,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,webster of ,florida introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to specify the priority of the 
obligations of the ,united ,states      
,government if the debt ceiling is      
reached4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,prioritize         
,spending ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,priority 
of payments if the debt ceiling is      
reached ,in the event that the debt of  
the ,united ,states ,government1 as     
defined in section #caja of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 reaches the      
statutory limit1 amounts necessary for  
obligations incurred by the ,government 
of the ,united ,states shall be made    
available to the following obligations  
before all other obligations and shall  
be made available as prioritized in the 
following order 7with items listed in   
descending order of prioritization73    

7#a7 ,amounts necessary to carry out the
 authority of the ,department of the    
,treasury provided in section #cabc of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to pay
 with legal tender the principal and    
interest on debt held by the public4    
7#b7 ,such amounts as the ,secretary of 
,defense 7and the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security in the case of the  
,coast ,guard7 determines to be         
necessary to continue to provide pay and
 allowances 7without interruption7 to   
members of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air       
,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and ,coast      
,guard1 including reserve components    
thereof1 who perform active service4    
7#c7 ,such amounts as the ,president    
certifies to the ,congress are necessary
 to carry out vital national security   
priorities4  7#d7 ,amounts necessary to 
carry out the authority of the          
,commissioner of ,social ,security to   
pay monthly old-age1 survivors'1 and    
disability insurance benefits under     
title ,,ii of the ,social ,security     

,act4  7#e7 ,amounts necessary to make  
payments under the ,medicare program    
under title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act4