I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8195 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2024 Mr. Bergman (for himself, Mr. Arrington , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Yakym , Mrs. McClain , Mr. Cline , Mr. Ferguson , Mr. Estes , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. Smucker , Mr. Norman , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Roy , and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To strengthen congressional oversight of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Administrative PAYGO Act of 2024 or the SAP Act of 2024 . 2. Congressional oversight of Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 (a) Waiver Section 265 of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 (title III of division B of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 ( Public Law 118–5 )) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Submission to Budget Committees The Director shall submit, to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate— (1) any waiver determination under subsection (a) and a detailed explanation of why such waiver was necessary; and (2) an estimate of the budgetary effects of the covered discretionary administrative action so waived. . (b) Exemption Section 266 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 266. Application (a) In general This title shall apply to any administrative action that increases direct spending by at least— (1) $1,000,000,000 over the 10-year period beginning with the current year; or (2) $100,000,000 in any year during such 10-year period. (b) Review With respect to any covered discretionary administrative action exempted under subsection (a), the Director shall submit, to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General, an estimate of the budgetary effects of the covered discretionary administrative action so exempted. . (c) Statement of purpose with respect to budget neutrality Section 261 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 261. Short title; purpose (a) Short title This title may be cited as the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 . (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this title to establish a budget neutral requirement for discretionary administrative actions of the executive branch that affect direct spending. . (d) Termination of sunset Section 268 of such Act is hereby repealed (and redesignate sections 269 and 270 as sections 268 and 269, respectively). (e) Budget submission Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (40) the number of waiver determinations under section 265(a) of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 (title III of division B of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 ( Public Law 118–5 ))— (A) submitted during the prior fiscal year and the first quarter of the current fiscal year; and (B) expected to be submitted during the second, third and fourth quarters of the current fiscal year and expected to be submitted in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. .