I 
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 fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
addition to the Committees on Rules and Oversight and Government Re-
form, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2011’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT 
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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 concur-
rent resolution on the biennial budg-
et. 
June 15 ................................................
House Appropriations Committee re-
ports 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 bien-
nium. 
‘‘(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 outgoing President shall submit his budget re-
view no later than December 31 of the preceding year. 
All other second session deadlines remain unchanged.’’. 
SEC. 102. 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 
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‘‘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: 
‘‘(12) The term ‘biennium’ means the period of 
2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of 
any odd-numbered year.’’. 
(c) BIENNIAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
BUDGET.— 
(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’’; 
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(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 
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section 300(b)), the Committee on the Budget 
of each House shall report to its House the con-
current 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— 
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(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 (a)(5), by striking ‘‘April 15’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May 15’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘for a fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘first fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year of the bien-
nium’’; 
(5) 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 
(6) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘April’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May’’. 
(e) SECTION 303 POINT OF ORDER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(a) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 634(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for a fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’ and by 
striking ‘‘the first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
fiscal year of the biennium’’. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS
IN
THE
HOUSE.—Section 
303(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
budget year’’ and inserting ‘‘the biennium’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘the biennium’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(or 
June 1 whenever section 300(b) is applicable)’’. 
(3) APPLICATION
TO
THE
SENATE.—Section 
303(c)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(c)) is amended 
by— 
(A) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘biennium’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year of that biennium’’. 
(f) PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF CONCURRENT RESO-
LUTIONS 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’’; 
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(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), August 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 
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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 
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(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— 
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(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’’; 
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(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’’. 
(n) 
THREE-FIFTHS
VOTE
REQUIRED
FOR 
SUPPLEMENTALS IN SECOND SESSIONS.—Section 312 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) 
THREE-FIFTHS
VOTE
REQUIRED
FOR 
SUPPLEMENTALS IN SECOND SESSIONS.—(1) Except as 
provided by paragraph (2), a bill or joint resolution mak-
ing supplemental appropriations during the second session 
of a Congress may not be considered as passed or agreed 
to in the House of Representatives or the Senate unless 
so determined by a vote of not less than three-fifths of 
the Members voting, a quorum being present. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any measure 
making supplemental appropriations if Congress des-
ignates all of the provisions set forth in such measure as 
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emergency requirements or for the Global War on Ter-
rorism. 
‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, the term ‘emergency’ 
has the meaning given to such term in section 250(c)(20) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.’’. 
SEC. 103. 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 implica-
tions, which would include— 
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‘‘(A) hold hearings to receive testimony from 
committees of jurisdiction to identify problem areas 
and to report on the results of oversight; and 
‘‘(B) by January 1 of each odd-numbered year, 
issuing a report to the Speaker which identifies the 
key issues facing the Congress in the next bien-
nium.’’. 
(e) Clause 11(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘during 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 ‘‘the submission of budget by the Presi-
dent’’; 
(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’’. 
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(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. 104. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ‘biennium’ has the meaning given to such 
term in paragraph (12) of section 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(12)).’’. 
(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 Tuesday in February of 
each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 
section 300(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), 
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beginning with the One Hundred Fourteenth 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 
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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 
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(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, 
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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— 
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(i) inserting ‘‘and before February 1 
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— 
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(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 5 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’’. 
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SEC. 105. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE 
OF APPROPRIATIONS 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(12) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 622(12)).’’. 
SEC. 106. 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) POINT OF ORDER.—(1)(A) It shall 
not be in order in the House of Representatives or the 
Senate to consider any measure that contains a specific 
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authorization of appropriations for any purpose unless the 
measure includes such a specific authorization of appro-
priations for that purpose for not less than each fiscal year 
in one or more bienniums. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, 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) Paragraph (1) 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.’. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘meas-
ure’ means a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
conference 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 
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amended by adding after the item relating to section 315 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 316. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 107. 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, 2014’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘at least every three years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years’’; 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, 2014, 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 2016, a biennial’’. 
(c) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 1115 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a bien-
nial’’; 
(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)— 
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(h) 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.’’. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on September 30, 2014. 
(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. 108. BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILLS. 
(a) IN
THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.—(1) 
Clause 2(a) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(2) Clause 5(b)(1) of rule XXII of the House of Rep-
resentatives is amended by striking ‘‘or (c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘or (3) or 2(c)’’. 
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(b) IN THE SENATE.—(1) Title III of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as 
amended by section 106, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘CONSIDERATION OF BIENNIAL APPROPRIATION BILLS 
‘‘SEC. 317. It shall not be in order in the Senate in 
any odd-numbered year to consider any regular appropria-
tion bill providing new budget authority or a limitation 
on obligations under the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Appropriations for only the first fiscal year of a biennium, 
unless the program, project, or activity for which the new 
budget authority or obligation limitation is provided will 
require no additional authority beyond one year and will 
be completed or terminated after the amount provided has 
been expended.’’. 
(2) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 is amended by adding after the item relating to 
section 316 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 317. Consideration of biennial appropriation bills.’’. 
SEC. 109. 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 
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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 
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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. 110. 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-
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tives and the Senate and the Committee on Rules of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 111. SPECIAL TRANSITION PERIOD FOR THE 113TH 
CONGRESS. 
(a) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2014.—The budget submission of the President 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2014 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 2014–2015 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 2014 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 
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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 113th 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 113th 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 2014–2015 biennium. 
(e) CBO AUTHORIZATION REPORT.—On or before 
January 15, 2014, 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 (A) all pro-
grams and activities funded during fiscal year 2014 for 
which authorizations for appropriations have not been en-
acted for that fiscal year and (B) all programs and activi-
ties funded during fiscal year 2014 for which authoriza-
tions for appropriations will expire during that fiscal year, 
fiscal year 2015, or fiscal year 2016. 
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(f) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2015.—The budget submission of the President 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2015 shall include an evaluation of, 
and recommendations regarding, the transitional biennial 
budget process for the fiscal year 2014–2015 biennium 
that was carried out pursuant to this section. 
(g) CBO TRANSITIONAL REPORT.—On or before 
March 31, 2014, 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 2014–2015 biennium that was 
carried out pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 112. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided by sections 107, 110, and 111, 
this title and the amendments made by it shall take effect 
on January 1, 2015, and shall apply to budget resolutions 
and appropriations for the biennium beginning with fiscal 
year 2016. 
TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF 
BIENNIAL BUDGET COMMISSION 
SECTION 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET COM-
MISSION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
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(1) BIENNIAL BUDGET COMMISSION.—The term 
‘‘Biennial Commission’’ means the Biennial Budget 
Commission established under subsection (b)(1). 
(2) CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BIEN-
NIAL BUDGET.—The term ‘‘concurrent resolution’’ 
means a concurrent resolution consisting of the pro-
posed legislative language of the Biennial Commis-
sion recommended under subsection (b)(3)(B) and 
introduced under section 202(a). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BIENNIAL BUDGET COM-
MISSION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the legislative branch a commission to be 
known as the ‘‘Biennial Budget Commission’’. 
(2) GOAL.—The goal of the Biennial Commis-
sion shall be to produce a concurrent resolution on 
the applicable biennial budget whenever Congress 
has failed to complete action on such concurrent res-
olution by July 31 of the applicable odd-numbered 
year. 
(3) DUTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) MOVING A CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION
ON
THE
BIENNIAL
BUDGET
FOR-
WARD.—In the event that the House and 
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Senate are unable to pass a biennial budg-
et by July 31 of an odd-numbered year, 
the Biennial Commission shall provide rec-
ommendations and legislative language to 
move a biennial budget forward. 
(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMIT-
TEES ON THE BUDGET.—Not later than 
August 7, the Committee on the Budget of 
the House of Representatives and of the 
Senate may transmit to the Biennial Com-
mission its biennial budget recommenda-
tions. 
(B) REPORT, 
RECOMMENDATIONS, 
AND 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30 of each odd-numbered year, the 
Biennial Commission shall vote on a con-
current resolution on the biennial budget 
unless Congress has completed action on 
such resolution by July 31 of that year. 
(ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND CON-
CURRENT RESOLUTION.—The report of the 
Biennial Commission and the concurrent 
resolution on the biennial budget it rec-
ommends shall require the approval of a 
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majority of the members of the Biennial 
Commission. 
(iii) TRANSMISSION OF CONCURRENT 
RESOLUTION.—If the concurrent resolution 
on the biennial budget is approved by the 
Biennial Commission pursuant to clause 
(ii), then not later than September 20 of 
an odd-numbered year, the Biennial Com-
mission shall submit the Biennial Commis-
sion report and concurrent resolution de-
scribed in clause (i) to the Speaker of the 
House and the majority and minority lead-
ers of both Houses. 
(iv) REPORT AND CONCURRENT RESO-
LUTION TO BE MADE PUBLIC.—Upon the 
approval or disapproval of the Biennial 
Commission report and concurrent resolu-
tion on the biennial budget pursuant to 
clause (ii), the Biennial Commission shall 
promptly make the full concurrent resolu-
tion, and a record of the vote, available to 
the public. 
(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Biennial Commis-
sion shall be composed of 8 members appointed 
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pursuant to subparagraph (B) for the duration 
of a Congress. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—Members of the Bien-
nial Commission shall be appointed as follows: 
(i) The majority leader of the Senate 
shall appoint two members from among 
Members of the Senate. 
(ii) The minority leader of the Senate 
shall appoint two members from among 
Members of the Senate. 
(iii) The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives shall appoint two members 
from among Members of the House of 
Representatives. 
(iv) The minority leader of the House 
of Representatives shall appoint two mem-
bers from among Members of the House of 
Representatives. 
(C) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—There shall be two 
Co-Chairs of the Biennial Commission. 
The majority leader of the Senate shall ap-
point one Co-Chair from among the mem-
bers of the Biennial Commission. The 
Speaker of the House of Representatives 
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shall appoint the second Co-Chair from 
among the members of the Biennial Com-
mission. The Co-Chairs shall be appointed 
not later than August 7 of each odd-num-
bered year. 
(ii) 
STAFF
DIRECTOR.—The 
Co- 
Chairs, acting jointly, shall hire the staff 
director of the Biennial Commission. 
(D) DATE.—Members of the Biennial 
Commission shall be appointed not later than 
August 7 of each odd-numbered year. 
(E) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Member-
ship on the Commission shall terminate on Sep-
tember 30 of each odd-numbered year. Any va-
cancy in the Biennial Commission shall not af-
fect its powers, but shall be filled not later than 
5 calendar days after the date on which the va-
cancy occurs in the same manner as the origi-
nal designation. If a member of the committee 
leaves Congress, the member is no longer a 
member of the Biennial Commission and a va-
cancy shall exist. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To enable the Biennial 
Commission to exercise its powers, functions, 
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and duties, there are authorized to be disbursed 
by the House the actual and necessary expenses 
of the Biennial Commission approved by the 
Co-Chairs, subject to House rules and regula-
tions. 
(B) EXPENSES.—In carrying out its func-
tions, the Biennial Commission is authorized to 
incur expenses in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as the Joint Economic 
Committee as authorized by section 11 of Pub-
lic Law 79–304 (15 U.S.C. 1024(d)). 
(C) QUORUM.—Five members of the Bien-
nial Commission shall constitute a quorum for 
purposes of voting, meeting, and holding hear-
ings. 
(D) PROXY
VOTING
PROHIBITED.—No 
proxy voting shall be allowed on behalf of the 
members of the Biennial Commission. 
(E) MEETINGS.— 
(i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 
the 3rd calendar day in September that ei-
ther House of Congress is in session after 
the Biennial Commission is triggered, the 
Biennial Commission shall hold its first 
meeting. 
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(ii) AGENDA.—The Co-Chairs shall 
provide an agenda to the Biennial Commis-
sion members not less than 48 hours in 
advance of any meeting. 
(F) HEARINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Biennial Com-
mission may, for the purpose of carrying 
out this section, hold such hearings, sit 
and act at such times and places, require 
attendance of witnesses and production of 
books, papers, and documents, take such 
testimony, receive such evidence, and ad-
minister such oaths the Biennial Commis-
sion considers advisable. 
(ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RE-
SPONSIBILITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— 
(I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Bien-
nial Commission Co-Chairs shall make 
a public announcement of the date, 
place, time, and subject matter of any 
hearing to be conducted not less than 
7 days in advance of such hearing, 
unless the Co-Chairs determine that 
there is good cause to begin such 
hearing at an earlier date. 
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(II) WRITTEN
STATEMENT.—A 
witness appearing before the Biennial 
Commission shall file a written state-
ment of proposed testimony at least 2 
calendar days prior to appearance, un-
less the requirement is waived by the 
Co-Chairs, following their determina-
tion that there is good cause for fail-
ure of compliance. 
(G) 
CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET
OFFICE 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon the written re-
quest of the Co-Chairs, the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office shall provide technical 
assistance to the Biennial Commission in order 
for the Biennial Commission to carry out its 
duties. 
(c) STAFF OF BIENNIAL COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Co-Chairs of the Bien-
nial Commission may jointly appoint and fix the 
compensation of staff as they deem necessary, within 
the guidelines for Senate employees and following all 
applicable Senate rules and employment require-
ments. 
(2) ETHICAL STANDARDS.—Members on the Bi-
ennial Commission who serve in the House of Rep-
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resentatives shall be governed by the House ethics 
rules and requirements. Members of the Senate who 
serve on the Biennial Commission and staff of the 
Biennial Commission shall comply with Senate ethics 
rules. 
SEC. 202. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF BIENNIAL COM-
MISSION RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) INTRODUCTION.—If approved by the majority re-
quired by section 201(b)(3)(B)(ii), the proposed concur-
rent resolution on the biennial budget submitted pursuant 
to section 201(b)(3)(B)(iv) shall be introduced in the Sen-
ate (by request) on the next day on which the Senate is 
in session by the majority leader of the Senate or by a 
Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader 
of the Senate and shall be introduced in the House of Rep-
resentatives (by request) on the next legislative day by the 
majority leader of the House or by a Member of the House 
designated by the majority leader of the House. 
(b) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES.— 
(1) REFERRAL
AND
REPORTING.—The Com-
mittee on the Budget of the House of Representa-
tives shall report the concurrent resolution on the bi-
ennial budget to the House without amendment not 
later than September 30 of that year. If a committee 
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fails to report the concurrent resolution within that 
period, it shall be in order to move that the House 
discharge the committee from further consideration 
of the concurrent resolution. Such a motion shall not 
be in order after the last committee authorized to 
consider the concurrent resolution reports it to the 
House or after the House has disposed of a motion 
to discharge the concurrent resolution. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the mo-
tion to its adoption without intervening motion ex-
cept 20 minutes of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent. If such 
a motion is adopted, the House shall proceed imme-
diately to consider the concurrent resolution in ac-
cordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). A motion to 
reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed 
of shall not be in order. 
(2) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.—After 
the Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
resentatives reports the concurrent resolution on the 
biennial budget to the House or has been discharged 
(other than by motion) from its consideration, it 
shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the 
concurrent resolution in the House. Such a motion 
shall not be in order after the House has disposed 
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of a motion to proceed with respect to the concur-
rent resolution. The previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider 
the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not 
be in order. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—The concurrent resolu-
tion on the biennial budget shall be considered as 
read. All points of order against the concurrent reso-
lution and against its consideration are waived. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the concurrent resolution to its passage without in-
tervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an op-
ponent and one motion to limit debate on the con-
current resolution. A motion to reconsider the vote 
on passage of the concurrent resolution shall not be 
in order. 
(4) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage 
of the concurrent resolution on the biennial budget 
shall occur not later than September 30 of any odd- 
numbered year. 
(c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.— 
(1) COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION.—A concur-
rent resolution on the biennial budget introduced in 
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the Senate under subsection (a) shall be referred to 
the Committee on the Budget, which shall report the 
concurrent resolution without any revision and with 
a favorable recommendation, an unfavorable rec-
ommendation, or without recommendation, not later 
than September 30. If any committee fails to report 
the concurrent resolution within that period, that 
committee shall be automatically discharged from 
consideration of the concurrent resolution, and the 
concurrent resolution shall be placed on the appro-
priate calendar. 
(2) MOTION
TO
PROCEED.—Notwithstanding 
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it 
is in order, not later than 2 days of session after the 
date on which a concurrent resolution on the bien-
nial budget is reported or discharged from all com-
mittees to which it was referred, for the majority 
leader of the Senate or the majority leader’s des-
ignee to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
concurrent resolution. It shall also be in order for 
any Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the concurrent resolution at any 
time after the conclusion of such 2-day period. A 
motion to proceed is in order even though a previous 
motion to the same effect has been disagreed to. All 
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points of order against the motion to proceed to the 
concurrent resolution are waived. The motion to pro-
ceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to 
a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of the concurrent resolution is 
agreed to, the concurrent resolution shall remain the 
unfinished business until disposed of. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—All points of order 
against the concurrent resolution on the biennial 
budget and against consideration of the concurrent 
resolution are waived. Consideration of the concur-
rent resolution and of all debatable motions and ap-
peals in connection therewith shall not exceed a total 
of 30 hours which shall be divided equally between 
the majority and minority leaders or their designees. 
A motion further to limit debate on the concurrent 
resolution is in order, shall require an affirmative 
vote of three-fifths of the Members duly chosen and 
sworn, and is not debatable. Any debatable motion 
or appeal is debatable for not to exceed 1 hour, to 
be divided equally between those favoring and those 
opposing the motion or appeal. All time used for 
consideration of the concurrent resolution, including 
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time used for quorum calls and voting, shall be 
counted against the total 30 hours of consideration. 
(4) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to the 
concurrent resolution on the biennial budget, or a 
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business, or a motion to re-
commit the concurrent resolution, is not in order. 
(5) VOTE
ON
PASSAGE.—If the Senate has 
voted to proceed to the concurrent resolution on the 
biennial budget, the vote on passage of the concur-
rent resolution shall occur immediately following the 
conclusion of the debate on a concurrent resolution, 
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the de-
bate if requested. The vote on passage of the concur-
rent resolution shall occur not later than September 
30 of an odd-numbered year. 
(6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— 
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the Senate, as the 
case may be, to the procedure relating to a concur-
rent resolution on the biennial budget shall be de-
cided without debate. 
(d) AMENDMENT.—The concurrent resolution on the 
biennial budget shall not be subject to amendment in ei-
ther the House of Representatives or the Senate. 
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(e) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the con-
current resolution on the biennial budget, one House 
receives from the other a concurrent resolution— 
(A) the concurrent resolution of the other 
House shall not be referred to a committee; and 
(B) the procedure in the receiving House 
shall be the same as if no concurrent resolution 
had been received from the other House until 
the vote on passage, when the concurrent reso-
lution received from the other House shall sup-
plant the concurrent resolution of the receiving 
House. 
(2) REVENUE MEASURE.—This subsection shall 
not apply to the House of Representatives if the con-
current resolution on the biennial budget received 
from the Senate is a revenue measure. 
(f) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH OTHER 
HOUSE.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
ON
THE
BIENNIAL
BUDGET
OF
THE
OTHER 
HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce or consider 
a concurrent resolution on the biennial budget under 
this section, the concurrent resolution of the House 
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shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under 
this section. 
(2) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES IN 
THE SENATE.—If following passage of the concur-
rent resolution on the biennial budget in the Senate, 
the Senate then receives the concurrent resolution 
from the House of Representatives, the House- 
passed concurrent resolution shall not be debatable. 
The vote on passage of the concurrent resolution in 
the Senate shall be considered to be the vote on pas-
sage of the concurrent resolution received from the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the con-
current resolution on the biennial budget, debate on 
a veto message in the Senate under this section shall 
be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and 
minority leaders or their designees. 
(g) LOSS OF PRIVILEGE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall cease to apply to the concurrent resolution on 
the biennial budget if— 
(1) the Biennial Commission fails to vote on the 
report or the concurrent resolution required under 
section 201(b)(3)(B)(i) by November 23 of the ap-
plicable odd-numbered year; or 
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(2) the concurrent resolution does not pass both 
Houses by December 23 of the applicable odd-num-
bered year. 
SEC. 203. FUNDING. 
Funding for the Biennial Commission shall be derived 
in equal portions from— 
(1) the applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the contingent fund of the Senate from the 
appropriations account ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, sub-
ject to Senate rules and regulations. 
SEC. 204. RULEMAKING. 
The provisions of this title are enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, re-
spectively, and as such they shall be considered as 
part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of 
that House to which they specifically apply, and 
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex-
tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change such rules (so far 
as relating to such House) at any time, in the same 
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 
any other rule of such House. 
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SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title shall take effect on January 1, 2015, and 
shall apply to concurrent resolutions on the biennial budg-
et for the biennium beginning with fiscal year 2016. 
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