Rescissions Act of 2025

[119th Congress Public Law 28]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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Public Law 119-28
119th Congress

                                 An Act

To rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special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. <<NOTE: July 24, 2025 -  [H.R. 4]>>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Rescissions Act
of 2025.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rescissions Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. RESCISSIONS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY.

    (a) <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  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
        rescinded.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),
        $168,837,230 are rescinded.
            (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 are
        rescinded.
            (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 rescinded.

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            (5) Of the unobligated balances in the first paragraph under
        the heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Funds Appropriated
        to the President--Global Health Programs'' made available by the
        Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of
        Public Law 119-4), $500,000,000 are rescinded:  Provided, That
        none of the amounts rescinded under this paragraph shall be from
        the unobligated balances for the following programs: HIV/AIDS,
        Tuberculosis, Malaria, Nutrition, or Maternal and Child Health:
        Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to
        family planning and reproductive health programs.
            (6) 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 rescinded.
            (7) 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 rescinded.
            (8) 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 rescinded.
            (9) 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 rescinded:  Provided,
        That <<NOTE: Jordan. Egypt.>>  none of the funds rescinded under
        this paragraph shall be from the unobligated balances for
        assistance to Jordan, Egypt, or the Countering PRC Influence
        Fund.
            (10) 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 rescinded.
            (11) 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), $436,920,000 are rescinded.
            (12) 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), $2,500,000,000 are rescinded:  Provided, That none
        of the funds rescinded under this paragraph shall be from the
        unobligated balances for Feed the Future Innovation Labs or the
        Countering PRC Influence Fund:  Provided further, That none of
        the funds rescinded under this paragraph shall affect the
        administration of United States commodity-based food aid,
        including the Food for Peace program and the McGovern-Dole
        International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.

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            (13) 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), $460,000,000 are
        rescinded.
            (14) 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 rescinded:  Provided, That
        none of the funds rescinded shall affect the administration of
        United States commodity-based food aid, including the Food for
        Peace program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for
        Education and Child Nutrition Program.
            (15) 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 rescinded.
            (16) 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 rescinded.
            (17) 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 rescinded.
            (18) 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 rescinded.
            (19) Of the unobligated balances under the heading ``Related
        Programs--United States Institute of Peace'' made available by
        the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of
        Public Law 119-4), $15,000,000 are rescinded.
            (20)(A) Amounts made available for ``Corporation for Public
        Broadcasting'' for fiscal year 2026 by Public Law 118-47 are
        rescinded.

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            (B) Amounts made available for ``Corporation for Public
        Broadcasting'' for fiscal year 2027 by Public Law 119-4 are
        rescinded.

    Approved July 24, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):
            June 12, considered and passed House.
            July 15, 16, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            July 17, House concurred in Senate amendment pursuant to H.
                Res. 590.

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