[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3662 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3662

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
   to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account 
     savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
                               employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2011

  Mr. McKeon (for himself, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Akin, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. 
  Hartzler, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
  Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Platts, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
Hunter, Mr. West, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
Lamborn, Mr. Kline, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Young 
of Florida, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Palazzo, and Mrs. 
  Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, 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 amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
   to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account 
     savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
                               employees.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Down Payment to Protect National 
Security Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' means an 
executive agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (b) Determination of Number of Employees.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall determine the number of full-time employees 
employed in each agency. The head of each agency shall cooperate with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in making the 
determinations.
    (c) Replacement Hire Rate.--
            (1) In general.--During the period described under 
        paragraph (2), the head of each agency may hire no more than 1 
        employee in that agency for every 3 employees who leave 
        employment in that agency.
            (2) Period of replacement hire rate.--Paragraph (1) shall 
        apply to each agency during the period beginning 60 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act through the date on which the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget makes a 
        determination that the number of full-time employees employed 
        in that agency is 10 percent less than the number of full-time 
        employees employed in that agency determined under subsection 
        (a).
    (d) Waivers.--This section may be waived upon a determination by 
the President that--
            (1) the existence of a state of war or other national 
        security concern so requires; or
            (2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening 
        life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so 
        requires.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS 
              FROM FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROVISIONS.

    Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Discretionary Spending Limit.--As used in this part, the term 
`discretionary spending limit' means--
            ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 2012--
                    ``(A) for the security category, $684,000,000,000 
                in new budget authority; and
                    ``(B) for the nonsecurity category, 
                $359,000,000,000 in new budget authority;
            ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 2013--
                    ``(A) for the security category, $686,000,000,000 
                in new budget authority; and
                    ``(B) for the nonsecurity category, 
                $361,000,000,000 in new budget authority;
            ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 2014, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,051,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
            ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2015, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,070,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
            ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2016, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,091,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
            ``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2017, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,115,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
            ``(7) with respect to fiscal year 2018, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,141,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
            ``(8) with respect to fiscal year 2019, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,166,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
            ``(9) with respect to fiscal year 2020, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,192,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority; and
            ``(10) with respect to fiscal year 2021, for the 
        discretionary category, $1,217,000,000,000 in new budget 
        authority;
as adjusted in strict conformance with subsection (b).''.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS TO ACHIEVE 
              SAVINGS FROM FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROVISIONS.

    Paragraph (2) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Revised discretionary spending limits.--The 
        discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2013 through 
        2021 under section 251(c) shall be replaced with the following:
                    ``(A) For fiscal year 2013--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $546,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $501,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(B) For fiscal year 2014--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $551,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $500,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(C) For fiscal year 2015--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $560,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $510,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(D) For fiscal year 2016--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $571,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $520,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(E) For fiscal year 2017--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $584,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $531,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(F) For fiscal year 2018--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $598,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $543,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(G) For fiscal year 2019--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $610,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $556,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(H) For fiscal year 2020--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $624,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $568,000,000,000 in budget authority.
                    ``(I) For fiscal year 2021--
                            ``(i) for the security category, 
                        $638,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
                            ``(ii) for the nonsecurity category, 
                        $579,000,000,000 in budget authority.''.

SEC. 5. CALCULATION OF TOTAL DEFICIT REDUCTION.

    Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``$1,200,000,000,000'' 
        and inserting ``$1,073,000,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``On January 2, 2013, for 
        fiscal year 2013, and in'' and inserting ``In'';
            (3) in paragraphs (5) and (6), by striking ``2013'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``2014''; and
            (4) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph (A) and by 
        striking ``(B) Fiscal years 2014-2021.--'', moving the 
        remaining text 2 ems to the left, and redesignating clauses (i) 
        and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
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