I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3789
To terminate Federal programs that are not reauthorized by the Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1994
Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. WALKER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr.
BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GILCHREST,
and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was
referred jointly to the Committees on Rules, Government Operations, and
Ways and Means
A BILL
To terminate Federal programs that are not reauthorized
by the Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Budget Accountability
Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
(a) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—A program of the
Federal Government shall terminate—
(1) in the case of a program for which a law,
other than a law making appropriations, provides a
specific period for which amounts are authorized to
be appropriated for the program, upon the expira-
tion of that period; and
(2) in the case of any other program, upon the
adjournment sine die of any Congress.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY REQUIREMENT.—A law en-
acted after the date of enactment of this Act shall not
supersede subsection (a) unless it explicitly states the in-
applicability of that subsection.
SEC. 3. POINT OF ORDER FOR LEGISLATION NOT CONTAIN-
ING AUTHORIZATION PERIOD.
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘9. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, conference report, concur-
rent resolution, or House resolution that authorizes or re-
quires the performance of any act that would result in the
obligation of appropriated amounts unless—
‘‘(a) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, mo-
tion, conference report, concurrent resolution, or
House resolution includes a provision that specifies
a period for which such amounts are authorized to
be appropriated; or
‘‘(b) there is in effect a law that authorizes, for
a specified period, the appropriation of amounts for
performing that act.’’.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF TAX PROVISIONS.
No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (or any other internal revenue law) for any
period after the close of the 103d Congress, unless a later
date for such tax to terminate is specified by law.
SEC. 5. POINT OF ORDER FOR TAX LEGISLATION NOT CON-
TAINING A TERMINATION DATE.
Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘10. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint
resolution, amendment, motion, conference report, concur-
rent resolution, or House resolution providing for any tax
or any change affecting the revenue from any tax unless—
‘‘(a) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, mo-
tion, conference report, concurrent resolution, or
House resolution includes a provision that specifies
a date on which such tax or change terminates; or
‘‘(b) there is in effect a law that specifies a date
on which such tax or change terminates.’’.
SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that—