1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Increasing the BCA Spending Limits: Characteristics of Previously Enacted Legislation Grant A. Driessen Analyst in Public Finance Megan S. Lynch Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process April 3, 2019 The Budget C
2、ontrol Act of 2011 (BCA; P.L. 112-25), enacted on August 2, 2011, generated annual statutory discretionary spending limits for defense and nondefense spending that are in effect through FY2021. If appropriations are enacted that exceed a limit for a fiscal year, across-the-board reductions (i.e., se
3、questration) are triggered to eliminate the excess spending within that category. The BCA further stipulates that certain discretionary spendingsuch as appropriations designated as emergency requirements or for overseas contingency operationsare effectively exempt from the limits. For more informati
4、on on the BCA, see CRS Report R44874, The Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions, by Grant A. Driessen and Megan S. Lynch. Legislation has been enacted increasing the BCA spending limits (or caps) for each year from FY2014 through FY2019. In each case, (1) the legislation increased both defe
