1. SUMMARY:
This bill, titled the "Disaster Offset and Government Efficiency Act," primarily aims to reduce the discretionary spending limit for the revised nonsecurity category in fiscal year 2025. It proposes to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to lower the spending limit for the nonsecurity category from the previously set amount to $597 billion. Additionally, the bill seeks to rescind all unobligated funds appropriated for the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. The key implications of this bill are a reduction in available funding for nonsecurity discretionary programs and the elimination of the Department of Commerce's Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. The areas affected by these changes would be various federal agencies and programs that fall under the nonsecurity discretionary spending category, as well as the Department of Commerce.