[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 2693 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2693

To cut spending, maintain existing commitments, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2011

  Mr. Dreier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
 Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 
    Science, Space, and Technology, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To cut spending, maintain existing commitments, and for other purposes.

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

1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Control Act 
of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
          TITLE I--DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS AND ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 101. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 102. Senate budget enforcement.
                     TITLE II--OTHER SPENDING CUTS

  Subtitle A--Spectrum Auction Proposals and Public Safety Broadband 
                                Network

Sec. 211. Definitions.
          PART I--Auctions of Spectrum and Spectrum Management

Sec. 221. Clarification of authorities to repurpose Federal spectrum 
                            for commercial purposes.
Sec. 222. Incentive auction authority.
Sec. 223. Incentive auctions to repurpose certain mobile satellite 
                            services spectrum for terrestrial broadband 
                            use.
Sec. 224. Permanent extension of auction authority.
Sec. 225. Authority to auction licenses for domestic satellite 
                            services.
Sec. 226. Auction of spectrum.
Sec. 227. Report to Congress on improving spectrum management.
                PART II--Public Safety Broadband Network

Sec. 241. Reallocation of D Block for public safety.
Sec. 242. Flexible use of narrowband spectrum.
Sec. 243. Public Safety Trust Fund.
Sec. 244. Public safety research and development.
Sec. 245. Incentive auction relocation fund.
Sec. 246. Federal infrastructure sharing.
Sec. 247. FCC report on efficient use of public safety spectrum.
    Subtitle B--Federal Pell Grant and Student Loan Program Changes

Sec. 251. Federal Pell Grant and student loan program changes.
                       Subtitle C--Farm Programs

Sec. 261. Definition of payment acres.
         TITLE III--JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION

Sec. 301. Establishment of Joint Select Committee.
Sec. 302. Expedited consideration of joint committee recommendations.
Sec. 303. Funding.
Sec. 304. Rulemaking.
                         TITLE IV--PUBLIC DEBT

Sec. 401. Public debt.

          TITLE I--DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS AND ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, resolution, 
amendment, motion or conference report that includes any provision that 
would cause the discretionary spending limits as set forth in this 
section to be exceeded.
    (b) Limits.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``discretionary 
        spending limits'' has the following meaning subject to 
        adjustments in paragraph (2) and subsection (c):
                    (A) For fiscal year 2012--
                            (i) for the security category 
                        $606,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            (ii) for the nonsecurity category 
                        $439,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    (B) For fiscal year 2013--
                            (i) for the security category 
                        $607,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            (ii) for the nonsecurity category 
                        $440,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    (C) For fiscal year 2014, $1,068,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (D) For fiscal year 2015, $1,089,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (E) For fiscal year 2016, $1,111,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (F) For fiscal year 2017, $1,134,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (G) For fiscal year 2018, $1,156,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (H) For fiscal year 2019, $1,180,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (I) For fiscal year 2020, $1,204,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
                    (J) For fiscal year 2021, $1,228,000,000,000 in 
                budget authority.
            (2) Authorized adjustment to limits.--
                    (A) Adjustments for budget submission.--When the 
                President submits a budget under section 1105 of title 
                31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the 
                budget shall include adjustments to discretionary 
                spending limits (and those limits as cumulatively 
                adjusted) for the budget year and each out year equal 
                to the baseline levels of new budget authority using 
                up-to-date concepts and definitions minus those levels 
                using the concepts and definitions in effect before 
                such changes. Such changes may only be made after 
                consultation with the committees on Appropriations and 
                the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 
                Senate and that consultation shall include written 
                communication to such committees that affords such 
                committees the opportunity to comment before official 
                action is taken with respect to such changes.
                    (B) Adjustments for congressional enforcement.--For 
                the purposes of Congressional enforcement of the limits 
                in this section, the Chairmen of the Committees on the 
                Budget of the Senate and House may adjust the 
                discretionary spending limits in amounts equal to the 
                adjustments made pursuant to subparagraph (A) as 
                contained in the President's budget. Any adjustment 
                made pursuant to this subparagraph shall not constitute 
                a repeal or change to the limits contained in this 
                section.
    (c) Estimates and Other Adjustments.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Limits and suballocations for congressional 
                enforcement.--After the reporting of a bill or joint 
                resolution relating to any matter described in 
                paragraph (2), (3), or (4), or the offering of an 
                amendment thereto or the submission of a conference 
                report thereon--
                            (i) for the purposes of enforcement of the 
                        discretionary spending limits in the Senate and 
                        the House of Representatives, the Chairman of 
                        the Committee on the Budget of that House may 
                        adjust the discretionary spending limits in 
                        this section, the budgetary aggregates in the 
                        concurrent resolution on the budget most 
                        recently adopted by the Senate and the House of 
                        Representatives, and allocations pursuant to 
                        section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
                        of 1974, by the amount of new budget authority 
                        in that measure for that purpose; and
                            (ii) following any adjustment under clause 
                        (i), the Committee on Appropriations of that 
                        House may report appropriately revised 
                        suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of 
                        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry 
                        out this subsection.
                    (B) Other adjustments.--For the purposes of 
                determining an end of the year sequester pursuant to 
                subsection (f), when OMB submits a sequestration report 
                under subsection (f)(7) for a fiscal year, OMB shall 
                calculate, and the sequestration report and subsequent 
                budgets submitted by the President under section 
                1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall include, 
                adjustments to discretionary spending limits (and those 
                limits as adjusted) for the fiscal year and each 
                succeeding year through 2021 upon the enactment of a 
                bill or resolution relating to any matter described in 
                paragraphs (2), (3), or (4).
                    (C) Estimates.--
                            (i) CBO estimates.--As soon as practicable 
                        after Congress completes action on any 
                        discretionary appropriation, CBO, after 
                        consultation with the Committees on the Budget 
                        of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
                        shall provide OMB with an estimate of the 
                        amount of discretionary new budget authority 
                        for the current year (if any) and the budget 
                        year provided by that legislation.
                            (ii) OMB estimates and explanation of 
                        differences.--
                                    (I) In general.--Not later than 7 
                                calendar days (excluding Saturdays, 
                                Sundays, and legal holidays) after the 
                                date of enactment of any discretionary 
                                appropriation, OMB shall make publicly 
                                available on the day it is issued and, 
                                on the following day, shall be printed 
                                in the Federal Register a report 
                                containing the CBO estimate of that 
                                legislation, an OMB estimate of the 
                                amount of discretionary new budget 
                                authority for the current year (if any) 
                                and the budget year provided by that 
                                legislation, and an explanation of any 
                                difference between the 2 estimates.
                                    (II) Differences.--If during the 
                                preparation of the report OMB 
                                determines that there is a significant 
                                difference between OMB and CBO, OMB 
                                shall consult with the Committees on 
                                the Budget of the House of 
                                Representatives and the Senate 
                                regarding that difference and that 
                                consultation shall include, to the 
                                extent practicable, written 
                                communication to those committees that 
                                affords such committees the opportunity 
                                to comment before the issuance of the 
                                report.
                    (D) Assumptions and guidelines.--OMB estimates 
                under subparagraph (C) shall be made using current 
                economic and technical assumptions. In its final 
                sequestration report, OMB shall use the OMB estimates 
                transmitted to the Congress under this paragraph. OMB 
                and CBO shall prepare estimates under this paragraph in 
                conformance with scorekeeping guidelines determined 
                after consultation among the House and Senate 
                Committees on the Budget, CBO, and OMB.
                    (E) Annual appropriations.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, amounts provided by annual appropriations 
                shall include any new budget authority for the current 
                year (if any) and the advance appropriations that 
                become available in the budget year from previously 
                enacted legislation.
            (2) Other adjustments.--Other adjustments referred to in 
        paragraph (1)(B) are as follows:
                    (A) Continuing disability reviews and ssi 
                redeterminations.--
                            (i) In general.--If a bill or joint 
                        resolution is reported making appropriations in 
                        a fiscal year of the amount specified in clause 
                        (ii) for continuing disability reviews and 
                        Supplemental Security Income redeterminations 
                        under the heading ``Limitation on 
                        Administrative Expenses'' for the Social 
                        Security Administration, and provides an 
                        additional appropriation for continuing 
                        disability reviews and Supplemental Security 
                        Income redeterminations for the Social Security 
                        Administration, or one or more initiatives that 
                        the Office of the Chief Actuary determines 
                        would be at least as cost effective as a 
                        redetermination of eligibility under the 
                        heading ``Limitation on Administrative 
                        Expenses'' for the Social Security 
                        Administration of an amount further specified 
                        in clause (ii), then the discretionary spending 
                        limits, allocation to the Committees on 
                        Appropriations of each House, and aggregates 
                        for that year may be adjusted by the amount in 
                        budget authority not to exceed the additional 
                        appropriation provided in such legislation for 
                        that purpose for that fiscal year.
                            (ii) Amounts specified.--The amounts 
                        specified are--
                                    (I) for fiscal year 2012, an 
                                appropriation of $758,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $237,000,000;
                                    (II) for fiscal year 2013, an 
                                appropriation of $758,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $390,000,000;
                                    (III) for fiscal year 2014, an 
                                appropriation of $778,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $559,000,000;
                                    (IV) or fiscal year 2015, an 
                                appropriation of $799,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $774,000,000;
                                    (V) for fiscal year 2016, an 
                                appropriation of $822,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $778,000,000;
                                    (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an 
                                appropriation of $849,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $804,000,000;
                                    (VII) for fiscal year 2018, an 
                                appropriation of $877,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $831,000,000;
                                    (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an 
                                appropriation of $906,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $860,000,000;
                                    (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an 
                                appropriation of $935,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $890,000,000; and
                                    (X) for fiscal year 2021, an 
                                appropriation of $963,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $924,000,000.
                            (iii) Definitions.--As used in this 
                        subparagraph, the terms ``continuing disability 
                        reviews'' and ``Supplemental Security Income 
                        redeterminations'' mean continuing disability 
                        reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 
                        Security Act and redeterminations of 
                        eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
                        Security Act.
                            (iv) Report.--The Commissioner of Social 
                        Security shall provide annually to the Congress 
                        a report on continuing disability reviews and 
                        Supplemental Security Income redeterminations 
                        which includes--
                                    (I) the amount spent on continuing 
                                disability reviews and Supplemental 
                                Security Income redeterminations in the 
                                fiscal year covered by the report, and 
                                the number of reviews and 
                                redeterminations conducted, by category 
                                of review or redetermination;
                                    (II) the results of the continuing 
                                disability reviews and Supplemental 
                                Security Income redeterminations in 
                                terms of cessations of benefits or 
                                determinations of continuing 
                                eligibility, by program; and
                                    (III) the estimated savings over 
                                the short-, medium-, and long-term to 
                                the old-age, survivors, and disability 
                                insurance, supplemental security 
                                income, Medicare, and medicaid programs 
                                from continuing disability reviews and 
                                Supplemental Security Income 
                                redeterminations which result in 
                                cessations of benefits and the 
                                estimated present value of such 
                                savings.
                    (B) Internal revenue service tax enforcement.--
                            (i) In general.--If a bill or joint 
                        resolution is reported making appropriations in 
                        a fiscal year to the Internal Revenue Service 
                        of not less than the first amount specified in 
                        clause (ii) for tax compliance activities to 
                        address the Federal tax gap (taxes owed but not 
                        paid), and provides an additional appropriation 
                        for tax compliance activities to address the 
                        Federal tax gap of an amount further specified 
                        in clause (ii), then the discretionary spending 
                        limits, allocation to the Committees on 
                        Appropriations of each House, and aggregates 
                        for that year may be adjusted by the amount in 
                        budget authority not to exceed the amount of 
                        additional or enhanced tax enforcement provided 
                        in such legislation for that fiscal year.
                            (ii) Amounts specified.--The amounts 
                        specified are--
                                    (I) for fiscal year 2012, an 
                                appropriation of $5,186,000,000, and an 
                                additional $715,000,000 for additional 
                                or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (II) for fiscal year 2013, an 
                                appropriation of $5,186,000,000, and an 
                                additional $1,281,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (III) for fiscal year 2014, an 
                                appropriation of $5,333,000,000, and an 
                                additional $1,639,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (IV) for fiscal year 2015, an 
                                appropriation of $5,489,000,000, and an 
                                additional $2,016,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (V) for fiscal year 2016, an 
                                appropriation of $5,662,000,000, and an 
                                additional$2,465,000,000 for additional 
                                or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an 
                                appropriation of $5,858,000,000, and an 
                                additional $2,447,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (VII) for fiscal year 2018, an 
                                appropriation of $6,065,000,000, and an 
                                additional $2,421,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an 
                                appropriation of $6,284,000,000, and an 
                                additional $2,383,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement;
                                    (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an 
                                appropriation of $6,493,000,000, and an 
                                additional $2,371,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement; 
                                and
                                    (X) for fiscal year 2021, an 
                                appropriation of $6,705,000,000, and an 
                                additional $2,361,000,000 for 
                                additional or enhanced tax enforcement.
                            (iii) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term ``additional appropriation for tax 
                        compliance activities'' means new and 
                        continuing investments in expanding and 
                        improving the effectiveness and efficiency of 
                        the overall tax enforcement and compliance 
                        program of the Internal Revenue Service. Such 
                        new and continuing investments include, but are 
                        not limited to, additional resources for 
                        implementing new authorities and for conducting 
                        additional examinations, audits, and enhanced 
                        third party data matching.
                            (iv) First amount.--The first amount 
                        specified in clause (ii) is the amount provided 
                        for a fiscal year under the heading 
                        ``Enforcement'' for the Internal Revenue 
                        Service.
                            (v) Amount further specified.--The amount 
                        further specified in clause (ii) is the amount 
                        under one or more headings in an appropriations 
                        act for the Internal Revenue Service that is 
                        specified to pay for the costs of the 
                        additional appropriation tax compliance 
                        activities, but such amount shall be ``0'' 
                        (zero) unless the appropriations act under the 
                        heading ``Operations Support'' for the Internal 
                        Revenue Service provides that such sums as are 
                        necessary shall be available, under the 
                        ``Operations Support'' heading, to fully 
                        support tax enforcement and compliance 
                        activities.
                    (C) Health care fraud and abuse control.--
                            (i) In general.--If a bill or joint 
                        resolution is reported making appropriations in 
                        a fiscal year for program integrity or fraud 
                        and abuse activities under the heading ``Health 
                        Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account'' program 
                        for the Department of Health and Human Services 
                        of up to the amount specified in clause (ii), 
                        then the discretionary spending limits, 
                        allocation to the Committees on Appropriations 
                        of each House, and aggregates for that year may 
                        be adjusted in an amount not to exceed the 
                        amount in budget authority provided for that 
                        program for that fiscal year.
                            (ii) Amounts specified.--The amounts 
                        specified are--
                                    (I) for fiscal year 2012, an 
                                appropriation of $581,000,000;
                                    (II) for fiscal year 2013, an 
                                appropriation of $610,000,000;
                                    (III) for fiscal year 2014, an 
                                appropriation of $640,000,000;
                                    (IV) for fiscal year 2015, an 
                                appropriation of $672,000,000;
                                    (V) for fiscal year 2016, an 
                                appropriation of $706,000,000;
                                    (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an 
                                appropriation of $725,000,000;
                                    (VII) for fiscal year 2018, an 
                                appropriation of $745,000,000;
                                    (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an 
                                appropriation of $765,000,000;
                                    (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an 
                                appropriation of $786,000,000; and
                                    (X) for fiscal year 2021, an 
                                appropriation of $807,000,000.
                            (iii) Definition.--As used in this 
                        subparagraph the term ``program integrity or 
                        fraud and abuse activities'' means--
                                    (I) those activities authorized by 
                                section 1817(k)(3) of the Social 
                                Security Act; and
                                    (II) those activities, including 
                                administrative costs, in the Medicare 
                                Advantage and the Medicare Prescription 
                                Drug Program authorized in title XVIII 
                                of the Social Security Act, in section 
                                1893 of the Social Security Act, in 
                                Medicaid authorized in title XIX of the 
                                Social Security Act, and in the 
                                Children's Health Insurance Program 
                                (``CHIP'') authorized in title XXI of 
                                the Social Security Act.
                            (iv) Report.--The report required by 
                        section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act 
                        for each fiscal year shall include measures of 
                        the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, 
                        waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
                        CHIP programs for the funds provided by this 
                        adjustment.
                    (D) Unemployment insurance improper payment 
                reviews.--
                            (i) In general.--If a bill or joint 
                        resolution is reported making appropriations in 
                        a fiscal year of the amount specified in clause 
                        (ii) for in-person reemployment and eligibility 
                        assessments and unemployment insurance improper 
                        payment reviews under the heading ``State 
                        Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 
                        Operations'' for the Department of Labor, and 
                        provides an additional appropriation for in-
                        person reemployment and eligibility assessments 
                        and unemployment insurance improper payment 
                        reviews under the heading ``State Unemployment 
                        Insurance and Employment Service Operations'' 
                        for the Department of Labor of up to an amount 
                        further specified in clause (ii), then the 
                        discretionary spending limits, allocation to 
                        the Committees on Appropriations of each House, 
                        and aggregates for that year may be adjusted by 
                        an amount in budget authority not to exceed the 
                        additional appropriation provided in such 
                        legislation for that purpose for that fiscal 
                        year.
                            (ii) Amounts specified.--The amounts 
                        specified are--
                                    (I) for fiscal year 2012, an 
                                appropriation of $60,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $10,000,000;
                                    (II) for fiscal year 2013, an 
                                appropriation of $60,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $15,000,000;
                                    (III) for fiscal year 2014, an 
                                appropriation of $61,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $19,000,000;
                                    (IV) for fiscal year 2015, an 
                                appropriation of $61,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $24,000,000;
                                    (V) for fiscal year 2016, an 
                                appropriation of $62,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $28,000,000;
                                    (VI) for fiscal year 2017, an 
                                appropriation of $63,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $28,000,000;
                                    (VII) for fiscal year 2018, an 
                                appropriation of $64,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $29,000,000;
                                    (VIII) for fiscal year 2019, an 
                                appropriation of $64,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $30,000,000;
                                    (IX) for fiscal year 2020, an 
                                appropriation of $65,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $31,000,000; and
                                    (X) for fiscal year 2021, an 
                                appropriation of $66,000,000, and an 
                                additional appropriation of 
                                $31,000,000.
                            (iii) Definitions.--As used in this 
                        subparagraph, the terms ``in-person 
                        reemployment and eligibility assessments'' and 
                        ``unemployment improper payment reviews'' mean 
                        reviews or assessments conducted in local 
                        workforce offices to determine the continued 
                        eligibility of an unemployment insurance 
                        claimant under the Federal Unemployment Tax 
                        Act, Title III of the Social Security Act, and 
                        applicable State laws, to ensure they are 
                        meeting their obligation to search for work as 
                        a condition of eligibility, and to speed their 
                        return to work.
            (3) Overseas deployments and related activities.--
                    (A) Cap adjustment.--The discretionary spending 
                limits, allocation to the Committees on Appropriations 
                of each House, and aggregates for that year may be 
                adjusted by an amount in budget authority not to exceed 
                the amount provided in such legislation for that 
                purpose for that fiscal year, but not to exceed in 
                aggregate the amounts specified in subparagraph (B) for 
                any--
                            (i) bills reported by the Committees on 
                        Appropriations of either House or in the 
                        Senate, passed by the House of Representatives;
                            (ii) joint resolutions or amendments 
                        reported by the Committees on Appropriations of 
                        either House;
                            (iii) amendments between the Houses, Senate 
                        amendments to such amendments offered by the 
                        authority of the Committee on Appropriations of 
                        the Senate, or House amendments to such 
                        amendments offered by the authority of the 
                        Committee on Appropriations in the House of 
                        Representatives; or
                            (iv) conference reports; making 
                        appropriations for overseas deployments and 
                        related activities.
                    (B) Levels.--
                            (i) Levels.--The initial levels for 
                        overseas deployments and related activities 
                        specified in this subparagraph are as follows:
                                    (I) For fiscal year 2012, 
                                $126,544,000,000 in budget authority.
                                    (II) For the total of fiscal years 
                                2013-2021, $450,000,000,000 in budget 
                                authority.
                            (ii) Levels for congressional 
                        enforcement.--For each fiscal year after fiscal 
                        year 2012, Congress shall adopt in the 
                        concurrent resolution on the budget for that 
                        fiscal year an adjustment for overseas 
                        deployments and related activities, provided 
                        that Congress may not adopt an adjustment for 
                        any fiscal year that would cause the total 
                        adjustments for fiscal years 2013-2021 to 
                        exceed the amount authorized in subclause (II).
                            (iii) Accounting for overseas deployment 
                        and related activities.--In any report issued 
                        under section 7(f), the Office of Management 
                        and Budget shall state the total amount of 
                        spending on overseas deployments and related 
                        activities for fiscal years 2013-2021 and the 
                        estimated amount of budget authority adjustment 
                        remaining for that period.
                    (C) Adjustment for offset overseas deployment 
                costs.--The levels set in subparagraph (B) may be 
                further adjusted by the amount of budget authority 
                provided in legislation for additional costs associated 
                with overseas deployments and related activities if the 
                amount of budget authority above those levels is 
                offset.
            (4) Adjustments for disaster funding.--
                    (A) In general.--If, for fiscal years 2011 through 
                2021, appropriations for discretionary accounts are 
                enacted that Congress designates as being for disaster 
                relief in statute, the adjustment shall be the total of 
                such appropriations in discretionary accounts 
                designated as being for disaster relief, but not to 
                exceed the total of--
                            (i) the average funding provided for 
                        disasters over the previous ten years, 
                        excluding the highest and lowest years; and
                            (ii) for years when the enacted new 
                        discretionary budget authority designated as 
                        being for disaster relief for the preceding 
                        fiscal year was less than the average as 
                        calculated in (A) for that year, the difference 
                        between the enacted amount and the allowable 
                        adjustment as calculated in (A) for that year.
                    (B) OMB report.--The Office of Management and 
                Budget shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
                in each House the adjustment for disaster funding for 
                fiscal year 2011, and a preview report of the estimated 
                level for fiscal year 2012, not later than 30 days 
                after enactment of this section.
    (d) Limitations on Changes to This Section.--Unless otherwise 
specifically provided in this section, it shall not be in order in the 
Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any bill, resolution 
(including a concurrent resolution on the budget), amendment, motion, 
or conference report that would repeal or otherwise change this 
section.
    (e) Waiver and Appeal.--
            (1) Waiver.--In the Senate, subsections (a) through (d) 
        shall be waived or suspended only--
                    (A) by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
                Members, duly chosen and sworn; or
                    (B) if the provisions of section (f)(8) are in 
                effect.
            (2) Appeal.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
        the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
        limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
        controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the measure. An 
        affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, 
        duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal 
        of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
        this section.
    (f) End-of-Year Sequester for Exceeding Discretionary Caps.--
            (1) Sequestration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 15 calendar days 
                after Congress adjourns to end a session, there shall 
                be a sequestration to eliminate a budget-year breach, 
                if any, within the discretionary categories as set by 
                subsection (b).
                    (B) Overseas deployments.--Any amount of budget 
                authority for overseas deployments and related 
                activities for fiscal year 2012 in excess of the levels 
                set in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i), or for fiscal years 
                2013-2021 that would cause the total adjustment for 
                fiscal years 2013-2021 to exceed the amount authorized 
                in section (c)(3)(B)(II), that is not otherwise offset 
                pursuant subsection (c)(3)(C)(i) shall be counted in 
                determining whether a breach has occurred in the 
                security category (for fiscal years 2012 and 2013) or 
                the discretionary category (thereafter).
                    (C) Emergency spending.--
                            (i) Effect of designation in statute.--If, 
                        for any fiscal year, appropriations for 
                        discretionary accounts are enacted that 
                        Congress designates as emergency requirements 
                        in statute pursuant to this subsection, the 
                        total of such budget authority in discretionary 
                        accounts designated as emergency requirements 
                        in all fiscal years from such appropriations 
                        shall not be counted in determining whether a 
                        breach has occurred, and shall not count for 
                        the purposes of Congressional enforcement.
                            (ii) Designation in the house of 
                        representatives.--If an appropriations act 
                        includes a provision expressly designated as an 
                        emergency for the purposes of this section, the 
                        Chair shall put the question of consideration 
                        with respect thereto.
                            (iii) Point of order in the senate.--
                                    (I) In general.--When the Senate is 
                                considering an appropriations act, if a 
                                point of order is made by a Senator 
                                against an emergency designation in 
                                that measure, that provision making 
                                such a designation shall be stricken 
                                from the measure and may not be offered 
                                as an amendment from the floor.
                                    (II) Supermajority waiver and 
                                appeals.--
                                            (aa) Waiver.--Subclause (I) 
                                        may be waived or suspended in 
                                        the Senate only by an 
                                        affirmative vote of three-
                                        fifths of the Members, duly 
                                        chosen and sworn.
                                            (bb) Appeals.--Appeals in 
                                        the Senate from the decisions 
                                        of the Chair relating to any 
                                        provision of this subsection 
                                        shall be limited to 1 hour, to 
                                        be equally divided between, and 
                                        controlled by, the appellant 
                                        and the manager of the bill or 
                                        joint resolution, as the case 
                                        may be. An affirmative vote of 
                                        three-fifths of the Members of 
                                        the Senate, duly chosen and 
                                        sworn, shall be required to 
                                        sustain an appeal of the ruling 
                                        of the Chair on a point of 
                                        order raised under this 
                                        subsection.
                                    (III) Definition of an emergency 
                                designation.--For purposes of subclause 
                                (I), a provision shall be considered an 
                                emergency designation if it designates 
                                any item as an emergency requirement 
                                pursuant to this subsection.
                                    (IV) Form of the point of order.--A 
                                point of order under subclause (I) may 
                                be raised by a Senator as provided in 
                                section 313(e) of the Congressional 
                                Budget Act of 1974.
                                    (V) Conference reports.--When the 
                                Senate is considering a conference 
                                report on, or an amendment between the 
                                Houses in relation to, an 
                                appropriations act, upon a point of 
                                order being made by any Senator 
                                pursuant to this section, and such 
                                point of order being sustained, such 
                                material contained in such conference 
                                report shall be deemed stricken, and 
                                the Senate shall proceed to consider 
                                the question of whether the Senate 
                                shall recede from its amendment and 
                                concur with a further amendment, or 
                                concur in the House amendment with a 
                                further amendment, as the case may be, 
                                which further amendment shall consist 
                                of only that portion of the conference 
                                report or House amendment, as the case 
                                may be, not so stricken. Any such 
                                motion in the Senate shall be debatable 
                                under the same conditions as was the 
                                conference report. In any case in which 
                                such point of order is sustained 
                                against a conference report (or Senate 
                                amendment derived from such conference 
                                report by operation of this 
                                subsection), no further amendment shall 
                                be in order.
            (2) Eliminating a breach.--Each non-exempt account within a 
        category shall be reduced by a dollar amount calculated by 
        multiplying the baseline level of sequesterable budgetary 
        resources in that account at that time by the uniform 
        percentage necessary to eliminate a breach within that 
        category.
            (3) Military personnel.--
                    (A) In general.--The President may, with respect to 
                any military personnel account, exempt that account 
                from sequestration or provide for a lower uniform 
                percentage reduction than would otherwise apply, 
                provided that the President has notified Congress of 
                the manner in which such authority will be exercised 
                pursuant to paragraph (7)(A)(ii).
                    (B) Reductions.--If the President uses the 
                authority to exempt any military personnel from 
                sequestration under paragraph (7)(A)(ii), each account 
                within subfunctional category 051 (other than those 
                military personnel accounts for which the authority 
                provided under clause (i) has been exercised) shall be 
                further reduced by a dollar amount calculated by 
                multiplying the enacted level of non-exempt budgetary 
                resources in that account at that time by the uniform 
                percentage necessary to offset the total dollar amount 
                by which budget authority is not reduced in military 
                personnel accounts by reason of the use of such 
                authority.
            (4) Part-year appropriations.--If, on the date specified in 
        paragraph (1), there is in effect an Act making or continuing 
        appropriations for part of a fiscal year for any budget 
        account, then the dollar sequestration calculated for that 
        account under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be subtracted from--
                    (A) the annualized amount otherwise available by 
                law in that account under that or a subsequent part-
                year appropriation; and
                    (B) when a full-year appropriation for that account 
                is enacted, from the amount otherwise provided by the 
                full-year appropriation.
            (5) Look-back.--If, after June 30, an appropriation for the 
        fiscal year in progress is enacted that causes a breach within 
        a category for that year (after taking into account any 
        sequestration of amounts within that category), the 
        discretionary spending limits for that category for the next 
        fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount or amounts of that 
        breach.
            (6) Within-session sequestration.--If an appropriation for 
        a fiscal year in progress is enacted (after Congress adjourns 
        to end the session for that budget year and before July 1 of 
        that fiscal year) that causes a breach within a category for 
        that year (after taking into account any prior sequestration of 
        amounts within that category), 15 days after such enactment 
        there shall be a sequestration to eliminate that breach within 
        that category following the procedures set forth in paragraphs 
        (2) through (4).
            (7) Reports.--
                    (A) Sequestration preview report.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 5 days 
                        before the date of the President's budget 
                        submission for CBO, and the date of the 
                        President's budget submissions for OMB, OMB and 
                        CBO shall issue a preview report regarding 
                        discretionary spending based on laws enacted 
                        through those dates. The preview report shall 
                        set forth estimates for the current year and 
                        each subsequent year through 2021 of the 
                        applicable discretionary spending limits for 
                        each category and an explanation of any 
                        adjustments in such limits under this section.
                            (ii) Notification regarding military 
                        personnel.--On or before the date of the 
                        sequestration preview report, the President 
                        shall notify the Congress of the manner in 
                        which he intends to exercise flexibility with 
                        respect to military personnel accounts under 
                        subsection (f)(3).
                            (iii) Explanation of differences.--The OMB 
                        reports shall explain the differences between 
                        OMB and CBO estimates for each item set forth 
                        in this subsection.
                    (B) Sequestration update report.--Not later than 
                August 15 for CBO, and August 20 for OMB, OMB and CBO 
                shall issue a sequestration update report, reflecting 
                laws enacted through those dates, containing all of the 
                information required in the sequestration preview 
                reports. This report shall also contain a preview 
                estimate of the adjustment for disaster funding for the 
                upcoming fiscal year.
                    (C) Final sequestration report.--Not later than 10 
                days after the end of session for CBO, and 14 days 
                after the end of session for OMB (excluding weekends 
                and holidays), OMB and CBO shall issue a final 
                sequestration report, updated to reflect laws enacted 
                through those dates, with estimates for each of the 
                following:
                            (i) For the current year and each 
                        subsequent year through 2021 the applicable 
                        discretionary spending limits for each category 
                        and an explanation of any adjustments in such 
                        limits under this section, including a final 
                        estimate of the disaster funding adjustment.
                            (ii) For the current year and the budget 
                        year the estimated new budget authority for 
                        each category and the breach, if any, in each 
                        category.
                            (iii) For each category for which a 
                        sequestration is required, the sequestration 
                        percentages necessary to achieve the required 
                        reduction.
                            (iv) For the budget year, for each account 
                        to be sequestered, estimates of the baseline 
                        level of sequesterable budgetary resources and 
                        the amount of budgetary resources to be 
                        sequestered.
            (8) Suspension in the event of low growth.--Section 254(i) 
        and subsections (a), (b)(1), and (c) of section 258 of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 with 
        respect to suspension of this section for low growth only shall 
        apply to this section, provided that those sections are deemed 
        not to apply to titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 and section 1103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (g) Definitions.--
            (1) Nonsecurity category.--The term ``nonsecurity 
        category'' means all discretionary appropriations, as that term 
        is defined in section 250(c)(7) of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, not included in the 
        security category defined in this Act, but does not include any 
        appropriations designated for overseas deployments and related 
        activities pursuant to section (c)(3), or appropriations 
        designated as an emergency pursuant to this Act.
            (2) Security category.--The term ``security category'' 
        includes discretionary appropriations, as that term is defined 
        in section 250(c)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985, in budget functions 050 and 700, 
        but does not include any appropriations designated for overseas 
        deployments and related activities pursuant to section (c)(3), 
        or appropriations designated as an emergency pursuant to this 
        Act.
            (3) Discretionary category.--The term ``discretionary 
        category'' includes all discretionary appropriations designated 
        as an emergency pursuant to this Act, as that term is defined 
        in section 250(c)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985, but does not include any 
        appropriations designated for overseas deployments and related 
        activities pursuant to section (c)(3), or appropriations 
        designated as an emergency pursuant to this Act.
            (4) Advance appropriation.--The term ``advance 
        appropriation'' means appropriations of new budget authority 
        that become available one or more fiscal years beyond the 
        fiscal year for which the appropriation act was passed.
            (5) Discretionary spending limits.--The term 
        ``discretionary spending limits'' means the amounts specified 
        in section 101 of this Act.
            (6) Definitions.--To the extent they are not defined in 
        this section, the terms used in this section shall have the 
        same meaning as the terms defined in section 251(c) of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
        amended.
    (h) Sequestration Rules.--
            (1) In general.--Subsections (g) and (k) of section 256 of 
        the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
        shall apply to sequestration under this Act.
            (2) Intergovernmental funds.--For purposes of sequestration 
        under this section, budgetary resources shall not include 
        activities financed by voluntary payments to the Government for 
        goods and services to be provided for such payments, 
        intragovernmental funds paid in from other Government accounts, 
        and unobligated balances of prior year appropriations.

SEC. 102. SENATE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) For the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 through April 15, 2012, including section 300 of 
        that Act, and enforcing budgetary points of order in prior 
        concurrent resolutions on the budget, the allocations, 
        aggregates, and levels set in subsection (b)(1) shall apply in 
        the Senate in the same manner as a concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for fiscal year 2012 with appropriate budgetary levels 
        for fiscal years 2011 and 2013 through 2021.
            (2) For the purpose of enforcing the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 after April 15, 2012, including section 300 of that 
        Act, and enforcing budgetary points of order in prior 
        concurrent resolutions on the budget, the allocations, 
        aggregates, and levels set in subsection (b)(2) shall apply in 
        the Senate in the same manner as a concurrent resolution on the 
        budget for fiscal year 2013 with appropriate budgetary levels 
        for fiscal years 2012 and 2014 through 2022.
    (b) Committee Allocations, Aggregates and Levels.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
        this section, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall 
        file--
                    (A) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee 
                allocations for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 consistent 
                with the discretionary spending limits set forth in 
                this Act for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of 
                the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
                    (B) for all committees other than the Committee on 
                Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal years 
                2011, 2012, 2012-2016, and 2012-2021 consistent with 
                the Congressional Budget Office's March 2011 baseline 
                adjusted to account for the budgetary effects of this 
                Act and legislation enacted prior to this Act but not 
                included in the Congressional Budget Office's March 
                2011 baseline, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 
                of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
                    (C) aggregate spending levels for fiscal years 2011 
                and 2012 and aggregate revenue levels fiscal years 
                2011, 2012, 2012-2016, 2012-2021 consistent with the 
                Congressional Budget Office's March 2011 baseline 
                adjusted to account for the budgetary effects of this 
                Act and legislation enacted prior to this Act but not 
                included in the Congressional Budget Office's March 
                2011 baseline, and the discretionary spending limits 
                set forth in this Act for the purpose of enforcing 
                section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 
                and
                    (D) levels of Social Security revenues and outlays 
                for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012-2016, and 2012-2021 
                consistent with the Congressional Budget Office's March 
                2011 baseline adjusted to account for the budgetary 
                effects of this Act and legislation enacted prior to 
                this Act but not included in the Congressional Budget 
                Office's March 2011 baseline, for the purpose of 
                enforcing sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional 
                Budget Act of 1974.
            (2) Not later than April 15, 2012, the Chairman of the 
        Committee on the Budget shall file--
                    (A) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee 
                allocations for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 consistent 
                with the discretionary spending limits set forth in 
                this Act for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of 
                the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
                    (B) for all committees other than the Committee on 
                Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal years 
                2012, 2013, 2013-2017, and 2013-2022 consistent with 
                the Congressional Budget Office's March 2012 baseline 
                for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the 
                Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
                    (C) aggregate spending levels for fiscal years 2012 
                and 2013 and aggregate revenue levels fiscal years 
                2012, 2013, 2013-2017, and 2013-2022 consistent with 
                the Congressional Budget Office's March 2012 baseline 
                and the discretionary spending limits set forth in this 
                Act for the purpose of enforcing section 311 of the 
                Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
                    (D) levels of Social Security revenues and outlays 
                for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, 2013-2017, and 2013-
                2022 consistent with the Congressional Budget Office's 
                March 2012 baseline budget for the purpose of enforcing 
                sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
                1974.
    (c) Senate Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard.--
            (1) Upon the date of enactment of this section, for the 
        purpose of enforcing section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th 
        Congress), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget 
        shall reduce any balances of direct spending and revenues for 
        any fiscal year to zero.
            (2) Not later than April 15, 2012, for the purpose of 
        enforcing section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the 
        Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget shall reduce any 
        balances of direct spending and revenues for any fiscal year to 
        zero.
            (3) Upon resetting the Senate paygo scorecard pursuant to 
        paragraph (2), the Chairman shall publish a notification of 
        such action in the Congressional Record.
    (d) Further Adjustments.--
            (1) The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise 
        any allocations, aggregates, or levels set pursuant to this 
        section to account for any subsequent adjustments to 
        discretionary spending limits made pursuant to this Act.
            (2) With respect to any allocations, aggregates, or levels 
        set or adjustments made pursuant to this section, sections 412 
        through 414 of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress) shall remain in 
        effect.
    (e) Expiration.--
            (1) Sections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1) shall expire if a 
        concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 is 
        agreed to by the Senate and House of Representatives pursuant 
        to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
            (2) Sections (a)(2), (b)(2), and (c)(2) shall expire if a 
        concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013 is 
        agreed to by the Senate and House of Representatives pursuant 
        to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     TITLE II--OTHER SPENDING CUTS

  Subtitle A--Spectrum Auction Proposals and Public Safety Broadband 
                                Network

SEC. 211. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) 700 mhz band.--The term ``700 MHz band'' means the 
        portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies 
        from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz.
            (2) 700 mhz d block spectrum.--The term ``700 MHz D block 
        spectrum'' means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum 
        between the frequencies from 758 megahertz to 763 megahertz and 
        between the frequencies from 788 megahertz to 793 megahertz.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--Except as 
        otherwise specifically provided, the term ``appropriate 
        committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (4) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
        and Information.
            (5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (6) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Public 
        Safety Broadband Corporation established under section 244.
            (7) Existing public safety broadband spectrum.--The term 
        ``existing public safety broadband spectrum'' means the portion 
        of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies--
                    (A) from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz;
                    (B) from 793 megahertz to 798 megahertz;
                    (C) from 768 megahertz to 769 megahertz; and
                    (D) from 798 megahertz to 799 megahertz.
            (8) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' has the 
        same meaning as in section 113(i) of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 923(i)).
            (9) Narrowband spectrum.--The term ``narrowband spectrum'' 
        means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the 
        frequencies from 769 megahertz to 775 megahertz and between the 
        frequencies from 799 megahertz to 805 megahertz.
            (10) NIST.--The term ``NIST'' means the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology.
            (11) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration.
            (12) Public safety entity.--The term ``public safety 
        entity'' means an entity that provides public safety services.
            (13) Public safety services.--The term ``public safety 
        services''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 
                337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
                337(f)); and
                    (B) includes services provided by emergency 
                response providers, as that term is defined in section 
                2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).

          PART I--AUCTIONS OF SPECTRUM AND SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

SEC. 221. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES TO REPURPOSE FEDERAL SPECTRUM 
              FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

    (a) Eligible Federal Entities.--Section 113(g)(1) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(g)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Eligible federal entities.--Any Federal entity that 
        operates a Federal Government station authorized to use a band 
        of frequencies specified in paragraph (2) and that incurs 
        relocation costs because of planning for a potential auction of 
        spectrum frequencies, a planned auction of spectrum 
        frequencies, or the reallocation of spectrum frequencies from 
        Federal use to exclusive non-Federal use, or shared Federal and 
        non-Federal use shall receive payment for such costs from the 
        Spectrum Relocation Fund, in accordance with section 118 of 
        this Act. For purposes of this paragraph, Federal power 
        agencies exempted under subsection (c)(4) that choose to 
        relocate from the frequencies identified for reallocation 
        pursuant to subsection (a), are eligible to receive payment 
        under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Eligible Frequencies.--Section 113(g)(2)(B) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(g)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) any other band of frequencies reallocated 
                from Federal use to non-Federal or shared use, whether 
                for licensed or unlicensed use, after January 1, 2003, 
                that is assigned--
                            ``(i) by competitive bidding pursuant to 
                        section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 
                        1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)); or
                            ``(ii) as a result of an Act of Congress or 
                        any other administrative or executive 
                        direction.''.
    (c) Definition of Relocation and Sharing Costs.--Section 113(g)(3) 
of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Definition of relocation and sharing costs.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the terms `relocation costs' and 
        `sharing costs' mean the costs incurred by a Federal entity to 
        plan for a potential or planned auction or sharing of spectrum 
        frequencies and to achieve comparable capability of systems, 
        regardless of whether that capability is achieved by relocating 
        to a new frequency assignment, relocating a Federal Government 
        station to a different geographic location, modifying Federal 
        Government equipment to mitigate interference or use less 
        spectrum, in terms of bandwidth, geography, or time, and 
        thereby permitting spectrum sharing (including sharing among 
        relocated Federal entities and incumbents to make spectrum 
        available for non-Federal use) or relocation, or by utilizing 
        an alternative technology. Comparable capability of systems 
        includes the acquisition of state-of-the art replacement 
        systems intended to meet comparable operational scope, which 
        may include incidental increases in functionality. Such costs 
        include--
                    ``(A) the costs of any modification or replacement 
                of equipment, spares, associated ancillary equipment, 
                software, facilities, operating manuals, training 
                costs, or regulations that are attributable to 
                relocation or sharing;
                    ``(B) the costs of all engineering, equipment, 
                software, site acquisition, and construction costs, as 
                well as any legitimate and prudent transaction expense, 
                including term-limited Federal civil servant and 
                contractor staff necessary to carry out the relocation 
                activities of an eligible Federal entity, and 
                reasonable additional costs incurred by the Federal 
                entity that are attributable to relocation or sharing, 
                including increased recurring costs above recurring 
                costs of the system before relocation for the remaining 
                estimated life of the system being relocated;
                    ``(C) the costs of research, engineering studies, 
                economic analyses, or other expenses reasonably 
                incurred in connection with--
                            ``(i) calculating the estimated relocation 
                        costs that are provided to the Commission 
                        pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection, 
                        or in calculating the estimated sharing costs;
                            ``(ii) determining the technical or 
                        operational feasibility of relocation to 1 or 
                        more potential relocation bands; or
                            ``(iii) planning for or managing a 
                        relocation or sharing project (including 
                        spectrum coordination with auction winners) or 
                        potential relocation or sharing project;
                    ``(D) the one-time costs of any modification of 
                equipment reasonably necessary to accommodate 
                commercial use of shared frequencies or, in the case of 
                frequencies reallocated to exclusive commercial use, 
                prior to the termination of the Federal entity's 
                primary allocation or protected status, when the 
                eligible frequencies as defined in paragraph (2) of 
                this subsection are made available for private sector 
                uses by competitive bidding and a Federal entity 
                retains primary allocation or protected status in those 
                frequencies for a period of time after the completion 
                of the competitive bidding process;
                    ``(E) the costs associated with the accelerated 
                replacement of systems and equipment if such 
                acceleration is necessary to ensure the timely 
                relocation of systems to a new frequency assignment or 
                the timely accommodation of sharing of Federal 
                frequencies; and
                    ``(F) the costs of the use of commercial systems 
                (including systems not utilizing spectrum) to replace 
                Federal systems discontinued or relocated pursuant to 
                this Act, including lease, subscription, and equipment 
                costs over an appropriate period, such as the 
                anticipated life of an equivalent Federal system or 
                other period determined by the Director of the Office 
                of Management and Budget.''.
    (d) Spectrum Sharing.--Section 113(g) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Spectrum sharing.--A Federal entity is permitted to 
        allow access to its frequency assignments by a non-Federal 
        entity upon approval of NTIA, in consultation with the Director 
        of the Office of Management and Budget. Such non-Federal 
        entities shall comply with all applicable rules of the 
        Commission and the NTIA, including any regulations promulgated 
        pursuant to this section. Any remuneration associated with such 
        access shall be deposited into the Spectrum Relocation Fund 
        established under section 118. A Federal entity that incurs 
        costs as a result of such access is eligible for payment from 
        the Fund for the purposes specified in paragraph (3) of this 
        section. The revenue associated with such access shall be at 
        least 110 percent of the estimated Federal costs.''.
    (e) Spectrum Relocation Fund.--Section 118 of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 928) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``and any payments made by non-Federal 
        entities for access to Federal spectrum pursuant to section 
        113(g)(7) (47 U.S.C. 113(g)(7))'';
            (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Funds from auctions.--The amounts in the Fund from 
        auctions of eligible frequencies are authorized to be used to 
        pay relocation costs, as such costs are defined in section 
        113(g)(3), of an eligible Federal entity incurring such costs 
        with respect to relocation from any eligible frequency.
            ``(2) Funds from payments by non-federal entities.--The 
        amounts in the Fund from payments by non-Federal entities for 
        access to Federal spectrum are authorized to be used to pay the 
        sharing costs, as such costs are defined in section 113(g)(3), 
        of an eligible Federal entity incurring such costs.
            ``(3) Transfer of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Director of OMB may transfer at any time (including 
                prior to any auction or contemplated auction, or 
                sharing initiative) such sums as may be available in 
                the Fund to an eligible Federal entity to pay eligible 
                relocation or sharing costs related to pre-auction 
                estimates or research, as such costs are described in 
                section 113(g)(3)(C).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The Director of OMB may not 
                transfer more than $100,000,000 associated with 
                authorize pre-auction activities before an auction is 
                completed and proceeds are deposited in the Spectrum 
                Relocation Fund.
                    ``(C) Applicability.--The Director of OMB may 
                transfer up to $10,000,000 to eligible Federal entities 
                for eligible relocation or sharing costs related to 
                pre-auction estimates or research, as such costs are 
                described in section 113(g)(3)(C), for costs incurred 
                prior to the date of the enactment of the Budget 
                Control Act of 2011, but after June 28th, 2010.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and sharing'' 
                before ``costs'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and sharing'' before 
                        ``costs''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and sharing'' before 
                        the period at the end; and
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Reversion of unused funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any amounts in the Fund that are 
                remaining after the payment of the relocation and 
                sharing costs that are payable from the Fund shall 
                revert to and be deposited in the General Fund of the 
                Treasury not later than 15 years after the date of the 
                deposit of such proceeds to the Fund, unless within 60 
                days in advance of the reversion of such funds, the 
                Director of OMB, in consultation with the Assistant 
                Secretary for Communications and Information, notifies 
                the appropriate committees of Congress that such funds 
                are needed to complete or to implement current or 
                future relocations or sharing initiatives.
                    ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Appropriations of 
                        the Senate;
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                        and Transportation of the Senate;
                            ``(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of 
                        the House of Representatives; and
                            ``(iv) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                        of the House of Representatives.'';
            (4) in subsection (e)(2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and sharing'' before ``costs'';
                    (B) by inserting ``or sharing'' before ``is 
                complete''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``or sharing'' before ``in 
                accordance''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Additional Payments From the Fund.--Notwithstanding 
subsections (c) through (e), after the date of the enactment of the 
Budget Control Act of 2011, and following the credit of any amounts 
specified in subsection (b), there are hereby appropriated from the 
Fund and available to the Director of the OMB up to 10 percent of the 
amounts deposited in the Fund from the auction of licenses for 
frequencies of spectrum vacated by Federal entities, or up to 10 
percent of the amounts deposited in the Fund by non-Federal entities 
for sharing of Federal spectrum. The Director of OMB, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, may 
use such amounts to pay eligible Federal entities for the purpose of 
encouraging timely access to such spectrum, provided that--
            ``(1) any such payment by the Director of OMB is based on 
        the market value of the spectrum, the timeliness of clearing, 
        and needs for essential missions of agencies;
            ``(2) any such payment by the Director of OMB is used to 
        carry out the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) through 
        (F) of paragraph (3) of subsection 113(g) to enhance other 
        communications, radar, and spectrum-using investments not 
        directly affected by such reallocation or sharing but essential 
        for the missions of the Federal entity that is relocating its 
        systems or sharing frequencies;
            ``(3) the amount remaining in the Fund after any such 
        payment by the Director is not less than 10 percent of the 
        winning bids in the relevant auction, or is not less than 10 
        percent of the payments from non-Federal entities in the 
        relevant sharing agreement; and
            ``(4) any such payment by the Director shall not be made 
        until 30 days after the Director has notified the Committees on 
        Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and 
        Commerce of the House of Representatives.''.
    (f) Competitive Bidding; Treatment of Revenues.--Subparagraph (D) 
of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(8)) is amended by inserting ``excluding frequencies identified 
by the Federal Communications Commission to be auctioned in conjunction 
with eligible frequencies described in section 113(g)(2)'' before 
``shall be deposited''.
    (g) Public Disclosure and Nondisclosure.--If the head of an 
executive agency of the Federal Government determines that public 
disclosure of any information contained in notifications and reports 
required by section 113 or 118 of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923 and 928) 
would reveal classified national security information or other 
information for which there is a legal basis for nondisclosure and such 
public disclosure would be detrimental to national security, homeland 
security, public safety, or jeopardize law enforcement investigations, 
the head of the executive agency shall notify the NTIA of that 
determination prior to release of such information. In that event, such 
classified information shall be included in a separate annex, as 
needed. These annexes shall be provided to the appropriate subcommittee 
in accordance with appropriate national security stipulations, but 
shall not be disclosed to the public or provided to any unauthorized 
person through any other means.

SEC. 222. INCENTIVE AUCTION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 309(j) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(B), (D), and (E),'' 
        and inserting ``(B), (D), (E), and (F),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Incentive auction authority.--
                            ``(i) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                        provision of law, if the Commission determines 
                        that it is consistent with the public interest 
                        in utilization of the spectrum for a licensee 
                        to relinquish voluntarily some or all of its 
                        licensed spectrum usage rights in order to 
                        permit the assignment of new initial licenses 
                        through a competitive bidding process subject 
                        to new service rules, or the designation of new 
                        spectrum for unlicensed use, the Commission may 
                        disburse to that licensee a portion of any 
                        auction proceeds that the Commission 
                        determines, in its discretion, are attributable 
                        to the licensee's relinquished spectrum usage 
                        rights.
                            ``(ii) Repacking.--When assigning spectrum 
                        to television broadcast station licensees 
                        pursuant to clause (i), if the Commission 
                        determines that it is in the public interest to 
                        modify the spectrum usage rights of any 
                        incumbent licensee in order to facilitate the 
                        assignment of such new initial licenses subject 
                        to new service rules, or the designation of 
                        spectrum for an unlicensed use, the Commission 
                        may disburse to such licensee a portion of the 
                        auction proceeds for the purpose of relocating 
                        to any alternative frequency or location that 
                        the Commission may designate.
                            ``(iii) Unlicensed spectrum.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--With respect to 
                                frequency bands between 54 and 72 MHz, 
                                76 and 88 MHz, 174 and 216 MHz, 470 and 
                                698 MHz, 84 MHz (referred to in this 
                                clause as the `specified bands') shall 
                                be assigned via a competitive bidding 
                                process until the winning bidders for 
                                licenses covering 90 megahertz from the 
                                specified bands deposit the full amount 
                                of their bids in accordance with the 
                                instructions of the Commission. In 
                                addition, if more than 90 megahertz of 
                                spectrum from the specified bands is 
                                made available for alternative use 
                                utilizing payments under this 
                                subsection, and such spectrum is 
                                assigned via competitive bidding, a 
                                portion of the proceeds may be 
                                disbursed to licensees of other 
                                frequency bands for the purpose of 
                                making additional spectrum available.
                                    ``(II) Notice.--The Chairman of the 
                                Commission, in consultation with the 
                                Director of OMB, shall notify the 
                                Committees on Appropriations and 
                                Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
                                of the Senate, and the Committees on 
                                Appropriations and Energy and Commerce 
                                of the House of Representatives of the 
                                methodology for calculating such 
                                payments to licensees at least 3 months 
                                in advance of the relevant auction, and 
                                that such methodology consider the 
                                value of spectrum vacated in its 
                                current use and the timeliness of 
                                clearing.
                            ``(iv) Treatment of revenues.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), and except as 
                        provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), 
                        all proceeds (including deposits and up front 
                        payments from successful bidders) from the 
                        auction of spectrum under this subparagraph 
                        shall be deposited with the Public Safety Trust 
                        Fund established under section 243 of the 
                        Budget Control Act of 2011.
                    ``(G) Establishment of incentive auction relocation 
                fund.--
                            ``(i) In general.--There is established in 
                        the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
                        known as the `Incentive Auction Relocation 
                        Fund'.
                            ``(ii) Administration.--The Assistant 
                        Secretary shall administer the Incentive 
                        Auction Relocation Fund using the amounts 
                        deposited pursuant to this section.
                            ``(iii) Crediting of receipts.--There shall 
                        be deposited into or credited to the Incentive 
                        Auction Relocation Fund any amounts specified 
                        in section 243 of the Budget Control Act of 
                        2011.
                            ``(iv) Availability.--Amounts in the 
                        Incentive Auction Relocation Fund shall be 
                        available to the NTIA for use--
                                    ``(I) without fiscal year 
                                limitation;
                                    ``(II) for a period not to exceed 
                                18 months following the later of--
                                            ``(aa) the completion of 
                                        incentive auction from which 
                                        such amounts were derived; or
                                            ``(bb) the date on which 
                                        the Commission issues all the 
                                        new channel assignments 
                                        pursuant to any repacking 
                                        required under subparagraph 
                                        (F)(ii); and
                                    ``(III) without further 
                                appropriation.
                            ``(v) Use of funds.--Amounts in the 
                        Incentive Auction Relocation Fund may only be 
                        used by the NTIA, in consultation with the 
                        Commission, to cover--
                                    ``(I) the reasonable costs of 
                                licensees that are relocated to a 
                                different spectrum channel or 
                                geographic location following an 
                                incentive auction under subparagraph 
                                (F), or that are impacted by such 
                                relocations, including to cover the 
                                cost of new equipment, installation, 
                                and construction; and
                                    ``(II) the costs incurred by 
                                multichannel video programming 
                                distributors for new equipment, 
                                installation, and construction related 
                                to the carriage of such relocated 
                                stations or the carriage of stations 
                                that voluntarily elect to share a 
                                channel, but retain their existing 
                                rights to carriage pursuant to sections 
                                338, 614, and 615.''.

SEC. 223. INCENTIVE AUCTIONS TO REPURPOSE CERTAIN MOBILE SATELLITE 
              SERVICES SPECTRUM FOR TERRESTRIAL BROADBAND USE.

    (a) In General.--To the extent that the Commission makes available 
spectrum licenses on some or all of the frequencies between 2000 and 
2020 MHz and 2180 and 2200 MHz for terrestrial broadband use, such 
licenses shall be assigned pursuant to the authority provided in 
section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(8)), including, as appropriate, subparagraph (F) of such 
section.
    (b) Termination of Authority.--The authority granted under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2021.

SEC. 224. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF AUCTION AUTHORITY.

    Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(11)) is repealed.

SEC. 225. AUTHORITY TO AUCTION LICENSES FOR DOMESTIC SATELLITE 
              SERVICES.

    Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) 
is amended by adding the following:
            ``(17) Authority to auction licenses for domestic satellite 
        services.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Commission shall use competitive 
                bidding under this subsection to assign any license, 
                construction permit, reservation, or similar 
                authorization or modification thereof, that may be used 
                solely or predominantly for domestic satellite 
                communications services, including satellite-based 
                television or radio services. The Commission may, 
                however, use an alternative approach to assignment of 
                such licenses or similar authorities if it finds that 
                such an alternative to competitive bidding would serve 
                the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
                    ``(B) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                `predominantly for domestic satellite communications 
                services' means a service provided in which the 
                majority of customers that may be served are located 
                within the geographic boundaries of the United States.
                    ``(C) Effective date and application.--This 
                paragraph shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
                this paragraph and shall apply to all Commission 
                assignments or reservations of spectrum for domestic 
                satellite services, including, but not limited to, all 
                assignments or reservations for satellite-based 
                television or radio services as of the effective 
                date.''.

SEC. 226. AUCTION OF SPECTRUM.

    (a) Identification of Spectrum.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify 
and make available for immediate reallocation or sharing with incumbent 
Government operations, at a minimum, 15 megahertz of contiguous 
spectrum at frequencies located between 1675 megahertz and 1710 
megahertz, inclusive, minus the geographic exclusion zones, or any 
amendment thereof, identified in NTIA's October 2010 report entitled 
``An Assessment of Near-Term Viability of Accommodating Wireless 
Broadband Systems in 1675-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, 3500-3650 MHz, and 
4200-4220 MHz, 4380-4400 MHz Bands''.
    (b) Auction.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2016, the 
        Commission shall conduct the auctions of the following 
        licenses, by commencing the bidding for:
                    (A) The spectrum between the frequencies of 1915 
                megahertz and 1920 megahertz, inclusive.
                    (B) The spectrum between the frequencies of 1995 
                megahertz and 2000 megahertz, inclusive.
                    (C) The spectrum between the frequencies of 2020 
                megahertz and 2025 megahertz, inclusive.
                    (D) The spectrum between the frequencies of 2155 
                megahertz and 2175 megahertz, inclusive.
                    (E) The spectrum between the frequencies of 2175 
                megahertz and 2180 megahertz, inclusive.
                    (F) Subject to paragraph (2), 25 megahertz of 
                spectrum between the frequencies of 1755 megahertz, 
                minus appropriate geographic exclusion zones.
                    (G) The spectrum identified pursuant to subsection 
                (a).
            (2) Limitation.--The Commission may conduct the auctions of 
        the licenses described in paragraph (1) unless the President 
        determines that--
                    (A)(i) such spectrum should not be reallocated due 
                to the need to protect incumbent Federal operations; or
                    (ii) reallocation must be delayed or progressed in 
                phases to ensure protection or continuity of Federal 
                operations; and
                    (B) allocation of other spectrum--
                            (i) better serves the public interest, 
                        convenience, and necessity; and
                            (ii) can reasonably be expected to produce 
                        receipts comparable to auction of spectrum 
                        frequencies identified in this paragraph.
    (c) Auction Organization.--The Commission may, if technically 
feasible and consistent with the public interest, combine the spectrum 
identified in paragraphs (4), (5), and the portion of paragraph (6) 
between the frequencies of 1755 megahertz and 1780 megahertz, 
inclusive, of subsection (b) in an auction of licenses for paired 
spectrum blocks.
    (d) Further Reallocation of Certain Other Spectrum.--
            (1) Covered spectrum.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term ``covered spectrum'' means the portion of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies of 3550 to 
        3650 megahertz, inclusive, minus the geographic exclusion 
        zones, or any amendment thereof, identified in NTIA's October 
        2010 report entitled ``An Assessment of Near-Term Viability of 
        Accommodating Wireless Broadband Systems in 1675-1710 MHz, 
        1755-1780 MHz, 3550-3650 MHz, and 4200-4220 MHz, 4380-4400 MHz 
        Bands''.
            (2) In general.--Consistent with requirements of section 
        309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, the Commission shall 
        reallocate covered spectrum for assignment by competitive 
        bidding unless the President of the United States determines 
        that--
                    (A) such spectrum cannot be reallocated due to the 
                need to protect incumbent Federal systems from 
                interference; or
                    (B) allocation of other spectrum--
                            (i) better serves the public interest, 
                        convenience, and necessity; and
                            (ii) can reasonably be expected to produce 
                        receipts comparable to what the covered 
                        spectrum might auction for without the 
                        geographic exclusion zones.
            (3) Actions required if covered spectrum cannot be 
        reallocated.--
                    (A) In general.--If the President makes a 
                determination under paragraph (2) that the covered 
                spectrum cannot be reallocated, then the President 
                shall, within 1 year after the date of such 
                determination--
                            (i) identify alternative bands of 
                        frequencies totaling more than 20 megahertz and 
                        no more than 100 megahertz of spectrum used 
                        primarily by Federal agencies that satisfy the 
                        requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                        paragraph (2)(B);
                            (ii) report to the President and 
                        appropriate committees of Congress and the 
                        Commission an identification of such 
                        alternative spectrum for assignment by 
                        competitive bidding; and
                            (iii) make such alternative spectrum for 
                        assignment immediately available for 
                        reallocation.
                    (B) Auction.--If the President makes a 
                determination under paragraph (2) that the covered 
                spectrum cannot be reallocated, the Commission shall 
                commence the bidding of the alternative spectrum 
                identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) within 3 years 
                of the date of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Actions required if covered spectrum can be 
        reallocated.--If the President does not make a determination 
        under paragraph (1) that the covered spectrum cannot be 
        reallocated, the Commission shall commence the competitive 
        bidding for the covered spectrum within 3 years of the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (e) Amendments to Design Requirements Related to Competitive 
Bidding.--Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ``; and'' 
                and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by amending clause (i) of the second sentence of 
        paragraph (8)(C) to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the deposits--
                                    ``(I) of successful bidders of any 
                                auction conducted pursuant to 
                                subparagraph (F) or to section 226 of 
                                the Budget Control Act of 2011 shall be 
                                paid to the Public Safety Trust Fund 
                                established under section 243 of the 
                                Budget Control Act of 2011; and
                                    ``(II) of successful bidders of any 
                                other auction shall be paid to the 
                                Treasury;''.

SEC. 227. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IMPROVING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this part, 
the NTIA shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the status of the NTIA's plan to implement the 
recommendations contained in the ``President's Memorandum on Improving 
Spectrum Management for the 21st Century'', 49 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 
2875, Nov. 29, 2004.

                PART II--PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK

SEC. 241. REALLOCATION OF D BLOCK FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D 
block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Spectrum Allocation.--Section 337(a) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``24'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
        ``34''; and
            (2) by striking ``36'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``26''.

SEC. 242. FLEXIBLE USE OF NARROWBAND SPECTRUM.

    The Commission may allow the narrowband spectrum to be used in a 
flexible manner, including usage for public safety broadband 
communications, subject to such technical and interference protection 
measures as the Commission may require and subject to interoperability 
requirements of the Commission and the Corporation (to be established 
in subsequent legislation, to provide governance of the network, 
development of standards to promote system-wide interoperability and 
security, and implementation grants, where necessary, to state, local 
and Tribal entities).

SEC. 243. PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Public Safety Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Public 
        Safety Trust Fund''.
            (2) Crediting of receipts.--
                    (A) In general.--There shall be deposited into or 
                credited to the Public Safety Trust Fund the proceeds 
                from the auction of spectrum carried out pursuant to--
                            (i) section 102 of this Act; and
                            (ii) section 309(j)(8)(F) of the 
                        Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 
                        102 of this Act.
                    (B) Availability.--Amounts deposited into or 
                credited to the Public Safety Trust Fund in accordance 
                with subparagraph (A) shall remain available until the 
                end of fiscal year 2017. Upon the expiration of the 
                period described in the prior sentence such amounts 
                shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, 
                where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole 
                purpose of deficit reduction.
    (b) Appropriation.--There is hereby appropriated from the Public 
Safety Trust Fund to the Secretary of Commerce $7,000,000,000, to 
remain available through fiscal year 2017, for the establishment of a 
national network to support secure and interoperable public-safety 
broadband communications: Provided, That the Secretary may make shall 
make these amounts available to a Public Safety Broadband Corporation, 
to be established in a subsequent statute, to support the Corporation's 
activities in providing governance of such network; in developing 
standards to promote systemwide interoperability and security of such 
network; in entering into contracts with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), for NIST to provide services to the 
Corporation; and in making grants, as necessary, to State, local, and 
tribal entities for their activities in support of such network: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall make these amounts available 
to such Corporation after submission of a spend plan by the Corporation 
and approval by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, and Attorney General of the United States.

SEC. 244. PUBLIC SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    After approval by the Office of Management and Budget of a spend 
plan developed by the Director of NIST, up to $300,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2012 shall be made available for use by the Director of NIST to 
carry out a research program on public safety wireless communications. 
If less than $300,000,000 is approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget, the remainder shall be transferred to the Public Safety 
Broadband Corporation, to be established in subsequent statute, and be 
available to support the Corporation's activities in providing 
governance of a national network to support secure and interoperable 
public-safety broadband communications; in developing standards to 
promote systemwide interoperability and security of such network; and 
in making grants, as necessary, to State, local, and tribal entities 
for their activities in support of such network.

SEC. 245. INCENTIVE AUCTION RELOCATION FUND.

    Not more than $1,000,000,000 shall be deposited in the Incentive 
Auction Relocation Fund established under section 309(j)(8)(G) of the 
Communications Act of 1934.

SEC. 246. FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
establish rules to allow public safety entities licensed or otherwise 
permitted to use spectrum allocated to the Public Safety Broadband 
Corporation and other non-Federal users of spectrum to have access to 
those components of Federal infrastructure appropriate for the 
construction and maintenance of the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network to be established under this part or 
operation of a commercial or other non-Federal wireless networks.
    (b) Required Payment.--Rules established by the Administrator shall 
require payments from public safety entities or other non-Federal users 
to cover at least the full incremental costs of using Federal 
infrastructure.
    (c) Payment Above Full Incremental Cost.--The Administrator may 
adopt rules to charge more than the full incremental cost of using the 
Federal infrastructure if demand for use of a component of Federal 
infrastructure by non-Federal entities is greater than can be 
accommodated, as determined by the Administrator. However, the rules 
established by the Administrator shall prioritize use by Federal 
agencies over public safety entities and prioritize use by public 
safety entities over commercial or other non-Federal entities.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Remuneration received for use of Federal 
infrastructure is available to the Administrator without further 
appropriation to pay for the full incremental costs of using the 
infrastructure. Any amounts received above the full incremental cost 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

SEC. 247. FCC REPORT ON EFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Commission 
shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary and the Director of 
NIST, conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on the spectrum allocated for public safety use.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) an examination of how such spectrum is being used;
            (2) recommendations on how such spectrum may be used more 
        efficiently;
            (3) an assessment of the feasibility of public safety 
        entities relocating from other bands to the public safety 
        broadband spectrum; and
            (4) an assessment of whether any spectrum made available by 
        the relocation described in paragraph (3) could be returned to 
        the Commission for reassignment through auction, including 
        through use of incentive auction authority under subparagraph 
        (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
        U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), as added by section 222.

    Subtitle B--Federal Pell Grant and Student Loan Program Changes

SEC. 251. FEDERAL PELL GRANT AND STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES.

    (a) Federal Pell Grants.--Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``$3,183,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$13,683,000,000''; and
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``$0'' and inserting 
        ``$7,500,000,000''.
    (b) Termination of Authority To Make Interest Subsidized Loans to 
Graduate and Professional Students.--Section 455(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(3) Termination of authority to make interest subsidized 
        loans to graduate and professional students.--Notwithstanding 
        any provision of this part or part B, for any period of 
        instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012--
                    ``(A) a graduate or professional student shall not 
                be eligible to receive a subsidized Federal Direct 
                Stafford Loan under this part;
                    ``(B) the maximum annual amount of Federal Direct 
                Unsubsidized Stafford Loans such a student may borrow 
                in any academic year (as defined in section 481(a)(2)) 
                or its equivalent shall be the maximum annual amount 
                for such student determined under section 428H, plus an 
                amount equal to the amount of Federal Direct Subsidized 
                Loans the student would have received in the absence of 
                this paragraph; and
                    ``(C) the maximum aggregate amount of Federal 
                Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans such a student may 
                borrow shall be the maximum aggregate amount for such 
                student determined under section 428H, adjusted to 
                reflect the increased annual limits described in 
                subparagraph (B), as prescribed by the Secretary by 
                regulation.''.
    (c) Inapplicability of Title IV Negotiated Rulemaking and Master 
Calendar Exception.--Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) shall not apply to the 
amendments made by this section, or to any regulations promulgated 
under those amendments.

                       Subtitle C--Farm Programs

SEC. 261. DEFINITION OF PAYMENT ACRES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1001(11) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702(11)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) in the case of direct payments for the 2012 
                crop year, 59 percent of the base acres for the covered 
                commodity on a farm on which direct payments are 
                made.''.
    (b) Payment Acres for Peanuts.--Section 1301(5) of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8751(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) in the case of direct payments for the 2012 
                crop year, 59 percent of the base acres for peanuts on 
                a farm on which direct payments are made.''.

         TITLE III--JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION

SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this title:
            (1) Joint committee.--The term ``joint committee'' means 
        the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction established 
        under subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Joint committee bill.--The term ``joint committee 
        bill'' means a bill consisting of the proposed legislative 
        language of the joint committee recommended under subsection 
        (b)(3)(B) and introduced under section 302(a).
    (b) Establishment of Joint Select Committee.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a joint select 
        committee of Congress to be known as the ``Joint Select 
        Committee on Deficit Reduction''.
            (2) Goal.--The goal of the joint committee shall be to 
        reduce the deficit to 3 percent or less of GDP.
            (3) Duties.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Improving the short-term and long-term 
                        fiscal imbalance.--The joint committee shall 
                        provide recommendations and legislative 
                        language that will significantly improve the 
                        short-term and long-term fiscal imbalance of 
                        the Federal Government and may include 
                        recommendations and legislative language on tax 
                        reform.
                            (ii) Consideration of other bipartisan 
                        plans.--As a part of developing the joint 
                        committee's recommendations and legislation, 
                        the joint committee shall consider existing 
                        bipartisan plans to reduce the deficit, 
                        including plans developed jointly by Senators 
                        or Members of the House.
                            (iii) Recommendations of house and senate 
                        committees.--Not later than October 14, 2011, 
                        each committee of the House and Senate may 
                        transmit to the joint committee its 
                        recommendations for changes in law to reduce 
                        the deficit consistent with the goals described 
                        in paragraph (2) for the joint committee's 
                        consideration.
                    (B) Report, recommendations, and legislative 
                language.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than November 
                        23, 2011, the joint committee shall vote on--
                                    (I) a report that contains a 
                                detailed statement of the findings, 
                                conclusions, and recommendations of the 
                                joint committee and CBO and the Joint 
                                Committee on Taxation estimate required 
                                by paragraph (5)(D)(ii); and
                                    (II) proposed legislative language 
                                to carry out such recommendations as 
                                described in subclause (I).
                            (ii) Approval of report and legislative 
                        language.--The report of the joint committee 
                        and the proposed legislative language described 
                        in clause (i) shall require the approval of not 
                        fewer than 7 of the 12 members of the joint 
                        committee.
                            (iii) Additional views.--A member of the 
                        joint committee who gives notice of an 
                        intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
                        additional views at the time of final joint 
                        committee vote on the approval of the report 
                        and legislative language under clause (ii), 
                        shall be entitled to 3 calendar days in which 
                        to file such views in writing with the staff 
                        director of the joint committee. Such views 
                        shall then be included in the joint committee 
                        report and printed in the same volume, or part 
                        thereof, and their inclusion shall be noted on 
                        the cover of the report. In the absence of 
                        timely notice, the joint committee report may 
                        be printed and transmitted immediately without 
                        such views.
                            (iv) Transmission of report and legislative 
                        language.--If the report and legislative 
                        language are approved by the joint committee 
                        pursuant to clause (ii), then not later than 
                        December 2, 2011, the joint committee shall 
                        submit the joint committee report and 
                        legislative language described in clause (i) to 
                        the President, the Vice President, the Speaker 
                        of the House, and the majority and minority 
                        leaders of both Houses.
                            (v) Report and legislative language to be 
                        made public.--Upon the approval or disapproval 
                        of the joint committee report and legislative 
                        language pursuant to clause (ii), the joint 
                        committee shall promptly make the full report 
                        and legislative language, and a record of the 
                        vote, available to the public.
            (4) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The joint committee shall be 
                composed of 12 members appointment pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Appointment.--Members of the joint committee 
                shall be appointed as follows:
                            (i) The majority leader of the Senate shall 
                        appoint 3 members from among Members of the 
                        Senate.
                            (ii) The minority leader of the Senate 
                        shall appoint 3 members from among Members of 
                        the Senate.
                            (iii) The Speaker of the House of 
                        Representatives shall appoint 3 members from 
                        among Members of the House of Representatives.
                            (iv) The minority leader of the House of 
                        Representatives shall appoint 3 members from 
                        among Members of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) Co-chairs.--
                            (i) In general.--There shall be 2 Co-Chairs 
                        of the joint committee. The majority leader of 
                        the Senate shall appoint one Co-Chair from 
                        among the members of the joint committee. The 
                        Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
                        appoint the second Co-Chair from among the 
                        members of the joint committee. The Co-Chairs 
                        shall be appointed not later than 14 calendar 
                        days after the date of enactment of this 
                        section.
                            (ii) Staff director.--The Co-Chairs, acting 
                        jointly, shall hire the staff director of the 
                        joint committee.
                    (D) Date.--Members of the joint committee shall be 
                appointed not later than 14 calendar days after the 
                date of enactment of this section.
                    (E) Period of appointment.--Members shall be 
                appointed for the life of the joint committee. Any 
                vacancy in the joint committee shall not affect its 
                powers, but shall be filled not later than 14 calendar 
                days after the date on which the vacancy occurs in the 
                same manner as the original appointment. If a member of 
                the committee leaves Congress, the member is no longer 
                a member of the joint committee and a vacancy shall 
                exist.
            (5) Administration.--
                    (A) In general.--To enable the joint committee to 
                exercise its powers, functions and duties, there are 
                authorized to be disbursed by the Senate the actual and 
                necessary expenses of the joint committee approved by 
                the co-chairs, subject to Senate rules and regulations.
                    (B) Expenses.--In carrying out its functions, the 
                joint committee is authorized to incur expenses in the 
                same manner and under the same conditions as the Joint 
                Economic Committee as authorized by section 11 of 
                Public Law 79-304 (15 U.S.C. 1024(d)).
                    (C) Quorum.--Seven members of the joint committee 
                shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, 
                meeting, and holding hearings.
                    (D) Voting.--
                            (i) Proxy voting.--No proxy voting shall be 
                        allowed on behalf of the members of the joint 
                        committee.
                            (ii) CBO and joint committee on taxation 
                        estimates.--CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation 
                        shall provide estimates of the legislation (as 
                        described in paragraph (3)(B)) in accordance 
                        with sections 201(f) and 308(a) of the 
                        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
                        601(f) and 639(a)), including estimates of the 
                        effect on interest payments on the debt. In 
                        addition CBO shall provide information on the 
                        budgetary effect of the legislation beyond 
                        fiscal year 2021. The joint committee may not 
                        vote on any version of the report, 
                        recommendations, or legislative language unless 
                        an estimate described in ths clause is 
                        available for consideration by all the members 
                        at least 48 hours prior to the vote as 
                        certified by the Co-Chairs.
                    (E) Meetings.--
                            (i) Initial meeting.--Not later than 45 
                        calendar days after the date of enactment of 
                        this section, the joint committee shall hold 
                        its first meeting.
                            (ii) Agenda.--The Co-Chairs shall provide 
                        an agenda to the joint committee members not 
                        less than 48 hours in advance of any meeting.
                    (F) Hearings.--
                            (i) In general.--The joint committee may, 
                        for the purpose of carrying out this section, 
                        hold such hearings, sit and act at such times 
                        and places, require attendance of witnesses and 
                        production of books, papers, and documents, 
                        take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
                        administer such oaths the joint committee 
                        considers advisable.
                            (ii) Hearing procedures and 
                        responsibilities of co-chairs.--
                                    (I) Announcement.--The joint 
                                committee Co-Chairs shall make a public 
                                announcement of the date, place, time, 
                                and subject matter of any hearing to be 
                                conducted not less than 7 days in 
                                advance of such hearing, unless the Co-
                                Chairs determine that there is good 
                                cause to begin such hearing at an 
                                earlier date.
                                    (II) Written statement.--A witness 
                                appearing before the joint committee 
                                shall file a written statement of 
                                proposed testimony at least 2 calendar 
                                days prior to appearance, unless the 
                                requirement is waived by the Co-Chairs, 
                                following their determination that 
                                there is good cause for failure of 
                                compliance.
                    (G) Technical assistance.--Upon written request of 
                the Co-Chairs, a Federal agency shall provide technical 
                assistance to the joint committee in order for the 
                joint committee to carry out its duties.
    (c) Staff of Joint Committee.--
            (1) In general.--The Co-Chairs of the joint committee may 
        jointly appoint and fix the compensation of staff as they deem 
        necessary, within the guidelines for Senate employees and 
        following all applicable Senate rules and employment 
        requirements.
            (2) Ethical standards.--Members on the joint committee who 
        serve in the House of Representatives shall be governed by the 
        House ethics rules and requirements. Members of the Senate who 
        serve on the joint committee and staff of the joint committee 
        shall comply with Senate ethics rules.
    (d) Termination.--The joint committee shall terminate on January 
13, 2012.

SEC. 302. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF JOINT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Introduction.--If approved by the majority required by section 
301(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed legislative language submitted pursuant 
to section 301(b)(3)(B)(iv) shall be introduced in the Senate (by 
request) on the next day on which the Senate is in session by the 
majority leader of the Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated 
by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be introduced in the 
House of Representatives (by request) on the next legislative day by 
the majority leader of the House or by a Member of the House designated 
by the majority leader of the House.
    (b) Consideration in the House of Representatives.--
            (1) Referral and reporting.--Any committee of the House of 
        Representatives to which the joint committee bill is referred 
        shall report it to the House without amendment not later than 
        December 9, 2011. If a committee fails to report the joint 
        committee bill within that period, it shall be in order to move 
        that the House discharge the committee from further 
        consideration of the bill. Such a motion shall not be in order 
        after the last committee authorized to consider the bill 
        reports it to the House or after the House has disposed of a 
        motion to discharge the bill. The previous question shall be 
        considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without 
        intervening motion except 20 minutes of debate equally divided 
        and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. If such a 
        motion is adopted, the House shall proceed immediately to 
        consider the joint committee bill in accordance with paragraphs 
        (2) and (3). A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
        motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
            (2) Proceeding to consideration.--After the last committee 
        authorized to consider a joint committee bill reports it to the 
        House or has been discharged (other than by motion) from its 
        consideration, it shall be in order to move to proceed to 
        consider the joint committee bill in the House. Such a motion 
        shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion 
        to proceed with respect to the joint committee bill. The 
        previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion 
        to its adoption without intervening motion. A motion to 
        reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 
        not be in order.
            (3) Consideration.--The joint committee bill shall be 
        considered as read. All points of order against the joint 
        committee bill and against its consideration are waived. The 
        previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
        committee bill to its passage without intervening motion except 
        2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
        proponent and an opponent and one motion to limit debate on the 
        joint committee bill. A motion to reconsider the vote on 
        passage of the joint committee bill shall not be in order.
            (4) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage of the joint 
        committee bill shall occur not later than December 23, 2011.
    (c) Expedited Procedure in the Senate.--
            (1) Committee consideration.--A joint committee bill 
        introduced in the Senate under subsection (a) shall be jointly 
        referred to the committee or committees of jurisdiction, which 
        committees shall report the bill without any revision and with 
        a favorable recommendation, an unfavorable recommendation, or 
        without recommendation, not later than December 9, 2011. If any 
        committee fails to report the bill within that period, that 
        committee shall be automatically discharged from consideration 
        of the bill, and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate 
        calendar.
            (2) Motion to proceed.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order, not later than 2 
        days of session after the date on which a joint committee bill 
        is reported or discharged from all committees to which it was 
        referred, for the majority leader of the Senate or the majority 
        leader's designee to move to proceed to the consideration of 
        the joint committee bill. It shall also be in order for any 
        Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of 
        the joint committee bill at any time after the conclusion of 
        such 2-day period. A motion to proceed is in order even though 
        a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to. All 
        points of order against the motion to proceed to the joint 
        committee bill are waived. The motion to proceed is not 
        debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A 
        motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to 
        or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed 
        to the consideration of the joint committee bill is agreed to, 
        the joint committee bill shall remain the unfinished business 
        until disposed of.
            (3) Consideration.--All points of order against the joint 
        committee bill and against consideration of the joint committee 
        bill are waived. Consideration of the joint committee bill and 
        of all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith 
        shall not exceed a total of 30 hours which shall be divided 
        equally between the majority and minority leaders or their 
        designees. A motion further to limit debate on the joint 
        committee bill is in order, shall require an affirmative vote 
        of three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and sworn, and is 
        not debatable. Any debatable motion or appeal is debatable for 
        not to exceed 1 hour, to be divided equally between those 
        favoring and those opposing the motion or appeal. All time used 
        for consideration of the joint committee bill, including time 
        used for quorum calls and voting, shall be counted against the 
        total 30 hours of consideration.
            (4) No amendments.--An amendment to the joint committee 
        bill, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 
        consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the 
        joint committee bill, is not in order.
            (5) Vote on passage.--If the Senate has voted to proceed to 
        the joint committee bill, the vote on passage of the joint 
        committee bill shall occur immediately following the conclusion 
        of the debate on a joint committee bill, and a single quorum 
        call at the conclusion of the debate if requested. The vote on 
        passage of the joint committee bill shall occur not later than 
        December 23, 2011.
            (6) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the 
        decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules 
        of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to 
        a joint committee bill shall be decided without debate.
    (d) Amendment.--The joint committee bill shall not be subject to 
amendment in either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
    (e) Consideration by the Other House.--
            (1) In general.--If, before passing the joint committee 
        bill, one House receives from the other a joint committee 
        bill--
                    (A) the joint committee bill of the other House 
                shall not be referred to a committee; and
                    (B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be 
                the same as if no joint committee bill had been 
                received from the other House until the vote on 
                passage, when the joint committee bill received from 
                the other House shall supplant the joint committee bill 
                of the receiving House.
            (2) Revenue measure.--This subsection shall not apply to 
        the House of Representatives if the joint committee bill 
        received from the Senate is a revenue measure.
    (f) Rules To Coordinate Action With Other House.--
            (1) Treatment of joint committee bill of other house.--If 
        the Senate fails to introduce or consider a joint committee 
        bill under this section, the joint committee bill of the House 
        shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this 
        section.
            (2) Treatment of companion measures in the senate.--If 
        following passage of the joint committee bill in the Senate, 
        the Senate then receives the joint committee bill from the 
        House of Representatives, the House-passed joint committee bill 
        shall not be debatable. The vote on passage of the joint 
        committee bill in the Senate shall be considered to be the vote 
        on passage of the joint committee bill received from the House 
        of Representatives.
            (3) Vetoes.--If the President vetoes the joint committee 
        bill, debate on a veto message in the Senate under this section 
        shall be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and 
        minority leaders or their designees.
    (g) Loss of Privilege.--The provisions of this section shall cease 
to apply to the joint committee bill if--
            (1) the joint committee fails to vote on the report or 
        proposed legislative language required under section 
        201(b)(3)(B)(i) by November 23, 2011; or
            (2) the joint committee bill does not pass both Houses by 
        December 23, 2011.

SEC. 303. FUNDING.

    Funding for the joint committee shall be derived from the 
applicable account of the House of Representatives, and the contingent 
fund of the Senate from the appropriations account ``Miscellaneous 
Items,'' subject to Senate rules and regulations.

SEC. 304. RULEMAKING.

    The provisions of this title are enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they 
        shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, 
        respectively, or of that House to which they specifically 
        apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the 
        extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such 
        House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
        as in the case of any other rule of such House.

                         TITLE IV--PUBLIC DEBT

SEC. 401. PUBLIC DEBT.

    Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the dollar limitation contained in that subsection 
and inserting ``$16,994,000,000,000''.
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