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PROGRAM’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ under the 
heading ‘‘FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’’ for emergency relief 
projects in the State of Colorado arising from damage caused by 
flooding events in that State in calendar year 2013: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 156. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, 
any reference in this division to ‘‘this joint resolution’’ shall be 
deemed a reference to ‘‘this Act’’. 
SEC. 157. Fourteen days after the Department of Homeland 
Security submits a report or expenditure plan required under this 
division to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, the Secretary shall submit a copy of 
that report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives. 
DIVISION B—OTHER MATTERS 
VERIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS 
FOR THE PROVISION OF ACA PREMIUM AND COST-SHARING SUBSIDIES 
SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall ensure that American 
Health Benefit Exchanges verify that individuals applying for pre-
mium tax credits under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and reductions in cost-sharing under section 1402 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) are 
eligible for such credits and cost sharing reductions consistent with 
the requirements of section 1411 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18081), 
and, prior to making such credits and reductions available, the 
Secretary shall certify to the Congress that the Exchanges verify 
such eligibility consistent with the requirements of such Act. 
(b) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than January 1, 2014, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that details 
the procedures employed by American Health Benefit Exchanges 
to verify eligibility for credits and cost-sharing reductions described 
in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 
2014, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and 
Human Services shall submit to the Congress a report regarding 
the effectiveness of the procedures and safeguards provided under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for preventing the 
submission of inaccurate or fraudulent information by applicants 
for enrollment in a qualified health plan offered through an Amer-
ican Health Benefit Exchange. 
DEFAULT PREVENTION 
SEC. 1002. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as 
the ‘‘Default Prevention Act of 2013’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the President may submit to Congress a 
written certification that absent a suspension of the limit under 
section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of
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the Treasury would be unable to issue debt to meet existing commit-
ments. 
(c) SUSPENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date 
on which the President submits to Congress a certification 
under subsection (b) and ending on February 7, 2014. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS ISSUED DURING 
SUSPENSION PERIOD.—Effective February 8, 2014, the limitation 
in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased 
by section 3101A of such title and section 2 of the No Budget, 
No Pay Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is increased to 
the extent that— 
(A) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 
31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose 
principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States 
Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the 
Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on February 8, 
2014, exceeds 
(B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
An obligation shall not be taken into account under subpara-
graph (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary 
to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government 
that required payment before February 8, 2014. 
(d) DISAPPROVAL.—If there is enacted into law within 22 cal-
endar days after Congress receives a written certification by the 
President under subsection (b) a joint resolution disapproving the 
President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling under 
subsection (e), effective on the date of enactment of the joint resolu-
tion, subsection (c) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) SUSPENSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date 
on which the President submits to Congress a certification 
under subsection (b) and ending on the date of enactment 
of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2014. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO OBLIGATIONS ISSUED DURING 
SUSPENSION PERIOD.—Effective on the day after the date of 
enactment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) 
of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, the limitation in 
section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, as increased 
by section 3101A of such title and section 2 of the No Budget, 
No Pay Act of 2013 (31 U.S.C. 3101 note), is increased to 
the extent that— 
‘‘(A) the face amount of obligations issued under 
chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations 
whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United 
States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by 
the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on the day 
after the date of enactment of the joint resolution pursuant 
to section 1002(e) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2014, exceeds 
‘‘(B) the face amount of such obligations outstanding 
on the date of enactment of this Act.
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An obligation shall not be taken into account under subpara-
graph (A) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary 
to fund a commitment incurred by the Federal Government 
that required payment before the day after the date of enact-
ment of the joint resolution pursuant to section 1002(e) of 
the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014.’’. 
(e) DISAPPROVAL PROCESS.— 
(1) CONTENTS OF JOINT RESOLUTION.—For the purpose of 
this subsection, the term ‘‘joint resolution’’ means only a joint 
resolution— 
(A) disapproving the President’s exercise of authority 
to suspend the debt limit that is introduced within 14 
calendar days after the date on which the President sub-
mits to Congress the certification under subsection (b); 
(B) which does not have a preamble; 
(C) the title of which is only as follows: ‘‘Joint resolution 
relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of 
authority to suspend the debt limit, as submitted under 
section 1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 
on lllll’’ (with the blank containing the date of such 
submission); and 
(D) the matter after the resolving clause of which 
is only as follows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves of the Presi-
dent’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt limit, as 
exercised pursuant to the certification under section 
1002(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014.’’. 
(2) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.— 
(A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—Any committee of the 
House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is 
referred shall report it to the House of Representatives 
without amendment not later than 5 calendar days after 
the date of introduction of a joint resolution described 
in paragraph (1). If a committee fails to report the joint 
resolution within that period, the committee shall be dis-
charged from further consideration of the joint resolution 
and the joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate 
calendar. 
(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After each com-
mittee authorized to consider a joint resolution reports 
it to the House of Representatives or has been discharged 
from its consideration, it shall be in order, not later than 
the sixth day after introduction of a joint resolution under 
paragraph (1), to move to proceed to consider the joint 
resolution in the House of Representatives. All points of 
order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall 
not be in order after the House of Representatives has 
disposed of a motion to proceed on a joint resolution. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The 
motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in 
order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consideration are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the
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joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion 
except 2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider 
the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be 
in order. 
(3) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN SENATE.— 
(A) RECONVENING.—Upon receipt of a certification 
under subsection (b), if the Senate would otherwise be 
adjourned, the majority leader of the Senate, after consulta-
tion with the minority leader of the Senate, shall notify 
the Members of the Senate that, pursuant to this sub-
section, the Senate shall convene not later than the thir-
teenth calendar day after receipt of such certification. 
(B) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon introduction in 
the Senate, the joint resolution shall be immediately placed 
on the calendar. 
(C) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any 
time during the period beginning on the day after 
the date on which Congress receives a certification 
under subsection (b) and ending on the 6th day after 
the date of introduction of a joint resolution under 
paragraph (1) (even if a previous motion to the same 
effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to 
the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points 
of order against the joint resolution (and against 
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The 
motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not 
subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider 
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, 
the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished busi-
ness until disposed of. 
(ii) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration of the joint 
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals 
in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more 
than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between 
the majority and minority leaders or their designees. 
A motion further to limit debate is in order and not 
debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, 
or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution 
is not in order. 
(iii) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has voted 
to proceed to a joint resolution, the vote on passage 
of the joint resolution shall occur immediately following 
the conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution, 
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the 
debate if requested in accordance with the rules of 
the Senate. 
(iv) RULINGS
OF
THE
CHAIR
ON
PROCEDURE.— 
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case 
may be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution 
shall be decided without debate.
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(4) AMENDMENT NOT IN ORDER.—A joint resolution of dis-
approval considered pursuant to this subsection shall not be 
subject to amendment in either the House of Representatives 
or the Senate. 
(5) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER HOUSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the joint resolution, 
one House receives from the other a joint resolution— 
(i) the joint resolution of the other House shall 
not be referred to a committee; and 
(ii) the procedure in the receiving House shall 
be the same as if no joint resolution had been received 
from the other House, except that the vote on passage 
shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. 
(B) TREATMENT
OF
JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce or consider a joint 
resolution under this subsection, the joint resolution of 
the House of Representatives shall be entitled to expedited 
floor procedures under this subsection. 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
COMPANION
MEASURES.—If, fol-
lowing passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the 
Senate then receives the companion measure from the 
House of Representatives, the companion measure shall 
not be debatable. 
(D) CONSIDERATION AFTER PASSAGE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If Congress passes a joint resolu-
tion, the period beginning on the date the President 
is presented with the joint resolution and ending on 
the date the President signs, allows to become law 
without his signature, or vetoes and returns the joint 
resolution (but excluding days when either House is 
not in session) shall be disregarded in computing the 
calendar day period described in subsection (d). 
(ii) DEBATE ON A VETO MESSAGE.—Debate on a 
veto message in the Senate under this subsection shall 
be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and 
minority leaders or their designees. 
(6) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE.— 
This subsection is enacted by Congress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and 
as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, but applicable only with respect to the proce-
dure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint 
resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent 
that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right 
of either House to change the rules (so far as relating 
to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same 
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any 
other rule of that House.