[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2792 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2792
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to establish a discretionary spending limit for infrastructure
spending.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 6, 2019
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Budget
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A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to establish a discretionary spending limit for infrastructure
spending.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure
Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING.
(a) Definition.--Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(4)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``other than in the
infrastructure category'' before the period;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``or the
infrastructure category'' before the period;
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G);
and
(4) by inserting afer subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) The term `infrastructure category' means
discretionary appropriations for the following appropriation
accounts or programs:
``(i) For the Federal Aviation Administration:
``(I) Facilities and Equipment.
``(II) Grants-in-Aid for Airports.
``(III) Operations.
``(ii) For the Federal Highway Administration:
``(I) Highway Infrastructure Programs.
``(II) Emergency Relief.
``(iii) For the Federal Transit Administration:
``(I) Capital Investment Grants.
``(II) Transit Infrastructure Grants.
``(iv) For the Federal Railroad Administration:
``(I) Northeast Corridor Grants to the
National Railroad Passenger Network.
``(II) National Network Grants to the
National Railroad Passenger Network.
``(III) Railroad Research and Development.
``(IV) Safety and Operations.
``(V) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and
Safety Improvements.
``(VI) Federal-State Partnership For State
Of Good Repair.
``(VII) Restoration and Enhancement.
``(v) For the Maritime Administration:
``(I) Port Infrastructure Development
Program.
``(II) Assistance to Small Shipyards.
``(III) Maritime Guaranteed Loan (title XI)
Program Account.
``(vi) For the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Aeronautics account, amounts for the
Airspace Operations and Safety Program and the Advanced
Air Vehicles Program carried out under chapter 401 of
title 51, United States Code.
``(vii) For the Department of Defense, Military
Construction:
``(I) Military Construction, Army.
``(II) Military Construction, Navy and
Marine Corps.
``(III) Military Construction, Air Force.
``(IV) Military Construction, Defense-Wide.
``(V) North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
Security Investment Program.
``(VI) Military Construction, Army National
Guard.
``(VII) Military Construction, Air National
Guard.
``(VIII) Military Construction, Army
Reserve.
``(IX) Military Construction, Navy Reserve.
``(X) Military Construction, Air Force
Reserve.
``(XI) Family Housing Construction, Army.
``(XII) Family Housing Construction, Navy
and Marine Corps.
``(XIII) Family Housing Construction, Air
Force.
``(XIV) Family Housing Operations and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide.
``(XV) Family Housing Improvement Fund.
``(XVI) Military Unaccompanied Housing
Improvement Fund.
``(viii) For the Environmental Protection Agency,
Infrastructure Assistance:
``(I) Clean Water State Revolving Funds and
the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
``(II) Water Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act Program Account.
``(III) America's Water Infrastructure Act
Grant Programs under section 1459A of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-19a).
``(IV) Alaska Native Village Waste and
Drinking Water Facilities Programs under
section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) and the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1921 et seq.).
``(ix) For the Department of Agriculture:
``(I) Forest Service, Capital Improvements
and Maintenance.
``(II) Natural Resources Conservation
Service:
``(aa) Watershed Rehabilitation
Program.
``(bb) Private Lands Conservation
Operations under the Soil Conservation
and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C.
590a et seq.).
``(cc) Emergency Watershed
Protection Program established under
section 403 of the Agricultural Credit
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203).
``(dd) Small Watersheds Program
established by the Secretary of
Agriculture to carry out the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
``(III) Rural Utilities Service:
``(aa) Electric loans under the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 901 et seq.).
``(bb) Telecommunications loans
under the Rural Electrification Act of
1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).
``(cc) Rural Water And Waste
Disposal Program Account.
``(dd) Broadband Loan and Grant
Pilot Program.
``(IV) Rural Housing Service--Rural
Community Facilities Program Account.''.
(b) Spending Limits.--Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended by
striking paragraphs (7) and (8) and inserting the following:
``(7) for fiscal year 2020--
``(A) for the revised security category
$645,325,600,000 in new budget authority;
``(B) for the revised nonsecurity category,
$580,861,700,000 in new budget authority; and
``(C) for the infrastructure category,
$61,812,700,000 in new budget authority; and
``(8) for fiscal year 2020--
``(A) for the revised security category
$649,985,500,000 in new budget authority;
``(B) for the revised nonsecurity category,
$585,122,700,000 in new budget authority; and
``(C) for the infrastructure category,
$62,891,800,000 in new budget authority;''.
(c) Direct Spending Reductions.--Section 251A(13)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901a(13)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or the amendment made to section
251(c) revising the discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2020
and 2021 by the Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2019''
after ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019''.
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