(k) Clause 5(a)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year after September 15 in the preceding fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘biennium after September 15 of the calendar 
year in which such biennium begins’’. 
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
Clause 8 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is repealed and clauses 9 and 11 are re-
designated as clauses 8 and 9, respectively. 
SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRES-
SIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974. 
(a) SECTION 202(e).—Section 202(e)(1)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
‘‘(b)(2)(A) and for excise taxes assumed to be extended 
under section 257(b)(2)(C)’’. 
(b) SECTION 302(a)(1).—Section 302(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
‘‘(except in the case of the Committee on Appropriations 
only for the fiscal year of that resolution)’’. 
(c) SECTION 302(f)(1).—Section 302(f)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting 
‘‘or outlays’’ after ‘‘new budget authority’’. 
(d) SECTION 308(a).—Section 308(a)(3)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is repealed. 
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(e) SECTION 308(d).—Section 308(d) of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
‘‘252(d)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘252(c)’’. 
TITLE 
III—CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS TO TITLES 1, 5, 
31, AND 39, UNITED STATES 
CODE 
SEC. 301. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE 
OF APPROPRIATION ACTS. 
Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 105. Title and style of appropriation 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(13) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 622(13)).’’. 
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SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
CODE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1101 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ‘biennium’ has the meaning given to such 
term in paragraph (13) of section 3 of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(12)).’’. 
(b) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO THE 
CONGRESS.— 
(1) SCHEDULE.—The matter preceding para-
graph (1) in section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) On or before the first Tuesday 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 Thirteenth 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 
submission the following:’’. 
(2) EXPENDITURES.—Section 1105(a)(5) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
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