,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide         
authority and discretion to the         
,president over budgetary resources to  
achieve a balanced budget4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,balanced ,budget ,responsibility ,act  
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,authority and discretion
 of the ,president over budgetary       
resources to achieve a balanced budget  
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7
 the term budgetary resources-- 7,a7 has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#bej7;c7 of the ,balanced ,budget and   
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c772 and  7,b7
 includes any discretionary             
appropriations or direct spending1 as   
defined in such section1 available for  
the applicable fiscal year2  7#b7 the   

term covered budgetary resources means  
any budgetary resources1 except for     
budgetary resources to carry out-- 7,a7 
the ,medicare program under title       
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq472 or  7,b7 
the old-age1 survivors1 and disability  
insurance program established under     
title ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq472 and  7#c7
 the term deficit has the meaning given 
that term under section #c of the       
,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment 
,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#fbb74  7b7 ,budgetary discretion       
,notwithstanding the ,impoundment       
,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#fha et seq471 if the ,president        
determines1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,office of ,management and ,budget1 that
 there will be a deficit for a fiscal   
year1 the ,president may exercise       
budgetary discretion and decline to     
obligate covered budgetary resources    

available for that fiscal year1 as the  
,president determines appropriate1 in an
 amount that is not more than the amount
 required to eliminate the deficit4