1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Budget Control Act of
2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
Sec. 2. Severability.
Title I—TEN-YEAR
DISCRETIONARY CAPS WITH SEQUESTER
Sec. 101. Enforcing
discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Reports and
orders.
Sec. 104. Expiration.
Sec. 105. Amendments
to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Sec. 106. Senate
budget enforcement.
Title II—VOTE ON THE
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
Sec. 201. Vote on the
balanced budget amendment.
Sec. 202. Consideration by the other House.
Title III—DEBT CEILING
DISAPPROVAL PROCESS
Sec. 301. Debt
ceiling disapproval process.
Sec. 302. Enforcement
of budget goal.
Title IV—JOINT SELECT
COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION
Sec. 401. Establishment of Joint Select Committee.
Sec. 402. Expedited
consideration of joint committee recommendations.
Sec. 403. Funding.
Sec. 404. Rulemaking.
Title V—PELL GRANT AND
STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES
Sec. 501. Federal
Pell grants.
Sec. 502. Termination
of authority to make interest subsidized loans to graduate and professional
students.
Sec. 503. Termination
of direct loan repayment incentives.
Sec. 504. Inapplicability of title IV negotiated rulemaking and
master calendar exception.
2.If any provision of this Act, or any
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of this Act to
any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TEN-YEAR DISCRETIONARY CAPS WITH
SEQUESTER</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDDE9447A99749969BCEDD481585FE70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcing discretionary spending
limits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 251 of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADA1640841A34C58B130E77FEF8EACBE" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE8C2A20A8C7450EA2F9D395B7E47B0E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>251.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcing discretionary spending
limits</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21B3672F93DD48D1A75F115203B0CCA3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H379BAF0C0EF74B43AB722328141D0ADB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sequestration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 15 calendar days after Congress
adjourns to end a session there shall be a sequestration to eliminate a
budget-year breach, if any, within any category.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6FD62E6E5BB4F0895894408C9429085"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eliminating a breach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each non-exempt account within a category
shall be reduced by a dollar amount calculated by multiplying the enacted level
of sequestrable budgetary resources in that account at that time by the uniform
percentage necessary to eliminate a breach within that category.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE328F916F74422ABB75AB2ECE2EE871"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President uses the authority to
exempt any personnel account from sequestration under section 255(f), each
account within subfunctional category 051 (other than those military personnel
accounts for which the authority provided under section 255(f) 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 outlays are not reduced in military personnel accounts by
reason of the use of such authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCE844FB28E748A396077C56366556DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part-year appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4387BAD67D74F27A15247020AB6F6B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the annualized amount otherwise available
by law in that account under that or a subsequent part-year appropriation;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6B2B1B9C0154E27BA8B5FD9344CFBBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">when a full-year appropriation for that
account is enacted, from the amount otherwise provided by the full-year
appropriation for that account.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H398D25D98163498F8021021ECD42C321"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Look-back</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AF37A826C5C4792AC9570BE9E59D78D"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within-session sequestration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 later there shall be a sequestration to
eliminate that breach within that category following the procedures set forth
in paragraphs (2) through (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81F48791069C430A945E2D386F3345FC"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estimates</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF94726FDAE34F41AC1E7749053D749B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CBO estimates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 and outlays for the current year, if any, and the budget year
provided by that legislation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76EDCC0553EF4B85BABBFB9CAB5BB9F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB estimates and explanation of
differences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 7
calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the date
of enactment of any discretionary appropriation, OMB shall transmit a report to
the House of Representatives and to the Senate containing the CBO estimate of
that legislation, an OMB estimate of the amount of discretionary new budget
authority and outlays for the current year, if any, and the budget year
provided by that legislation, and an explanation of any difference between the
2 estimates. 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DE766DFC1DB4AC58F7F1717FBF9B548"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assumptions and guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB estimates under this paragraph shall be
made using current economic and technical assumptions. 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 Committees on the Budget of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, CBO, and OMB.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6967490850BB420C8D1F3F28626AF8D6"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, amounts
provided by annual appropriations shall include any discretionary
appropriations for the current year, if any, and the budget year in accounts
for which funding is provided in that legislation that result from previously
enacted legislation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07510FA52C484F31A470E26F2F39635C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments to discretionary spending
limits</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB90C1086C6E418595271F1198E12D35"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concepts and definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the President submits the 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 outyear to
reflect changes in concepts and definitions. Such changes shall equal the
baseline levels of new budget authority and outlays 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H592E129F2C584BDDB51128834D09D490"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sequestration reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When OMB submits a sequestration report
under section 254(e), (f), or (g) 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, as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE5BDD33711D4FBCBC6F1E06EB898D3A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency appropriations; overseas
contingency operations/global war on terrorism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for
discretionary accounts are enacted that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93F8C1844D4E43EE8CBAF1298EE4E304"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Congress designates as emergency
requirements in statute on an account by account basis and the President
subsequently so designates, or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2E13DE5D319452690151782CAC627E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Congress designates for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism in statute on an account by
account basis and the President subsequently so designates,</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">the adjustment shall be the total
of such appropriations in discretionary accounts designated as emergency
requirements or for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, as
applicable.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H407B0A0A28C1472380E92297B6099D2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing disability reviews and
redeterminations</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4A49FEBA65E44881A9B59494FCE83C6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a bill or joint resolution making
appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies an amount for
continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security
Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility
under title XVI of the Social Security Act, then the adjustments for that
fiscal year shall be the additional new budget authority provided in that Act
for such expenses for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE63D1704E17C4C91807B55BB1D279FC8" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2012, $623,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6A4795442EB48F689D899A72C98C1DF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2013, $751,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF64AA44480E84AF8BED57549A8A2E33B" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2014, $924,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B576356153640FF919B3412C6890B24" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015, $1,123,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FD44898876542A8A3E40E5BBF459AC9" indent="up1"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $1,166,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3D3AC6A35AA44C08EDB99308F74F0A2" indent="up1"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $1,309,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC39ABE27BB6E4381B930F4BC645F1D64" indent="up1"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $1,309,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41C48C40E71E489E8EE4FFB76B993BE9" indent="up1"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $1,309,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB9E5AB558134D949CA360EB15F8F77B" indent="up1"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2020, $1,309,000,000 in
additional new budget authority; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5C4C0F5E42944B5844AE00C2C5A8DBB" indent="up1"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2021, $1,309,000,000 in
additional new budget authority.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD649042934F4549AD04A36492C63C7F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this subparagraph—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H042B957BBAEB49CA90938824D8A7F628"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>continuing disability
reviews</quote> means continuing disability reviews under sections 221(i) and
1614(a)(4) of the Social Security Act;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H855F21D8835A4250B06C939457B3A055"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>redetermination</quote>
means redetermination of eligibility under sections 1611(c)(1) and
1614(a)(3)(H) of the Social Security Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC93DB10F03D64D1F8C7606A4E5348CB8"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>additional new budget
authority</quote> means the amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of
$273,000,000, in an appropriation Act and specified to pay for the costs of
continuing disability reviews and redeterminations under the heading
<quote>Limitation on Administrative Expenses</quote> for the Social Security
Administration.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H822D3E0A9B3E48E48143F264BEC95B4A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health care fraud and abuse
control</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H75E7AA8F7518467EB6D1DAF720D30AF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a bill or joint resolution making
appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies an amount for the
health care fraud abuse control program at the Department of Health and Human
Services (75–8393–0–7–571), then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be
the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that Act for such
program for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE22967BA75B47699E462CAB960DA045" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2012, $270,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7187AD9984040BCB72106165A47B184" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2013, $299,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD516517D2BD642DFB26924C3B88D81A9" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2014, $329,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACF96E8B6EEB4253A296B0C9A17E33F7" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015, $361,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H756EF875B4BD4B96B907C7FA8E46A7A0" indent="up1"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2016, $395,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02ECCC9DB0FB46AAA6A2F558ED1EE0BE" indent="up1"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2017, $414,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F9E6344B36E4438B52D3DD75773EE4F" indent="up1"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2018, $434,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2C3103D0045486DA5E68F95DF02F04D" indent="up1"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2019, $454,000,000 in
additional new budget authority;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BBB256E72C8498CA9CAA86FC8DA93A5" indent="up1"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2020, $475,000,000 in
additional new budget authority; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8246FCFBEF094F7EB5951BE219C07ADF" indent="up1"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2021, $496,000,000 in
additional new budget authority.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D988EE65526425BA5DE316B85DBA61E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this subparagraph, the term
<quote>additional new budget authority</quote> means the amount provided for a
fiscal year, in excess of $311,000,000, in an appropriation Act and specified
to pay for the costs of the health care fraud and abuse control program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A17CE5559884F1B9A5D0435FFAABF08"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disaster funding</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCC2A5B310FE409C9DDF9070F5ABC347"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, for fiscal years 2012 through 2021,
appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that Congress designates
as being for disaster relief in statute, the adjustment for a fiscal year shall
be the total of such appropriations for the fiscal year in discretionary
accounts designated as being for disaster relief, but not to exceed the total
of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A05DD0E93A64862B6005C0CD2F99693"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average funding provided for disaster
relief over the previous 10 years, excluding the highest and lowest years;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EAB832928EA485ABECF99C569DF855B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount, 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 subclause (I)
for that fiscal year, that is the difference between the enacted amount and the
allowable adjustment as calculated in such subclause for that fiscal
year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAF7E284EDA44E1D87AA275C1C1AFC26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations and Budget in each House the average calculated pursuant to
clause (i)(II), not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Budget Control Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AD02CD3ECC247C8B45D7A65381BCFA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this subparagraph, the
term <quote>disaster relief</quote> means activities carried out pursuant to a
determination under section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC87E8F8C3B9F4364862A8C2678830081"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriations considered disaster relief
under this subparagraph in a fiscal year shall not be eligible for adjustments
under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DF0070CC4E84EF19A8C905377E1FEA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary spending limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this part, the term
<quote>discretionary spending limit</quote> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9243ACC4E3741259619230BA22C755F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2012—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C24B732DE0F4751A124A5B27A8EC5CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $684,000,000,000
in new budget authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71D4E7D89DF947EE95CA542F05DFE692"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$359,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27FBBDB51ED247F09E1FB3E1B64C3CF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2013—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7788EB7638DE437D971D0D495B73AB06"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $686,000,000,000
in new budget authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H025D8A62DC844D08B3EF510ABF81E4CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$361,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EF729D777254E5E8B66713393239D49"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2014, for the
discretionary category, $1,066,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H145D6BEFEAAE44B8A39E33699594ECD7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2015, for the
discretionary category, $1,086,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB6F02AD36684E6FA024DFB7BFBD3514"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2016, for the
discretionary category, $1,107,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A02F3A87B73462BA163D344B11AA6EB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2017, for the
discretionary category, $1,131,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0575294F11D14907ADF96842099A5F88"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2018, for the
discretionary category, $1,156,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66B2A11729834C33A87802B926A6B14A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2019, for the
discretionary category, $1,182,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15563D4F63AB4E15A9866EB43A2F526D"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2020, for the
discretionary category, $1,208,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CA4321CA8B64EBEB9D74832F263814E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to fiscal year 2021, for the
discretionary category, $1,234,000,000,000 in new budget authority;</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">as adjusted in strict conformance
with subsection
(b).</continuation-text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E56F403E0A1473090E5218390E3E931" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F706180503846D29319D9CEAC3C3C99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike paragraph (4) and insert the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55311B04518D41B2BBE43C86ABC6AD20" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA52AAB533B224F3AAF611983BEC20826"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H90E7F1DC54D94CB1B16164C8469A7572"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>nonsecurity
category</quote> means all discretionary appropriations not included in the
security category defined in subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4805B5324BA040EF8165F3C8AA294F36" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>security category</quote>
includes discretionary appropriations associated with agency budgets for the
Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the
intelligence community management account (95–0401–0–1–054), and all budget
accounts in budget function 150 (international affairs).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B9F708BC6B542528B2DB4AACE5FE3BE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>discretionary
category</quote> includes all discretionary
appropriations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA673460C30394587B1539BB4CA1D9223"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In paragraph (8)(C), strike <quote>the food
stamp program</quote> and insert <quote>the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5476C38FC72E44A7B477DE32044F6EB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike paragraph (14) and insert the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC85D4A0265C9414D9683FCEE6ACCF03B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8D141EE1B8546EA91C83CDC8E521BF2"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>outyear</quote> means a
fiscal year one or more years after the budget
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9104648D3932440D879AC08E26EBAAF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end, add the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H809B81E090D044EAA31A9E6935999C9E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75C9A1875AF34339A593C40568D58171"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>emergency</quote> means a
situation that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABC570B1F1E547E5901D6A36ABB1BDA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires new budget authority and outlays
(or new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom) for the prevention
or mitigation of, or response to, loss of life or property, or a threat to
national security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCD8E7A567D842B09702A3D9A14D0013"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is unanticipated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H957C17CFB63C41E6927C61BD006FFB3E"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>unanticipated</quote> means
that the underlying situation is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F34CE90EFDB4C03A20EBFE5E936B6A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sudden, which means quickly coming into
being or not building up over time;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF272FC9C564DBAA99110C0D21D3385"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">urgent, which means a pressing and
compelling need requiring immediate action;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7478B851FF849349320298ABB504699"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unforeseen, which means not predicted or
anticipated as an emerging need; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AE9FE66C2D1487A8A45ADEFD91629F5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">temporary, which means not of a permanent
duration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3C27BAA8B0E438AB7A99881E645AEA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports and orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6D41856E3BE4E22B09BA2954AE9F5F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In subsection (c)(2), strike
<quote>2002</quote> and insert <quote>2021</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69C8B463F75C4C6EBC11AB419E6F9B36"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of subsection (e), insert
<quote>This report shall also contain a preview estimate of the adjustment for
disaster funding for the upcoming fiscal year.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C3F692BE491435EB80F436812CB35AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In subsection (f)(2)(A), strike
<quote>2002</quote> and insert <quote>2021</quote>; before the concluding
period insert <quote>, including a final estimate of the adjustment for
disaster funding</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4C7E582ED6343949ABD786E63F8401D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9DB40C8E12840578226C148F21FCB8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repealer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 275 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6CBFD3CC40E4F00A5B60D25A2BD552B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming change</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 252(d)(1), 254(c), 254(f)(3), and
254(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall
not apply to the Congressional Budget Office.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2216AD1773FF417CAF6615EB8448794F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04F34FDB867E44D99097EB99D9CFB80F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A5E9EF15E8846FBBA448740A8840F8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike subsection (a) and insert the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82292DA9E6904073939315CC1DAD771D" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H107DA38AB6BE49919FAE052BBCCFD940"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the reporting of a bill or joint
resolution or the offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a
conference report thereon, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the
House of Representatives or the Senate may make appropriate budgetary
adjustments of new budget authority and the outlays flowing therefrom in the
same amount as required by section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of
1985.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8324E7BDBC74493E996F76FBD9BCF388"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike subsections (b) and (e) and
redesignate subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AF898E4FE944F7FB30DD9A6CD8D2171"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end, add the following new
subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5375916DB9C42B1A2427FF28926DEE7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ACFC13F6B074066A948AA3EF87DB0CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergencies in the House of
Representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7944FAF83A8F4157BC0CBEADCCCD7BEA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the House of Representatives, if a
reported bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, contains a provision providing new budget authority and outlays or
reducing revenue, and a designation of such provision as an emergency
requirement pursuant to 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the
House of Representatives shall not count the budgetary effects of such
provision for purposes of title III and title IV of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF419FD0CDC1478CAB6DDDB368B734FC" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA310430FB42E42728DC9B05CC06C3BD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the House of Representatives, if a
reported bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report
thereon, contains a provision providing new budget authority and outlays or
reducing revenue, and a designation of such provision as an emergency pursuant
to paragraph (1), the chair of the Committee on the Budget shall not count the
budgetary effects of such provision for purposes of this title and title IV and
the Rules of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB42B4F00A111400B9056CF5107D5D08F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the House of Representatives, a proposal
to strike a designation under subparagraph (A) shall be excluded from an
evaluation of budgetary effects for purposes of this title and title IV and the
Rules of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H653F2B83743F4D34BBE798C49AC0A18A" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An amendment offered under subparagraph (B)
that also proposes to reduce each amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by the pending measure that is not required to be appropriated or
otherwise made available shall be in order at any point in the reading of the
pending measure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90E41D1A898F4CFBB7D8AF9DCCB1C654"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of discretionary spending
caps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall not be in order
in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause the
discretionary spending limits as set forth in section 251 of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act to be
exceeded.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FD95CB6CDC5430896B1118F554B0FF1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81D90AB2DEA466C856D4D7D73741648" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF083857B7AD44D7EA56B538782A34731"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <quote>emergency</quote> and
<quote>unanticipated</quote> have the meanings given to such terms in section
250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9FC592CAEB54869A8AA00E0DC7FBC63"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals for discretionary
caps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 904(c)(2) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking <quote>and
312(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>312(c), and 314(e)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D7B11C08BBC4AB4B62FF697220E66BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senate budget enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8E9885088D8433C8AB6BE5A99E4C543"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBF6F4BC342B42D289C5CB71DAD8ADF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 for a
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 with appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 and 2013 through 2021.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC87C45242A4B25B332C0501711CCE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 for a
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013 with appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2012 and 2014 through 2022.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0421837EFCBE4448AE54521F4355A212"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee allocations, aggregates, and
levels</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB897EE029AB4CCD91A2ABED45A57E83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this section, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget shall
file—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39D40A8C86C744BA96D7DCFF57CD64FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C586007FC1F4275A3C5663072AE99A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for all committees other than the Committee
on Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012
through 2016, and 2012 through 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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE810638BB35C484589E8AB35DCFE295D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aggregate spending levels for fiscal years
2011 and 2012 and aggregate revenue levels for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012
through 2016, 2012 through 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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C958D10039C468A9A5B64863988FFFF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">levels of Social Security revenues and
outlays for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012 through 2016, and 2012 through 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC536CF09474F10BB773BDADA375600"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than April 15, 2012, the Chairman
of the Committee on the Budget shall file—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA48DE640F1C44C1FAC4F5F524634CEAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E82F610C2F24B349132182E4F7B19B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for all committees other than the Committee
on Appropriations, committee allocations for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2013
through 2017, and 2013 through 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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2699F0D58D094890A4BD4A2FE31DC0D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aggregate spending levels for fiscal years
2012 and 2013 and aggregate revenue levels for 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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C734EC3E06B42538C06D8794840FB5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81E4ADABF064412E85E2730D0F509D18"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senate pay-as-you-go scorecard</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A3BA06047894501A45A750D0859F793"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on 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 0
(zero).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF03913C32B73498F854CB2DAC3AAFE55"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 0 (zero).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D4F4D26A73040748FD141A5DEC0EDFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon resetting the Senate paygo scorecard
pursuant to paragraph (2), the Chairman shall publish a notification of such
action in the Congressional Record.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48DADF7B038E4C0C8D81ADAA7DE0FD07"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Further adjustments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD660413ED97D43D381D94820F018655A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget
of the Senate 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B129A5A102D4F5B9904C2C94D1BD36A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3F7922B21DF4D72AE9143CA04AF3D36"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD760E38D193C4A6EA69BE10F4B44316D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6C619C073A444BBA652A885A4E42A54"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">VOTE ON THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DAD12EF33C8463DA711FE8A6919833B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vote on the balanced budget
amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">After September 30,
2011, and not later than December 31, 2011, the House of Representatives and
Senate, respectively, shall vote on passage of a joint resolution, the title of
which is as follows: <quote>Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget
amendment to the Constitution of the United States.</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8C93B283FBF4DCB9B30734B7B0141C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration by the other House</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA3BB3FE4B4F46FEA91EF4E92AB27594"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">House consideration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08087646AB314D0894236983E58559BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Referral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the House receives a joint resolution
described in section 201 from the Senate, such joint resolution shall be
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. If the committee fails to report
the joint resolution within five legislative days, it shall be in order to move
that the House discharge the committee from further consideration of the joint
resolution. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of
a motion to discharge the joint resolution. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion
except twenty 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 resolution in accordance with paragraph (3).
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be
in order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF53BE730D31545A98E384733F816ECAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceeding to consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the joint resolution has been
referred to the appropriate calendar or the committee has been discharged
(other than by motion) from its consideration, it shall be in order to move to
proceed to consider the joint resolution 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 resolution. 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AD5892530EE4940B4F30D96A48B173E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint resolution shall be considered as
read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except two
hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent
and one motion to limit debate on the joint resolution. A motion to reconsider
the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDA1E766612B402A8A0603ADBEB7779A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senate consideration</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE86631632E5A45589B80CF94413E21D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Senate receives a joint resolution
described in section 201 from the House of Representatives, such joint
resolution shall be referred to the appropriate committee of the Senate. If
such committee has not reported the joint resolution at the close of the fifth
session day after its receipt by the Senate, such committee shall be
automatically discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and
it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H598866DE5BB14DE39007723235E8482C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of the joint resolution and
on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited
to not more than 20 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority
and minority leaders or their designees. A motion further to limit debate is in
order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion
to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the
joint resolution is not in order. 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 resolution, including time used for quorum calls and voting, shall be
counted against the total 20 hours of consideration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB33C0C0092E249F5A0B1593830871344" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Senate has voted to proceed to a
joint resolution, the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall be taken on
or before the close of the seventh session day after such joint resolution has
been reported or discharged or immediately following the conclusion of
consideration of the joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the
conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEBT CEILING DISAPPROVAL PROCESS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6344BFD676074558899D63B6BDB76C76" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Debt ceiling disapproval process</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H965B7E7F6BDF446B8F78C8CD3FE371F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 31 of subtitle III
of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37C35041BCF04266B11428C26E001419"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 3101(b), by striking <quote>or
otherwise</quote> and inserting <quote>or as provided by section 3101A or
otherwise</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEA3DB4366C54773A17FBABC36313C03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 3101 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD779B7890904FBA9DE71164922CEB12" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19D0A713C496413BBD93B698B9916B70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3101A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presidential modification of the debt
ceiling</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF586BF5B5E2E407A95EE76F3E12CFE54"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H829991E31CB14DEFB64C23AFA560CD84"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">$900 billion</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3954BCCB2911465E99B853FFA0946B73"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, not later than December 31, 2011, the
President submits a written certification to Congress that the President has
determined that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the
limit in section 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet
existing commitments, the Secretary of the Treasury may exercise authority to
borrow an additional $900,000,000,000, subject to the enactment of a joint
resolution of disapproval enacted pursuant to this section. Upon submission of
such certification, the limit on debt provided in section 3101(b) (referred to
in this section as the <quote>debt limit</quote>) is increased by
$400,000,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1C91F440F914182939C4F77BD8C4984"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resolution of disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress may consider a joint resolution of
disapproval of the authority under subparagraph (A) as provided in subsections
(b) through (f). The joint resolution of disapproval considered under this
section shall contain only the language provided in subsection (b)(2). If the
time for disapproval has lapsed without enactment of a joint resolution of
disapproval under this section, the debt limit is increased by an additional
$500,000,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05317176681B400A945A023DFF85B3B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional amount</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF25EDFD430E46D4A98EA6DC0E00BCFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after the debt limit is increased by
$900,000,000,000 under paragraph (1), the President submits a written
certification to Congress that the President has determined that the debt
subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in section 3101(b) and
that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments, the Secretary
of the Treasury may, subject to the enactment of a joint resolution of
disapproval enacted pursuant to this section, exercise authority to borrow an
additional amount equal to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H618388AB2B1A4C1F8C437C24C0C3908B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,200,000,000,000, unless clause (ii) or
(iii) applies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04A4A5294214486DA255DA3298D28BB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000,000,000 if the Archivist of the
United States has submitted to the States for their ratification a proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to a joint
resolution entitled ‘Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to
the Constitution of the United States’; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9258E8C306F646A4A6B49024C8CB49D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a joint committee bill to achieve an
amount greater than $1,200,000,000,000 in deficit reduction as provided in
section 401(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Budget Control Act of 2011 is enacted, an
amount equal to the amount of that deficit reduction, but not greater than
$1,500,000,000,000, unless clause (ii) applies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A1FECF56FA54AEC9F260FC0B4B28F67"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resolution of disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress may consider a joint resolution of
disapproval of the authority under subparagraph (A) as provided in subsections
(b) through (f). The joint resolution of disapproval considered under this
section shall contain only the language provided in subsection (b)(2). If the
time for disapproval has lapsed without enactment of a joint resolution of
disapproval under this section, the debt limit is increased by the amount
authorized under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DE8DFC076004BA6B9988A2360A98500"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint resolution of disapproval</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0600BD4F48974DC2B2D4A096CE222C1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except for the $400,000,000,000 increase in
the debt limit provided by subsection (a)(1)(A), the debt limit may not be
raised under this section if, within 50 calendar days after the date on which
Congress receives a certification described in subsection (a)(1) or within 15
calendar days after Congress receives the certification described in subsection
(a)(2) (regardless of whether Congress is in session), there is enacted into
law a joint resolution disapproving the President’s exercise of authority with
respect to such additional amount.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7DC8E8A97F041EB8447A5D646E08B2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of joint resolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of this section, the term
<quote>joint resolution</quote> means only a joint resolution—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H455DD2C0935E4B6A8EBBBF0411309044"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF06ADA775DDE4735A0A3176E827A6EA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the certification described in
subsection (a)(1), that is introduced on September 6, 7, 8, or 9, 2011 (or, if
the Senate was not in session, the next calendar day on which the Senate is in
session); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7299994277BF4302A113338C33BF9DA0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the certification described in
subsection (a)(2), that is introduced between the date the certification is
received and 3 calendar days after that date;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9DEEA0EC59C4CD29AC160F7FECCB843"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which does not have a preamble;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H352DD45E0AA04E29ADADB092C4E55CD0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the title of which is only as follows:
<quote>Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise
of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of
title 31, United States Code, on ______</quote> (with the blank containing the
date of such submission); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF9BDAA5504A4E9E86E02B5B793EE734"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the matter after the resolving clause of
which is only as follows: <quote>That Congress disapproves of the President’s
exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as exercised pursuant to the
certification under section 3101A(a) of title 31, United States
Code.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9741FDE0D7324A1EA5BDE7A885C801DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited consideration in house of
representatives</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H197A06AA255E4085B5EA7A25561EB880"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconvening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a certification described
in subsection (a)(2), the Speaker, if the House would otherwise be adjourned,
shall notify the Members of the House that, pursuant to this section, the House
shall convene not later than the second calendar day after receipt of such
certification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99F78ED3D4B2470D817AE0EC2E8EAD6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting and discharge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any committee of the House of
Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the
House without amendment not later than 5 calendar days after the date of
introduction of a joint resolution described in subsection (a). If a committee
fails to report the joint resolution within that period, the committee shall be
discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution and the joint
resolution shall be referred to the appropriate calendar.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92C883085CD046D5A9D4B563FEB717FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceeding to consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After each committee authorized to consider
a joint resolution reports it to the House or has been discharged from its
consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the sixth day after
introduction of a joint resolution under subsection (a), to move to proceed to
consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order against the
motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has
disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution addressing a particular
submission. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion
to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be
in order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AB832049A2A4AE9A02A7E1F032A61E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint resolution shall be considered as
read. All points of order against the joint resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except two
hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution
shall not be in order.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H995B8A282B7040B5A32AF5D9FB5B4349"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited procedure in senate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74BECBE2AED049C68F4D8049B7AF19B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconvening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a certification under
subsection (a)(2), if the Senate has adjourned or recessed for more than 2
days, the majority leader of the Senate, after consultation with the minority
leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the Senate that, pursuant to
this section, the Senate shall convene not later than the second calendar day
after receipt of such message.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4985AE7BB0A456F869C6FF32495F543"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Placement on calendar</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon introduction in the Senate, the joint
resolution shall be immediately placed on the calendar.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4FD89A989B0456093F2D2DF45C2CF4A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floor consideration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB947ED70B151497F999A12CB135651C2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time during the period beginning on
the day after the date on which Congress receives a certification under
subsection (a) and, for the certification described in subsection (a)(1),
ending on September 14, 2011, and for the certification described in subsection
(a)(2), on the 6th day after the date on which Congress receives a
certification under subsection (a) (even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the
joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and
against consideration of the joint resolution) 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
resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business until disposed of.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31FC63CEEEC54982AA954F450CE3DE67"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of the joint resolution, and
on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited
to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority
and minority leaders or their designees. A motion further to limit debate is in
order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion
to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the
joint resolution is not in order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BFE654086354BFA9EA77CA7736FD10D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vote on passage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Senate has voted to proceed to a
joint resolution, the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall occur
immediately following the conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution,
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in
accordance with the rules of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FB1F6DCE1A64EB59854EAB2C1C70F36"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulings of the chair on
procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 resolution shall be
decided without debate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB98AD8C9170040C580D905229FF8766B"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment not in order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A joint resolution of disapproval
considered pursuant to this section shall not be subject to amendment in either
the House of Representatives or the Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E68E527F9834AD78766E06550D2F526"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with action by other
house</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H097B8E0629034F95A13BCEF9112BC20D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before passing the joint resolution,
one House receives from the other a joint resolution—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H995823F880FB4501A6E5B11FE70782FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the joint resolution of the other House
shall not be referred to a committee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4C522FAAC34471F84ED0D0C16579755"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the procedure in the receiving House shall
be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House
until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other
House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADFC24A4B6E24A49A9E74A8C6B497364"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of joint resolution of other
house</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Senate fails to
introduce or consider a joint resolution under this section, the joint
resolution of the House shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AE22093FAD044DD8DCBE4D63E5EC9D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of companion
measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, following
passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate then receives the
companion measure from the House of Representatives, the companion measure
shall not be debatable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01586BFA05E14F3E9E17528C15071641"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration after passage</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H378E16055278495BA6DEBCE2529DACD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If Congress passes a joint resolution, the
period beginning on the date the President is presented with the joint
resolution and ending on the date the President signs, allows to become law
without his signature, or vetoes and returns the joint resolution (but
excluding days when either House is not in session) shall be disregarded in
computing the appropriate calendar day period described in subsection
(b)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF568FA0CC8994159A7641E8F24DE29A9" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91FC4C7ED1F447508D3484A87139602F"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veto override</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If within the appropriate calendar day
period described in subsection (b)(1), Congress overrides a veto of the joint
resolution with respect to authority exercised pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2)
of subsection (a), the limit on debt provided in section 3101(b) shall not be
raised, except for the $400,000,000,000 increase in the limit provided by
subsection (a)(1)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1E7FCF63829441D9321B34E9AC8FE97"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sequestration</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H869BE434C31C40BAB937E3B81A830FD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If within the 50-calendar day period
described in subsection (b)(1), the President signs the joint resolution, the
President allows the joint resolution to become law without his signature, or
Congress overrides a veto of the joint resolution with respect to authority
exercised pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a), there shall be a
sequestration to reduce spending by $400,000,000,000. OMB shall implement the
sequestration forthwith.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FC1B7A727C448EE898A9B15C5938A65" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall implement each half of such
sequestration in accordance with section 255, section 256, and subsections (c),
(d), (e), and (f) of section 253 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, and for the purpose of such implementation the term
<quote>excess deficit</quote> means the amount specified in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82265BAA7E3A45C5BA2133B9FA2A834B"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules of house of representatives and
senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection and
subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) (other than paragraph (6)) are enacted
by Congress—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7F4A5D919AF4249930E256521776A76"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed
a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with
respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint
resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is
inconsistent with such rules; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6F1B73EDA414BEA9584AE0410794038"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure
of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of that
House.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED920E9470494086AE82E2238301AB5E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 31 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 3101 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C9CE6EE72A44CC7AD3216E979073852" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">3101A. Presidential
modification of the debt
ceiling.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDEA459682664B2DA7768B735041BB67" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of budget goal</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15075B33DCFD491B821D81A12CFC703F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 251 the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H680E01C5DDC7427CB2AF319C79DD18D3" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BA71C945413453F8C6E3DA5869E79D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>251A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of budget goal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless a joint committee bill achieving an
amount greater than $1,200,000,000,000 in deficit reduction as provided in
section 401(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Budget Control Act of 2011 is enacted by
January 15, 2012, the discretionary spending limits listed in section 251(c)
shall be revised, and discretionary appropriations and direct spending shall be
reduced, as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H519D8FC316A44F988D0DA0AD4CD4D432"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised security category; revised
nonsecurity category</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDAF23B22697648DE854E9BC8C56D51E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>revised security
category</quote> means discretionary appropriations in budget function
050.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB53CA6D719E743BC9FB9E912E090B823" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>revised nonsecurity
category</quote> means discretionary appropriations other than in budget
function 050.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94437DB314064A83A80974D1DD25CF8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised discretionary spending
limits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The discretionary
spending limits for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 under section 251(c) shall
be replaced with the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F80946AB3E349329662B557A34C713F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2013—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF896C49B65E41E7BAC839EF610E8FAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $546,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0A0F789337545099D68BD20AF02E31A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$501,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0760217BD7D14C47A996CD09E6EA649E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2014—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H315C919897054896925F00B56257F947"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $556,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC564CFB65FC4B8D95D8B54BA9644D8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$510,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DB87C8580B84BCA936CB201B4D28794"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2015—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4584F9B1AC07403BB63BE5ED6220604D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $566,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E1BC1CCA4224DF783371223113ACD36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$520,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H472BCE28C25B4EDC84CB173F1FCB32D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2016—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H782EBB3CB1AD48A3B38CF1A5E8A4C935"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $577,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C0237D37B39412B94CE81F9A729832E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$530,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EF3E902A6074FCABAF7C25029FA20BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2017—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DD447CCA96A4205AC09E70D01E00B9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $590,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE748BF402FFE43ED8D7C1C9BA33ABCE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$541,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H745F193AA82C48E3A355763EEB495938"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2018—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACF50C9A5332452B813C8385A25BA0B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $603,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9A07E20F47840939D7037A441746A30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$553,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54BC08714DD64941AF4EA15ABB508F62"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2019—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA8D9B3E11E54E839A8A71286A9C839D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $616,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H172A60D193C541878D7830D911F0253A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$566,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13981D61BF3C416D9841553F5F796641"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2020—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1764685B5504C44BA1B1195D9EE4317"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $630,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B9EF80890D04485AC79A49031BE6E05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$578,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFEA671620854DDCB0ED0474C4107C0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2021—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DB0C5B61E684447A47499B3B7482834"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the security category, $644,000,000,000
in budget authority; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD1CEA9D1B9F49C78BBDB404DDB5D11F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the nonsecurity category,
$590,000,000,000 in budget authority.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC6C96A389744B71BF95DC79477F8657"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of total deficit
reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate
the amount of the deficit reduction required by this section for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2021 by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06EFD06DB4934062AD0BEA3990E5B770"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">starting with $1,200,000,000,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H070AB1B3FCCE41CCA13472471C0937B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subtracting the amount of deficit reduction
achieved by the enactment of a joint committee bill, as provided in section
401(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Budget Control Act of 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H673FBFE3B5F2404B972C89416E1F116D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing the difference by 18 percent to
account for debt service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD9F324597B24AF49EC19F64A807682E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dividing the result by 9.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10861878EFA1447E852B2D77AE0D4F71"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation to functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On January 2, 2013, for fiscal year 2013,
and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2014 through 2021
pursuant to section 254(c), OMB shall allocate half of the total reduction
calculated pursuant to paragraph (3) for that year to discretionary
appropriations and direct spending accounts within function 050 (defense
function) and half to accounts in all other functions (nondefense
functions).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEB1ACD4990E4D77B039DC71D31CD3BF"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense function reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate the reductions to
discretionary appropriations and direct spending for each of fiscal years 2013
through 2021 for defense function spending as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CCF1028F4E54698814EE14D1DF01963"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate the reduction to
discretionary appropriations by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BFC707076B449BEA281088482184C84"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">taking the total reduction for the defense
function allocated for that year under paragraph (4);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE3D0CFDB72B481B987D2EFE2AF6B0B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multiplying by the discretionary spending
limit for the revised security category for that year; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF539452090FB4B998A8684CA81F48260"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dividing by the sum of the discretionary
spending limit for the security category and OMB’s baseline estimate of
nonexempt outlays for direct spending programs within the defense function for
that year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC99D4CE003434DA09BF7EED9ADAAEF81"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct spending</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate the reduction to direct
spending by taking the total reduction for the defense function required for
that year under paragraph (4) and subtracting the discretionary reduction
calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B4540BC206D4149838ABA7B65585966"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nondefense function reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate the reduction to
discretionary appropriations and to direct spending for each of fiscal years
2013 through 2021 for programs in nondefense functions as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9BB31E99F694B5EAB9752538683EB39"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate the reduction to
discretionary appropriations by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H932C3FA1E460408FB9A29A57C133D1BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">taking the total reduction for nondefense
functions allocated for that year under paragraph (4);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD23A388F2A794BF0A96432D975EB9138"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multiplying by the discretionary spending
limit for the revised nonsecurity category for that year; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48FD2768F04C445882BD4B7FA631DFEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dividing by the sum of the discretionary
spending limit for the revised nonsecurity category and OMB’s baseline estimate
of nonexempt outlays for direct spending programs in nondefense functions for
that year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2A461AC924B46F7A795739594F22D1E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct spending</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">OMB shall calculate the reduction to direct
spending programs by taking the total reduction for nondefense functions
required for that year under paragraph (4) and subtracting the discretionary
reduction calculated pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4C32E5889794519B2B1847AF7BB425A"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementing discretionary
reductions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46F8AFACBF1D46CDBA92EC75C24BB1CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal year 2013</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On January 2, 2013, for fiscal year 2013,
OMB shall calculate and the President shall order a sequestration, effective
upon issuance and under the procedures set forth in section 253(f), to reduce
each account within the security category or nonsecurity category by a dollar
amount calculated by multiplying the baseline level of budgetary resources in
that account at that time by a uniform percentage necessary to achieve—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59E459C279AF456B84CDBBA351DD610A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the revised security category, an
amount equal to the defense function discretionary reduction calculated
pursuant to paragraph (5); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48986254C8F64FC0BD9C9C8F002A591E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the revised nonsecurity category, an
amount equal to the nondefense function discretionary reduction calculated
pursuant to paragraph (6).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H822B1B7C3B3D411DB66A3B61D6689F93"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal years 2014–2021</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the date of the submission of its
sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2014 through 2021 pursuant to
section 254(c) for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2021, OMB shall reduce the
discretionary spending limit—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD063B5EDAAA54E10991A74EC82ADB551"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the revised security category by the
amount of the defense function discretionary reduction calculated pursuant to
paragraph (5); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE93303AB5FC431CB506906C41325EBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the revised nonsecurity category by the
amount of the nondefense function discretionary reduction calculated pursuant
to paragraph (6).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46C45232161E45B68517274803E49A73"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementing direct spending
reductions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the date
specified in paragraph (4) during each applicable year, OMB shall prepare and
the President shall order a sequestration, effective upon issuance, of
nonexempt direct spending to achieve the direct spending reduction calculated
pursuant to paragraphs (5) and (6). When implementing the sequestration of
direct spending pursuant to this paragraph, OMB shall follow the procedures
specified in section 6 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the
exemptions specified in section 255, and the special rules specified in section
256, except that the percentage reduction for the Medicare programs specified
in section 256(d) shall not be more than 2 percent for a fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H096D351632FC4C59A82EA209826FB081"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment for medicare</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the percentage reduction for the
Medicare programs would exceed 2 percent for a fiscal year in the absence of
paragraph (8), OMB shall increase the reduction for all other discretionary
appropriations and direct spending under paragraph (6) by a uniform percentage
to a level sufficient to achieve the reduction required by paragraph (6) in the
non-defense function.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60FF4B2895854C12B5CF8B2C57EA7252"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of reductions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reductions imposed under this section
shall be implemented in accordance with section 256(k).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF495EF23B1A749CC9D19FCF79FCA2673"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the dates specified in paragraph (4),
OMB shall submit a report to Congress containing information about the
calculations required under this section, the adjusted discretionary spending
limits, a listing of the reductions required for each nonexempt direct spending
account, and any other data and explanations that enhance public understanding
of this title and actions taken under
it.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC67DE5D9E44F419D9BC86ECFEA707C6A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents set forth in section
250(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 251 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H391A49A9B4EA47C4B945E0E46AF4D3CD" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 251A. Enforcement of
budget
goal.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT
REDUCTION</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B1D84AF0EDB4E19A240FDDE5BD7B984" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Joint Select
Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0A0DECD5C4B4393A803E25C00B99128"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2DA32417B7F41B9AA5E03A5D4B732DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>joint committee</quote>
means the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction established under
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DDF584A6EAF4E9580601C12A146F351"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint committee bill</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>joint committee
bill</quote> means a bill consisting of the proposed legislative language of
the joint committee recommended under subsection (b)(3)(B) and introduced under
section 402(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H918EE5CA066143D498A08E03B4F30378"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of joint select
committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DC1318E4A3F495D804D061837E50A2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a joint select
committee of Congress to be known as the <quote>Joint Select Committee on
Deficit Reduction</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H132CBDC6C5A94A9EA01BE1C51F8A5F17"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goal of the joint committee shall be to
reduce the deficit by at least $1,500,000,000,000 over the period of fiscal
years 2012 to 2021.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1830F33E0995491783366E1E4852872C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F2581C5B5E04D81BD7D67DA6D2F0FA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC07FF727D224776A0D7204F34781699"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the short-term and long-term
fiscal imbalance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF82C93F592D4D9C8EF3015F057906DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations of committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than October 14, 2011, each
committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate may transmit to the
joint committee its recommendations for changes in law to reduce the deficit
consistent with the goal described in paragraph (2) for the joint committee’s
consideration.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54ECCABB20D1458F85D2E521F10F25D4"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report, recommendations, and legislative
language</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D86E9BBCAB743BA813E824303D3F94C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than November 23, 2011, the joint
committee shall vote on—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96834113436240E3A07BCA3FD3B76408"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a report that contains a detailed statement
of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the joint committee and
the estimate of the Congressional Budget Office required by paragraph
(5)(D)(ii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9DA0924EB5345F98BD3EDC0AD7C6180"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed legislative language to carry out
such recommendations as described in subclause (I), which shall include a
statement of the deficit reduction achieved by the legislation over the period
of fiscal years 2012 to 2021.</text>
</subclause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">Any change to the Rules of the House of
Representatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate included in the report or
legislative language shall be considered to be merely advisory.</continuation-text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91895AA2FFA941B48E48C4655CFE80C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of report and legislative
language</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report of the
joint committee and the proposed legislative language described in clause (i)
shall require the approval of a majority of the members of the joint
committee.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8289A92FE8047CF814C12A1E32C8619"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional views</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0861098B906C42C88911D1F70D87EC5F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transmission of report and legislative
language</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 of Representatives,
and the majority and minority Leaders of each House of Congress.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2C33EFD47914061BF7ECCE83533AC54"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report and legislative language to be made
public</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H981137C2CDEA40B7B51CA851E0746CAD"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H658FA0A65F9A45819B7ABABEEC7F540F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint committee shall be composed of 12
members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62DE82574741432685C63C5FE7ABC37E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the joint committee shall be
appointed as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H053C4FE85D0D471D91DE80CE9E8536A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The majority leader of the Senate shall
appoint three members from among Members of the Senate.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4383820636F74DFBAEF4C2A7AFE9237C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minority leader of the Senate shall
appoint three members from among Members of the Senate.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE89C36B4E3046DA92022DACC80E2D37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall appoint three members from among Members of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB277ED9231544D8CB89B622E93EA61DF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minority leader of the House of
Representatives shall appoint three members from among Members of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CBF99D125854B3294ECEF9ED20F53A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Co-chairs</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F197F53AE1043A1BDB3096FA787F79C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be two 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 Act.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C9D26C18E3D41D88152FE448B946E1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff
director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Co-Chairs,
acting jointly, shall hire the staff director of the joint committee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51DA1C0DD44D4A258EFAF449928965C6"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the joint committee shall be
appointed not later than 14 calendar days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23EB0F04BE74D49B86E39F124017665"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 designation was
made. If a member of the joint committee ceases to be a Member of the House of
Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, the member is no longer a
member of the joint committee and a vacancy shall exist.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A727B75D4564671870C9C0F9084553D"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC1FC9A8092E4135B575E29DCE84E409"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 the rules and regulations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD18562C7029845F9849647115B662FBD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 is authorized by section 11 of
Public Law 79–304 (15 U.S.C. 1024 (d)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16AC411470994A8FA515F482AD88E791"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seven members of the joint committee shall
constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, meeting, and holding
hearings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0C82D3CE5D84931A7C5294028EFF1CD"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voting</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DBD778AEC5D4B8ABF23813713BD285D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proxy voting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf
of the members of the joint committee.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA244F49CB323400B8FFD750343535636"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional budget office
estimates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Congressional
Budget Office shall provide estimates of the legislation (as described in
paragraph (3)(B)) in accordance with sections 308(a) and 201(f) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 639(a) and 601(f))(including
estimates of the effect of interest payment on the debt). In addition, the
Congressional Budget Office shall provide information on the budgetary effect
of the legislation beyond the year 2021. The joint committee may not vote on
any version of the report, recommendations, or legislative language unless such
estimates are available for consideration by all members of the joint committee
at least 48 hours prior to the vote as certified by the Co-Chairs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC782E2D383EB4571AB978CD11B5D60A7"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB04BBA3D6E5244F193CB3A3C7315B8A1"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 45 calendar days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the joint committee shall hold its first
meeting.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9E98BB2E3A04708A0E19E30E779414F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agenda</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Co-Chairs of the joint committee shall
provide an agenda to the joint committee members not less than 48 hours in
advance of any meeting.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56738345D6144438813223CF8BD8B863"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AAF06A698AE48829D3CB2DA43426627"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 as the joint committee considers advisable.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0F00A4C2DD6402A900E43AF94278659"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearing procedures and responsibilities of
co-chairs</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06F46B9406D54BC8813E6E4D61BE9DE3"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Announcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Co-Chairs of the joint committee 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.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDC7002F1760446491D400BE95E43E80"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written statement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A witness appearing before the joint
committee shall file a written statement of proposed testimony at least 2
calendar days before the appearance of the witness, unless the requirement is
waived by the Co-Chairs, following their determination that there is good cause
for failure to comply with such requirement.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4471CDDB82042EFA67F84098A9FD4A0"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26507F7BB0774D158104CD775A812805"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff of joint committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94759552ACFB4244B553489CA719C6B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Co-Chairs of the joint committee may
jointly appoint and fix the compensation of staff as they deem necessary,
within the guidelines for employees of the Senate and following all applicable
rules and employment requirements of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H755C6577AACB4D93AA846D23C6F6827C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ethical standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members on the joint committee who serve in
the House of Representatives shall be governed by the ethics rules and
requirements of the House. Members of the Senate who serve on the joint
committee and staff of the joint committee shall comply with the ethics rules
of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H357440CF4976433EBAB5D5CE5EC91915"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint committee shall terminate on
January 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AD8C4311F9A4E4B918CB9662FC4DD7C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited consideration of joint committee
recommendations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E90121BC2A44015ACA270A03A6DF0FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Introduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If approved by the majority required by
section 401(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed legislative language submitted pursuant
to section 401(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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3EB375C600244C1AA299F1FCE9B5C6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration in the house of
representatives</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H390AF8E3B79C4278AB209B3FA000A92F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Referral and reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72BADC9E497E46549417ECD162C5ACD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceeding to consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD224F99E347C4B26B130E45DFCA1EB43"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE61AB307C7C8413E9FEF680125364848"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vote on passage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The vote on passage of the joint committee
bill shall occur not later than December 23, 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FFDC0E198854712AC6D0B6FA420657E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited procedure in the Senate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B8E5B6D5FBF40FF94C1F4237C7ED354"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D5C8842453B468999357B88578A7284"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motion to proceed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H281A0A55DE25492CAD14B7E354907196"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBE93EC75415451A9A82152A5D18B0B0"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6FCFFE214F9427986BE91EAE273896B"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vote on passage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H768CB8BB497F4ADBB7BFF1A9F1BD41E9"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulings of the chair on
procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF268D56391B49C6B503B3D7D9AC2A78"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint committee bill shall not be
subject to amendment in either the House of Representatives or the
Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDF0EF71262542458AA7979E91540FF0"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration by the other house</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB25A03FC226947258AE2F2D0BE7322E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before passing the joint committee
bill, one House receives from the other a joint committee bill—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CD8716634924077AB9B894D1AE18547"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the joint committee bill of the other House
shall not be referred to a committee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4936E43A1F934C91831336F23C556B21"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4002EA4650D24EC2ABEEE545F1B6F7C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenue measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not apply to the
House of Representatives if the joint committee bill received from the Senate
is a revenue measure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9356FF179D484EB7A3B0B892B7D9B425"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules to coordinate action with other
house</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FAFE6B6FCE1450D85DB2AF68AE0B4C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of joint committee bill of other
house</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC61482A70F4A4FA8A7BADBCBA05F8FBA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of companion measures in the
senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16E0DDB5F2D6457B94A3C8433180AC9A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vetoes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H290BE3D3C4E44DBA8EB785CE13A0B476"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loss of privilege</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this section shall cease
to apply to the joint committee bill if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE056C9611524703BE321507DFC91D53"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the joint committee fails to vote on the
report or proposed legislative language required under section 401(b)(3)(B)(i)
not later than November 23, 2011; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2B1A1319A034E818A90E2417EE1D9F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the joint committee bill does not pass both
Houses not later than December 23, 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H925F2F965D4F4C689F404DC8C47B294D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funding for the joint committee shall be
derived in equal portions from—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FAB0E27D168430785FC5F313B5B0ADA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3360BE27B14E485A930B99B06FF59992"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contingent fund of the Senate from the
appropriations account <quote>Miscellaneous Items</quote>, subject to the rules
and regulations of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFF0F347F92F474884FEE45FBF201384" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The provisions of this title are enacted by
Congress—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E75057A2E2547D2B1B51D68216FEC4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H391ADB02577042F6B5A4A2279A77008C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">PELL GRANT AND STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM
CHANGES</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFD47D3BD44B415A82784793846A7406" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Pell grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51B4CAA979314B93AD7148108618E5C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking
<quote>$3,183,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$13,183,000,000</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H345D46D6CF964C38BC6C4FD31FA4E37F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by striking
<quote>$0</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,000,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H820FAF15A0984607BC3239C1C6A56CA5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of authority to make interest
subsidized loans to graduate and professional students</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC23D2C2EC92842FE904F42FA67A0F876" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41A7D21D18724C23BF0569D51FA18E60"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of authority to make interest
subsidized loans to graduate and professional students</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77B9C23489A9478D957FBA722ED5A8E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B) and
notwithstanding any provision of this part or part B, for any period of
instruction beginning on or after July 1, 2012—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE15F05DD823C42D6A42A606D9FC57C61"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a graduate or professional student shall
not be eligible to receive a Federal Direct Stafford loan under this part;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3765BAF44F24D1BAA1D07E4D7507453"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Stafford loans the student would have received in
the absence of this subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F5140B32ABC453188A6AEF1E7936330"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an
individual enrolled in course work specified in paragraph (3)(B) or (4)(B) of
section
484(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA5F19B96D254C8FAFF3A82A4F43C1CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of direct loan repayment
incentives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 455(b)(8)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(8)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDADC6E5821E54792B3E3E05442C45498"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AFCF4AB0EEA4DA0AD9B32D189483E2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the header to read as follows:
<quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Incentives for
loans disbursed before July 1, 2012.—</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF59C75EE8D2A4FFD9FB5DDBF203486F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>with respect to loans
for which the first disbursement of principal is made before July 1,
2012,</quote> after <quote>of this part</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44D5A0C4A87745DCA8E9189C08758C4A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting
<quote>with respect to loans for which the first disbursement of principal is
made before July 1, 2012</quote> after <quote>repayment incentives</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CC0CFFBB91846F1909C06391DF50C57"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C7E901ACD7445E0B8E37BE747F997B1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37F627385924E41B57228ED83DF2DAE"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No repayment incentives for new loans
disbursed on or after July 1, 2012</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
part, the Secretary is prohibited from authorizing or providing any repayment
incentive not otherwise authorized under this part to encourage on-time
repayment of a loan under this part for which the first disbursement of
principal is made on or after July 1, 2012, including any reduction in the
interest or origination fee rate paid by a borrower of such a loan, except that
the Secretary may provide for an interest rate reduction for a borrower who
agrees to have payments on such a loan automatically electronically debited
from a bank
account.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF4881D65F9C45E790A7D765789DB6B3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inapplicability of title IV negotiated
rulemaking and master calendar exception</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 title, or to any regulations promulgated under those
amendments.</text>
</section>
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States and President of the
Senate