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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2884 

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

to eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary 

spending limits. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2015 

Mr. RIBBLE 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 eliminate the firewalls between defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits. 

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

3 SECTION 1. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR FIS4 CAL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2021. 

5 Paragraphs (3) through (8) of section 251(c) of the 

6 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

7 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) are amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2016, for the discretionary 

9 category $1,016,582,000,000; 


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1 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2017, for the discretionary 

2 category $1,039,599,000,000; 

3 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2018, for the discretionary 

4 category $1,064,323,000,000; 

5 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2019, for the discretionary 

6 category $1,091,408,000,000; 

7 ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2020, for the discretionary 

8 category $1,118,618,000,000; and 

9 ‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2021, for the discretionary 

10 category $1,145,316,000,000;’’. 

11 SEC. 2. DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION. 

12 Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 251A. DIRECT SPENDING SEQUESTRATION. 

16 ‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTING DIRECT SPENDING REDUC17 TIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2016–2024.—In its sequestra18 tion preview report for fiscal years 2016 through 2024, 

19 OMB shall prepare and the President shall order a seques20 tration, effective upon issuance, of nonexempt direct 

21 spending to achieve the direct spending reductions set 

22 forth below: 

23 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2016, 6.8 percent for non24 defense and 9.3 percent for defense; 


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1 ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2017, 6.9 percent for non2 defense and 9.1 percent for defense; 

3 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2018, 6.8 percent for non4 defense and 8.9 percent for defense; 

5 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2019, 6.5 percent for non6 defense and 8.8 percent for defense; 

7 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2020, 6.1 percent for non8 defense and 8.6 percent for defense; and 

9 ‘‘(6) for fiscal years 2021 through 2024, 5.9 

10 percent for nondefense and 8.4 percent for defense. 

11 When implementing the sequestration of direct spending 

12 pursuant to this subsection, OMB shall follow the proce13 dures specified in section 6 of the Statutory Pay-As-You14 Go Act of 2010, the exemptions specified in section 255, 

15 and the special rules specified in section 256, except that 

16 the percentage reduction for the Medicare programs speci17 fied in section 256(d) shall not be more than 2 percent 

18 for a fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF REDUCTIONS.—Any re20 ductions imposed under this section shall be implemented 

21 in accordance with section 256(k). 

22 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—On the dates specified in subsection 

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

24 a listing of the reductions required for each nonexempt 

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1 nations that enhance public understanding of this title and 

2 actions taken under it.’’. 

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