section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
for purposes of budget enforcement under section 302(f)) 
for fiscal year 2015 from which the Committee on Appro-
priations may report regular appropriation bills for fiscal 
year 2016 that include funding for certain accounts for 
each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 
(3) The report of the Committee on the Budget of 
each House accompanying the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2016 and the joint explanatory 
statement of managers accompanying such resolution shall 
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 114th 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 114th 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 2016–2017 biennium. 
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(e) CBO AUTHORIZATION REPORT.—On or before 
January 15, 2016, 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 2016 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 2016 for which authoriza-
tions for appropriations will expire during that fiscal year, 
fiscal year 2017, or fiscal year 2018. 
(f) PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2017.—The budget submission of the President 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, for fiscal year 2017 shall include an evaluation of, 
and recommendations regarding, the transitional biennial 
budget process for the fiscal year 2016–2017 biennium 
that was carried out pursuant to this section. 
(g) CBO TRANSITIONAL REPORT.—On or before 
March 31, 2016, 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 2016–2017 biennium that was 
carried out pursuant to this section. 
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SEC. 13. TREATMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION 
MEASURES. 
Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) SUPERMAJORITY REQUIREMENT FOR SUPPLE-
MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—In the House of Representa-
tives or the Senate, any bill or joint resolution making 
supplemental appropriations, or an amendment thereto or 
conference report thereon, may not be considered as 
passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not 
less than three-fifths of the Members voting, a quorum 
being present.’’. 
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided by sections 8, 11, and 12, this 
Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on 
January 1, 2017, and shall apply to budget resolutions 
and appropriations for the biennium beginning with fiscal 
year 2018. 
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