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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3577 

To establish biennial budgets for the United States Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2011 

Mr. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 

STUTZMAN, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. GUINTA, and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, 

and in addition to the Committees on Rules and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish biennial budgets for the United States 

Government. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Biennial Budgeting 

5 and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2011’’. 


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1 TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL 

2 BUDGET PROCESS 

3 SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 

4 Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2 of the Congres5 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(1) to assure effective control over the budg8 etary process; 

9 ‘‘(2) to facilitate the determination biennially of 

10 the appropriate level of Federal revenues and ex11 penditures by the Congress and the President;’’. 

12 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

13 Section 3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

14 is amended by adding at the end the following new para15 graphs: 

16 ‘‘(12) The term ‘direct spending’ has the mean17 ing given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of the 

18 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

19 Act of 1985. 

20 ‘‘(13) The term ‘biennium’ means the period of 

21 2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of 

22 any odd-numbered year.’’. 

23 SEC. 103. REVISION OF TIMETABLE. 

24 Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

25 (2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘TIMETABLE

2 ‘‘SEC. 300. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 

3 subsection (b), the timetable with respect to the congres4 sional budget process for any Congress (beginning with 

5 the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress or a subsequent 

6 Congress, as applicable) is as follows: 

‘‘First Session 

On or before: Action to be completed: 

First Monday in February ........ President submits budget recommendations. 

February 15 ............................... Congressional Budget Office submits report 

to Budget Committees. 

Not later than 6 weeks after 

budget submission.

Committees submit views and estimates to 

Budget Committees. 

April 1 ....................................... Budget Committees report concurrent resolution on the biennial budget. 

April 15 ..................................... Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the biennial budget. 

May 15 ....................................... Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House of Representatives. 

June 10 ...................................... House Appropriations Committee reports last 

biennial appropriation bill. 

June 15 ...................................... Congress completes action on reconciliation 

legislation. 

June 30 ...................................... House completes action on biennial appropriation bills. 

October 1 ................................... Biennium begins. 

‘‘Second Session 

On or before: Action to be completed: 

February 15 ............................... President submits budget review. 

Not later than 6 weeks after 

President submits budget review.

Congressional Budget Office submits report 

to Budget Committees. 

The last day of the session ........ Congress completes action on bills and resolutions authorizing new budget authority 

for the succeeding biennium. 

7 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any first session 

8 of Congress that begins in any year during which the term 

9 of a President (except a President who succeeds himself) 


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1 begins, the following dates shall supersede those set forth 

2 in subsection (a): 

‘‘First Session 

On or before: Action to be completed: 

First Monday in April ............... President submits budget recommendations. 

April 20 ..................................... Committees submit views and estimates to 

Budget Committees. 

May 15 ....................................... Budget Committees report concurrent resolution on the biennial budget. 

June 1 ........................................ Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the biennial budget. 

June 1 ........................................ Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House of Representatives. 

July 1 ......................................... House Appropriations Committee reports last 

biennial appropriation bill. 

July 15 ....................................... Congress completes action on reconciliation 

legislation. 

July 20 ....................................... House completes action on biennial appropriation bills. 

October 1 ................................... Biennium begins.’’. 

3 SEC. 104. BIENNIAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ON THE 

4 BUDGET. 

5 (a) CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION.—Section 301(a) of 

6 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by— 

9 (A) striking ‘‘April 15 of each year’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘April 15 of each odd-numbered 

11 year’’; 

12 (B) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning on 

13 October 1 of such year’’ the first place it ap14 pears and inserting ‘‘the biennium beginning on 

15 October 1 of such year’’; 


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1 (C) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning on 

2 October 1 of such year’’ the second place it ap3 pears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in such 

4 period’’; and 

5 (D) striking ‘‘each of the four ensuing fis6 cal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the 

7 next 2 bienniums’’; 

8 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(4) subtotals of new budget authority and out11 lays for nondefense discretionary spending, defense 

12 discretionary spending, Medicare, Medicaid and 

13 other health-related spending, other direct spending 

14 (excluding interest), and net interest;’’; 

15 (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘for the fiscal 

16 year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year in the bien17 nium’’; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘for the fiscal 

19 year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year in the bien20 nium’’. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONCURRENT RESO22 LUTION.—Section 301(b) of the Congressional Budget Act 

23 of 1974 is amended— 

24 (1) by striking paragraph (1), and by striking 

25 paragraphs (6) through (9); 


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1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

2 and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respec3 tively; 

4 (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by strik5 ing ‘‘for such fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for either 

6 fiscal year in such biennium’’; and 

7 (4) by striking paragraph (3), as redesignated, 

8 and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) set forth such other matters, and require 

10 such other procedures, relating to the budget as may 

11 be appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Act, 

12 but shall not include a suspension or alteration of 

13 the application of the motion to strike a provision as 

14 set forth in section 310(d)(2) or (h)(2)(F).’’. 

15 (c) VIEWS OF OTHER COMMITTEES.—Section 301(d) 

16 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

17 632(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, if applicable, as pro18 vided by section 300(b))’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’ and 

19 by adding at the end the following new sentences: ‘‘Each 

20 committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives 

21 shall review the strategic plans, performance plans, and 

22 performance reports required under section 306 of title 

23 5, United States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of 

24 title 31, United States Code, of all agencies under the ju25 risdiction of the committee. Each committee may provide 


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1 its views on such plans or reports to the Committee on 

2 the Budget of the applicable House.’’. 

3 (d) HEARINGS AND REPORT.—Section 301(e) of the 

4 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘biennium’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting after the second sentence 

10 the following: ‘‘On or before April 1 of each 

11 odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as pro12 vided by section 300(b)), the Committee on the 

13 Budget of each House shall report to its House 

14 the concurrent resolution on the budget referred 

15 to in subsection (a) for the biennium beginning 

16 on October 1 of that year.’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 

19 (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs 

20 (B), (C), (E), (F), (H), and (I), respectively; 

21 (B) before subparagraph (B) (as redesig22 nated), by inserting the following new subpara23 graph: 

24 ‘‘(A) new budget authority and outlays for 

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1 tions of the total levels set forth pursuant to 

2 subsection (a)(1);’’; 

3 (C) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), 

4 by striking ‘‘mandatory’’ and inserting ‘‘direct 

5 spending’’; 

6 (D) after subparagraph (C) (as redesig7 nated), by inserting the following new subpara8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(D) total outlays, total Federal revenues, 

10 the surplus or deficit, and new budget authority 

11 and outlays for nondefense discretionary spend12 ing, defense discretionary spending, Medicare, 

13 Medicaid and other health-related spending, 

14 other direct spending (excluding interest), social 

15 security and other major functional categories, 

16 as appropriate, and net interest as set forth in 

17 such resolution as a percentage of the gross do18 mestic product of the United States;’’; and 

19 (E) after subparagraph (F) (as redesig20 nated), by inserting the following new subpara21 graph: 

22 ‘‘(G) if the concurrent resolution on the 

23 budget includes any allocation to a committee 

24 other than the Committee on Appropriations of 

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1 tion for not subjecting any program, project, or 

2 activity (for which the allocation is made) to 

3 annual discretionary appropriations;’’; and 

4 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (A)(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

6 and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec7 tively; 

8 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); 

9 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 

10 subparagraph (D); and 

11 (iv) by striking the period and the end of 

12 subparagraph (D), as redesignated, and insert13 ing ‘‘; and’’; 

14 (B) before subparagraph (B), by inserting 

15 the following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(A) new budget authority and outlays for 

17 each major functional category, based on alloca18 tions of the total levels set forth pursuant to 

19 subsection (a)(1);’’; and 

20 (C) at the end, by adding the following 

21 new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(E) set forth, if required by subsection 

23 (f), the calendar year in which, in the opinion 

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1 ployment set forth in section 4(b) of the Em2 ployment Act of 1946 should be achieved.’’. 

3 (e) GOALS FOR REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT.—Sec4 tion 301(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 

5 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each 

6 place it appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

7 (f) ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.—Section 301(g)(1) of 

8 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

9 632(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’. 

11 (g) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading of sec12 tion 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIEN14 NIAL’’. 

15 (h) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The item relating to sec16 tion 301 in the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) 

17 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘Annual’’ and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’. 

19 SEC. 105. COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS. 

20 Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

21 (2 U.S.C. 633) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by— 

23 (A) striking ‘‘for the first fiscal year of the 

24 resolution,’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 

25 in the biennium,’’; 


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1 (B) striking ‘‘for that period of fiscal 

2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘for all fiscal years cov3 ered by the resolution’’; and 

4 (C) striking ‘‘for the fiscal year of that 

5 resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 

6 in the biennium’’; 

7 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 

8 striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

9 (a)(1)’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (f)(1)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in12 serting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and in14 serting ‘‘either fiscal year of the biennium’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘as 

17 reported’’; 

18 (4) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by— 

19 (A) striking ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘each fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 

21 (B) striking ‘‘the total of fiscal years’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘the total of all fiscal years covered by 

23 the resolution’’; and 

24 (5) by striking subsection (g). 


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1 SEC. 106. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Congressional 

4 Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding after section 

5 315 the following new section: 

6 ‘‘MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

7 ‘‘SEC. 316. (a) It shall not be in order in the House 

8 of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure 

9 that contains an authorization of appropriations for any 

10 purpose unless the measure includes such an authorization 

11 of appropriations for that purpose for not less than each 

12 fiscal year in one or more bienniums. 

13 ‘‘(b)(1) For purposes of this section, an authorization 

14 of appropriations is an authorization for the enactment 

15 of an amount of appropriations or amounts not to exceed 

16 an amount of appropriations (whether stated as a sum cer17 tain, as a limit, or as such sums as may be necessary) 

18 for any purpose for a fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(2) Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to 

20 an authorization of appropriations for a single fiscal year 

21 for any program, project, or activity if the measure con22 taining that authorization includes a provision expressly 

23 stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no authoriza24 tion of appropriation will be required for [Insert name of 

25 applicable program, project, or activity] for any subse26 quent fiscal year.’. 


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1 ‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘measure’ 

2 means a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or con3 ference report.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con5 tents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget 

6 and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by in7 serting after the item relating to section 315 the following 

8 new item: 

‘‘Sec. 316. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations.’’. 

9 SEC. 107. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES10 SIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 TO EFFEC11 TUATE BIENNIAL BUDGETING. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Congressional 

13 Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amend14 ed by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(12) The term ‘Medicare’ means programs 

16 within budget function 570. 

17 ‘‘(13) The term ‘Medicaid and other health-re18 lated spending’ means programs within budget func19 tion 550. 

20 ‘‘(14) The term ‘other direct spending’ means 

21 programs other than those within budget functions 

22 550 and 570, excluding Social Security and net in23 terest.’’. 


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1 (b) COMPLETION OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTION ON

2 APPROPRIATION BILLS.—Section 307 of the Congres3 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 638) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘each year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

5 odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 

6 section 300(b), July 1)’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien8 nial’’; 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi10 ennium’’; and 

11 (4) by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

12 odd-numbered year’’. 

13 (c) COMPLETION OF HOUSE ACTION ON REGULAR

14 APPROPRIATION BILLS.—Section 309 of the Congres15 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘It’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 

17 whenever section 300(b) is applicable, it’’; 

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘of any odd-numbered calendar 

19 year’’ after ‘‘July’’; 

20 (3) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien21 nial’’; and 

22 (4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi23 ennium’’. 


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1 (d) RECONCILIATION PROCESS.—Section 310 of the 

2 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 641) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any fiscal year’’ and in6 serting ‘‘any biennium’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘such fiscal 

8 year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘any fiscal 

9 year covered by such resolution’’; and 

10 (3) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating 

11 subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

12 (e) SECTION 311 POINT OF ORDER.— 

13 (1) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

14 Section 311(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act 

15 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in17 serting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘the first fiscal year’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘either fiscal 

20 year of the biennium’’; and 

21 (C) by striking ‘‘that first fiscal year’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’. 

23 (2) IN THE SENATE.—Section 311(a)(2) of the 

24 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 

2 the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for either 

3 fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘that first fiscal year’’ 

6 the first place it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘that first fiscal year 

9 and the ensuing fiscal years’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘all fiscal years’’. 

11 (3) SOCIAL SECURITY LEVELS.—Section 

12 311(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

13 is amended by— 

14 (A) striking ‘‘for the first fiscal year’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) striking ‘‘that fiscal year and the ensu18 ing fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘all fiscal 

19 years’’. 

20 (4) EXCEPTION.—Section 311(c) of the Con21 gressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by insert22 ing ‘‘with respect to new budget authority or out23 lays’’ after ‘‘shall not apply’’. 


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1 (f) MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT POINT OF ORDER.— 

2 Section 312(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

3 (2 U.S.C. 643) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘for a biennium’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘first fiscal 

7 year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year in the bien8 nium’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fiscal 

10 year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year in the bien11 nium’’; and 

12 (4) in the matter following paragraph (2), by 

13 striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the appli14 cable fiscal year’’. 


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1 TITLE II—CONFORMING AMEND2 MENTS TO THE RULES OF 

3 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA4 TIVES, THE BALANCED BUDG5 ET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT 

6 CONTROL ACT OF 1985, AND 

7 THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDG8 ET ACT OF 1974 

9 SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF 

10 REPRESENTATIVES TO EFFECTUATE BIEN11 NIAL BUDGETING. 

12 (a) Clause 2(a) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 

13 of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 

14 following new subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided by subdivision (B), an ap16 propriation may not be reported in a general appropriation 

17 bill (other than a supplemental appropriation bill), and 

18 may not be in order as an amendment thereto, unless it 

19 provides new budget authority or establishes a level of ob20 ligations under contract authority for each fiscal year of 

21 a biennium. 

22 ‘‘(B) Subdivision (A) does not apply with respect to 

23 an appropriation for a single fiscal year for any program, 

24 project, or activity if the bill or amendment thereto con25 taining that appropriation includes a provision expressly 


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1 stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no additional 

2 funding beyond one fiscal year will be required and the 

3 [Insert name of applicable program, project, or activity] 

4 will be completed or terminated after the amount provided 

5 has been expended.’. 

6 ‘‘(C) For purposes of paragraph (b), the statement 

7 set forth in subdivision (B) with respect to an appropria8 tion for a single fiscal year for any program, project, or 

9 activity may be included in a general appropriation bill 

10 or amendment thereto.’’. 

11 (b) Clause 4(a)(1)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the 

12 House of Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘odd13 numbered’’ after ‘‘each’’. 

14 (c) Clause 4(a)(4) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

15 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

17 (d) Clause 4(b)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

18 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal 

19 year’’ and inserting ‘‘the biennium’’. 

20 (e) Clause 4(b) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

21 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end of subparagraph (5), by striking the period and insert23 ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (6), and by adding 

24 at the end the following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(7) use the second session of each Congress to 

2 study issues with long-term budgetary and economic 

3 implications.’’. 

4 (f) Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

5 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘annually’’ each 

6 place it appears and inserting ‘‘biennially’’ and by striking 

7 ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

8 (g) Clause 4(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

9 of Representatives is amended— 

10 (1) by inserting ‘‘during each odd-numbered 

11 year’’ after ‘‘the submission of the budget by the 

12 President’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ the first place it 

14 appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; and 

15 (3) by striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘each fiscal year in such ensuing biennium’’. 

17 (h) Clause 5(b)(1) of rule XXII of the House of Rep18 resentatives is amended by striking ‘‘or (c)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘or (3) or 2(c)’’. 

20 (i) Clause 11(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

21 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘during the 

22 same or preceding fiscal year’’. 

23 (j) Clause 3(d)(2)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

24 House of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘five’’ 

25 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘six’’. 


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1 (k) Clause 5(a)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

2 House of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

3 year after September 15 in the preceding fiscal year’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘biennium after September 15 of the calendar 

5 year in which such biennium begins’’. 

6 SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF THE 

7 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

8 Clause 8 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

9 Representatives is repealed and clauses 9 and 11 are re10 designated as clauses 8 and 9, respectively. 

11 SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES12 SIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974. 

13 (a) SECTION 202(e).—Section 202(e)(1)(C) of the 

14 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘(b)(2)(A) and for excise taxes assumed to be extended 

16 under section 257(b)(2)(C)’’. 

17 (b) SECTION 302(a)(1).—Section 302(a)(1) of the 

18 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘(except in the case of the Committee on Appropriations 

20 only for the fiscal year of that resolution)’’. 

21 (c) SECTION 302(f)(1).—Section 302(f)(1) of the 

22 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting 

23 ‘‘or outlays’’ after ‘‘new budget authority’’. 

24 (d) SECTION 308(a).—Section 308(a)(3)(C) of the 

25 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is repealed. 


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1 (e) SECTION 308(d).—Section 308(d) of the Congres2 sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘252(d)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘252(c)’’. 

4 TITLE III—CONFORMING 

5 AMENDMENTS TO TITLES 1, 5, 

6 31, AND 39, UNITED STATES 

7 CODE 

8 SEC. 301. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE 

9 OF APPROPRIATION ACTS. 

10 Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amend11 ed to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘§ 105. Title and style of appropriation Acts 

13 ‘‘(a) The style and title of all Acts making appropria14 tions for the support of the Government shall be as fol15 lows: ‘An Act making appropriations [here insert the ob16 ject] for each fiscal year in the biennium of fiscal years 

17 [here insert the fiscal years of the biennium].’. 

18 ‘‘(b) All Acts making regular appropriations for the 

19 support of the Government shall be enacted for a biennium 

20 and shall specify the amount of appropriations provided 

21 for each fiscal year in such period. 

22 ‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘biennium’ 

23 has the same meaning as in section 3(13) of the Congres24 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 

25 U.S.C. 622(13)).’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 

2 CODE. 

3 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 1101 of title 31, United 

4 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(3) ‘biennium’ has the meaning given to such 

7 term in paragraph (13) of section 3 of the Congres8 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 

9 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(12)).’’. 

10 (b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO THE

11 CONGRESS.— 

12 (1) SCHEDULE.—The matter preceding para13 graph (1) in section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

14 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(a) On or before the first Tuesday in February of 

16 each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 

17 section 300(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), 

18 beginning with the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, the 

19 President shall transmit to the Congress the budget for 

20 the biennium beginning on October 1 of such calendar 

21 year. The budget transmitted under this subsection shall 

22 include a budget message and summary and supporting 

23 information. The President shall include in each budget 

24 submission the following:’’. 

25 (2) EXPENDITURES.—Section 1105(a)(5) of 

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1 ‘‘the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted 

2 and the 4 fiscal years after that year’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium for which the 

4 budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years’’. 

5 (3) RECEIPTS.—Section 1105(a)(6) of title 31, 

6 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fis7 cal year for which the budget is submitted and the 

8 4 fiscal years after that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

9 fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is 

10 submitted and in the succeeding 4 years’’. 

11 (4) BALANCE STATEMENTS.—Section 

12 1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31, United States Code, is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’. 

15 (5) GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVI16 TIES.—Section 1105(a)(12) of title 31, United 

17 States Code, is amended in subparagraph (A), by 

18 striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 

19 year in the biennium’’. 

20 (6) ALLOWANCES.—Section 1105(a)(13) of title 

21 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 

22 fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bi23 ennium’’. 

24 (7) ALLOWANCES FOR UNANTICIPATED AND

25 UNCONTROLLABLE EXPENDITURES.—Section 


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1 1105(a)(14) of title 31, United States Code, is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

3 fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is 

4 submitted’’. 

5 (8) TAX EXPENDITURES.—Section 1105(a)(16) 

6 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 

8 in the biennium’’. 

9 (9) ESTIMATES FOR FUTURE YEARS.—Section 

10 1105(a)(17) of title 31, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year following 

13 the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 

14 in the biennium following the biennium’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘that following fiscal year’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘each such fiscal year’’; and 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year before the fis18 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium before the bi19 ennium’’. 

20 (10) PRIOR YEAR OUTLAYS.—Section 

21 1105(a)(18) of title 31, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘the prior fiscal year’’ and 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and 

3 (C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘in those fiscal years’’. 

5 (11) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO

6 CONGRESS.—Section 1105(a)(28) of title 31, United 

7 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘beginning with 

8 fiscal year 1999, a’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning with 

9 fiscal year 2016, a biennial’’. 

10 (12) INFORMATION SUPPORTING BIENNIAL

11 BUDGETS.—Section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

12 States Code, is amended by redesignating the second 

13 paragraph (37) as paragraph (39) and by adding at 

14 the end the following new paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(40) Totals of new budget authority and out16 lays. 

17 ‘‘(41) Total Federal revenues and the amount, 

18 if any, by which the aggregate level of Federal reve19 nues should be increased or decreased by bills and 

20 resolutions to be reported by the appropriate com21 mittees. 

22 ‘‘(42) The surplus or deficit in the budget. 

23 ‘‘(43) Subtotals of new budget authority and 

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1 fense discretionary spending, direct spending (ex2 cluding interest), contingencies, and net interest. 

3 ‘‘(44) The public debt.’’. 

4 (c) ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES OF LEGISLATIVE

5 AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES.—Section 1105(b) of title 31, 

6 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘each year’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘each even-numbered year’’. 

8 (d) RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEET ESTIMATED DEFI9 CIENCIES.—Section 1105(c) of title 31, United States 

10 Code, is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year for’’ the first 

12 place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in 

13 the biennium for’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year for’’ the second 

15 place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year of 

16 the biennium, as the case may be,’’; and 

17 (3) by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

18 each year of the biennium’’. 

19 (e) ADDITIONAL OUTYEAR DATA.—Section 1105(d) 

20 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

21 ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’ and by adding at the end the following 

22 new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) Each budget submission shall include a budget 

24 message and summary and supporting information and, 

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1 in paragraphs (40) through (44) of subsection (a) for at 

2 least each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years after the biennium 

3 covered by the budget submission under such subsection.’’. 

4 (f) CAPITAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS.—Section 

5 1105(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘ensuing fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium 

7 to which such budget relates’’. 

8 (g) SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ESTIMATES AND

9 CHANGES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1106(a) of title 31, 

11 United States Code, is amended— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

13 by— 

14 (i) inserting ‘‘and before February 1 

15 of each even-numbered year’’ after ‘‘Before 

16 July 16 of each year’’; and 

17 (ii) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘biennium’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that fis20 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in 

21 such biennium’’; 

22 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘4 fiscal 

23 years following the fiscal year’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘at least 4 fiscal years following the biennium’’; 

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1 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

2 year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

3 (2) CHANGES.—Section 1106(b) of title 31, 

4 United States Code, is amended by— 

5 (A) striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’; and 

7 (B) inserting ‘‘and before February 15 of 

8 each even-numbered year’’ after ‘‘Before July 

9 16 of each year’’. 

10 (h) CURRENT PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVI11 TIES ESTIMATES.— 

12 (1) THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1109(a) of title 

13 31, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘On or before the first 

15 Monday after January 3 of each year (on or be16 fore February 5 in 1986)’’ and inserting ‘‘At 

17 the same time the budget required by section 

18 1105 is submitted for a biennium’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘the following fiscal year’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year of such period’’. 

21 (2) JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.—Section 

22 1109(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘March 1 of each year’’ and inserting 

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1 as provided by section 300(b) of the Congressional 

2 Budget Act of 1974)’’. 

3 (i) YEAR-AHEAD REQUESTS FOR AUTHORIZING LEG4 ISLATION.—Section 1110 of title 31, United States Code, 

5 is amended by— 

6 (1) striking ‘‘May 16’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

7 31’’; and 

8 (2) striking ‘‘year before the year in which the 

9 fiscal year begins’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year pre10 ceding the calendar year in which the biennium be11 gins’’. 

12 (j) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 1115 of title 31, 

13 United States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) in the matter before paragraph (1) by 

16 striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a bien17 nial’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting after 

19 ‘‘program activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both 

20 years 1 and 2 of the biennial plan’’; 

21 (C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ 

22 after the semicolon; 

23 (D) in paragraph (6) by striking the period 

24 and inserting a semicolon; and inserting ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (E) by adding after paragraph (6) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(7) cover each fiscal year of the biennium be4 ginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial 

5 budget cycle.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and 

8 (3) in paragraph (6) of subsection (f) by strik9 ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

10 (k) PILOT PROJECTS FOR PERFORMANCE BUDG11 ETING.—Section 1119 of title 31, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by strik14 ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘annual’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

17 (l) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXI18 BILITY.—Section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, re19 lating to managerial accountability, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘Be22 ginning with fiscal year 1999, the’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 2016, the bien24 nial’’ and by striking ‘‘annual’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘section 1105(a)(29)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (e)— 

4 (A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘one 

5 or’’ before ‘‘years’’; 

6 (B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘a 

7 subsequent year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a subse8 quent 2-year period’’; and 

9 (C) in the third sentence by striking 

10 ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘four’’. 

11 SEC. 303. GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC AND PERFORMANCE 

12 PLANS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS. 

13 (a) STRATEGIC PLANS.—(1) Section 306 of title 5, 

14 United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 

16 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 

17 (B) in subsection (b)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘at least every three years’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘six years forward’’; and 

22 (C) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma 

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1 tember 30, 2014, meeting the requirements of sub2 section (a)’’. 

3 (2) Section 2802 of title 39, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 

6 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 

7 (B) in subsection (b), by— 

8 (i) striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and in9 serting ‘‘six years forward’’; and 

10 (ii) striking ‘‘at least every three years’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years’’; and 

12 (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, including 

13 a strategic plan submitted by September 30, 2014, 

14 meeting the requirements of subsection (a)’’ before 

15 the period. 

16 (b) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 2803(a) of title 

17 39, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 

19 striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a biennial’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘pro21 gram activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both years 1 and 

22 2 of the biennial plan’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

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1 (4) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 

2 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (5) by adding after paragraph (6) the following: 

4 ‘‘(7) cover each fiscal year of the biennium be5 ginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial 

6 budget cycle.’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall take effect on September 30, 2014. 

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