SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1101 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) ‘biennium’ has the meaning given to such
term in paragraph (11) of section 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(11)).’’.
(b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO THE
CONGRESS.—
(1) The matter preceding paragraph (1) in sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) On or before the first Monday in February of
each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by
section 300(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974),
beginning with the One Hundred Sixth Congress, the
President shall transmit to the Congress, the budget for
the biennium beginning on October 1 of such calendar
year. The budget transmitted under this subsection shall
include a budget message and summary and supporting
information. The President shall include in each budget
the following:’’.
(2) Section 1105(a)(5) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal year
for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal
years after that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal
year in the biennium for which the budget is submit-
ted and in the succeeding 4 years’’.
(3) Section 1105(a)(6) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal year
for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal
years after that year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal
year in the biennium for which the budget is submit-
ted and in the succeeding 4 years’’.
(4) Section 1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal
year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bien-
nium’’.
(5) Section 1105(a)(12) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the
fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in
the biennium’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘4
fiscal years after that year’’ and inserting ‘‘4
fiscal years immediately following the second
fiscal year in such biennium’’.
(6) Section 1105(a)(13) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal
year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bien-
nium’’.
(7) Section 1105(a)(14) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘that year’’ and
inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium for which
the budget is submitted’’.
(8) Section 1105(a)(16) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal
year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in the bien-
nium’’.
(9) Section 1105(a)(17) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year following
the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year
in the biennium following the biennium’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘that following fiscal year’’
and inserting ‘‘each such fiscal year’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year before the fis-
cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium before the bi-
ennium’’.
(10) Section 1105(a)(18) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the prior fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘each of the 2 most recently com-
pleted fiscal years’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in those fiscal years’’.
(11) Section 1105(a)(19) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the prior fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘each of the 2 most recently com-
pleted fiscal years’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘for that year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘with respect to those fiscal years’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘in that year’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘in those fiscal years’’.
(c) ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
OF LEGISLATIVE
AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES.—Section 1105(b) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘each year’’
and inserting ‘‘each even-numbered year’’.
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEET ESTIMATED DE-
FICIENCIES.—Section 1105(c) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year for’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘biennium for’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or current biennium, as the
case may be,’’ after ‘‘current fiscal year’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘that year’’ and inserting ‘‘that
period’’.
(e) 
CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
ANALYSIS.—Section
1105(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘ensuing fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium
to which such budget relates’’.
(f) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET
ESTIMATES
AND
CHANGES.—
(1) Section 1106(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by—
(i) striking ‘‘Before July 16 of each
year,’’ and inserting ‘‘Before February 15
of each even numbered year,’’; and
(ii) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘biennium’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘each fiscal year in such bien-
nium’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(C) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘4 fiscal years follow-
ing the fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘4 fiscal
years following the biennium’’; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting a period; and
(D) by striking paragraph (3).
(2) Section 1106(b) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by—
(A) striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and inserting
‘‘each fiscal year in the biennium’’;
(B) striking ‘‘July 16 of each year’’ and
inserting ‘‘February 15 of each even-numbered
year’’; and
(C) striking ‘‘July 16’’ and inserting ‘‘Feb-
ruary 15 of each even-numbered year.’’.
(g) CURRENT PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES ESTI-
MATES.—
(1) Section 1109(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘On or before the first
Monday after January 3 of each year (on or be-
fore February 5 in 1986)’’ and inserting ‘‘At
the same time the budget required by section
1105 is submitted for a biennium’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the following fiscal year’’
and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year of such period’’.
(2) Section 1109(b) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘March 1 of each
year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 6 weeks of the Presi-
dent’s budget submission for each odd-numbered
year (or, if applicable, as provided by section 300(b)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974)’’.
(h) YEAR-AHEAD
REQUESTS
FOR
AUTHORIZING
LEGISLATION.—Section 1110 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘bien-
nium (beginning on or after October 1, 1999)’’;
(2) striking ‘‘May 16’’ and inserting ‘‘March
31’’; and
(3) striking ‘‘year before the year in which the
fiscal year begins’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year pre-
ceding the calendar year in which the biennium be-
gins’’.
SEC. 6. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE OF
APPROPRIATIONS ACTS.
Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘§ 105. Title and style of appropriations Acts
‘‘(a) The style and title of all Acts making appropria-
tions for the support of the Government shall be as fol-
lows: ‘An Act making appropriations (here insert the ob-
ject) for each fiscal year in the biennium of fiscal years
(here insert the fiscal years of the biennium).’.
‘‘(b) All Acts making regular appropriations for the
support of the Government shall be enacted for a biennium
and shall specify the amount of appropriations provided
for each fiscal year in such period.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘biennium’
has the same meaning as in section 3(11) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 622(11)).’’.
SEC. 7. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 314. (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be
in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate
to consider—
‘‘(1) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, mo-
tion, or conference report that authorizes appropria-
tions for a period of less than 2 fiscal years, unless
the program, project, or activity for which the ap-
propriations are authorized will require no further
appropriations and will be completed or terminated
after the appropriations have been expended; and
‘‘(2) in any odd-numbered year, any authoriza-
tion or revenue bill or joint resolution until Congress
completes action on the biennial budget resolution,
all regular biennial appropriations bills, and all rec-
onciliation bills.
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—In the Senate, subsection (a)
shall not apply to—
‘‘(1) any measure that is privileged for consid-
eration pursuant to a rule or statute;
‘‘(2) any matter considered in Executive Ses-
sion; or
‘‘(3) an appropriations measure or reconcili-
ation bill.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The
table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is
amended by adding after the item relating to section 313
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 314. Authorizations of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 8. GOVERNMENT PLANS ON A BIENNIAL BASIS.
(a) STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 306 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September
30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2000’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘at least every
three years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘six years forward’’; and
(4) in subsection (c) by inserting a comma after
‘‘section’’ and adding ‘‘including a strategic plan
submitted by September 30, 1997 meeting the re-
quirements of subsection (a)’’.
(b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO CON-
GRESS.—Paragraph 28 of section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘beginning with’’ and inserting
‘‘for’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and beginning with fiscal
year 2000, a biennial Federal Government perform-
ance plan’’ after ‘‘plan’’.
(c) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 1115 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘section 1105(a)(29)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘an annual’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a biennial’’;
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting after
‘‘program activity’’ the following: ‘‘for both
years 1 and 2 of the biennial plan’’;
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon,
(D) in paragraph (6) by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and inserting ‘‘and’’
after the inserted semicolon; and
(E) by adding after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) cover a 2-year period beginning with the
first fiscal year of the next biennial budget cycle.’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and
inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and
(3) in paragraph (6) of subsection (f) by strik-
ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’.
(d) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND FLEXIBIL-
ITY.—Section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘an-
nual’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1105(a)(29)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 1105(a)(28)’’;
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘one
or’’ before ‘‘years’’;
(B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘a
subsequent year’’ and inserting ‘‘for a subse-
quent 2-year period’’; and
(C) in the third sentence by striking
‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘four’’.
(e) PILOT PROJECTS FOR PERFORMANCE BUDGET-
ING.—Section 1119 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by strik-
ing ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘biennial’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘annual’’ and
inserting ‘‘biennial’’.
(f) STRATEGIC PLANS.—Section 2802 of title 39,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September
30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2000’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘at least every
three years’’ and inserting ‘‘at least every 4 years’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘five years forward’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘six years forward’’; and
(4) in subsection (c), by inserting a comma
after ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘including a strategic
plan submitted by September 30, 1997 meeting the
requirements of subsection (a)’’.
(g) PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Section 2803 of title 39,
United States Code, is amended in subsection (a) by strik-
ing ‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’.
(h) COMMITTEE VIEWS OF PLANS AND REPORTS.—
Section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act (2 U.S.C.
632(d)) is amended by adding at the end ‘‘Each committee
of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall review
the strategic plans, performance plans, and performance
reports, required under section 306 of title 5, United
States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31,
United States Code, of all agencies under the jurisdiction
of the committee. Each committee may provide its views
on such plans or reports to the Committee on the Budget
of the applicable House.’’.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on March 31, 1998.
(2) AGENCY ACTIONS.—Effective on and after
the date of enactment of this Act, each agency shall
take such actions as necessary to prepare and sub-
mit any plan or report in accordance with the
amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 9. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘CONSIDERATION OF TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
‘‘SEC. 315. It shall not be in order in the House of
Representatives or the Senate in any odd-numbered year
to consider any regular bill providing new budget authority
or a limitation on obligations under the jurisdiction of any
of the subcommittees of the Committees on Appropria-
tions for only the first fiscal year of a biennium, unless
the program, project, or activity for which the new budget
authority or obligation limitation is provided will require
no additional authority beyond 1 year and will be com-
pleted or terminated after the amount provided has been
expended.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The
table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is
amended by adding after the item relating to section 313
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 315. Consideration of two year appropriations bills.’’.
SEC. 10. REPORT ON TWO YEAR FISCAL PERIOD.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of OMB shall—
(1) determine the impact and feasibility of
changing the definition of a fiscal year and the
budget process based on that definition to a 2-year
fiscal period with a 2-year budget process based on
the 2-year period; and
(2) report the findings of the study to the Com-
mittees on the Budget of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate.
SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections 8
and 10 and subsection (b), this Act and the amendments
made by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 1999,
and shall apply to budget resolutions and appropriations
for the biennium beginning with fiscal year 2000.
(b) AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
THE BIENNIUM.—For
purposes of authorizations for the biennium beginning
with fiscal year 2000, the provisions of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act relating to 2-year author-
izations shall take effect January 1, 1998.
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