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    [Rules Committee Amendment to S. 365]

    TEXT OF BUDGET CONTROLACTAMENDMENT

    Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the

    following:

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.1

    (a) SHORT TITLE.This Act may be cited as the2

    Budget Control Act of 2011.3

    (b) T ABLE OF CONTENTS.The table of contents for4

    this Act is as follows:5

    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

    Sec. 2. Severability.

    TITLE ITEN-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 ControlAct of 1974.

    Sec. 106. Senate budget enforcement.

    TITLE IIVOTE ON THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

    Sec. 201. Vote on the balanced budget amendment.

    Sec. 202. Consideration by the other House.

    TITLE IIIDEBT CEILING DISAPPROVAL PROCESS

    Sec. 301. Debt ceiling disapproval process.

    Sec. 302. Enforcement of budget goal.

    TITLE IVJOINT 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 VPELL GRANT AND STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES

    Sec. 501. Federal Pell grants.

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    Sec. 502. Termination of authority to make interest subsidized loans to grad-

    uate and professional students.

    Sec. 503. Termination of direct loan repayment incentives.

    Sec. 504. Inapplicability of title IV negotiated rulemaking and master calendar

    exception.

    SEC. 2. SEVERABILITY.1

    If any provision of this Act, or any application of such2

    provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be un-3

    constitutional, the remainder of this Act and the applica-4

    tion of this Act to any other person or circumstance shall5

    not be affected.6

    TITLE ITEN-YEAR DISCRE-7

    TIONARY CAPS WITH SEQUES-8

    TER9

    SEC. 101. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.10

    Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency11

    Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:12

    SEC. 251. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.13

    (a) ENFORCEMENT.14

    (1) SEQUESTRATION.Within 15 calendar15

    days after Congress adjourns to end a session there16

    shall be a sequestration to eliminate a budget-year17

    breach, if any, within any category.18

    (2) ELIMINATING A BREACH.Each non-ex-19

    empt account within a category shall be reduced by20

    a dollar amount calculated by multiplying the en-21

    acted level of sequestrable budgetary resources in22

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    that account at that time by the uniform percentage1

    necessary to eliminate a breach within that category.2

    (3) MILITARY PERSONNEL.If the President3

    uses the authority to exempt any personnel account4

    from sequestration under section 255(f), each ac-5

    count within subfunctional category 051 (other than6

    those military personnel accounts for which the au-7

    thority provided under section 255(f) has been exer-8

    cised) shall be further reduced by a dollar amount9

    calculated by multiplying the enacted level of non-ex-10

    empt budgetary resources in that account at that11

    time by the uniform percentage necessary to offset12

    the total dollar amount by which outlays are not re-13

    duced in military personnel accounts by reason of14

    the use of such authority.15

    (4) PART- YEAR APPROPRIATIONS.If, on the16

    date specified in paragraph (1), there is in effect an17

    Act making or continuing appropriations for part of18

    a fiscal year for any budget account, then the dollar19

    sequestration calculated for that account under20

    paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be subtracted from21

    (A) the annualized amount otherwise22

    available by law in that account under that or23

    a subsequent part-year appropriation; and24

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    (B) when a full-year appropriation for1

    that account is enacted, from the amount other-2

    wise provided by the full-year appropriation for3

    that account.4

    (5) LOOK-BACK.If, after June 30, an appro-5

    priation for the fiscal year in progress is enacted6

    that causes a breach within a category for that year7

    (after taking into account any sequestration of8

    amounts within that category), the discretionary9

    spending limits for that category for the next fiscal10

    year shall be reduced by the amount or amounts of11

    that breach.12

    (6) WITHIN-SESSION SEQUESTRATION.If an13

    appropriation for a fiscal year in progress is enacted14

    (after Congress adjourns to end the session for that15

    budget year and before July 1 of that fiscal year)16

    that causes a breach within a category for that year17

    (after taking into account any prior sequestration of18

    amounts within that category), 15 days later there19

    shall be a sequestration to eliminate that breach20

    within that category following the procedures set21

    forth in paragraphs (2) through (4).22

    (7) ESTIMATES.23

    (A) CBO ESTIMATES.As soon as prac-24

    ticable after Congress completes action on any25

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    discretionary appropriation, CBO, after con-1

    sultation with the Committees on the Budget of2

    the House of Representatives and the Senate,3

    shall provide OMB with an estimate of the4

    amount of discretionary new budget authority5

    and outlays for the current year, if any, and the6

    budget year provided by that legislation.7

    (B) OMB ESTIMATES AND EXPLANATION8

    OF DIFFERENCES.Not later than 7 calendar9

    days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal10

    holidays) after the date of enactment of any11

    discretionary appropriation, OMB shall trans-12

    mit a report to the House of Representatives13

    and to the Senate containing the CBO estimate14

    of that legislation, an OMB estimate of the15

    amount of discretionary new budget authority16

    and outlays for the current year, if any, and the17

    budget year provided by that legislation, and an18

    explanation of any difference between the 2 es-19

    timates. If during the preparation of the report20

    OMB determines that there is a significant dif-21

    ference between OMB and CBO, OMB shall22

    consult with the Committees on the Budget of23

    the House of Representatives and the Senate24

    regarding that difference and that consultation25

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    shall include, to the extent practicable, written1

    communication to those committees that affords2

    such committees the opportunity to comment3

    before the issuance of the report.4

    (C) ASSUMPTIONS AND GUIDELINES.5

    OMB estimates under this paragraph shall be6

    made using current economic and technical as-7

    sumptions. OMB shall use the OMB estimates8

    transmitted to the Congress under this para-9

    graph. OMB and CBO shall prepare estimates10

    under this paragraph in conformance with11

    scorekeeping guidelines determined after con-12

    sultation among the Committees on the Budget13

    of the House of Representatives and the Sen-14

    ate, CBO, and OMB.15

    (D) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.For16

    purposes of this paragraph, amounts provided17

    by annual appropriations shall include any dis-18

    cretionary appropriations for the current year,19

    if any, and the budget year in accounts for20

    which funding is provided in that legislation21

    that result from previously enacted legislation.22

    (b) ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING23

    LIMITS.24

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    (1) CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.When the1

    President submits the budget under section 1105 of2

    title 31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate3

    and the budget shall include adjustments to discre-4

    tionary spending limits (and those limits as cumula-5

    tively adjusted) for the budget year and each out-6

    year to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.7

    Such changes shall equal the baseline levels of new8

    budget authority and outlays using up-to-date con-9

    cepts and definitions, minus those levels using the10

    concepts and definitions in effect before such11

    changes. Such changes may only be made after con-12

    sultation with the Committees on Appropriations13

    and the Budget of the House of Representatives and14

    the Senate, and that consultation shall include writ-15

    ten communication to such committees that affords16

    such committees the opportunity to comment before17

    official action is taken with respect to such changes.18

    (2) SEQUESTRATION REPORTS.When OMB19

    submits a sequestration report under section 254(e),20

    (f), or (g) for a fiscal year, OMB shall calculate, and21

    the sequestration report and subsequent budgets22

    submitted by the President under section 1105(a) of23

    title 31, United States Code, shall include adjust-24

    ments to discretionary spending limits (and those25

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    limits as adjusted) for the fiscal year and each suc-1

    ceeding year, as follows:2

    (A) EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS; OVER-3

    SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR4

    ON TERRORISM.If, for any fiscal year, appro-5

    priations for discretionary accounts are enacted6

    that7

    (i) the Congress designates as emer-8

    gency requirements in statute on an ac-9

    count by account basis and the President10

    subsequently so designates, or11

    (ii) the Congress designates for12

    Overseas Contingency Operations/Global13

    War on Terrorism in statute on an account14

    by account basis and the President subse-15

    quently so designates,16

    the adjustment shall be the total of such appro-17

    priations in discretionary accounts designated18

    as emergency requirements or for Overseas19

    Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-20

    rorism, as applicable.21

    (B) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS22

    AND REDETERMINATIONS.(i) If a bill or joint23

    resolution making appropriations for a fiscal24

    year is enacted that specifies an amount for25

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    (VI) for fiscal year 2017,1

    $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget2

    authority;3

    (VII) for fiscal year 2018,4

    $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget5

    authority;6

    (VIII) for fiscal year 2019,7

    $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget8

    authority;9

    (IX) for fiscal year 2020,10

    $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget11

    authority; and12

    (X) for fiscal year 2021,13

    $1,309,000,000 in additional new budget14

    authority.15

    (ii) As used in this subparagraph16

    (I) the term continuing disability re-17

    views means continuing disability reviews18

    under sections 221(i) and 1614(a)(4) of19

    the Social Security Act;20

    (II) the term redetermination21

    means redetermination of eligibility under22

    sections 1611(c)(1) and 1614(a)(3)(H) of23

    the Social Security Act; and24

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    (III) the term additional new budget1

    authority means the amount provided for2

    a fiscal year, in excess of $273,000,000, in3

    an appropriation Act and specified to pay4

    for the costs of continuing disability re-5

    views and redeterminations under the6

    heading Limitation on Administrative Ex-7

    penses for the Social Security Administra-8

    tion.9

    (C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE10

    CONTROL.(i) If a bill or joint resolution mak-11

    ing appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted12

    that specifies an amount for the health care13

    fraud abuse control program at the Department14

    of Health and Human Services (7583930715

    571), then the adjustments for that fiscal year16

    shall be the amount of additional new budget17

    authority provided in that Act for such program18

    for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed19

    (I) for fiscal year 2012,20

    $270,000,000 in additional new budget au-21

    thority;22

    (II) for fiscal year 2013,23

    $299,000,000 in additional new budget au-24

    thority;25

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    (III) for fiscal year 2014,1

    $329,000,000 in additional new budget au-2

    thority;3

    (IV) for fiscal year 2015,4

    $361,000,000 in additional new budget au-5

    thority;6

    (V) for fiscal year 2016,7

    $395,000,000 in additional new budget au-8

    thority;9

    (VI) for fiscal year 2017,10

    $414,000,000 in additional new budget au-11

    thority;12

    (VII) for fiscal year 2018,13

    $434,000,000 in additional new budget au-14

    thority;15

    (VIII) for fiscal year 2019,16

    $454,000,000 in additional new budget au-17

    thority;18

    (IX) for fiscal year 2020,19

    $475,000,000 in additional new budget au-20

    thority; and21

    (X) for fiscal year 2021,22

    $496,000,000 in additional new budget au-23

    thority.24

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    culated in subclause (I) for that fiscal1

    year, that is the difference between2

    the enacted amount and the allowable3

    adjustment as calculated in such sub-4

    clause for that fiscal year.5

    (ii) OMB shall report to the Com-6

    mittees on Appropriations and Budget in7

    each House the average calculated pursu-8

    ant to clause (i)(II), not later than 30 days9

    after the date of the enactment of the10

    Budget Control Act of 2011.11

    (iii) For the purposes of this sub-12

    paragraph, the term disaster relief means13

    activities carried out pursuant to a deter-14

    mination under section 102(2) of the Rob-15

    ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-16

    gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)).17

    (iv) Appropriations considered dis-18

    aster relief under this subparagraph in a19

    fiscal year shall not be eligible for adjust-20

    ments under subparagraph (A) for the fis-21

    cal year.22

    (c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT.As used in23

    this part, the term discretionary spending limit means24

    (1) with respect to fiscal year 201225

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    (8) with respect to fiscal year 2019, for the1

    discretionary category, $1,182,000,000,000 in new2

    budget authority;3

    (9) with respect to fiscal year 2020, for the4

    discretionary category, $1,208,000,000,000 in new5

    budget authority; and6

    (10) with respect to fiscal year 2021, for the7

    discretionary category, $1,234,000,000,000 in new8

    budget authority;9

    as adjusted in strict conformance with subsection (b)..10

    SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.11

    Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-12

    gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:13

    (1) Strike paragraph (4) and insert the fol-14

    lowing new paragraph:15

    (4)(A) The term nonsecurity category means16

    all discretionary appropriations not included in the17

    security category defined in subparagraph (B).18

    (B) The term security category includes dis-19

    cretionary appropriations associated with agency20

    budgets for the Department of Defense, the Depart-21

    ment of Homeland Security, the Department of Vet-22

    erans Affairs, the National Nuclear Security Admin-23

    istration, the intelligence community management24

    account (95040101054), and all budget ac-25

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    counts in budget function 150 (international af-1

    fairs).2

    (C) The term discretionary category includes3

    all discretionary appropriations..4

    (2) In paragraph (8)(C), strike the food stamp5

    program and insert the Supplemental Nutrition6

    Assistance Program.7

    (3) Strike paragraph (14) and insert the fol-8

    lowing new paragraph:9

    (14) The term outyear means a fiscal year10

    one or more years after the budget year..11

    (4) At the end, add the following new para-12

    graphs:13

    (20) The term emergency means a situation14

    that15

    (A) requires new budget authority and16

    outlays (or new budget authority and the out-17

    lays flowing therefrom) for the prevention or18

    mitigation of, or response to, loss of life or19

    property, or a threat to national security; and20

    (B) is unanticipated.21

    (21) The term unanticipated means that the22

    underlying situation is23

    (A) sudden, which means quickly coming24

    into being or not building up over time;25

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    (B) urgent, which means a pressing and1

    compelling need requiring immediate action;2

    (C) unforeseen, which means not pre-3

    dicted or anticipated as an emerging need; and4

    (D) temporary, which means not of a per-5

    manent duration..6

    SEC. 103. REPORTS AND ORDERS.7

    Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency8

    Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows:9

    (1) In subsection (c)(2), strike 2002 and in-10

    sert 2021.11

    (2) At the end of subsection (e), insert This12

    report shall also contain a preview estimate of the13

    adjustment for disaster funding for the upcoming14

    fiscal year..15

    (3) In subsection (f)(2)(A), strike 2002 and16

    insert 2021; before the concluding period insert ,17

    including a final estimate of the adjustment for dis-18

    aster funding.19

    SEC. 104. EXPIRATION.20

    (a) REPEALER.Section 275 of the Balanced Budget21

    and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed.22

    (b) CONFORMING CHANGE.Sections 252(d)(1),23

    254(c), 254(f)(3), and 254(i) of the Balanced Budget and24

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    Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall not apply1

    to the Congressional Budget Office.2

    SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET3

    AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974.4

    (a) ADJUSTMENTS.Section 314 of the Congres-5

    sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended as follows:6

    (1) Strike subsection (a) and insert the fol-7

    lowing:8

    (a) ADJUSTMENTS.After the reporting of a bill or9

    joint resolution or the offering of an amendment thereto10

    or the submission of a conference report thereon, the11

    chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House12

    of Representatives or the Senate may make appropriate13

    budgetary adjustments of new budget authority and the14

    outlays flowing therefrom in the same amount as required15

    by section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency16

    Deficit Control Act of 1985..17

    (2) Strike subsections (b) and (e) and redesig-18

    nate subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and19

    (c), respectively.20

    (3) At the end, add the following new sub-21

    sections:22

    (d) EMERGENCIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-23

    TIVES. (1) In the House of Representatives, if a re-24

    ported bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or25

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    conference report thereon, contains a provision providing1

    new budget authority and outlays or reducing revenue,2

    and a designation of such provision as an emergency re-3

    quirement pursuant to 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced4

    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the5

    chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of6

    Representatives shall not count the budgetary effects of7

    such provision for purposes of title III and title IV of the8

    Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the9

    House of Representatives.10

    (2)(A) In the House of Representatives, if a re-11

    ported bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or12

    conference report thereon, contains a provision providing13

    new budget authority and outlays or reducing revenue,14

    and a designation of such provision as an emergency pur-15

    suant to paragraph (1), the chair of the Committee on16

    the Budget shall not count the budgetary effects of such17

    provision for purposes of this title and title IV and the18

    Rules of the House of Representatives.19

    (B) In the House of Representatives, a proposal to20

    strike a designation under subparagraph (A) shall be ex-21

    cluded from an evaluation of budgetary effects for pur-22

    poses of this title and title IV and the Rules of the House23

    of Representatives.24

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    (C) An amendment offered under subparagraph (B)1

    that also proposes to reduce each amount appropriated or2

    otherwise made available by the pending measure that is3

    not required to be appropriated or otherwise made avail-4

    able shall be in order at any point in the reading of the5

    pending measure.6

    (e) ENFORCEMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING7

    CAPS.It shall not be in order in the House of Represent-8

    atives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution,9

    amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause10

    the discretionary spending limits as set forth in section11

    251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-12

    trol Act to be exceeded..13

    (b) DEFINITIONS.Section 3 of the Congressional14

    Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amend-15

    ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph:16

    (11) The terms emergency and unantici-17

    pated have the meanings given to such terms in sec-18

    tion 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency19

    Deficit Control Act of 1985..20

    (c) APPEALS FOR DISCRETIONARY CAPS.Section21

    904(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is22

    amended by striking and 312(c) and inserting 312(c),23

    and 314(e).24

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    SEC. 106. SENATE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.1

    (a) IN GENERAL.2

    (1) For the purpose of enforcing the Congres-3

    sional Budget Act of 1974 through April 15, 2012,4

    including section 300 of that Act, and enforcing5

    budgetary points of order in prior concurrent resolu-6

    tions on the budget, the allocations, aggregates, and7

    levels set in subsection (b)(1) shall apply in the Sen-8

    ate in the same manner as for a concurrent resolu-9

    tion on the budget for fiscal year 2012 with appro-10

    priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 and11

    2013 through 2021.12

    (2) For the purpose of enforcing the Congres-13

    sional Budget Act of 1974 after April 15, 2012, in-14

    cluding section 300 of that Act, and enforcing budg-15

    etary points of order in prior concurrent resolutions16

    on the budget, the allocations, aggregates, and levels17

    set in subsection (b)(2) shall apply in the Senate in18

    the same manner as for a concurrent resolution on19

    the budget for fiscal year 2013 with appropriate20

    budgetary levels for fiscal years 2012 and 201421

    through 2022.22

    (b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND23

    LEVELS.24

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    (1) As soon as practicable after the date of en-1

    actment of this section, the Chairman of the Com-2

    mittee on the Budget shall file3

    (A) for the Committee on Appropriations,4

    committee allocations for fiscal years 2011 and5

    2012 consistent with the discretionary spending6

    limits set forth in this Act for the purpose of7

    enforcing section 302 of the Congressional8

    Budget Act of 1974;9

    (B) for all committees other than the Com-10

    mittee on Appropriations, committee allocations11

    for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012 through12

    2016, and 2012 through 2021 consistent with13

    the Congressional Budget Offices March 201114

    baseline adjusted to account for the budgetary15

    effects of this Act and legislation enacted prior16

    to this Act but not included in the Congres-17

    sional Budget Offices March 2011 baseline, for18

    the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the19

    Congressional Budget Act of 1974;20

    (C) aggregate spending levels for fiscal21

    years 2011 and 2012 and aggregate revenue22

    levels for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2012 through23

    2016, 2012 through 2021 consistent with the24

    Congressional Budget Offices March 201125

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    baseline adjusted to account for the budgetary1

    effects of this Act and legislation enacted prior2

    to this Act but not included in the Congres-3

    sional Budget Offices March 2011 baseline,4

    and the discretionary spending limits set forth5

    in this Act for the purpose of enforcing section6

    311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;7

    and8

    (D) levels of Social Security revenues and9

    outlays for fiscal years 2011, 2012, 201210

    through 2016, and 2012 through 2021 con-11

    sistent with the Congressional Budget Offices12

    March 2011 baseline adjusted to account for13

    the budgetary effects of this Act and legislation14

    enacted prior to this Act but not included in the15

    Congressional Budget Offices March 201116

    baseline, for the purpose of enforcing sections17

    302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act18

    of 1974.19

    (2) Not later than April 15, 2012, the Chair-20

    man of the Committee on the Budget shall file21

    (A) for the Committee on Appropriations,22

    committee allocations for fiscal years 2012 and23

    2013 consistent with the discretionary spending24

    limits set forth in this Act for the purpose of25

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    enforcing section 302 of the Congressional1

    Budget Act of 1974;2

    (B) for all committees other than the Com-3

    mittee on Appropriations, committee allocations4

    for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2013 through5

    2017, and 2013 through 2022 consistent with6

    the Congressional Budget Offices March 20127

    baseline for the purpose of enforcing section8

    302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;9

    (C) aggregate spending levels for fiscal10

    years 2012 and 2013 and aggregate revenue11

    levels for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 20132017,12

    and 20132022 consistent with the Congres-13

    sional Budget Offices March 2012 baseline and14

    the discretionary spending limits set forth in15

    this Act for the purpose of enforcing section16

    311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;17

    and18

    (D) levels of Social Security revenues and19

    outlays for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, 201320

    2017, and 20132022 consistent with the Con-21

    gressional Budget Offices March 2012 baseline22

    budget for the purpose of enforcing sections23

    302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act24

    of 1974.25

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    (c) SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD.1

    (1) Effective on the date of enactment of this2

    section, for the purpose of enforcing section 201 of3

    S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the Chairman of4

    the Senate Committee on the Budget shall reduce5

    any balances of direct spending and revenues for any6

    fiscal year to 0 (zero).7

    (2) Not later than April 15, 2012, for the pur-8

    pose of enforcing section 201 of S. Con. Res. 219

    (110th Congress), the Chairman of the Senate Com-10

    mittee on the Budget shall reduce any balances of11

    direct spending and revenues for any fiscal year to12

    0 (zero).13

    (3) Upon resetting the Senate paygo scorecard14

    pursuant to paragraph (2), the Chairman shall pub-15

    lish a notification of such action in the Congres-16

    sional Record.17

    (d) FURTHERADJUSTMENTS.18

    (1) The Chairman of the Committee on the19

    Budget of the Senate may revise any allocations, ag-20

    gregates, or levels set pursuant to this section to ac-21

    count for any subsequent adjustments to discre-22

    tionary spending limits made pursuant to this Act.23

    (2) With respect to any allocations, aggregates,24

    or levels set or adjustments made pursuant to this25

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    section, sections 412 through 414 of S. Con. Res. 131

    (111th Congress) shall remain in effect.2

    (e) EXPIRATION.3

    (1) Subections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1) shall4

    expire if a concurrent resolution on the budget for5

    fiscal year 2012 is agreed to by the Senate and6

    House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of7

    the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.8

    (2) Subections (a)(2), (b)(2), and (c)(2) shall9

    expire if a concurrent resolution on the budget for10

    fiscal year 2013 is agreed to by the Senate and11

    House of Representatives pursuant to section 301 of12

    the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.13

    TITLE IIVOTE ON THE BAL-14

    ANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT15

    SEC. 201. VOTE ON THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT.16

    After September 30, 2011, and not later than Decem-17

    ber 31, 2011, the House of Representatives and Senate,18

    respectively, shall vote on passage of a joint resolution,19

    the title of which is as follows: Joint resolution proposing20

    a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the21

    United States..22

    SEC. 202. CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.23

    (a) HOUSE CONSIDERATION.24

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    (1) REFERRAL.If the House receives a joint1

    resolution described in section 201 from the Senate,2

    such joint resolution shall be referred to the Com-3

    mittee on the Judiciary. If the committee fails to re-4

    port the joint resolution within five legislative days,5

    it shall be in order to move that the House discharge6

    the committee from further consideration of the7

    joint resolution. Such a motion shall not be in order8

    after the House has disposed of a motion to dis-9

    charge the joint resolution. The previous question10

    shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its11

    adoption without intervening motion except twenty12

    minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by13

    the proponent and an opponent. If such a motion is14

    adopted, the House shall proceed immediately to15

    consider the joint resolution in accordance with16

    paragraph (3). A motion to reconsider the vote by17

    which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order.18

    (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.After19

    the joint resolution has been referred to the appro-20

    priate calendar or the committee has been dis-21

    charged (other than by motion) from its consider-22

    ation, it shall be in order to move to proceed to con-23

    sider the joint resolution in the House. Such a mo-24

    tion shall not be in order after the House has dis-25

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    posed of a motion to proceed with respect to the1

    joint resolution. The previous question shall be con-2

    sidered as ordered on the motion to its adoption3

    without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider4

    the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not5

    be in order.6

    (3) CONSIDERATION.The joint resolution7

    shall be considered as read. All points of order8

    against the joint resolution and against its consider-9

    ation are waived. The previous question shall be con-10

    sidered as ordered on the joint resolution to its pas-11

    sage without intervening motion except two hours of12

    debate equally divided and controlled by the pro-13

    ponent and an opponent and one motion to limit de-14

    bate on the joint resolution. A motion to reconsider15

    the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not16

    be in order.17

    (b) SENATE CONSIDERATION.(1) If the Senate re-18

    ceives a joint resolution described in section 201 from the19

    House of Representatives, such joint resolution shall be20

    referred to the appropriate committee of the Senate. If21

    such committee has not reported the joint resolution at22

    the close of the fifth session day after its receipt by the23

    Senate, such committee shall be automatically discharged24

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    from further consideration of the joint resolution and it1

    shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.2

    (2) Consideration of the joint resolution and on all3

    debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,4

    shall be limited to not more than 20 hours, which shall5

    be divided equally between the majority and minority lead-6

    ers or their designees. A motion further to limit debate7

    is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a mo-8

    tion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consider-9

    ation of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint10

    resolution is not in order. Any debatable motion or appeal11

    is debatable for not to exceed 1 hour, to be divided equally12

    between those favoring and those opposing the motion or13

    appeal. All time used for consideration of the joint resolu-14

    tion, including time used for quorum calls and voting,15

    shall be counted against the total 20 hours of consider-16

    ation.17

    (3) If the Senate has voted to proceed to a joint reso-18

    lution, the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall19

    be taken on or before the close of the seventh session day20

    after such joint resolution has been reported or discharged21

    or immediately following the conclusion of consideration22

    of the joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the23

    conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with24

    the rules of the Senate.25

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    Upon submission of such certification, the limit1

    on debt provided in section 3101(b) (referred to2

    in this section as the debt limit) is increased3

    by $400,000,000,000.4

    (B) RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.5

    Congress may consider a joint resolution of dis-6

    approval of the authority under subparagraph7

    (A) as provided in subsections (b) through (f).8

    The joint resolution of disapproval considered9

    under this section shall contain only the lan-10

    guage provided in subsection (b)(2). If the time11

    for disapproval has lapsed without enactment of12

    a joint resolution of disapproval under this sec-13

    tion, the debt limit is increased by an additional14

    $500,000,000,000.15

    (2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.16

    (A) CERTIFICATION.If, after the debt17

    limit is increased by $900,000,000,000 under18

    paragraph (1), the President submits a written19

    certification to Congress that the President has20

    determined that the debt subject to limit is21

    within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in section22

    3101(b) and that further borrowing is required23

    to meet existing commitments, the Secretary of24

    the Treasury may, subject to the enactment of25

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    a joint resolution of disapproval enacted pursu-1

    ant to this section, exercise authority to borrow2

    an additional amount equal to3

    (i) $1,200,000,000,000, unless4

    clause (ii) or (iii) applies;5

    (ii) $1,500,000,000,000 if the Archi-6

    vist of the United States has submitted to7

    the States for their ratification a proposed8

    amendment to the Constitution of the9

    United States pursuant to a joint resolu-10

    tion entitled Joint resolution proposing a11

    balanced budget amendment to the Con-12

    stitution of the United States; or13

    (iii) if a joint committee bill to14

    achieve an amount greater than15

    $1,200,000,000,000 in deficit reduction as16

    provided in section 401(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of17

    the Budget Control Act of 2011 is enacted,18

    an amount equal to the amount of that19

    deficit reduction, but not greater than20

    $1,500,000,000,000, unless clause (ii) ap-21

    plies.22

    (B) RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.23

    Congress may consider a joint resolution of dis-24

    approval of the authority under subparagraph25

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    (A) as provided in subsections (b) through (f).1

    The joint resolution of disapproval considered2

    under this section shall contain only the lan-3

    guage provided in subsection (b)(2). If the time4

    for disapproval has lapsed without enactment of5

    a joint resolution of disapproval under this sec-6

    tion, the debt limit is increased by the amount7

    authorized under subparagraph (A).8

    (b) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.9

    (1) IN GENERAL.Except for the10

    $400,000,000,000 increase in the debt limit pro-11

    vided by subsection (a)(1)(A), the debt limit may not12

    be raised under this section if, within 50 calendar13

    days after the date on which Congress receives a14

    certification described in subsection (a)(1) or within15

    15 calendar days after Congress receives the certifi-16

    cation described in subsection (a)(2) (regardless of17

    whether Congress is in session), there is enacted into18

    law a joint resolution disapproving the Presidents19

    exercise of authority with respect to such additional20

    amount.21

    (2) CONTENTS OF JOINT RESOLUTION.For22

    the purpose of this section, the term joint resolu-23

    tion means only a joint resolution24

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    (A)(i) for the certification described in1

    subsection (a)(1), that is introduced on Sep-2

    tember 6, 7, 8, or 9, 2011 (or, if the Senate3

    was not in session, the next calendar day on4

    which the Senate is in session); and5

    (ii) for the certification described in6

    subsection (a)(2), that is introduced be-7

    tween the date the certification is received8

    and 3 calendar days after that date;9

    (B) which does not have a preamble;10

    (C) the title of which is only as follows:11

    Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of12

    the Presidents exercise of authority to increase13

    the debt limit, as submitted under section14

    3101A of title 31, United States Code, on15

    llllll (with the blank containing the16

    date of such submission); and17

    (D) the matter after the resolving clause18

    of which is only as follows: That Congress dis-19

    approves of the Presidents exercise of authority20

    to increase the debt limit, as exercised pursuant21

    to the certification under section 3101A(a) of22

    title 31, United States Code..23

    (c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF24

    REPRESENTATIVES.25

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    (1) RECONVENING.Upon receipt of a certifi-1

    cation described in subsection (a)(2), the Speaker, if2

    the House would otherwise be adjourned, shall notify3

    the Members of the House that, pursuant to this4

    section, the House shall convene not later than the5

    second calendar day after receipt of such certifi-6

    cation.7

    (2) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.Any com-8

    mittee of the House of Representatives to which a9

    joint resolution is referred shall report it to the10

    House without amendment not later than 5 calendar11

    days after the date of introduction of a joint resolu-12

    tion described in subsection (a). If a committee fails13

    to report the joint resolution within that period, the14

    committee shall be discharged from further consider-15

    ation of the joint resolution and the joint resolution16

    shall be referred to the appropriate calendar.17

    (3) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.After18

    each committee authorized to consider a joint resolu-19

    tion reports it to the House or has been discharged20

    from its consideration, it shall be in order, not later21

    than the sixth day after introduction of a joint reso-22

    lution under subsection (a), to move to proceed to23

    consider the joint resolution in the House. All points24

    of order against the motion are waived. Such a mo-25

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    tion shall not be in order after the House has dis-1

    posed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution2

    addressing a particular submission. The previous3

    question shall be considered as ordered on the mo-4

    tion to its adoption without intervening motion. The5

    motion shall not be debatable. A motion to recon-6

    sider the vote by which the motion is disposed of7

    shall not be in order.8

    (4) CONSIDERATION.The joint resolution9

    shall be considered as read. All points of order10

    against the joint resolution and against its consider-11

    ation are waived. The previous question shall be con-12

    sidered as ordered on the joint resolution to its pas-13

    sage without intervening motion except two hours of14

    debate equally divided and controlled by the pro-15

    ponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the16

    vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be17

    in order.18

    (d) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN SENATE.19

    (1) RECONVENING.Upon receipt of a certifi-20

    cation under subsection (a)(2), if the Senate has ad-21

    journed or recessed for more than 2 days, the major-22

    ity leader of the Senate, after consultation with the23

    minority leader of the Senate, shall notify the Mem-24

    bers of the Senate that, pursuant to this section, the25

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    disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion1

    to proceed to the consideration of the resolution2

    is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain3

    the unfinished business until disposed of.4

    (B) CONSIDERATION.Consideration of5

    the joint resolution, and on all debatable mo-6

    tions and appeals in connection therewith, shall7

    be limited to not more than 10 hours, which8

    shall be divided equally between the majority9

    and minority leaders or their designees. A mo-10

    tion further to limit debate is in order and not11

    debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to12

    postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consid-13

    eration of other business, or a motion to recom-14

    mit the joint resolution is not in order.15

    (C) VOTE ON PASSAGE.If the Senate16

    has voted to proceed to a joint resolution, the17

    vote on passage of the joint resolution shall18

    occur immediately following the conclusion of19

    consideration of the joint resolution, and a sin-20

    gle quorum call at the conclusion of the debate21

    if requested in accordance with the rules of the22

    Senate.23

    (D) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-24

    DURE.Appeals from the decisions of the Chair25

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    relating to the application of the rules of the1

    Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-2

    lating to a joint resolution shall be decided3

    without debate.4

    (e) AMENDMENT NOT IN ORDER.A joint resolu-5

    tion of disapproval considered pursuant to this section6

    shall not be subject to amendment in either the House7

    of Representatives or the Senate.8

    (f) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER9

    HOUSE.10

    (1) IN GENERAL.If, before passing the joint11

    resolution, one House receives from the other a joint12

    resolution13

    (A) the joint resolution of the other14

    House shall not be referred to a committee; and15

    (B) the procedure in the receiving House16

    shall be the same as if no joint resolution had17

    been received from the other House until the18

    vote on passage, when the joint resolution re-19

    ceived from the other House shall supplant the20

    joint resolution of the receiving House.21

    (2) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESOLUTION OF22

    OTHER HOUSE.If the Senate fails to introduce or23

    consider a joint resolution under this section, the24

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    joint resolution of the House shall be entitled to ex-1

    pedited floor procedures under this section.2

    (3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.3

    If, following passage of the joint resolution in the4

    Senate, the Senate then receives the companion5

    measure from the House of Representatives, the6

    companion measure shall not be debatable.7

    (4) CONSIDERATION AFTER PASSAGE.(A) If8

    Congress passes a joint resolution, the period begin-9

    ning on the date the President is presented with the10

    joint resolution and ending on the date the President11

    signs, allows to become law without his signature, or12

    vetoes and returns the joint resolution (but exclud-13

    ing days when either House is not in session) shall14

    be disregarded in computing the appropriate cal-15

    endar day period described in subsection (b)(1).16

    (B) Debate on a veto message in the Senate17

    under this section shall be 1 hour equally divided be-18

    tween the majority and minority leaders or their des-19

    ignees.20

    (5) VETO OVERRIDE.If within the appro-21

    priate calendar day period described in subsection22

    (b)(1), Congress overrides a veto of the joint resolu-23

    tion with respect to authority exercised pursuant to24

    paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the limit on25

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    debt provided in section 3101(b) shall not be raised,1

    except for the $400,000,000,000 increase in the2

    limit provided by subsection (a)(1)(A).3

    (6) SEQUESTRATION.(A) If within the 50-4

    calendar day period described in subsection (b)(1),5

    the President signs the joint resolution, the Presi-6

    dent allows the joint resolution to become law with-7

    out his signature, or Congress overrides a veto of the8

    joint resolution with respect to authority exercised9

    pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a), there10

    shall be a sequestration to reduce spending by11

    $400,000,000,000. OMB shall implement the se-12

    questration forthwith.13

    (B) OMB shall implement each half of such14

    sequestration in accordance with section 255, section15

    256, and subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section16

    253 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit17

    Control Act of 1985, and for the purpose of such18

    implementation the term excess deficit means the19

    amount specified in subparagraph (A).20

    (g) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND21

    SENATE.This subsection and subsections (b), (c), (d),22

    (e), and (f) (other than paragraph (6)) are enacted by23

    Congress24

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    (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of1

    the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-2

    tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules3

    of each House, respectively, but applicable only with4

    respect to the procedure to be followed in that5

    House in the case of a joint resolution, and it super-6

    sedes other rules only to the extent that it is incon-7

    sistent with such rules; and8

    (2) with full recognition of the constitutional9

    right of either House to change the rules (so far as10

    relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,11

    in the same manner, and to the same extent as in12

    the case of any other rule of that House..13

    (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.The table of sec-14

    tions for chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is15

    amended by inserting after the item relating to section16

    3101 the following new item:17

    3101A. Presidential modification of the debt ceiling..

    SEC. 302. ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGET GOAL.18

    (a) IN GENERAL.The Balanced Budget and Emer-19

    gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting20

    after section 251 the following new section:21

    SEC. 251A. ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGET GOAL.22

    Unless a joint committee bill achieving an amount23

    greater than $1,200,000,000,000 in deficit reduction as24

    provided in section 401(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Budget Con-25

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    trol Act of 2011 is enacted by January 15, 2012, the dis-1

    cretionary spending limits listed in section 251(c) shall be2

    revised, and discretionary appropriations and direct3

    spending shall be reduced, as follows:4

    (1) REVISED SECURITY CATEGORY; REVISED5

    NONSECURITY CATEGORY. (A) The term revised6

    security category means discretionary appropria-7

    tions in budget function 050.8

    (B) The term revised nonsecurity category9

    means discretionary appropriations other than in10

    budget function 050.11

    (2) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIM-12

    ITS.The discretionary spending limits for fiscal13

    years 2013 through 2021 under section 251(c) shall14

    be replaced with the following:15

    (A) For fiscal year 201316

    (i) for the security category,17

    $546,000,000,000 in budget authority; and18

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,19

    $501,000,000,000 in budget authority.20

    (B) For fiscal year 201421

    (i) for the security category,22

    $556,000,000,000 in budget authority; and23

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,24

    $510,000,000,000 in budget authority.25

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    (C) For fiscal year 20151

    (i) for the security category,2

    $566,000,000,000 in budget authority; and3

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,4

    $520,000,000,000 in budget authority.5

    (D) For fiscal year 20166

    (i) for the security category,7

    $577,000,000,000 in budget authority; and8

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,9

    $530,000,000,000 in budget authority.10

    (E) For fiscal year 201711

    (i) for the security category,12

    $590,000,000,000 in budget authority; and13

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,14

    $541,000,000,000 in budget authority.15

    (F) For fiscal year 201816

    (i) for the security category,17

    $603,000,000,000 in budget authority; and18

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,19

    $553,000,000,000 in budget authority.20

    (G) For fiscal year 201921

    (i) for the security category,22

    $616,000,000,000 in budget authority; and23

    (ii) for the nonsecurity category,24

    $566,000,000,000 in budget authority.25

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    tration preview report for fiscal years 2014 through1

    2021 pursuant to section 254(c), OMB shall allocate2

    half of the total reduction calculated pursuant to3

    paragraph (3) for that year to discretionary appro-4

    priations and direct spending accounts within func-5

    tion 050 (defense function) and half to accounts in6

    all other functions (nondefense functions).7

    (5) DEFENSE FUNCTION REDUCTION.OMB8

    shall calculate the reductions to discretionary appro-9

    priations and direct spending for each of fiscal years10

    2013 through 2021 for defense function spending as11

    follows:12

    (A) DISCRETIONARY.OMB shall cal-13

    culate the reduction to discretionary appropria-14

    tions by15

    (i) taking the total reduction for the16

    defense function allocated for that year17

    under paragraph (4);18

    (ii) multiplying by the discretionary19

    spending limit for the revised security cat-20

    egory for that year; and21

    (iii) dividing by the sum of the dis-22

    cretionary spending limit for the security23

    category and OMBs baseline estimate of24

    nonexempt outlays for direct spending pro-25

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    grams within the defense function for that1

    year.2

    (B) DIRECT SPENDING.OMB shall cal-3

    culate the reduction to direct spending by tak-4

    ing the total reduction for the defense function5

    required for that year under paragraph (4) and6

    subtracting the discretionary reduction cal-7

    culated pursuant to subparagraph (A).8

    (6) NONDEFENSE FUNCTION REDUCTION.9

    OMB shall calculate the reduction to discretionary10

    appropriations and to direct spending for each of fis-11

    cal years 2013 through 2021 for programs in non-12

    defense functions as follows:13

    (A) DISCRETIONARY.OMB shall cal-14

    culate the reduction to discretionary appropria-15

    tions by16

    (i) taking the total reduction for17

    nondefense functions allocated for that18

    year under paragraph (4);19

    (ii) multiplying by the discretionary20

    spending limit for the revised nonsecurity21

    category for that year; and22

    (iii) dividing by the sum of the dis-23

    cretionary spending limit for the revised24

    nonsecurity category and OMBs baseline25

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    the direct spending reduction calculated pursuant to1

    paragraphs (5) and (6). When implementing the se-2

    questration of direct spending pursuant to this para-3

    graph, OMB shall follow the procedures specified in4

    section 6 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of5

    2010, the exemptions specified in section 255, and6

    the special rules specified in section 256, except that7

    the percentage reduction for the Medicare programs8

    specified in section 256(d) shall not be more than 29

    percent for a fiscal year.10

    (9) ADJUSTMENT FOR MEDICARE.If the per-11

    centage reduction for the Medicare programs would12

    exceed 2 percent for a fiscal year in the absence of13

    paragraph (8), OMB shall increase the reduction for14

    all other discretionary appropriations and direct15

    spending under paragraph (6) by a uniform percent-16

    age to a level sufficient to achieve the reduction re-17

    quired by paragraph (6) in the non-defense function.18

    (10) IMPLEMENTATION OF REDUCTIONS.19

    Any reductions imposed under this section shall be20

    implemented in accordance with section 256(k).21

    (11) REPORT.On the dates specified in22

    paragraph (4), OMB shall submit a report to Con-23

    gress containing information about the calculations24

    required under this section, the adjusted discre-25

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    (1) ESTABLISHMENT.There is established a1

    joint select committee of Congress to be known as2

    the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.3

    (2) GOAL.The goal of the joint committee4

    shall be to reduce the deficit by at least5

    $1,500,000,000,000 over the period of fiscal years6

    2012 to 2021.7

    (3) DUTIES.8

    (A) IN GENERAL.9

    (i) IMPROVING THE SHORT-TERM AND10

    LONG-TERM FISCAL IMBALANCE.The11

    joint committee shall provide recommenda-12

    tions and legislative language that will sig-13

    nificantly improve the short-term and long-14

    term fiscal imbalance of the Federal Gov-15

    ernment.16

    (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMIT-17

    TEES.Not later than October 14, 2011,18

    each committee of the House of Represent-19

    atives and the Senate may transmit to the20

    joint committee its recommendations for21

    changes in law to reduce the deficit con-22

    sistent with the goal described in para-23

    graph (2) for the joint committees consid-24

    eration.25

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    (B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND1

    LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.2

    (i) IN GENERAL.Not later than No-3

    vember 23, 2011, the joint committee shall4

    vote on5

    (I) a report that contains a de-6

    tailed statement of the findings, con-7

    clusions, and recommendations of the8

    joint committee and the estimate of9

    the Congressional Budget Office re-10

    quired by paragraph (5)(D)(ii); and11

    (II) proposed legislative language12

    to carry out such recommendations as13

    described in subclause (I), which shall14

    include a statement of the deficit re-15

    duction achieved by the legislation16

    over the period of fiscal years 2012 to17

    2021.18

    Any change to the Rules of the House of19

    Representatives or the Standing Rules of20

    the Senate included in the report or legis-21

    lative language shall be considered to be22

    merely advisory.23

    (ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND LEG-24

    ISLATIVE LANGUAGE.The report of the25

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    joint committee and the proposed legisla-1

    tive language described in clause (i) shall2

    require the approval of a majority of the3

    members of the joint committee.4

    (iii) ADDITIONAL VIEWS.A member5

    of the joint committee who gives notice of6

    an intention to file supplemental, minority,7

    or additional views at the time of final8

    joint committee vote on the approval of the9

    report and legislative language under10

    clause (ii) shall be entitled to 3 calendar11

    days in which to file such views in writing12

    with the staff director of the joint com-13

    mittee. Such views shall then be included14

    in the joint committee report and printed15

    in the same volume, or part thereof, and16

    their inclusion shall be noted on the cover17

    of the report. In the absence of timely no-18

    tice, the joint committee report may be19

    printed and transmitted immediately with-20

    out such views.21

    (iv) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT AND22

    LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE.If the report23

    and legislative language are approved by24

    the joint committee pursuant to clause (ii),25

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    then not later than December 2, 2011, the1

    joint committee shall submit the joint com-2

    mittee report and legislative language de-3

    scribed in clause (i) to the President, the4

    Vice President, the Speaker of the House5

    of Representatives, and the majority and6

    minority Leaders of each House of Con-7

    gress.8

    (v) REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE LAN-9

    GUAGE TO BE MADE PUBLIC.Upon the10

    approval or disapproval of the joint com-11

    mittee report and legislative language pur-12

    suant to clause (ii), the joint committee13

    shall promptly make the full report and14

    legislative language, and a record of the15

    vote, available to the public.16

    (4) MEMBERSHIP.17

    (A) IN GENERAL.The joint committee18

    shall be composed of 12 members appointed19

    pursuant to subparagraph (B).20

    (B) APPOINTMENT.Members of the joint21

    committee shall be appointed as follows:22

    (i) The majority leader of the Senate23

    shall appoint 3 members from among24

    Members of the Senate.25

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    (ii) STAFF DIRECTOR.The Co-1

    Chairs, acting jointly, shall hire the staff2

    director of the joint committee.3

    (D) DATE.Members of the joint com-4

    mittee shall be appointed not later than 14 cal-5

    endar days after the date of enactment of this6

    Act.7

    (E) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.Members8

    shall be appointed for the life of the joint com-9

    mittee. Any vacancy in the joint committee10

    shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled11

    not later than 14 calendar days after the date12

    on which the vacancy occurs, in the same man-13

    ner as the original designation was made. If a14

    member of the joint committee ceases to be a15

    Member of the House of Representatives or the16

    Senate, as the case may be, the member is no17

    longer a member of the joint committee and a18

    vacancy shall exist.19

    (5) ADMINISTRATION.20

    (A) IN GENERAL.To enable the joint21

    committee to exercise its powers, functions, and22

    duties, there are authorized to be disbursed by23

    the Senate the actual and necessary expenses of24

    the joint committee approved by the co-chairs,25

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    subject to the rules and regulations of the Sen-1

    ate.2

    (B) EXPENSES.In carrying out its func-3

    tions, the joint committee is authorized to incur4

    expenses in the same manner and under the5

    same conditions as the Joint Economic Com-6

    mittee is authorized by section 11 of Public7

    Law 79304 (15 U.S.C. 1024 (d)).8

    (C) QUORUM.Seven members of the joint9

    committee shall constitute a quorum for pur-10

    poses of voting, meeting, and holding hearings.11

    (D) VOTING.12

    (i) PROXY VOTING.No proxy voting13

    shall be allowed on behalf of the members14

    of the joint committee.15

    (ii) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE16

    ESTIMATES.The Congressional Budget17

    Office shall provide estimates of the legis-18

    lation (as described in paragraph (3)(B))19

    in accordance with sections 308(a) and20

    201(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of21

    1974 (2 U.S.C. 639(a) and22

    601(f))(including estimates of the effect of23

    interest payment on the debt). In addition,24

    the Congressional Budget Office shall pro-25

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    vide information on the budgetary effect of1

    the legislation beyond the year 2021. The2

    joint committee may not vote on any3

    version of the report, recommendations, or4

    legislative language unless such estimates5

    are available for consideration by all mem-6

    bers of the joint committee at least 487

    hours prior to the vote as certified by the8

    Co-Chairs.9

    (E) MEETINGS.10

    (i) INITIAL MEETING.Not later than11

    45 calendar days after the date of enact-12

    ment of this Act, the joint committee shall13

    hold its first meeting.14

    (ii) AGENDA.The Co-Chairs of the15

    joint committee shall provide an agenda to16

    the joint committee members not less than17

    48 hours in advance of any meeting.18

    (F) HEARINGS.19

    (i) IN GENERAL.The joint com-20

    mittee may, for the purpose of carrying21

    out this section, hold such hearings, sit22

    and act at such times and places, require23

    attendance of witnesses and production of24

    books, papers, and documents, take such25

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    testimony, receive such evidence, and ad-1

    minister such oaths as the joint committee2

    considers advisable.3

    (ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RE-4

    SPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.5

    (I) ANNOUNCEMENT.The Co-6

    Chairs of the joint committee shall7

    make a public announcement of the8

    date, place, time, and subject matter9

    of any hearing to be conducted, not10

    less than 7 days in advance of such11

    hearing, unless the Co-Chairs deter-12

    mine that there is good cause to begin13

    such hearing at an earlier date.14

    (II) WRITTEN STATEMENT.A15

    witness appearing before the joint16

    committee shall file a written state-17

    ment of proposed testimony at least 218

    calendar days before the appearance19

    of the witness, unless the requirement20

    is waived by the Co-Chairs, following21

    their determination that there is good22

    cause for failure to comply with such23

    requirement.24

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    (G) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.Upon writ-1

    ten request of the Co-Chairs, a Federal agency2

    shall provide technical assistance to the joint3

    committee in order for the joint committee to4

    carry out its duties.5

    (c) STAFF OF JOINT COMMITTEE.6

    (1) IN GENERAL.The Co-Chairs of the joint7

    committee may jointly appoint and fix the compensa-8

    tion of staff as they deem necessary, within the9

    guidelines for employees of the Senate and following10

    all applicable rules and employment requirements of11

    the Senate.12

    (2) ETHICAL STANDARDS.Members on the13

    joint committee who serve in the House of Rep-14

    resentatives shall be governed by the ethics rules and15

    requirements of the House. Members of the Senate16

    who serve on the joint committee and staff of the17

    joint committee shall comply with the ethics rules of18

    the Senate.19

    (d) TERMINATION.The joint committee shall termi-20

    nate on January 31, 2012.21

    SEC. 402. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF JOINT COM-22

    MITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.23

    (a) INTRODUCTION.If approved by the majority re-24

    quired by section 401(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed legislative25

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    language submitted pursuant to section 401(b)(3)(B)(iv)1

    shall be introduced in the Senate (by request) on the next2

    day on which the Senate is in session by the majority lead-3

    er of the Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated4

    by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be intro-5

    duced in the House of Representatives (by request) on the6

    next legislative day by the majority leader of the House7

    or by a Member of the House designated by the majority8

    leader of the House.9

    (b) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-10

    ATIVES.11

    (1) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.Any com-12

    mittee of the House of Representatives to which the13

    joint committee bill is referred shall report it to the14

    House without amendment not later than December15

    9, 2011. If a committee fails to report the joint com-16

    mittee bill within that period, it shall be in order to17

    move that the House discharge the committee from18

    further consideration of the bill. Such a motion shall19

    not be in order after the last committee authorized20

    to consider the bill reports it to the House or after21

    the House has disposed of a motion to discharge the22

    bill. The previous question shall be considered as or-23

    dered on the motion to its adoption without inter-24

    vening motion except 20 minutes of debate equally25

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    divided and controlled by the proponent and an op-1

    ponent. If such a motion is adopted, the House shall2

    proceed immediately to consider the joint committee3

    bill in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). A4

    motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion5

    is disposed of shall not be in order.6

    (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.After7

    the last committee authorized to consider a joint8

    committee bill reports it to the House or has been9

    discharged (other than by motion) from its consider-10

    ation, it shall be in order to move to proceed to con-11

    sider the joint committee bill in the House. Such a12

    motion shall not be in order after the House has dis-13

    posed of a motion to proceed with respect to the14

    joint committee bill. The previous question shall be15

    considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption16

    without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider17

    the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not18

    be in order.19

    (3) CONSIDERATION.The joint committee bill20

    shall be considered as read. All points of order21

    against the joint committee bill and against its con-22

    sideration are waived. The previous question shall be23

    considered as ordered on the joint committee bill to24

    its passage without intervening motion except 225

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    hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the1

    proponent and an opponent and one motion to limit2

    debate on the joint committee bill. A motion to re-3

    consider the vote on passage of the joint committee4

    bill shall not be in order.5

    (4) VOTE ON PASSAGE.The vote on passage6

    of the joint committee bill shall occur not later than7

    December 23, 2011.8

    (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.9

    (1) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.A joint com-10

    mittee bill introduced in the Senate under subsection11

    (a) shall be jointly referred to the committee or com-12

    mittees of jurisdiction, which committees shall report13

    the bill without any revision and with a favorable14

    recommendation, an unfavorable recommendation, or15

    without recommendation, not later than December 9,16

    2011. If any committee fails to report the bill within17

    that period, that committee shall be automatically18

    discharged from consideration of the bill, and the19

    bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.20

    (2) MOTION TO PROCEED.Notwithstanding21

    Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it22

    is in order, not later than 2 days of session after the23

    date on which a joint committee bill is reported or24

    discharged from all committees to which it was re-25

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    ferred, for the majority leader of the Senate or the1

    majority leaders designee to move to proceed to the2

    consideration of the joint committee bill. It shall also3

    be in order for any Member of the Senate to move4

    to proceed to the consideration of the joint com-5

    mittee bill at any time after the conclusion of such6

    2-day period. A motion to proceed is in order even7

    though a previous motion to the same effect has8

    been disagreed to. All points of order against the9

    motion to proceed to the joint committee bill are10

    waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. The11

    motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A mo-12

    tion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is13

    agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If14

    a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint15

    committee bill is agreed to, the joint committee bill16

    shall remain the unfinished business until disposed17

    of.18

    (3) CONSIDERATION.All points of order19

    against the joint committee bill and against consid-20

    eration of the joint committee bill are waived. Con-21

    sideration of the joint committee bill and of all de-22

    batable motions and appeals in connection therewith23

    shall not exceed a total of 30 hours which shall be24

    divided equally between the Majority and Minority25

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    Leaders or their designees. A motion further to limit1

    debate on the joi