article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Job Creation and Economic Growth Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011. (a) Title Amendment.--The title heading of title IV of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) is amended by inserting ``, JOB CREATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH'' after ``DEFICIT REDUCTION''. (b) Additional Duties of Joint Select Committee.--Section 401 of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, Job Creation, and Economic Growth'' after ``Deficit Reduction''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, Job Creation, and Economic Growth'' after ``Deficit Reduction''; (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Goal'' and inserting ``Goals''; (ii) by striking ``goal'' and inserting ``goals''; and (iii) by inserting before the period ``and to spur economic growth and restore the Nation's workforce to full employment, which shall be defined by the Secretary of Labor not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of the Job Creation and Economic Growth Act, over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013''; (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting ``and significantly improve the short-term and long-term employment levels in the United States and spur economic growth'' before the period; (D) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking ``reduce the deficit consistent with the goal'' and inserting ``reduce the deficit and improve employment levels consistent with the goal''; (E) in paragraph (3)(B)-- (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``Report'' and inserting ``Reports''; (ii) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (I); (II) in subclause (II), by inserting ``with respect to deficit reduction'' after ``subclause (I)''; (III) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting a semicolon; (IV) by inserting after subclause (II) the following new subclauses: ``(III) proposed legislative language to carry out such recommendations as described in subclause (I) with respect to job creation measures, which shall include a statement of the job creation achieved by the legislation over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.''; and (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ``the joint committee report'' and inserting ``that joint committee report''; and (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``vote'' and inserting ``votes''; and (F) in paragraph (4)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``12'' and inserting ``16''; (ii) in each of clause (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B), by striking ``three'' each place it appears and inserting ``4''; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Subcommittee.--The joint committee shall appoint some of its members to a special subcommittee which shall make recommendations to the joint committee on measures to spur economic growth and restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.''. (c) Conforming Amendments Relating to Expedited Consideration of Joint Committee Recommendations.--Section 402 of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-25) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``If approved by the majority'' and all that follows through ``section 401(b)(3)(B)(iv)'' and insert the following: ``(1) Approved deficit reduction legislative language.--If approved by the majority required by section 401(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed legislative language described in clause (i)(II) of section 401(b)(1)(B) and submitted pursuant to clause (iv) of such section''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Job creation legislative language.-- ``(A) If approved.--If approved by the majority required by section 401(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed legislative language described in clause (i)(III) of section 401(b)(1)(B) submitted pursuant to clause (iv) of such section shall be introduced in the Senate (by request) on the next day on which the Senate is in session by the majority leader of the Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be introduced in the House of Representatives (by request) on the next legislative day by the majority leader of the House or by a Member of the House designated by the majority leader of the House. ``(B) If not approved.--If no legislative language described in subclause (III) of section 401(b)(1)(B)(i) is approved by the vote required by such section, then any such legislative language that was brought to a vote under such section shall be introduced in the Senate (by request) on the next day on which the Senate is in session by the majority leader of the Senate or by a Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be introduced in the House of Representatives (by request) on the next legislative day by the majority leader of the House or by a Member of the House designated by the majority leader of the House.''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``the joint committee bill'' each place it appears and inserting ``a joint committee bill''; and (ii) in the last sentence, by striking ``the joint committee bill'' and inserting ``that joint committee bill''; (B) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by striking ``the joint committee bill'' and inserting ``that joint committee bill''; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The joint committee bill'' and inserting ``A joint committee bill''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``the joint committee bill'' each place it appears and inserting ``a joint committee bill''; and (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the joint committee bill'' the first place it appears and inserting ``a joint committee bill''; (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``The joint committee bill'' and insert ``A joint committee bill''; (5) in subsection (e)(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)-- (A) by striking ``before passing the joint'' and inserting ``before passing a joint''; and (B) by striking ``a joint committee bill'' and inserting ``a related joint committee bill''; (6) in subsection (f)(2)-- (A) by striking ``the joint committee bill'' the first place it appears and inserting ``a joint committee bill''; and (B) by striking ``receives the joint committee bill'' and inserting ``receives the related joint committee bill''; (7) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``the joint committee bill'' and inserting ``a joint committee bill''; and (8) in subsection (g)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, in the case of a joint committee bill that was introduced pursuant to subsection (a)(1)'' before the semicolon; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, in the case of any joint committee bill that was introduced pursuant to subsection (a)'' before the period. (d) Table of Contents Amendment.--In the table of contents in section 1(b) of the Budget Control Act of 2011, the item relating to title IV is amended to read as follows: ``TITLE IV--JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION, JOB CREATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH''.
summary: Job Creation and Economic Growth Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to redesignate the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Economic Growth. Adds as a goal of the joint committee spurring economic growth and restoring the nation's workforce to full employment over the period of FY2012 and FY2013. Revises the duties of the joint committee to require it to make recommendations that will significantly improve U.S. short-term and long-term employment levels and spur economic growth. Requires the joint committee, by November 23, 2011, to vote on proposed legislative language to carry out joint committee recommendations with respect to job creation measures, including a statement of job creation achieved by such legislation. Increases the number of members of the joint committee from 12 to 16. Directs the joint committee to appoint some of its members to a special subcommittee to make recommendations on measures to spur economic growth and restore the nation's workforce to full employment over the period of FY2012 and FY2013. Prescribes procedures for expedited congressional consideration of proposed joint committee job creation legislative language.