,one ,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress of  
the ,united ,states of ,america  #b;d   
,session ,begun and held at the ,city of
 ,washington on ,friday1 the third day  
of ,january1 two thousand and fourteen  
,s4 #edj  ,,an ,,act  ,to temporarily   
extend the public debt limit1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,temporary     
,debt ,limit ,extension ,act4  #b4      
,temporary extension of public debt     
limit  7a7 ,in general ,section         
#caja7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 shall not apply for the period   
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and ending on ,march #ae1  
#bjae4  7b7 ,special rule relating to   
obligations issued during extension     
period ,effective ,march #af1 #bjae1 the
 limitation in effect under section     
#caja7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 shall be increased to the extent 
that-- 7#a7 the face amount of          
obligations issued under chapter #ca of 
such title and the face amount of       

obligations whose principal and interest
 are guaranteed by the ,united ,states  
,government 7except guaranteed          
obligations held by the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury7 outstanding on ,march    
#af1 #bjae1 exceeds  7#b7 the face      
amount of such obligations outstanding  
on the date of the enactment of this    
,act4  #c4 ,restoring ,congressional    
authority over the national debt  7a7   
,extension limited to necessary         
obligations ,an obligation shall not be 
taken into account under section        
#b7;b77#a7 unless the issuance of such  
obligation was necessary to fund a      
commitment incurred pursuant to law by  
the ,federal ,government that required  
payment before ,march #af1 #bjae4  7b7  
,prohibition on creation of cash reserve
 during extension period ,the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury shall not issue       
obligations during the period specified 
in section #b7;a7 for the purpose of    
increasing the cash balance above normal
 operating balances in anticipation of  

the expiration of such period4  ,speaker
 of the ,house of ,representatives      
,vice ,president of the ,united ,states 
and ,president of the ,senate