S.Amdt. 2885Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2885
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Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Submitted July 16, 2025
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July 16, 2025
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SA 2885. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2853 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Schmitt) to the bill H.R. 4, to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by Senate amendment No. 2853, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rescissions Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. RESCISSIONS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY. (a) In General.--Pursuant to the special message transmitted by the President on June 3, 2025, 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 Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 682 et seq.), the rescissions 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 under the heading ``International Organizations--Contributions to International Organizations'' made available by the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47), $33,008,764 are permanently rescinded. (2) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``International Organizations--Contributions to International Organizations'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $88,483,000 are permanently rescinded, which shall not be rescinded from the United States contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly if such rescissions would reduce such contributions from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $79,488,000 and $866,000, respectively (the levels designated in the ``FY 2025 Estimate'' column in the ``Contributions to International Organizations Updated Assessments Summary'' table submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on May 15, 2025). (3) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``International Organizations--Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' made available by the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47), $203,328,007. (4) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``International Organizations--Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $157,906,000 are permanently rescinded. (5) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Department of State--Migration and Refugee Assistance'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $800,000,000 are permanently rescinded. (6) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Complex Crises Fund'' made available by the Full- Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $43,000,000 are permanently rescinded. [[Page S4429]] (7) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Democracy Fund'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $83,000,000 are permanently rescinded from amounts made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, United States Agency for International Development. (8) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Economic Support Fund'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $1,650,000,000 are permanently rescinded, which shall not be rescinded from assistance for Jordan, Egypt, Burma, Countering PRC Influence Fund (CPIF), Near East Regional Democracy, Agricultural Development/Food Security, and Water programs if such rescission would reduce such assistance from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $1,200,200,000, $125,000,000, $121,000,000, $155,000,000, $55,000,000, $149,920,000, and $125,600,000, respectively (the levels designated for Agricultural Development/Food Security and Water for ESF in the ``FY 2024 653(a) Sector Summary'' table and for all of the other assistance specifically referenced in this paragraph in the ``FY 2024 653(a)'' column under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in the fiscal year 2024 report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on October 23, 2024 and October 30, 2024, respectively). (9) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Multilateral Assistance--International Financial Institutions--Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $125,000,000 are permanently rescinded. (10) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Multilateral Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--International Organizations and Programs'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $294,920,000 are permanently rescinded, which shall not be rescinded from the United States contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund if such rescission would reduce such contribution from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $142,000,000 (the level designated in the table titled ``International Organizations and Programs'' in the explanatory statement accompanying the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47)). (11) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Development Assistance'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $1,999,870,000 are permanently rescinded, which shall not be rescinded from assistance for-- (A) Countering PRC Influence Fund (CPIF) and the Philippines if such rescissions would reduce such assistance from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $90,000,000 and $68,100,000, respectively (the levels designated in the ``FY 2024 653(a)'' column under the heading ``Development Assistance'' in the fiscal year 2024 report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on October 30, 2024); and (B) Feed the Future Innovation Labs, Agricultural Development/Food Security, and Water programs if such rescission would reduce such assistance from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $72,000,000, $785,800,000, and $270,030,000, respectively (the level designated for Future Innovation Labs in the ``FY 2024 653(a)'' column of the ``FY 2024 653(a) Report Sub Account: DA'' table and the levels designated for Agricultural Development/Food Security and Water for DA in the ``FY 2024 653(a) Sector Summary'' table in the fiscal year 2024 report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on October 23, 2024). (12) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $260,000,000 are permanently rescinded, which shall not be rescinded from assistance for Ukraine if such rescission would reduce such assistance from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $200,000,000 (the level designated in the ``FY 2024 653(a)'' column under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' in the fiscal year 2024 report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on October 30, 2024). (13) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--International Disaster Assistance'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $496,000,000 are permanently rescinded, which shall not be rescinded from assistance for nutrition programs if such rescission would reduce such assistance from funds made available in fiscal year 2025 below $866,871,481 (the level designated in table 3 of the United States Agency for International Development's report entitled ``Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act Annual Report to Congress 2024''). (14) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``United States Agency for International Development--Funds Appropriated to the President--Operating Expenses'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $125,000,000 are permanently rescinded. (15) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated to the President--Transition Initiatives'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $57,000,000 are permanently rescinded. (16) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Independent Agencies--Inter- American Foundation'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $27,000,000 are permanently rescinded. (17) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Independent Agencies--United States African Development Foundation'' made available by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public Law 119-4), $22,000,000 are permanently rescinded. (18)(A) From amounts made available for ``Corporation for Public Broadcasting'' for fiscal year 2026 by Public Law 118- 47, $35,710,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, of which $8,330,000 shall only be from amounts that would be made available pursuant to the allocation in section 396(k)(3)(A)(iii)(II) of the Communications Act of 1934 and $27,380,000 shall only be from amounts that would be made available pursuant to the allocation in section 396(k)(3)(A)(iii)(III) of the Communications Act of 1934. (B) From amounts made available for ``Corporation for Public Broadcasting'' for fiscal year 2027 by Public Law 119- 4, $35,710,000 are hereby permanently rescinded, of which $8,330,000 shall only be from amounts that would be made available pursuant to the allocation in section 396(k)(3)(A)(iii)(II) of the Communications Act of 1934 and $27,380,000 shall only be from amounts that would be made available pursuant to the allocation in section 396(k)(3)(A)(iii)(III) of the Communications Act of 1934. ______