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31 U.S.C. § 3101A

Presidential modification of the debt ceiling

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 3101A, Presidential modification of the debt ceiling, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467594
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If, after the debt limit is increased by $900,000,000,000 under paragraph (1), the President submits a written certification to Congress that the President has determined that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in section 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments, the Secretary of the Treasury may, subject to the enactment of a joint resolution of disapproval enacted pursuant to this section, exercise authority to borrow an additional amount equal to— For the purpose of this section, the term “joint resolution” means only a joint resolution— If, before passing the joint resolution, one House receives from the other a joint resolution— This subsection and subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) (other than paragraph (6)) are enacted by Congress—

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