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Title I — Budget Enforcement

116th Congress · Approved Aug 2, 2019 · 133 Stat. 1049

TITLE I Budget Enforcement

SEC. 101. Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

(a)
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, $666,500,000,000 in new budget authority; and

“(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $621,500,000,000 in new budget authority; and

“(8) for fiscal year 2021—

“(A) for the revised security category, $671,500,000,000 in new budget authority; and

“(B) for the revised nonsecurity category, $626,500,000,000 in new budget authority;”

(b)
Overseas Contingency Operations Amounts.— In fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the adjustments under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)) for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism appropriations will be as follows:
(1)
For the revised nonsecurity category—
(A)
for fiscal year 2020, $8,000,000,000; and
(B)
for fiscal year 2021, $8,000,000,000.
(2)
For the revised security category—
(A)
for fiscal year 2020, $71,500,000,000; and
(B)
for fiscal year 2021, $69,000,000,000.

This subsection shall not affect the applicability of section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

(c)
New Adjustment for 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 new subparagraph:

“(G) The 2020 census.—If, for fiscal year 2020, appropriations for the Periodic Censuses and Programs account of the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce are enacted that the Congress designates in statute as being for the 2020 Census, then the adjustment for that fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations for that fiscal year designated as being for the 2020 Census, but shall not exceed $2,500,000,000.”

(d)
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—
(1)
in paragraph (5)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “ and (12)” and inserting “ (12), and (13)”; and
(2)
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 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.

“(B) Paragraph (5)(B) shall not be implemented for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.”

SEC. 102. Balances on the Paygo Scorecards.

Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the balances on the PAYGO scorecards established pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(d)) shall be zero.