5485 

To provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary 

spending of 2 percent. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity 

discretionary spending of 2 percent. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘budget 

6 authority’’ has the meaning given that term in sec7 tion 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impound8 ment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622). 

9 (2) DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS; SECU10 RITY CATEGORY.—The terms ‘‘discretionary approVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Jan 10, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S5485.IS S5485

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1 priations’’ and ‘‘security category’’ have the mean2 ings given such terms in section 250(c) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

4 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)). 

5 (3) NONSECURITY DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIA6 TIONS.—The term ‘‘nonsecurity discretionary appro7 priations’’ means discretionary appropriations pro8 vided in a regular appropriation Act that are not in9 cluded in the security category. 

10 (4) REGULAR APPROPRIATION ACT.—The term 

11 ‘‘regular appropriation Act’’— 

12 (A) means an annual appropriation Act (as 

13 described in section 105 of title 1, United 

14 States Code) providing new budget authority 

15 for the programs, projects, and activities under 

16 the jurisdiction of a subcommittee of the Com17 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

18 (B) includes— 

19 (i) a title, division, or other subdivi20 sion of an Act or resolution that, if it were 

21 a separate Act, would be an Act described 

22 in subparagraph (A); and 

23 (ii) a resolution or Act, or a title, divi24 sion, or other subdivision of a resolution or 


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1 Act, making continuing appropriations for 

2 a fiscal year. 

3 (b) RESCISSION.—For fiscal year 2026, and each fis4 cal year thereafter, effective on the day after the date on 

5 which appropriations are made available through Sep6 tember 30 of the applicable fiscal year for the entire Fed7 eral Government, there is rescinded, on a pro rata basis, 

8 2 percent of the nonsecurity discretionary appropriations 

9 made available for such fiscal year. 

10 (c) OMB REPORTS.—For fiscal year 2026, and each 

11 fiscal year thereafter, not later than 30 days after the date 

12 on which appropriations are made available through Sep13 tember 30 of such fiscal year for the entire Federal Gov14 ernment, the Director of the Office of Management and 

15 Budget shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations 

16 of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

17 House of Representatives a report specifying the account 

18 and amount of each rescission made pursuant to sub19 section (b). 

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