Infrastructure Spending Limit Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2576
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-09-26
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Appropriations

Aviation and airports

Budget deficits and national debt

Budget process

District of Columbia

Infrastructure development

Marine and inland water transportation

Maryland

Military facilities and property

Public transit

Railroads

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security

Virginia

Water quality

Water resources funding

Water use and supply

Watersheds
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Infrastructure Spending Limit Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the discretionary spending limits for FY2020 to (1) establish a separate discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending, and (2) exclude infrastructure spending from the existing discretionary spending limits for defense and nondefense spending. </p> <p>The bill also specifies the appropriations accounts and programs that are categorized as infrastructure spending for the purposes of the modified discretionary spending limits.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2576 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish a discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infrastructure Spending Limit Act of 2019 . 2. Discretionary spending limit for infrastructure spending (a) Definition Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by inserting other than in the infrastructure category before the period; (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting or the infrastructure category before the period; (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) The term infrastructure category means discretionary appropriations for the following appropriation accounts or programs: (i) For the Federal Aviation Administration: (I) Facilities and Equipment. (II) Grants-in-Aid for Airports. (III) Operations. (ii) For the Federal Highway Administration: (I) Highway Infrastructure Programs. (II) Emergency Relief. (iii) For the Federal Transit Administration: (I) Capital Investment Grants. (II) Grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. (III) Transit Infrastructure Grants. (iv) For the Federal Railroad Administration: (I) Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Network. (II) National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Network. (III) Railroad Research and Development. (IV) Safety and Operations. (V) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements. (VI) Federal-State Partnership For State Of Good Repair. (VII) Restoration and Enhancement. (v) For the Maritime Administration: (I) Port Infrastructure Development Program. (II) Assistance to Small Shipyards. (III) Maritime Guaranteed Loan (title XI) Program Account. (vi) For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Aeronautics account, amounts for the Airspace Operations and Safety Program and the Advanced Air Vehicles Program carried out under chapter 401 of title 51, United States Code. (vii) For the Department of Defense, Military Construction: (I) Military Construction, Army. (II) Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. (III) Military Construction, Air Force. (IV) Military Construction, Defense-Wide. (V) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Security Investment Program. (VI) Military Construction, Army National Guard. (VII) Military Construction, Air National Guard. (VIII) Military Construction, Army Reserve. (IX) Military Construction, Navy Reserve. (X) Military Construction, Air Force Reserve. (XI) Family Housing Construction, Army. (XII) Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. (XIII) Family Housing Construction, Air Force. (XIV) Family Housing Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide. (XV) Family Housing Improvement Fund. (XVI) Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. (viii) For the Environmental Protection Agency, Infrastructure Assistance: (I) Clean Water State Revolving Funds and the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds. (II) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program Account. (III) America's Water Infrastructure Act Grant Programs under section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–19a ). (IV) Alaska Native Village Waste and Drinking Water Facilities Programs under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 ) and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.). (ix) For the Department of Agriculture: (I) Forest Service, Capital Improvements and Maintenance. (II) Natural Resources Conservation Service: (aa) Watershed Rehabilitation Program. (bb) Private Lands Conservation Operations under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.). (cc) Emergency Watershed Protection Program established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 ). (dd) Small Watersheds Program established by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (III) Rural Utilities Service: (aa) Electric loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). (bb) Telecommunications loans under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.). (cc) Rural Water And Waste Disposal Program Account. (dd) Broadband Loan and Grant Pilot Program. (IV) Rural Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program Account. . (b) Spending limits Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(c) ) is amended by striking paragraphs (7) and (8) and inserting the following: (7) for fiscal year 2020— (A) for the revised security category $645,325,600,000 in new budget authority; (B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $580,861,700,000 in new budget authority; and (C) for the infrastructure category, $61,812,700,000 in new budget authority; and (8) for fiscal year 2020— (A) for the revised security category $649,985,500,000 in new budget authority; (B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $585,122,700,000 in new budget authority; and (C) for the infrastructure category, $62,891,800,000 in new budget authority; . (c) Direct spending reductions Section 251A(13)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a(13)(A) ) is amended by inserting or the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 by the Infrastructure Spending Limit Act of 2019 after Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 .