I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8777 
To rescind unobligated COVID–19 relief funds and certain infrastructure 
funds to offset the cost of the supplemental foreign assistance made 
available for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2024 
Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 
BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. COLLINS, 
Mr. CRANE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. 
GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. GROTHMAN, 
Mr. HARRIS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
MEUSER, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MILLS, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, 
Mr. NEHLS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. SELF, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. FULCHER, and Mr. BRECHEEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Account-
ability, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To rescind unobligated COVID–19 relief funds and certain 
infrastructure funds to offset the cost of the supple-
mental foreign assistance made available for fiscal year 
2024, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. 
This Act may be cited as any of the following: 
(1) The ‘‘Cutting Unobligated Tumultuous 
Spending Act’’. 
(2) The ‘‘CUTS Act’’. 
(3) The ‘‘De-Supplemental Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESCISSIONS. 
(a) COVID–19 RESCISSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The unobligated balances of 
any COVID–19 relief funds are hereby rescinded to 
the extent that the sum of such rescinded funds does 
not exceed the total amount appropriated under the 
following Acts: 
(A) The Israel Security Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 2024 (Division A of Public 
Law 118–50). 
(B) The Ukraine Security Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (Division B of Public 
Law 118–50). 
(C) The Indo-Pacific Security Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2024 (division C of 
Public Law 118–50). 
(2) COVID–19 RELIEF FUNDS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 relief funds’’ 
means any funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by— 
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(A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–123); 
(B) the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136); 
(C) the Paycheck Protection Program and 
Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 
116–139); 
(D) the Coronavirus Response and Relief 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Divi-
sion M of Public Law 116–260); 
(E) division N of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260); or 
(F) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2). 
(b) INFRASTRUCTURE RESCISSIONS.—Any unobli-
gated funds appropriated to any of the following are here-
by rescinded: 
(1) The Education Stabilization Fund under 
the heading ‘‘Department of Education’’ in title VIII 
of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 
136; 134 Stat. 564). 
(2) The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
Improvement Program established in section 149 of 
title 23, United States Code. 
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(3) The Carbon Reduction Program established 
in section 175 of title 23, United States Code. 
(4) The PROTECT Program established in sec-
tion 176 of title 23, United States Code. 
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