H.R. 2021 — what changed
Investing for the People Act of 2019
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 101 Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
Revised discretionary 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, $664,000,000,000 in new budget authority; and
“(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $631,018,000,000 in new budget authority; and
“(8) for fiscal year 2021—
“(A) for the revised security category, $680,119,000,000; and
“(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $646,056,000,000;”
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Overseas contingency operations/Global war on terrorism adjustment limit— Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended in subparagraph (A) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, except that the adjustment for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism for fiscal year 2020 or any subsequent fiscal year shall not exceed $69,000,000,000 for the revised security category or $8,000,000,0000 $8,000,000,000 for the revised nonsecurity category”.
New adjustments for the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Census for 2020— Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following two new subparagraphs:
“(G) Internal revenue service tax enforcement
“(i) In general—If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies an amount in the Enforcement account and the Operations Support account for tax enforcement activities, including tax compliance to address the Federal tax gap, of the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury, then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the additional new budget authority provided in that Act for such purpose for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed—
“(I) for fiscal year 2020, $400,000,000; and
“(II) for fiscal year 2021, $750,000,000.
“(ii) Definition—As used in this subparagraph, the term “additional new budget authority” means the amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of $8,584,000,000, in an appropriation Act and specified for tax enforcement activities, including tax compliance to address the Federal tax gap, of the Internal Revenue Service.
“(H) The 2020 census
“(i) In general—If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2020 is enacted that specifies an amount for the 2020 Census in the Periodic Censuses and Programs account of the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce, then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the new budget authority provided in that Act for such purpose for fiscal year 2020, but shall not exceed $7,500,000,000.
“(ii) Definition—As used in this subparagraph, the term “new budget authority” means the amount provided for fiscal year 2020 in an appropriation Act and specified to pay for expenses associated with 2020 Census operations.”
Direct spending adjustments for fiscal years 2020 and 2021— Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), is amended—
in paragraph (5)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “and (12)” and inserting “, (12), and (13)”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(13) Implementing direct spending reductions for fiscal years 2020 and 2021
“(A) OMB shall make the calculations necessary to implement the direct spending reductions calculated pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) without regard to the amendment made to section 251(c) revising the discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 by the Investing for the People Act of 2019.
“(B) Paragraph (5)(B) shall not be implemented for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.”