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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4060 

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

to cap the level of Federal spending at $949 billion for each of fiscal 

years 2013 through 2021, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2012 

Mr. FLEISCHMANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Budget 

A BILL 

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to cap the level of Federal spending 

at $949 billion for each of fiscal years 2013 through 

2021, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freeze Government 

5 Spending Act of 2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 

2 Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer3 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT.—As used in 

6 this part, the term ‘discretionary spending limit’ means, 

7 with respect to each of fiscal years 2013 through 2021, 

8 for the discretionary category, $949,000,000,000 in new 

9 budget authority, as adjusted in strict conformance with 

10 subsection (b).’’. 

11 SEC. 3. SECTION 251A DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251A of the Balanced 

13 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 251A. DIRECT SPENDING ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGET 

16 GOAL. 

17 ‘‘(a) DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION.—On Jan18 uary 2, 2013, for fiscal year 2013 and in its sequestration 

19 preview reports for fiscal years 2014 through 2021 pursu20 ant to section 254(c), OMB shall state that the net 

21 amount of reduction in nonexempt direct spending ac22 counts shall be $18,333,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2013 through 2020 and $18,336,000,000 for fiscal year 

24 2021 and the sequestration percentage necessary to 

25 achieve that reduction in nonexempt direct spending ac26 counts for the applicable fiscal year. 


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1 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTING DIRECT SPENDING REDUC2 TIONS.—On the date specified in subsection (a) during 

3 each applicable year, OMB shall prepare and the Presi4 dent shall order a sequestration, effective upon issuance, 

5 of nonexempt direct spending to achieve the direct spend6 ing reduction set forth in that subsection. When imple7 menting the sequestration of direct spending pursuant to 

8 this subsection, OMB shall follow the procedures specified 

9 in section 6 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

10 the exemptions specified in section 255, and the special 

11 rules specified in section 256, except that the percentage 

12 reduction for the Medicare programs specified in section 

13 256(d) shall not be more than 2 percent for a fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT FOR MEDICARE.—If the percent15 age reduction for the Medicare programs would exceed 2 

16 percent for a fiscal year in the absence of subsection (b), 

17 OMB shall increase the reduction for all other direct 

18 spending by a uniform percentage to a level sufficient to 

19 achieve the reduction required by subsection (a). 

20 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF REDUCTIONS.—Any re21 ductions imposed under this section shall be implemented 

22 in accordance with section 256(k). 

23 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—On the dates specified in subsection 

24 (a), OMB shall submit a report to Congress containing 

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1 tion, a listing of the reductions required for each non2 exempt direct spending account, and any other data and 

3 explanations that enhance public understanding of this 

4 title and actions taken under it.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

6 to section 251A in the table of contents set forth in section 

7 250(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

8 Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 251A. Direct spending enforcement of budget goal.’’. 

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