the Committee on the Budget of each House
shall report to its House the concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget referred to in subsection (a)
for the biennium beginning on October 1 of
that year.’’; and
(C) in paragraph (6)—
(i) by striking ‘‘five’’ and inserting
‘‘four’’,
(ii) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘the first fiscal year of such bien-
nium,’’, and
(iii) by striking ‘‘such period’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such four-fiscal-year period’’.
(5) Section 301(f) (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘biennium’’.
(6) The section heading of section 301 is
amended by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘bien-
nial’’.
(7) The table of contents set forth in section
1(b) is amended by striking ‘‘Annual’’ in the item
relating to section 301 and inserting ‘‘Biennial’’.
(f) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS.—
(1) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 302(a) (2
U.S.C. 633(a)) are amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’ after
‘‘budget’’ the first place it appears in each such
paragraph; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘for each fiscal year in
such biennium’’ after ‘‘estimated allocation’’
each place it appears.
(2) Section 302(c) (2 U.S.C. 633(c)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘for either fiscal
year in a biennium’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘for such bien-
nium’’.
(3) Section 302(f)(1) (2 U.S.C. 633(f)(1)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for a biennium’’, and
(B) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ each
place it appears in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting ‘‘a fiscal year in
such biennium’’.
(4) Section 302(f)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for a biennium’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘for a biennium’’, and
(C) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3 succeeding’’.
(g) SECTION 303 POINT OF ORDER.—
(1) Section 303(a) (2 U.S.C. 634(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘biennium’’.
(2) Section 303(b) (2 U.S.C. 634(b)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (1) and paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the
fiscal year’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘biennium’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘any cal-
endar year’’ and inserting ‘‘any odd-numbered
calendar year’’.
(h) PERMISSIBLE REVISIONS OF CONCURRENT RES-
OLUTIONS ON THE BUDGET.—Section 304 (2 U.S.C. 635)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ the first two places
it appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’; and
(3) by inserting before the period ‘‘for such
biennium’’.
(i) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET
RESOLUTIONS.—Section 305(b)(3) (2 U.S.C. 636(b)(3))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the concurrent’’ and inserting
‘‘a concurrent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting
‘‘biennium’’.
(j) REPORTS AND SUMMARIES OF CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET ACTIONS.—
(1)(A) Section 308(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 639(a)(1))
is amended—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year (or fiscal years)’’
and inserting ‘‘biennium’’,
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal
year (or fiscal years)’’ and inserting ‘‘bien-
nium’’, and
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘such
fiscal year (or fiscal years)’’ and inserting
‘‘such biennium’’.
(B) Section 308(a)(2) is amended by striking
‘‘fiscal year (or fiscal years)’’ and inserting ‘‘bien-
nium’’.
(2) Section 308(b)(1) (2 U.S.C. 639(b)(1)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘each fiscal year covered
by a concurrent resolution on the budget’’ the
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘a bien-
nium’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘for such biennium’’ after
‘‘concurrent resolution on the budget’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year preceding
the first fiscal year covered by the appropriate
concurrent resolution’’ and inserting ‘‘each fis-
cal year in the biennium preceding such bien-
nium’’.
(3) Section 308(c) (2 U.S.C. 639(c)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘Five’’ in the subsection
heading and inserting ‘‘Four’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it
appears in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘5 fiscal years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘4 fiscal years’’.
(k) COMPLETION OF ACTION ON REGULAR APPRO-
PRIATION BILLS.—Section 309 (2 U.S.C. 640) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘of any odd-numbered calendar
year’’ after ‘‘July’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘annual’’ and inserting ‘‘regu-
lar’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting
‘‘biennium’’.
(l) RECONCILIATION PROCESS.—
(1) Section 310(a) (2 U.S.C. 641(a)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘any fiscal year’’ in the
matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting
‘‘any biennium’’;
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘such fis-
cal year’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘each fiscal year in such biennium’’; and
(C) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘for each
fiscal year in such biennium’’ after ‘‘revenues’’.
(2) Section 310(e) (2 U.S.C. 641(e)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘20 hours’’ in paragraph
(2) and inserting ‘‘100 hours’’; and
(B) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) It shall not be in order in the Senate or
the House of Representatives to consider any rec-
onciliation bill or resolution or any amendment
thereto or any conference report thereon which
changes any provision of law other than provisions
of law which—
‘‘(A) provide new budget authority or
spending 
authority 
described 
in 
section
401(c)(2);
‘‘(B) relate to revenues; or
‘‘(C) specify the amount of the statutory
limit on the public debt.’’.
(3) Section 310(f) (2 U.S.C. 641(f)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by inserting ‘‘of any odd-numbered cal-
endar year’’ after ‘‘July’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year beginning on
October 1 of the calendar year to which the ad-
journment resolution pertains’’ and inserting
‘‘biennium beginning on October 1 of such cal-
endar year’’, and
(C) by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘for such biennium’’.
(m) SECTION 311 POINT OF ORDER.—
(1) Section 311(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for a biennium’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ the first,
second, and third places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘a fiscal year in such biennium’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘for such fiscal year’’
after ‘‘outlays’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘concurrent resolution on
the budget for such fiscal year’’ and inserting
‘‘concurrent resolution on the budget for the bi-
ennium in which such fiscal year occurs’’;
(E) by inserting ‘‘for such fiscal year’’
after ‘‘revenues’’ the first place it appears; and
(F) by inserting ‘‘for such fiscal year’’
after ‘‘set forth’’ the second place it appears.
(2) Section 311(b) (2 U.S.C. 642(b)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘a biennium’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘such fiscal year’’ the sec-
ond place it appears and inserting ‘‘either fiscal
year in such biennium’’.
(n) BILLS PROVIDING NEW SPENDING AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 401(b)(2) (2 U.S.C. 651(b)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘for such fiscal year’’ the second place it ap-
(4) Clause 4(f) of rule X is amended by striking
‘‘annually’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘bi-
ennially’’.
(5) Clause 4(g) of rule X is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘March 15 of each year’’
and inserting ‘‘March 15 of each odd-numbered
year’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ the first place
it appears and inserting ‘‘biennium’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘that fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each fiscal year in such ensuing
biennium’’.
(6) Clause 4(h) of rule X is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium’’.
(7) Subdivision (C) of clause 2(l)(1) of rule XI
is repealed.
(8) Clause 4(a) of rule XI is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year if reported after September 15 pre-
ceding the beginning of such fiscal year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘biennium if reported after August 1 of the year
in which such biennium begins’’.
(9) Clause 2 of rule XLIX is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘biennium’’.