,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1 #bjag,mr4
 ,blum introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly      
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide t ! rates ( pay =  
,memb]s ( ,congress %all be r$uc$ foll[+
 any fiscal ye> 9 :i* !re is a ,f$]al   
deficit4  #a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fiscal ,responsibility    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,def9itions ,= !     
purpose ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 a deficit    
%all be consid]$ to exi/ 9 a fiscal ye> 
if total budget outlays ( ! ,gov]nm5t = 
su* fiscal ye> exce$ total rev5ues ( !  
,gov]nm5t = su* fiscal ye> 7z det]m9$ "u
 section #c7;d772 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,memb] (
 ,congress or ,memb] means an individual
 s]v+ 9 a position ref]r$ to 9 section  

#fja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,legislative           
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #deja7a774  #c4 ,effect ( a   
deficit  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( law1 if !re is a deficit 9 a
 fiscal ye>1 !n-- 7#a7 any pay adju/m5t 
= ,memb]s ( ,congress s*$ul$ to take    
effect "u section #fja7;a7 ( !          
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 9 ! succe$+  
cal5d> ye> %all be null & void2 &  7#b7 
effective z ( ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ pay   
p]iod beg9n+ 9 t succe$+ cal5d> ye>1    
rates ( basic pay = ,memb]s ( ,congress 
%all be r$uc$ 7f ! rate 9 effect z ( !  
day be=e ! />t ( su* succe$+ cal5d> ye>7
 by ! am\nt det]m9$ "u subsection 7b71 b
 n bel[ z]o4  7b7 ,r$uctions requir$ ,! 
r$uction requir$ "u ?is subsection is z 
foll[s3 7#a7 ,if ! r$uction is to take  
effect 9 a cal5d> ye> t does n          
imm$iately foll[ ano!r cal5d> ye> 9 :i* 
a r$uction "u ?is section 0 made1 !     
r$uction am\nt %all be equal to #e p]c5t
 ( ! rate ( basic pay la/ 9 effect be=e 

su* r$uction is made4  7#b7 ,if !       
r$uction is to take effect 9 a cal5d>   
ye> t imm$iately foll[s ano!r cal5d> ye>
 9 :i* a r$uction "u ?is section 0 made1
 ! r$uction am\nt %all be equal to #aj  
p]c5t ( ! rate ( basic pay la/ 9 effect 
be=e ! mo/ rec5t r$uction "u p>agraph   
7#a7 0 made4  7c7 ,conditions =         
re/oration ,if1 foll[+ "o or m ye>s 9   
:i* ,memb]s' pay is r$uc$ "u ?is ,act1  
!re occurs a fiscal ye> 9 :i* !re is no 
deficit1 !n1 effective z ( ! fir/ day ( 
! fir/ pay p]iod 9 ! succe$+ cal5d> ye> 
7& until ano!r deficit trigg]+ ! prec$+ 
provisions ( ?is section occurs7--  7#a7
 rates ( basic pay = ,memb]s %all be    
re/or$ to ! highe/ rate t 0 at any "t   
previ\sly payable = ! (fice involv$2 &  
7#b7 pay adju/m5ts s*$ul$ to take effect
 on or aft] su* fir/ day "u ! provision 
( law ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a77#a7    
%all be effective4  7d7 ,det]m9ations   
,det]m9ations ( :e!r or n a deficit     
exi/s 9 any fiscal ye> %all1 = purposes 
( ?is ,act1 be made by ! ,director ( !  

,congressional ,budget ,(fice4 ,9 mak+  
any su* det]m9ation1 ! ,director %all   
exclude any budget outlays result+ f a  
=mal decl>ation ( w> by ,congress4  #d4 
,effective date ,?is ,act %all take     
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 except t no det]m9ation "u section
 #c7;d7 %all be made ) respect to any   
fiscal ye> be=e fiscal ye> #bjah4