I 
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. MAR-
KEY 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. MUR-
PHY of New York, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ROSS, Mr. 
ARCURI, Mr. BERRY, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. SPACE, and Mr. NYE) intro-
duced 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 to establish nonsecurity discretionary 
spending caps. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spending Reduction 
Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. NONSECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(c) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) NONSECURITY DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIM-
ITS.—As used in this part, the term ‘nonsecurity discre-
tionary spending limit’ means— 
‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2011 for the 
nonsecurity 
discretionary 
category: 
$401,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$528,000,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2012 for the 
nonsecurity 
discretionary 
category: 
$393,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$492,000,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2013 for the 
nonsecurity 
discretionary 
category: 
$386,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$467,000,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2014 for the 
nonsecurity 
discretionary 
category: 
$386,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$456,000,000,000 in outlays; and 
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‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2015 for the 
nonsecurity 
discretionary 
category: 
$386,000,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$449,000,000,000 in outlays.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 250(c)(4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) The term ‘nonsecurity discretionary cat-
egory’ refers to all discretionary appropriations ex-
cept budget accounts within major functional cat-
egory (050) National Defense, (150) International 
Affairs, (700) Veterans Benefits and Services, and 
the National Nuclear Security Administration within 
major functional category (270) Energy, and any 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity.’’. 
(c) EXPIRATION.—Section 275 of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 900 note) is amended by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT
OF
EMERGENCY
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—If, for any fiscal year, a bill or joint resolution 
making appropriations for discretionary accounts includes 
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a designation for emergency requirements, such bill or 
joint resolution may not be considered in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate as passed or agreed to un-
less so determined by a vote of not less than two-thirds 
of the Members voting, a quorum being present.’’. 
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