TITLE V—JOINT BUDGET RESO-
LUTIONS 
AND 
BIENNIAL 
BUDGETING 
Subtitle A—Joint Budget 
Resolutions 
SEC. 501. JOINT BUDGET RESOLUTIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (4) of section 3 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘joint resolution on the budget’ 
means—
‘‘(A) a joint resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for a fiscal year as provided in section 
301; and
‘‘(B) any other joint resolution revising the 
congressional budget for the United States Gov-
ernment for a fiscal year as described in section 
304.’’. 
(b) JOINT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.—(1) Sec-
tion 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
amended by striking ‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place 
it appears including in the caption and inserting ‘‘joint 
resolution’’.
(2) Section 301(b) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears including in 
the caption and inserting ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(3) Section 301(c) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(4) Section 301(e) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(5) Section 301(f) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(6) Section 301(g) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(7) Section 301(h) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(8) Section 301(i) of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(9) The section heading of section 301 of such Act 
is amended by striking ‘‘ANNUAL ADOPTION OF CON-
CURRENT’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL
ADOPTION
OF 
JOINT’’.
(10) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘Annual adoption of 
the concurrent’’ in the item relating to section 301 and 
inserting ‘‘Annual adoption of the joint’’. 
(11) Section 302 of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(12) Section 303 of such Act, including the heading, 
is amended by striking ‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(13) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘Concurrent’’ in the 
item relating to section 303 and inserting ‘‘Joint’’. 
(14) Section 304 of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’, including in the heading, each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(15) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) 
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘Concurrent’’ in the 
item relating to section 304 and inserting ‘‘Joint’’. 
(16) Section 305 of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’, including in the heading, each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘joint resolution’’.
(17) Section 308 of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(18) Section 310 of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
(19) Section 311 of such Act is amended by striking 
‘‘concurrent resolution’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘joint resolution’’. 
Subtitle B—Biennial Budgeting 
SEC. 511. REVISION OF TIMETABLE. 
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘TIMETABLE 
‘‘SEC. 300. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subsection (b), the timetable with respect to the congres-
sional budget process for any Congress (beginning with 
the One Hundred Tenth Congress) is as follows: 
‘‘First Session 
‘‘On or before: 
Action to be completed:
First Monday in February .......
President submits budget recommendations. 
February 15 .............................
Congressional Budget Office submits report 
to Budget Committees. 
Not later than 6 weeks after 
budget submission.
Committees submit views and estimates to 
Budget Committees. 
April 1 ......................................
Budget Committees report 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 consid-
ered in the House. 
June 10 ....................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
biennial appropriation bill.
June 30 ....................................
House completes action on biennial appropria-
tion 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 re-
view.
Congressional Budget Office submits report 
to Budget Committees. 
The last day of the session .......
Congress completes action on bills and resolu-
tions authorizing new budget authority for 
the succeeding biennium. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any first session 
of Congress that begins in any year during which the term 
of a President (except a President who succeeds himself) 
begins, the following dates shall supersede those set forth 
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 consid-
ered in the House. 
July 1 .......................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
biennial appropriation bill. 
July 20 .....................................
House completes action on biennial appropria-
tion bills. 
October 1 ..................................
Biennium begins.’’. 
SEC. 512. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974. 
(a) DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.—Section 2(2) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘each 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennially’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) BUDGET
RESOLUTION.—Section 3(4) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 622(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘bi-
ennium’’. 
(2) BIENNIUM.—Section 3 of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 622) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) The term ‘biennium’ means the period of 
2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of 
any odd-numbered year.’’. 
(c) BIENNIAL JOINT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDG-
ET.—
(1) 
CONTENTS
OF
RESOLUTION.—Section 
301(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by—
(i) striking ‘‘April 15 of each year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May 15 of each odd-num-
bered year’’; 
(ii) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning 
on October 1 of such year’’ the first place
it appears and inserting ‘‘the biennium be-
ginning on October 1 of such year’’; and 
(iii) striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning 
on October 1 of such year’’ the second 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year in such period’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘for the 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 
in the biennium’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘for the 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 
in the biennium’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Section 301(b) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(b)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for such 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for either fiscal year 
in such biennium’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘for the 
first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal 
year in the biennium’’. 
(3) VIEWS
OF
OTHER
COMMITTEES.—Section 
301(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(or, if applicable, as provided by section 
300(b))’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’.
(4) HEARINGS.—Section 301(e)(1) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘biennium’’; and 
(B) inserting after the second sentence the 
following: ‘‘On or before April 1 of each odd-
numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 
section 300(b)), the Committee on the Budget 
of each House shall report to its House the 
joint resolution on the budget referred to in 
subsection (a) for the biennium beginning on 
October 1 of that year.’’. 
(5) GOALS FOR REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT.—
Section 301(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 
(6) 
ECONOMIC
ASSUMPTIONS.—Section 
301(g)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(g)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for a biennium’’. 
(7) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading of 
section 301 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’. 
(8) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The item relating 
to section 301 in the table of contents set forth in
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘An-
nual’’ and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’. 
(d) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 302 of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 633) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by—
(A) striking ‘‘for the first fiscal year of the 
resolution,’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 
in the biennium,’’; 
(B) striking ‘‘for that period of fiscal 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘for all fiscal years cov-
ered by the resolution’’; and 
(C) striking ‘‘for the fiscal year of that 
resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year 
in the biennium’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘for a fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘first fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year of the bien-
nium’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by—
(A) striking ‘‘first fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘each fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘the total of fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the total of all fiscal years covered by 
the resolution’’; and
(5) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘April’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May’’. 
(e) SECTION 303 POINT OF ORDER.—Section 303(a) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for 
a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’ and by strik-
ing ‘‘the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 
of the biennium’’. 
(f) PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS 
ON THE BUDGET.—Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
635) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ the first two places 
it appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period ‘‘for such bi-
ennium’’.
(g) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET 
RESOLUTIONS.—Section 305(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
636(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘biennium’’. 
(h) COMPLETION OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTION ON 
APPROPRIATION BILLS.—Section 307 of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 638) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘each year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 
section 300(b), July 1)’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien-
nial’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi-
ennium’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
odd-numbered year’’. 
(i) QUARTERLY BUDGET REPORTS.—Section 308 of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 639) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) QUARTERLY BUDGET REPORTS.—The Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office shall, as soon as prac-
ticable after the completion of each quarter of the fiscal 
year, prepare an analysis comparing revenues, spending, 
and the deficit or surplus for the current fiscal year to 
assumptions included in the congressional budget resolu-
tion. In preparing this report, the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall combine actual budget figures 
to date with projected revenue and spending for the bal-
ance of the fiscal year. The Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office shall include any other information in this 
report that it deems useful for a full understanding of the 
current fiscal position of the Federal Government. The re-
ports mandated by this subsection shall be transmitted by 
the Director to the Senate and House Committees on the 
Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office shall make
such reports available to any interested party upon re-
quest.’’. 
(j) COMPLETION OF HOUSE ACTION ON REGULAR 
APPROPRIATION BILLS.—Section 309 of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 640) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘It’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
whenever section 300(b) is applicable, it’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘of any odd-numbered calendar 
year’’ after ‘‘July’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien-
nial’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bi-
ennium’’. 
(k) RECONCILIATION PROCESS.—Section 310 of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 641) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any biennium’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘such fiscal 
year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘any fiscal 
year covered by such resolution’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating 
subsection (g) as subsection (f). 
(l) SECTION 311 POINT OF ORDER.—
(1) IN THE HOUSE.—Section 311(a)(1) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the first fiscal year’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘either fiscal 
year of the biennium’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘that first fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’. 
(2) IN
THE
SENATE.—Section 311(a)(2) of 
such Act is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for either 
fiscal year of the biennium’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘that first fiscal year’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘that first fiscal year 
and the ensuing fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘all fiscal years’’. 
(3) 
SOCIAL
SECURITY
LEVELS.—Section 
311(a)(3) of such Act is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘for the first fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘that fiscal year and the ensu-
ing fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘all fiscal 
years’’. 
(m) 
MAXIMUM
DEFICIT
AMOUNT
POINT
OF 
ORDER.—Section 312(c) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 643) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘for a biennium’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘first fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year in the bien-
nium’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year in the bien-
nium’’; and
(4) in the matter following paragraph (2), by 
striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the appli-
cable fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 513. AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
(a) Clause 4(a)(1)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting ‘‘odd-
numbered’’ after ‘‘each’’.
(b) Clause 4(a)(4) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 
(c) Clause 4(b)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘each fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘the biennium’’. 
(d) Clause 4(b) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (5), by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (6), and by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(7) use the second session of each Congress to 
study issues with long-term budgetary and economic 
implications, which would include—
‘‘(A) hold hearings to receive testimony 
from committees of jurisdiction to identify prob-
lem areas and to report on the results of over-
sight; and 
‘‘(B) by January 1 of each odd-number 
year, issuing a report to the Speaker which 
identifies the key issues facing the Congress in 
the next biennium.’’. 
(e) Clause 11(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘the same or 
preceding fiscal year’’.
(f) Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘annually’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘biennially’’ and by striking 
‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 
(g) Clause 4(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘during each odd-numbered 
year’’ after ‘‘submits his budget’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ the first place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year in such ensuing biennium’’. 
(h) Clause 3(d)(2)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended by striking 
‘‘five’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘six’’. 
(i) Clause 5(a)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year after September 15 in the preceding fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘biennium after September 15 of the year in 
which such biennium begins’’. 
SEC. 514. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) ‘biennium’ has the meaning given to such 
term in paragraph (11) of section 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(11)).’’. 
(b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO THE 
CONGRESS.—
(1) SCHEDULE.—The matter preceding para-
graph (1) in section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) On or before the first Monday in February of 
each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 
section 300(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), 
beginning with the One Hundred Ninth Congress, the 
President shall transmit to the Congress, the budget for 
the biennium beginning on October 1 of such calendar 
year. The budget transmitted under this subsection shall 
include a budget message and summary and supporting 
information. The President shall include in each budget 
the following:’’. 
(2) EXPENDITURES.—Section 1105(a)(5) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted 
and the 4 fiscal years after that year’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium for which the 
budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years’’.
(3) RECEIPTS.—Section 1105(a)(6) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fis-
cal year for which the budget is submitted and the 
4 fiscal years after that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is 
submitted and in the succeeding 4 years’’. 
(4) 
BALANCE
STATEMENTS.—Section 
1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’. 
(5) GOVERNMENT
FUNCTIONS
AND
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 1105(a)(12) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended in subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year in the biennium’’. 
(6) ALLOWANCES.—Section 1105(a)(13) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bi-
ennium’’. 
(7) ALLOWANCES
FOR
UNANTICIPATED
AND 
UNCONTROLLABLE
EXPENDITURES.—Section 
1105(a)(14) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is 
submitted’’.
(8) TAX EXPENDITURES.—Section 1105(a)(16) 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 
in the biennium’’. 
(9) ESTIMATES FOR FUTURE YEARS.—Section 
1105(a)(17) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year following 
the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year 
in the biennium following the biennium’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘that following fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each such fiscal year’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year before the fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium before the bi-
ennium’’.
(10) 
PRIOR
YEAR
OUTLAYS.—Section 
1105(a)(18) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the prior fiscal year,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of the 2 most recently com-
pleted fiscal years,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in those fiscal years’’.
(11) 
PRIOR
YEAR
RECEIPTS.—Section 
1105(a)(19) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the prior fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of the 2 most recently com-
pleted fiscal years’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘in those fiscal years’’. 
(c) ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
OF LEGISLATIVE 
AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES.—Section 1105(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘each year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each even-numbered year’’. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEET ESTIMATED DE-
FICIENCIES.—Section 1105(c) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year for’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in 
the biennium for’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year for’’ the second 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year of 
the biennium, as the case may be,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each year of the biennium’’.
(e) 
CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
ANALYSIS.—Section 
1105(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘ensuing fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium 
to which such budget relates’’. 
(f) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET
ESTIMATES
AND 
CHANGES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1106(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by—
(i) inserting ‘‘and before February 15 
of each even-numbered year’’ after ‘‘Before 
July 16 of each year’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘biennium’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in 
such biennium’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘4 fiscal 
years following the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘4 
fiscal years following the biennium’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium’’. 
(2) CHANGES.—Section 1106(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’; and 
(B) inserting ‘‘and before February 15 of 
each even-numbered year’’ after ‘‘Before July 
16 of each year’’. 
(g) CURRENT PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES ESTI-
MATES.—
(1) THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1109(a) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘On or before the first 
Monday after January 3 of each year (on or be-
fore February 5 in 1986)’’ and inserting ‘‘At 
the same time the budget required by section 
1105 is submitted for a biennium’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the following fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year of such period’’. 
(2) JOINT
ECONOMIC
COMMITTEE.—Section 
1109(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 1 of each year’’ and inserting 
‘‘within 6 weeks of the President’s budget submis-
sion for each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, 
as provided by section 300(b) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974)’’.
(h) YEAR-AHEAD
REQUESTS
FOR
AUTHORIZING 
LEGISLATION.—Section 1110 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘May 16’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
31’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘year before the year in which the 
fiscal year begins’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year pre-
ceding the calendar year in which the biennium be-
gins’’. 
SEC. 515. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE 
OF APPROPRIATION ACTS. 
Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘§ 105. Title and style of appropriations Acts 
‘‘(a) The style and title of all Acts making appropria-
tions for the support of the Government shall be as fol-
lows: ‘An Act making appropriations (here insert the ob-
ject) for each fiscal year in the biennium of fiscal years 
(here insert the fiscal years of the biennium).’. 
‘‘(b) All Acts making regular appropriations for the 
support of the Government shall be enacted for a biennium 
and shall specify the amount of appropriations provided 
for each fiscal year in such period. 
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘biennium’ 
has the same meaning as in section 3(11) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 622(11)).’’. 
SEC. 516. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 316. (a) It shall not be in order in the House 
of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure 
that contains a specific authorization of appropriations for 
any purpose unless the measure includes such a specific 
authorization of appropriations for that purpose for not 
less than each fiscal year in one or more bienniums.
‘‘(b)(1) For purposes of this section, a specific au-
thorization of appropriations is an authorization for the 
enactment of an amount of appropriations or amounts not 
to exceed an amount of appropriations (whether stated as 
a sum certain, as a limit, or as such sums as may be nec-
essary) for any purpose for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to 
an authorization of appropriations for a single fiscal year 
for any program, project, or activity if the measure con-
taining that authorization includes a provision expressly 
stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no authoriza-
tion of appropriation will be required for [Insert name of
applicable program, project, or activity] for any subse-
quent fiscal year.’. 
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘measure’ 
means a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or con-
ference report.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The 
table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 315 
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 316. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 517. GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC AND PERFORMANCE 
PLANS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS. 
(a) STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 306 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2005’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘at least every three years’’ 
and all that follows thereafter and inserting ‘‘at 
least every 4 years, except that strategic plans 
submitted by September 30, 2005, shall be up-
dated and revised by September 30, 2008’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and 
inserting ‘‘six years forward’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘section’’ the second place it appears and add-
ing ‘‘including a strategic plan submitted by Sep-
tember 30, 2005, meeting the requirements of sub-
section (a)’’. 
(b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO CON-
GRESS.—Paragraph (28) of section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘beginning 
with fiscal year 1999, a’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning with 
fiscal year 2008, a biennial’’. 
(c) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 1115 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘section 1105(a)(29)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an annual’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a biennial’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting after 
‘‘program activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both 
years 1 and 2 of the biennial plan’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (6) by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the inserted semicolon; and 
(E) by adding after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) cover each fiscal year of the biennium be-
ginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial 
budget cycle.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and 
inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6) of subsection (f) by strik-
ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’. 
(d) MANAGERIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
FLEXI-
BILITY.—Section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, re-
lating to managerial accountability, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘an-
nual’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1105(a)(29)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘one 
or’’ before ‘‘two years’’;
(B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘a 
subsequent year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a subse-
quent 2-year period’’; and 
(C) in the third sentence by striking 
‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘four’’. 
(e) STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 2802 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2005’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘at least every 
three years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years 
except that strategic plans submitted by September 
30, 2005, shall be updated and revised by September 
30, 2008’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘five years 
forward’’ and inserting ‘‘six years forward’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘section’’ the second place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘including a strategic plan submitted by 
September 30, 2005, meeting the requirements of 
subsection (a)’’. 
(f) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 2803(a) of title 
39, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a biennial’’;
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘pro-
gram activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both years 1 and 
2 of the biennial plan’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon;
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) cover each fiscal year of the biennium be-
ginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial 
budget cycle.’’. 
(g) COMMITTEE VIEWS OF PLANS AND REPORTS.—
Section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act (2 U.S.C. 
632(d)) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Each committee
of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall review 
the strategic plans, performance plans, and performance 
reports, required under section 306 of title 5, United 
States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, 
United States Code, of all agencies under the jurisdiction 
of the committee. Each committee may provide its views 
on such plans or reports to the Committee on the Budget 
of the applicable House.’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on March 1, 2007.
(2) AGENCY ACTIONS.—Effective on and after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each agency shall 
take such actions as necessary to prepare and sub-
mit any plan or report in accordance with the 
amendments made by it. 
SEC. 518. BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILLS. 
(a) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clause 
2(a) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided by subdivision (B), an ap-
propriation may not be reported in a general appropriation 
bill (other than a supplemental appropriation bill), and 
may not be in order as an amendment thereto, unless it 
provides new budget authority or establishes a level of ob-
ligations under contract authority for each fiscal year of 
a biennium. 
‘‘(B) Subdivision (A) does not apply with respect to 
an appropriation for a single fiscal year for any program, 
project, or activity if the bill or amendment thereto con-
taining that appropriation includes a provision expressly 
stating the following: ‘Congress finds that no additional 
funding beyond one fiscal year will be required and the 
[Insert name of applicable program, project, or activity]
will be completed or terminated after the amount provided 
has been expended.’. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of paragraph (b), the statement 
set forth in subdivision (B) with respect to an appropria-
tion for a single fiscal year for any program, project, or 
activity may be included in a general appropriation bill 
or amendment thereto.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause 5(b)(1) of 
rule XXII of the House of Representatives is amended by 
striking ‘‘or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (3) or 2(c)’’. 
SEC. 519. ASSISTANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO STAND-
ING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) INFORMATION REGARDING AGENCY APPROPRIA-
TIONS REQUESTS.—To assist each standing committee of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate in carrying 
out its responsibilities, the head of each Federal agency 
which administers the laws or parts of laws under the ju-
risdiction of such committee shall provide to such com-
mittee such studies, information, analyses, reports, and 
assistance as may be requested by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the committee. 
(b) INFORMATION REGARDING AGENCY PROGRAM 
ADMINISTRATION.—To assist each standing committee of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate in carrying
out its responsibilities, the head of any agency shall fur-
nish to such committee documentation, containing infor-
mation received, compiled, or maintained by the agency 
as part of the operation or administration of a program, 
or specifically compiled pursuant to a request in support 
of a review of a program, as may be requested by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of such com-
mittee. 
(c) SUMMARIES BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—With-
in thirty days after the receipt of a request from a chair-
man and ranking minority member of a standing com-
mittee having jurisdiction over a program being reviewed 
and studied by such committee under this section, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall furnish to 
such committee summaries of any audits or reviews of 
such program which the Comptroller General has com-
pleted during the preceding six years. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with 
their duties and functions under law, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office, and the Director of the Congres-
sional Research Service shall continue to furnish (con-
sistent with established protocols) to each standing com-
mittee of the House of Representatives or the Senate such 
information, studies, analyses, and reports as the chair-
man and ranking minority member may request to assist 
the committee in conducting reviews and studies of pro-
grams under this section. 
SEC. 520. REPORT ON TWO-YEAR FISCAL PERIOD. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall—
(1) determine the impact and feasibility of 
changing the definition of a fiscal year and the 
budget process based on that definition to a 2-year 
fiscal period with a biennial budget process based on 
the 2-year period; and 
(2) report the findings of the study to the Com-
mittees on the Budget of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate and the Committee on Rules of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 521. SPECIAL TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE 109TH 
CONGRESS. 
(a) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2006.—The budget submission of the President 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2006 shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of the budget accounts for 
which an appropriation should be made for each fis-
cal year of the fiscal year 2006–2007 biennium.
(2) Budget authority that should be provided 
for each such fiscal year for the budget accounts 
identified under paragraph (1).
(b) REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COM-
MITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS.—The Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate shall review the items included pursuant to subsection 
(a) in the budget submission of the President for fiscal 
year 2006 and include its recommendations thereon in its 
views and estimates made under section 301(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 within 6 weeks of that 
budget submission. 
(c) ACTIONS BY THE COMMITTEES ON THE BUDG-
ET.—(1) The Committee on the Budget of the House of
Representatives and the Senate shall review the items in-
cluded pursuant to subsection (a) in the budget submis-
sion of the President for fiscal year 2006 and the rec-
ommendations submitted by the Committee on Appropria-
tions of its House pursuant to subsection (b) included in 
its views and estimates made under section 301(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
(2) The report of the Committee on the Budget of 
each House accompanying the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006 and the joint explanatory 
statement of managers accompanying such resolution shall
also include allocations to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of its House of total new budget authority and total 
outlays (which shall be deemed to be made pursuant to 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
for purposes of budget enforcement under section 302(f)) 
for fiscal year 2005 from which the Committee on Appro-
priations may report regular appropriation bills for fiscal 
year 2006 that include funding for certain accounts for 
each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 
(3) The report of the Committee on the Budget of 
each House accompanying the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2006 and the joint explanatory 
statement of managers accompanying such resolution shall 
also include the assumptions upon which such allocations 
referred to in paragraph (2) are based. 
(d) GAO PROGRAMMATIC
OVERSIGHT
ASSIST-
ANCE.—(1) During the first session of the 109th Congress 
the committees of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate are directed to work with the Comptroller General 
of the United States to develop plans to transition pro-
gram authorizations to a multi-year schedule. 
(2) During the 109th Congress, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States will continue to provide assist-
ance to the Congress with respect to programmatic over-
sight and in particular will assist the committees of Con-
gress in designing and conforming programmatic oversight 
procedures for the fiscal year 2006–2007 biennium. 
(e) CBO AUTHORIZATION REPORT.—On or before 
January 15, 2006, the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office, after consultation with the appropriate 
committees of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
shall submit to the Congress a report listing (1) all pro-
grams and activities funded during fiscal year 2006 for 
which authorizations for appropriations have not been en-
acted for that fiscal year and (2) all programs and activi-
ties funded during fiscal year 2006 for which authoriza-
tions for appropriations will expire during that fiscal year, 
fiscal year 2007, or fiscal year 2008. 
(f) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2007.—The budget submission of the President 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2007 shall include an evaluation of, 
and recommendations regarding, the transitional biennial 
budget process for the fiscal year 2006–2007 biennium 
that was carried out pursuant to this section. 
(g) CBO TRANSITIONAL REPORT.—On or before 
March 31, 2006, the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office shall submit to Congress an evaluation of, and rec-
ommendations regarding, the transitional biennial budget
process for the fiscal year 2006–2007 biennium that was 
carried out pursuant to this section. 
Subtitle C—Prevention of 
Government Shutdown 
SEC. 531. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1310 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1311. Continuing appropriations 
‘‘(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal 
year or for each fiscal year in a biennium does not become 
law prior to the beginning of such fiscal year or a joint 
resolution making continuing appropriations is not in ef-
fect, there is appropriated, out of any moneys in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable 
corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, such 
sums as may be necessary to continue any project or activ-
ity for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal 
year—
‘‘(A) in the corresponding regular appropriation 
Act for such preceding fiscal year; or 
‘‘(B) if the corresponding regular appropriation 
bill for such preceding fiscal year did not become 
law, then in a joint resolution making continuing ap-
propriations for such preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal 
year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate of oper-
ations not in excess of the lower of—
‘‘(A) the rate of operations provided for in the 
regular appropriation Act providing for such project 
or activity for the preceding fiscal year, 
‘‘(B) in the absence of such an Act, the rate of 
operations provided for such project or activity pur-
suant to a joint resolution making continuing appro-
priations for such preceding fiscal year, 
‘‘(C) the rate of operations provided for in the 
House or Senate passed appropriation bill for the 
fiscal year in question, except that the lower of these 
two versions shall be ignored for any project or ac-
tivity for which there is a budget request if no fund-
ing is provided for that project or activity in either 
version, 
‘‘(D) the rate provided in the budget submis-
sion of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, for the fiscal year in ques-
tion, or 
‘‘(E) the annualized rate of operations provided 
for in the most recently enacted joint resolution 
making continuing appropriations for part of that
fiscal year or any funding levels established under 
the provisions of this Act. 
‘‘(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this sec-
tion for a project or activity shall be available for the pe-
riod beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropria-
tions and ending with the earlier of—
‘‘(A) the date on which the applicable regular 
appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law 
(whether or not such law provides for such project 
or activity) or a continuing resolution making appro-
priations becomes law, as the case may be, or 
‘‘(B) the last day of such fiscal year.
‘‘(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or au-
thority granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal year 
pursuant to this section shall be subject to the terms and 
conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made 
or funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or 
authority granted for such project or activity under cur-
rent law. 
‘‘(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for any project or activity for any fiscal 
year pursuant to this section shall cover all obligations or 
expenditures incurred for such project or activity during
the portion of such fiscal year for which this section ap-
plies to such project or activity.
‘‘(d) Expenditures made for a project or activity for 
any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged 
to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a regular appropriation bill or a joint resolution 
making continuing appropriations until the end of a fiscal 
year providing for such project or activity for such period 
becomes law. 
‘‘(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activ-
ity during a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other 
than an authorization of appropriations)—
‘‘(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds 
available, or grants authority for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period, or 
‘‘(2) specifically provides that no appropriation 
shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 
no authority shall be granted for such project or ac-
tivity to continue for such period. 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘regular 
appropriation bill’ means any annual appropriation bill 
making appropriations, otherwise making funds available, 
or granting authority, for any of the following categories 
of projects and activities:
‘‘(1) Agriculture, rural development, and re-
lated agencies programs. 
‘‘(2) The Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the judiciary, and related agencies. 
‘‘(3) The Department of Defense. 
‘‘(4) The government of the District of Colum-
bia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
part against the revenues of the District. 
‘‘(5) The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies. 
‘‘(6) The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, and sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices. 
‘‘(7) Energy and water development. 
‘‘(8) Foreign assistance and related programs. 
‘‘(9) The Department of the Interior and re-
lated agencies. 
‘‘(10) Military construction. 
‘‘(11) The Departments of Transportation and 
Treasury, and independent agencies. 
‘‘(12) The legislative branch. 
‘‘(13) The Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis of chap-
ter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1310 the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘1311. Continuing appropriations.’’.
Subtitle D—Effective Date
SEC. 532. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(b) and by sections 520, 521, and 532, this title and the 
amendments made by it shall take effect on January 1, 
2007, and shall apply to budget resolutions and appropria-
tions for the biennium beginning with fiscal year 2008. 
(b) SUBTITLE C.—Subtitle C and the amendments 
made by it shall apply with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 2005. 
TITLE VI—FURTHER 
ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 601. SUPER-MAJORITY POINTS OF ORDER. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF EXCEPTION.—Section 303 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
striking ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ in subsection (a) and by strik-
ing subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) SUPER-MAJORITY POINT
OF ORDER.—(1)(A) 
Section 904(c)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘303,’’ before ‘‘305(b)(2),’’, 
by inserting ‘‘312(g), (h), (i), (j), and (k),’’ before ‘‘313,’’, 
and by inserting ‘‘316,’’ before ‘‘904(c),’’.
(B) Section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘three-fifths’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘two-thirds’’. 
(2)(A) Section 904(d)(2) of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘303,’’ before 
‘‘305(b)(2),’’, by inserting ‘‘312(g), (h), (i), (j), and (k),’’ 
before ‘‘313,’’, and by inserting ‘‘316,’’ before ‘‘904(c),’’. 
(B) Section 904(d) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘three-fifths’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘two-thirds’’. 
(3)(A) Sections 904(c)(2) and (d)(3) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 are amended by striking 
‘‘311(a),’’. 
(B) Sections 904(c)(1) and (d)(2) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 are amended by inserting 
‘‘311(a),’’ after ‘‘310(d)(2),’’. 
(4) Section 904(e) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006’’.
SEC. 602. BUDGET RESOLUTION ENFORCEMENT POINT OF 
ORDER. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT POINT OF ORDER.—Section 312 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (as amended by 
sections 102, 201(d), and 304(a)) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) BUDGET RESOLUTION ENFORCEMENT POINT 
OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate to consider any concurrent reso-
lution on the budget for a fiscal year, or amendment there-
to or conference report thereon, that—
‘‘(1) provides for a deficit for the fiscal year of 
the resolution or any ensuing fiscal year included in 
such resolution that exceeds the maximum deficit 
amount for such fiscal year set forth in section 
253(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985; 
‘‘(2) is not consistent with the discretionary 
spending limits set forth in section 251(c) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985; or 
‘‘(3) provides for an increase in the aggregate 
level of direct spending for the fiscal year of the res-
olution or any ensuing fiscal year included in such 
resolution.’’. 
SEC. 603. POINT OF ORDER WAIVER PROTECTION. 
Clause 6(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking the period at 
the end of subparagraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(3) a rule or order that would waive the provi-
sions of section 303, 311(a), 312(g), 312(h), 312(i), 
312(j), or 312(k) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 or of section 402 of the Family Budget Pro-
tection Act of 2003.’’.
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