SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘joint resolution on the budget’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a joint resolution setting forth the 
budget for the United States Government for a 
fiscal year as provided in section 301; and 
‘‘(B) any other joint resolution revising the 
budget for the United States Government for a 
fiscal year as described in section 304.’’. 
SEC. 3. 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 Thirteenth Congress or a subsequent 
Congress, as applicable) is as follows: 
‘‘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 budget. 
April 15 .....................................
Congress completes action on joint resolution 
on the budget. 
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May 15 .......................................
Appropriation bills may be considered in the 
House of Representatives. 
June 10 ......................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
appropriation bill. 
June 30 ......................................
House completes action on appropriation 
bills. 
October 1 ...................................
Fiscal year begins. 
‘‘(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): 
‘‘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 budget. 
June 1 ........................................
Congress completes action on joint resolution 
on the budget. 
June 1 ........................................
Appropriation bills may be considered in the 
House of Representatives. 
July 1 .........................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
appropriation bill. 
July 20 .......................................
House completes action on appropriation 
bills. 
October 1 ...................................
Fiscal year begins.’’. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 303 AND CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’, by strik-
ing ‘‘has been agreed to’’ and inserting ‘‘takes ef-
fect’’, and by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) by striking its section heading and inserting 
the following new section heading: ‘‘CONSIDERATION 
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OF BUDGET-RELATED LEGISLATION BEFORE BUDG-
ET BECOMES LAW’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 303 in the table of contents set forth in section 
1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Con-
trol Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Consideration of budget-related legislation before budget becomes 
law.’’. 
SEC. 5. PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF BUDGET RESOLU-
TIONS. 
Section 304 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 304. At any time after the joint resolution on 
the budget for a fiscal year has been enacted pursuant 
to section 301, and before the end of such fiscal year, the 
two Houses and the President may enact a joint resolution 
on the budget which revises or reaffirms the joint resolu-
tion on the budget for such fiscal year most recently en-
acted, and for purposes of the enforcement of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman of the Budget 
Committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, 
as applicable, may adjust levels as needed for the enforce-
ment of the budget resolution.’’. 
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