I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3577 
To establish biennial budgets for the United States Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2011 
Mr. RIBBLE (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 
STUTZMAN, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. GUINTA, and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, 
and in addition to the Committees on Rules and Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish biennial budgets for the United States 
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 
and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2011’’. 
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TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL 
BUDGET PROCESS 
SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 
Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) to assure effective control over the budg-
etary process; 
‘‘(2) to facilitate the determination biennially of 
the appropriate level of Federal revenues and ex-
penditures by the Congress and the President;’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(12) The term ‘direct spending’ has the mean-
ing given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985. 
‘‘(13) The term ‘biennium’ means the period of 
2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of 
any odd-numbered year.’’. 
SEC. 103. REVISION OF TIMETABLE. 
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 631) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘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 Thirteenth Congress or a subsequent 
Congress, as applicable) 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. 
April 15 .....................................
Congress completes action on concurrent res-
olution on the biennial budget. 
May 15 .......................................
Biennial appropriation bills may be consid-
ered in the House of Representatives. 
June 10 ......................................
House Appropriations Committee reports last 
biennial appropriation bill. 
June 15 ......................................
Congress completes action on reconciliation 
legislation. 
June 30 ......................................
House completes action on biennial appro-
priation bills. 
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 reso-
lutions 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 during which the term 
of a President (except a President who succeeds himself) 
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