1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Judicial Review of Rescissions and Deferrals Under the Impoundment Control Act May 14, 2018 On May 8, 2018, the Trump Administration proposed rescissions totaling approximately $15.4 billion of unobligated fund
2、s appropriated in prior fiscal years. The proposed rescissions target funds appropriated for a variety of federal activities, including, but not limited to, animal and plant health programs, rural rental assistance, U.S. Forest Service land acquisition, loans to automobile manufacturers to produce a
3、dvanced technology vehicles, and funding to states under the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). In many cases, the proposed rescissions relate to programs whose authority has lapsed or programs that are not expected to require the amounts proposed to be rescinded under current spending proje
4、ctions. As a result, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates that the proposed rescission of $15.4 billion in appropriated funds would translate to a $3 billion reduction in outlays from the Treasury. A proposed rescission is one of two types of presidential actions authorized under the
