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Union Calendar No. 16 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2021 

[Report No. 116–35, Part I] 

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

and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2019 

Mr. YARMUTH (for himself and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 

the Committee on Rules, 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 

APRIL 5, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on the Budget 

APRIL 5, 2019 

Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget 

for fiscal year 2020. 


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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 ‘‘Investing for the Peo5 ple Act of 2019’’. 

6 TITLE I—BUDGET 

7 ENFORCEMENT 

8 SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AND 

9 EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985. 

10 (a) REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.— 

11 Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended 

13 by striking paragraphs (7) and (8) and inserting the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2020— 

16 ‘‘(A) for the revised security category, 

17 $664,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and 

18 ‘‘(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, 

19 $631,018,000,000 in new budget authority; and 

20 ‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2021— 

21 ‘‘(A) for the revised security category, 

22 $680,119,000,000; and 

23 ‘‘(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, 

24 $646,056,000,000;’’. 


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1 (b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL

2 WAR ON TERRORISM ADJUSTMENT LIMIT.—Section 

3 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

4 Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended in 

5 subparagraph (A) by inserting before the period at the end 

6 the following: ‘‘, except that the adjustment for Overseas 

7 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism for fis8 cal year 2020 or any subsequent fiscal year shall not ex9 ceed $69,000,000,000 for the revised security category or 

10 $8,000,000,000 for the revised nonsecurity category’’. 

11 (c) NEW ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE INTERNAL REV12 ENUE SERVICE AND THE U.S. CENSUS FOR 2020.—Sec13 tion 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following two new sub16 paragraphs: 

17 ‘‘(G) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX

18 ENFORCEMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint 

20 resolution making appropriations for a fis21 cal year is enacted that specifies an 

22 amount in the Enforcement account and 

23 the Operations Support account for tax en24 forcement activities, including tax compli25 ance to address the Federal tax gap, of the 


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1 Internal Revenue Service of the Depart2 ment of the Treasury, then the adjustment 

3 for that fiscal year shall be the additional 

4 new budget authority provided in that Act 

5 for such purpose for that fiscal year, but 

6 shall not exceed— 

7 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, 

8 $400,000,000; and 

9 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, 

10 $750,000,000. 

11 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—As used in this 

12 subparagraph, the term ‘additional new 

13 budget authority’ means the amount pro14 vided for a fiscal year, in excess of 

15 $8,584,000,000, in an appropriation Act 

16 and specified for tax enforcement activi17 ties, including tax compliance to address 

18 the Federal tax gap, of the Internal Rev19 enue Service. 

20 ‘‘(H) THE 2020 CENSUS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a bill or joint 

22 resolution making appropriations for fiscal 

23 year 2020 is enacted that specifies an 

24 amount for the 2020 Census in the Peri25 odic Censuses and Programs account of 


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1 the Bureau of the Census of the Depart2 ment of Commerce, then the adjustment 

3 for that fiscal year shall be the new budget 

4 authority provided in that Act for such 

5 purpose for fiscal year 2020, but shall not 

6 exceed $7,500,000,000. 

7 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—As used in this 

8 subparagraph, the term ‘new budget au9 thority’ means the amount provided for fis10 cal year 2020 in an appropriation Act and 

11 specified to pay for expenses associated 

12 with 2020 Census operations.’’. 

13 (d) DIRECT SPENDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL

14 YEARS 2020 AND 2021.—Section 251A of the Balanced 

15 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

16 U.S.C. 901a), is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (5)(B), in the matter pre18 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (12)’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘, (12), and (13)’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(13) IMPLEMENTING DIRECT SPENDING RE22 DUCTIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021.—(A) 

23 OMB shall make the calculations necessary to imple24 ment the direct spending reductions calculated pur25 suant to paragraphs (3) and (4) without regard to 


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1 the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the 

2 discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2020 

3 and 2021 by the Investing for the People Act of 

4 2019. 

5 ‘‘(B) Paragraph (5)(B) shall not be imple6 mented for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.’’. 

7 TITLE II—ESTABLISHING A 

8 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 

9 SEC. 201. FISCAL YEAR 2020 BUDGET RESOLUTION. 

10 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—For the purpose of enforc11 ing the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal year 

12 2020, the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for 

13 in subsection (b) shall apply in the House of Representa14 tives in the same manner as for a concurrent resolution 

15 on the budget for fiscal year 2020 with appropriate budg16 etary levels for fiscal year 2020 and for fiscal years 2021 

17 through 2029. 

18 (b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND

19 LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, the Chair of 

20 the Committee on the Budget shall submit a statement 

21 for publication in the Congressional Record as soon as 

22 practicable, containing— 

23 (1) for the Committee on Appropriations, com24 mittee allocations for fiscal year 2020 consistent 

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1 tion 251(c)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by 

3 this Act, and the outlays flowing therefrom, and 

4 committee allocations for fiscal year 2020 for cur5 rent law mandatory budget authority and outlays, 

6 for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Con7 gressional Budget Act of 1974; 

8 (2) for all committees of that House other than 

9 the Committee on Appropriations, committee alloca10 tions for fiscal year 2020 and for the period of fiscal 

11 years 2020 through 2029 consistent with the most 

12 recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, 

13 as adjusted, to the extent practicable, for the budg14 etary effects of any provision of law enacted during 

15 the period beginning on the date such baseline is 

16 issued and ending on the date of submission of such 

17 statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 

18 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 

19 (3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 

20 2020 in accordance with the allocations established 

21 under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of en22 forcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 

23 of 1974; and 

24 (4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal year 2020 

25 and for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029 


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1 consistent with the most recent baseline of the Con2 gressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent 

3 practicable, for the budgetary effects of any provi4 sion of law enacted during the period beginning on 

5 the date such baseline is issued and ending on the 

6 date of submission of such statement, for the pur7 pose of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional 

8 Budget Act of 1974. 

9 (c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement referred 

10 to in subsection (b) may also include for fiscal year 2020, 

11 the matter contained in the provisions referred to in sub12 section (e). 

13 (d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Chair of the Committee on 

14 the Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust 

15 the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels in16 cluded in the statement referred to in subsection (b)— 

17 (1) to reflect changes resulting from the Con18 gressional Budget Office’s updates to its baseline for 

19 fiscal years 2020 through 2029; or 

20 (2) for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 

21 conference report by the amounts provided in such 

22 measure if such measure would not increase the def23 icit for either of the following time periods: fiscal 

24 year 2020 to fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2020 to 

25 fiscal year 2029. 


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1 (e) APPLICATION.—Upon submission of the state2 ment referred to in subsection (b), all references to alloca3 tions, aggregates, or other appropriate levels in ‘‘this con4 current resolution’’ in sections 5201, 5202, and 5203 of 

5 the House Concurrent Resolution 71 (115th Congress), 

6 specified in section 30104(f)(1) of the Bipartisan Budget 

7 Act of 2018, and continued in effect by section 103(m) 

8 of House Resolution 6 (116th Congress), shall be treated 

9 for all purposes in the House of Representatives as ref10 erences to the allocations, aggregates, or other appropriate 

11 levels contained in the statement referred to in subsection 

12 (b), as adjusted in accordance with this section or any 

13 other Act. 

14 SEC. 202. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

16 (b), any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolu17 tion continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or 

18 conference report thereon, may not provide an advance ap19 propriation. 

20 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be 

21 provided for programs, activities or accounts identified in 

22 lists submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

23 by the Chair of the Committee on the Budget— 

24 (1) for fiscal year 2021, under the heading ‘‘Ac25 counts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an 


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1 aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in 

2 new budget authority, and for fiscal year 2022, ac3 counts separately identified under the same heading; 

4 and 

5 (2) for fiscal year 2021, under the heading 

6 ‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appro7 priations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

8 $87,636,650,000 in new budget authority. 

9 (c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ 

10 means any new discretionary budget authority provided in 

11 a general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution con12 tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, or any amend13 ment thereto or conference report thereon, that first be14 comes available following fiscal year 2020. 

15 SEC. 203. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

16 Sections 201 and 202 are enacted by the House of 

17 Representatives— 

18 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

19 the House of Representatives, and as such they shall 

20 be considered as part of the rules of the House of 

21 Representatives, and such rules shall supersede 

22 other rules only to the extent that they are incon23 sistent therewith; and 

24 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

25 right of the House of Representatives to change 


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1 such rules at any time, in the same manner, and to 

2 the same extent as in the case of any other rule of 

3 the House of Representatives. 


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Union Calendar No. 16 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2021 

[Report No. 116–35, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

congressional budget for fiscal year 2020. Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a 

APRIL 5, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on the Budget 

APRIL 5, 2019 

Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 


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