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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3652 

To provide for comprehensive budget reform in order to increase transparency 

and reduce the deficit. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2010 

Mr. THUNE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Budget 

A BILL 

To provide for comprehensive budget reform in order to 

increase transparency and reduce the deficit. 

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Deficit Reduction and Budget Reform Act of 2010’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

TITLE I—JOINT BUDGET RESOLUTION 

Sec. 101. Purposes. 

Sec. 102. Timetable. 

Sec. 103. Joint resolution on the budget. 


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Sec. 104. Budget required before spending bills may be considered. 

Sec. 105. Amendments to joint resolutions on the budget. 

Sec. 106. Continuing appropriations. 

TITLE II—BIENNIAL BUDGET 

Sec. 201. Effective date. 

Sec. 202. Revision of timetable. 

Sec. 203. Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 

Act of 1974. 

Sec. 204. Amendments to Rules of the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 205. Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriation Acts. 

Sec. 206. Multiyear authorizations. 

Sec. 207. Government strategic and performance plans on a biennial basis. 

Sec. 208. Biennial appropriation bills. 

Sec. 209. Assistance by Federal agencies to standing committees of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives. 

TITLE III—DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS 

Subtitle A—Spending Limits 

Sec. 301. Discretionary spending limits. 

Subtitle B—Reports and Orders 

Sec. 311. Reports and orders. 

Sec. 312. Spending limits enforcement. 

Sec. 313. Spending reduction order. 

TITLE IV—LEGISLATIVE LINE-ITEM VETO 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Legislative line-item veto. 

Sec. 403. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Sec. 404. Rescission measures considered. 

TITLE V—BIENNIAL BUDGET DEFICIT REDUCTION 

Sec. 501. Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction. 

Sec. 502. Biennial budget deficit reduction legislation. 

TITLE VI—PAYGO HONESTY WITH RESPECT TO TRUST FUNDS 

Sec. 601. PAYGO and trust funds. 

1 TITLE I—JOINT BUDGET 

2 RESOLUTION 

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: 


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1 ‘‘(1) to assure effective control over the budg2 etary process; and 

3 ‘‘(2) to facilitate the determination each year of 

4 the appropriate level of Federal revenues and ex5 penditures by the Congress and the President;’’. 

6 SEC. 102. TIMETABLE. 

7 Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

8 is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘TIMETABLE

10 ‘‘SEC. 300. The timetable with respect to the Con11 gressional budget process for any fiscal year is as follows: 

‘‘First Session 

On or before: Action to be completed: 

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

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

to Budget Committees. 

Not later than 6 weeks after 

President submits budget.

Committees submit views and estimates to 

Budget Committees. 

April 1 ....................................... Budget Committees report joint resolution on 

the budget. 

April 15 .................................... Congress completes action on joint resolution 

on the budget. 

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

annual appropriation bill. 

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

legislation. 

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

October 1 ................................... Fiscal year begins.’’. 

12 SEC. 103. JOINT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET. 

13 (a) CONTENT OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THE

14 BUDGET.—Section 301(a)(4) of the Congressional Budget 

15 Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(4) subtotals of new budget authority and out2 lays for nondefense discretionary spending, defense 

3 discretionary spending, Medicare, Medicaid, other di4 rect spending (excluding interest), and interest; and 

5 for emergencies (for the reserve fund in section 

6 317(b) and for military operations in section 

7 317(C));’’. 

8 (b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN JOINT RESOLUTION.— 

9 Section 301(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

10 is amended as follows: 

11 (1) Strike paragraphs (1), and (6) through (9). 

12 (2) Redesignate paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 

13 (5) accordingly. 

14 (3) Amend paragraph (3), as redesignated, to 

15 read as follows: 

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

17 such other procedures, relating to the budget as may 

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

19 but shall not include a suspension or alteration of 

20 the application of the motion to strike a provision as 

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

22 (c) REQUIRED CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Section 

23 301(e)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 

24 amended as follows: 


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1 (1) Redesignate subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), 

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

3 (F), (H), and (I), respectively. 

4 (2) Before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), 

5 insert the following new subparagraph: 

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

7 each major functional category, based on alloca8 tions of the total levels set forth pursuant to 

9 subsection (a)(1);’’. 

10 (3) In subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), 

11 strike ‘‘mandatory’’ and insert ‘‘direct spending’’. 

12 (4) After subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), 

13 insert the following new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(D) a measure, as a percentage of gross 

15 domestic product, of total outlays, total Federal 

16 revenues, the surplus or deficit, and new out17 lays for nondefense discretionary spending, de18 fense spending, Medicare, Medicaid and other 

19 direct spending as set forth in such resolu20 tion;’’. 

21 (5) After subparagraph (F) (as redesignated), 

22 insert the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(G) if the joint resolution on the budget 

24 includes any allocation to a committee other 

25 than the Committee on Appropriations of levels 


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1 in excess of current law levels, a justification 

2 for not subjecting any program, project, or ac3 tivity (for which the allocation is made) to an4 nual discretionary appropriations;’’. 

5 (d) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Section 

6 301(e)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 

7 amended as follows: 

8 (1) Redesignate subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 

9 subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, strike sub10 paragraphs (C) and (D), and redesignate subpara11 graph (E) as subparagraph (D) and strike the pe12 riod and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

13 (2) Before subparagraph (B), insert the fol14 lowing new subparagraph: 

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

16 each major functional category, based on alloca17 tions of the total levels set forth pursuant to 

18 subsection (a)(1);’’. 

19 (3) At the end, add the following new subpara20 graph: 

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

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

23 of the Congress, the goals for reducing unem24 ployment set forth in section 4(b) of the Em25 ployment Act of 1946 should be achieved.’’. 


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1 (e) BUDGET PRESENTATION.—After section 

2 301(e)(3) add the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(4) BUDGET FORMAT.—In addition to the con4 tents that may be included in the report pursuant to 

5 paragraph (3), a presentation of the functional cat6 egories may also be included as follows: 

7 ‘‘(A) PRINCIPAL FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS.— 

8 Activities intrinsic to the Federal Government 

9 (including both discretionary and mandatory 

10 spending) as follows: 

11 ‘‘(i) National defense; 

12 ‘‘(ii) International affairs; 

13 ‘‘(iii) Veterans benefits and services; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(iv) Administration of justice. 

16 ‘‘(B) FEDERALLY SUPPORTED DOMESTIC

17 PRIORITIES.—The total domestic discretionary 

18 spending levels as follows: 

19 ‘‘(i) Total domestic discretionary 

20 spending. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Optional inclusion of additional 

22 specific recommended levels. 

23 ‘‘(C) MAJOR DOMESTIC ENTITLEMENTS.— 

24 Major domestic direct spending programs as 

25 follows: 


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1 ‘‘(i) Medicare. 

2 ‘‘(ii) Medicaid. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Other direct spending. 

4 ‘‘(iv) Optional inclusion of additional 

5 specific recommended levels. 

6 ‘‘(D) GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND FINAN7 CIAL MANAGEMENT.—Funding for financing 

8 government operations as follows: 

9 ‘‘(i) General government. 

10 ‘‘(ii) Net interest. 

11 ‘‘(iii) Allowances. 

12 ‘‘(iv) Offsetting receipts.’’. 

13 (f) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION TO CON14 GRESS.—(1) The first two sentences of section 1105(a) 

15 of title 31, United States Code, are amended to read as 

16 follows: ‘‘On or after the first Monday in January but not 

17 later than the first Monday in February of each year the 

18 President shall submit a budget of the United States Gov19 ernment for the following fiscal year which shall set forth 

20 the following levels: 

21 ‘‘(A) Totals of new budget authority and out22 lays. 

23 ‘‘(B) Total Federal revenues and the amount, if 

24 any, by which the aggregate level of Federal reve25 nues should be increased or decreased by bills and 


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1 resolutions to be reported by the appropriate com2 mittees. 

3 ‘‘(C) The surplus or deficit in the budget. 

4 ‘‘(D) Subtotals of new budget authority and 

5 outlays for nondefense discretionary spending, de6 fense discretionary spending, direct spending (ex7 cluding interest), and interest, and for emergencies 

8 (for the reserve fund in section 317(b) and for mili9 tary operations in section 317(c)). 

10 ‘‘(E) The public debt. 

11 Each budget submission shall include a budget message 

12 and summary and supporting information and, as a sepa13 rately delineated statement, the levels requires in the pre14 ceding sentence for at least each of the 4 ensuing fiscal 

15 years.’’. 

16 (2) The third sentence of section 1105(a) of title 31, 

17 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘submission’’ 

18 after ‘‘budget’’. 

19 (g) LIMITATION ON THE CONTENT OF BUDGET RES20 OLUTIONS.—Section 305 of the Congressional Budget Act 

21 of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following 

22 new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON CONTENTS.—(1) It shall not be 

24 in order in the House of Representatives or in the Senate 

25 to consider any joint resolution on the budget or any 


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1 amendment thereto or conference report thereon that con2 tains any matter referred to in paragraph (2). 

3 ‘‘(2) Any joint resolution on the budget or any 

4 amendment thereto or conference report thereon that con5 tains any matter not permitted in section 301(a) or (b) 

6 shall not be treated in the House of Representatives or 

7 the Senate as a budget resolution under subsection (a) or 

8 (b) or as a conference report on a budget resolution under 

9 subsection (c) of this section.’’. 

10 SEC. 104. BUDGET REQUIRED BEFORE SPENDING BILLS 

11 MAY BE CONSIDERED. 

12 (a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 302.—Section 302 of 

13 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); 

15 and 

16 (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘as re17 ported’’. 

18 (b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 303 AND CON19 FORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 303 of the Con20 gressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘(a) 

21 IN GENERAL.—’’, by striking ‘‘has been agreed to’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘takes effect in subsection (a)’’, and by striking 

23 subsections (b) and (c); and 

24 (2) by striking its section heading and inserting the 

25 following new section heading: ‘‘CONSIDERATION OF


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1 BUDGET-RELATED LEGISLATION BEFORE BUDGET BE2 COMES LAW’’. 

3 (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES UPON VETO OF JOINT

4 RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.—(1) Title III of the Con5 gressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding after 

6 section 315 the following new section: 

7 ‘‘EXPEDITED PROCEDURES UPON VETO OF JOINT

8 RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET

9 ‘‘SEC. 316. (a) SPECIAL RULE.—If the President ve10 toes a joint resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, the 

11 majority leader of the House of Representatives or Senate 

12 (or his designee) shall introduce a concurrent resolution 

13 on the budget or joint resolution on the budget for such 

14 fiscal year. If the Committee on the Budget of either 

15 House fails to report such concurrent or joint resolution 

16 referred to it within five calendar days (excluding Satur17 days, Sundays, or legal holidays except when that House 

18 of Congress is in session) after the date of such referral, 

19 the committee shall be automatically discharged from fur20 ther consideration of such resolution and such resolution 

21 shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 

22 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA23 TIVES AND THE SENATE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

25 provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the 

26 House of Representatives and in the Senate of joint 


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1 resolutions on the budget and conference reports 

2 thereon shall also apply to the consideration of con3 current resolutions on the budget introduced under 

4 subsection (a) and conference reports thereon. 

5 ‘‘(2) Debate in the Senate on any concurrent 

6 resolution on the budget or joint resolution on the 

7 budget introduced under subsection (a), and all 

8 amendments thereto and debatable motions and ap9 peals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not 

10 more than 10 hours and in the House of Represent11 atives such debate shall be limited to not more than 

12 3 hours. 

13 ‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.— 

14 Any concurrent resolution on the budget introduced under 

15 subsection (a) shall be in compliance with section 301. 

16 ‘‘(d) EFFECT OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE

17 BUDGET.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

18 title, whenever a concurrent resolution on the budget de19 scribed in subsection (a) is agreed to, then the aggregates, 

20 allocations, and reconciliation directives (if any) contained 

21 in the report accompanying such concurrent resolution or 

22 in such concurrent resolution shall be considered to be the 

23 aggregates, allocations, and reconciliation directives for all 

24 purposes of sections 302, 303, and 311 for the applicable 

25 fiscal years and such concurrent resolution shall be 


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1 deemed to be a joint resolution for all purposes of this 

2 title and the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

3 any reference to the date of enactment of a joint resolution 

4 on the budget shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

5 date agreed to when applied to such concurrent resolu6 tion.’’. 

7 (2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of 

8 the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 

9 of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

10 to section 315 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 316. Expedited procedures upon veto of joint resolution on the budget.’’. 

11 SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THE 

12 BUDGET. 

13 (a) DEFINITION.—Paragraph (4) of section 3 of the 

14 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as 

15 follows: 

16 ‘‘(4) the term ‘joint resolution on the budget’ 

17 means— 

18 ‘‘(A) a joint resolution setting forth the 

19 budget for the United States Government for a 

20 fiscal year as provided in section 301; and 

21 ‘‘(B) any other joint resolution revising the 

22 budget for the United States Government for a 

23 fiscal year as described in section 304.’’. 

24 (b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES25 SIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF


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1 1974.—(1)(A) Sections 301, 302, 303, 305, 308, 310, 

2 311, 312, 314, 405, and 904 of the Congressional Budget 

3 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) are amended by strik4 ing ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it appears and inserting 

5 ‘‘joint’’. 

6 (B) Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

7 1974 is further amended by striking the last sentence. 

8 (C)(i) Sections 302(d), 302(g), 308(a)(1)(A), and 

9 310(d)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 

10 amended by striking ‘‘most recently agreed to concurrent 

11 resolution on the budget’’ each place it occurs and insert12 ing ‘‘most recently enacted joint resolution on the budget 

13 or agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget (as appli14 cable)’’. 

15 (ii) The section heading of section 301 is amended 

16 by striking ‘‘ANNUAL ADOPTION OF CONCURRENT RESO17 LUTION’’ and inserting ‘‘JOINT RESOLUTIONS’’; and 

18 (iii) Section 304 of such Act is amended to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS

21 ‘‘SEC. 304. At any time after the joint resolution on 

22 the budget for a fiscal year has been enacted pursuant 

23 to section 301, and before the end of such fiscal year, the 

24 two Houses and the President may enact a joint resolution 

25 on the budget which revises or reaffirms the joint resolu26 tion on the budget for such fiscal year most recently enVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:08 Jul 28, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3652.IS S3652

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1 acted, and for purposes of the enforcement of the Congres2 sional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Budget 

3 Committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, 

4 as applicable, may adjust levels as needed for the enforce5 ment off of the budget resolution.’’. 

6 (D) Sections 302, 303, 310, and 311, of such Act 

7 are amended by striking ‘‘agreed to’’ each place it appears 

8 and by inserting ‘‘enacted’’. 

9 (2)(A) Paragraph (4) of section 3 of the Congres10 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each place it appears 

12 and by inserting ‘‘joint’’. 

13 (B) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) 

14 of such Act is amended— 

15 (i) in the item relating to section 301, by strik16 ing ‘‘Annual adoption of concurrent resolution’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘Joint resolutions’’; 

18 (ii) by striking the item relating to section 303 

19 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 303. Consideration of budget-related legislation before budget becomes 

law.’’; 

20 and 

21 (iii) by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘joint’’ in the item relating to section 305. 

23 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF

24 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clauses 1(d)(1), 


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1 4(a)(4), 4(b)(2), 4(f)(1)(A), and 4(f)(2) of rule X, clause 

2 10 of rule XVIII, clause 10 of rule XX, and clauses 7 

3 and 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep4 resentatives are amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ each 

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘joint’’. 

6 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE BALANCED

7 BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF

8 1985.—Section 258C(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and 

9 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

10 907d(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘concurrent’’ and in11 serting ‘‘joint’’. 

12 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 310 

13 REGARDING RECONCILIATION DIRECTIVES.—(1) The side 

14 heading of section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 

15 of 1974 (as amended by section 105(b)) is further amend16 ed by inserting ‘‘JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT AC17 COMPANYING CONFERENCE REPORT ON’’ before ‘‘JOINT’’. 

18 (2) Section 310(a) of such Act is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘A’’ and inserting ‘‘The joint explanatory statement ac20 companying the conference report on a’’. 

21 (3) The first sentence of section 310(b) of such Act 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘If’’ and inserting ‘‘If the joint 

23 explanatory statement accompanying the conference re24 port on’’. 


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1 (4) Section 310(c)(1) of such Act is amended by in2 serting ‘‘the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

3 the conference report on’’ after ‘‘pursuant to’’. 

4 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3 RE5 GARDING DIRECT SPENDING.—Section 3 of the Congres6 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new para8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(11) The term ‘direct spending’ has the mean10 ing given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of the 

11 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

12 Act of 1985.’’. 

13 SEC. 106. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 31, United 

15 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 

16 the following new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 1311. Continuing appropriations 

18 ‘‘(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal 

19 year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) 

20 does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal 

21 year or a joint resolution making continuing appropria22 tions is not in effect, there are appropriated, out of any 

23 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and 

24 out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 

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1 emergency or temporary funding for projects or activities 

2 that are not part of ongoing operations, to such sums as 

3 may be necessary to continue any project or activity for 

4 which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year— 

5 ‘‘(A) in the corresponding regular appropriation 

6 Act for such preceding fiscal year; or 

7 ‘‘(B) if the corresponding regular appropriation 

8 bill for such preceding fiscal year did not become 

9 law, then in a joint resolution making continuing ap10 propriations for such preceding fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and 

12 authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal 

13 year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate of oper14 ations not in excess of the lower of— 

15 ‘‘(A) the rate of operations provided for in the 

16 regular appropriation Act providing for such project 

17 or activity for the preceding fiscal year; 

18 ‘‘(B) in the absence of such an Act, the rate of 

19 operations provided for such project or activity pur20 suant to a joint resolution making continuing appro21 priations for such preceding fiscal year; 

22 ‘‘(C) the rate of operations provided for in the 

23 regular appropriation bill as passed by the House of 

24 Representatives or the Senate for the fiscal year in 

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1 shall be ignored for any project or activity for which 

2 there is a budget request if no funding is provided 

3 for that project or activity in either version; or 

4 ‘‘(D) the annualized rate of operations provided 

5 for in the most recently enacted joint resolution 

6 making continuing appropriations for part of that 

7 fiscal year or any funding levels established under 

8 the provisions of this Act. 

9 ‘‘(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and 

10 authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this sec11 tion for a project or activity shall be available for the pe12 riod beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropria13 tions and ending with the earlier of— 

14 ‘‘(A) the date on which the applicable regular 

15 appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law 

16 (whether or not such law provides for such project 

17 or activity) or a continuing resolution making appro18 priations becomes law, as the case may be; or 

19 ‘‘(B) the last day of such fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or au21 thority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal year 

22 pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and 

23 conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made 

24 or funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or 


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1 authority granted for such project or activity under cur2 rent law. 

3 ‘‘(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and 

4 authority granted, for any project or activity for any fiscal 

5 year pursuant to this section shall cover all obligations or 

6 expenditures incurred for such project or activity during 

7 the portion of such fiscal year for which this section ap8 plies to such project or activity. 

9 ‘‘(d) Expenditures made for a project or activity for 

10 any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged 

11 to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 

12 whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution 

13 making continuing appropriations until the end of a fiscal 

14 year providing for such project or activity for such period 

15 becomes law. 

16 ‘‘(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activ17 ity during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other 

18 than an authorization of appropriations)— 

19 ‘‘(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds 

20 available, or grants authority for such project or ac21 tivity to continue for such period; or 

22 ‘‘(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 

23 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 

24 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac25 tivity to continue for such period. 


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1 ‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘regular 

2 appropriation bill’ means any annual appropriation bill 

3 making appropriations, otherwise making funds available, 

4 or granting authority, for any of the following categories 

5 of projects and activities: 

6 ‘‘(1) Agriculture, rural development, Food and 

7 Drug Administration, and related agencies pro8 grams. 

9 ‘‘(2) The Department of Defense. 

10 ‘‘(3) Energy and water development, and re11 lated agencies. 

12 ‘‘(4) State, foreign operations, and related pro13 grams. 

14 ‘‘(5) The Department of Homeland Security. 

15 ‘‘(6) The Department of the Interior, Environ16 mental Protection Agency, and related agencies. 

17 ‘‘(7) The Departments of Labor, Health and 

18 Human Services, and Education, and related agen19 cies. 

20 ‘‘(8) Military construction, veterans affairs, and 

21 related agencies. 

22 ‘‘(9) Science, the Departments of State, Jus23 tice, and Commerce, and related agencies. 


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1 ‘‘(10) The Departments of Transportation, 

2 Housing and Urban Development, and related agen3 cies. 

4 ‘‘(11) The Legislative Branch. 

5 ‘‘(12) Financial services and general govern6 ment.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis of chap8 ter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by in9 serting after the item relating to section 1310 the fol10 lowing new item: 

‘‘1311. Continuing appropriations.’’. 

11 TITLE II—BIENNIAL BUDGET 

12 SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

13 The provisions of this subtitle shall take effect on 

14 January 1 of the calendar year after the year of the enact15 ment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 202. REVISION OF TIMETABLE. 

17 Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

18 (2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘TIMETABLE

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

21 subsection (b), the timetable with respect to the congres22 sional budget process for any Congress (beginning with 

23 the One Hundred Twelfth Congress or a subsequent Con24 gress, as applicable) is as follows: 


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‘‘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 joint resolution on 

the biennial budget. 

May 15 ....................................... Congress completes action on joint 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 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. 

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

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

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

4 begins, the following dates shall supersede those set forth 

5 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 joint resolution on 

the biennial budget. 

June 1 ........................................ Congress completes action on joint 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. 


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‘‘First Session—Continued 

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

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

1 SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 

2 AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974. 

3 (a) DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.—Section 2(2) of the 

4 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 

5 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘each 

6 year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’. 

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.— 

8 (1) BUDGET RESOLUTION.—Section 3(4) of 

9 such Act (2 U.S.C. 622(4)) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘bi11 ennium’’. 

12 (2) BIENNIUM.—Section 3 of such Act (2 

13 U.S.C. 622) (as amended by section 113(a)) is fur14 ther amended by adding at the end the following 

15 new paragraph: 

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

17 2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of 

18 any odd-numbered year.’’. 

19 (c) BIENNIAL JOINT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDG20 ET.— 

21 (1) CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION.—Section 

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

2 by— 

3 (i) striking ‘‘April 15 of each year’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘May 15 of each odd-num5 bered year’’; 

6 (ii) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning 

7 on October 1 of such year’’ the first place 

8 it appears and inserting ‘‘the biennium be9 ginning on October 1 of such year’’; 

10 (iii) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning 

11 on October 1 of such year’’ the second 

12 place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 

13 year in such period’’; and 

14 (iv) striking ‘‘each of the four ensuing 

15 fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 

16 year in the next 2 bienniums’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘for the 

18 fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 

19 in the biennium’’; and 

20 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘for the 

21 fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 

22 in the biennium’’. 

23 (2) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Section 301(b) of 

24 such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(b)) is amended— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for such 

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

3 in such biennium’’; and 

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

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

6 year in the biennium’’. 

7 (3) VIEWS OF OTHER COMMITTEES.—Section 

8 301(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amended by 

9 inserting ‘‘(or, if applicable, as provided by section 

10 300(b))’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’. 

11 (4) HEARINGS.—Section 301(e)(1) of such Act 

12 (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is amended by— 

13 (A) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘biennium’’; and 

15 (B) inserting after the second sentence the 

16 following: ‘‘On or before April 1 of each odd17 numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 

18 section 300(b)), the Committee on the Budget 

19 of each House shall report to its House the 

20 joint resolution on the budget referred to in 

21 subsection (a) for the biennium beginning on 

22 October 1 of that year.’’. 

23 (5) GOALS FOR REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT.— 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

3 (6) ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.—Section 

4 301(g)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(g)(1)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘for a biennium’’. 

7 (7) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading of 

8 section 301 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘AN9 NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’. 

10 (8) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The item relating 

11 to section 301 in the table of contents set forth in 

12 section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘An13 nual’’ and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’. 

14 (d) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 302 of such 

15 Act (2 U.S.C. 633) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by— 

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

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

19 in the biennium,’’; 

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

21 years’’ and inserting ‘‘for all fiscal years cov22 ered by the resolution’’; and 

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

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

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1 (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘for a fiscal 

2 year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘first fiscal 

4 year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year of the bien5 nium’’; 

6 (4) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by— 

7 (A) striking ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘each fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 

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

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

11 the resolution’’; and 

12 (5) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘April’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘May’’. 

14 (e) SECTION 303 POINT OF ORDER.—Section 303 of 

15 such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for 

16 a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’ and by strik17 ing ‘‘the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 

18 of the biennium’’. 

19 (f) PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS

20 ON THE BUDGET.—Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

21 635) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ the first two places 

23 it appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; 

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1 (3) by inserting before the period ‘‘for such bi2 ennium’’. 

3 (g) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET

4 RESOLUTIONS.—Section 305(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 

5 636(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and in6 serting ‘‘biennium’’. 

7 (h) COMPLETION OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTION ON

8 APPROPRIATION BILLS.—Section 307 of such Act (2 

9 U.S.C. 638) is amended— 

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

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

12 section 300(b), July 1)’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien14 nial’’; 

15 (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi16 ennium’’; and 

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

18 odd-numbered year’’. 

19 (i) COMPLETION OF HOUSE ACTION ON REGULAR

20 APPROPRIATION BILLS.—Section 309 of such Act (2 

21 U.S.C. 640) is amended— 

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

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

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

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1 (3) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien2 nial’’; and 

3 (4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi4 ennium’’. 

5 (j) RECONCILIATION PROCESS.—Section 310 of such 

6 Act (2 U.S.C. 641) is amended— 

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

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any fiscal year’’ and in9 serting ‘‘any biennium’’; 

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

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

12 year covered by such resolution’’; and 

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

14 subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

15 (k) SECTION 311 POINT OF ORDER.— 

16 (1) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

17 Section 311(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is 

18 amended— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in20 serting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 

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

22 place it appears and inserting ‘‘either fiscal 

23 year of the biennium’’; and 

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

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

2 such Act is amended— 

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

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

5 fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

8 the first place it appears and inserting 

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

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

11 and the ensuing fiscal years’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘all fiscal years’’. 

13 (3) SOCIAL SECURITY LEVELS.—Section 

14 311(a)(3) of such Act is amended by— 

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

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

17 and 

18 (B) striking ‘‘that fiscal year and the ensu19 ing fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘all fiscal 

20 years’’. 

21 (l) MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT POINT OF ORDER.— 

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

23 (2 U.S.C. 643) is amended— 

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

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

2 year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year in the bien3 nium’’; 

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

5 year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year in the bien6 nium’’; and 

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

8 striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the appli9 cable fiscal year’’. 

10 SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REP11 RESENTATIVES. 

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

13 House of Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘odd14 numbered’’ after ‘‘each’’. 

15 (b) Clause 4(a)(4) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

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

17 and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

18 (c) Clause 4(b)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

19 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal 

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

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

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

23 end of subparagraph (5), by striking the period and insert24 ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (6), and by adding 

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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, including holding hearings to receive 

4 testimony from committees of jurisdiction to identify 

5 problem areas and to report on the results of over6 sight; and by January 1 of each odd-number year, 

7 issuing a report to the Speaker which identifies the 

8 key issues facing the Congress in the next bien9 nium.’’. 

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

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

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

13 ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

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

15 of Representatives is amended— 

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

17 year’’ after ‘‘submits his budget’’; 

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

19 appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; and 

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

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

22 (g) Clause 11(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

23 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘during the 

24 same or preceding fiscal year’’. 


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1 (h) Clause 3(d)(2)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

2 the House of Representatives is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘five’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘six’’. 

4 (i) Clause 5(a)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

5 House of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

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

7 inserting ‘‘biennium after September 15 of the calendar 

8 year in which such biennium begins’’. 

9 SEC. 205. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE 

10 OF APPROPRIATION ACTS. 

11 Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amend12 ed to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘§ 105. Title and style of appropriations Acts 

14 ‘‘(a) The style and title of all Acts making appropria15 tions for the support of the Government shall be as fol16 lows: ‘An Act making appropriations (here insert the ob17 ject) for each fiscal year in the biennium of fiscal years 

18 (here insert the fiscal years of the biennium).’. 

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

20 support of the Government shall be enacted for a biennium 

21 and shall specify the amount of appropriations provided 

22 for each fiscal year in such period. 

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

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1 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 

2 U.S.C. 622(13)).’’. 

3 SEC. 206. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

5 Budget Act of 1974 (as amended by section 115(a)) is 

6 further amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 section: 

8 ‘‘MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

9 ‘‘SEC. 318. (a) It shall not be in order in the House 

10 of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure 

11 that contains a specific authorization of appropriations for 

12 any purpose unless the measure includes such a specific 

13 authorization of appropriations for that purpose for not 

14 less than each fiscal year in one or more bienniums. 

15 ‘‘(b)(1) For purposes of this section, a specific au16 thorization of appropriations is an authorization for the 

17 enactment of an amount of appropriations or amounts not 

18 to exceed an amount of appropriations (whether stated as 

19 a sum certain, as a limit, or as such sums as may be nec20 essary) for any purpose for a fiscal year. 

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

22 an authorization of appropriations for a single fiscal year 

23 for any program, project, or activity if the measure con24 taining that authorization includes a provision expressly 

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1 applicable program, project, or activity] for any subse2 quent fiscal year.’. 

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

4 means a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or con5 ference report.’’. 

6 (b) AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The 

7 table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congres8 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 

9 amended by adding after the item relating to section 317 

10 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 318. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations.’’. 

11 SEC. 207. GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC AND PERFORMANCE 

12 PLANS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS. 

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

14 United States Code, is amended— 

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

16 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

19 and all that follows thereafter and inserting ‘‘at 

20 least every 4 years, except that strategic plans 

21 submitted by September 30, 2010, shall be up22 dated and revised by September 30, 2012’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and 

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1 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma 

2 after ‘‘section’’ the second place it appears and add3 ing ‘‘including a strategic plan submitted by Sep4 tember 30, 2010, meeting the requirements of sub5 section (a)’’. 

6 (b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO CON7 GRESS.—Paragraph (28) of section 1105(a) of title 31, 

8 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘beginning 

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

10 fiscal year 2012, a biennial’’. 

11 (c) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 1115 of title 31, 

12 United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

15 striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a bien16 nial’’; 

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

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

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

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

21 after the semicolon; 

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

23 and inserting a semicolon; and inserting ‘‘and’’ 

24 after the inserted semicolon; 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 (g) by strik9 ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

10 (d) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXI11 BILITY.—Section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, re12 lating to managerial accountability, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘an15 nual’’; and 

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

17 inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (e)— 

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

20 or’’ before ‘‘two years’’; 

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

22 subsequent year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a subse23 quent 2-year period’’; and 

24 (C) in the third sentence by striking 

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1 (e) STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 2802 of title 39, 

2 United States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 

4 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘at least every 

6 three years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years 

7 except that strategic plans submitted by September 

8 30, 2010, shall be updated and revised by September 

9 30, 2013’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘five years 

11 forward’’ and inserting ‘‘six years forward’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma 

13 after ‘‘section’’ the second place it appears and in14 serting ‘‘including a strategic plan submitted by 

15 September 30, 2010, meeting the requirements of 

16 subsection (a)’’. 

17 (f) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 2803(a) of title 

18 39, United States Code, is amended— 

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

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

21 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘pro22 gram activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both years 1 and 

23 2 of the biennial plan’’; 

24 (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 (g) COMMITTEE VIEWS OF PLANS AND REPORTS.— 

8 Section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act (2 U.S.C. 

9 632(d)) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Each committee 

10 of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall review 

11 the strategic plans, performance plans, and performance 

12 reports, required under section 306 of title 5, United 

13 States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, 

14 United States Code, of all agencies under the jurisdiction 

15 of the committee. Each committee may provide its views 

16 on such plans or reports to the Committee on the Budget 

17 of the applicable House.’’. 

18 SEC. 208. BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILLS. 

19 (a) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clause 

20 2(a) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa21 tives is amended by adding at the end the following new 

22 subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided by subdivision (B), an ap24 propriation may not be reported in a general appropriation 

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

2 provides new budget authority or establishes a level of ob3 ligations under contract authority for each fiscal year of 

4 a biennium. 

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

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

7 project, or activity if the bill or amendment thereto con8 taining that appropriation includes a provision expressly 

9 stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no additional 

10 funding beyond one fiscal year will be required and the 

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

12 will be completed or terminated after the amount provided 

13 has been expended.’. 

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

15 set forth in subdivision (B) with respect to an appropria16 tion for a single fiscal year for any program, project, or 

17 activity may be included in a general appropriation bill 

18 or amendment thereto.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause 5(b)(1) of 

20 rule XXII of the House of Representatives is amended by 

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1 SEC. 209. ASSISTANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO STAND2 ING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND THE 

3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

4 (a) INFORMATION REGARDING AGENCY APPROPRIA5 TIONS REQUESTS.—To assist each standing committee of 

6 the House of Representatives and the Senate in carrying 

7 out its responsibilities, the head of each Federal agency 

8 which administers the laws or parts of laws under the ju9 risdiction of such committee shall provide to such com10 mittee such studies, information, analyses, reports, and 

11 assistance as may be requested by the chairman and rank12 ing minority member of the committee. 

13 (b) INFORMATION REGARDING AGENCY PROGRAM

14 ADMINISTRATION.—To assist each standing committee of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Senate in carrying 

16 out its responsibilities, the head of any agency shall fur17 nish to such committee documentation, containing infor18 mation received, compiled, or maintained by the agency 

19 as part of the operation or administration of a program, 

20 or specifically compiled pursuant to a request in support 

21 of a review of a program, as may be requested by the 

22 chairman and ranking minority member of such com23 mittee. 

24 (c) SUMMARIES BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—With25 in 30 days after the receipt of a request from a chairman 

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1 having jurisdiction over a program being reviewed and 

2 studied by such committee under this section, the Comp3 troller General of the United States shall furnish to such 

4 committee summaries of any audits or reviews of such pro5 gram which the Comptroller General has completed during 

6 the preceding 6 years. 

7 (d) CONGRESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with 

8 their duties and functions under law, the Comptroller Gen9 eral of the United States, the Director of the Congres10 sional Budget Office, and the Director of the Congres11 sional Research Service shall continue to furnish (con12 sistent with established protocols) to each standing com13 mittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate such 

14 information, studies, analyses, and reports as the chair15 man and ranking minority member may request to assist 

16 the committee in conducting reviews and studies of pro17 grams under this section. 

18 TITLE III—DISCRETIONARY 

19 SPENDING LIMITS 

20 Subtitle A—Spending Limits 

21 SEC. 301. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS. 

22 (a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 

23 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con24 trol of Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(a) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—The total 

2 level of discretionary spending for all non-security discre3 tionary spending programs, projects, and activities means, 

4 in any fiscal year in which there is a deficit through fiscal 

5 year 2020, an amount of non-security discretionary spend6 ing outlays not exceeding the levels for fiscal year 2008 

7 as adjusted for inflation. 

8 ‘‘(b) NON-SECURITY SPENDING.—In this section, the 

9 term non-security discretionary spending means discre10 tionary spending other than spending for the Department 

11 of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, homeland 

12 security activities, and intelligence related activities within 

13 the Department of State. 

14 ‘‘(c) TIMING OF SEQUESTRATION REPORT.—Within 

15 15 calendar days after Congress adjourns to end a session 

16 OMB shall issue a final spending reduction report to re17 duce an excess spending amount. 

18 ‘‘(d) SPENDING REDUCTION ORDER.—A spending re19 duction ordered pursuant to subsection (b) shall be imple20 mented using the procedures set forth in section 256.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

22 to section 251 in the table of contents set forth in 250(c) 

23 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

24 Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 251. Discretionary spending limits.’’. 


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1 Subtitle B—Reports and Orders 

2 SEC. 311. REPORTS AND ORDERS. 

3 Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 254. REPORTS AND ORDERS. 

6 ‘‘(a) TIMETABLE.— 

‘‘Date: Action to be completed: 

5 days before the President’s 

budget submission.

CBO sequestration preview report. 

President’s budget submission .. OMB sequestration preview report. 

August 10 .................................. CBO sequestration update report. 

August 20 .................................. OMB sequestration update report. 

10 days after end of session ...... CBO sequestration final report. 

15 days after end of session ...... OMB sequestration final report; Presidential 

order. 

7 ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.— 

8 Each report required by this section shall be submitted 

9 to the Budget Committees of the House of Representatives 

10 and the Senate. On the following day a notice of the report 

11 shall be printed in the Federal Register. 

12 ‘‘(c) SEQUESTRATION PREVIEW REPORTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—On the dates 

14 specified in subsection (a), OMB and CBO shall 

15 issue a preview report regarding discretionary se16 questration based on laws enacted through those 

17 dates. 

18 ‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT SEQUES19 TRATION REPORT.—The preview reports shall set 

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1 quent year through 2019 of the applicable discre2 tionary spending limits and an explanation of any 

3 adjustments in such limits under section 251. 

4 ‘‘(3) EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES.—The 

5 OMB reports shall explain the differences between 

6 OMB and CBO estimates for each item set forth in 

7 this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(d) SEQUESTRATION UPDATE REPORTS.—On the 

9 dates specified in subsection (a), OMB and CBO shall 

10 issue a sequestration update report, reflecting laws en11 acted through those dates, containing all of the informa12 tion required in the sequestration preview reports. 

13 ‘‘(e) FINAL SEQUESTRATION REPORTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—On the dates 

15 specified in subsection (a), OMB and CBO shall 

16 issue a final sequestration report, updated to reflect 

17 laws enacted through those dates. 

18 ‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING SEQUESTRA19 TION REPORTS.—The final reports shall set forth es20 timates for each of the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) For the current year and each subse22 quent year the applicable discretionary spending 

23 limits for each category and an explanation of 

24 any adjustments in such limits under section 

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1 ‘‘(B) For the current year and the budget 

2 year the estimated new budget authority and 

3 outlays for each category and the breach, if 

4 any, in each category. 

5 ‘‘(C) For each category for which a seques6 tration is required, the sequestration percent7 ages necessary to achieve the required reduc8 tion. 

9 ‘‘(D) For the budget year, for each ac10 count to be sequestered, estimates of the base11 line level of budgetary resources subject to se12 questration and resulting outlays and the 

13 amount of budgetary resources to be seques14 tered and resulting outlay reductions. 

15 ‘‘(3) EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES.—The 

16 OMB report shall explain any differences between 

17 OMB and CBO estimates of the amount of any re18 quired sequestration percentage. The OMB report 

19 shall also explain differences in the amount of 

20 sequesterable resources for any budget account to be 

21 reduced if such difference is greater than 

22 $5,000,000. 

23 ‘‘(4) PRESIDENTIAL ORDER.—On the date spec24 ified in subsection (a), if in its final sequestration 

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1 quired, the President shall issue an order fully im2 plementing without change all sequestrations re3 quired by the OMB calculations set forth in that re4 port. This order shall be effective on issuance. 

5 ‘‘(f) WITHIN-SESSION SEQUESTRATION REPORTS.— 

6 If an appropriation for a fiscal year in progress is enacted 

7 (after Congress adjourns to end the session for that budg8 et year and before July 1 of that fiscal year) that causes 

9 a breach, 10 days later CBO shall issue a report con10 taining the information required in subsection (e)(2). Fif11 teen days after enactment, OMB shall issue a report con12 taining the information required in subsections (e)(2) and 

13 (e)(4). On the same day as the OMB report, the President 

14 shall issue an order fully implementing without change all 

15 sequestrations required by the OMB calculations set forth 

16 in that report. This order shall be effective on issuance. 

17 ‘‘(g) GAO COMPLIANCE REPORT.—Upon request of 

18 the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representa19 tives or the Senate, the Comptroller General shall submit 

20 to the Congress and the President a report on— 

21 ‘‘(1) the extent to which each order issued by 

22 the President under this section complies with all of 

23 the requirements contained in this part, either certi24 fying that the order fully and accurately complies 


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1 with such requirements or indicating the respects in 

2 which it does not; and 

3 ‘‘(2) the extent to which each report issued by 

4 OMB or CBO under this section complies with all of 

5 the requirements contained in this part, either certi6 fying that the report fully and accurately complies 

7 with such requirements or indicating the respects in 

8 which it does not. 

9 ‘‘(h) LOW-GROWTH REPORT.—At any time, CBO 

10 shall notify the Congress if— 

11 ‘‘(1) during the period consisting of the quarter 

12 during which such notification is given, the quarter 

13 preceding such notification, and the 4 quarters fol14 lowing such notification, CBO or OMB has deter15 mined that real economic growth is projected or esti16 mated to be less than zero with respect to each of 

17 any 2 consecutive quarters within such period; or 

18 ‘‘(2) the most recent of the Department of 

19 Commerce’s advance preliminary or final reports of 

20 actual real economic growth indicate that the rate of 

21 real economic growth for each of the most recently 

22 reported quarter and the immediately preceding 

23 quarter is less than one percent. 

24 ‘‘(i) ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL ASSUMPTIONS.—In 

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1 same economic and technical assumptions as used in the 

2 most recent budget submitted by the President under sec3 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code’’. 

4 SEC. 312. SPENDING LIMITS ENFORCEMENT. 

5 (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 312.— 

6 Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(a) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 

11 purposes of this title, the levels of new budget authority, 

12 outlays, direct spending, deficits, revenues, and debt, or 

13 the increases or decreases of such levels for purpose of 

14 section 303, shall be determined on the basis of estimates 

15 made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

16 Representatives or the Senate, as applicable.’’. 

17 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and re18 designating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as (h), (i), 

19 and (j). 

20 (b) ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS TO SECTION

21 312.—Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

22 1974 is further amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new subsections after subsection (a): 

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1 resentatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolu2 tion, amendment, concurrent resolution, or conference re3 port that— 

4 ‘‘(1) causes the discretionary spending limits 

5 for the budget year to be breached; 

6 ‘‘(2) increases the discretionary spending limits 

7 for the budget year or any ensuing fiscal year; or 

8 ‘‘(3) includes any provision that has the effect 

9 of modifying the application of section 251 of the 

10 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

11 Act of 1985. 

12 ‘‘(c) SEQUESTRATION APPLICATION.—It shall not be 

13 in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate 

14 to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, concur15 rent resolution, or conference report that— 

16 ‘‘(1) includes any provision that has the effect 

17 of modifying the application of section 256 of the 

18 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

19 Act of 1985 to any program subject to sequestration 

20 or exempt from sequestration; and 

21 ‘‘(2) includes any provision that has the effect 

22 of modifying the application of section 251 to any 

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1 ‘‘(d) WAIVER OR SUSPENSION.—The provisions of 

2 this section may be waived or suspended: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN THE SENATE.—In the Senate only by 

4 the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, 

5 duly chosen and sworn. 

6 ‘‘(2) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—In 

7 the House of Representatives: 

8 ‘‘(A) Only by a rule or order proposing 

9 only to waive such provisions by an affirmative 

10 vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen 

11 and sworn. 

12 ‘‘(B) It shall not be in order to consider a 

13 rule or order that waives the application of sub14 paragraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(C) It shall not be in order for the Speak16 er to entertain a motion to suspend the applica17 tion of this section under clause 1 of rule XV 

18 of the Rules of the House of Representatives.’’. 

19 SEC. 313. SPENDING REDUCTION ORDER. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 256 of the Balanced 

21 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 256. SPENDING REDUCTION ORDER. 

24 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—A spending reduction order 

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1 breaches of the limits set forth in sections 251 (discre2 tionary spending limits). 

3 ‘‘(b) GENERAL RULES.—OMB shall include in its 

4 final spending sequestration report a requirement that 

5 each nonexempt spending account shall be reduced by an 

6 amount of budget authority calculated by multiplying the 

7 baseline level of budgetary resources in that account at 

8 that time by the uniform percentage necessary to reduce 

9 outlays sufficient to eliminate an excess spending amount. 

10 ‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING SEQUESTRATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) ELIMINATING A BREACH.—Each non12 exempt account shall be reduced by an amount of 

13 budget authority calculated by multiplying the base14 line level of budgetary resources subject to seques15 tration in that account at that time by the uniform 

16 percentage necessary to eliminate a breach by— 

17 ‘‘(A) first, calculating the uniform percent18 age necessary to eliminate a breach in new 

19 budget authority, if any, and 

20 ‘‘(B) second, if any breach in outlays re21 mains, increasing the uniform percentage to a 

22 level sufficient to eliminate that breach. 

23 ‘‘(2) EMERGENCY SPENDING ABOVE THE RE24 SERVE FUND.—An amount of budget authority and 

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1 as an emergency that is above level in the emergency 

2 reserve fund as calculated in Section 317(b) of the 

3 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall count to4 ward the discretionary spending limits. 

5 ‘‘(3) PART-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS.—If, on the 

6 date specified in paragraph (1), there is in effect an 

7 Act making or continuing appropriations for part of 

8 a fiscal year for any budget account, then the dollar 

9 sequestration calculated for that account under 

10 paragraph (2) shall be subtracted from—(A) the 

11 annualized amount otherwise available by law in that 

12 account under that or a subsequent part-year appro13 priation; and (B) when a full-year appropriation for 

14 that account is enacted, from the amount otherwise 

15 provided by the full year appropriation. 

16 ‘‘(4) LOOK-BACK.—If, after June 30, an appro17 priation for the fiscal year in progress is enacted 

18 that causes a breach for that year, the discretionary 

19 spending limits for the next fiscal year shall be re20 duced by the amount of the breach. 

21 ‘‘(5) WITHIN-SESSION SEQUESTRATION.—If an 

22 appropriation for a fiscal year in progress is enacted 

23 (after Congress adjourns to end the session for that 

24 budget year and before July 1 of that fiscal year) 

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1 account any prior sequestration of amounts), 15 

2 days later there shall be a sequestration to eliminate 

3 that breach following the procedures set forth in 

4 paragraphs (2) through (3). 

5 ‘‘(6) ESTIMATES.— 

6 ‘‘(A) CBO ESTIMATES.—As soon as prac7 ticable after Congress completes action on any 

8 discretionary appropriation, CBO, after con9 sultation with the Committees on the Budget of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Senate, 

11 shall provide OMB with an estimate of the 

12 amount of discretionary new budget authority 

13 and outlays for the current year (if any) and 

14 the budget year provided by that legislation. 

15 ‘‘(B) OMB ESTIMATES.—Not later than 

16 seven calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sun17 days, and legal holidays) after the date of en18 actment of any discretionary appropriation, 

19 OMB shall transmit a report to the House of 

20 Representatives and to the Senate containing 

21 the CBO estimate of that legislation, an OMB 

22 estimate of the amount of discretionary new 

23 budget authority and outlays for the current 

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1 that legislation, and an explanation of any dif2 ference between the two estimates. 

3 ‘‘(C) EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCES BE4 TWEEN OMB AND CBO ESTIMATES.—If OMB 

5 determines that there is a significant difference 

6 between OMB and CBO reports prepared pur7 suant to subparagraph (A) and (B), OMB shall 

8 consult with the Committees on the Budget of 

9 the House of Representatives and the Senate 

10 regarding that difference and that consultation 

11 shall include, to extent practicable, written com12 munication to those committees that affords 

13 such committees the opportunity to comment 

14 before the issuance of the report. 

15 ‘‘(D) ASSUMPTIONS AND GUIDELINES.— 

16 OMB estimates under this paragraph shall be 

17 made using current economic and technical as18 sumptions. OMB shall use the OMB estimates 

19 transmitted to the Congress under this para20 graph. OMB and CBO shall prepare estimates 

21 under this paragraph in conformance with 

22 scorekeeping guidelines determined after con23 sultation among the House of Representatives 

24 and Senate Committees on the Budget, CBO, 

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1 ‘‘(E) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur2 poses of this paragraph, amounts provided by 

3 annual appropriations shall include any new 

4 budget authority and outlays for the current 

5 year (if any) and the budget year in accounts 

6 for which funding is provided in that legislation 

7 that result from previously enacted legislation. 

8 ‘‘(d) DISCRETIONARY SEQUESTRATION LIMITA9 TION.—If appropriations for a fiscal year do not require 

10 a sequester pursuant to the discretionary spending limits 

11 set forth in this Act, discretionary accounts shall not be 

12 subject to sequestration under sections 252A, 252B, or 

13 253. 

14 ‘‘(e) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF SPENDING RE15 DUCTION BILL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) INTRODUCTION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) RECONVENING.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA19 TIVES.—Upon receipt of a spending reduc20 tion bill (referred to in this section as a 

21 ‘spending reduction bill’) under section 

22 252A(b), the Speaker, if the House would 

23 otherwise be adjourned, shall notify the 

24 Members of the House that, pursuant to 

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1 not later than two weeks after the receipt 

2 of the spending reduction bill. 

3 ‘‘(ii) IN THE SENATE.— 

4 ‘‘(I) CONVENING.—Upon receipt 

5 of a spending reduction bill, if the 

6 Senate has adjourned or recessed for 

7 more than 2 days, the majority leader 

8 of the Senate, after consultation with 

9 the minority leader of the Senate, 

10 shall notify the Members of the Sen11 ate that, pursuant to this section, the 

12 Senate shall convene not later two 

13 weeks after receipt of the spending re14 duction bill. 

15 ‘‘(II) ADJOURNING.—No concur16 rent resolution adjourning the Senate 

17 for more than 3 days shall be in order 

18 until the Senate votes on passage of 

19 the spending reduction bill. 

20 ‘‘(B) INTRODUCTION OF SPENDING REDUC21 TION BILL.—The spending reduction bill, upon 

22 receipt by the Congress, shall be introduced not 

23 later two weeks after the receipt of the spend24 ing reduction bill, in the Senate and in the 

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1 of each House of Congress, for himself, the mi2 nority leader of each House of Congress, for 

3 himself, or any member of the House des4 ignated by the majority leader or minority lead5 er. If the spending reduction bill is not intro6 duced in accordance with the preceding sen7 tence in either House of Congress, then any 

8 Member of that House may introduce the 

9 spending reduction bill on any day thereafter. 

10 Upon introduction, the spending reduction bill 

11 shall be referred to the appropriate committees 

12 under subparagraph (C). 

13 ‘‘(C) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A 

14 spending reduction bill introduced in either 

15 House of Congress shall be jointly referred to 

16 the committee or committees of jurisdiction and 

17 the Committee on the Budget of that House, 

18 which committees shall report the bill without 

19 any revision and with a favorable recommenda20 tion, an unfavorable recommendation, or with21 out recommendation, not later than 7 calendar 

22 days after the date of introduction of the bill in 

23 that House, or the first day thereafter on which 

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1 mittee shall be automatically discharged from 

2 consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be 

3 placed on the appropriate calendar. 

4 ‘‘(2) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.— 

5 ‘‘(A) FAST TRACK CONSIDERATION IN

6 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

7 ‘‘(i) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDER8 ATION.—It shall be in order, not later than 

9 2 days of session after the date on which 

10 a spending reduction bill is reported or dis11 charged from all committees to which it 

12 was referred, for the majority leader of the 

13 House of Representatives or the majority 

14 leader’s designee, to move to proceed to 

15 the consideration of the spending reduction 

16 bills. It shall also be in order for any Mem17 ber of the House of Representatives to 

18 move to proceed to the consideration of the 

19 spending reduction bills at any time after 

20 the conclusion of such 2-day period. All 

21 points of order against the motion are 

22 waived. Such a motion shall not be in 

23 order after the House has disposed of a 

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1 considered as ordered on the motion to its 

2 adoption without intervening motion. The 

3 motion shall not be debatable. A motion to 

4 reconsider the vote by which the motion is 

5 disposed of shall not be in order. 

6 ‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATION.—A spending 

7 reduction bill shall be considered as read. 

8 All points of order against a spending re9 duction bill and against its consideration 

10 are waived. The previous question shall be 

11 considered as ordered on a spending reduc12 tion bill to its passage without intervening 

13 motion except 100 hours of debate equally 

14 divided and controlled by the proponent 

15 and an opponent, and any motion to limit 

16 debate. A motion to reconsider the vote on 

17 passage of a spending reduction bill shall 

18 not be in order. 

19 ‘‘(iii) APPEALS.—Appeals from deci20 sions of the chair relating to the applica21 tion of the Rules of the House of Rep22 resentatives to the procedure relating to a 

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1 ‘‘(iv) APPLICATION OF HOUSE

2 RULES.—Except to the extent specifically 

3 provided in paragraph (2)(A), consider4 ation of a spending reduction bill shall be 

5 governed by the Rules of the House of 

6 Representatives. It shall not be in order in 

7 the House of Representatives to consider 

8 any spending reduction bill introduced pur9 suant to the provisions of this subsection 

10 under a suspension of the rules pursuant 

11 to Clause 1 of House Rule XV, or under 

12 a special rule reported by the House Com13 mittee on Rules. 

14 ‘‘(v) NO AMENDMENTS.—No amend15 ment to a spending reduction bill shall be 

16 in order in the House of Representatives. 

17 ‘‘(vi) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—Imme18 diately following the conclusion of consider19 ation of a spending reduction bill, the vote 

20 on passage of a spending reduction bill 

21 shall occur without any intervening action 

22 or motion, requiring an affirmative vote of 

23 the majority of the Members, duly chosen 

24 and sworn. If the spending reduction bill is 

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1 resentatives shall cause the bill to be trans2 mitted to the Senate before the close of the 

3 next day of session of the House. The vote 

4 on passage on both spending reduction 

5 bills shall occur not later than 1 month 

6 after the date on which a spending reduc7 tion bill is reported or discharged from all 

8 committees to which it was referred. 

9 ‘‘(vii) VOTE.—The House Committee 

10 on Rules may not report a rule or order 

11 that would have the effect of causing a 

12 spending reduction bill to be approved by 

13 a vote of less than the majority of the 

14 Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

15 ‘‘(B) FAST TRACK CONSIDERATION IN SEN16 ATE.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

18 Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 

19 Senate, it is in order, not later than 2 days 

20 of session after the date on which a spend21 ing reduction bill is reported or discharged 

22 from all committees to which it was re23 ferred, for the majority leader of the Sen24 ate or the majority leader’s designee to 

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1 spending reduction bill. It shall also be in 

2 order for any Member of the Senate to 

3 move to proceed to the consideration of a 

4 spending reduction bill at any time after 

5 the conclusion of such 2-day period. A mo6 tion to proceed is in order even though a 

7 previous motion to the same effect has 

8 been disagreed to. All points of order 

9 against the motion to proceed to a spend10 ing reduction bill are waived. The motion 

11 to proceed is not debatable. The motion is 

12 not subject to a motion to postpone. A mo13 tion to reconsider the vote by which the 

14 motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 

15 not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 

16 the consideration of a spending reduction 

17 bill is agreed to, the spending reduction bill 

18 shall remain the unfinished business until 

19 disposed of. 

20 ‘‘(ii) DEBATE.—All points of order 

21 against a spending reduction bill and 

22 against consideration of a spending reduc23 tion bill are waived. Consideration of a 

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1 with shall not exceed a total of 100 hours. 

2 Debate shall be divided equally between 

3 the majority and minority leaders or their 

4 designees. A motion further to limit debate 

5 on a spending reduction bill is in order, 

6 shall require an affirmative vote of the ma7 jority of the Members duly chosen and 

8 sworn, and is not debatable. Any debatable 

9 motion or appeal is debatable for not to ex10 ceed 1 hour, to be divided equally between 

11 those favoring and those opposing the mo12 tion or appeal. All time used for consider13 ation of a spending reduction bill, includ14 ing time used for quorum calls and voting, 

15 shall be counted against the total 100 

16 hours of consideration. 

17 ‘‘(iii) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amend18 ment to a spending reduction bill, or a mo19 tion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 

20 the consideration of other business, or a 

21 motion to recommit the spending reduction 

22 bill, is not in order. 

23 ‘‘(iv) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote 

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1 spending reduction bill, and a single 

2 quorum call at the conclusion of the debate 

3 if requested. Passage shall require an af4 firmative vote of the majority of the Mem5 bers, duly chosen and sworn. The vote on 

6 passage shall of both spending reduction 

7 bills shall occur not later than 1 month 

8 after the date on which a spending reduc9 tion bill is reported or discharged from all 

10 committees to which it was referred. 

11 ‘‘(v) ADJOURNMENT.—If, after 1 

12 month from the date on which a spending 

13 reduction bill is reported or discharged 

14 from all committees to which it was re15 ferred, either House has failed to adopt a 

16 motion to proceed to the spending reduc17 tion bill, paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II) shall not 

18 apply. 

19 ‘‘(vi) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON

20 PROCEDURE.—Appeals from the decisions 

21 of the Chair relating to the application of 

22 the rules of the Senate, as the case may 

23 be, to the procedure relating to a spending 

24 reduction bill shall be decided without de25 bate. 


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1 ‘‘(C) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH

2 OTHER HOUSE.— 

3 ‘‘(i) REFERRAL.—If, before the pas4 sage by 1 House of a spending reduction 

5 bill of that House, that House receives 

6 from the other House a spending reduction 

7 bill, then the spending reduction bill of the 

8 other House shall not be referred to a com9 mittee and shall immediately be placed on 

10 the calendar. 

11 ‘‘(ii) PROCEDURE.—If the Senate re12 ceives the spending reduction bill passed by 

13 the House of Representatives before the 

14 Senate has voted on passage of the spend15 ing reduction bill— 

16 ‘‘(I) the procedure in the Senate 

17 shall be the same as if no spending re18 duction bill had been received from 

19 House of Representatives; and 

20 ‘‘(II) the vote on passage in the 

21 Senate shall be on the spending re22 duction bill of the House of Rep23 resentatives. 

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1 House fails to introduce or consider a 

2 spending reduction bill under this section, 

3 the spending reduction bill of the other 

4 House shall be entitled to expedited floor 

5 procedures under this section. 

6 ‘‘(iv) TREATMENT OF COMPANION

7 MEASURES IN THE SENATE.—If following 

8 passage of the spending reduction bill in 

9 the Senate, the Senate then receives the 

10 spending reduction bill from the House of 

11 Representatives, the House-passed spend12 ing reduction bill shall not be debatable. 

13 The vote on passage of the spending reduc14 tion bill in the Senate shall be considered 

15 to be the vote on passage of the spending 

16 reduction bill received from the House of 

17 Representatives. 

18 ‘‘(v) VETOES.—If the President vetoes 

19 the spending reduction bill, debate on a 

20 veto message in the Senate under this sec21 tion shall be 1 hour equally divided be22 tween the majority and minority leaders or 

23 their designees. 


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1 ‘‘(3) SUSPENSION.—No motion to suspend the 

2 application of this subsection shall be in order in the 

3 Senate or in the House of Representatives.’’. 

4 (b) LOW-GROWTH AMENDMENT.—Amend section 

5 258(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

6 Control Act of 1985 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(b) SUSPENSION OF SEQUESTRATION PROCE8 DURES.—Upon the enactment of a declaration of war or 

9 a joint resolution described in subsection (a)— 

10 ‘‘(1) the subsequent issuance of any sequestra11 tion report to enforce the spending limits in section 

12 252B or the Deficit Limits in section 253 order is 

13 precluded; 

14 ‘‘(2) sections 302(f), 310(d), 311(a), of the 

15 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are suspended; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(3) section 1103 of title 31, United States 

18 Code, is suspended.’’. 

19 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (1) REPEALS.—Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed. 

22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

23 to section 256 in the table of contents set forth in section 

24 250(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

25 Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 256. Spending reduction order.’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—LEGISLATIVE LINE2 ITEM VETO 

3 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Line5 Item Veto Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 402. LEGISLATIVE LINE-ITEM VETO. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title X of the Congressional 

8 Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

9 621 et seq.) is amended by striking all of part B (except 

10 for sections 1016 and 1013, which are redesignated as sec11 tions 1020 and 1021, respectively) and part C and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘PART B—LEGISLATIVE LINE-ITEM VETO

14 ‘‘LINE-ITEM VETO AUTHORITY

15 ‘‘SEC. 1011. (a) PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS.—With16 in 45 calendar days after the enactment of any bill or joint 

17 resolution providing any discretionary budget authority, 

18 item of direct spending, limited tariff benefit, or targeted 

19 tax benefit, the President may propose, in the manner pro20 vided in subsection (b), the cancellation of any dollar 

21 amount of such discretionary budget authority, item of di22 rect spending, or targeted tax benefit. If the 45 calendar23 day period expires during a period where either House of 

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1 President may propose a cancellation under this section 

2 and transmit a special message under subsection (b) on 

3 the first calendar day of session following such a period 

4 of adjournment. 

5 ‘‘(b) TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

8 transmit to the Congress a special message pro9 posing to cancel any dollar amounts of discre10 tionary budget authority, items of direct spend11 ing, limited tariff benefits, or targeted tax bene12 fits. 

13 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 

14 Each special message shall specify, with respect 

15 to the discretionary budget authority, items of 

16 direct spending proposed, limited tariff benefits, 

17 or targeted tax benefits to be canceled— 

18 ‘‘(i) the dollar amount of discretionary 

19 budget authority, the specific item of direct 

20 spending (that OMB, after consultation 

21 with CBO, estimates to increase budget 

22 authority or outlays as required by section 

23 1017(9)), the limited tariff benefit, or the 

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1 ‘‘(ii) any account, department, or es2 tablishment of the Government to which 

3 such discretionary budget authority is 

4 available for obligation, and the specific 

5 project or governmental functions involved; 

6 ‘‘(iii) the reasons why such discre7 tionary budget authority, item of direct 

8 spending, limited tariff benefit, or targeted 

9 tax benefit should be canceled; 

10 ‘‘(iv) to the maximum extent prac11 ticable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and 

12 budgetary effect (including the effect on 

13 outlays and receipts in each fiscal year) of 

14 the proposed cancellation; 

15 ‘‘(v) to the maximum extent prac16 ticable, all facts, circumstances, and con17 siderations relating to or bearing upon the 

18 proposed cancellation and the decision to 

19 propose the cancellation, and the estimated 

20 effect of the proposed cancellation upon 

21 the objects, purposes, or programs for 

22 which the discretionary budget authority, 

23 item of direct spending, limited tariff ben24 efit, or the targeted tax benefit is provided; 


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1 ‘‘(vi) a numbered list of cancellations 

2 to be included in an approval bill that, if 

3 enacted, cancels discretionary budget au4 thority, items of direct spending, limited 

5 tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefits pro6 posed in that special message; and 

7 ‘‘(vii) if the special message is trans8 mitted subsequent to or at the same time 

9 as another special message, a detailed ex10 planation why the proposed cancellations 

11 are not substantially similar to any other 

12 proposed cancellation in such other mes13 sage. 

14 ‘‘(C) DUPLICATIVE PROPOSALS PROHIB15 ITED.—The President may not propose to can16 cel the same or substantially similar discre17 tionary budget authority, item of direct spend18 ing, limited tariff benefit, or targeted tax ben19 efit more than one time under this Act. 

20 ‘‘(D) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIAL MES21 SAGES.—The President may not transmit to the 

22 Congress more than 5 special messages under 

23 this subsection related to any bill or joint reso24 lution described in subsection (a), but may 

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1 any omnibus budget reconciliation or appropria2 tion measure. 

3 ‘‘(2) ENACTMENT OF APPROVAL BILL.— 

4 ‘‘(A) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Amounts of 

5 budget authority, items of direct spending, lim6 ited tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefits 

7 which are canceled pursuant to enactment of a 

8 bill as provided under this section shall be dedi9 cated only to reducing the deficit or increasing 

10 the surplus. 

11 ‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT OF LEVELS IN THE

12 JOINT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.—Not 

13 later than 5 days after the date of enactment 

14 of an approval bill as provided under this sec15 tion, the chairs of the Committees on the Budg16 et of the Senate and the House of Representa17 tives shall revise allocations and aggregates and 

18 other appropriate levels under the appropriate 

19 joint resolution on the budget to reflect the can20 cellation, and the applicable committees shall 

21 report revised suballocations pursuant to sec22 tion 302(b), as appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENTS TO STATUTORY LIM24 ITS.—After enactment of an approval bill as 

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1 agement and Budget shall revise applicable lim2 its under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(D) TRUST FUNDS AND SPECIAL

5 FUNDS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 

6 nothing in this part shall be construed to re7 quire or allow the deposit of amounts derived 

8 from a trust fund or special fund which are 

9 canceled pursuant to enactment of a bill as pro10 vided under this section to any other fund. 

11 ‘‘PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION

12 ‘‘SEC. 1012. (a) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The majority leader or mi14 nority leader of each House or his designee shall (by 

15 request) introduce an approval bill as defined in sec16 tion 1017 not later than the third day of session of 

17 that House after the date of receipt of a special mes18 sage transmitted to the Congress under section 

19 1011(b). If the bill is not introduced as provided in 

20 the preceding sentence in either House, then, on the 

21 fourth day of session of that House after the date 

22 of receipt of the special message, any Member of 

23 that House may introduce the bill. 

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1 ‘‘(A) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—Any 

2 committee of the House of Representatives to 

3 which an approval bill is referred shall report it 

4 to the House of Representatives without amend5 ment not later than the seventh legislative day 

6 after the date of its introduction. If a com7 mittee fails to report the bill within that period 

8 or the House of Representatives has adopted a 

9 joint resolution providing for adjournment sine 

10 die at the end of a Congress, such committee 

11 shall be automatically discharged from further 

12 consideration of the bill and it shall be placed 

13 on the appropriate calendar. 

14 ‘‘(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

15 After an approval bill is reported by or dis16 charged from committee or the House of Rep17 resentatives has adopted a joint resolution pro18 viding for adjournment sine die at the end of a 

19 Congress, it shall be in order to move to pro20 ceed to consider the approval bill in the House 

21 of Representatives within two legislative days 

22 after the day on which the proponent announces 

23 his intention to offer the motion. Such a motion 

24 shall not be in order after the House of Rep25 resentatives has disposed of a motion to proceed 


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1 with respect to that special message. The pre2 vious question shall be considered as ordered on 

3 the motion to its adoption without intervening 

4 motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by 

5 which the motion is disposed of shall not be in 

6 order. 

7 ‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—The approval bill 

8 shall be considered as read. All points of order 

9 against an approval bill and against its consid10 eration are waived. The previous question shall 

11 be considered as ordered on an approval bill to 

12 its passage without intervening motion except 

13 five hours of debate equally divided and con14 trolled by the proponent and an opponent and 

15 one motion to limit debate on the bill. A motion 

16 to reconsider the vote on passage of the bill 

17 shall not be in order. 

18 ‘‘(D) SENATE BILL.—An approval bill re19 ceived from the Senate shall not be referred to 

20 committee. 

21 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

22 ‘‘(A) MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDER23 ATION.—A motion to proceed to the consider24 ation of a bill under this subsection in the Sen25 ate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in 


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1 order to move to reconsider the vote by which 

2 the motion to proceed is agreed to or disagreed 

3 to. 

4 ‘‘(B) LIMITS ON DEBATE.—Debate in the 

5 Senate on a bill under this subsection, and all 

6 debatable motions and appeals in connection 

7 therewith (including debate pursuant to sub8 paragraph (D)), shall not exceed 10 hours, 

9 equally divided and controlled in the usual 

10 form. 

11 ‘‘(C) APPEALS.—Debate in the Senate on 

12 any debatable motion or appeal in connection 

13 with a bill under this subsection shall be limited 

14 to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided 

15 and controlled in the usual form. 

16 ‘‘(D) MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE.—A mo17 tion in the Senate to further limit debate on a 

18 bill under this subsection is not debatable. 

19 ‘‘(E) MOTION TO RECOMMIT.—A motion to 

20 recommit a bill under this subsection is not in 

21 order. 

22 ‘‘(F) CONSIDERATION OF THE HOUSE OF

23 REPRESENTATIVES BILL.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Senate has 

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1 panion bill to the bill introduced in the 

2 Senate prior to the vote required under 

3 paragraph (1)(C), then the Senate may 

4 consider, and the vote under paragraph 

5 (1)(c) may occur on, the House of Rep6 resentatives companion bill. 

7 ‘‘(ii) PROCEDURE AFTER VOTE ON

8 SENATE BILL.—If the Senate votes, pursu9 ant to paragraph (1)(C), on the bill intro10 duced in the Senate, then immediately fol11 lowing that vote, or upon receipt of the 

12 House of Representatives companion bill, 

13 the House of Representatives bill shall be 

14 deemed to be considered, read the third 

15 time, and the vote on passage of the Sen16 ate bill shall be considered to be the vote 

17 on the bill received from the House of Rep18 resentatives. 

19 ‘‘(b) AMENDMENTS PROHIBITED.—No amendment 

20 to, or motion to strike a provision from, a bill considered 

21 under this section shall be in order in either the Senate 

22 or the House of Representatives. 

23 ‘‘PRESIDENTIAL DEFERRAL AUTHORITY

24 ‘‘SEC. 1013. (a) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AU25 THORITY TO WITHHOLD DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AU26 THORITY.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 

2 President transmits to the Congress a special mes3 sage pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may 

4 direct that any dollar amount of discretionary budg5 et authority to be canceled in that special message 

6 shall not be made available for obligation for a pe7 riod not to exceed 45 calendar days from the date 

8 the President transmits the special message to the 

9 Congress. 

10 ‘‘(2) EARLY AVAILABILITY.—The President 

11 shall make any dollar amount of discretionary budg12 et authority deferred pursuant to paragraph (1) 

13 available at a time earlier than the time specified if 

14 he determines that continuation of the deferral not 

15 further the purposes of this Act. 

16 ‘‘(b) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO

17 SUSPEND DIRECT SPENDING.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 

19 President transmits to the Congress a special mes20 sage pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may 

21 suspend the implementation of any item of direct 

22 spending proposed to be canceled in that special 

23 message for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days 

24 from the date the President transmits the special 

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1 ‘‘(2) EARLY AVAILABILITY.—The President 

2 shall terminate the suspension of any item of direct 

3 spending at a time earlier than the time specified if 

4 he determines that continuation of the suspension 

5 will not further the purposes of this Act. 

6 ‘‘(c) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO

7 SUSPEND A LIMITED TARIFF BENEFIT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 

9 President transmits to the Congress a special mes10 sage pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may 

11 suspend the implementation of any limited tariff 

12 benefit proposed to be canceled in that special mes13 sage for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days 

14 from the date the President transmits the special 

15 message to the Congress. 

16 ‘‘(2) EARLY AVAILABILITY.—The President 

17 shall terminate the suspension of any limited tariff 

18 benefit at a time earlier than the time specified if he 

19 determines that continuation of the suspension will 

20 not further the purposes of this Act. 

21 ‘‘(d) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO

22 SUSPEND A TARGETED TAX BENEFIT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 

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1 suspend the implementation of any targeted tax ben2 efit proposed to be repealed in that special message 

3 for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days from the 

4 date the President transmits the special message to 

5 the Congress. 

6 ‘‘(2) EARLY AVAILABILITY.—The President 

7 shall terminate the suspension of any targeted tax 

8 benefit at a time earlier than the time specified if he 

9 determines that continuation of the suspension will 

10 not further the purposes of this Act. 

11 ‘‘(e) EXTENSION OF 45-DAY PERIOD.—The Presi12 dent may transmit to the Congress not more than one sup13 plemental special message to extend the period to suspend 

14 the implementation of any discretionary budget authority, 

15 item of direct spending, limited tariff benefit, or targeted 

16 tax benefit, as applicable, by an additional 45 calendar 

17 days. Any such supplemental message may not be trans18 mitted to the Congress before the 40th day of the 45-day 

19 period set forth in the preceding message or later than 

20 the last day of such period. 

21 ‘‘IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETED TAX BENEFITS

22 ‘‘SEC. 1014. (a) STATEMENT.—The chairman of the 

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1 enue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution which in2 cludes any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 

3 1986 that is being prepared for filing by a committee of 

4 conference of the two Houses, and shall identify whether 

5 such bill or joint resolution contains any targeted tax ben6 efits. The chairmen shall provide to the committee of con7 ference a statement identifying any such targeted tax ben8 efits or declaring that the bill or joint resolution does not 

9 contain any targeted tax benefits. Any such statement 

10 shall be made available to any Member of Congress by 

11 the chairmen immediately upon request. 

12 ‘‘(b) STATEMENT INCLUDED IN LEGISLATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

14 rule of the House of Representatives or any rule or 

15 precedent of the Senate, any revenue or reconcili16 ation bill or joint resolution which includes any 

17 amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

18 reported by a committee of conference of the two 

19 Houses may include, as a separate section of such 

20 bill or joint resolution, the information contained in 

21 the statement of the chairmen, but only in the man22 ner set forth in paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The separate section 

24 permitted under subparagraph (A) shall read as fol25 lows: ‘Section 1021 of the Congressional Budget and 


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1 Impoundment Control Act of 1974 shall 

2 llllll apply to llllllll.’, with 

3 the blank spaces being filled in with— 

4 ‘‘(A) in any case in which the chairmen 

5 identify targeted tax benefits in the statement 

6 required under subsection (a), the word ‘only’ 

7 in the first blank space and a list of all of the 

8 specific provisions of the bill or joint resolution 

9 in the second blank space; or 

10 ‘‘(B) in any case in which the chairmen de11 clare that there are no targeted tax benefits in 

12 the statement required under subsection (a), 

13 the word ‘not’ in the first blank space and the 

14 phrase ‘any provision of this Act’ in the second 

15 blank space. 

16 ‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION IN REVENUE ESTIMATE.— 

17 With respect to any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint 

18 resolution with respect to which the chairmen provide a 

19 statement under subsection (a), the Joint Committee on 

20 Taxation shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) in the case of a statement described in 

22 subsection (b)(2)(A), list the targeted tax benefits in 

23 any revenue estimate prepared by the Joint Com24 mittee on Taxation for any conference report which 

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1 ‘‘(2) in the case of a statement described in 13 

2 subsection (b)(2)(B), indicate in such revenue esti3 mate that no provision in such bill or joint resolution 

4 has been identified as a targeted tax benefit. 

5 ‘‘(d) PRESIDENT’S AUTHORITY.—If any revenue or 

6 reconciliation bill or joint resolution is signed into law— 

7 ‘‘(1) with a separate section described in sub8 section (b)(2), then the President may use the au9 thority granted in this section only with respect to 

10 any targeted tax benefit in that law, if any, identi11 fied in such separate section; or 

12 ‘‘(2) without a separate section described in 

13 subsection (b)(2), then the President may use the 

14 authority granted in this section with respect to any 

15 targeted tax benefit in that law. 

16 ‘‘TREATMENT OF CANCELLATIONS

17 ‘‘SEC. 1015. The cancellation of any dollar amount 

18 of discretionary budget authority, item of direct spending, 

19 limited tariff benefit, or targeted tax benefit shall take ef20 fect only upon enactment of the applicable approval bill. 

21 If an approval bill is not enacted into law before the end 

22 of the applicable period under section 1013, then all pro23 posed cancellations contained in that bill shall be null and 

24 void and any such dollar amount of discretionary budget 

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1 date provided in the law to which the proposed cancella2 tions applied. 

3 ‘‘REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL

4 ‘‘SEC. 1016. With respect to each special message 

5 under this part, the Comptroller General shall issue to the 

6 Congress a report determining whether any discretionary 

7 budget authority is not made available for obligation or 

8 item of direct spending, limited tariff benefit, or targeted 

9 tax benefit continues to be suspended after the deferral 

10 authority set forth in section 1013 of the President has 

11 expired. 

12 ‘‘DEFINITIONS

13 ‘‘SEC. 1017. As used in this part: 

14 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATION LAW.—The term ‘appro15 priation law’ means an Act referred to in section 

16 105 of title 1, United States Code, including any 

17 general or special appropriation Act, or any Act 

18 making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing ap19 propriations, that has been signed into law pursuant 

20 to Article I, section 7, of the Constitution of the 

21 United States. 

22 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL BILL.—The term ‘approval bill’ 

23 means a bill or joint resolution which only approves 

24 proposed cancellations of dollar amounts of discre25 tionary budget authority, items of new direct spend26 ing, limited tariff benefits, or targeted tax benefits 


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1 in a special message transmitted by the President 

2 under this part and— 

3 ‘‘(A) the title of which is as follows: ‘A bill 

4 approving the proposed cancellations trans5 mitted by the President on lll’, the blank 

6 space being filled in with the date of trans7 mission of the relevant special message and the 

8 public law number to which the message re9 lates; 

10 ‘‘(B) which does not have a preamble; 

11 ‘‘(C) which provides only the following 

12 after the enacting clause: ‘That the Congress 

13 approves of proposed cancellations lll’, the 

14 blank space being filled in with a list of the 

15 cancellations contained in the President’s spe16 cial message, ‘as transmitted by the President 

17 in a special message on llll’, the blank 

18 space being filled in with the appropriate date, 

19 ‘regarding llll.’, the blank space being 

20 filled in with the public law number to which 

21 the special message relates; 

22 ‘‘(D) which only includes proposed can23 cellations that are estimated by CBO to meet 

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1 tariff benefits, or that are identified as targeted 

2 tax benefits pursuant to section 1014; 

3 ‘‘(E) if any proposed cancellation other 

4 than discretionary budget authority or targeted 

5 tax benefits is estimated by CBO to not meet 

6 the definition of item of direct spending, then 

7 the approval bill shall include at the end: ‘The 

8 President shall cease the suspension of the im9 plementation of the following under section 

10 1013 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974: 

11 lllll’, the blank space being filled in 

12 with the list of such proposed cancellations; and 

13 ‘‘(F) if no CBO estimate is available, then 

14 the entire list of legislative provisions proposed 

15 by the President is inserted in the second blank 

16 space in subparagraph (C). 

17 ‘‘(3) CALENDAR DAY.—The term ‘calendar day’ 

18 means a standard 24-hour period beginning at mid19 night. 

20 ‘‘(4) CANCEL OR CANCELLATION.—The terms 

21 ‘cancel’ or ‘cancellation’ means to prevent— 

22 ‘‘(A) budget authority from having legal 

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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of entitlement authority, 

2 to prevent the specific legal obligation of the 

3 United States from having legal force or effect; 

4 ‘‘(C) in the case of the food stamp pro5 gram, to prevent the specific provision of law 

6 that provides such benefit from having legal 

7 force or effect; 

8 ‘‘(D) a limited tariff benefit from having 

9 legal force or effect, and to make any necessary, 

10 conforming statutory change to ensure that 

11 such limited tariff benefit is not implemented; 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(E) a targeted tax benefit from having 

14 legal force or effect, and to make any necessary, 

15 conforming statutory change to ensure that 

16 such targeted tax benefit is not implemented 

17 and that any budgetary resources are appro18 priately canceled. 

19 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.—The 

20 term ‘CBO’ means the Director of the Congressional 

21 Budget Office. 

22 ‘‘(6) DIRECT SPENDING.—The term ‘direct 

23 spending’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) budget authority provided by law 

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1 ‘‘(B) entitlement authority; and 

2 ‘‘(C) the food stamp program. 

3 ‘‘(7) AMOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AU4 THORITY.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

5 (B), the term ‘dollar amount of discretionary budget 

6 authority’ means the entire dollar amount of budget 

7 authority— 

8 ‘‘(i) specified in an appropriation law, 

9 or the entire dollar amount of budget au10 thority or obligation limitation required to 

11 be allocated by a specific proviso in an ap12 propriation law for which a specific dollar 

13 figure was not included; 

14 ‘‘(ii) represented separately in any 

15 table, chart, or explanatory text included 

16 in the statement of managers or the gov17 erning committee report accompanying 

18 such law; 

19 ‘‘(iii) required to be allocated for a 

20 specific program, project, or activity in a 

21 law (other than an appropriation law) that 

22 mandates the expenditure of budget au23 thority from accounts, programs, projects, 

24 or activities for which budget authority is 

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1 ‘‘(iv) represented by the product of 

2 the estimated procurement cost and the 

3 total quantity of items specified in an ap4 propriation law or included in the state5 ment of managers or the governing com6 mittee report accompanying such law; or 

7 ‘‘(v) represented by the product of the 

8 estimated procurement cost and the total 

9 quantity of items required to be provided 

10 in a law (other than an appropriation law) 

11 that mandates the expenditure of budget 

12 authority from accounts, programs, 

13 projects, or activities for which budget au14 thority is provided in an appropriation law. 

15 ‘‘(B) The term ‘dollar amount of discre16 tionary budget authority’ does not include— 

17 ‘‘(i) direct spending; 

18 ‘‘(ii) budget authority in an appro19 priation law which funds direct spending 

20 provided for in other law; 

21 ‘‘(iii) any existing budget authority 

22 canceled in an appropriation law; or 

23 ‘‘(iv) any restriction, condition, or lim24 itation in an appropriation law or the ac25 companying statement of managers or 


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1 committee reports on the expenditure of 

2 budget authority for an account, program, 

3 project, or activity, or on activities involv4 ing such expenditure. 

5 ‘‘(8) ITEM OF DIRECT SPENDING.—The term 

6 ‘item of direct spending’ means any provision of law 

7 that results in an increase in budget authority or 

8 outlays for direct spending relative to the most re9 cent levels calculated consistent with the method10 ology used to calculate a baseline under section 257 

11 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con12 trol Act of 1985 and included with a budget submis13 sion under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

14 Code, in the first year or the 5-year period for which 

15 the item is effective. However, such item does not in16 clude an extension or reauthorization of existing di17 rect spending, but instead only refers to provisions 

18 of law that increase such direct spending. 

19 ‘‘(9) LIMITED TARIFF BENEFIT.—The term 

20 ‘limited tariff benefit’ means any provision of law 

21 that modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

22 United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer 

23 entities (as defined in paragraph (12)(B)). 

24 ‘‘(10) OMB.—The term ‘OMB’ means the Di25 rector of the Office of Management and Budget. 


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1 ‘‘(11) OMNIBUS RECONCILIATION OR APPRO2 PRIATION MEASURE.—The term ‘omnibus reconcili3 ation or appropriation measure’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) in the case of a reconciliation bill, any 

5 such bill that is reported to its House by the 

6 Committee on the Budget; or 

7 ‘‘(B) in the case of an appropriation meas8 ure, any such measure that provides appropria9 tions for programs, projects, or activities falling 

10 within 2 or more section 302(b) suballocations. 

11 ‘‘(12) TARGETED TAX BENEFIT.—(A) The term 

12 ‘targeted tax benefit’ means any revenue-losing pro13 vision that provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, 

14 exclusion, or preference to ten or fewer beneficiaries 

15 (determined with respect to either present law or 

16 any provision of which the provision is a part) under 

17 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in any year for 

18 which the provision is in effect; 

19 ‘‘(B) for purposes of subparagraph (A)— 

20 ‘‘(i) all businesses and associations 

21 that are members of the same controlled 

22 group of corporations (as defined in sec23 tion 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 

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1 ‘‘(ii) all shareholders, partners, mem2 bers, or beneficiaries of a corporation, 

3 partnership, association, or trust or estate, 

4 respectively, shall be treated as a single 

5 beneficiary; 

6 ‘‘(iii) all employees of an employer 

7 shall be treated as a single beneficiary; 

8 ‘‘(iv) all qualified plans of an em9 ployer shall be treated as a single bene10 ficiary; 

11 ‘‘(v) all beneficiaries of a qualified 

12 plan shall be treated as a single bene13 ficiary; 

14 ‘‘(vi) all contributors to a charitable 

15 organization shall be treated as a single 

16 beneficiary; 

17 ‘‘(vii) all holders of the same bond 

18 issue shall be treated as a single bene19 ficiary; and 

20 ‘‘(viii) if a corporation, partnership, 

21 association, trust or estate is the bene22 ficiary of a provision, the shareholders of 

23 the corporation, the partners of the part24 nership, the members of the association, or 

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1 not also be treated as beneficiaries of such 

2 provision; 

3 ‘‘(C) for the purpose of this paragraph, the 

4 term ‘revenue-losing provision’ means any pro5 vision that is estimated to result in a reduction 

6 in Federal tax revenues (determined with re7 spect to either present law or any provision of 

8 which the provision is a part) for any one of the 

9 two following periods— 

10 ‘‘(i) the first fiscal year for which the 

11 provision is effective; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) the period of the five fiscal years 

13 beginning with the first fiscal year for 

14 which the provision is effective; 

15 ‘‘(D) the term ‘targeted tax benefit’ does 

16 not include any provision which applies uni17 formly to an entire industry; and 

18 ‘‘(E) the terms used in this paragraph 

19 shall have the same meaning as those terms 

20 have generally in the Internal Revenue Code of 

21 1986, unless otherwise expressly provided. 

22 ‘‘EXPIRATION

23 ‘‘SEC. 1018. This title shall have no force or effect 

24 on or after October 1, 2019. 


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1 ‘‘DEFICIT REDUCTION

2 ‘‘SEC. 1019. All spending reductions related to this 

3 title shall be for deficit reduction.’’. 

4 SEC. 403. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

5 (a) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—Section 

6 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

7 621 note) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘1017’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘1012’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 

11 1017’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1012’’. 

12 (b) ANALYSIS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OF13 FICE.—Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

14 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘402.’’ and by 

15 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(b) Upon the receipt of a special message under sec17 tion 1011 proposing to cancel any item of direct spending, 

18 the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall pre19 pare an estimate of the savings in budget authority or out20 lays resulting from such proposed cancellation relative to 

21 the most recent levels calculated consistent with the meth22 odology used to calculate a baseline under section 257 of 

23 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

24 of 1985 and included with a budget submission under sec25 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and transmit 


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1 such estimate to the chairmen of the Committees on the 

2 Budget of the House of Representatives and Senate.’’. 

3 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1(a) of 

4 the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 

5 of 1974 is amended by striking the last sentence. 

6 (2) Section 1021(c) of such Act (as redesignated) is 

7 amended is amended by striking ‘‘rescinded or that is to 

8 be reserved’’ and insert ‘‘canceled’’ and by striking 

9 ‘‘1012’’ and inserting ‘‘1011’’. 

10 (3) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents set 

11 forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Im12 poundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by deleting 

13 the contents for parts B and C of title X and inserting 

14 the following: 

‘‘PART B—LEGISLATIVE LINE-ITEM VETO

‘‘Sec. 1011. Line-item veto authority. 

‘‘Sec. 1012. Procedures for expedited consideration. 

‘‘Sec. 1013. Presidential deferral authority. 

‘‘Sec. 1014. Identification of targeted tax benefits. 

‘‘Sec. 1015. Treatment of cancellations. 

‘‘Sec. 1016. Reports by Comptroller General. 

‘‘Sec. 1017. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 1018. Expiration. 

‘‘Sec. 1019. Deficit reduction. 

‘‘Sec. 1020. Suits by Comptroller General. 

‘‘Sec. 1021. Proposed deferrals of budget authority.’’. 

15 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 this subtitle shall take effect on the date of its enactment 

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1 efit provided in an Act enacted on or after the date of 

2 enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 404. RESCISSION MEASURES CONSIDERED. 

4 (a) RULES AMENDMENT.—Clause 6(c) of rule XIII 

5 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 

6 by inserting before the period ‘‘, or a rule or order that 

7 limits any amendment otherwise in order to a rescission 

8 bill’’. 

9 (b) AUTOMATIC ALLOCATIONS REDUCTIONS.— 

10 Clause 4(b) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep11 resentatives is amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’, by 

12 redesignating subparagraphs (1) through (6) as subdivi13 sions (A) through (F), respectively, and by adding at the 

14 end the following: 

15 ‘‘(2)(A) Whenever a rescission bill passes the House 

16 of Representatives, the Committee on the Budget shall im17 mediately reduce the applicable allocations under section 

18 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by the 

19 total amount of reductions in budget authority and in out20 lays resulting from such rescission bill. 

21 ‘‘(B) As used in this subparagraph, the term ‘rescis22 sion bill’ means a bill or joint resolution which only re23 scinds, in whole or in part, budget authority and which 

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1 acted appropriation bills that continue to include unobli2 gated balances.’’. 

3 (c) PRIVILEGED DISCHARGE RESOLUTIONS.—Rule 

4 XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 

6 ‘‘8. (a) By February 1, May 1, July 30, and Novem7 ber 11 of each session, the majority leader shall introduce 

8 a rescission bill. If such bill is not introduced by that date, 

9 then whenever a rescission bill is introduced during a ses10 sion on or after that date, a motion to discharge the com11 mittee from its consideration shall be privileged after the 

12 10-legislative day period beginning on that date for the 

13 first 5 such bills. 

14 ‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to offer any amendment 

15 to a rescission bill except an amendment that increases 

16 the amount of budget authority that such bill rescinds. 

17 ‘‘(c) As used in this clause and in clause 6, the term 

18 ‘rescission bill’ has the meaning given such term in clause 

19 4(b)(2)(B) of rule X.’’. 

20 (d) POINT OF ORDER.—Rule XXI of the Rules of the 

21 House of Representatives (as amended by subsection (d)) 

22 is further amended by adding at the end the following new 

23 clause: 


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1 ‘‘9. It shall not be in order to consider any rescission 

2 bill, or conference report thereon or amendment thereto, 

3 unless— 

4 ‘‘(1) in the case of such bill or conference re5 port thereon, it is made available to Members and 

6 the general public on the Internet for at least 48 

7 hours before its consideration; or 

8 ‘‘(2)(A) in the case of an amendment to such 

9 rescission bill made in order by a rule, it is made 

10 available to Members and the general public on the 

11 Internet within one hour after the rule is filed; or 

12 ‘‘(B) in the case of an amendment under an 

13 open rule, it is made available to Members and the 

14 general public on the Internet immediately after 

15 being offered; in a format that is searchable and 

16 sortable. 

17 ‘‘(3) No amendment to an amendment to a re18 scission bill shall be in order unless germane to the 

19 amendment to which it is offered.’’. 

20 TITLE V—BIENNIAL BUDGET 

21 DEFICIT REDUCTION 

22 SEC. 501. JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Joint 

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1 Act as the ‘‘joint committee’’) to be composed of 20 

2 members as follows: 

3 (A) Ten Members of the House of Rep4 resentatives, including 5 members appointed 

5 from the majority party by the Speaker of the 

6 House and 5 members from the minority party 

7 to be appointed by the minority leader. 

8 (B) Ten Members of the Senate, including 

9 5 members appointed from the majority party 

10 by the majority leader of the Senate and 5 

11 members from the minority party to be ap12 pointed by the minority leader. 

13 (2) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the joint com14 mittee shall not affect the power of the remaining 

15 members to execute the functions of the joint com16 mittee, and shall be filled in the same manner as the 

17 original selection. 

18 (3) AGREEMENT.—No recommendation shall be 

19 made by the joint committee except upon the major20 ity vote of the members from each House, respec21 tively. 

22 (4) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The joint committee 

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1 (b) DUTIES.—The joint committee shall be respon2 sible for reporting biennial legislation as provided in sec3 tion 6002. 

4 (c) RESOURCES.—The joint committee may utilize 

5 the resources of the House and Senate. 

6 SEC. 502. BIENNIAL BUDGET DEFICIT REDUCTION LEGISLA7 TION. 

8 (a) AGENCY REPORTS.—Not later than June 1st of 

9 each odd numbered year, the Government Accountability 

10 Office and Congressional Budget Office shall report to the 

11 joint committee— 

12 (1) recommendations for eliminating waste, 

13 fraud, abuse, and ineffective, duplicative, or out14 dated Government programs and recommendations 

15 for streamlining, consolidating, or eliminating waste16 ful Government programs; and 

17 (2) the projected savings of the recommenda18 tions over a 10-year period. 

19 (b) DEFICIT REDUCTION TARGET.—In this section, 

20 the term ‘‘deficit reduction target’’ means 10 percent of 

21 the previous year’s budget deficit, not exceeding 5 percent 

22 of the previous year’s total outlays and not less than 1 

23 percent of the previous year’s total outlays. 

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1 (1) INTRODUCTION.—Not later than July 15th 

2 of each odd numbered year, the chairman or ranking 

3 member of the joint committee or their designees 

4 shall introduce legislation (referred to in this Act as 

5 the ‘‘legislation’’) which shall be referred to the joint 

6 committee— 

7 (A) to eliminate or reduce spending on 

8 wasteful, fraudulent, abusive, ineffective, dupli9 cative, or outdated Government programs; and 

10 (B) that achieves a savings equal to or 

11 greater than the deficit reduction target. 

12 (2) DISCHARGE.—After the legislation is intro13 duced and made public for at least 72 hours, the 

14 joint committee shall discharge the legislation not 

15 later than 2 weeks after introduction to the House 

16 and the Senate and report the legislation with a fa17 vorable recommendation, unfavorable recommenda18 tion, or no recommendation. 

19 (3) CONSIDERATION.—Once the legislation is 

20 discharged from the joint committee, it shall be in 

21 order in the House or the Senate, as appropriate, to 

22 move to the legislation not later than September 

23 15th of the year of introduction. The legislation 

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1 order. Debate on the legislation shall be limited to 

2 20 hours in the Senate and 3 hours in the House. 

3 (4) OTHER HOUSE.—Upon passage of legisla4 tion in the House or the Senate under paragraph 

5 (3), it shall be in order for the other house to move 

6 to the respective bill not later than September 25th 

7 with the same rules of debate. 

8 (5) VETO.—If the legislation is vetoed, both the 

9 House and the Senate shall vote on whether to over10 ride the veto not later than 1 week after the veto. 

11 (d) ADJUSTMENT OF BUDGET CAPS.—If legislation 

12 is enacted pursuant to this title, the Chairmen of the 

13 House and Senate Committees on the Budget shall reduce 

14 the appropriate budgetary allocations and levels in the 

15 most recently enacted budget resolution to reflect the re16 ductions achieved by such legislation. 

17 TITLE VI—PAYGO HONESTY 

18 WITH RESPECT TO TRUST 

19 FUNDS 

20 SEC. 601. PAYGO AND TRUST FUNDS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any increase in revenues or re22 duced spending in a Federal trust fund resulting from a 

23 bill, amendment, resolution, motion, or conference report 

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1 (1) not be counted for purposes of offsetting 

2 revenues, receipts, or discretionary spending under 

3 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or the Statu4 tory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010; and 

5 (2) only be used for the purposes of the Federal 

6 trust as provided by law. 

7 (b) INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS.—Nothing in 

8 this section shall impact intergovernmental lending from 

9 a Federal trust fund to annual government operations. 

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