Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 2 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until the OMB Director makes a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 5% less than the initial level as determined by OMB. Allows a waiver of such workforce limitation by the President for national security reasons or in the case of an extraordinary emergency.
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 to extend the freeze on the pay of federal employees, including Members of Congress, until June 30, 2014.
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to offset mandatory sequestration in security and nonsecurity categories in FY2013-FY2021 with revenues resulting from the reduction in the federal workforce and the pay freeze under this Act.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2065 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2065
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account
savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees
and extending the pay freeze for Federal employees.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 2, 2012
Mr. Kyl (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rubio,
Ms. Ayotte, and Mr. Thune) 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 modify the discretionary spending limits to take into account
savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees
and extending the pay freeze for Federal employees.
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 ``Down Payment to Protect National
Security Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the
meaning given the term ``Executive agency'' under section 105 of title
5, United States Code.
(b) Determination of Number of Employees.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall determine the number of full-time employees
employed in each agency. The head of each agency shall cooperate with
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in making the
determinations.
(c) Replacement Hire Rate.--
(1) In general.--During the period described under
paragraph (2), the head of each agency may hire no more than 2
employees in that agency for every 3 employees who leave
employment in that agency.
(2) Period of replacement hire rate.--Paragraph (1) shall
apply to each agency during the period beginning 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act through the date on which the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget makes a
determination that the number of full-time employees employed
in that agency is 5 percent less than the number of full-time
employees employed in that agency determined under subsection
(a).
(d) Waivers.--This section may be waived upon a determination by
the President that--
(1) the existence of a state of war or other national
security concern so requires; or
(2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening
life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so
requires.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PAY FREEZE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act,
2011 (Public Law 111-242; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2012''
and inserting ``June 30, 2014''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``December 31, 2012''
and inserting ``June 30, 2014''.
(b) Clarification That Freeze Applies to Members of Congress.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made
under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2
U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of
Congress) during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay
period beginning on or after February 1, 2013 and ending on June 30,
2014.
SEC. 4. REDUCTION OF REVISED DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS TO ACHIEVE
SAVINGS FROM FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROVISIONS.
Paragraph (2) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Revised discretionary spending limits.--The
discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2013 through
2021 under section 251(c) shall be replaced with the following:
``(A) For fiscal year 2013--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$546,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $501,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(B) For fiscal year 2014--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$551,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $500,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(C) For fiscal year 2015--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$560,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $510,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(D) For fiscal year 2016--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$571,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $520,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(E) For fiscal year 2017--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$584,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $531,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(F) For fiscal year 2018--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$598,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $543,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(G) For fiscal year 2019--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$610,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $556,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(H) For fiscal year 2020--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$624,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $568,000,000,000 in budget authority.
``(I) For fiscal year 2021--
``(i) for the revised security category,
$638,000,000,000 in budget authority; and
``(ii) for the revised nonsecurity
category, $579,000,000,000 in budget
authority.''.
SEC. 5. CALCULATION OF TOTAL DEFICIT REDUCTION.
Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``$1,200,000,000,000'' and inserting
``$1,073,000,000,000''; and
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``by 9'' and
inserting ``by 8'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``On January 2, 2013, for
fiscal year 2013, and in'' and inserting ``In'';
(3) in paragraphs (5) and (6), by striking ``2013'' each
place it appears and inserting ``2014''; and
(4) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``reductions.--'' and all that
follows through ``Fiscal years 2014-2021.--On the
date'' and inserting ``reductions.--On the date''; and
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjusting
the margin accordingly.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S324)
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