,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bahg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,ms4 
,lummis 7for herself and ,mr4 ,scott of 
,florida7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to rescind amounts appropriated
 for grants that are not accepted by a  
,state or local government and use the  
amounts for deficit reduction4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pay ,down the ,debt ,act4  #b4     
,rescission of grant funds not accepted 
by ,states and local governments  7a7   
,in general ,if a ,state or local       
government does not accept amounts that 
are to be awarded to the ,state or local
 government under a grant from the      
,federal ,government1 an amount equal to
 the amount to be awarded to the ,state 
or local government shall be rescinded  
from the applicable appropriation       
account4  7b7 ,use for deficit reduction

 ,amounts rescinded under subsection 7a7
 shall be deposited in the general fund 
of the ,treasury for the sole purpose of
 deficit reduction4