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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 143 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that matching contributions 

to the Thrift Savings Fund for Members of Congress be made contingent 

on Congress completing action on a concurrent resolution on the budget, 

for the fiscal year involved, which reduces the deficit, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Mr. RIGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform, 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 amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that matching contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund for Members of Congress be made contingent on Congress completing action on a concurrent resolution on the budget, 

for the fiscal year involved, which reduces the deficit, 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lead By Example 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CONDITION. 

5 Section 8432(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

8 section, no contribution under this subsection may be 

9 made for the benefit of any Member— 

10 ‘‘(i) with respect to any pay period beginning 

11 before the date on which Congress completes action 

12 on a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fis13 cal year in which the first day of such pay period 

14 occurs; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) unless— 

16 ‘‘(I) the deficit for the fiscal year referred 

17 to in clause (i) (as set forth in the concurrent 

18 resolution on the budget for such fiscal year), 

19 is less than 

20 ‘‘(II) the deficit for the preceding fiscal 

21 year (as set forth in the concurrent resolution 

22 on the budget for such preceding fiscal year). 

23 ‘‘(B) If a determination under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

24 cannot be made with respect to a fiscal year (as referred 

25 to in subclause (I) thereof) due to a failure by Congress 

26 to complete action on a concurrent resolution on the budgVerDate Mar 15 2010 05:11 Jan 10, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H143.IH H143

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1 et for the preceding fiscal year (as referred to in subclause 

2 (II) thereof) the condition under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

3 shall be considered not to have been met for purposes of 

4 the fiscal year referred to in subclause (I) thereof. 

5 ‘‘(C) Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and subpara6 graph (B) shall cease to apply after the date on which 

7 Congress completes action on a concurrent resolution on 

8 the budget for the first fiscal year, following the date of 

9 the enactment of this paragraph, for which there is no 

10 deficit (as determined based on the concurrent resolution 

11 on the budget for such fiscal year). 

12 ‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the terms ‘con13 current resolution on the budget’ and ‘deficit’ have the re14 spective meanings given them by section 3 of the Congres15 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

17 The amendment made by this Act shall be effective 

18 with respect to contributions for pay periods beginning in 

19 any fiscal year which begins after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act. 

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