I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3586
To provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process
and to enhance oversight and the responsibility, efficiency, and perform-
ance of the Federal Government.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 8, 2000
Mr. CALLAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and
Government Reform, 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 for a biennial budget process and a biennial
appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the
responsibility, efficiency, and performance of the Federal
Government.
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’’.
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. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by
subsection (b), the timetable with respect to the congres-
sional budget process for any Congress (beginning with
the One Hundred Seventh Congress) is as follows:
‘‘First Session
‘‘On or before:
Action to be completed:
First Monday in February .......
President submits budget recommendations.
February 15 .............................
Congressional Budget Office submits report
to Budget Committees.
Not later than 6 weeks after
budget submission.
Committees submit views and estimates to
Budget Committees.
April 1 ......................................
Budget Committees report concurrent resolu-
tion on the biennial budget.
May 15 .....................................
Congress completes action on concurrent reso-
lution on the biennial budget.
May 15 .....................................
Biennial appropriation bills may be consid-
ered in the House.
June 10 ....................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last
biennial appropriation bill.
June 30 ....................................
House completes action on biennial appropria-
tion bills.
August 1 ...................................
Congress completes action on reconciliation
legislation.
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 re-
view.
Congressional Budget Office submits report
to Budget Committees.
The last day of the session .......
Congress completes action on bills and resolu-
tions authorizing new budget authority for
the succeeding biennium.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of any first session
of Congress that begins in any year immediately following
a leap year and during which the term of a President (ex-
cept a President who succeeds himself) begins, the fol-
lowing dates shall supersede those set forth in subsection
(a):
‘‘First Session
‘‘On or before:
Action to be completed:
First Monday in April ..............
President submits budget recommendations.
April 20 ....................................
Committees submit views and estimates to
Budget Committees.
May 15 .....................................
Budget Committees report concurrent resolu-
tion on the biennial budget.
June 1 ......................................
Congress completes action on concurrent reso-
lution on the biennial budget.
July 1 .......................................
Biennial appropriation bills may be consid-
ered in the House.
July 20 .....................................
House completes action on biennial appropria-
tion bills.
August 1 ...................................
Congress completes action on reconciliation
legislation.
October 1 ..................................
Biennium begins.’’.
SEC. 3. 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
‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘bi-
ennium’’.
(2) BIENNIUM.—Section 3 of such Act (2
U.S.C. 622) is further amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph: