Section 1 Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and appropriation to Department of State Passport Office
Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service— Of the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for activities of the Internal Revenue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022”) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
Appropriation to Department of State Passport Office— There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of new employees of the Department of State dedicated to the issuance of passports, of which $10,000,000 shall be reserved for the salaries and expenses of new employees of the Department of State at passport agencies, centers, or acceptance facilities located in the State of New York. The unobligated balance of any amount made available under this subsection shall be permanently rescinded on October 1, 2025, and shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.