II 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 18 

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

to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2013 

Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. INHOFE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established 

by the Budget Control Act of 2011. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 the‘‘Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act 

6 of 2013’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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TITLE I—BUDGET RESOURCE SAVINGS 

Sec. 101. Savings applied to the fiscal year 2013 discretionary sequester. 

TITLE II—AGRICULTURE 

Sec. 201. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance 

payments. 

TITLE III—SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED TO CLAIM THE 

REFUNDABLE PORTION OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT 

Sec. 301. Social security number required to claim the refundable portion of the 

child tax credit. 

TITLE IV—ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS 

Sec. 401. Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires and billionaires. 

Sec. 402. Recapture of overpayments resulting from certain federally-subsidized 

health insurance. 

TITLE V—FINANCIAL SERVICES 

Sec. 501. Bringing the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process. 

TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL ACTION 

Sec. 601. Congressional action on a budget resolution. 

Sec. 602. Preventing duplicative and overlapping government programs. 

TITLE VII—CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY AND DUPLICATIVE 

AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS 

Sec. 701. Consolidating unnecessary duplicative and overlapping government 

programs. 

TITLE VIII—COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT FOR FEDERAL 

EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 

Subtitle A—Compensation 

Sec. 801. Extension of pay freeze for Federal employees. 

Sec. 802. No cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress. 

Sec. 803. Cap adjustment to preserve savings from extension of Federal pay 

freeze. 

Subtitle B—Retirement Reforms 

PART I—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

Sec. 851. Increase in Federal employee and Member of Congress retirement 

contributions to Federal Employees Retirement System. 

Sec. 852. Increase in Federal employee and Member of Congress retirement 

contributions to Civil Service Retirement System. 

Sec. 853. Annuity supplement. 

PART II—OTHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS


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Sec. 861. Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System. 

Sec. 862. Foreign Service Pension System. 

Sec. 863. Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. 

TITLE IX—REDUCTION IN COST SHARING UNDER ACA 

Sec. 901. Reduction in cost sharing under ACA. 

1 TITLE I—BUDGET RESOURCE 

2 SAVINGS 

3 SEC. 101. SAVINGS APPLIED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 DIS4 CRETIONARY SEQUESTER. 

5 (a) DISCRETIONARY SEQUESTER.—Notwithstanding 

6 any other provision of law, the sequester for fiscal year 

7 2013 for discretionary spending under section 251A(7)(A) 

8 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

9 Act of 1985 shall not be implemented. 

10 (b) LOWERING THE 2013 CAPS.—The discretionary 

11 caps for fiscal year 2013 provided in section 251 of the 

12 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

13 1985, as modified by section 251A of such Act, are re14 duced by $10,000,000,000 in the security category and 

15 $10,000,000,000 in the non-security category. 

16 TITLE II—AGRICULTURE 

17 SEC. 201. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON THE 

18 RECEIPT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAY19 MENTS. 

20 (a) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCE.—Section 5 of 

21 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is 

22 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (e)(6)(C) by striking clause 

2 (iv), and 

3 (2) in subsection (k) by striking paragraph (4) 

4 and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(4) THIRD PARTY ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAY6 MENTS.—For purposes of subsection (d)(1), a pay7 ment made under a State law (other than a law re8 ferred to in paragraph (2)(G)) to provide energy as9 sistance to a household shall be considered money 

10 payable directly to the household.’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

12 2605(f)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 

13 Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and for purposes of deter15 mining any excess shelter expense deduction under 

16 section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

17 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e))’’; and 

18 (2) in subparagraph (A) by inserting before the 

19 semicolon the following: ‘‘, except that such pay20 ments or allowances shall not be deemed to be ex21 pended for purposes of determining any excess shel22 ter expense deduction under section 5(e)(6) of the 

23 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

24 2014(e)(6))’’. 


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1 TITLE III—SOCIAL SECURITY 

2 NUMBER REQUIRED TO 

3 CLAIM THE REFUNDABLE 

4 PORTION OF THE CHILD TAX 

5 CREDIT 

6 SEC. 301. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED TO CLAIM 

7 THE REFUNDABLE PORTION OF THE CHILD 

8 TAX CREDIT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 

10 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 

11 the end the following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RE13 SPECT TO TAXPAYER.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 

15 not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year 

16 unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s So17 cial Security number on the return of tax for 

18 such taxable year. 

19 ‘‘(B) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a 

20 joint return, the requirement of subparagraph 

21 (A) shall be treated as met if the Social Secu22 rity number of either spouse is included on such 

23 return. 

24 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (A) 

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1 imum tax (as defined in section 55(b)(1)(A)) 

2 exceeds the credit allowed under section 32.’’. 

3 (b) OMISSION TREATED AS MATHEMATICAL OR

4 CLERICAL ERROR.—Subparagraph (I) of section 

5 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(I) an omission of a correct Social Secu7 rity number required under section 24(d)(5) 

8 (relating to refundable portion of child tax cred9 it), or a correct TIN under section 24(e) (relat10 ing to child tax credit), to be included on a re11 turn,’’. 

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (e) of 

13 section 24 of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘WITH

14 RESPECT TO QUALIFYING CHILDREN’’ after ‘‘IDENTI15 FICATION REQUIREMENT’’ in the heading thereof. 

16 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

18 December 31, 2012. 

19 TITLE IV—ENTITLEMENT 

20 PROGRAMS 

21 SEC. 401. ENDING UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS TO JOBLESS 

22 MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES. 

23 (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi24 sion of law, no Federal funds may be used to make pay25 ments of unemployment compensation (including such 


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1 compensation under the Federal-State Extended Com2 pensation Act of 1970 and the emergency unemployment 

3 compensation program under title IV of the Supplemental 

4 Appropriations Act, 2008) to an individual whose adjusted 

5 gross income in the preceding year was equal to or greater 

6 than $1,000,000. 

7 (b) COMPLIANCE.—Unemployment Insurance appli8 cations shall include a form or procedure for an individual 

9 applicant to certify the individual’s adjusted gross income 

10 was not equal to or greater than $1,000,000 in the pre11 ceding year. 

12 (c) AUDITS.—The certifications required by (b) shall 

13 be auditable by the U.S. Department of Labor or the U.S. 

14 Government Accountability Office. 

15 (d) STATUS OF APPLICANTS.—It is the duty of the 

16 states to verify the residency, employment, legal, and in17 come status of applicants for Unemployment Insurance 

18 and no Federal funds may be expended for purposes of 

19 determining an individual’s eligibility under this Act. 

20 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sub21 section (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment begin22 ning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 402. RECAPTURE OF OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING 

2 FROM CERTAIN FEDERALLY-SUBSIDIZED 

3 HEALTH INSURANCE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 36B(f) 

5 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik6 ing subparagraph (B). 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—So much of para8 graph (2) of section 36B(f) of such Code, as amended by 

9 subsection (a), as precedes ‘‘advance payments’’ is amend10 ed to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(2) EXCESS ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—If the’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De14 cember 31, 2013. 

15 TITLE V—FINANCIAL SERVICES 

16 SEC. 501. BRINGING THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINAN17 CIAL PROTECTION INTO THE REGULAR AP18 PROPRIATIONS PROCESS. 

19 Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection 

20 Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) by amending the heading of such sub23 section to read as follows: ‘‘BUDGET, FINAN24 CIAL MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIT.—’’; 

25 (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 

26 (3); 


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1 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

2 (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 

3 (D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 

4 of paragraph (1), as so redesignated; 

5 (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); 

6 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub7 section (b); and 

8 (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 

9 (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 

10 (3) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 There is authorized to be appropriated 

13 $200,000,000 to carry out this title for each of fiscal 

14 years 2013 and 2014.’’; and 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

16 paragraph (2). 

17 TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL 

18 ACTION 

19 SEC. 601. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON A BUDGET RESOLU20 TION. 

21 Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

22 is amended by— 

23 (1) striking subsection (a) and inserting the fol24 lowing: ‘‘After April 15 and unless the concurrent 

25 resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been 


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1 adopted for the budget year, it shall not be in order 

2 in the House of Representatives or the Senate to 

3 consider any bill or joint resolution, amendment or 

4 motion thereto, or conference report thereon. This 

5 section may be waived or suspended for an emer6 gency by a vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 

7 chosen and sworn.’’; 

8 (2) striking subsections (b) and (c); and 

9 (3) by striking its section heading and inserting 

10 the following new section heading: ‘‘CONSIDERATION

11 OF LEGISLATION BEFORE BUDGET IS ADOPTED’’. 

12 SEC. 602. PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE AND OVERLAPPING 

13 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. 

14 (a) REPORTED LEGISLATION.—Paragraph 11 of rule 

15 XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (c), by striking ‘‘and (b)’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘(b), and (c)’’; 

18 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (c) and sub19 paragraph (d); and 

20 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(c) The report accompanying each bill or joint reso23 lution of a public character reported by any committee (in24 cluding the Committee on Appropriations and the Com25 mittee on the Budget) shall contain— 


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1 ‘‘(1) an analysis by the Congressional Research 

2 Service to determine if the bill or joint resolution 

3 creates any new Federal program, office, or initia4 tive that would duplicate or overlap any existing 

5 Federal program, office, or initiative with similar 

6 mission, purpose, goals, or activities along with a 

7 listing of all of the overlapping or duplicative Fed8 eral program or programs, office or offices, or initia9 tive or initiatives; and 

10 ‘‘(2) an explanation provided by the committee 

11 as to why the creation of each new program, office, 

12 or initiative is necessary if a similar program or pro13 grams, office or offices, or initiative or initiatives al14 ready exist.’’. 

15 (b) SENATE.—Rule XVII of the Standing Rules of 

16 the Senate is amended by inserting at the end thereof the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘6. (a) It shall not be in order in the Senate to pro19 ceed to any bill or joint resolution unless the committee 

20 of jurisdiction has prepared and posted on the committee 

21 website an overlapping and duplicative programs analysis 

22 and explanation for the bill or joint resolution as described 

23 in subparagraph (b) prior to proceeding. 

24 ‘‘(b) The analysis and explanation required by this 

25 subparagraph shall contain— 


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1 ‘‘(1) an analysis by the Congressional Research 

2 Service to determine if the bill or joint resolution 

3 creates any new Federal program, office, or initia4 tive that would duplicate or overlap any existing 

5 Federal program, office, or initiative with similar 

6 mission, purpose, goals, or activities along with a 

7 listing of all of the overlapping or duplicative Fed8 eral program or programs, office or offices, or initia9 tive or initiatives; and 

10 ‘‘(2) an explanation provided by the committee 

11 as to why the creation of each new program, office, 

12 or initiative is necessary if a similar program or pro13 grams, office or offices, or initiative or initiatives al14 ready exist. 

15 ‘‘(c) This paragraph may be waived by joint agree16 ment of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of 

17 the Senate upon their certification that such waiver is nec18 essary as a result of— 

19 ‘‘(1) a significant disruption to Senate facilities 

20 or to the availability of the Internet; or 

21 ‘‘(2) an emergency as determined by the lead22 ers.’’. 


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1 TITLE VII—CONSOLIDATING UN2 NECESSARY AND DUPLICA3 TIVE AND OVERLAPPING 

4 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS 

5 SEC. 701. CONSOLIDATING UNNECESSARY DUPLICATIVE 

6 AND OVERLAPPING GOVERNMENT PRO7 GRAMS. 

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law and not 

9 later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this 

10 Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

11 shall coordinate with the heads of the relevant department 

12 and agencies to— 

13 (1) use available administrative authority to 

14 eliminate, consolidate, or streamline Government 

15 programs and agencies with duplicative and overlap16 ping missions identified in the— 

17 (A) March 2011 Government Account18 ability Office report to Congress entitled ‘‘Op19 portunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 

20 Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 

21 Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO 11 318SP); and 

22 (B) February 2012 Government Account23 ability Office report to Congress entitled ‘‘2012 

24 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Poten25 tial Duplication in Government Programs, Save 


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1 Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO 12 

2 342SP); 

3 (2) identify and report to Congress any legisla4 tive changes required to further eliminate, consoli5 date, or streamline Government programs and agen6 cies with duplicative and overlapping missions identi7 fied in the— 

8 (A) March 2011 Government Account9 ability Office report to Congress entitled ‘‘Op10 portunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in 

11 Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and 

12 Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO 11 318SP); and 

13 (B) February 2012 Government Account14 ability Office report to Congress entitled ‘‘2012 

15 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Poten16 tial Duplication in Government Programs, Save 

17 Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue’’ (GAO 12 

18 342SP); 

19 (3) determine the total cost savings that shall 

20 result to each agency, office, and department from 

21 the actions described in paragraph (1); and 

22 (4) rescind from the appropriate accounts and 

23 apply the savings towards deficit reduction the 

24 amount greater of— 

25 (A) $10,000,000,000; or 


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1 (B) the total amount of cost savings esti2 mated by paragraph (3). 

3 TITLE VIII—COMPENSATION 

4 AND RETIREMENT FOR FED5 ERAL EMPLOYEES AND MEM6 BERS OF CONGRESS 

7 Subtitle A—Compensation 

8 SEC. 801. EXTENSION OF PAY FREEZE FOR FEDERAL EM9 PLOYEES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 147 of the Continuing 

11 Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–242; 5 U.S.C. 

12 5303 note) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘December 

14 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘December 31, 

16 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

17 (b) CLARIFICATION THAT FREEZE APPLIES TO THE

18 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.— 

19 (1) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Notwithstanding 

20 any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be 

21 made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reor22 ganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to 

23 cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) 

24 during the period beginning on the date of enact25 ment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2014. 


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1 (2) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.— 

2 (A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 

3 term ‘‘legislative branch employee’’ means— 

4 (i) an employee whose pay is dis5 bursed by the Secretary of the Senate or 

6 the Chief Administrative Officer of the 

7 House of Representatives; and 

8 (ii) an employee of any agency estab9 lished in the legislative branch. 

10 (B) FREEZE.—Notwithstanding any other 

11 provision of law, no cost of living adjustment 

12 required by statute with respect to a legislative 

13 branch employee that would otherwise take ef14 fect during the period beginning on the date of 

15 enactment of this Act and ending on December 

16 31, 2014 shall be made. 

17 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 114 of the 

18 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 

19 112–175; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 802. NO COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEM21 BERS OF CONGRESS. 

22 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no ad23 justment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legis24 lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating 

25 to cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress) for 


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1 any fiscal year in which the Congressional Budget Office 

2 determines there is a Federal budget deficit. 

3 SEC. 803. CAP ADJUSTMENT TO PRESERVE SAVINGS FROM 

4 EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PAY FREEZE. 

5 The discretionary caps provided in section 251(c) of 

6 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

7 of 1985, as modified by section 251A of such Act, are 

8 reduced as follows for the respective fiscal year and the 

9 respective category: 

10 (1) for fiscal year 2014— 

11 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

12 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; 

13 (2) for fiscal year 2015— 

14 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

15 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; 

16 (3) for fiscal year 2016— 

17 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

18 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; 

19 (4) fiscal year 2017— 

20 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

21 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; 

22 (5) for fiscal year 2018— 

23 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

24 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; 

25 (6) for fiscal year 2019— 


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1 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

2 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; 

3 (7) for fiscal year 2020— 

4 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

5 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security; and 

6 (8) for fiscal year 2021— 

7 (A) $3,000,000,000 in security; and 

8 (B) $3,000,000,000 in non-security. 

9 Subtitle B—Retirement Reforms 

10 PART I—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GENERALLY 

11 SEC. 851. INCREASE IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER 

12 OF CONGRESS RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS 

13 TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYS14 TEM. 

15 Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 

16 amended by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(3)(A) The applicable percentage under this para19 graph for civilian service by employees or Members other 

20 than revised annuity employees shall be as follows: 

‘‘Employee 7 January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998. 

7.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

7.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

8.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.3 After December 31, 

2015. 


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Congressional employee 7.5 January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Member 7.5 January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

8 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. 

7.5 January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Law enforcement officer, firefighter, member 7.5 January 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998. 

of the Capitol Police, 

member of 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

the Supreme Court Police, or air 7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

traffic controller 7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Nuclear materials courier 7 January 1, 1987 to October 16, 1998. 

7.5 October 17, 1998 to 

December 31, 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Customs and border 

protection officer 

7.5 June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 


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9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015.’’. 

1 SEC. 852. INCREASE IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AND MEMBER 

2 OF CONGRESS RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS 

3 TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8334(c) of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking the table and insert6 ing the following: 

‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

Employee 2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7 January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1998. 

7.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

7.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

8.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.3 After December 31, 

2015. 

Member or employee 

for Congressional 

employee service 

2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969 


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‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

7.5 January 1, 1970 to December 31 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Member for Member 

service 

2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to August 

1, 1946. 

6 August 2, 1946 to October 31, 1956. 

7 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

8 January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1998. 

8.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

8.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

8.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. 

8 January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2013. 

8.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

10.3 After December 31, 

2015. 

Law enforcement officer for law enforcement service, 

member of the 

Supreme Court 

Police for Supreme Court Police service, and 

firefighter for firefighter service 

2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 


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‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7 January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1974. 

7.5 January 1, 1975 to December 31, 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Bankruptcy judge 2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 3, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7 January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1983. 

8 January 1, 1984 to December 31, 1998. 

8.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

8.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

8 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

10.3 After December 31, 

2015. 


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‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

Judge of the United 

States Court of 

Appeals for the 

Armed Forces for 

service as a judge 

of that court 

6 May 5, 1950 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7 January 1, 1970 to (but 

not including) the date 

of the enactment of the 

Department of Defense 

Authorization Act, 

1984 

8 The date of enactment of 

the Department of Defense Authorization 

Act, 1984 to December 

31, 1998. 

8.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

8.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

8 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

10.3 After December 31, 

2015. 

United States Magistrate judge 2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7 January 1, 1970 to September 30, 1987. 

8 October 1, 1987 to December 31, 1998 

8.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

8.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

8 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 


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‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

9.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

10.3 After December 31, 

2015. 

Court of Federal 

Claims Judge 

2 1/2 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3 1/2 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6 1/2 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7 January 1, 1970 to September 30, 1988. 

8 October 1, 1988 to December 31, 1998. 

8.25 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

8.4 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

8 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.75 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9.5 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

10.3 After December 31, 

2015. 

Member of the Capitol Police 2.5 August 1, 1920 to June 

30, 1926. 

3.5 July 1, 1926 to June 30, 

1942. 

5 July 1, 1942 to June 30, 

1948. 

6 July 1, 1948 to October 

31, 1956. 

6.5 November 1, 1956 to December 31, 1969. 

7.5 January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 


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‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Nuclear materials 

courier 

7 October 1, 1977 to October 16, 1998. 

7.5 October 17, 1998 to December 31, 1998. 

7.75 January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. 

7.9 January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000. 

7.5 January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015. 

Customs and border 

protection officer 

7.5 June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2013. 

8.25 January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9 January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.8 After December 31, 

2015.’’. 

1 (b) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 

2 8334(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’; and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(iii) Except as provided in clause (ii), 

8 after December 31, 2013, the contribution 

9 under this paragraph from the appropria10 tion or fund described in clause (i) shall be 

11 as follows: 


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‘‘Percentage of basic pay Service period 

Employee 7 After December 31, 

2013. 

Member or employee 

for Congressional 

employee service 

7.5 After December 31, 

2013. 

Member for Member 

service 

8 After December 31, 

2013. 

Law enforcement officer for law enforcement service, 

member of the 

Supreme Court 

Police for Supreme Court Police service, and 

firefighter for firefighter service 

7.5 After December 31, 

2013. 

Bankruptcy judge 8 After December 31, 

2013. 

Judge of the United 

States Court of 

Appeals for the 

Armed Forces for 

service as a judge 

of that court 

8 After December 31, 

2013. 

United States Magistrate judge 8 After December 31, 

2013. 

Court of Federal 

Claims Judge 

8 After December 31, 

2013. 

Member of the Capitol Police 7.5 After December 31, 

2013. 

Nuclear materials 

courier 

7.5 After December 31, 

2013. 

Customs and border 

protection officer 

7.5 After December 31, 

2013.’’. 

1 SEC. 853. ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT. 

2 Section 8421(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

5 (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

7 (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no 

2 annuity supplement under this section shall be payable in 

3 the case of an individual who first becomes subject to this 

4 chapter after December 31, 2013. 

5 ‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph applies in the case 

6 of an individual separating under subsection (d) or (e) of 

7 section 8412.’’. 

8 PART II—OTHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS 

9 SEC. 861. FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY 

10 SYSTEM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 805(a) of the Foreign 

12 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as otherwise pro15 vided in this section, 7.25 percent’’ and all that 

16 follows through the period at the end and in17 serting the following: ‘‘(A) Except as provided 

18 in this section, a percentage of the basic salary 

19 received by each participant shall be deducted 

20 from the salary and contributed to the Fund for 

21 the payment of annuities, cash benefits, re22 funds, and allowances, as follows: 

23 ‘‘(i) For each year prior to 2014, 7.25 percent. 

24 ‘‘(ii) For 2014, 8 percent. 

25 ‘‘(iii) For 2015, 8.75 percent. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) For each year after 2015, 9.55 percent.’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(B) Except as provided under section 7001(d)(1) of 

6 the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33; 

7 22 U.S.C. 4045 note) and section 505(h) of the Depart8 ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropria9 tions Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–346; 114 

10 Stat. 1356A–54), the employing agency shall contribute 

11 to the Fund, from the appropriations or fund used for 

12 payment of the salary of the participant, an amount equal 

13 to 7.5 percent of the basic salary received by a partici14 pant.’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

16 (1) shall be applied by substituting for ‘‘7 percent’’ 

17 the percentage’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) of 

18 paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting for 

19 the applicable percentage under such subparagraph 

20 the percentage’’. 

21 (b) INCREASED SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CIVIL22 IAN SERVICE.—The table in section 805(d)(1) of such Act 

23 is amended by striking the item related to ‘‘After Decem24 ber 31, 2000’’ and inserting the following new items: 

‘‘January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2013, inclusive ............ 7.25

January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, inclusive .............. 8

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After December 31, 2015 ............................................................... 9.55’’. 

1 (c) INCREASED SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MILI2 TARY OR NAVAL SERVICE.—Section 805(e) of such Act 

3 is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (5)’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘(1)(A) Subject to paragraph (5)’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘special contribution equal to 7 

8 percent’’ and all that follows through ‘‘December 

9 1956. The amount of such payments’’ and inserting 

10 the following: ‘‘special contribution equal to a per11 centage of the amount of basic pay paid under sec12 tion 204 of title 37, United States Code, to the par13 ticipant for each period of military or naval service 

14 after December 1956, as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) For each year prior to 2014, 7.25 percent. 

16 ‘‘(ii) For 2014, 8 percent. 

17 ‘‘(iii) For 2015, 8.75 percent. 

18 ‘‘(iv) For each year after 2015, 9.55 percent. 

19 ‘‘(B) The amount of such payments’’. 

20 SEC. 862. FOREIGN SERVICE PENSION SYSTEM. 

21 The table in section 856(a)(2)(A) of the Foreign 

22 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)(2)(A)) is amend23 ed by striking the item relating to ‘‘After January 11, 

24 2003’’ and inserting the following new items: 


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‘‘7.5 ................................. January 1, 2001 to January 11, 2003. 

7.55 ................................. January 12, 2003 to December 31, 2013. 

8.3 .................................. January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. 

9.05 ................................. January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

9.85 ................................. After December 31, 2015.’’. 

1 SEC. 863. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT 

2 AND DISABILITY SYSTEM. 

3 Section 211(a)(2)(A) of the Central Intelligence 

4 Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2021(a)(2)(A)) is 

5 amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

7 subsection (d), a percentage of the basic pay re8 ceived by a participant other than a revised an9 nuity participant for any pay period shall be de10 ducted and withheld from the pay of that par11 ticipant and contributed to the fund as follows: 

12 ‘‘(i) For each year prior to 2014, 7 

13 percent. 

14 ‘‘(ii) For 2014, 7.75 percent. 

15 ‘‘(iii) For 2015, 8.5 percent. 

16 ‘‘(iv) For each year after 2019, 9.3 

17 percent.’’. 

18 TITLE IX—REDUCTION IN COST 

19 SHARING UNDER ACA 

20 SEC. 901. REDUCTION IN COST SHARING UNDER ACA. 

21 Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Afford22 able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘400’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘300’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

6 after the semicolon; 

7 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

8 and inserting a period; and 

9 (iii) by striking clause (iii); and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)(IV), by strik11 ing ‘‘400’’ and inserting ‘‘300’’. 

12 TITLE X—TREATMENT FOR 

13 PAYGO PURPOSES 

14 SEC. 1001. TREATMENT FOR PAYGO PURPOSES. 

15 (a) PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary effects of 

16 this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard 

17 maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay18 As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)). 

19 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary ef20 fects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO score21 card maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. 

22 Res. 21 (110th Congress). 

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