I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
To reduce unsustainable spending. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2011 
Mr. BRADY of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on For-
eign Affairs, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, House Administration, Education and the Workforce, 
Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and 
Technology, Armed Services, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To reduce unsustainable spending. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Cut Unsustainable and Top-Heavy Spending Act of 
2011’’ or the ‘‘CUTS Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this title is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. 15-Percent reduction in appropriations to the Executive Office of the 
President and Congress. 
Sec. 3. No cost of living adjustment in pay of Members of Congress. 
Sec. 4. Freeze on cost of Federal employees (including civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense) salaries. 
Sec. 5. Reduction in the number of Federal employees. 
Sec. 6. Limitation on Government printing costs. 
Sec. 7. Limitation of Government travel costs. 
Sec. 8. Reduction in Federal vehicle costs. 
Sec. 9. Sale of excess Federal property. 
Sec. 10. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to pay unemployment compensa-
tion to millionaires. 
Sec. 11. Mandatory elimination of duplicative government programs. 
Sec. 12. Collection of unpaid taxes from employees of the Federal Government. 
Sec. 13. Ten percent reduction in voluntary contributions to the United Na-
tions. 
Sec. 14. Low-priority construction projects of Corps of Engineers. 
Sec. 15. Ten percent reduction in international development and humanitarian 
assistance funding. 
Sec. 16. Elimination of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities pro-
gram. 
Sec. 17. Rescission of amounts for Economic Development Administration. 
Sec. 18. Department of Justice wasteful activities. 
Sec. 19. Rescission of amounts for Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Pro-
gram and Baldridge Performance Excellence Program. 
Sec. 20. Fossil fuel applied research. 
Sec. 21. Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
Sec. 22. Fifteen percent reduction in fiscal year 2011 funding for the Depart-
ment of Defense for procurement. 
Sec. 23. Ten percent reduction in fiscal year 2011 funding for the Department 
of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 24. Reduction in Department of Defense spending in support of military 
installations. 
Sec. 25. Rescission of Diplomatic and Consular Programs funding. 
Sec. 26. Elimination of program to pay institutions of higher education for ad-
ministrative expenses relating to student aid program. 
Sec. 27. Elimination of grants to large and medium hub airports under airport 
improvement program. 
Sec. 28. Consolidate all Federal Fire Management Programs and reducing 
funding by 10 percent. 
Sec. 29. High-energy cost grant program. 
Sec. 30. Resource conservation and development programs. 
Sec. 31. Repeal of LEAP. 
Sec. 32. Elimination of the B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships program. 
Sec. 33. Repeal of Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 34. Elimination of the Historic Whaling and Trading Partners program. 
Sec. 35. Elimination of the Underground Railroad educational and cultural pro-
gram. 
Sec. 36. Brownfields economic development initiative. 
Sec. 37. Election reform grants. 
Sec. 38. Election Assistance Commission. 
Sec. 39. Emergency operations center grant program. 
Sec. 40. Elimination of health care facilities and construction program. 
Sec. 41. High priority surface transportation projects. 
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Sec. 42. Save America’s Treasures Program; Preserve America Program. 
Sec. 43. Targeted water infrastructure grants. 
Sec. 44. National Park Service Challenge Cost Share Program. 
Sec. 45. Delta health initiative. 
Sec. 46. Department of Agriculture health care services grant program. 
Sec. 47. Elimination of loan repayment for civil legal assistance attorneys. 
Sec. 48. Targeted air shed grant program. 
SEC. 2. 15-PERCENT REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO 
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
AND CONGRESS. 
(a) RESCISSIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is rescinded an 
amount equal to 15 percent of the budget authority 
provided for any discretionary account in appropria-
tions to the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2011. 
(2) PROPORTIONATE
APPLICATION.—Any re-
scission made by paragraph (1) shall be applied pro-
portionately— 
(A) to each discretionary account and each 
item of budget authority described in such 
paragraph; and 
(B) within each such account and item, to 
each program, project, and activity (with pro-
grams, projects, and activities as delineated in 
the appropriation Act or accompanying reports 
for the relevant fiscal year covering such ac-
count or item, or for accounts and items not in-
cluded in appropriation Acts, as delineated in 
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the most recently submitted President’s budg-
et). 
(3) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 
apply to appropriations under the heading ‘‘CAP-
ITOL POLICE’’. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION
OF
ACROSS-THE-BOARD 
REDUCTIONS.—In the administration of paragraph 
(1), with respect to the budget authority provided 
under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ in— 
(A) the percentage rescissions under para-
graph (1) shall apply to the total amount of all 
funds appropriated under that heading; and 
(B) the rescissions may be applied without 
regard to paragraph (2). 
(b) APPROPRIATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF 
THE PRESIDENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the total amount of funds appropriated to the ap-
propriations account under the heading ‘‘EXECUTIVE 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS AP-
PROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT’’ for each of fis-
cal years 2012 and 2013 may not exceed the total amount 
of funds appropriated to that account for fiscal year 2011 
after application of the rescission under subsection (a). 
(c) 
APPROPRIATIONS
TO
CONGRESS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the total amount of 
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funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘SENATE’’ and 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’ for each of fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013 may not exceed the total amount 
of funds appropriated under those headings for fiscal year 
2011 after application of the rescission under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 3. NO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN PAY OF MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no ad-
justment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legis-
lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating 
to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) 
during fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. 
SEC. 4. FREEZE ON COST OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (IN-
CLUDING CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE) SALARIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total 
amount of funds expended on salaries for civilian employ-
ees of the Federal Government, including civilian employ-
ees of the Department of Defense, for fiscal year 2011, 
fiscal year 2012, and fiscal year 2013 shall not exceed the 
total costs for such salaries in fiscal year 2010: Provided, 
That the amounts spent on salaries of members of the 
armed forces are exempt from the provisions of this sub-
section: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection 
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prohibits an employee from receiving an increase in salary 
or other compensation so long as such an increase does 
not increase an agency’s net expenditures for employee 
salaries. 
SEC. 5. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ 
means an executive agency as defined under section 105 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall determine the number of full-time employees em-
ployed in each agency. The head of each agency shall co-
operate with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget in making the determinations. 
(c) REDUCTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the head of each agency shall take such ac-
tions as necessary, including a reduction in force under 
sections 3502 and 3595 of title 5, United States Code, 
to reduce the number of full-time employees employed in 
that agency as determined under subsection (b) by 10 per-
cent not later than October 1, 2020. 
(d) REPLACEMENT HIRE RATE.—In implementing 
subsection (c), the head of each agency may hire no more 
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than 2 employees in that agency for every 3 employees 
who leave employment in that agency during any fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT PRINTING COSTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall coordinate with the heads of Federal depart-
ments and independent agencies to— 
(a) determine which Government publications could 
be available on Government websites and no longer printed 
and to devise a strategy to reduce overall Government 
printing costs over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal 
year 2011, except that the Director shall ensure that es-
sential printed documents prepared for social security re-
cipients, medicare beneficiaries, and other populations in 
areas with limited internet access or use continue to re-
main available; 
(b) establish government-wide Federal guidelines on 
employee printing; 
(c) issue on the Office of Management and Budget’s 
public website the results of a cost-benefit analysis on im-
plementing a digital signature system and on establishing 
employee printing identification systems, such as the use 
of individual employee cards or codes, to monitor the 
amount of printing done by Federal employees; except that 
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the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall ensure that Federal employee printing costs unre-
lated to national defense, homeland security, border secu-
rity, national disasters, and other emergencies do not ex-
ceed $860,000,000 annually; and 
(d) issue guidelines requiring every department, 
agency, commission or office to list at a prominent place 
near the beginning of each publication distributed to the 
public and issued or paid for by the Federal Govern-
ment— 
(1) the name of the issuing agency, department, 
commission or office; 
(2) the total number of copies of the document 
printed; 
(3) the collective cost of producing and printing 
all of the copies of the document; and 
(4) the name of the firm publishing the docu-
ment. 
SEC. 7. LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT TRAVEL COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, in consultation with the heads of 
the Federal departments and agencies, shall establish a 
definition of ‘‘nonessential travel’’ and criteria to deter-
mine if travel-related expenses and requests by Federal 
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employees meet the definition of ‘‘nonessential travel’’. No 
travel expenses paid for, in whole or in part, with Federal 
funds shall be paid by the Federal Government unless a 
request is made prior to the travel and the requested trav-
el meets the criteria established by this section. Any travel 
request that does not meet the definition and criteria shall 
be disallowed, including reimbursement for air flights, 
automobile rentals, train tickets, lodging, per diem, and 
other travel-related costs. The definition established by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget may 
include exemptions in the definition, including travel re-
lated to national defense, homeland security, border secu-
rity, national disasters, and other emergencies. The Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure 
that all travel costs paid for in part or whole by the Fed-
eral Government not related to national defense, homeland 
security, border security, national disasters, and other 
emergencies do not exceed $5,000,000,000 annually. 
(b) RESCISSIONS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘agency’’— 
(i) means an executive agency as de-
fined under section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
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(ii) does not include the Department 
of Defense; and 
(B) the term ‘‘travel expense amount’’ 
means, with respect to each agency, an amount 
equal to 20 percent of all funds expended by 
that agency on travel expenses during fiscal 
year 2010. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—There is rescinded a travel 
expense amount from appropriations made for fiscal 
year 2011 in each agency appropriations account 
providing for travel expenses. 
(3) FREEZE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the total amount of funds appropriated 
to the appropriations account providing for travel 
expenses for each agency for each of fiscal years 
2012 and 2013 may not exceed the total amount of 
funds appropriated to that account for fiscal year 
2011 after application of the rescission under para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 8. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL VEHICLE COSTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(a) of the amounts made available to the General 
Services Administration for the acquisition of new vehicles 
for the Federal fleet for fiscal year 2011 and remaining 
unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, an 
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amount equal to 20 percent of all such amounts is re-
scinded; 
(b) for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year there-
after— 
(1) the amount made available to the General 
Services Administration for the acquisition of new 
vehicles for the Federal fleet shall not exceed an 
amount equal to 80 percent of the amount made 
available for the acquisition of those vehicles for fis-
cal year 2011 (before application of subsection (a)); 
and 
(2) the number of new vehicles acquired by the 
General Services Administration for the Federal 
fleet shall not exceed a number equal to 50 percent 
of the vehicles so acquired for fiscal year 2011; and 
(c) any amounts made available under Public Law 
111–5 for the acquisition of new vehicles for the Federal 
fleet shall be disregarded by for purposes of determining 
the baseline. 
SEC. 9. SALE OF EXCESS FEDERAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF 
REAL PROPERTY 
‘‘§ 621. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
‘‘(2) LANDHOLDING AGENCY.—The term ‘land-
holding agency’ means a landholding agency (as de-
fined in section 501(i) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411(i))). 
‘‘(3) REAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘real prop-
erty’ means— 
‘‘(i) a parcel of real property under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Fed-
eral Government that is— 
‘‘(I) excess; 
‘‘(II) surplus; 
‘‘(III) underperforming; or 
‘‘(IV) otherwise not meeting the 
needs of the Federal Government, as 
determined by the Director; and 
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‘‘(ii) a building or other structure lo-
cated on real property described in clause 
(i). 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘real prop-
erty’ excludes any parcel of real property, and 
any building or other structure located on real 
property, that is to be closed or realigned under 
the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 
2687 note; Public Law 100–526). 
‘‘§ 622. Disposal program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(e), the Director shall, by sale or auction, dispose of a 
quantity of real property with an aggregate value of not 
less than $15,000,000,000 that, as determined by the Di-
rector, is not being used, and will not be used, to meet 
the needs of the Federal Government for the period of fis-
cal years 2010 through 2015. 
‘‘(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The head of each land-
holding agency shall recommend to the Director real prop-
erty for disposal under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF PROPERTIES.—After receiving 
recommendations of candidate real property under sub-
section (b), the Director— 
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‘‘(1) with the concurrence of the head of each 
landholding agency, may select the real property for 
disposal under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) shall notify the recommending landholding 
agency head of the selection of the real property. 
‘‘(d) WEBSITE.—The Director shall ensure that all 
real properties selected for disposal under this section are 
listed on a website that shall— 
‘‘(1) be updated routinely; and 
‘‘(2) include the functionality to allow any 
member of the public, at the option of the member, 
to receive updates of the list through electronic mail. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.—The Director may 
transfer real property selected for disposal under this sec-
tion to the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
determines that the real property is suitable for use in 
assisting the homeless.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 611 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY 
‘‘Sec. 621. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 622. Disposal program.’’. 
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SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY 
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TO MIL-
LIONAIRES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal funds may be used to make pay-
ments of unemployment compensation (including such 
compensation under the Federal-State Extended Com-
pensation Act of 1970 and the emergency unemployment 
compensation program under title IV of the of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2008) in a year to an indi-
vidual whose resources in the preceding year was equal 
to or greater than $1,000,000. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, with respect to a year, an individual’s re-
sources shall be determined in the same manner as a sub-
sidy eligible individual’s resources are determined for the 
year for purposes of the Medicare part D drug benefit 
under section 1860D–14(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)(E)). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin-
ning on or after January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 11. MANDATORY ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE GOV-
ERNMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) REDUCING DUPLICATION.—The Director of the 
Office of Management Budget and the Secretary of each 
Federal Government agency (and the head of each inde-
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pendent agency) shall work with the Chairman and rank-
ing member of the relevant congressional appropriations 
subcommittees and the congressional authorizing commit-
tees to consolidate programs with duplicative goals, mis-
sions, and initiatives. 
(b) OMB REPORT.—Within 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a 
list of programs with duplicative goals, missions, and ini-
tiatives with recommendations for consolidation or elimi-
nation. 
(c) FAILURE TO ACT.—If Congress takes no action 
to address the recommendations submitted in subsection 
(b) within 60 days, Secretary of each Federal Government 
agency and the head of each independent agency shall 
carry out the recommendations as submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 12. COLLECTION OF UNPAID TAXES FROM EMPLOYEES 
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 73 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—COLLECTION OF UNPAID 
TAXES FROM EMPLOYEES OF THE FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT 
‘‘§ 7381. Collection of unpaid taxes from employees of 
the Federal Government 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘seriously delinquent tax debt’ 
means an outstanding debt under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has 
been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 
of such Code, except that such term does not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a debt that is being paid in a timely 
manner pursuant to an agreement under sec-
tion 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; and 
‘‘(B) a debt with respect to which a collec-
tion due process hearing under section 6330 of 
such Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), 
or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is re-
quested or pending; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Federal employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) an employee, as defined by section 
2105; and 
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‘‘(B) an employee of the United States 
Congress, including Members of the House of 
Representatives and Senators. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF UNPAID TAXES.—The Internal 
Revenue Service shall coordinate with the Department of 
Treasury and the hiring agency of a Federal employee who 
has a seriously delinquent tax debt to collect such taxes 
by withholding a portion of the employee’s salary over a 
period set by the hiring agency to ensure prompt pay-
ment.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—COLLECTION OF UNPAID TAXES FROM EMPLOYEES OF 
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
‘‘Sec. 7381. Collection of unpaid taxes from employees of the Federal Govern-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 13. TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN VOLUNTARY CON-
TRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2011, voluntary contributions to the United Nations 
paid by the United States shall not exceed an amount that 
is 10 percent less than the amount provided in fiscal year 
2010. 
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SEC. 14. LOW-PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
carry out low-priority construction projects of the Corps 
of Engineers is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for low-priority 
construction projects of the Corps of Engineers that 
remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of 
this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the projects referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing projects described in paragraph 
(1), as determined by the Secretary of the Army, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal agen-
cies. 
SEC. 15. TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSIST-
ANCE FUNDING. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2011, international development and humanitarian 
assistance expenditures of the United States shall not ex-
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ceed an amount that is 10 percent less than the amount 
provided in fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 16. ELIMINATION OF THE SAFE AND DRUG-FREE 
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Part A of title IV of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 
et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) RECISION
OF
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all unobligated balances held by 
the Secretary of Education for the Safe and Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities Program under part A of title 
IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act, are rescinded 
and no funds appropriated hereafter for such activities 
shall be expended, except as determined necessary or es-
sential by such Secretary, in consultation with the appro-
priate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 17. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVEL-
OPMENT ADMINISTRATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for programs, 
activities, and grants of the Economic Development 
Administration that remain unobligated as of the 
date of enactment of this Act are rescinded; and 
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(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the programs, activities, 
and grants referred to in paragraph (1) shall be ex-
pended, other than such amounts as are necessary 
to cover costs incurred in terminating such pro-
grams, activities, and grants, as determined by the 
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other 
appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 18. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASTEFUL ACTIVITIES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 5 percent 
of all unobligated balances held by the Attorney General 
as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded to 
eliminate wasteful activities of the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 19. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS FOR HOLLINGS MANU-
FACTURING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND 
BALDRIDGE 
PERFORMANCE 
EXCELLENCE 
PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the Hollings 
Manufacturing 
Partnership 
Program 
and 
the 
Baldridge Performance Excellence Program that re-
main unobligated as of the date of enactment of this 
Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the programs referred to 
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in paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing projects and activities under 
such programs, as determined by the Secretary of 
Commerce, in consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies. 
SEC. 20. FOSSIL FUEL APPLIED RESEARCH. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Secretary of Energy to carry out fossil fuel applied 
research is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for fossil fuel 
applied research described in subsection (a) that re-
main unobligated as of the date of enactment of this 
Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for research referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing research described in paragraph 
(1), as determined by the Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal agen-
cies. 
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SEC. 21. CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the por-
tion of all unobligated balances held by the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting that consists of Federal funds are 
rescinded and no Federal funds appropriated hereafter for 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall be obligated 
or expended by such Corporation. 
SEC. 22. FIFTEEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 
2011 FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE FOR PROCUREMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount available to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2011 for procurement is the amount equal to the ag-
gregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department for that fiscal year for procurement 
minus an amount equal to 15 percent of such aggregate 
amount. 
SEC. 23. TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2011 
FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
FOR 
RESEARCH, 
DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
amount available to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2011 for research, development, test, and evaluation 
is the amount equal to the aggregate amount otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department for that 
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fiscal year for research, development, test, and evaluation 
minus an amount equal to 10 percent of such aggregate 
amount. 
SEC. 24. REDUCTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPEND-
ING IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall reduce the amount ob-
ligated or expended in support of military installations 
through the reduction or elimination of waste, fraud, and 
abuse attributable to programs and activities related to 
such support. 
SEC. 25. RESCISSION OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PRO-
GRAMS FUNDING. 
Ten percent of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Secretary of State for diplomatic 
and consular programs and available for obligation as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 26. ELIMINATION OF PROGRAM TO PAY INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EXPENSES RELATING TO STUDENT AID 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 489 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1096) is repealed. 
(b) RECESSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, all unobligated balances held by the Secretary 
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of Education for payments to institutions of higher edu-
cation under section 489 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1096), as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, are rescinded and no funds 
appropriated hereafter for such payments shall be ex-
pended, except as determined necessary or essential by 
such Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate Fed-
eral agencies. 
SEC. 27. ELIMINATION OF GRANTS TO LARGE AND MEDIUM 
HUB AIRPORTS UNDER AIRPORT IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any provision of subchapter I of 
chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law— 
(1) no large hub airport or medium hub airport 
(as those terms are defined in section 47102 of such 
title) may receive a grant under the airport improve-
ment program under such subchapter; 
(2) all amounts made available for grants to 
large hub airports or medium hub airports under the 
airport improvement program that remain unobli-
gated as of the date of the enactment of this Act are 
rescinded; and 
(3) no amounts made available after the date of 
the enactment of this Act for grants to large hub 
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airports or medium hub airports under the airport 
improvement program shall be obligated or ex-
pended, other than such amounts as are necessary 
to cover costs incurred in terminating ongoing 
projects and activities under that program, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Transportation, in con-
sultation with other appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 28. CONSOLIDATE ALL FEDERAL FIRE MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAMS AND REDUCING FUNDING BY 10 
PERCENT. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall consoli-
date all fire management programs carried out under laws 
administered by the Secretary. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) of amounts made available for programs 
consolidated under subsection (a), the lesser of 10 
percent of such amounts, on the one hand, and the 
amount of such amounts that remain unobligated as 
of the date of enactment of this Act, on the other 
hand, are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the programs referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
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amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating or reducing ongoing projects and activi-
ties under such programs, as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with other ap-
propriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 29. HIGH-ENERGY COST GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 19 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the program 
carried out under section 19 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) (as in exist-
ence on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act) that remain unobligated as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the program referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating the program described in paragraph (1), 
as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
consultation with other appropriate Federal agen-
cies. 
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SEC. 30. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
carry out the resource conservation and development pro-
gram of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of 
the Department of Agriculture is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the resource 
conservation and development program of the Nat-
ural Resources Conservation Service of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture (as in existence on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act) that remain 
unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act 
are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the program referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing projects and activities under 
that program, as determined by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, in consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies. 
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SEC. 31. REPEAL OF LEAP. 
(a) REPEAL OF LEAP.—Subpart 4 of part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070c) is repealed. 
(b) RECESSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, all unobligated balances held by the Secretary 
of Education for the Leveraging Educational Assistance 
Partnership Program under subpart 4 of part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070c), as in effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act, are rescinded and no funds appropriated 
hereafter for such program shall be expended, except as 
determined necessary or essential by such Secretary, in 
consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 32. ELIMINATION OF THE B.J. STUPAK OLYMPIC 
SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1543 of the Higher Education 
Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note) is repealed. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF FUNDING.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all unobligated balances held 
by the Secretary of Education for the B.J. Stupak Olym-
pic Scholarships program under section 1543 of the High-
er Education Amendments of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 1070 note), 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act, are rescinded and no funds appropriated here-
after for such activities shall be expended, except as deter-
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mined necessary or essential by such Secretary, in con-
sultation with the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 33. REPEAL OF ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL OF LEAP.—Subpart 6 of part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070c) is repealed. 
(b) RECESSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, all unobligated balances held by the Secretary 
of Education for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship 
Program under subpart 6 of part A of title IV of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c), as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, are 
rescinded and no funds appropriated hereafter for such 
program shall be expended, except as determined nec-
essary or essential by such Secretary, in consultation with 
the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 34. ELIMINATION OF THE HISTORIC WHALING AND 
TRADING PARTNERS PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subpart 12 of part D of title V of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7265 et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) RECISION
OF
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all unobligated balances held by 
the Secretary of Education for the Educational, Cultural, 
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Apprenticeship, and Exchange Programs for Alaska Na-
tives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Whaling 
and Trading Partners in Massachusetts under subpart 12 
of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7265 et seq.), as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, are 
rescinded and no funds appropriated hereafter for such 
activities shall be expended, except as determined nec-
essary or essential by such Secretary, in consultation with 
the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 35. ELIMINATION OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 841 of the Higher Education 
Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1153) is repealed. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF FUNDING.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all unobligated balances held 
by the Secretary of Education for the Underground Rail-
road educational and cultural program under section 841 
of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 
1153), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, are rescinded and no funds appropriated here-
after for such activities shall be expended, except as deter-
mined necessary or essential by such Secretary, in con-
sultation with the appropriate Federal agencies. 
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SEC. 36. BROWNFIELDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 108(q) 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5309(q)) or any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not 
make any competitive economic development grants, as 
otherwise authorized by section 108(q) of that Act, for 
Brownfields redevelopment projects. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for grants de-
scribed in subsection (a) that remain unobligated as 
of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded; 
and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for grants described in sub-
section (a) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing projects and activities under 
those grants, as determined by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, in consultation 
with other appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 37. ELECTION REFORM GRANTS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
make requirements payments to States under part 1 of 
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subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 15401 et seq.) is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for such require-
ments payments (as of the day before the date of en-
actment of this Act) that remain unobligated as of 
the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for such requirements pay-
ments shall be expended, other than such amounts 
as are necessary to cover costs incurred in termi-
nating ongoing projects and activities using such re-
quirements payments, as determined by the Admin-
istrator of General Services, in consultation with 
other appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 38. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Election As-
sistance Commission established under section 201 of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15321) is ter-
minated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the Election 
Assistance Commission (as in existence on the day 
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before the date of enactment of this Act) that re-
main unobligated as of the date of enactment of this 
Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the Commission described 
in paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing projects and activities of the 
Commission, as determined by the Administrator of 
General Services, in consultation with other appro-
priate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 39. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Section 614 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5196c) is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, all unobligated balances held by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security for the emergency operations center 
grant program under section 614 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5196c), as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, are rescinded and no funds appro-
priated hereafter for such activities shall be expended, ex-
cept as determined necessary or essential by the Secretary 
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of Homeland Security, in consultation with the appro-
priate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 40. ELIMINATION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND 
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unob-
ligated balances held by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services for health care facilities and construction 
are rescinded and no funds appropriated hereafter for 
such activities shall be expended, except as determined 
necessary or essential by such Secretary, in consultation 
with the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 41. HIGH PRIORITY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1702 of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1256) 
is repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for high priority 
projects under section 1702 of the Safe, Account-
able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 
1256) (before the amendment made by subsection 
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(a)) that remain unobligated as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for high priority projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be expended, other 
than such amounts as are necessary to cover costs 
incurred in terminating ongoing projects and activi-
ties under those projects, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Transportation, in consultation with other 
appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 42. SAVE AMERICA’S TREASURES PROGRAM; PRE-
SERVE AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEALS.—Sections 7302 and 7303 of the Omni-
bus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 
469n, 469o) are repealed. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the Save 
America’s Treasures Program or Preserve America 
Program that remain unobligated as of the date of 
enactment of this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the programs referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
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terminating ongoing projects and activities under 
those programs, as determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior in consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies. 
SEC. 43. TARGETED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Targeted 
Watershed Grants Program and the U.S.–Mexico Border 
Water Infrastructure Program of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency are terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the Targeted 
Watershed Grants Program and the U.S.–Mexico 
Border Water Infrastructure Program of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (as in existence on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act) that 
remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of 
this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the programs referred to 
in paragraph (1) (as so in existence) shall be ex-
pended, other than such amounts as are necessary 
to cover costs incurred in terminating ongoing 
projects and activities under those programs, as de-
termined by the Administrator of the Environmental 
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Protection Agency, in consultation with other appro-
priate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 44. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CHALLENGE COST 
SHARE PROGRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
provide Department of the Interior Challenge Cost Share 
Program grants is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the Depart-
ment of the Interior Challenge Cost Share Program 
(as in existence on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act) that remain unobligated as of the 
date of enactment of this Act are rescinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the Department of the In-
terior Challenge Cost Share Program shall be ex-
pended, other than such amounts as are necessary 
to cover costs incurred in terminating ongoing 
projects and activities under the program, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Interior in consulta-
tion with other appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 45. DELTA HEALTH INITIATIVE. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unob-
ligated balances held by the Secretary of Health and 
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Human Services to carry out the Delta Health Initiative 
are rescinded and no funds appropriated hereafter for 
such Initiative shall be expended, except as determined 
necessary or essential by such Secretary, in consultation 
with the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 46. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HEALTH CARE 
SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
carry out any health care services grant program of the 
Department of Agriculture is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for any health 
care services grant program of the Department of 
Agriculture (as in existence on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act) that remain unobli-
gated as of the date of enactment of this Act are re-
scinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the program referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall be expended, other than such 
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in 
terminating ongoing projects and activities under 
that program, as determined by the Secretary of Ag-
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riculture, in consultation with other appropriate 
Federal agencies. 
SEC. 47. ELIMINATION OF LOAN REPAYMENT FOR CIVIL 
LEGAL ASSISTANCE ATTORNEYS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 428L of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–12) is repealed. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF FUNDING.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all unobligated balances held 
by the Secretary of Education for the Repayment for Civil 
Legal Assistance Attorneys program under section 428L 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
12), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, are rescinded and no funds appropriated here-
after for such activities shall be expended, except as deter-
mined necessary or essential by such Secretary, in con-
sultation with the appropriate Federal agencies. 
SEC. 48. TARGETED AIR SHED GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Targeted 
Air Shed Grant Program of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is terminated. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law— 
(1) all amounts made available for the Targeted 
Air Shed Grant Program of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (as in existence on the day before the 
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date of enactment of this Act) that remain unobli-
gated as of the date of enactment of this Act are re-
scinded; and 
(2) no amounts made available after the date of 
enactment of this Act for the program referred to in 
paragraph (1) (as so in existence) shall be expended, 
other than such amounts as are necessary to cover 
costs incurred in terminating ongoing projects and 
activities under that program, as determined by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies. 
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