,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fibg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbd,mrs4
 ,sp>tz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,rules1 = 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      
e/abli% a commission on national debt & 
fiscal re=ms4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,debt ,commission ,act 
( #bjbd4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( a ,debt     
,commission  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( a debt   
commission ,no lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !re %all be 
e/abli%$ 9 ,congress a ,debt            
,commission4  7b7 ,memb]%ip /ructure ,! 
,debt ,commission %all be compos$ ( #af 
memb]s1 ( :om-- 7#a7 f\r memb]s %all be 
appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate f
 among ! curr5t ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate2     
7#b7 f\r memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !    
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate f among !      

curr5t ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate2  7#c7 f\r    
memb]s %all be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives f among ! curr5t
 ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7#d7 f\r memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !    
m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives f among ! curr5t ,memb]s
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7c7      
,qualifications ,memb]s appo9t$ to !    
,debt ,commission %all h significant    
dep? ( exp]i5ce & exp]tise on fiscal    
issues4  7d7 ,vacancy ,any vacancy 9 !  
,debt ,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! same
 mann] z ! initial appo9tm5t "u         
subsection 7b74  7e7 ,co-,*airs ,f among
 ! memb]s appo9t$ 9 subsection 7b71 !   
lead]%ip ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ( ! same political p>ty 
z ! ,presid5t %all designate #a memb]1 &
 ! lead]%ip ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives ( ! opposite political  
p>ty z ! ,presid5t1 %all designate #a   
memb] to s]ve z a co-*airs ( ! ,debt    
,commission4  7f7 ,/aff director ,!     
co-*airs ( ! ,debt ,commission1 act+    

jo9tly1 %all hire ! /aff director ( !   
,debt ,commission4  7g7 ,/aff           
comp5sation ,! co-*airs ( ! ,debt       
,commission may jo9tly appo9t & fix !   
comp5sation ( /aff ( ! ,debt ,commission
 z ! co-*airs det]m9e necess>y1 9       
accordance ) ! guidel9es1 rules1 &      
requirem5ts relat+ to employees ( !     
,s5ate4  7h7 ,fund+ ,fund+ = ! ,debt    
,commission %all be d]iv$ 9 equal       
portions f-- 7#a7 ! cont+5t fund ( !    
,s5ate f ! appropriations acc\nt        
,miscellane\s ,items1 subject to ! rules
 & regulations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !    
applicable acc\nts ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives4  7i7 ,duties ,! ,debt  
,commission %all id5tify policies to--  
7#a7 a*ieve a su/a9able ratio ( ! public
 debt ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to ! gross   
dome/ic product ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 !  
midt]m1 includ+ *anges to address gr[?1 
discretion>y appropriations1 direct     
sp5d+1 & rev5ues2  7#b7 improve !       
long-t]m solv5cy ( ,f$]al programs = :i*
 a ,f$]al tru/ fund exi/s2 &  7#c7 re=m 

budget processes = enhanc+ ! fiscal     
ov]sight function ( ,congress4  7j7     
,p[]s ( debt commission  7#a7 ,he>+s    
7,a7 ,public he>+s ,! ,debt ,commission 
%all hold public he>+s & require        
att5dance ( witnesses & production (    
books1 pap]s1 & docum5ts z ! ,debt      
,commission consid]s advisable4  7,b7   
,initial meet+ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]
 ! date describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    
,debt ,commission %all hold ! fir/      
meet+4  7,c7 ,ag5da ,= ea* meet+ ( !    
,debt ,commission1 ! co-*airs ( ! ,debt 
,commission %all provide an ag5da to !  
memb]s ( ! ,debt ,commission n lat] ?an 
#dh h\rs be=e ! meet+4  7,d7 ,he>+      
ann\ncem5t ,! co-*airs ( ! ,debt        
,commission %all make a public          
ann\ncem5t ( ! date1 place1 "t1 &       
subject matt] ( any he>+ to be conduct$ 
"u ?is subsection n lat] ?an #g days    
be=e ! date ( ! he>+1 unless ! co-*airs 
det]m9e t !re is good cause to beg9 su* 
he>+ on an e>li] date4  7#b7 ,te*nical  
assi/ance ,^u writt5 reque/ ( ! co-*airs

 ( ! ,debt ,commission1 ! head ( a      
,f$]al ag5cy %all provide te*nical      
assi/ance to ! ,debt ,commission 9 a    
timely mann] 9 ord] = ! ,debt           
,commission to c>ry out ! duties ( !    
,debt ,commission4  7#c7 ,task =ces &   
work+ gr\ps ,! co-*airs may e/abli% task
 =ces & work+ gr\ps to c>ry out ! duties
 ( ! ,debt ,commission1 :i* may include 
p>ticipation by outside exp]ts4  7#d7   
,congressional budget (fice e/imates ,! 
,director ( ! ,congressional ,budget    
,(fice %all1 ) respect to ! legislative 
language ( ! ,debt ,commission "u       
subsection 7l77#a77;,b71 provide to !   
,debt ,commission-- 7,a7 e/imates ( !   
legislative language 9 accordance )     
sections #cjh7;a7 & #bja7;f7 ( !        
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #fci7;a7 & #h #fja7;f772 &    
7,b7 in=mation on ! budget>y effect ( ! 
legislative language on ! long-t]m      
fiscal outlook4  7k7 ,consultations )   
,congress  7#a7 ,recomm5dations (       
,committees ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea*         
committee ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives may transmit to ! ,debt 
,commission any recomm5dations ( !      
committee relat+ to *anges 9 law to     
a*ieve ! *anges describ$ 9 subsection   
7i74  7#b7 ,consultation ) ,committees  
,! co-*airs %all consult ) ! *airman &  
rank+ m9ority memb] ( ea* relevant      
committee ( ! ,s5ate & ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! cont5ts ( !    
f9al report & legislative language "u   
subsection 7l74  7#c7 ,requirem5ts =    
consultation ,! consultation requir$ "u 
p>agraph 7#b7 %all provide ! opportunity
 = ! *airman & rank+ memb] ( ea*        
relevant committee ( ! ,s5ate or ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to provide--    
7,a7 recomm5dations = alt]native means (
 address+ ! recomm5dations conta9$ 9 !  
,debt ,commission report2 &  7,b7       
recomm5dations reg>d+ :i* recomm5dations
 conta9$ 9 ! ,debt ,commission report   
%\ld n be address$ 9 ! propos$ report4  
7#d7 ,supplem5tal views ,! ,*air &      

,rank+ ,memb] ( ea* relevant committee c
 submit supplem5tal views to include 9 !
 f9al report "u subsection 7l74  7l7    
,f9al report1 recomm5dations1 &         
legislative language  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on 
,novemb] #ae1 #bjbd1 or !reaft]1 b n    
lat] ?an #cj days be=e ! date specifi$ 9
 section #dja7;a7 ( division ,d ( !     
,fiscal ,responsibility ,act ( #bjbc    
7,public ,law #aah-e71 ! ,debt          
,commission %all meet to consid]1 & vote
 on-- 7,a7 a f9al report t conta9s a    
detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s1 conclusions1 
& recomm5dations requir$ "u subsection  
7i72 &  7,b7 legislative language to    
c>ry out ! recomm5dations ( ! ,debt     
,commission 9 ! report describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a71 :i* %all include a    
/atem5t ( ! economic & budget>y effects 
( ! recomm5dations by ! ,congressional  
,budget ,(fice4  7#b7 ,approval ( report
 & legislative language ,a f9al report &
 legislative language ( ! ,debt         
,commission "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all       
require a sep>ate vote & ! approval ( a 

majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,debt           
,commission1 provid$ t su* majority %all
 be requir$ to include n less ?an #d    
memb]s ( ! ,debt ,commission appo9t$ by 
memb]s ( ! ,republican ,p>ty & #d memb]s
 appo9t$ by memb]s ( ! ,democratic      
,p>ty4  7#c7 ,additional views ,a memb] 
( ! ,debt ,commission :o gives notice ( 
an int5tion to file supplem5tal1        
m9ority1 or additional views at ! "t ( !
 f9al ,debt ,commission vote on !       
approval ( ! report & legislative       
language %all be entitl$ to #c days to  
file ^? views 9 writ+ ) ! /aff director 
( ! ,debt ,commission to include 9 !    
f9al report4  7#d7 ,report & legislative
 language to be made public ,^u !       
approval or disapproval ( a report &    
legislative language "u p>agraph 7#a7 by
 ! ,debt ,commission1 ! ,debt           
,commission %all promptly1 & n m ?an #bd
 h\rs aft] ! approval or disapproval or1
 if timely notice is giv5 "u p>agraph   
7#c71 n m ?an #bd h\rs aft] additional  
views are fil$ "u su* p>agraph 7#c71    

make ! report1 ! legislative language1 &
 a record ( ! vote on ! report &        
legislative language available to !     
public4  7#e7 ,submission ( report &    
legislative language ,if a report or    
legislative language are approv$ by !   
,debt ,commission "u p>agraph 7#a71 n   
lat] ?an #c days aft] ! date on :i* !   
report or legislative language are made 
available to ! public "u p>agraph 7#d71 
! ,debt ,commission %all submit ! report
 or legislative language to ! ,presid5t1
 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 & ! majority &       
m9ority lead]s ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress4 
7m7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,debt ,commission %all
 t]m9ate on ! date t is #cj days aft] ! 
date ! ,debt ,commission submits ! f9al 
report "u subsection 7l7 or ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjbd1 :i*ev] is e>li]4  #c4       
,exp$it$ ,consid]ation ( ,debt          
,commission ,bills  7a7 ,qualify+       
legislation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,only a ,debt
 ,commission bill %all be entitl$ to    
exp$it$ consid]ation "u ?is section4    

7#b7 ,debt ,commission bill def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m ,debt ,commission bill  
means a bill consi/+ solely (           
legislative language t ! ,debt          
,commission approves & submits "u       
section #b7l77#e74  7b7 ,consid]ation 9 
! h\se ( repres5tatives  7#a7           
,introduction ,if ! ,debt ,commission   
approves & submits legislative language 
"u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#e71 respectively1 
( section #b7l71 ! ,debt ,commission    
bill consi/+ solely ( t legislative     
language %all be introduc$ 9 ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives 7by reque/7-- 7,a7 by ! 
majority lead] ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 or by a ,memb] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives designat$ by !  
majority lead] ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 on ! ?ird legislative  
day aft] ! date ! ,debt ,commission     
approves & submits su* legislative      
language2 or  7,b7 if ! ,debt           
,commission bill is n introduc$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by any ,memb] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on any          

legislative day beg9n+ on ! legislative 
day aft] ! legislative day describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,ref]ral &      
report+ ,any committee ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives to :i* a ,debt          
,commission bill is ref]r$ %all report !
 ,debt ,commission bill to ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives )\t am5dm5t n lat] ?an  
#e legislative days aft] ! date on :i* !
 ,debt ,commission bill 0 s ref]r$4 ,if 
any committee ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives to :i* a ,debt          
,commission bill is ref]r$ fails to     
report ! ,debt ,commission bill )9 t    
p]iod1 t committee %all be automatically
 dis*>g$ f consid]ation ( ! ,debt       
,commission bill1 & ! ,debt ,commission 
bill %all be plac$ on ! appropriate     
cal5d>4  7#c7 ,proce$+ to consid]ation  
,aft] ! la/ committee au?oriz$ to       
consid] a ,debt ,commission bill reports
 x to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or has  
be5 dis*>g$ f its consid]ation1 x %all  
be 9 ord] to move to proce$ to consid] !
 ,debt ,commission bill 9 ! ,h\se (     

,repres5tatives4 ,su* a motion %all n be
 9 ord] aft] ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
has dispos$ ( a motion to proce$ )      
respect to ! ,debt ,commission bill4 ,! 
previ\s "q %all be consid]$ z ord]$ on !
 motion to its adoption )\t int]v5+     
motion4  7#d7 ,consid]ation ,! ,debt    
,commission bill %all be consid]$ z     
read4 ,all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! ,debt   
,commission bill & aga9/ its            
consid]ation are waiv$4 ,! previ\s "q   
%all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! ,debt     
,commission bill to its passage )\t     
int]v5+ motion except #b h\rs ( debate  
equally divid$ & controll$ by ! propon5t
 & an oppon5t4  7#e7 ,vote on passage ,!
 vote on passage ( ! ,debt ,commission  
bill %all occur pursuant to ! con/ra9ts 
"u clause #h ( rule ,,xx ( ! ,rules ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7c7 ,exp$it$  
proc$ure 9 ! ,s5ate  7#a7 ,introduction 
9 ! s5ate ,if ! ,debt ,commission       
approves & submits legislative language 
"u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#e71 respectively1 
( section #b7l771 a ,debt ,commission   

bill consi/+ solely ( t legislative     
language may be introduc$ 9 ! ,s5ate 7by
 reque/7-- 7,a7 by ! majority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate1 or by a ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate       
designat$ by ! majority lead] ( !       
,s5ate1 on ! next day on :i* ! ,s5ate is
 9 session2 or  7,b7 if ! ,debt         
,commission bill is n introduc$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by any ,memb] ( !     
,s5ate on any day on :i* ! ,s5ate is 9  
session beg9n+ on ! day aft] ! day      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,committee consid]ation ,a ,debt        
,commission bill introduc$ 9 ! ,s5ate "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be jo9tly ref]r$ to 
! committee or committees (             
jurisdiction1 :i* committees %all report
 ! ,debt ,commission bill )\t any       
revision & ) a favorable recomm5dation1 
an unfavorable recomm5dation1 or )\t    
recomm5dation1 n lat] ?an #e session    
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,debt         
,commission bill 0 s ref]r$4 ,if any    
committee to :i* a ,debt ,commission    
bill is ref]r$ fails to report ! ,debt  

,commission bill )9 t p]iod1 t committee
 %all be automatically dis*>g$ f        
consid]ation ( ! ,debt ,commission bill1
 & ! ,debt ,commission bill %all be     
plac$ on ! appropriate cal5d>4  7#c7    
,proce$+ ,not)/&+ rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+  
,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 x is 9 ord]1 n lat]  
?an #b days ( session aft] ! date on :i*
 a ,debt ,commission bill is report$ or 
dis*>g$ f all committees to :i* ! ,debt 
,commission bill 0 ref]r$1 = ! majority 
lead] ( ! ,s5ate or ! designee ( !      
majority lead] to move to proce$ to !   
consid]ation ( ! ,debt ,commission bill4
 ,x %all also be 9 ord] = any ,memb] ( !
 ,s5ate to move to proce$ to !          
consid]ation ( ! ,debt ,commission bill 
at any "t aft] ! conclusion ( su*       
#b-;day p]iod4 ,a motion to proce$ is 9 
ord] ev5 ?\gh a previ\s motion to ! same
 effect has be5 disagre$ to4 ,all po9ts 
( ord] aga9/ ! motion to proce$ to !    
,debt ,commission bill are waiv$4 ,!    
motion to proce$ is n debatable4 ,!     
motion is n subject to a motion to      

po/pone4 ,a motion to reconsid] ! vote  
by :i* ! motion is agre$ to or disagre$ 
to %all n be 9 ord]4 ,if a motion to    
proce$ to ! consid]ation ( ! ,debt      
,commission bill is agre$ to1 ! ,debt   
,commission bill %all rema9 ! unf9i%$   
bus9ess until dispos$ (4 ,all po9ts (   
ord] aga9/ a ,debt ,commission bill &   
aga9/ consid]ation ( ! ,debt ,commission
 bill are waiv$4  7#d7 ,no am5dm5ts ,an 
am5dm5t to a ,debt ,commission bill1 or 
a motion to po/pone1 or a motion to     
proce$ to ! consid]ation ( o!r bus9ess1 
or a motion to recommit ! ,debt         
,commission bill1 is n 9 ord]4  7#e7    
,rul+s ( ! *air on proc$ure ,appeals f !
 decisions ( ! ,*air relat+ to !        
application ( ! rules ( ! ,s5ate1 z !   
case may be1 to ! proc$ure relat+ to a  
,debt ,commission bill %all be decid$   
)\t debate4  7d7 ,am5dm5t ,a ,debt      
,commission bill %all n be subject to   
am5dm5t 9 ei!r ! ,s5ate or ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives4  7e7 ,consid]ation by !
 o!r h\se  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if1 be=e pass+

 a ,debt ,commission bill1 a ,h\se      
receives f ! o!r ,h\se a ,debt          
,commission bill consi/+ ( legislative  
language approv$ by ! same ,debt        
,commission z ! ,debt ,commission bill 9
 ! receiv+ ,h\se-- 7,a7 ! ,debt         
,commission bill ( ! o!r ,h\se %all n be
 ref]r$ to a committee2 &  7,b7 !       
proc$ure 9 ! receiv+ ,h\se %all be !    
same z if no ,debt ,commission bill _h  
be5 receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se until ! vote  
on passage1 :5 ! ,debt ,commission bill 
receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se %all supplant !   
,debt ,commission bill ( ! receiv+      
,h\se4  7#b7 ,rev5ue measures ,?is      
subsection %all n apply to ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives if a ,debt ,commission  
bill receiv$ f ! ,s5ate is a rev5ue     
measure4  7f7 ,rules ,to coord9ate      
action ) o!r h\se  7#a7 ,treatm5t ( debt
 commission bill ( o!r h\se ,if a ,debt 
,commission bill is n introduc$ 9 !     
,s5ate or ! ,s5ate fails to consid] a   
,debt ,commission bill "u ?is section1 !
 ,debt ,commission bill ( ! ,h\se (     

,repres5tatives consi/+ ( legislative   
language approv$ by ! same ,debt        
,commission z ! ,debt ,commission bill 9
 ! ,s5ate %all be entitl$ to exp$it$    
floor proc$ures "u ?is section4  7#b7   
,treatm5t ( companion measures 9 ! s5ate
 ,if1 foll[+ passage ( a ,debt          
,commission bill 9 ! ,s5ate1 ! ,s5ate !n
 receives f ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a 
,debt ,commission bill approv$ by ! same
 ,debt ,commission & consi/+ ( ! same   
legislative language z ! ,s5ate-pass$   
,debt ,commission bill1 ! ,h\se-pass$   
,debt ,commission bill %all n be        
debatable4 ,! vote on passage ( ! ,debt 
,commission bill 9 ! ,s5ate %all be     
consid]$ to be ! vote on passage ( !    
,debt ,commission bill receiv$ f ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,vetoes ,if ! 
,presid5t vetoes a ,debt ,commission    
bill1 consid]ation ( a veto message 9 ! 
,s5ate "u ?is p>agraph %all be #aj h\rs 
equally divid$ betwe5 ! majority &      
m9ority lead]s ( ! ,s5ate or ! designees
 ( ! majority & m9ority lead]s ( !      

,s5ate4  #d4 ,rulemak+ ,! provisions (  
?is ,act are enact$ by ,congress-- 7#a7 
z an ex]cise ( ! rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1           
respectively1 &1 z su*1 ! provisions--  
7,a7 %all be consid]$ z "p ( ! rules (  
ea* ,h\se1 respectively1 or ( t ,h\se to
 :i* !y specifically apply2 &  7,b7 %all
 sup]s$e o!r rules only to ! ext5t t !y 
are inconsi/5t !re)2 &  7#b7 ) full     
recognition ( ! con/itutional "r ( ei!r 
,h\se to *ange su* rules 7s f> z relat+ 
to su* ,h\se7 at any "t1 9 ! same mann]1
 & to ! same ext5t z 9 ! case ( any o!r 
rule ( su* ,h\se4