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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4871 

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

to establish nonsecurity discretionary spending caps. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2010 

Mr. KRATOVIL (for himself, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. BACA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. THOMPSON

of California, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SHULER, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. HILL, 

Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. 

HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. 

DAHLKEMPER, Mr. BOYD, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. BRIGHT, 

Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. BARROW, Mr. 

BOREN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. LORETTA

SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MURPHY of New York, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 

ARCURI, Mr. BERRY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. SPACE, and Mr. NYE) 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish nonsecurity discretionary 

spending caps. 

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 ‘‘Spending Reduction 

3 Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. NONSECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced 

6 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 

7 amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(c) NONSECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIM9 ITS.—As used in this part, the term ‘nonsecurity discre10 tionary spending limit’ means— 

11 ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2011 for the 

12 nonsecurity discretionary category: 

13 $401,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 

14 $528,000,000,000 in outlays; 

15 ‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2012 for the 

16 nonsecurity discretionary category: 

17 $393,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 

18 $492,000,000,000 in outlays; 

19 ‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2013 for the 

20 nonsecurity discretionary category: 

21 $386,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 

22 $467,000,000,000 in outlays; 

23 ‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2014 for the 

24 nonsecurity discretionary category: 

25 $386,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 

26 $456,000,000,000 in outlays; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2015 for the 

2 nonsecurity discretionary category: 

3 $386,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 

4 $449,000,000,000 in outlays.’’. 

5 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 250(c)(4) is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(G) The term ‘nonsecurity discretionary cat8 egory’ refers to all discretionary appropriations ex9 cept budget accounts within major functional cat10 egory (050) National Defense, (150) International 

11 Affairs, (700) Veterans Benefits and Services, and 

12 the National Nuclear Security Administration within 

13 major functional category (270) Energy, and any 

14 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se15 curity.’’. 

16 (c) EXPIRATION.—Section 275 of the Balanced 

17 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

18 U.S.C. 900 note) is amended by striking subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIA24 TIONS.—If, for any fiscal year, a bill or joint resolution 

25 making appropriations for discretionary accounts includes 


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1 a designation for emergency requirements, such bill or 

2 joint resolution may not be considered in the House of 

3 Representatives or the Senate as passed or agreed to un4 less so determined by a vote of not less than two-thirds 

5 of the Members voting, a quorum being present.’’. 

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