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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 327 

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homelandsecurity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of fiscal 

years 2024 and 2025. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

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

referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs 

discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2024 and 

2025. 

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


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•S 327 IS

1 SECTION 1. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS IN NON-DE2 FENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY, AND 

3 NON-VETERANS-AFFAIRS DISCRETIONARY 

4 SPENDING FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2024 

5 AND 2025. 

6 (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is 

7 hereby rescinded an amount equal to 5 percent of— 

8 (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation 

9 limitation imposed) in each of fiscal years 2024 and 

10 2025 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, 

11 and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in 

12 any fiscal year 2024 or 2025 appropriation Act; 

13 (2) the budget authority provided in any ad14 vance appropriation for each of fiscal years 2024 

15 and 2025 for any non-defense, non-homeland-secu16 rity, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account 

17 in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and 

18 (3) the contract authority provided in each of 

19 fiscal years 2024 and 2025 for any program that is 

20 subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 

21 2024 or 2025 appropriation Act for any non-de22 fense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-af23 fairs discretionary account. 

24 (b) NON-DEFENSE, NON-HOMELAND-SECURITY, 

25 AND NON-VETERANS-AFFAIRS DISCRETIONARY AC26 COUNT.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘nonVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:07 Feb 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S327.IS S327

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•S 327 IS

1 defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs 

2 discretionary account’’ means any discretionary account, 

3 other than— 

4 (1) any account included in a Department of 

5 Defense Appropriations Act; 

6 (2) any account included in a Department of 

7 Homeland Security Appropriations Act; 

8 (3) any account of the Department of Defense 

9 or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a 

10 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Re11 lated Agencies Appropriations Act; or 

12 (4) any account for Department of Energy de13 fense activities included in an Energy and Water 

14 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 

15 Act. 

16 (c) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission 

17 made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— 

18 (1) to each discretionary account and each item 

19 of budget authority described in such subsection; 

20 and 

21 (2) within each such account and item, to each 

22 program, project, and activity (with programs, 

23 projects, and activities as delineated in the appro24 priation Act or accompanying reports for the rel25 evant fiscal year covering such account or item, or 


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•S 327 IS

1 for accounts and items not included in appropriation 

2 Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted 

3 President’s budget). 

4 (d) SUBSEQUENT APPROPRIATION LAWS.—In the 

5 case of any fiscal year 2024 or 2025 appropriation Act 

6 enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, any rescis7 sion required by subsection (a) shall take effect imme8 diately after the enactment of such appropriation Act. 

9 (e) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act (or, in the case of any fiscal year 

11 2024 or 2025 appropriation Act enacted after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, 30 days after the date of enact13 ment of such appropriation Act), the Director of the Office 

14 of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committee 

15 on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 

16 Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 

17 specifying the account and amount of each rescission made 

18 pursuant to subsection (a). 

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