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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3 
To rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special mes-
sages transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 8, 2018, 
in accordance with title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act 1974. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2018 
Mr. MCCARTHY (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Ms. 
GRANGER, Mr. WALKER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WOMACK, 
Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. PALMER, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded 
in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the 
President on May 8, 2018, in accordance with title X 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act 1974. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spending Cuts to Ex-
pired and Unnecessary Programs Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the special message 
transmitted by the President on May 8, 2018, to the 
House of Representatives and the Senate proposing the 
rescission of budget authority under section 1012 of part 
B of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 682 et seq.), the re-
scissions described under subsection (b) shall take effect 
immediately upon the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) RESCISSIONS.—The rescissions described in this 
subsection are as follows: 
(1) Of the unobligated balances identified by 
the Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1600, 
$148,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(2) Of the unobligated balances identified by 
the Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1004, 
the following amounts are permanently rescinded: 
(A) $143,854,263 of amounts made avail-
able in section 2601(a)(5) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
(B) $146,650,991 of amounts made avail-
able in section 2701(d) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–246). 
(C) $33,261,788 of amounts made avail-
able in section 2701(e) of the Food, Conserva-
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Utilities Service—High Energy Cost Grants’’ in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 
115–31) and prior Acts, $13,275,855 are rescinded. 
(9) Of the unobligated balances available under 
the heading ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Rural 
Utilities Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal 
Program Account’’ in the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) and prior 
Acts, $37,000,000 are rescinded. No amounts may 
be rescinded under this paragraph from amounts 
that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency or disaster relief requirement pursuant to the 
concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(10) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Agriculture— 
Forest Service—Land Acquisition’’ in the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 
31) and prior Acts that were derived from the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund, $16,000,000 are per-
manently rescinded. 
(11) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Commerce—Eco-
nomic Development Administration—Economic De-
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velopment Assistance Programs’’ from prior year ap-
propriations, $30,000,000 are rescinded. 
(12) Any unobligated balances of amounts pro-
vided by section 129 of the Consolidated Security, 
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 110–329) for the cost of di-
rect loans as authorized by section 136(d) of the En-
ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–140) are rescinded. 
(13) Of the unobligated balances made available 
by section 1425 of the Department of Defense and 
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 
(Public Law 112–10) for the cost of loan guarantees 
for renewable energy or efficient end-use energy 
technologies under section 1703 of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15513), $160,682,760 
are rescinded. 
(14) Any unobligated balances of amounts 
made available under the heading ‘‘Department of 
Energy—Energy Programs—Title 17—Innovative 
Technology Loan Guarantee Program’’ in the Amer-
ican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–5) for the cost of guaranteed loans author-
ized by section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 are rescinded. 
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(15) Of the unobligated balances available from 
section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114–10 and pursu-
ant to section 2104(m)(2)(B)(iv) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, $5,149,512,000 are rescinded. 
(16) Of the amounts made available in section 
1115A(f)(1)(B) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act, 
$800,000,000 are rescinded. 
(17) Of the amounts deposited in the Child En-
rollment Contingency Fund for fiscal year 2018 
under section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act, 
$1,865,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
(18) Of the unobligated balances available in 
the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund established in sec-
tion 223 of division G of Public Law 110–161, 
$220,000,000 are rescinded. 
(19) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development—Public Indian Housing Pro-
grams—Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in the Con-
solidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235), $1,192,287 are 
rescinded. 
(20) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development—Public Indian Housing Pro-
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grams—Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 
114–113), $5,243,222 are rescinded. 
(21) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and 
Urban Development—Public Indian Housing Pro-
grams—Public Housing Capital Fund’’ in the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 
115–31), $31,980,121 are rescinded. 
(22) Of the unobligated balances available until 
expended under the heading ‘‘Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development—Public Indian Hous-
ing Programs—Public Housing Capital Fund’’, in-
cluding from prior year appropriations, $518,885 
are permanently rescinded. 
(23) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—Legal 
Activities—Asset Forfeiture Fund’’, including from 
prior year appropriations, $106,000,000 are perma-
nently rescinded. 
(24) Any unobligated balances of amounts 
made available in section 1899K(b) of division B of 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–5) are rescinded. 
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(25) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of State—Complex 
Crises Fund’’ in the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) and the Consoli-
dated 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2016 
(114–113), 
$30,000,000 are rescinded. 
(26) From amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 
115–31) and prior Acts, $52,000,000 are rescinded. 
(27) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’ in the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235), 
$252,000,000 are rescinded. 
(28) Of the unobligated balances available in 
the ‘‘Surface Transportation Priorities’’ account 
under Treasury Account Fund Symbol 69X0538 
from in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 
(Public 
Law 
111–117) 
or 
any 
other 
Act, 
$85,938,251 are rescinded. 
(29) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation— 
Federal Highway Administration—Appalachian De-
velopment Highway System’’ in the Department of 
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Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–66) or any other Act, 
$45,240,246 are rescinded. 
(30) Of the unobligated balances available 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Miscellaneous 
Highway 
Projects’’ in the Department of Transportation and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public 
Law 106–346) or any other Act, $48,019,600 are 
permanently rescinded. 
(31) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of Transportation— 
Federal Railroad Transportation—Capital Assist-
ance for High Speed Rail Corridors and Intercity 
Passenger Rail Service’’ in the Consolidated Appro-
priations 
Act, 
2010 
(Public 
Law 
111–117) 
$53,404,128 are rescinded. 
(32) Of the unobligated balances available for 
Transit Formula Grants from fiscal year 2005 and 
prior fiscal years, $46,560,000 are permanently re-
scinded. 
(33) Of the unobligated balances available in 
the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by the 
Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992 (31 U.S.C. 
9705), $53,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
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(34) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury— 
Departmental Offices—Community Development Fi-
nancial Institution Fund Program’’ for the Bank 
Enterprise Award Program from the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) 
$22,787,358 are rescinded. 
(35) From amounts made available to the Cap-
ital Magnet Fund for fiscal year 2018 pursuant to 
sections 1337 and 1339 of the Housing and Eco-
nomic Recovery Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 4567 and 
4569) $141,716,839 are permanently rescinded. 
(36) Of the unobligated balances available 
under the heading ‘‘Environmental Protection Agen-
cy—Environmental Programs and Management’’ in 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31) $10,000,000 are rescinded, including 
from amounts described in the first proviso. 
(37) Of the unobligated balances available in 
the ‘‘National Service Trust’’ established in section 
102 of the National and Community Service Trust 
Act of 1993, $150,000,000 are permanently re-
scinded. 
(38) Of the amounts made available in section 
9 of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business As-
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sistance Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–92), 
$132,612,397 are rescinded. 
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