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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3082 

To provide a biennial budget for the United States Government, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 3, 2011 

Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in 

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

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide a biennial budget for the United States 

Government, and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR THE 

GOVERNMENT 


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Sec. 101. Revision of timetable. 

Sec. 102. Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 

Act of 1974. 

Sec. 103. Amendments to Rules of House of Representatives. 

Sec. 104. Amendments to title 31, United States Code. 

Sec. 105. Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriations Acts. 

Sec. 106. Multiyear authorizations. 

Sec. 107. Government strategic and performance plans on a biennial basis. 

Sec. 108. Biennial appropriation bills. 

Sec. 109. Assistance by Federal agencies to standing committees of the Senate 

and the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 110. Report on two-year fiscal period. 

Sec. 111. Special transition period for the 113th Congress. 

Sec. 112. Effective date. 

TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET COMMISSION 

Sec. 201. Establishment of biennial budget commission. 

Sec. 202. Expedited consideration of biennial commission recommendations. 

Sec. 203. Funding. 

Sec. 204. Rulemaking. 

Sec. 205. Effective date. 

1 TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF BI2 ENNIAL BUDGET FOR THE 

3 GOVERNMENT 

4 SEC. 101. REVISION OF TIMETABLE. 

5 Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

6 (2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘TIMETABLE

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

9 subsection (b), the timetable with respect to the congres10 sional budget process for any Congress (beginning with 

11 the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress) is as follows: 

‘‘First Session 

On or before: Action to be completed: 

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

February 20 ......................................... Congressional Budget Office submits 

report to Budget Committees. 

Not later than 4 weeks after budget 

submission.

Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees. 


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April 1 .................................................. Budget Committees report concurrent 

resolution on the biennial budget. 

May 1 ................................................... Biennial appropriation bills may be 

considered in the House. 

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

June 15 ................................................ House Appropriations Committee reports last biennial appropriation bill. 

July 31 ................................................. 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 outgoing President shall submit his budget re5 view no later than December 31 of the preceding year. 

6 All other second session deadlines remain unchanged.’’. 

7 SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 

8 AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974. 

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

10 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 

11 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘each 

12 year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’. 

13 (b) DEFINITIONS.— 

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

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


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1 ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘bi2 ennium’’. 

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

4 U.S.C. 622) is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(12) The term ‘biennium’ means the period of 

7 2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of 

8 any odd-numbered year.’’. 

9 (c) BIENNIAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE

10 BUDGET.— 

11 (1) CONTENTS OF RESOLUTION.—Section 

12 301(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended— 

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

14 by— 

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

16 and inserting ‘‘May 15 of each odd-num17 bered year’’; 

18 (ii) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning 

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

20 it appears and inserting ‘‘the biennium be21 ginning on October 1 of such year’’; and 

22 (iii) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning 

23 on October 1 of such year’’ the second 

24 place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 

25 year in such period’’; 


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

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

3 in the biennium’’; and 

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

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

6 in the biennium’’. 

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

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

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

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

11 in such biennium’’; and 

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

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

14 year in the biennium’’. 

15 (3) VIEWS OF OTHER COMMITTEES.—Section 

16 301(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amended by 

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

18 300(b))’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’. 

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

20 (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is amended by— 

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

22 ‘‘biennium’’; and 

23 (B) inserting after the second sentence the 

24 following: ‘‘On or before April 1 of each odd25 numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 


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

2 of each House shall report to its House the con3 current resolution on the budget referred to in 

4 subsection (a) for the biennium beginning on 

5 October 1 of that year.’’. 

6 (5) GOALS FOR REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT.— 

7 Section 301(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it ap9 pears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

10 (6) ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.—Section 

11 301(g)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(g)(1)) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘for a biennium’’. 

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

15 section 301 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘AN16 NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’. 

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

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

19 section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘An20 nual’’ and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’. 

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

22 Act (2 U.S.C. 633) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1) by— 


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

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

3 in the biennium,’’; 

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

5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘for all fiscal years cov6 ered by the resolution’’; and 

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

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

9 in the biennium’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘April 15’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘May 15’’; 

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

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

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

15 year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year of the bien16 nium’’; 

17 (5) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by— 

18 (A) striking ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘each fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 

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

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

22 the resolution’’; and 

23 (6) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘April’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘May’’. 

25 (e) SECTION 303 POINT OF ORDER.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(a) of such Act 

2 (2 U.S.C. 634(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for a fis3 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’ and by 

4 striking ‘‘the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

5 fiscal year of the biennium’’. 

6 (2) EXCEPTIONS IN THE HOUSE.—Section 

7 303(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(b)) is amended— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 

9 budget year’’ and inserting ‘‘the biennium’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the 

11 fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the biennium’’; and 

12 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(or 

13 June 1 whenever section 300(b) is applicable)’’. 

14 (3) APPLICATION TO THE SENATE.—Section 

15 303(c)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(c)) is amended 

16 by— 

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

18 ‘‘biennium’’; and 

19 (B) striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘each fiscal year of that biennium’’. 

21 (f) PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF CONCURRENT RESO22 LUTIONS ON THE BUDGET.—Section 304 of such Act (2 

23 U.S.C. 635) is amended— 

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

25 it appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’; and 

2 (3) by inserting before the period ‘‘for such bi3 ennium’’. 

4 (g) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET

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

6 636(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and in7 serting ‘‘biennium’’. 

8 (h) COMPLETION OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTION ON

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

10 U.S.C. 638) is amended— 

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

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

13 section 300(b), August 1)’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien15 nial’’; 

16 (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi17 ennium’’; and 

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

19 odd-numbered year’’. 

20 (i) QUARTERLY BUDGET REPORTS.—Section 308 of 

21 such Act (2 U.S.C. 639) is amended by adding at the end 

22 the following new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(d) QUARTERLY BUDGET REPORTS.—The Director 

24 of the Congressional Budget Office shall, as soon as prac25 ticable after the completion of each quarter of the fiscal 


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1 year, prepare an analysis comparing revenues, spending, 

2 and the deficit or surplus for the current fiscal year to 

3 assumptions included in the congressional budget resolu4 tion. In preparing this report, the Director of the Congres5 sional Budget Office shall combine actual budget figures 

6 to date with projected revenue and spending for the bal7 ance of the fiscal year. The Director of the Congressional 

8 Budget Office shall include any other information in this 

9 report that it deems useful for a full understanding of the 

10 current fiscal position of the Federal Government. The re11 ports mandated by this subsection shall be transmitted by 

12 the Director to the Senate and House Committees on the 

13 Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office shall make 

14 such reports available to any interested party upon re15 quest.’’. 

16 (j) COMPLETION OF HOUSE ACTION ON REGULAR

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

18 U.S.C. 640) is amended— 

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

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

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

22 year’’ after ‘‘July’’; 

23 (3) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien24 nial’’; and 


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1 (4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi2 ennium’’. 

3 (k) RECONCILIATION PROCESS.—Section 310 of such 

4 Act (2 U.S.C. 641) is amended— 

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

6 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any fiscal year’’ and in7 serting ‘‘any biennium’’; 

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

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

10 year covered by such resolution’’; and 

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

12 subsection (g) as subsection (f). 

13 (l) SECTION 311 POINT OF ORDER.— 

14 (1) IN THE HOUSE.—Section 311(a)(1) of such 

15 Act (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is amended— 

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

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

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘either fiscal 

20 year of the biennium’’; and 

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

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

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

24 such Act is amended— 


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

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

3 fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

6 the first place it appears and inserting 

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

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

9 and the ensuing fiscal years’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘all fiscal years’’. 

11 (3) SOCIAL SECURITY LEVELS.—Section 

12 311(a)(3) of such Act is amended by— 

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

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

15 and 

16 (B) striking ‘‘that fiscal year and the ensu17 ing fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘all fiscal 

18 years’’. 

19 (m) MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT POINT OF

20 ORDER.—Section 312(c) of the Congressional Budget Act 

21 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 643) is amended— 

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

23 ‘‘for a biennium’’; 


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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 (n) THREE-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIRED FOR

11 SUPPLEMENTALS IN SECOND SESSIONS.—Section 312 of 

12 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by add13 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(g) THREE-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIRED FOR

15 SUPPLEMENTALS IN SECOND SESSIONS.—(1) Except as 

16 provided by paragraph (2), a bill or joint resolution mak17 ing supplemental appropriations during the second session 

18 of a Congress may not be considered as passed or agreed 

19 to in the House of Representatives or the Senate unless 

20 so determined by a vote of not less than three-fifths of 

21 the Members voting, a quorum being present. 

22 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any measure 

23 making supplemental appropriations if Congress des24 ignates all of the provisions set forth in such measure as 


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1 emergency requirements or for the Global War on Ter2 rorism. 

3 ‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, the term ‘emergency’ 

4 has the meaning given to such term in section 250(c)(20) 

5 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

6 Act of 1985.’’. 

7 SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF HOUSE OF REP8 RESENTATIVES. 

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

10 House of Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘odd11 numbered’’ after ‘‘each’’. 

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

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

14 and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

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

16 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal 

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

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

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

20 end of subparagraph (5), by striking the period and insert21 ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (6), and by adding 

22 at the end the following new subparagraph: 

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

24 issues with long-term budgetary and economic implica25 tions, which would include— 


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1 ‘‘(A) hold hearings to receive testimony from 

2 committees of jurisdiction to identify problem areas 

3 and to report on the results of oversight; and 

4 ‘‘(B) by January 1 of each odd-numbered year, 

5 issuing a report to the Speaker which identifies the 

6 key issues facing the Congress in the next bien7 nium.’’. 

8 (e) Clause 11(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House 

9 of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘during the 

10 same or preceding fiscal year’’. 

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

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

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

14 ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

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

16 of Representatives is amended— 

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

18 year’’ after ‘‘the submission of budget by the Presi19 dent’’; 

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

21 appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; and 

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

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


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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 year in 

8 which such biennium begins’’. 

9 SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 

10 CODE. 

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

12 States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 

13 following new paragraph: 

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

15 term in paragraph (12) of section 3 of the Congres16 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 

17 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(12)).’’. 

18 (b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO THE

19 CONGRESS.— 

20 (1) SCHEDULE.—The matter preceding para21 graph (1) in section 1105(a) of title 31, United 

22 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

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

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

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1 beginning with the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, 

2 the President shall transmit to the Congress, the budget 

3 for the biennium beginning on October 1 of such calendar 

4 year. The budget transmitted under this subsection shall 

5 include a budget message and summary and supporting 

6 information. The President shall include in each budget 

7 the following:’’. 

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

9 title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 

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

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

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

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

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

15 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fis16 cal year for which the budget is submitted and the 

17 4 fiscal years after that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 

18 fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is 

19 submitted and in the succeeding 4 years’’. 

20 (4) BALANCE STATEMENTS.—Section 

21 1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31, United States Code, is 

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

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

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

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

3 year in the biennium’’. 

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

5 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 

6 fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bi7 ennium’’. 

8 (7) ALLOWANCES FOR UNANTICIPATED AND

9 UNCONTROLLABLE EXPENDITURES.—Section 

10 1105(a)(14) of title 31, United States Code, is 

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

12 fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is 

13 submitted’’. 

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

15 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 

17 in the biennium’’. 

18 (9) ESTIMATES FOR FUTURE YEARS.—Section 

19 1105(a)(17) of title 31, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

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

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

23 in the biennium following the biennium’’; 

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

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


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1 (C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year before the fis2 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium before the bi3 ennium’’. 

4 (10) PRIOR YEAR OUTLAYS.—Section 

5 1105(a)(18) of title 31, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

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

8 inserting ‘‘each of the 2 most recently com9 pleted fiscal years,’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and 

12 (C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘in those fiscal years’’. 

14 (11) PRIOR YEAR RECEIPTS.—Section 

15 1105(a)(19) of title 31, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

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

18 inserting ‘‘each of the 2 most recently com19 pleted fiscal years’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ each place 

23 it appears and inserting ‘‘in those fiscal years’’. 

24 (c) ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES OF LEGISLATIVE

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

2 and inserting ‘‘each even numbered year’’. 

3 (d) RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEET ESTIMATED DE4 FICIENCIES.—Section 1105(c) of title 31, United States 

5 Code, is amended— 

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

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

8 the biennium for’’; 

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

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

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

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

13 each year of the biennium’’. 

14 (e) CAPITAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS.—Section 

15 1105(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 

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

17 to which such budget relates’’. 

18 (f) SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ESTIMATES AND

19 CHANGES.— 

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

21 United States Code, is amended— 

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

23 by— 


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1 (i) inserting ‘‘and before February 1 

2 of each even numbered year’’ after ‘‘Before 

3 July 16 of each year’’; and 

4 (ii) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘biennium’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that fis7 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in 

8 such biennium’’; 

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

10 years following the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘4 

11 fiscal years following the biennium’’; and 

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

13 year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 

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

15 United States Code, is amended by— 

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

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

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

19 each even numbered year’’ after ‘‘Before July 

20 16 of each year’’. 

21 (g) CURRENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ESTI22 MATES.— 

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

24 31, United States Code, is amended— 


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

2 Monday after January 3 of each year (on or be3 fore February 5 in 1986)’’ and inserting ‘‘At 

4 the same time the budget required by section 

5 1105 is submitted for a biennium’’; and 

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

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

8 (2) JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.—Section 

9 1109(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 

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

11 ‘‘within 5 weeks of the President’s budget submis12 sion for each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, 

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

14 Budget Act of 1974)’’. 

15 (h) YEAR-AHEAD REQUESTS FOR AUTHORIZING

16 LEGISLATION.—Section 1110 of title 31, United States 

17 Code, is amended by— 

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

19 31’’; and 

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

21 fiscal year begins’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year pre22 ceding the calendar year in which the biennium be23 gins’’. 


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1 SEC. 105. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE 

2 OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTS. 

3 Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amend4 ed to read as follows: 

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

6 ‘‘(a) The style and title of all Acts making appropria7 tions for the support of the Government shall be as fol8 lows: ‘An Act making appropriations (here insert the ob9 ject) for each fiscal year in the biennium of fiscal years 

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

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

12 support of the Government shall be enacted for a biennium 

13 and shall specify the amount of appropriations provided 

14 for each fiscal year in such period. 

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

16 has the same meaning as in section 3(12) of the Congres17 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 

18 U.S.C. 622(12)).’’. 

19 SEC. 106. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

21 Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 

22 following new section: 

23 ‘‘MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

24 ‘‘SEC. 316. (a) POINT OF ORDER.—(1)(A) It shall 

25 not be in order in the House of Representatives or the 

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1 authorization of appropriations for any purpose unless the 

2 measure includes such a specific authorization of appro3 priations for that purpose for not less than each fiscal year 

4 in one or more bienniums. 

5 ‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, a specific au6 thorization of appropriations is an authorization for the 

7 enactment of an amount of appropriations or amounts not 

8 to exceed an amount of appropriations (whether stated as 

9 a sum certain, as a limit, or as such sums as may be nec10 essary) for any purpose for a fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to 

12 an authorization of appropriations for a single fiscal year 

13 for any program, project, or activity if the measure con14 taining that authorization includes a provision expressly 

15 stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no authoriza16 tion of appropriation will be required for [Insert name of 

17 applicable program, project, or activity] for any subse18 quent fiscal year.’. 

19 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘meas20 ure’ means a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 

21 conference report.’’. 

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

23 table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congres24 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 


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1 amended by adding after the item relating to section 315 

2 the following new item: 

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

3 SEC. 107. GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC AND PERFORMANCE 

4 PLANS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS. 

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

6 United States Code, is amended— 

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

8 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

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

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

13 inserting ‘‘six years forward’’; and 

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

15 after ‘‘section’’ the second place it appears and add16 ing ‘‘including a strategic plan submitted by Sep17 tember 30, 2014, meeting the requirements of sub18 section (a)’’. 

19 (b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO CON20 GRESS.—Paragraph (28) of section 1105(a) of title 31, 

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

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

23 fiscal year 2016, a biennial’’. 

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

25 United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

3 striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a bien4 nial’’; 

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

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

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

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

9 after the semicolon; 

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

11 and inserting a semicolon; and inserting ‘‘and’’ 

12 after the inserted semicolon; and 

13 (E) by adding after paragraph (6) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(7) cover each fiscal year of the biennium be16 ginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial 

17 budget cycle.’’; 

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

19 inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and 

20 (3) in paragraph (6) of subsection (f) by strik21 ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

22 (d) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXI23 BILITY.—Section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, re24 lating to managerial accountability, is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘Be2 ginning with fiscal year 1999, the’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘Beginning with fiscal year 2016, the bien4 nial’’ and by striking ‘‘annual’’; and 

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

6 inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (e)— 

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

9 or’’ before ‘‘years’’; 

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

11 subsequent year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a subse12 quent 2-year period’’; and 

13 (C) in the third sentence by striking 

14 ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘four’’. 

15 (e) PILOT PROJECTS FOR PERFORMANCE BUDG16 ETING.—Section 1119 of title 31, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by strik19 ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and 

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

21 inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 

22 (f) STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 2802 of title 39, 

23 United States Code, is amended— 

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

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

2 three years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years’’; 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘six years forward’’; and 

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

6 after ‘‘section’’ the second place it appears and in7 serting ‘‘including a strategic plan submitted by 

8 September 30, 2014, meeting the requirements of 

9 subsection (a)’’. 

10 (g) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 2803(a) of title 

11 39, United States Code, is amended— 

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

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

14 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘pro15 gram activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both years 1 and 

16 2 of the biennial plan’’; 

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

18 the semicolon; 

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

20 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(7) cover each fiscal year of the biennium be23 ginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial 

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1 (h) COMMITTEE VIEWS OF PLANS AND REPORTS.— 

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

3 632(d)) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Each committee 

4 of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall review 

5 the strategic plans, performance plans, and performance 

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

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

8 United States Code, of all agencies under the jurisdiction 

9 of the committee. Each committee may provide its views 

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

11 of the applicable House.’’. 

12 (i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

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

15 (2) AGENCY ACTIONS.—Effective on and after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, each agency shall 

17 take such actions as necessary to prepare and sub18 mit any plan or report in accordance with the 

19 amendments made by it. 

20 SEC. 108. BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILLS. 

21 (a) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—(1) 

22 Clause 2(a) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep23 resentatives is amended by adding at the end the following 

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1 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided by subdivision (B), an ap2 propriation may not be reported in a general appropriation 

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

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

5 provides new budget authority or establishes a level of ob6 ligations under contract authority for each fiscal year of 

7 a biennium. 

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

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

10 project, or activity if the bill or amendment thereto con11 taining that appropriation includes a provision expressly 

12 stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no additional 

13 funding beyond one fiscal year will be required and the 

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

15 will be completed or terminated after the amount provided 

16 has been expended.’. 

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

18 set forth in subdivision (B) with respect to an appropria19 tion for a single fiscal year for any program, project, or 

20 activity may be included in a general appropriation bill 

21 or amendment thereto.’’. 

22 (2) Clause 5(b)(1) of rule XXII of the House of Rep23 resentatives is amended by striking ‘‘or (c)’’ and inserting 

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1 (b) IN THE SENATE.—(1) Title III of the Congres2 sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as 

3 amended by section 106, is further amended by adding 

4 at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘CONSIDERATION OF BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILLS

6 ‘‘SEC. 317. It shall not be in order in the Senate in 

7 any odd-numbered year to consider any regular appropria8 tion bill providing new budget authority or a limitation 

9 on obligations under the jurisdiction of the Committee on 

10 Appropriations for only the first fiscal year of a biennium, 

11 unless the program, project, or activity for which the new 

12 budget authority or obligation limitation is provided will 

13 require no additional authority beyond one year and will 

14 be completed or terminated after the amount provided has 

15 been expended.’’. 

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

17 the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 

18 of 1974 is amended by adding after the item relating to 

19 section 316 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 317. Consideration of biennial appropriation bills.’’. 

20 SEC. 109. ASSISTANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO STAND21 ING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND THE 

22 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

23 (a) INFORMATION REGARDING AGENCY APPROPRIA24 TIONS REQUESTS.—To assist each standing committee of 

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1 out its responsibilities, the head of each Federal agency 

2 which administers the laws or parts of laws under the ju3 risdiction of such committee shall provide to such com4 mittee such studies, information, analyses, reports, and 

5 assistance as may be requested by the chairman and rank6 ing minority member of the committee. 

7 (b) INFORMATION REGARDING AGENCY PROGRAM

8 ADMINISTRATION.—To assist each standing committee of 

9 the House of Representatives and the Senate in carrying 

10 out its responsibilities, the head of any agency shall fur11 nish to such committee documentation, containing infor12 mation received, compiled, or maintained by the agency 

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

14 or specifically compiled pursuant to a request in support 

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

16 chairman and ranking minority member of such com17 mittee. 

18 (c) SUMMARIES BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—With19 in thirty days after the receipt of a request from a chair20 man and ranking minority member of a standing com21 mittee having jurisdiction over a program being reviewed 

22 and studied by such committee under this section, the 

23 Comptroller General of the United States shall furnish to 

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1 such program which the Comptroller General has com2 pleted during the preceding six years. 

3 (d) CONGRESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with 

4 their duties and functions under law, the Comptroller Gen5 eral of the United States, the Director of the Congres6 sional Budget Office, and the Director of the Congres7 sional Research Service shall continue to furnish (con8 sistent with established protocols) to each standing com9 mittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate such 

10 information, studies, analyses, and reports as the chair11 man and ranking minority member may request to assist 

12 the committee in conducting reviews and studies of pro13 grams under this section. 

14 SEC. 110. REPORT ON TWO-YEAR FISCAL PERIOD. 

15 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 

17 Budget shall— 

18 (1) determine the impact and feasibility of 

19 changing the definition of a fiscal year and the 

20 budget process based on that definition to a 2-year 

21 fiscal period with a biennial budget process based on 

22 the 2-year period; and 

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1 tives and the Senate and the Committee on Rules of 

2 the House of Representatives. 

3 SEC. 111. SPECIAL TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE 113TH 

4 CONGRESS. 

5 (a) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL

6 YEAR 2014.—The budget submission of the President 

7 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

8 Code, for fiscal year 2014 shall include the following: 

9 (1) An identification of the budget accounts for 

10 which an appropriation should be made for each fis11 cal year of the fiscal year 2014–2015 biennium. 

12 (2) Budget authority that should be provided 

13 for each such fiscal year for the budget accounts 

14 identified under paragraph (1). 

15 (b) REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COM16 MITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS.—The Committee on Ap17 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen18 ate shall review the items included pursuant to subsection 

19 (a) in the budget submission of the President for fiscal 

20 year 2014 and include its recommendations thereon in its 

21 views and estimates made under section 301(d) of the 

22 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 within 6 weeks of that 

23 budget submission. 

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1 Representatives and the Senate shall review the items in2 cluded pursuant to subsection (a) in the budget submis3 sion of the President for fiscal year 2014 and the rec4 ommendations submitted by the Committee on Appropria5 tions of its House pursuant to subsection (b) included in 

6 its views and estimates made under section 301(d) of the 

7 Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

8 (2) The report of the Committee on the Budget of 

9 each House accompanying the concurrent resolution on 

10 the budget for fiscal year 2014 and the joint explanatory 

11 statement of managers accompanying such resolution shall 

12 also include allocations to the Committee on Appropria13 tions of its House of total new budget authority and total 

14 outlays (which shall be deemed to be made pursuant to 

15 section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

16 for purposes of budget enforcement under section 302(f)) 

17 for fiscal year 2015 from which the Committee on Appro18 priations may report regular appropriation bills for fiscal 

19 year 2014 that include funding for certain accounts for 

20 each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015. 

21 (3) The report of the Committee on the Budget of 

22 each House accompanying the concurrent resolution on 

23 the budget for fiscal year 2014 and the joint explanatory 

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1 also include the assumptions upon which such allocations 

2 referred to in paragraph (2) are based. 

3 (d) GAO PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT ASSIST4 ANCE.—(1) During the first session of the 113th Congress 

5 the committees of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Senate are directed to work with the Comptroller General 

7 of the United States to develop plans to transition pro8 gram authorizations to a multi-year schedule. 

9 (2) During the 113th Congress, the Comptroller Gen10 eral of the United States will continue to provide assist11 ance to the Congress with respect to programmatic over12 sight and in particular will assist the committees of Con13 gress in designing and conforming programmatic oversight 

14 procedures for the fiscal year 2014–2015 biennium. 

15 (e) CBO AUTHORIZATION REPORT.—On or before 

16 January 15, 2014, the Director of the Congressional 

17 Budget Office, after consultation with the appropriate 

18 committees of the House of Representatives and Senate, 

19 shall submit to the Congress a report listing (A) all pro20 grams and activities funded during fiscal year 2014 for 

21 which authorizations for appropriations have not been en22 acted for that fiscal year and (B) all programs and activi23 ties funded during fiscal year 2014 for which authoriza24 tions for appropriations will expire during that fiscal year, 

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1 (f) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL

2 YEAR 2015.—The budget submission of the President 

3 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

4 Code, for fiscal year 2015 shall include an evaluation of, 

5 and recommendations regarding, the transitional biennial 

6 budget process for the fiscal year 2014–2015 biennium 

7 that was carried out pursuant to this section. 

8 (g) CBO TRANSITIONAL REPORT.—On or before 

9 March 31, 2014, the Director of the Congressional Budget 

10 Office shall submit to Congress an evaluation of, and rec11 ommendations regarding, the transitional biennial budget 

12 process for the fiscal year 2014–2015 biennium that was 

13 carried out pursuant to this section. 

14 SEC. 112. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

15 Except as provided by sections 107, 110, and 111, 

16 this title and the amendments made by it shall take effect 

17 on January 1, 2015, and shall apply to budget resolutions 

18 and appropriations for the biennium beginning with fiscal 

19 year 2016. 

20 TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

21 BIENNIAL BUDGET COMMISSION 

22 SECTION 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET COM23 MISSION. 

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1 (1) BIENNIAL BUDGET COMMISSION.—The term 

2 ‘‘Biennial Commission’’ means the Biennial Budget 

3 Commission established under subsection (b)(1). 

4 (2) CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BIEN5 NIAL BUDGET.—The term ‘‘concurrent resolution’’ 

6 means a concurrent resolution consisting of the pro7 posed legislative language of the Biennial Commis8 sion recommended under subsection (b)(3)(B) and 

9 introduced under section 202(a). 

10 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET COM11 MISSION.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 

13 within the legislative branch a commission to be 

14 known as the ‘‘Biennial Budget Commission’’. 

15 (2) GOAL.—The goal of the Biennial Commis16 sion shall be to produce a concurrent resolution on 

17 the applicable biennial budget whenever Congress 

18 has failed to complete action on such concurrent res19 olution by July 31 of the applicable odd-numbered 

20 year. 

21 (3) DUTIES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.— 

23 (i) MOVING A CONCURRENT RESOLU24 TION ON THE BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR25 WARD.—In the event that the House and 


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1 Senate are unable to pass a biennial budg2 et by July 31 of an odd-numbered year, 

3 the Biennial Commission shall provide rec4 ommendations and legislative language to 

5 move a biennial budget forward. 

6 (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMIT7 TEES ON THE BUDGET.—Not later than 

8 August 7, the Committee on the Budget of 

9 the House of Representatives and of the 

10 Senate may transmit to the Biennial Com11 mission its biennial budget recommenda12 tions. 

13 (B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND

14 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep16 tember 30 of each odd-numbered year, the 

17 Biennial Commission shall vote on a con18 current resolution on the biennial budget 

19 unless Congress has completed action on 

20 such resolution by July 31 of that year. 

21 (ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND CON22 CURRENT RESOLUTION.—The report of the 

23 Biennial Commission and the concurrent 

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1 majority of the members of the Biennial 

2 Commission. 

3 (iii) TRANSMISSION OF CONCURRENT

4 RESOLUTION.—If the concurrent resolution 

5 on the biennial budget is approved by the 

6 Biennial Commission pursuant to clause 

7 (ii), then not later than September 20 of 

8 an odd-numbered year, the Biennial Com9 mission shall submit the Biennial Commis10 sion report and concurrent resolution de11 scribed in clause (i) to the Speaker of the 

12 House and the majority and minority lead13 ers of both Houses. 

14 (iv) REPORT AND CONCURRENT RESO15 LUTION TO BE MADE PUBLIC.—Upon the 

16 approval or disapproval of the Biennial 

17 Commission report and concurrent resolu18 tion on the biennial budget pursuant to 

19 clause (ii), the Biennial Commission shall 

20 promptly make the full concurrent resolu21 tion, and a record of the vote, available to 

22 the public. 

23 (4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Biennial Commis25 sion shall be composed of 8 members appointed 


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1 pursuant to subparagraph (B) for the duration 

2 of a Congress. 

3 (B) DESIGNATION.—Members of the Bien4 nial Commission shall be appointed as follows: 

5 (i) The majority leader of the Senate 

6 shall appoint two members from among 

7 Members of the Senate. 

8 (ii) The minority leader of the Senate 

9 shall appoint two members from among 

10 Members of the Senate. 

11 (iii) The Speaker of the House of 

12 Representatives shall appoint two members 

13 from among Members of the House of 

14 Representatives. 

15 (iv) The minority leader of the House 

16 of Representatives shall appoint two mem17 bers from among Members of the House of 

18 Representatives. 

19 (C) CO-CHAIRS.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—There shall be two 

21 Co-Chairs of the Biennial Commission. 

22 The majority leader of the Senate shall ap23 point one Co-Chair from among the mem24 bers of the Biennial Commission. The 

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1 shall appoint the second Co-Chair from 

2 among the members of the Biennial Com3 mission. The Co-Chairs shall be appointed 

4 not later than August 7 of each odd-num5 bered year. 

6 (ii) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Co7 Chairs, acting jointly, shall hire the staff 

8 director of the Biennial Commission. 

9 (D) DATE.—Members of the Biennial 

10 Commission shall be appointed not later than 

11 August 7 of each odd-numbered year. 

12 (E) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Member13 ship on the Commission shall terminate on Sep14 tember 30 of each odd-numbered year. Any va15 cancy in the Biennial Commission shall not af16 fect its powers, but shall be filled not later than 

17 5 calendar days after the date on which the va18 cancy occurs in the same manner as the origi19 nal designation. If a member of the committee 

20 leaves Congress, the member is no longer a 

21 member of the Biennial Commission and a va22 cancy shall exist. 

23 (5) ADMINISTRATION.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—To enable the Biennial 

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1 and duties, there are authorized to be disbursed 

2 by the House the actual and necessary expenses 

3 of the Biennial Commission approved by the 

4 Co-Chairs, subject to House rules and regula5 tions. 

6 (B) EXPENSES.—In carrying out its func7 tions, the Biennial Commission is authorized to 

8 incur expenses in the same manner and under 

9 the same conditions as the Joint Economic 

10 Committee as authorized by section 11 of Pub11 lic Law 79–304 (15 U.S.C. 1024(d)). 

12 (C) QUORUM.—Five members of the Bien13 nial Commission shall constitute a quorum for 

14 purposes of voting, meeting, and holding hear15 ings. 

16 (D) PROXY VOTING PROHIBITED.—No 

17 proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of the 

18 members of the Biennial Commission. 

19 (E) MEETINGS.— 

20 (i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 

21 the 3rd calendar day in September that ei22 ther House of Congress is in session after 

23 the Biennial Commission is triggered, the 

24 Biennial Commission shall hold its first 

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1 (ii) AGENDA.—The Co-Chairs shall 

2 provide an agenda to the Biennial Commis3 sion members not less than 48 hours in 

4 advance of any meeting. 

5 (F) HEARINGS.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Biennial Com7 mission may, for the purpose of carrying 

8 out this section, hold such hearings, sit 

9 and act at such times and places, require 

10 attendance of witnesses and production of 

11 books, papers, and documents, take such 

12 testimony, receive such evidence, and ad13 minister such oaths the Biennial Commis14 sion considers advisable. 

15 (ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RE16 SPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— 

17 (I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Bien18 nial Commission Co-Chairs shall make 

19 a public announcement of the date, 

20 place, time, and subject matter of any 

21 hearing to be conducted not less than 

22 7 days in advance of such hearing, 

23 unless the Co-Chairs determine that 

24 there is good cause to begin such 

25 hearing at an earlier date. 


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1 (II) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—A 

2 witness appearing before the Biennial 

3 Commission shall file a written state4 ment of proposed testimony at least 2 

5 calendar days prior to appearance, un6 less the requirement is waived by the 

7 Co-Chairs, following their determina8 tion that there is good cause for fail9 ure of compliance. 

10 (G) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

11 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon the written re12 quest of the Co-Chairs, the Director of the Con13 gressional Budget Office shall provide technical 

14 assistance to the Biennial Commission in order 

15 for the Biennial Commission to carry out its 

16 duties. 

17 (c) STAFF OF BIENNIAL COMMISSION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Co-Chairs of the Bien19 nial Commission may jointly appoint and fix the 

20 compensation of staff as they deem necessary, within 

21 the guidelines for Senate employees and following all 

22 applicable Senate rules and employment require23 ments. 

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1 resentatives shall be governed by the House ethics 

2 rules and requirements. Members of the Senate who 

3 serve on the Biennial Commission and staff of the 

4 Biennial Commission shall comply with Senate ethics 

5 rules. 

6 SEC. 202. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF BIENNIAL COM7 MISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. 

8 (a) INTRODUCTION.—If approved by the majority re9 quired by section 201(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed concur10 rent resolution on the biennial budget submitted pursuant 

11 to section 201(b)(3)(B)(iv) shall be introduced in the Sen12 ate (by request) on the next day on which the Senate is 

13 in session by the majority leader of the Senate or by a 

14 Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader 

15 of the Senate and shall be introduced in the House of Rep16 resentatives (by request) on the next legislative day by the 

17 majority leader of the House or by a Member of the House 

18 designated by the majority leader of the House. 

19 (b) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT20 ATIVES.— 

21 (1) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—The Com22 mittee on the Budget of the House of Representa23 tives shall report the concurrent resolution on the bi24 ennial budget to the House without amendment not 

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1 fails to report the concurrent resolution within that 

2 period, it shall be in order to move that the House 

3 discharge the committee from further consideration 

4 of the concurrent resolution. Such a motion shall not 

5 be in order after the last committee authorized to 

6 consider the concurrent resolution reports it to the 

7 House or after the House has disposed of a motion 

8 to discharge the concurrent resolution. The previous 

9 question shall be considered as ordered on the mo10 tion to its adoption without intervening motion ex11 cept 20 minutes of debate equally divided and con12 trolled by the proponent and an opponent. If such 

13 a motion is adopted, the House shall proceed imme14 diately to consider the concurrent resolution in ac15 cordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). A motion to 

16 reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed 

17 of shall not be in order. 

18 (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After 

19 the Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep20 resentatives reports the concurrent resolution on the 

21 biennial budget to the House or has been discharged 

22 (other than by motion) from its consideration, it 

23 shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the 

24 concurrent resolution in the House. Such a motion 

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1 of a motion to proceed with respect to the concur2 rent resolution. The previous question shall be con3 sidered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 

4 without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider 

5 the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not 

6 be in order. 

7 (3) CONSIDERATION.—The concurrent resolu8 tion on the biennial budget shall be considered as 

9 read. All points of order against the concurrent reso10 lution and against its consideration are waived. The 

11 previous question shall be considered as ordered on 

12 the concurrent resolution to its passage without in13 tervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally 

14 divided and controlled by the proponent and an op15 ponent and one motion to limit debate on the con16 current resolution. A motion to reconsider the vote 

17 on passage of the concurrent resolution shall not be 

18 in order. 

19 (4) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage 

20 of the concurrent resolution on the biennial budget 

21 shall occur not later than September 30 of any odd22 numbered year. 

23 (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.— 

24 (1) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A concur25 rent resolution on the biennial budget introduced in 


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1 the Senate under subsection (a) shall be referred to 

2 the Committee on the Budget, which shall report the 

3 concurrent resolution without any revision and with 

4 a favorable recommendation, an unfavorable rec5 ommendation, or without recommendation, not later 

6 than September 30. If any committee fails to report 

7 the concurrent resolution within that period, that 

8 committee shall be automatically discharged from 

9 consideration of the concurrent resolution, and the 

10 concurrent resolution shall be placed on the appro11 priate calendar. 

12 (2) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwithstanding 

13 Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it 

14 is in order, not later than 2 days of session after the 

15 date on which a concurrent resolution on the bien16 nial budget is reported or discharged from all com17 mittees to which it was referred, for the majority 

18 leader of the Senate or the majority leader’s des19 ignee to move to proceed to the consideration of the 

20 concurrent resolution. It shall also be in order for 

21 any Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the 

22 consideration of the concurrent resolution at any 

23 time after the conclusion of such 2-day period. A 

24 motion to proceed is in order even though a previous 

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1 points of order against the motion to proceed to the 

2 concurrent resolution are waived. The motion to pro3 ceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to 

4 a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 

5 vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

6 to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 

7 the consideration of the concurrent resolution is 

8 agreed to, the concurrent resolution shall remain the 

9 unfinished business until disposed of. 

10 (3) CONSIDERATION.—All points of order 

11 against the concurrent resolution on the biennial 

12 budget and against consideration of the concurrent 

13 resolution are waived. Consideration of the concur14 rent resolution and of all debatable motions and ap15 peals in connection therewith shall not exceed a total 

16 of 30 hours which shall be divided equally between 

17 the majority and minority leaders or their designees. 

18 A motion further to limit debate on the concurrent 

19 resolution is in order, shall require an affirmative 

20 vote of three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and 

21 sworn, and is not debatable. Any debatable motion 

22 or appeal is debatable for not to exceed 1 hour, to 

23 be divided equally between those favoring and those 

24 opposing the motion or appeal. All time used for 

25 consideration of the concurrent resolution, including 


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1 time used for quorum calls and voting, shall be 

2 counted against the total 30 hours of consideration. 

3 (4) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to the 

4 concurrent resolution on the biennial budget, or a 

5 motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 

6 consideration of other business, or a motion to re7 commit the concurrent resolution, is not in order. 

8 (5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has 

9 voted to proceed to the concurrent resolution on the 

10 biennial budget, the vote on passage of the concur11 rent resolution shall occur immediately following the 

12 conclusion of the debate on a concurrent resolution, 

13 and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the de14 bate if requested. The vote on passage of the concur15 rent resolution shall occur not later than September 

16 30 of an odd-numbered year. 

17 (6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— 

18 Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 

19 the application of the rules of the Senate, as the 

20 case may be, to the procedure relating to a concur21 rent resolution on the biennial budget shall be de22 cided without debate. 

23 (d) AMENDMENT.—The concurrent resolution on the 

24 biennial budget shall not be subject to amendment in ei25 ther the House of Representatives or the Senate. 


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1 (e) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the con3 current resolution on the biennial budget, one House 

4 receives from the other a concurrent resolution— 

5 (A) the concurrent resolution of the other 

6 House shall not be referred to a committee; and 

7 (B) the procedure in the receiving House 

8 shall be the same as if no concurrent resolution 

9 had been received from the other House until 

10 the vote on passage, when the concurrent reso11 lution received from the other House shall sup12 plant the concurrent resolution of the receiving 

13 House. 

14 (2) REVENUE MEASURE.—This subsection shall 

15 not apply to the House of Representatives if the con16 current resolution on the biennial budget received 

17 from the Senate is a revenue measure. 

18 (f) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH OTHER

19 HOUSE.— 

20 (1) TREATMENT OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

21 ON THE BIENNIAL BUDGET OF THE OTHER

22 HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce or consider 

23 a concurrent resolution on the biennial budget under 

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1 shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under 

2 this section. 

3 (2) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES IN

4 THE SENATE.—If following passage of the concur5 rent resolution on the biennial budget in the Senate, 

6 the Senate then receives the concurrent resolution 

7 from the House of Representatives, the House8 passed concurrent resolution shall not be debatable. 

9 The vote on passage of the concurrent resolution in 

10 the Senate shall be considered to be the vote on pas11 sage of the concurrent resolution received from the 

12 House of Representatives. 

13 (3) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the con14 current resolution on the biennial budget, debate on 

15 a veto message in the Senate under this section shall 

16 be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and 

17 minority leaders or their designees. 

18 (g) LOSS OF PRIVILEGE.—The provisions of this sec19 tion shall cease to apply to the concurrent resolution on 

20 the biennial budget if— 

21 (1) the Biennial Commission fails to vote on the 

22 report or the concurrent resolution required under 

23 section 201(b)(3)(B)(i) by November 23 of the ap24 plicable odd-numbered year; or 


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1 (2) the concurrent resolution does not pass both 

2 Houses by December 23 of the applicable odd-num3 bered year. 

4 SEC. 203. FUNDING. 

5 Funding for the Biennial Commission shall be derived 

6 in equal portions from— 

7 (1) the applicable accounts of the House of 

8 Representatives; and 

9 (2) the contingent fund of the Senate from the 

10 appropriations account ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, sub11 ject to Senate rules and regulations. 

12 SEC. 204. RULEMAKING. 

13 The provisions of this title are enacted by Congress— 

14 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Senate, re16 spectively, and as such they shall be considered as 

17 part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of 

18 that House to which they specifically apply, and 

19 such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex20 tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 

21 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

22 right of either House to change such rules (so far 

23 as relating to such House) at any time, in the same 

24 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 

25 any other rule of such House. 


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1 SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This title shall take effect on January 1, 2015, and 

3 shall apply to concurrent resolutions on the biennial budg4 et for the biennium beginning with fiscal year 2016. 

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