,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjad,mr4 ,bentivolio 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,benishek7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for a #ae percent reduction in  
the rates of pay of ,members of         
,congress for pay periods occurring     
during a year if a ,federal budget      
deficit existed during the most recent  
fiscal year4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,spending      
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,reduction in
 pay of ,members of ,congress if budget 
deficit existed at end of previous year 
7a7 ,in general ,section #fja7;a77#b7 of

 the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act  
of #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ca7b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,c7 ,if the total outlays  
of the ,government during a fiscal year 
exceed the total revenues of the        
,government during that fiscal year1 as 
determined by the ,congressional ,budget
 ,office-- 7i7 each annual rate of pay  
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
reduced by #ae percent for all pay      
periods occurring during the next       
calendar year which begins after that   
fiscal year2 and  7ii7 no adjustment may
 be made under subparagraph 7,a7 in any 
such rate of pay during that next       
calendar year4  4  7b7 ,technical       
,amendment ,section #fja7;a77#b77;,a7 of
 such ,act is amended by striking       
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 and      
inserting ,subject to subparagraphs 7,b7
 and 7,c714  7c7 ,effective ,date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to fiscal year #bjad 
and each succeeding fiscal year4