I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6887 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to establish a disaster and emergency spending financial offset program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2020 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BUDD, Mr. EMMER, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. ROUZER, Mr. STEWART, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. PERRY, 
and Mr. WRIGHT) 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 Con-
trol Act of 1985 to establish a disaster and emergency 
spending financial offset program, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Deal with the Debt 
Today Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SEQUESTRATIONS TO OFFSET DISASTER AND 
EMERGENCY SPENDING FOR WHICH AN AD-
JUSTMENT IS MADE. 
(a) 
OFFSETTING
DISASTER
AND
EMERGENCY 
SPENDING.—The Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 253 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 253A. ESTABLISHING A DISASTER AND EMERGENCY 
SPENDING FINANCIAL OFFSET PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SPENDING.— 
The term ‘disaster and emergency spending’ means 
funding for any fiscal year as described in section 
251(b)(2)(A) and section 251(b)(2)(D). 
‘‘(2) EXCESS
DISASTER
AND
EMERGENCY 
SPENDING.—The term ‘excess disaster and emer-
gency spending’ means any such spending for which 
an adjustment is made under the sections referred 
to in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) BASE FISCAL YEAR.—The term ‘base fiscal 
year’ means any fiscal year in which there is excess 
disaster and emergency spending. 
‘‘(b) SEQUESTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) EXCESS DISASTER AND EMERGENCY 
SPENDING.—Within 15 calendar days after 
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Congress adjourns to end a session there shall 
be a sequestration to eliminate any excess dis-
aster and emergency spending as set forth in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
SEQUESTERED.— 
The sequestration resulting from the fiscal year 
described in subparagraph (A) shall be gov-
erned by the following schedule: 
‘‘(i) For the third fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 5 percent of 
the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) For the fourth fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 7.5 percent of 
the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) For the fifth fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 10 percent of 
the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(iv) For the sixth fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 12.5 percent 
of the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
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‘‘(v) For the seventh fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 15 percent of 
the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(vi) For the eighth fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 15 percent of 
the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(vii) For the ninth fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 17.5 percent 
of the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(viii) For the tenth fiscal year begin-
ning after a base fiscal year, 17.5 percent 
of the total excess disaster and emergency 
spending occurring in that base fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) SEQUESTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) CBO PREVIEW REPORT.—On August 
15 of each calendar year, the Congressional 
Budget Office shall issue a sequestration pre-
view report setting forth the total amount of ex-
cess disaster and emergency spending for the 
fiscal year ending during the calendar year of 
this report. 
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‘‘(B) OMB PREVIEW REPORT.—On August 
20 of each calendar year, the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall issue a sequestration 
preview report setting forth the total amount of 
excess disaster and emergency spending for the 
fiscal year ending during the calendar year of 
this report. 
‘‘(C) FINAL REPORT.—On October 31 of 
each calendar year, the Office of Management 
and Budget shall issue a final sequestration re-
port equal to the excess, which shall be accom-
panied by a Presidential order detailing uniform 
spending reductions equal to the excess outlay 
amount. 
‘‘(D) PROCESS.—The reductions shall gen-
erally follow the process set forth in sections 
253 and 254, except as provided in this section. 
‘‘(c) NO EXEMPT PROGRAMS.—Section 255 and sec-
tion 256 shall not apply to this section or any sequestra-
tion order issued under this section, except that payments 
for net interest (budget function 900) shall be exempt 
from the spending reductions under sequestration. 
‘‘(d) LOW GROWTH.—At any time that OMB deter-
mines that real economic growth is projected or estimated 
to be less than zero for any 2 consecutive quarters within 
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a fiscal year, any sequestration order under this section 
shall be suspended until projected or estimated growth for 
a quarter is positive.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents set forth in section 250(a) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 253 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘253A. Establishing a disaster and emergency spending financial offset pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPEALER. 
Subsection (g) of section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As- 
You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)) (relating to emer-
gency legislation) is repealed. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to 
fiscal years beginning at least 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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