L:\XML\BILLS-113HR-PIH-BICAMWRKGGRP.XML XML hhalpern 10/8/2013 11:17 hhalpern 10/08/2013 10:44 L:\vr\100813\R100813.006.xml 10/08/2013 11:18:14 hhalpern x:\xx\xxxxxx\xxxxxx.xxx.xml xx/xx/xxxx xx:xx:xx xx hhalpern [Bicam Working Group] [Discussion Draft] H.Rls-R. (Original Signature of Member) [DISCUSSION DRAFT]

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. __ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Woodall, and Mr. Burgess) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on _______________ A BILL To establish a bicameral working group on deficit reduction and economic growth.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013.

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Bicameral working group on deficit reduction and economic growth

(a)

Establishment

There is hereby established a bicameral working group to be known as the Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth (hereinafter referred to as the working group). (b)

Purpose

The working group shall recommend to the House of Representatives and the Senate— (1) overall levels of discretionary spending, including for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2014; (2) changes in the statutory limit on the public debt; and (3) reforms in direct spending programs. (c)

Membership

(1) The working group shall be comprised of 20 members to be appointed as follows: (A) The Speaker shall appoint 10 Members of the House of Representatives, of which one shall be designated as House co-chair and 4 shall be on the recommendation of the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (B) The majority leader of the Senate shall appoint 10 Senators, of which one shall be designated as Senate co-chair and 4 shall be on the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate. (2) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the working group shall be filled in the same manner as the original designation was made. (3) Each appointment under this subsection shall be made not later than one calendar day after enactment of this Act. (d)

Meetings

The members of the working group shall meet not later than one calendar day after their appointment pursuant to subsection (c) and shall meet on each calendar day thereafter unless both co-chairs jointly determine that there is good cause to dispense with such meeting. (e)

Adoption of recommendations

The working group may not report any recommendation unless it receives the support of a majority of the members appointed by both the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate. (f)

Report

(1) The working group shall report its recommendations, including any legislative language required to implement those recommendations, to the House of Representatives and the Senate within 3 calendar days after their adoption. (2) The report shall be referred in the House of Representatives by the Speaker in accordance with clause 2 of rule XIV. (3) The report shall include any supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted to the co-chairs prior to its transmission pursuant to paragraph (1). (g)

Termination

The working group shall terminate immediately after transmission of the report under subsection (f). (h)

Rulemaking

The provisions of this section are enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supercede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.