3.0.0 3639 2023-01-11T13:23:39Z 2023-01-11T13:23:39Z House H HR 2013-12-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRIDENSTINE:H.R. 3639.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution enumerates powerto Congress to ``raise and support Armies,'' to ``provide andmaintain a Navy,'' and to ``make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing powers''. The Provide for the Common Defense Act isa law necessary for executing Congress's power to support ourArmed Forces through appropriations.[Page H7446]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-12-06T16:39:39Z Referred to 2013-12-03T15:01:40Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2013-12-03T15:02:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-12-03T15:01:50Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-12-03T15:01:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-12-03T15:01:35Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-12-03T15:01:30Z 2013-12-06 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2013-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2013-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2013-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2013-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 N L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2013-12-04 False Economics and Public Finance Agricultural insurance Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Inflation and prices Insurance industry and regulation Medicare Prescription drugs Social security and elderly assistance Economics and Public Finance 00 2013-12-03 Introduced in House 2013-12-13T20:56:03Z Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to nullify the presidential sequestration order issued for the revised security category (discretionary appropriations in budget function 050) for FY2014-FY2015 to enforce a specified budget goal.

Establishes the discretionary spending limit for the revised security category for each such fiscal year.

Amends part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to adjustments to the calculation of Medicare parts B and D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) premiums for high income beneficiaries for 2017 and subsequent years.

Reduces the monthly amount of the Medicare parts B and D premium subsidies (with a corresponding increase in the monthly premium amount) for individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount by specified applicable percentages for modified adjusted gross incomes in certain ranges starting at $85,000 (40%) and finally exceeding $214,000 (90%).

Revises the temporary adjustment to income thresholds used to calculate premiums between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2019, to extend it through December 31 of the first year after 2019 after the year in which at least 25% of individuals enrolled in the Medicare parts B and D are subject to a reduction to the monthly amount of the applicable premium subsidy.

Increases by $25 per year the part B deductible for new enrollees after January 1, 2017, and subsequent years.

Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish caps beginning with FY2014 for: (1) combined crop insurance provider rates of return, and (2) reimbursements for crop insurance provider administrative and operating expenses.

Reduces according to a specified formula the crop insurance premium for catastrophic risk protection coverage.

Reduces the portion of premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (premium subsidies) for the following coverages: (1) additional insurance, (2) enterprise and whole farm units, (3) area revenue plans, and (4) area yield plans.

Requires an additional .4% increase per year, beginning in calendar 2014, in the percentage of basic pay that federal employees or Members of Congress must contribute to their pension plans under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Reduces government contributions to CSRS and FERS by the amount of such increased employee contributions.

Eliminates annuity supplements for federal employees hired after 2013.

Revises the definition of “price index,” for purposes of cost-of-living adjustments to federal employee benefits, to mean the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (Chained CPI) instead of the Consumer Price Index.

Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Surivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to require the use of the Chained CPI for calculation of Social Security cost-of-living adjustments.

]]> Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013 Display Title Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To eliminate sequestration for the security-related functions, to be offset through reductions in payments under Medicare, agricultural subsidies, federal retirement, and the application of chained CPI, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3639ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3639ih.xml 2013-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.