S.Amdt. 4764Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 4764

Sponsored by Tom CoburnSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Submitted December 13, 2010

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December 13, 2010

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SA 4764. Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr,  Mr. Chambliss, and Mr.
Ensign) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
4753 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. McConnell) to the bill
H.R. 4853, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the
funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the
airport improvement program, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE IX--RESCISSIONS

SEC. 900. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

The table of contents of this title is as follows:

TITLE IX--RESCISSIONS

Sec. 900. Table of contents of title.
Sec. 901. 15 Percent Reduction in appropriations to the Executive
Office of the President and Congress.
Sec. 902. No cost of living adjustment in pay of Members of Congress.
Sec. 903. Freeze on cost of Federal employees (including civilian
employees of the Department of Defense) salaries.
Sec. 904. Reduction in the number of Federal employees.
Sec. 905. Limitation on Government printing costs.
Sec. 906. Limitation of Government travel costs.
Sec. 907. Reduction in Federal vehicle costs.
Sec. 908. Sale of excess Federal property.
Sec. 909. Ten percent reduction in voluntary contributions to the
United Nations.
Sec. 910. Low-priority construction projects of Corps of Engineers.
Sec. 911. Ten percent reduction in international development and
humanitarian assistance funding.
Sec. 912. Elimination of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
program.
Sec. 913. Rescission of amounts for Economic Development
Administration.
Sec. 914. Department of Justice wasteful activities.
Sec. 915. Rescission of amounts for Hollings Manufacturing Partnership
Program and Baldridge Performance Excellence Program.
Sec. 916. Fossil fuel applied research.
Sec. 917. Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Sec. 918. Fifteen percent reduction in fiscal year 2011 funding for the
Department of Defense for procurement.
Sec. 919. Ten percent reduction in fiscal year 2011 funding for the
Department of Defense for research, development, test,
and evaluation.
Sec. 920. Reduction in Department of Defense spending in support of
military installations.
Sec. 921. Rescission of Diplomatic and Consular Programs funding.
Sec. 922. Elimination of program to pay institutions of higher
education for administrative expenses relating to student
aid program.
Sec. 923. Elimination of grants to large and medium hub airports under
airport improvement program.
Sec. 924. Consolidate all Federal Fire Management Programs and reducing
funding by 10 percent.
Sec. 925. High-energy cost grant program.
Sec. 926. Resource conservation and development programs.
Sec. 927. Repeal of LEAP.
Sec. 928. Elimination of the B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships program.
Sec. 929. Repeal of Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program.
Sec. 930. Elimination of the Historic Whaling and Trading Partners
program.
Sec. 931. Elimination of the Underground Railroad educational and
cultural program.
Sec. 932. Brownfields economic development initiative.
Sec. 933. Election reform grants.
Sec. 934. Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 935. Emergency operations center grant program.
Sec. 936. Elimination of health care facilities and construction
program.
Sec. 937. High priority surface transportation projects.
Sec. 938. Save America's Treasures Program; Preserve America Program.
Sec. 939. Targeted water infrastructure grants.
Sec. 940. National Park Service Challenge Cost Share Program.
Sec. 941. Termination of the Constellation Program of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Sec. 942. Delta health initiative.
Sec. 943. Department of Agriculture health care services grant program.
Sec. 944. Elimination of loan repayment for civil legal assistance
attorneys.
Sec. 945. Targeted air shed grant program.

SEC. 901. 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 appropriations to the Legislative
Branch for fiscal year 2011.
(2) Proportionate application.--Any rescission made by
paragraph (1) shall be applied proportionately--
(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 programs, projects, and
activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or
accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering
such account or item, or for accounts and items not included
in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently
submitted President's budget).
(3) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply to
appropriations under the heading ``CAPITOL 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 paragraph (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 appropriations
account under the heading under the heading ``EXECUTIVE
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT'' 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 subsection (a).
(c) Appropriations to Congress.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the total amount of 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. 902. NO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN PAY OF MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment
shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
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. 903. FREEZE ON COST OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE) SALARIES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
amount of funds expended on salaries for civilian employees
of the Federal Government, including civilian employees 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 subsection: Provided
further, That nothing in this subsection 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. 904. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

(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 employed in each agency. The
head of each agency shall cooperate with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget in making the determinations.
(c) Reductions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the head of each agency shall take such actions 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 percent not later than October 1,
2020.
(d) Replacement Hire Rate.--In implementing subsection (c),
the head of each agency may hire no more than 2 employees in
that agency for every 3 employees who leave employment in
that agency during any fiscal year.

SEC. 905. 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 departments 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

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printing costs over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal
year 2011, except that the Director shall ensure that
essential printed documents prepared for social security
recipients, medicare beneficiaries, and other populations in
areas with limited internet access or use continue to remain
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
implementing 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 the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure that
Federal employee printing costs unrelated to national
defense, homeland security, border security, national
disasters, and other emergencies do not exceed $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 Government--
(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 document.

SEC. 906. 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 Management and
Budget, in consultation with the heads of the Federal
departments and agencies, shall establish a definition of
``nonessential travel'' and criteria to determine if travel-
related expenses and requests by Federal 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 travel 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 related to national defense,
homeland security, border security, national disasters, and
other emergencies. The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall ensure that all travel costs paid for in
part or whole by the Federal 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 defined under section 105
of title 5, United States Code; and
(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 provision 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 paragraph (2).

SEC. 907. 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 amount equal to
20 percent of all such amounts is rescinded;
(b) for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter--
(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 fiscal 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. 908. 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:

``SUBCHAPTER VII--EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY

``Sec. 621. Definitions

``In this subchapter:
``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
``(2) Landholding agency.--The term `landholding agency'
means a landholding agency (as defined 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 property' means--
``(i) a parcel of real property under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Federal 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

``(ii) a building or other structure located on real
property described in clause (i).
``(B) Exclusion.--The term `real property' 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).

``Sec. 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 Director, is not
being used, and will not be used, to meet the needs of the
Federal Government for the period of fiscal years 2010
through 2015.
``(b) Recommendations.--The head of each landholding agency
shall recommend to the Director real property for disposal
under subsection (a).
``(c) Selection of Properties.--After receiving
recommendations of candidate real property under subsection
(b), the Director--
``(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 section to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development 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.''.

SEC. 909. TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 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.

SEC. 910. 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 provision 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
agencies.

SEC. 911. TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 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 exceed an amount
that is 10 percent less than the amount provided in fiscal
year 2010.

SEC. 912. 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.

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(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 essential by such Secretary, in consultation
with the appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 913. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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
(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 expended, other than such
amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in
terminating such programs, activities, and grants, as
determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
other appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 914. 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. 915. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS FOR HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING
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 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 terminating ongoing projects and
activities under such programs, as determined by the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other appropriate
Federal agencies.

SEC. 916. 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 provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for fossil fuel applied
research described 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 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
agencies.

SEC. 917. CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the portion 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. 918. FIFTEEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2011
FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 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 aggregate 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. 919. TEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2011 FUNDING
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 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 fiscal year for
research, development, test, and evaluation minus an amount
equal to 10 percent of such aggregate amount.

SEC. 920. REDUCTION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING IN
SUPPORT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

The Secretary of Defense shall reduce the amount obligated
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. 921. RESCISSION OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
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. 922. ELIMINATION OF PROGRAM TO PAY INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 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 provision of law,
all unobligated balances held by the Secretary of Education
for payments to institutions of higher education 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 expended, except as
determined necessary or essential by such Secretary, in
consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 923. ELIMINATION OF GRANTS TO LARGE AND MEDIUM HUB
AIRPORTS UNDER AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT 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 improvement 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 unobligated 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 airports or
medium hub airports under the airport improvement program
shall be obligated or 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 Transportation, in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 924. CONSOLIDATE ALL FEDERAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
AND REDUCING FUNDING BY 10 PERCENT.

(a) Consolidation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consolidate all
fire management programs carried out under laws administered
by the Secretary.
(b) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision 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 amounts as are necessary
to cover costs incurred in terminating or reducing ongoing
projects and activities under such programs, as determined by
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
other appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 925. 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 provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for the program carried out
under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 918a) (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 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
agencies.

SEC. 926. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

(a) Termination of Authority.--The authority to carry out
the resource conservation and development program of the
Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of
Agriculture is terminated.
(b) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for the resource
conservation and development program of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture (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 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 Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate
Federal agencies.

SEC. 927. 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.

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(b) Recession.--Notwithstanding any other provision 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 enactment 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. 928. 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 Olympic
Scholarships program under section 1543 of the Higher
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 hereafter for such
activities shall be expended, except as determined necessary
or essential by such Secretary, in consultation with the
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 929. REPEAL OF ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP
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 provision 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 Higher 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 necessary or essential by such
Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate Federal
agencies.

SEC. 930. 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, Apprenticeship, and
Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, 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 Education 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 necessary or essential by such
Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate Federal
agencies.

SEC. 931. 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 Railroad
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 hereafter for such
activities shall be expended, except as determined necessary
or essential by such Secretary, in consultation with the
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 932. BROWNFIELDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

(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 provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for grants described 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 subsection (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. 933. ELECTION REFORM GRANTS.

(a) Termination of Authority.--The authority to make
requirements payments to States under part 1 of 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 provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for such requirements
payments (as of 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 such requirements payments shall be expended,
other than such amounts as are necessary to cover costs
incurred in terminating ongoing projects and activities using
such requirements payments, as determined by the
Administrator of General Services, in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 934. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.

(a) Termination of Authority.--The Election Assistance
Commission established under section 201 of the Help America
Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15321) is terminated.
(b) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for the Election Assistance
Commission (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 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
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 935. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.

(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 provision 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. Stafford 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 appropriated hereafter for such
activities shall be expended, except as determined necessary
or essential by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 936. ELIMINATION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unobligated
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. 937. HIGH PRIORITY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

(a) In General.--Section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1256) is repealed.
(b) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for high priority projects
under section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1256) (before the amendment
made by 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 high priority projects described in paragraph
(1) shall be expended, other than such amounts as are
necessary to cover costs incurred in terminating ongoing
projects and activities under those projects, as determined
by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with
other appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 938. SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES PROGRAM; PRESERVE AMERICA
PROGRAM.

(a) Repeals.--Sections 7302 and 7303 of the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 469n, 469o) are
repealed.
(b) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision 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 terminating ongoing projects and
activities under those programs, as determined by the
Secretary of the Interior in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 939. 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 Protection Agency
are terminated.
(b) Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for the Targeted Watershed
Grants Program and the U.S.-Mexico Border Water
Infrastructure Program of the Environmental 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 expended, other than such

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amounts as are necessary to cover costs incurred in
terminating ongoing projects and activities under those
programs, as determined by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 940. 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 provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for the Department of the
Interior Challenge Cost Share Program (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 Department of the Interior Challenge Cost
Share Program shall be expended, other than such amounts as
are necessary to cover costs incurred in terminating ongoing
projects and activities under the program, as determined by
the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with other
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 941. TERMINATION OF THE CONSTELLATION PROGRAM OF THE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Termination Required.--The Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall terminate
the Constellation Program of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
(b) Disposition of Unobligated Funds.--
(1) Rescission.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
funds available for obligation by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration as of the date of the enactment of
this Act for the Constellation Program are hereby rescinded.
(2) Availability for wind-up of program.--Funds described
in paragraph (1) may be utilized by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration solely for costs related to the
winding-up of the provision of the Constellation Program.

SEC. 942. DELTA HEALTH INITIATIVE.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unobligated
balances held by the Secretary of Health and 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. 943. 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 provision 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 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 Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate
Federal agencies.

SEC. 944. 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 hereafter for such
activities shall be expended, except as determined necessary
or essential by such Secretary, in consultation with the
appropriate Federal agencies.

SEC. 945. 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 provision of
law--
(1) all amounts made available for the Targeted Air Shed
Grant Program of the Environmental 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 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
Federal agencies.
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