[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2884 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2884

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary 
                            spending limits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2015

  Mr. Ribble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary 
                            spending limits.

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

SECTION 1. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 
              2021.

    Paragraphs (3) through (8) of section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) are amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2016, for the discretionary category 
        $1,016,582,000,000;
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2017, for the discretionary category 
        $1,039,599,000,000;
            ``(5) for fiscal year 2018, for the discretionary category 
        $1,064,323,000,000;
            ``(6) for fiscal year 2019, for the discretionary category 
        $1,091,408,000,000;
            ``(7) for fiscal year 2020, for the discretionary category 
        $1,118,618,000,000; and
            ``(8) for fiscal year 2021, for the discretionary category 
        $1,145,316,000,000;''.

SEC. 2. DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION.

    Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 251A. DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION.

    ``(a) Implementing Direct Spending Reductions for Fiscal Years 
2016-2024.--In its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2016 
through 2024, OMB shall prepare and the President shall order a 
sequestration, effective upon issuance, of nonexempt direct spending to 
achieve the direct spending reductions set forth below:
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2016, 6.8 percent for nondefense and 
        9.3 percent for defense;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2017, 6.9 percent for nondefense and 
        9.1 percent for defense;
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2018, 6.8 percent for nondefense and 
        8.9 percent for defense;
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2019, 6.5 percent for nondefense and 
        8.8 percent for defense;
            ``(5) for fiscal year 2020, 6.1 percent for nondefense and 
        8.6 percent for defense; and
            ``(6) for fiscal years 2021 through 2024, 5.9 percent for 
        nondefense and 8.4 percent for defense.
When implementing the sequestration of direct spending pursuant to this 
subsection, 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.
    ``(b) Implementation of Reductions.--Any reductions imposed under 
this section shall be implemented in accordance with section 256(k).
    ``(c) Report.--On the dates specified in subsection (a), OMB shall 
submit a report to Congress containing 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.''.
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