[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3298 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3298

 To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
        Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2009

Mr. Jordan of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
        Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Discretionary Spending Control Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraphs (1) through (13) of section 251(c) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 2010, $1,110,000,000,000 
        in new budget authority of which not more than $417,967,000,000 
        shall be for the nondefense category;
            ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 2011, $975,000,000,000 in 
        new budget authority of which not more than $354,890,000,000 
        shall be for the nondefense category;
            ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 2012, $970,000,000,000 in 
        new budget authority of which not more than $340,860,000,000 
        shall be for the nondefense category;
            ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2013, $965,000,000,000 in 
        new budget authority of which not more than $325,100,000,000 
        shall be for the nondefense category; and
            ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2014, $960,000,000,000 in 
        new budget authority of which not more than $306,170,000,000 
        shall be for the nondefense category.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended in subparagraph (C) by 
inserting ``(and successor accounts'' after ``budget accounts''.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Discretionary Spending Limit Point of Order.--Section 312 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Discretionary Spending Limit Point of Order.--It shall not be 
in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that--
            ``(1) increases the discretionary spending limits for any 
        ensuing fiscal year after the budget year; or
            ``(2) would cause the discretionary spending limits for the 
        budget year to be breached.''.
    (b) Point of Order Against Budget Resolution That Breaches 
Limits.--It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or 
the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget that 
would cause the discretionary spending limits for the budget year to be 
breached.
    (c) Advance Appropriation Point of Order.--Section 312 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (as amended by this section) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Advance Appropriation Point of Order.--It shall not be in 
order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any 
appropriation bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or 
conference report thereon, that provides advance discretionary new 
budget authority that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 
the budget year at an amount for any program, project, or activity 
above the amount of appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for such 
program, project, or activity.''.

SEC. 4. REPORTS.

    Subsections (c)(2) and (f)(2)(A) of section 254 of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended by 
striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2014''.

SEC. 5. EXPIRATION.

    Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2014''.
                                 <all>