[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5554]
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  SA 1366. Mr. PAUL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 6363, making 
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. FIFTEEN PERCENT REDUCTION IN CONTINUING FUNDING 
                   EXCEPT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY 
                   CONSTRUCTION, AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS AND RESCISSION OF IRS ENFORCEMENT 
                   FUNDS.

       Division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and 
     Other Extensions Act (Public Law 118-15), as amended by 
     section 101 of this division, is further amended by inserting 
     after section 146 the following:
       ``Sec. 147. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     rate for operations provided by section 101 of this division 
     is hereby reduced by 15.0 percent.
       ``(b) The rate for operations shall not be reduced under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the appropriation Act 
     described in section 101(3) (relating to the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2023) or the appropriation Act 
     described in section 101(10) (relating to the Military 
     Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2023).
       ``Sec. 148.  Of the unobligated balances of amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for enforcement 
     activities of the Internal Revenue Service by section 
     10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117-169 (commonly known as the 
     ``Inflation Reduction Act of 2022'') as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, $30,000,000,000 are hereby 
     rescinded.''.
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