‘‘(i) identifies a specific dollar amount 
of the direct costs of such mandate for 
each year up to 10 years during which 
such mandate shall be in effect under the 
bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion 
or conference report, and such estimate is 
consistent with the estimate determined 
under subsection (e) for each fiscal year; 
‘‘(ii) identifies any appropriation bill 
that is expected to provide for Federal 
funding of the direct cost referred to under 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii)(I) provides that for any fiscal 
year the responsible Federal agency shall 
determine whether there are insufficient 
appropriations for that fiscal year to pro-
vide for the direct costs under clause (i) of 
such mandate, and shall (no later than 30 
days after the beginning of the fiscal year) 
notify the appropriate authorizing commit-
tees of Congress of the determination and 
submit either— 
‘‘(aa) a statement that the agen-
cy has determined, based on a re-esti-
mate of the direct costs of such man-
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date, after consultation with State, 
local, and tribal governments, that the 
amount appropriated is sufficient to 
pay for the direct costs of such man-
date; or 
‘‘(bb) 
legislative 
recommenda-
tions for either implementing a less 
costly mandate or making such man-
date ineffective for the fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) provides for expedited proce-
dures for the consideration of the state-
ment or legislative recommendations re-
ferred to in subclause (I) by Congress no 
later than 30 days after the statement or 
recommendations are submitted to Con-
gress; and 
‘‘(III) provides that such mandate 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) in the case of a statement 
referred to in subclause (I)(aa), cease 
to be effective 60 days after the state-
ment is submitted unless Congress 
has approved the agency’s determina-
tion by joint resolution during the 60- 
day period; 
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‘‘(bb) cease to be effective 60 
days after the date the legislative rec-
ommendations of the responsible Fed-
eral agency are submitted to Congress 
under subclause (I)(bb) unless Con-
gress provides otherwise by law; or 
‘‘(cc) in the case that such man-
date that has not yet taken effect, 
continue not to be effective unless 
Congress provides otherwise by law.’’. 
(b) 
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
425(c)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or a Federal private sector man-
date’’ after ‘‘Federal intergovernmental mandate’’ each 
place it appears. 
(c) DETERMINATIONS OF FEDERAL PRIVATE SECTOR 
MANDATE LEVELS.—Section 425(e) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘and Federal 
private sector mandates’’ after ‘‘Federal mandates’’. 
SEC. 3. UNFUNDED MANDATES POINT OF ORDER IN THE 
RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES. 
Clause 11(b) of rule XVIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or a Federal private sector mandate 
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the direct costs of which exceed the threshold otherwise 
specified for a reported bill or joint resolution in section 
424(b)(1) of such Act’’. 
SEC. 4. EQUALIZATION OF THRESHOLD BETWEEN PRIVATE 
SECTOR AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL MAN-
DATES. 
Section 424(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
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