I 
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. 
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 ‘‘Discretionary Spend-
ing Control Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) through (13) of 
section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
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Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) 
with 
respect 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2010, 
$1,110,000,000,000 in new budget authority of 
which not more than $417,967,000,000 shall be for 
the nondefense category; 
‘‘(2) 
with 
respect 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2011, 
$975,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 
not more than $354,890,000,000 shall be for the 
nondefense category; 
‘‘(3) 
with 
respect 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2012, 
$970,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 
not more than $340,860,000,000 shall be for the 
nondefense category; 
‘‘(4) 
with 
respect 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2013, 
$965,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 
not more than $325,100,000,000 shall be for the 
nondefense category; and 
‘‘(5) 
with 
respect 
to 
fiscal 
year 
2014, 
$960,000,000,000 in new budget authority of which 
not more than $306,170,000,000 shall be for the 
nondefense category.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 250(c)(4) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
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is amended in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘(and suc-
cessor accounts’’ after ‘‘budget accounts’’. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT POINT
OF 
ORDER.—Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT POINT OF 
ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolu-
tion, amendment, or conference report that— 
‘‘(1) increases the discretionary spending limits 
for any ensuing fiscal year after the budget year; or 
‘‘(2) would cause the discretionary spending 
limits for the budget year to be breached.’’. 
(b) POINT OF ORDER AGAINST BUDGET RESOLU-
TION THAT BREACHES LIMITS.—It shall not be in order 
in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider 
any concurrent resolution on the budget that would cause 
the discretionary spending limits for the budget year to 
be breached. 
(c) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION POINT OF ORDER.— 
Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (as 
amended by this section) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(i) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION POINT OF ORDER.— 
It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives 
or the Senate to consider any appropriation bill or joint 
resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon, that provides advance discretionary new budget 
authority that first becomes available for any fiscal year 
after the budget year at an amount for any program, 
project, or activity above the amount of appropriations for 
fiscal year 2007 for such program, project, or activity.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS. 
Subsections (c)(2) and (f)(2)(A) of section 254 of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 are amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 5. EXPIRATION. 
Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
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