621 et seq.) is amended by striking all of part B (except 
for sections 1016 and 1013, which are redesignated as sec-
tions 1019 and 1020, respectively) and part C and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘PART B—LEGISLATIVE LINE-ITEM VETO 
‘‘LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 1011. (a) PROPOSED CANCELLATIONS.—With-
in 30 calendar days after the enactment of any bill or joint 
resolution containing any congressional earmark or pro-
viding any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax benefit, 
the President may propose, in the manner provided in sub-
section (b), the repeal of the congressional earmark or the 
cancellation of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax 
benefit. If the 30 calendar-day period expires during a pe-
riod where either House of Congress stands adjourned sine 
die at the end of Congress or for a period greater than 
30 calendar days, the President may propose a cancella-
tion under this section and transmit a special message 
under subsection (b) on the first calendar day of session 
following such a period of adjournment. 
‘‘(b) TRANSMITTAL OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
transmit to the Congress a special message pro-
posing to repeal any congressional earmarks or 
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to cancel any limited tariff benefits or targeted 
tax benefits. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF SPECIAL MESSAGE.— 
Each special message shall specify, with respect 
to the congressional earmarks, limited tariff 
benefits, or targeted tax benefits to be repealed 
or canceled— 
‘‘(i) the congressional earmark that 
the President proposes to repeal or the 
limited tariff benefit or the targeted tax 
benefit that the President proposes be can-
celed; 
‘‘(ii) the specific project or govern-
mental functions involved; 
‘‘(iii) the reasons why such congres-
sional earmark should be repealed or such 
limited tariff benefit or targeted tax ben-
efit should be canceled; 
‘‘(iv) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the estimated fiscal, economic, and 
budgetary effect (including the effect on 
outlays and receipts in each fiscal year) of 
the proposed repeal or cancellation; 
‘‘(v) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, all facts, circumstances, and con-
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siderations relating to or bearing upon the 
proposed repeal or cancellation and the de-
cision to propose the repeal or cancellation, 
and the estimated effect of the proposed 
repeal or cancellation upon the objects, 
purposes, or programs for which the con-
gressional earmark, limited tariff benefit, 
or the targeted tax benefit is provided; 
‘‘(vi) a numbered list of repeals and 
cancellations to be included in an approval 
bill that, if enacted, would repeal congres-
sional earmarks and cancel limited tariff 
benefits or targeted tax benefits proposed 
in that special message; and 
‘‘(vii) if the special message is trans-
mitted subsequent to or at the same time 
as another special message, a detailed ex-
planation why the proposed repeals or can-
cellations are not substantially similar to 
any other proposed repeal or cancellation 
in such other message. 
‘‘(C) DUPLICATIVE
PROPOSALS
PROHIB-
ITED.—The President may not propose to re-
peal or cancel the same or substantially similar 
congressional earmark, limited tariff benefit, or 
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targeted tax benefit more than one time under 
this Act. 
‘‘(D) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIAL MES-
SAGES.—The President may not transmit to the 
Congress more than one special message under 
this subsection related to any bill or joint reso-
lution described in subsection (a), but may 
transmit not more than 2 special messages for 
any omnibus budget reconciliation or appropria-
tion measure. 
‘‘(2) ENACTMENT OF APPROVAL BILL.— 
‘‘(A) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Congressional 
earmarks, limited tariff benefits, or targeted tax 
benefits which are repealed or canceled pursu-
ant to enactment of a bill as provided under 
this section shall be dedicated only to reducing 
the deficit or increasing the surplus. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT
OF
LEVELS
IN
THE 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.— 
Not later than 5 days after the date of enact-
ment of an approval bill as provided under this 
section, the chairs of the Committees on the 
Budget of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives shall revise allocations and aggre-
gates and other appropriate levels under the ap-
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propriate concurrent resolution on the budget to 
reflect the repeal or cancellation, and the appli-
cable committees shall report revised suballoca-
tions pursuant to section 302(b), as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENTS TO STATUTORY LIM-
ITS.—After enactment of an approval bill as 
provided under this section, the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall revise applicable lim-
its under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as appropriate. 
‘‘(D) 
TRUST
FUNDS
AND
SPECIAL 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
nothing in this part shall be construed to re-
quire or allow the deposit of amounts derived 
from a trust fund or special fund which are 
canceled pursuant to enactment of a bill as pro-
vided under this section to any other fund. 
‘‘PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION 
‘‘SEC. 1012. (a) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The majority leader or mi-
nority leader of each House or his designee shall (by 
request) introduce an approval bill as defined in sec-
tion 1017 not later than the third day of session of 
that House after the date of receipt of a special mes-
sage transmitted to the Congress under section 
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1011(b). If the bill is not introduced as provided in 
the preceding sentence in either House, then, on the 
fourth day of session of that House after the date 
of receipt of the special message, any Member of 
that House may introduce the bill. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(A) REFERRAL
AND
REPORTING.—Any 
committee of the House of Representatives to 
which an approval bill is referred shall report it 
to the House without amendment not later than 
the seventh legislative day after the date of its 
introduction. If a committee fails to report the 
bill within that period or the House has adopt-
ed a concurrent resolution providing for ad-
journment sine die at the end of a Congress, 
such committee shall be automatically dis-
charged from further consideration of the bill 
and it shall be placed on the appropriate cal-
endar. 
‘‘(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
After an approval bill is reported by or dis-
charged from committee or the House has 
adopted a concurrent resolution providing for 
adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, 
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bill introduced in the Senate prior to a 
vote under subparagraph (C), then the 
Senate may consider, and the vote under 
subparagraph (C) may occur on, the House 
companion bill. 
‘‘(ii) PROCEDURE
AFTER
VOTE
ON 
SENATE BILL.—If the Senate votes, pursu-
ant to subparagraph (C), on the bill intro-
duced in the Senate, then immediately fol-
lowing that vote, or upon receipt of the 
House companion bill, the House bill shall 
be deemed to be considered, read the third 
time, and the vote on passage of the Sen-
ate bill shall be considered to be the vote 
on the bill received from the House. 
‘‘(b) AMENDMENTS PROHIBITED.—No amendment 
to, or motion to strike a provision from, a bill considered 
under this section shall be in order in either the Senate 
or the House of Representatives. 
‘‘PRESIDENTIAL DEFERRAL AUTHORITY 
‘‘SEC. 1013. (a) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AU-
THORITY TO WITHHOLD CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 
President transmits to the Congress a special mes-
sage pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may 
direct that any congressional earmark to be repealed 
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in that special message shall not be made available 
for obligation for a period of 45 calendar days of 
continuous session of the Congress after the date on 
which the President transmits the special message to 
the Congress. 
‘‘(2) EARLY
AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall make any congressional earmark deferred pur-
suant to paragraph (1) available at a time earlier 
than the time specified by the President if the Presi-
dent determines that continuation of the deferral 
would not further the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO 
SUSPEND A LIMITED TARIFF BENEFIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 
President transmits to the Congress a special mes-
sage pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may 
suspend the implementation of any limited tariff 
benefit proposed to be canceled in that special mes-
sage for a period of 45 calendar days of continuous 
session of the Congress after the date on which the 
President transmits the special message to the Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) EARLY
AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall terminate the suspension of any limited tariff 
benefit at a time earlier than the time specified by 
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the President if the President determines that con-
tinuation of the suspension would not further the 
purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(c) TEMPORARY PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO 
SUSPEND A TARGETED TAX BENEFIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 
President transmits to the Congress a special mes-
sage pursuant to section 1011(b), the President may 
suspend the implementation of any targeted tax ben-
efit proposed to be repealed in that special message 
for a period of 45 calendar days of continuous ses-
sion of the Congress after the date on which the 
President transmits the special message to the Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) EARLY
AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall terminate the suspension of any targeted tax 
benefit at a time earlier than the time specified by 
the President if the President determines that con-
tinuation of the suspension would not further the 
purposes of this Act. 
‘‘IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETED TAX BENEFITS 
‘‘SEC. 1014. (a) STATEMENT.—The chairman of the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the chairman of the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate acting jointly (hereafter in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘chairmen’) shall review any rev-
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enue or reconciliation bill or joint resolution which in-
cludes any amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 that is being prepared for filing by a committee of 
conference of the two Houses, and shall identify whether 
such bill or joint resolution contains any targeted tax ben-
efits. The chairmen shall provide to the committee of con-
ference a statement identifying any such targeted tax ben-
efits or declaring that the bill or joint resolution does not 
contain any targeted tax benefits. Any such statement 
shall be made available to any Member of Congress by 
the chairmen immediately upon request. 
‘‘(b) STATEMENT INCLUDED IN LEGISLATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
rule of the House of Representatives or any rule or 
precedent of the Senate, any revenue or reconcili-
ation bill or joint resolution which includes any 
amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
reported by a committee of conference of the two 
Houses may include, as a separate section of such 
bill or joint resolution, the information contained in 
the statement of the chairmen, but only in the man-
ner set forth in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The separate section 
permitted under subparagraph (A) shall read as fol-
lows: ‘Section 1021 of the Congressional Budget and 
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Impoundment 
Control 
Act 
of 
1974 
shall 
llllll apply to llllllll.’, with 
the blank spaces being filled in with— 
‘‘(A) in any case in which the chairmen 
identify targeted tax benefits in the statement 
required under subsection (a), the word ‘only’ 
in the first blank space and a list of all of the 
specific provisions of the bill or joint resolution 
in the second blank space; or 
‘‘(B) in any case in which the chairmen de-
clare that there are no targeted tax benefits in 
the statement required under subsection (a), 
the word ‘not’ in the first blank space and the 
phrase ‘any provision of this Act’ in the second 
blank space. 
‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION
IN REVENUE ESTIMATE.— 
With respect to any revenue or reconciliation bill or joint 
resolution with respect to which the chairmen provide a 
statement under subsection (a), the Joint Committee on 
Taxation shall— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a statement described in 
subsection (b)(2)(A), list the targeted tax benefits in 
any revenue estimate prepared by the Joint Com-
mittee on Taxation for any conference report which 
accompanies such bill or joint resolution, or 
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‘‘(2) in the case of a statement described in 13 
subsection (b)(2)(B), indicate in such revenue esti-
mate that no provision in such bill or joint resolution 
has been identified as a targeted tax benefit. 
‘‘(d) PRESIDENT’S AUTHORITY.—If any revenue or 
reconciliation bill or joint resolution is signed into law— 
‘‘(1) with a separate section described in sub-
section (b)(2), then the President may use the au-
thority granted in this section only with respect to 
any targeted tax benefit in that law, if any, identi-
fied in such separate section; or 
‘‘(2) without a separate section described in 
subsection (b)(2), then the President may use the 
authority granted in this section with respect to any 
targeted tax benefit in that law. 
‘‘TREATMENT OF CANCELLATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1015. The repeal of any congressional earmark 
or cancellation of any limited tariff benefit or targeted tax 
benefit shall take effect only upon enactment of the appli-
cable approval bill. If an approval bill is not enacted into 
law before the end of the applicable period under section 
1013, then all proposed repeals and cancellations con-
tained in that bill shall be null and void and any such 
congressional earmark, limited tariff benefit, or targeted 
tax benefit shall be effective as of the original date pro-
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