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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2221
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a two-
year (biennial) budgeting cycle, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 1993
Mr. HUTTO (for himself and Mr. CALLAHAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred jointly to the Committees on Government Operations
and Rules
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide
for a two-year (biennial) budgeting cycle, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Biennial Budgeting
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. 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. The timetable with respect to the Con-
gressional budget process for any Congress (beginning
with the One Hundred Fourth Congress) is as follows:
‘‘First Session
‘‘On or before:
Action to be completed:
First Monday in Feb-
ruary ...........................
President submits budget recommendations.
February 15 ....................
Congressional Budget Office submits report
to Budget Committees.
February 25 ....................
Committees submit views and estimates to
Budget Committees.
March 31 ........................
House Budget Committee reports concurrent
resolution on the biennial budget.
April 15 ..........................
Congress completes action on concurrent reso-
lution on the biennial budget.
May 15 ............................
Biennial appropriation bills may be considered
in the House.
June 10 ...........................
House Appropriations Committee reports last
biennial appropriation bill.
September 1 ....................
OMB submits report setting forth estimate of
surplus/deficit for current fiscal year.
September 30 ..................
Congress completes action on reconciliation
legislation.
September 30 ..................
Congress completes action on biennial appro-
priation bills.
October 1 ........................
Biennium begins.
October 15 ......................
OMB submits report setting forth actual sur-
plus/deficit for fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30.
‘‘Second Session
‘‘On or before:
Action to be completed:
May 15 ............................
Congressional Budget Office submits report
to Budget Committees.
September 1 ....................
OMB submits report setting forth estimate of
surplus/deficit for current fiscal year.
October 15 ......................
OMB submits report setting forth actual sur-
plus/deficit for fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30.
The last day of the ses-
sion ..............................
Congress completes action on bills and resolu-
tions authorizing new budget authority for
the succeeding biennium.’’.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974.
(a) AMENDMENT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
ACT OF 1974.—Whenever in this section an amendment
or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the references shall
be to a section or other provision of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
(b) DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.—Section 2(2) (2
U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘each year’’ and
inserting ‘‘biennially’’.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) Section 3(4) (2 U.S.C. 622(4)) is amended
by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘biennium’’.
(2) Section 3 (2 U.S.C. 622) is further amend-
ed by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(11) The term ‘biennium’ means the period of
2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of
any odd-numbered year.’’.
(d) DUTIES OF CBO.—
(1) Section 202(f)(1) (2 U.S.C. 602(f)(1)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘February 15 of each
year’’ and inserting ‘‘February 15 of each odd-
numbered calendar year’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year commenc-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bien-
nium commencing’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘such biennium’’;
and
(D) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ the sec-
ond place it appears and ‘‘each fiscal year in
such biennium’’.
(2) Section 202(f) (2 U.S.C. 602(f)) is further
amended—
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘The Di-
rector shall from time to time’’ and inserting
‘‘On May 15 of each even numbered year and
at such other times as he or she deems
appropriate, the Director shall’’.
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘January 15’’ and in-
serting ‘‘February 15’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘each year’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘each 
even-numbered 
calendar
year’’,
(iii) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year end-
ing September 30 of that calendar year’’ in
clause (A) and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year
in the biennium beginning October 1 of the
preceding calendar year’’,
(iv) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year ending
September 30 of that calendar year’’ in
clause (B) and inserting ‘‘either fiscal year
of such biennium’’, and
(v) by striking ‘‘fiscal year beginning
October 1 of that calendar year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘succeeding biennium’’.
(e) BIENNIAL CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE
BUDGET.—
(1) Section 301(a) (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘April 15 of each year’’
and inserting ‘‘April 15 of each odd-numbered
year’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning
on October 1 of such year’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the biennium beginning on
October 1 of such year’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year beginning
on October 1 of such year’’ the second place it
appears and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in such
period’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘each of the two ensuing
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in
the succeeding biennium’’.
(2) Section 301(b) (2 U.S.C. 632(b)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
by inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’ after ‘‘concurrent
resolution on the budget’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘for such
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘for either fiscal year
in such biennium’’.
(3) Section 301(d) (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Within 6 weeks after the President
submits a budget under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘On or before
February 25 of each odd-numbered year’’.
(4) Section 301(e) (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘fiscal
year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium’’;
(B) by inserting between the second and
third sentences the following new sentence: ‘‘On
or before March 31 of each odd-numbered year