,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #f #aah? ,,congress   
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #hb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #be1   
#bjbc,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 
,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,lee1 
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 
,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,budd1 & ,mrs4         
,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read ! fir/ "t  ,janu>y #bf1         
#bjbc,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
cal5d>  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect social   
security b5efits & milit>y pay & require
 t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to         
prioritize all obligations on ! debt    
held by ! public 9 ! ev5t t ! debt limit
 is rea*$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,full ,fai? & ,cr$it    
,act4  #b4 ,prioritize obligations on ! 
debt held by ! public1 social security  
b5efits1 m$ic>e1 vet]ans1 & milit>y pay 
,if ! debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t  
rea*es ! /atutory limit "u section #caja
 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !    
foll[+ obligations %all take equal      
priority ov] all o!r obligations incurr$

 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t3 7#a7 ,!  
au?ority ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury    
provid$ "u 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'1 & disability
 insurance b5efits "u title ,,ii ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dja et seq474  7#c7 ,! paym5t ( pay &  
all[ances = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces on   
active duty & memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,coa/ ,gu>d4  7#d7 ,! paym5t (          
comp5sation & p5sions1 & paym5ts =      
m$ical s]vices1 provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#e7 ,! ,m$ic>e    
programs "u p>ts ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 & ,d (     
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;c et seq474  #c4  
,limit$ 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 pay ! priority obligations 
specifi$ "u section #b ov] an upcom+    
#b-week p]iod dur+ a p]iod dur+ :i* !   
debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has    
rea*$ ! /atutory limit "u section #caja 
( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code-- 7#a7 
! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 %all
 notify ,congress ( ! am\nt ( ! expect$ 
rev5ue %ortfall f ! rev5ue requir$ to   
pay 9 full ! priority obligations       
specifi$ "u section #b = su* #b-week    
p]iod2 &  7#b7 ! am\nt ( ! limit on debt
 held by ! public "u section #caja (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be 
increas$ by ! am\nt ( ! expect$ rev5ue  
%ortfall4  7b7 ,excess rev5ue ,if incom+
 rev5ue exce$s ! am\nt project$ "u      
subsection 7a71 any am\nt 9 excess %all 
be held 9 res]ve & appli$ to ! foll[+   
#b-week p]iod4  ,janu>y #bf1 #bjbc,read 
! second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>