,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to require t !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t prioritize all  
obligations on ! debt held by ! public1 
,social ,security b5efits1 & milit>y pay
 9 ! ev5t t ! debt limit is rea*$1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ! ,full ,fai? &
 ,cr$it ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,protect+   
,am]ica's ,soldi]s & ,s5iors ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury is legally     
requir$ to c>ry out ! obligations set =?
 9 ,public ,law #ajd-aba4  7#b7 ,! debt 
obligations held by ! ,social ,security 
tru/ fund may only be r$eem$ 9 ord] to  
pay ,social ,security b5efits & necess>y
 adm9i/rative exp5ses4  7#c7 ,s long z  
!re is a positive balance ( assets 9 !  
,social ,security tru/ fund1 an         
appropriate am\nt ( obligations may be  

conv]t$ into an equal am\nt ( publicly  
held debt 9 ord] to f9ance ! full &     
timely paym5t ( all ,social ,security   
obligations )\t exce$+ ! debt ceil+4    
#c4 ,prioritize obligations on ! debt   
held by ! public1 ,social ,security     
b5efits1 & milit>y pay ,9 ! ev5t t !    
debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t rea*es 
! /atutory limit z def9$ 9 section #caja
 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !    
foll[+ %all take equal priority ov] all 
o!r obligations incurr$ by ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3  7#a7 ,! au?ority ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury conta9$ 9       
section #cabc ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to pay ) legal t5d] ! pr9cipal &
 int]e/ on debt held by ! public4  7#b7 
,! au?ority ( ! ,commission] ( ,social  
,security to pay mon?ly old-age1        
survivors' & disability insurance       
b5efits "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social       
,security ,act4  7#c7 ,! paym5t ( pay & 
all[ances = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces on   
active duty4