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1 H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, as Introduced on May 9, 2018 1 (May 11, 2018)

handle is hein.congrec/hrscex0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Keith Hall, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 May 11, 2018 Honorable Kevin McCarthy Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, as Introduced on May 9, 2018 Dear Mr. Leader: At your request, the Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Program Act, as introduced on May 9, 2018. The bill would rescind budget authority that was proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on May 8, 2018, pursuant to Title X of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.1 Assuming enactment by the end of June 2018, CBO estimates that the provisions of H.R. 3 would reduce budget authority by approximately $15 billion and outlays by $1 billion over the 2018-2028 period. Further, CBO estimates that the combined budgetary effects of the President's proposals would be the same as the contents of H.R. 3. Outlay savings would be significantly lower that the amount of budget authority rescinded for two reasons. First, many of the amounts proposed for rescission have remained unspent by agencies for years; CBO reviewed the historical spending patterns of the affected accounts and concluded that most of the funding would not be spent under current law. Second, the administration has indicated that these proposals are aimed at reducing funding that is no longer necessary for agencies to fulfill the purposes for which it was originally appropriated by the Congress. In a letter from the Office of Management and Budget accompanying the President's special 1. See www.whitehouse.gov/wo-content/uploads/2018/05/POTUS-Rescission-Transmittal- Package-.8.2018.pdf.

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