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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3298 

To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2009 

Mr. JORDAN of Ohio 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 part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend the 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Discretionary Spend5 ing Control Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) through (13) of 

8 section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 


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1 Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2010, 

4 $1,110,000,000,000 in new budget authority of 

5 which not more than $417,967,000,000 shall be for 

6 the nondefense category; 

7 ‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2011, 

8 $975,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 

9 not more than $354,890,000,000 shall be for the 

10 nondefense category; 

11 ‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2012, 

12 $970,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 

13 not more than $340,860,000,000 shall be for the 

14 nondefense category; 

15 ‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2013, 

16 $965,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 

17 not more than $325,100,000,000 shall be for the 

18 nondefense category; and 

19 ‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2014, 

20 $960,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 

21 not more than $306,170,000,000 shall be for the 

22 nondefense category.’’. 

23 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 250(c)(4) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 


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1 is amended in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘(and suc2 cessor accounts’’ after ‘‘budget accounts’’. 

3 SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 

4 (a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT POINT OF

5 ORDER.—Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

6 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 subsection: 

8 ‘‘(g) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT POINT OF

9 ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the House of Rep10 resentatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolu11 tion, amendment, or conference report that— 

12 ‘‘(1) increases the discretionary spending limits 

13 for any ensuing fiscal year after the budget year; or 

14 ‘‘(2) would cause the discretionary spending 

15 limits for the budget year to be breached.’’. 

16 (b) POINT OF ORDER AGAINST BUDGET RESOLU17 TION THAT BREACHES LIMITS.—It shall not be in order 

18 in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider 

19 any concurrent resolution on the budget that would cause 

20 the discretionary spending limits for the budget year to 

21 be breached. 

22 (c) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION POINT OF ORDER.— 

23 Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (as 

24 amended by this section) is further amended by adding 

25 at the end the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(i) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION POINT OF ORDER.— 

2 It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives 

3 or the Senate to consider any appropriation bill or joint 

4 resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 

5 thereon, that provides advance discretionary new budget 

6 authority that first becomes available for any fiscal year 

7 after the budget year at an amount for any program, 

8 project, or activity above the amount of appropriations for 

9 fiscal year 2007 for such program, project, or activity.’’. 

10 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

11 Subsections (c)(2) and (f)(2)(A) of section 254 of the 

12 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

13 1985 are amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2014’’. 

15 SEC. 5. EXPIRATION. 

16 Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer17 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

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