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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 325 

To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United 

States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2013 

Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations 

of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, 

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. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DEBT CEILING. 

4 (a) SUSPENSION.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, 

5 United States Code, shall not apply for the period begin6 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 

7 on May 18, 2013. 


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1 (b) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS

2 ISSUED DURING SUSPENSION PERIOD.—Effective May 

3 19, 2013, the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, 

4 United States Code, as increased by section 3101A of such 

5 title, is increased to the extent that— 

6 (1) the face amount of obligations issued under 

7 chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obli8 gations whose principal and interest are guaranteed 

9 by the United States Government (except guaran10 teed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treas11 ury) outstanding on May 19, 2013, exceeds 

12 (2) the face amount of such obligations out13 standing on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 An obligation shall not be taken into account under para15 graph (1) unless the issuance of such obligation was nec16 essary to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Gov17 ernment that required payment before May 19, 2013. 

18 SEC. 2. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN 

19 ESCROW UPON FAILURE TO AGREE TO BUDG20 ET RESOLUTION. 

21 (a) HOLDING SALARIES IN ESCROW.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—If by April 15, 2013, a 

23 House of Congress has not agreed to a concurrent 

24 resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014 pursu25 ant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act 


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1 of 1974, during the period described in paragraph 

2 (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Con3 gress shall deposit in an escrow account all pay4 ments otherwise required to be made during such 

5 period for the compensation of Members of Congress 

6 who serve in that House of Congress, and shall re7 lease such payments to such Members only upon the 

8 expiration of such period. 

9 (2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a 

10 House of Congress, the period described in this 

11 paragraph is the period which begins on April 16, 

12 2013, and ends on the earlier of— 

13 (A) the day on which the House of Con14 gress agrees to a concurrent resolution on the 

15 budget for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 

16 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 

17 or 

18 (B) the last day of the One Hundred Thir19 teenth Congress. 

20 (3) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF

21 AMOUNTS FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The 

22 payroll administrator shall provide for the same 

23 withholding and remittance with respect to a pay24 ment deposited in an escrow account under paraVerDate Mar 15 2010 17:45 Jan 21, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H325.IH H325

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1 graph (1) that would apply to the payment if the 

2 payment were not subject to paragraph (1). 

3 (4) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF THE

4 CONGRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is 

5 carried out in a manner that shall not vary the com6 pensation of Senators or Representatives in violation 

7 of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the 

8 Constitution of the United States, the payroll ad9 ministrator of a House of Congress shall release for 

10 payments to Members of that House of Congress 

11 any amounts remaining in any escrow account under 

12 this section on the last day of the One Hundred 

13 Thirteenth Congress. 

14 (5) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.— 

15 The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the pay16 roll administrators of the Houses of Congress with 

17 such assistance as may be necessary to enable the 

18 payroll administrators to carry out this section. 

19 (b) TREATMENT OF DELEGATES AS MEMBERS.—In 

20 this section, the term ‘‘Member’’ includes a Delegate or 

21 Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 

22 (c) PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this 

23 section, the ‘‘payroll administrator’’ of a House of Con24 gress means— 


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1 (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, 

2 the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 

3 Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the 

4 Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by 

5 the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this 

6 section; and 

7 (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of 

8 the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Sec9 retary of the Senate who is designated by the Sec10 retary to carry out this section. 

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