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House whenever, in his opinion, the public interest shall 
warrant it.’’. 
(d) PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR.—In clause 2(a)(7) of 
rule IV, after ‘‘consideration’’ insert a comma followed by 
‘‘and staff of the respective party leaderships when so as-
signed with the approval of the Speaker’’. 
(e) MEMBERSHIP
OF
BUDGET
COMMITTEE.—In 
clause 5(a)(2) of rule X, amend subdivision (A)(i) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) Members, Delegates, or the Resident Com-
missioner who are members of other standing com-
mittees, including five from the Committee on Ap-
propriations, five from the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and one from the Committee on Rules;’’. 
(e–1) TENURE OF CERTAIN CHAIRMEN AND RANK-
ING MINORITY MEMBERS.—
(1) In clause 5(a)(2) of rule X, amend subdivi-
sion (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) In the case of a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner elected to serve as the 
chairman or the ranking minority member of 
the committee, tenure on the committee shall be 
limited only by paragraph (c)(2) of this 
clause.’’.
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(2) In clause 11(a)(4) of rule X, amend subdivi-
sion (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) In the case of a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner appointed to serve as 
the chairman or the ranking minority member 
of the select committee, tenure on the select 
committee shall not be limited.’’. 
(f) ASSOCIATE STAFF.—In clause 9(b) of rule X—
(1) redesignate subparagraph (2) as subpara-
graph (2)(A); 
(2) redesignate subparagraph (3) as subpara-
graph (2)(B); 
(3) in subparagraph (2)(B), as redesignated, in-
sert ‘‘other than the Committee on Appropriations’’ 
after ‘‘a committee’’; and 
(4) strike subparagraph (4). 
(g) POSTPONING VOTES IN COMMITTEES.—At the 
end of clause 2(h) of rule XI, add the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Each committee may adopt a rule author-
izing the chairman of a committee or subcommittee—
‘‘(i) to postpone further proceedings when a 
record vote is ordered on the question of approving 
a measure or matter or on adopting an amendment; 
and
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‘‘(ii) to resume proceedings on a postponed 
question at any time after reasonable notice. 
‘‘(B) A rule adopted pursuant to this subparagraph 
shall provide that when proceedings resume on a post-
poned question, notwithstanding any intervening order for 
the previous question, an underlying proposition shall re-
main subject to further debate or amendment to the same 
extent as when the question was postponed.’’. 
(h) CODIFICATION
OF
FREESTANDING
ETHICS 
RULES.—In clause 3 of rule XI, add at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘Committee agendas 
‘‘(f) The committee shall adopt rules providing that 
the chairman shall establish the agenda for meetings of 
the committee, but shall not preclude the ranking minority 
member from placing any item on the agenda. 
‘‘Committee staff 
‘‘(g)(1) The committee shall adopt rules providing 
that—
‘‘(A) the staff be assembled and retained as a 
professional, nonpartisan staff; 
‘‘(B) each member of the staff shall be profes-
sional and demonstrably qualified for the position 
for which he is hired;
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‘‘(C) the staff as a whole and each member of 
the staff shall perform all official duties in a non-
partisan manner; 
‘‘(D) no member of the staff shall engage in 
any partisan political activity directly affecting any 
congressional or presidential election; 
‘‘(E) no member of the staff or outside counsel 
may accept public speaking engagements or write for 
publication on any subject that is in any way related 
to his or her employment or duties with the com-
mittee without specific prior approval from the 
chairman and ranking minority member; and 
‘‘(F) no member of the staff or outside counsel 
may make public, unless approved by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of the members of the committee, 
any information, document, or other material that is 
confidential, derived from executive session, or clas-
sified and that is obtained during the course of em-
ployment with the committee. 
‘‘(2) Only subdivisions (C), (E), and (F) of subpara-
graph (1) shall apply to shared staff. 
‘‘(3)(A) All staff members shall be appointed by an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the com-
mittee. Such vote shall occur at the first meeting of the
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membership of the committee during each Congress and 
as necessary during the Congress. 
‘‘(B) Subject to the approval of the Committee on 
House Administration, the committee may retain counsel 
not employed by the House of Representatives whenever 
the committee determines, by an affirmative vote of a ma-
jority of the members of the committee, that the retention 
of outside counsel is necessary and appropriate. 
‘‘(C) If the committee determines that it is necessary 
to retain staff members for the purpose of a particular 
investigation or other proceeding, then such staff shall be 
retained only for the duration of that particular investiga-
tion or proceeding. 
‘‘(D) Outside counsel may be dismissed before the 
end of a contract between the committee and such counsel 
only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 
of the committee. 
‘‘(4) In addition to any other staff provided for by 
law, rule, or other authority, with respect to the com-
mittee, the chairman and ranking minority member each 
may appoint one individual as a shared staff member from 
his or her personal staff to perform service for the com-
mittee. Such shared staff may assist the chairman or 
ranking minority member on any subcommittee on which 
he serves.
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‘‘Meetings and hearings 
‘‘(h)(1) The committee shall adopt rules providing 
that—
‘‘(A) all meetings or hearings of the committee 
or any subcommittee thereof, other than any hearing 
held by an adjudicatory subcommittee or any sanc-
tion hearing held by the committee, shall occur in 
executive session unless the committee or sub-
committee by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members opens the meeting or hearing to the public; 
and 
‘‘(B) any hearing held by an adjudicatory sub-
committee or any sanction hearing held by the com-
mittee shall be open to the public unless the com-
mittee or subcommittee by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members closes the hearing to the 
public. 
‘‘Public disclosure 
‘‘(i) The committee shall adopt rules providing that, 
unless otherwise determined by a vote of the committee, 
only the chairman or ranking minority member, after con-
sultation with each other, may make public statements re-
garding matters before the committee or any sub-
committee thereof.
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‘‘Duties of chairman and ranking minority member 
regarding information not constituting a 
complaint 
‘‘(l) The committee shall adopt rules providing that 
whenever the chairman and ranking minority member 
jointly determine that information submitted to the com-
mittee does not meet the requirements of the rules of the 
committee for what constitutes a complaint, they may—
‘‘(1) return the information to the complainant 
with a statement that it fails to meet the require-
ments of the rules of the committee for what con-
stitutes a complaint; or 
‘‘(2) recommend to the committee that it au-
thorize the establishment of an investigative sub-
committee. 
‘‘Investigative and adjudicatory subcommittees 
‘‘(m) The committee shall adopt rules providing 
that—
‘‘(1)(A) an investigative subcommittee shall be 
composed of four Members (with equal representa-
tion from the majority and minority parties) when-
ever such a subcommittee is established pursuant to 
the rules of the committee; 
‘‘(B) an adjudicatory subcommittee shall be 
composed of the members of the committee who did 
not serve on the pertinent investigative sub-
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committee (with equal representation from the ma-
jority and minority parties) whenever such a sub-
committee is established pursuant to the rules of the 
committee; and 
‘‘(C) notwithstanding any other provision of 
this clause, the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the committee may consult with an inves-
tigative subcommittee either on their own initiative 
or on the initiative of the subcommittee, shall have 
access to information before a subcommittee with 
which they so consult, and shall not thereby be pre-
cluded from serving as full, voting members of any 
adjudicatory subcommittee; 
‘‘(2) at the time of appointment, the chairman shall 
designate one member of a subcommittee to serve as chair-
man and the ranking minority member shall designate one 
member of the subcommittee to serve as the ranking mi-
nority member; and 
‘‘(3) the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the committee may serve as members of an investigative 
subcommittee, but may not serve as non-voting, ex officio 
members.
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‘‘Standard of proof for adoption of statement of al-
leged violation 
‘‘(n) The committee shall adopt rules to provide that 
an investigative subcommittee may adopt a statement of 
alleged violation only if it determines by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of the members of the subcommittee 
that there is substantial reason to believe that a violation 
of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, regula-
tion, or other standard of conduct applicable to the per-
formance of official duties or the discharge of official re-
sponsibilities by a Member, officer, or employee of the 
House of Representatives, has occurred. 
‘‘Subcommittee powers 
‘‘(o)(1) The committee shall adopt rules providing 
that an investigative subcommittee or an adjudicatory sub-
committee may authorize and issue subpoenas only when 
authorized by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
members of the subcommittee. 
‘‘(2) The committee shall adopt rules providing that 
an investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members, expand the scope of 
its investigation approved by an affirmative vote of a ma-
jority of the members of the committee. 
‘‘(3) The committee shall adopt rules to provide 
that—
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‘‘(A) an investigative subcommittee may, upon 
an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, 
amend its statement of alleged violation anytime be-
fore the statement of alleged violation is transmitted 
to the committee; and 
‘‘(B) if an investigative subcommittee amends 
its statement of alleged violation, the respondent 
shall be notified in writing and shall have 30 cal-
endar days from the date of that notification to file 
an answer to the amended statement of alleged vio-
lation. 
‘‘Due process rights of respondents 
‘‘(p) The committee shall adopt rules to provide 
that—
‘‘(1) not less than 10 calendar days before a 
scheduled vote by an investigative subcommittee on 
a statement of alleged violation, the subcommittee 
shall provide the respondent with a copy of the 
statement of alleged violation it intends to adopt to-
gether with all evidence it intends to use to prove 
those charges which it intends to adopt, including 
documentary evidence, witness testimony, memo-
randa of witness interviews, and physical evidence, 
unless the subcommittee by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members decides to withhold certain
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evidence in order to protect a witness; but if such 
evidence is withheld, the subcommittee shall inform 
the respondent that evidence is being withheld and 
of the count to which such evidence relates; 
‘‘(2) neither the respondent nor his counsel 
shall, directly or indirectly, contact the subcommittee 
or any member thereof during the period of time set 
forth in paragraph (1) except for the sole purpose of 
settlement discussions where counsel for the re-
spondent and the subcommittee are present; 
‘‘(3) if, at any time after the issuance of a 
statement of alleged violation, the committee or any 
subcommittee thereof determines that it intends to 
use evidence not provided to a respondent under 
paragraph (1) to prove the charges contained in the 
statement of alleged violation (or any amendment 
thereof), such evidence shall be made immediately 
available to the respondent, and it may be used in 
any further proceeding under the rules of the com-
mittee; 
‘‘(4) evidence provided pursuant to paragraph 
(1) or (3) shall be made available to the respondent 
and his or her counsel only after each agrees, in 
writing, that no document, information, or other ma-
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terials obtained pursuant to that paragraph shall be 
made public until—
‘‘(A) such time as a statement of alleged 
violation is made public by the committee if the 
respondent has waived the adjudicatory hear-
ing; or 
‘‘(B) the commencement of an adjudica-
tory hearing if the respondent has not waived 
an adjudicatory hearing; 
but the failure of respondent and his counsel to so 
agree in writing, and their consequent failure to re-
ceive the evidence, shall not preclude the issuance of 
a statement of alleged violation at the end of the pe-
riod referred to in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(5) a respondent shall receive written notice 
whenever—
‘‘(A) the chairman and ranking minority 
member determine that information the com-
mittee has received constitutes a complaint; 
‘‘(B) a complaint or allegation is trans-
mitted to an investigative subcommittee; 
‘‘(C) an investigative subcommittee votes 
to authorize its first subpoena or to take testi-
mony under oath, whichever occurs first; or
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‘‘(1) whenever an investigative subcommittee 
does not adopt a statement of alleged violation and 
transmits a report to that effect to the committee, 
the committee may by an affirmative vote of a ma-
jority of its members transmit such report to the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(2) whenever an investigative subcommittee 
adopts a statement of alleged violation, the respond-
ent admits to the violations set forth in such state-
ment, the respondent waives his or her right to an 
adjudicatory hearing, and the respondent’s waiver is 
approved by the committee—
‘‘(A) the subcommittee shall prepare a re-
port for transmittal to the committee, a final 
draft of which shall be provided to the respond-
ent not less than 15 calendar days before the 
subcommittee votes on whether to adopt the re-
port; 
‘‘(B) the respondent may submit views in 
writing regarding the final draft to the sub-
committee within seven calendar days of receipt 
of that draft; 
‘‘(C) the subcommittee shall transmit a re-
port to the committee regarding the statement 
of alleged violation together with any views sub-
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mitted by the respondent pursuant to subdivi-
sion (B), and the committee shall make the re-
port together with the respondent’s views avail-
able to the public before the commencement of 
any sanction hearing; and 
‘‘(D) the committee shall by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members issue a report 
and transmit such report to the House of Rep-
resentatives, together with the respondent’s 
views previously submitted pursuant to subdivi-
sion (B) and any additional views respondent 
may submit for attachment to the final report; 
and 
‘‘(3) members of the committee shall have not 
less than 72 hours to review any report transmitted 
to the committee by an investigative subcommittee 
before both the commencement of a sanction hearing 
and the committee vote on whether to adopt the re-
port.’’. 
(i) JOINT REFERRAL.—In clause 2(c)(1) of rule XII, 
insert before the semicolon the following: ‘‘(except where 
he determines that extraordinary circumstances justify re-
view by more than one committee as though primary)’’.
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(j) MACROECONOMIC
ANALYSES
OF
TAX
PRO-
POSALS.—In clause 3(h) of rule XIII, strike subpara-
graphs (2) and (3) and insert in lieu thereof the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) It shall not be in order to consider a 
bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee on 
Ways and Means that proposes to amend the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 unless—
‘‘(i) the report includes a macroeconomic 
impact analysis; 
‘‘(ii) the report includes a statement from 
the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Tax-
ation explaining why a macroeconomic impact 
analysis is not calculable; or 
‘‘(iii) the chairman of the Committee on 
Ways and Means causes a macroeconomic im-
pact analysis to be printed in the Congressional 
Record before consideration of the bill or joint 
resolution. 
‘‘(B) In subdivision (A), the term ‘macro-
economic impact analysis’ means—
‘‘(i) an estimate prepared by the Joint 
Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation of the 
changes in economic output, employment, cap-
ital stock, and tax revenues expected to result 
from enactment of the proposal; and
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‘‘(ii) a statement from the Joint Com-
mittee on Internal Revenue Taxation identifying 
the critical assumptions and the source of data 
underlying that estimate.’’. 
(k) 
PERSONAL
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
ON 
FLOOR.—In clause 5 of rule XVII, strike ‘‘any personal’’ 
and all that follows in the penultimate sentence and insert 
in lieu thereof ‘‘a wireless telephone or personal computer 
on the floor of the House.’’. 
(l) ACCOUNTING FOR VACANCIES.—In clause 5 of 
rule XX, add after paragraph (b) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(c) Upon the death, resignation, expulsion, disquali-
fication, or removal of a Member, the whole number of 
the House shall be adjusted accordingly. The Speaker 
shall announce the adjustment to the House. Such an an-
nouncement shall not be subject to appeal. In the case of 
a death, the Speaker may lay before the House such docu-
mentation from Federal, State, or local officials as he 
deems pertinent.’’. 
(m) PROCEEDINGS DURING CALL OF HOUSE.—In 
clause 6(c) of rule XX, strike ‘‘the Speaker may entertain 
a motion that the House adjourn’’ and insert in lieu there-
of ‘‘a motion that the House adjourn shall be in order’’.
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(n) FIVE-MINUTE VOTING IN SERIES.—In rule XX, 
amend clause 9 to read as follows: 
‘‘9. The Speaker may reduce to five minutes the min-
imum time for electronic voting on any question arising 
without intervening business after an electronic vote on 
another question if notice of possible five-minute voting 
for a given series of votes was issued before the preceding 
electronic vote.’’. 
(o) CERTAIN TAX OR TARIFF PROVISIONS.—In clause 
5(a) of rule XXI, designate the existing text as subpara-
graph (1) and add thereafter the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a tax or 
tariff measure includes an amendment proposing a 
limitation on funds in a general appropriation bill 
for the administration of a tax or tariff.’’. 
(p) MOTIONS TO INSTRUCT DURING CONFERENCE.—
In clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII, strike ‘‘20 calendar days’’ 
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘20 calendar days and 10 legisla-
tive days’’. 
(q) PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.—In clause 2 of rule 
XXV, insert ‘‘except for the practice of medicine’’ after 
‘‘fiduciary relationship’’ in both places it appears. 
(r) GIFTS
OF
PERISHABLE
FOOD.—In clause 
5(a)(1)(B) of rule XXV, before the last sentence insert
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the following: ‘‘The value of perishable food sent to an 
office shall be allocated among the individual recipients 
and not to the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commis-
sioner.’’. 
(s) CHARITY TRAVEL.—In clause 5(a)(4)(C) of rule 
XXV, insert before the period the following: 
‘‘unless—
‘‘(i) all of the net proceeds of the event are for 
the benefit of an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code; 
‘‘(ii) reimbursement for the transportation and 
lodging in connection with the event is paid by such 
organization; and 
‘‘(iii) the offer of free attendance at the event 
is made by such organization’’. 
(t) PUBLIC DEBT-LIMIT LEGISLATION.—Redesig-
nate rule XXVII as rule XXVIII and insert after rule 
XXVI the following new rule: 
‘‘RULE XXVII 
‘‘STATUTORY LIMIT ON PUBLIC DEBT 
‘‘1. Upon adoption by Congress of a concurrent reso-
lution on the budget under section 301 or 304 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 that sets forth, as the ap-
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propriate level of the public debt for the period to which 
the concurrent resolution relates, an amount that is dif-
ferent from the amount of the statutory limit on the public 
debt that otherwise would be in effect for that period, the 
Clerk shall prepare an engrossment of a joint resolution 
increasing or decreasing, as the case may be, the statutory 
limit on the public debt in the form prescribed in clause 
2. Upon engrossment of the joint resolution, the vote by 
which the concurrent resolution on the budget was finally 
agreed to in the House shall also be considered as a vote 
on passage of the joint resolution in the House, and the 
joint resolution shall be considered as passed by the House 
and duly certified and examined. The engrossed copy shall 
be signed by the Clerk and transmitted to the Senate for 
further legislative action. 
‘‘2. The matter after the resolving clause in a joint 
resolution described in clause 1 shall be as follows: ‘That 
subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation con-
tained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof 
‘‘$llll’’.’, with the blank being filled with a dollar 
limitation equal to the appropriate level of the public debt 
set forth pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 in the relevant concurrent reso-
lution described in clause 1. If an adopted concurrent reso-
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lution under clause 1 sets forth different appropriate levels 
of the public debt for separate periods, only one engrossed 
joint resolution shall be prepared under clause 1; and the 
blank referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filled 
with the limitation that is to apply for each period. 
‘‘3. (a) The report of the Committee on the Budget 
on a concurrent resolution described in clause 1 and the 
joint explanatory statement of the managers on a con-
ference report to accompany such a concurrent resolution 
each shall contain a clear statement of the effect the even-
tual enactment of a joint resolution engrossed under this 
rule would have on the statutory limit on the public debt. 
(b) It shall not be in order for the House to consider 
a concurrent resolution described in clause 1, or a con-
ference report thereon, unless the report of the Committee 
on the Budget or the joint explanatory statement of the 
managers complies with paragraph (a). 
‘‘4. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as limiting 
or otherwise affecting—
‘‘(a) the power of the House or the Senate to 
consider and pass bills or joint resolutions, without 
regard to the procedures under clause 1, that would 
change the statutory limit on the public debt; or 
‘‘(b) the rights of Members, Delegates, the 
Resident Commissioner, or committees with respect
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to the introduction, consideration, and reporting of 
such bills or joint resolutions. 
‘‘5. In this rule the term ‘statutory limit on the public 
debt’ means the maximum face amount of obligations 
issued under authority of chapter 31 of title 31, United 
States Code, and obligations guaranteed as to principal 
and interest by the United States (except such guaranteed 
obligations as may be held by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury), as determined under section 3101(b) of such title 
after the application of section 3101(a) of such title, that 
may be outstanding at any one time.’’. 
(u) TECHNICAL AND CODIFYING CHANGES.—
(1) In clause 2(g) of rule II—
(A) strike ‘‘do’’ in each place it appears 
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘perform’’; and 
(B) strike ‘‘done’’ and insert in lieu thereof 
‘‘performed’’. 
(2) In clause 1(g)(6) of rule X, strike ‘‘organi-
zation’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘organizations’’. 
(3) In clause 3(a)(1)(B) of rule XIII, strike ‘‘or 
(4)’’. 
(4) In clause 3 of rule XVIII, strike ‘‘All bills’’ 
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘All public bills’’. 
(5) In clause 2(a) of rule XX, strike ‘‘9 or 10’’ 
and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘8 or 9’’.
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(6) In clause 8 of rule XX—
(A) amend paragraph (a)(1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a)(1) When a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas 
and nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 
6—
‘‘(A) on any of the questions specified in sub-
paragraph (2), the Speaker may postpone further 
proceedings to a designated place in the legislative 
schedule within two additional legislative days; and 
‘‘(B) on the question of agreeing to the Speak-
er’s approval of the Journal, the Speaker may post-
pone further proceedings to a designated place in 
the legislative schedule on that legislative day.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (a)(2), strike ‘‘the’’ be-
fore ‘‘subparagraph (1)’’. 
(7) In clause 8 of rule XX—
(A) in paragraph (b) strike ‘‘in the order 
in which it was considered’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (d) strike ‘‘in the order 
in which they were considered’’. 
(8) In clause 1 of rule XXII, strike ‘‘bill or res-
olution’’ in each place it appears and insert in lieu 
thereof ‘‘proposition’’.
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(9) In clause 12(a)(2) of rule XXII, strike ‘‘by 
a record vote’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘by the yeas 
and nays’’. 
SEC. 3. SEPARATE ORDERS. 
(a) BUDGET MATTERS.—
(1) During the One Hundred Eighth Congress, 
references in section 306 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974 to a resolution shall be construed in 
the House of Representatives as references to a joint 
resolution. 
(2) During the One Hundred Eighth Congress, 
in the case of a reported bill or joint resolution con-
sidered pursuant to a special order of business, a 
point of order under section 303 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 shall be determined on 
the basis of the text made in order as an original bill 
or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or 
to the text on which the previous question is ordered 
directly to passage, as the case may be. 
(3) During the One Hundred Eighth Congress, 
a provision in a bill or joint resolution, or in an 
amendment thereto or a conference report thereon, 
that establishes prospectively for a Federal office or 
position a specified or minimum level of compensa-
tion to be funded by annual discretionary appropria-
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tions shall not be considered as providing new enti-
tlement authority within the meaning of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
(4)(A) During the One Hundred Eighth Con-
gress, pending the adoption of a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget for fiscal year 2003, the provi-
sions of House Concurrent Resolution 353 of the 
One Hundred Seventh Congress, as adopted by the 
House, shall have force and effect in the House as 
though the One Hundred Eighth Congress has 
adopted such a concurrent resolution. 
(B) The chairman of the Committee on the 
Budget (when elected) shall submit for printing in 
the Congressional Record—
(i) the allocations contemplated by section 
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 to accompany the concurrent resolution 
described in subparagraph (A), which shall be 
considered to be such allocations under a con-
current resolution on the budget; 
(ii) ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Ap-
propriations’’, which shall be considered to be 
the programs, projects, activities, or accounts 
referred to section 301(b) of House Concurrent