I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4435 
To establish a budgetary level reduction schedule, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2023 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a budgetary level reduction schedule, and for 
other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Unauthorized Spend-
ing Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDGETARY LEVEL REDUC-
TION SCHEDULE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established a re-
occurring three-year budgetary level reduction cycle with 
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respect to any unauthorized program, to begin in fiscal 
year 2024, consistent with the requirements of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) BUDGETARY LEVEL.—The term ‘‘budgetary 
level’’ means the allocation made under section 
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 633(a)) to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives or the Senate in a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, 
and includes any such allocation made pursuant to 
a deeming resolution. 
(2) EXPIRING FISCAL YEAR.—The term ‘‘expir-
ing fiscal year’’ means, with respect to an unauthor-
ized program, the fiscal year during which author-
izations of appropriations will expire for such pro-
gram. 
(3) UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘un-
authorized program’’ means any program or activity 
listed in the annual report published by the Congres-
sional Budget Office, entitled ‘‘Expired and Expiring 
Authorizations of Appropriations’’, or any successor 
report, with respect to which authorizations of ap-
propriations will expire during the fiscal year in 
which such report is published. 
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date that a budgetary level is established for either such 
second or third fiscal year, the budgetary level for either 
such fiscal year shall be reduced by an amount equal to 
15 percent of the funds appropriated for such program 
in the expiring fiscal year. 
(c) TRANSMITTAL OF NEW BUDGETARY LEVEL.— 
Upon the reduction of a budgetary level (if any) under 
subsection (a) or (b), the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
shall submit the revised budgetary level to the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, respectively. 
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS 
AFTER THIRD UNAUTHORIZED YEAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any unauthorized program that 
causes a budgetary level reduction under section 3(b) ap-
plicable to the third fiscal year following the expiring fiscal 
year shall, effective immediately on October 1 of the fiscal 
year immediately following such third fiscal year, be termi-
nated, except that any unobligated amounts available for 
such program after the date of termination shall remain 
available for recording, adjusting, and liquidating valid ob-
ligations of such program issued before such termination 
date. 
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(b) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS PROHIBITED WITHOUT 
REAUTHORIZATION.—No funds may be obligated for any 
program terminated pursuant to subsection (a) in any fis-
cal year without an express reauthorization of the program 
by Congress containing an authorization of appropriations 
period not to exceed three years. 
SEC. 5. EXEMPTION FROM BUDGETARY LEVEL REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with subsection (b)— 
(1) any unauthorized program that causes a 
budgetary level reduction applicable to a fiscal year 
under section 3 that is expressly reauthorized during 
the fiscal year in which such level is established shall 
not be subject to the requirements of this Act; and 
(2) upon the date of such reauthorization, any 
such reduction shall be restored. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply if 
the reauthorization contains a sunset provision applicable 
to such program providing for an authorization of appro-
priations period of not more than three years. 
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