,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,fattah introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ca1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to provide au?ority to    
increase ! debt limit :5 an ,act (      
,congress provides budget au?ority or   
r$uces rev5ues1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,end+ ,fiscal ,cliffs ,act ( #bjac4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7     
,congress has be5 grant$ exclusive      
au?ority = ! collect+ & appropriat+ (   
rev5ue 9 ,article ,i ( ! ,con/itution4  
7#b7 ,any increase 9 ! public debt limit
 is necess>y 9 response to obligations &
 r$uc$ rev5ue au?oriz$ by ,congress4    
7#c7 ,/ability & pr$ictability 9 ! full 
fai? & cr$it ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are      
critical to economic security4  7#d7 ,_w
 m>kets are s5sitive to ! fiscal affairs
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates giv5 its role z a    
global lead] & its /atus z ! weal?ie/   

nation4  #c4 ,*ange 9 public debt limit 
:5 ,act ( ,congress provides budget     
au?ority or r$uces rev5ues ,subsection  
7b7 ( section #caja ( title #ca1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
,! face am\nt & ins]t+ 7#a7 ,! face     
am\nt2  7#b7 by ins]t+ 7increas$ or     
decreas$1 z necess>y1 by ! applicable   
am\nt7 aft] #ad1bid1jjj1jjj1jjj2 &  7#c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 7,a7  
,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,treasury %all det]m9e ! applicable
 am\nt aft] ! enactm5t ( any ,act (     
,congress t provides budget au?ority 7z 
def9$ 9 section #c7b7 ( ! ,congressional
 ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#fbb7b777 or r$uces rev5ues & %all      
publi% su* am\nt 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4    
7,b7 ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,b71 !  
t]m applicable am\nt means ! am\nt      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to 
be requir$ to meet exi/+ commitm5ts4  4