or joint resolution on consumer prices and
on the actual supply of goods and services
in consumer markets;
‘‘(ii) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill
or joint resolution on worker wages, work-
er benefits, and employment opportunities;
and
‘‘(iii) an analysis of the effect of the
Federal private sector mandates in the bill
or joint resolution on the hiring practices,
expansion, and profitability of businesses
with 100 or fewer employees; and’’.
(2) POINT
OF
ORDER.—Section 424(b)(3) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
658c(b)(3)) is amended by adding after the period
‘‘If such determination is made by the Director, a
point of order under this part shall lie only under
section 425(a)(1) and as if the requirement of sec-
tion 425(a)(1) had not been met.’’.
(3) THRESHOLD AMOUNTS.—Section 425(a) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
658d(a)) is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at
the end of paragraph (1) and redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(B) inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(2) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, mo-
tion, or conference report that would increase the di-
rect costs of Federal private sector mandates by an
amount that causes the thresholds specified in sec-
tion 424(b)(1) to be exceeded; and’’.
(4) APPLICATION
RELATING
TO
APPROPRIA-
TIONS
COMMITTEES.—(A) Section 425(c)(1)(A) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
658d(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘except’’.
(B) Section 425(c)(1)(B) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658d(c)(1)(B)) is
amended—
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘intergovern-
mental’’;
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘intergovern-
mental’’;
(iii) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘intergovern-
mental’’; and
(iv) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘intergovern-
mental’’.
(5) 
THRESHOLD
BURDEN.—(A) 
Section
426(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
(2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘leg-
islative’’ before ‘‘language’’.
(B) Section 426(b)(2) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 425 or subsection (a) of this
section’’ and inserting ‘‘part B’’.
(6) QUESTION OF CONSIDERATION.—(A) Sec-
tion 426(b)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘section 425 or subsection (a) of this section’’ and
inserting ‘‘part B’’.
(B) Section 426(b)(3) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658e(b)(3)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, except that not more than one
point of order shall be recognized by the Chair under
section 425(a)(1) or (a)(2)’’ before the period.
(7) APPLICATION
RELATING
TO
CONGRES-
SIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.—Section 427 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658f) is
amended by striking ‘‘intergovernmental’’.
(b) RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—
Clause 5(c) of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘intergovern-
mental’’ and by striking ‘‘section 424(a)(1)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 424 (a)(1) or (b)(1)’’.
(c) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress—
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such it shall be considered as part
of the rules of such House, respectively, and shall
supersede other rules only to the extent 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 each House.
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