,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #df  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,toomey 7=      
himself1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4   
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 
,*ambliss1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,blunt1    
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,hell]1 
,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1  
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 & ,mr4   
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect ,social 
,security b5efits & milit>y pay &       
require t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t     
prioritize all obligations on ! debt    
held by ! public 9 ! ev5t t ! debt limit
 is rea*$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is title  
may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ! ,full ,fai? & 
,cr$it ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,protect+    
,am]ica's ,soldi]s & ,s5iors ,act4  #b4 
,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  #c4 ,limit$ debt limit    
au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury det]m9es1 aft] consultation
 ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &
 ,budget1 t incom+ rev5ue w n be        
suffici5t to f9ance ! priorities li/$ 9 
section #b ov] ! foll[+ #b weeks1 !     
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director (
 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 %all--
  7#a7 notify ,congress ( ! expect$     

rev5ue %ortfall2 &  7#b7 raise ! debt   
limit by ! am\nt necess>y to cov] !     
diff]5ce betwe5 incom+ rev5ue & ! rev5ue
 ne$$ to f9ance ! priorities li/$ 9     
section #b on a #b-week basis4  7b7     
,limit ,! debt limit increase provid$ by
 subsection 7a77#b7 may n exce$ !       
diff]5ce betwe5 expect$ outlays = ! li/$
 priorities & expect$ rev5ue4  7c7      
,excess rev5ue ,if incom+ rev5ue exce$s 
! am\nt project$ by ! ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury1 9 consultation ) ! ,director 
( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 ne$$ 
to f9ance ! priorities li/$ 9 section #b
 ov] ! #b-week p]iod1 any am\nt 9 excess
 %all be held 9 res]ve & appli$ to !    
foll[+ #b-week p]iod4