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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4931 
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 include a benchmark 
plan to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subse-
quent resolutions adhere to that plan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2010 
Mr. KLEIN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 
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 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require 
that the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2012 include a benchmark plan to eliminate the 
budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 and that subsequent 
resolutions adhere to that plan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BENCHMARK BUDGET PLAN. 
(a) INITIAL PLAN.—Section 301 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
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‘‘(j) BENCHMARK BUDGET PLAN.—(1) The concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2012 shall 
include a detailed benchmark plan to reduce discretionary 
spending to eliminate the budget deficit by fiscal year 
2020. 
‘‘(2) The concurrent resolution on the budget for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2020 shall be in compli-
ance with such plan, but shall include any necessary ad-
justments to meet the goal of the plan. 
‘‘(3) If the Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives or the Senate determines that an eco-
nomic emergency exists, then it shall include such a state-
ment in the applicable concurrent resolution on the budget 
stating that an economic emergency exists. If such a state-
ment is included, then— 
‘‘(A) the detailed benchmark plan to eliminate 
the budget deficit by fiscal year 2020 is not required 
to be included in that concurrent resolution under 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) the fiscal year by which the benchmark 
plan is to eliminate the budget deficit shall be post-
poned by one fiscal year.’’. 
(b) POINT OF ORDER.—Section 312 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) DEFICIT REDUICTION POINT OF ORDER.—It 
shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or 
the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the 
budget for any fiscal year through 2020 if it is in violation 
of section 301(j).’’. 
SEC. 2. THREE-FIFTHS REQUIREMENT IN THE SENATE. 
Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and 312(c)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘312(c), and 312(g)’’. 
Æ 
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