115 HR 5214 IH: Protecting Our Children’s Future Act of 2018 U.S. House of Representatives 2018-03-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5214IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 8, 2018Mr. Byrne (for himself, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Barton, and Mr. Gaetz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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 concernedA BILLTo modify the congressional budget and appropriations process to provide fiscal stability for the United States, and for other purposes.
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Short title; table of contents
(a)
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Children’s Future Act of 2018. (b)
Table of contents
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Biennial Budgeting Subtitle A—Congressional Budget Process Sec. 101. Updating purpose of Congressional Budget Act. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Revision of timetable. Sec. 104. Biennial concurrent resolutions on the budget. Sec. 105. Committee allocations. Sec. 106. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations. Sec. 107. Additional amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to effectuate biennial budgeting. Subtitle B—Conforming Amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Sec. 111. Rules Committee recommendations. Sec. 112. Conforming amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments to Titles 1, 5, 31, and 39, United States Code Sec. 121. Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriation Acts. Sec. 122. Amendments to title 31, United States Code. Sec. 123. Government strategic and performance plans on a biennial basis. Subtitle D—Change of Fiscal Year Sec. 131. Change of fiscal year. Title II—Direct Spending Programs Subject to Annual Appropriations Sec. 201. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs. Title III—Zero-Based Budgeting Sec. 301. Zero-based budgeting. Title IV—Procedure for Consideration of Appropriations Measures Consistent with a Budget Resolution Sec. 401. Adoption of reconciliation procedures for appropriations bills. Title V—No Budget No Pay Sec. 501. No budget no pay. Title VI—Repeal of Sequestration Sec. 601. Repeal of sequestration. Sec. 602. Exclusion from PAYGO scorecards. Title VII—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 701. Effective date.
<enum>I</enum><header>Biennial Budgeting</header> <subtitle id="H16382E52B0264B1A8E851974AD49A94E"><enum>A</enum><header>Congressional Budget Process</header> <section id="H72EA6C66563246E499A9344BE3B84718"><enum>101.</enum><header>Updating purpose of Congressional Budget Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 are amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H6EE120F468F34F88B5623A2096D6208C" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HFFB1545A8FCD404C993B55C666287791"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assure effective control over the budgetary process and Federal spending;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD6956BFA56F94EFE828DCB8FB825C2C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to facilitate the determination biennially of the appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures by the Congress and the President;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HCB2E5A8A969C427CB9DAE683D01E742C"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block id="H39E968A2971042C6B56CFB0AD649C8BA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6E78527DB80D470B9F17A9C58E11255C"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The term <term>direct spending</term> has the meaning given to such term in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA8AD75CA68634CA08B4D136EEABAEF49"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The term <term>biennium</term> means the period of 2 consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" id="H3CE88180F19B4B55855735027D2FE333"><enum>103.</enum><header>Revision of timetable</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/631">2 U.S.C. 631</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HC0BF9DEB051549FF9681D48DCFE279DA" style="traditional"> <section commented="no" id="H98E1113895C040DF99B35C5EC9631048"><enum>300.</enum><header>Timetable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any Congress (beginning with the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress) is as follows:</text> <table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" subformat="S6211" table-template-name="Generic: 2 text, 1st shorter" table-type=""><ttitle>First Session</ttitle> <tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" no-carding="1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="10"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="298pts" min-data-value="125"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" colwidth="384pts" min-data-value="175"></colspec> <tbody> <row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr"><bold>On or before:</bold></entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"><bold>Action to be completed:</bold></entry></row> <row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">First Monday in April</entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">President submits budget recommendations.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">April 15</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Not later than 6 weeks after budget submission</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">June 1</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Budget Committees report concurrent resolution on the biennial budget.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">June 30</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the biennial budget.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">July 1</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House of Representatives.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">September 15</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">House Appropriations Committee reports last biennial appropriation bill.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">November 15</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Congress completes action on biennial appropriation bills.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">January 1</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Biennium begins.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table> <table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" subformat="S6211" table-template-name="Generic: 2 text, 1st shorter" table-type=""><ttitle>Second Session</ttitle> <tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" no-carding="1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" ttitle-size="10"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="298pts" min-data-value="125"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" colwidth="385pts" min-data-value="175"></colspec> <tbody> <row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr"><bold>On or before:</bold></entry><entry colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0"><bold>Action to be completed:</bold></entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">First Monday in April</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">President submits budget review.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">Not later than 6 weeks after President submits budget review</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees.</entry></row> <row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">July 31</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Congress completes action on reconciliation legislation.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HFFDD32CCD7A7468E99900B4855EF35BC"><enum>104.</enum><header>Biennial concurrent resolutions on the budget</header> <subsection id="H0C2C5AC8B89B4DF28F0FA6346F382FCD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contents of resolution</header><text>Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/632">2 U.S.C. 632(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0BEF72F5E5414E58B5B3832D6DFF06C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by—</text> <subparagraph id="H5C64701E2EB040C38313CCFF9221D10A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>April 15 of each year</quote> and inserting <quote>June 30 of each odd-numbered year</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E99041B72FB4A77BCE28D4CEDBDB52E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>striking <quote>the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>the biennium beginning on January 1 of the following year</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08D51F8DC92D4AB7BC48A558D2B162F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>striking <quote>the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year</quote> the second place it appears and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in such period</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30E5238B56264AF59E0AFB9567FEC455"><enum>(D)</enum><text>striking <quote>each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the next 2 bienniums</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09E7548F20924188ADFC061CFD6496C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C6A0257EFEB4A8D9FE0716A2BA2739E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HD05A09DD9F56424CB8BD201C4961F735"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subtotals of new budget authority and outlays for nondefense discretionary spending, defense discretionary spending, Medicare, Medicaid and other health-related spending, other direct spending (excluding interest), and net interest;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2DCE18123ACF4C27A17E7BCF55AA52DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>for the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8676ED3B964BE998CE0DA49E0C853E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>for the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H34C2F1CEAE9840C98EDD5BA2909BB589"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional Matters in concurrent resolution</header><text>Section 301(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H86747712CFB14172A0D25E93851AF9AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1), and by striking paragraphs (6) through (9);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE0682B9B159644A9B6D1EBAEA90DF74B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBA4B73F320844533B373E7C0A8DA170A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking <quote>for such fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for either fiscal year in such biennium</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H76A3201133324DBC9111EF3D2524AEE1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3), as redesignated, and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8398AB556C714105838E6A2C4E27676C"> <paragraph id="H94051DC0F5A74C40B07A0D9240A92431"><enum>(3)</enum><text>set forth such other matters, and require such other procedures, relating to the budget as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Act, but shall not include a suspension or alteration of the application of the motion to strike a provision as set forth in section 310(d)(2) or (h)(2)(F);</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph committee-id="HBU00" id="H29240914BA1A4739BFF1912C01ECE3E9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking the semicolon and inserting a period.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H792CF2D902BA4C0D88FF4B7DE0CA2249"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Views of other committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/632">2 U.S.C. 632(d)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: <quote>Each committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall review the strategic plans, performance plans, and performance reports required under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code, of all agencies under the jurisdiction of the committee. Each committee may provide its views on such plans or reports to the Committee on the Budget of the applicable House.</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3213C5E39A8F4D35B464BC69FB34C96C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hearings and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/632">2 U.S.C. 632(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEFE4B9F8509B45ACA7128709CE3D2FFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H8A7E53A5D60F469DAB84EA402E8CF8EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD41213B8217245EEBE83104C7453EB63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after the second sentence the following: <quote>On or before June 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Committee on the Budget of each House shall report to its House the concurrent resolution on the budget referred to in subsection (a) for the biennium beginning on January 1 of the following year.</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A0A9FB7B374C1A968CF4FC9C5CA3EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H15D2082CB9374B9B93FA88FA621D098E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (E), (F), (H), and (I), respectively;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6CDBB11EBC94CF3856DDBB5FE04FADC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), by inserting the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4A94AD199734DA4B8D7188774F34294" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H21C65B00AA6B4746BA7BD455BC35E121"><enum>(A)</enum><text>new budget authority and outlays for each major functional category, based on allocations of the total levels set forth pursuant to subsection (a)(1);</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B8FD6AC84E549C19368E3CD289857A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by striking <quote>mandatory</quote> and inserting <quote>direct spending</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H871637D3C5244A5C916F7B221FAE4EB7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>after subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by inserting the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H07FA8A270A0E48F0B0452C7BB497B8B1" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA832428578814701B3C20BE70A120DE7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">total outlays, total Federal revenues, the surplus or deficit, and new budget authority and outlays for nondefense discretionary spending, defense discretionary spending, Medicare, Medicaid and other health-related spending, other direct spending (excluding interest), social security and other major functional categories, as appropriate, and net interest as set forth in such resolution as a percentage of the gross domestic product of the United States;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF34543765EA43F294E06A2137A270B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3BA9A58B9BB0439FB4AD0F99002E3960"><enum>(A)</enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3372BD3C964B4881B2ECCD52B2D65378"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;</text> </clause><clause id="H8039FCBDDB2246D4B53D96A8DEBBE2A6" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D);</text> </clause><clause id="H996F70D11D90494EAE331DC9C7A0623E" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D); and</text> </clause><clause id="H8D405B9C60A24B31BF32AE084F30B697" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking the period and the end of subparagraph (D), as redesignated, and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD101B63B3B944A31A62796E5C59E726D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by inserting the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H47A8B546EFDF48E385AD148BE3BFE514" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H4E44954A8AE44F849FAB28FABFD52FFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>new budget authority and outlays for each major functional category, based on allocations of the total levels set forth pursuant to subsection (a)(1);</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC35D3A1F77164928AD7D618EDDE0E9DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at the end, by adding the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block id="H91A5460970E34CC6BBA8A9771F1F2F46" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H7F5CD7F4B6DC4FF3B7AB23420CB1B2DF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>set forth, if required by subsection (f), the calendar year in which, in the opinion of the Congress, the goals for reducing unemployment set forth in section 4(b) of the Employment Act of 1946 should be achieved.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30CEB260943A4E83B13EF231C741133E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Goals for reducing unemployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/632">2 U.S.C. 632(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal year</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>biennium</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H42035D89015145469FB2416FDB476E3D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Economic assumptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(g)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/632">2 U.S.C. 632(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>for a fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for a biennium</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDF6E784C130A4D9D9FEE3A2BE911BF57"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Section heading</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The section heading of section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text style="traditional">annual</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="traditional">biennial</header-in-text></quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9F5B90B12DAF4D95B30CB57DBB577CBE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to section 301 in the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by striking <quote>Annual</quote> and inserting <quote>Biennial</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H4326CE5DF11F4229A80C12C6030CD10E"><enum>105.</enum><header>Committee allocations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/633">2 U.S.C. 633</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCA193BBC85CD45789CE9CAC567DD25BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1) by—</text> <subparagraph id="H18A376B57DD940A8BF5B49A46B784CE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>for the first fiscal year of the resolution,</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year in the biennium,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7ECC91E60C74F738EC9054635EBCDD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>striking <quote>for that period of fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>for all fiscal years covered by the resolution</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB28484D371E4C17988C5A349960DDA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>striking <quote>for the fiscal year of that resolution</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BE4B57AF2954BDF93BD54B2F5CE710F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF881DD3D9E574C359034DD2444E6D68E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HA357A43D09D845D68FD3CEF3DDDBC5B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for a fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for a biennium</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE56ED8970C214A8E80075AEEADCB8762"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the first fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>either fiscal year of the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10E35E1CB50542EEBB48DBFBE9A5FB27"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>as reported</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F5E1740B4D04EF893F9AB0FD83BA7DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(2)(A), by—</text> <subparagraph id="H3BF898C7B8C246C28ECCB7D471A554FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>first fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year of the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D597468369E44A2B4DD8E9022D8ADCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>striking <quote>the total of fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>the total of all fiscal years covered by the resolution</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A15B5F3E25F4F3D8F0EB9ECD299F050"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HCB8844BAF1874C99B8AE794BCD351DDD"><enum>106.</enum><header>Multiyear authorizations of appropriations</header> <subsection id="HB0131C3B29974D37A250EA9E32753D7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding after section 315 the following new section:</text> <quoted-block id="H19A644A84D944E1092534F4306B774FC" style="traditional"> <section id="H4415C514A0D94417839F2CDBF032F85C"><enum>316.</enum><header>Multiyear authorizations of appropriations</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0DACBF3E111A41F68BD6BBFE2C13FAF3"><enum>(a)</enum><text>It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure that contains an authorization of appropriations for any purpose unless the measure includes such an authorization of appropriations for that purpose for not less than each fiscal year in one or more bienniums.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H702E8D937E5544A886325862AA8B45A7"><enum>(b)</enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H66B19596F7F94016A345BE2751E92C6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, an authorization of appropriations is an authorization for the enactment of an amount of appropriations or amounts not to exceed an amount of appropriations (whether stated as a sum certain, as a limit, or as such sums as may be necessary) for any purpose for a fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC96465B9832442798B59057B21172FAB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an authorization of appropriations for a single fiscal year for any program, project, or activity if the measure containing that authorization includes a provision expressly stating the following: <quote>Congress finds that no authorization of appropriation will be required for [Insert name of applicable program, project, or activity] for any subsequent fiscal year.</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7DFC278C4024304BAC337B8B1094B74"><enum>(c)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>measure</term> means a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HA54DA8D812F64B4797DD52F4F645C6C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 315 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03E4701F63DD43BFB7A1EA772BD2D0FC" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 316. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H01FE3124D73D475C8F1EEF91F724C8F2"><enum>107.</enum><header>Additional amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to effectuate biennial budgeting</header> <subsection id="H9C46B0C325DD4C7B8A61DE6E83692466"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CDD9040D8B548148AC186368508DCD8" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H66CADE41E87748E9B35C498A16AD9C04"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Medicare</term> means programs within budget function 570.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC84375BB9788430C9E899E79576B3EF4"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Medicaid and other health-related spending</term> means programs within budget function 550.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F64FF5809FF4422B6E0C6CF31A5AABE"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>other direct spending</term> means programs other than those within budget functions 550 and 570, excluding Social Security and net interest.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H0AE3330F254F4938A016D70F2FD70F9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion of House Committee action on appropriation bills</header><text>Section 307 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/638">2 U.S.C. 638</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEBBB5A6E00B745E9B139BBAF39A85815"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each year</quote> and inserting <quote>each odd-numbered year</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2D35168DDCB74B4F94355DA243379711"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>biennial</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE7F5950C2BC4C61AC085F3DF4D06034"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>biennium</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H71A494C734564795A5E668AC215ACFC9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that year</quote> and inserting <quote>each odd-numbered year</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FB615F1CB5F45A299E5C5C36062CB39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Completion of House action on regular appropriation bills</header><text>Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/640">2 U.S.C. 640</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H4C56774591294EAA9CCDD1EFC8CDA5DA" style="traditional"> <section id="H3F9B6F23483F43FDB6C0E279EDD9ABB7"><enum>309.</enum><header>House approval of regulation appropriation bills</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the months of November and December of any odd-numbered calendar year until the House of Representatives has approved annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on January 1 of the following year.</text> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H1DCDAD67E26B481EB26529D5E9DF442F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reconciliation process</header><text>Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/641">2 U.S.C. 641</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H93F8637104FA47D1850001579468EEDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>any fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>any biennium</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D40BA099BA146629772DC0F61265BA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>such fiscal year</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>any fiscal year covered by such resolution</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDCAC24B92397420789404152A3EE9C46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD60046264BDF4D469DCF43908896A7D7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Section <enum-in-header>311</enum-in-header> Point of order</header> <paragraph id="H2112826A8AF34E519B5EE7F409C93385"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In the House of Representatives</header><text>Section 311(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/642">2 U.S.C. 642(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H7D37AC9628FD4BE3835D4C46A812DB00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for a fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for a biennium</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE40DF2F148CB4D3DB630A461C5568375"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the first fiscal year</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>either fiscal year of the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD81B74FC6D924B389F1976CA17BFB202"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that first fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA85247EFB7944DB8A9EC43FF2BF9D8B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In the Senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HB723E7155B1D4C818DAC107E8797ACB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>for the first fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for either fiscal year of the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A169B99DEB04970A7D13172C6FA0F2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H2EB71E6BB83B4EF99A6663AEE2DE3927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that first fiscal year</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HD61BFB2828D94B328343FB1304EAD990"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>all fiscal years</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H571D2D0AEBDC421280E4192AA2E4CD81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Social security levels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by—</text> <subparagraph id="HEEBAFFDF75A444FDB9B0E352FC804613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>for the first fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE086CAE235D74D08A832E280F1027CC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>striking <quote>that fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>all fiscal years</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DEE1B18E60F48348C77FCE59513FD61"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Section 311(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting <quote>with respect to new budget authority or outlays</quote> after <quote>shall not apply</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB14DD7EF52947CD840D09B9D762767A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Maximum deficit amount point of order</header><text>Section 312(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/643">2 U.S.C. 643</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7F21D6CE814342D5AEBD7372EDB24FB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for a fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for a biennium</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6F1503FC12DE4BCD9450A5B216E3AB8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>first fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>either fiscal year in the biennium</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3296233435A948C695C34F8F5B036C66"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>that fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>either fiscal year in the biennium</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD247776A9AD64C8CB809A2B5D0E6D40D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking <quote>that fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>the applicable fiscal year</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBA6745E2442A43DD9FD8D8EFC8182232"><enum>B</enum><header>Conforming Amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974</header> <section id="H7D5039BFBC41408AAE1EE9CE03AAEC14"><enum>111.</enum><header>Rules Committee recommendations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives shall submit to the House conforming amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives to effectuate this title.</text> </section><section commented="no" id="HC8051304B9C24EEB8DFAC5002835BB01"><enum>112.</enum><header>Conforming amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HB83AE0FE0D9B4E9A91FFD2BF52667D4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Section 202(<enum-in-header>e</enum-in-header>)</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(e)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking <quote>(b)(2)(A) and for excise taxes assumed to be extended under section 257(b)(2)(C)</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBDD2B123CF754C0090E25ADDEA7EBE8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Section 302(<enum-in-header>f</enum-in-header>)(1)</header><text>Section 302(f)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting <quote>or outlays</quote> after <quote>new budget authority</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9589FB76EE0A4871BDC873C3FCA5E3E5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Section 308(<enum-in-header>a</enum-in-header>)</header><text>Section 308(a)(3)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H25B1B7A6EEBF42F8A7AF1822680BB3A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Section 308(<enum-in-header>d</enum-in-header>)</header><text>Section 308(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking <quote>252(d)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>252(c)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9059274CBE6640EA93630B1049ADB9B4"><enum>C</enum><header>Conforming Amendments to Titles 1, 5, 31, and 39, United States Code</header> <section id="HCDE3FAF6373748C2ACFBA5BC752A105E"><enum>121.</enum><header>Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriation Acts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H0EBC10BF5A774ED3B5CE648FF72BA443" style="USC"> <section id="H425653F789694F69A77991FAC4D53796"><enum>105.</enum><header>Title and style of appropriation Acts</header> <subsection id="H995B06923AC34C3CA7DBB216DE84205D"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The style and title of all Acts making appropriations for the support of the Government shall be as follows: <quote>An Act making appropriations [here insert the object] for each fiscal year in the biennium of fiscal years [here insert the fiscal years of the biennium].</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HCC2E46F34B734771A3CD79CFEC4F7C46"><enum>(b)</enum><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H08E1D02014F7448A8282104532F64FCD"><enum>(c)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>biennium</term> has the same meaning as in section 3(13) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/622">2 U.S.C. 622(13)</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H409A56BDF18949A3BFF328139AA199AC"><enum>122.</enum><header>Amendments to title 31, United States Code</header> <subsection id="HD696B512C5414A469166AA5C4DBE08B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 1101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block id="HE20542ADB41C4ED794D447212474C320" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H23BDEF32BF344F82967A2711272B5AFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text><term>biennium</term> has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (13) of section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/622">2 U.S.C. 622(12)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HD79CA432AA6D4CDDA144D6117FDF1349"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Budget contents and submission to the Congress</header> <paragraph id="H1D3B7178A0744477918963EE025958A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text>The matter preceding paragraph (1) in section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="HEB35A3CA335C4266B83215A8AF86C4DB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H2D8258E8F6984E14BFF24C6FC41BD401"><enum>(a)</enum><text>On or before the first Monday in April of each odd-numbered year, beginning with the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, the President shall transmit to the Congress the budget for the biennium beginning on January 1 of the following 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:</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE148E47EE8B94F209CF91F0AC8B2C75F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Section 1105(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H061857F6ADD948B7AFE5842DFE0802EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Receipts</header><text>Section 1105(a)(6) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFE790EC3D21145819B07417B9632CB65"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Balance statements</header><text>Section 1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCFBEFC2D459141C9AC8DE8294D29E42F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Government functions and activities</header><text>Section 1105(a)(12) of title 31, United States Code, is amended in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H94516AA2BFE14036902B9905FBF1BE72"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Allowances</header><text>Section 1105(a)(13) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA711359CC6714634B4A6DA5DF49D9156"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Allowances for unanticipated and uncontrollable expenditures</header><text>Section 1105(a)(14) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>that year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium for which the budget is submitted</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H40C8236A043A44BC829202AE72C0355F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Tax expenditures</header><text>Section 1105(a)(16) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE192008DD7354490A13EC37080C93677"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Estimates for future years</header><text>Section 1105(a)(17) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H7F2399C290FC4EAD81E7224BDCBA6E30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the fiscal year following the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium following the biennium</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAAE56251F604F1C83A41E318B71284E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that following fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each such fiscal year</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BEBF1C5601A40BF8D6598BBF5AA23F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year before the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>biennium before the biennium</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EB3F122E6D04E0F92D4C3E8EF6D7564"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Prior year outlays</header><text>Section 1105(a)(18) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H0C75FB89E7F143F99674E8A0C0F66885"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the prior fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each of the 2 most recently completed fiscal years</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16682F1D526B4C1DBFC390782E281F2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for that year</quote> and inserting <quote>with respect to those fiscal years</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20EC26B83AF145DCBAA7A80029A4D3FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in that year</quote> and inserting <quote>in those fiscal years</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7093A0FBC0754000AD89BC9D5DCC4C2A"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Budget contents and submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105(a)(28) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>beginning with fiscal year 1999, a</quote> and inserting <quote>beginning with fiscal year 2020, a biennial</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H102DF62CB1CF4C0AADB91BABA36EAC6E"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Information supporting biennial budgets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5025C66118614BDCB4CAD6712719D897" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H57FC31B2366549B38D4E7873217EAFC7"><enum>(40)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Totals of new budget authority and outlays.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2D85BC34A4C943B7B45FF822CAC5C6E3"><enum>(41)</enum><text>Total Federal revenues and the amount, if any, by which the aggregate level of Federal revenues should be increased or decreased by bills and resolutions to be reported by the appropriate committees.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDC82F9D7FAFB4512AE392EB5F9A0584F"><enum>(42)</enum><text>The surplus or deficit in the budget.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBAB7E9BDFAA4429BA7BB6E295D0F2BAA"><enum>(43)</enum><text>Subtotals of new budget authority and outlays for nondefense discretionary spending, defense discretionary spending, direct spending (excluding interest), contingencies, and net interest.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC52B7DE18D444DCA86C11487AFE62481"><enum>(44)</enum><text>The public debt.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H15738A085DCB474C9EC60395B4428301"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Estimated expenditures of legislative and judicial branches</header><text>Section 1105(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>each year</quote> and inserting <quote>each even-numbered year</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H9B375BD3DEB748F0A80034532E42D2B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations To meet estimated deficiencies</header><text>Section 1105(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3249CCC846CC45C9B395D293642BCCF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the fiscal year for</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium for</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA2F9D46C5CD44B90A30B76CCD87B08DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the fiscal year for</quote> the second place it appears and inserting <quote>each fiscal year of the biennium, as the case may be,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H78AD394F3CB647199EB919B9212794CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that year</quote> and inserting <quote>for each year of the biennium</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0965E2B8E92A42D799461FE71AF23BD1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional outyear data</header><text>Section 1105(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(d)</quote> and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0E8986853534B068C2F4F42E8555B27" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H392B4ADC372447BF9814C8C5DD482A99" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each budget submission shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information and, as a separately delineated statement, the levels required in paragraphs (40) through (44) of subsection (a) for at least each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years after the biennium covered by the budget submission under such subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H61D008CE6AC94DB98F16F902CF0CA7C0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Capital investment analysis</header><text>Section 1105(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>ensuing fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>biennium to which such budget relates</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H001C6639DA8A46FEA64DEAF0A905FB07"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Supplemental budget estimates and changes</header> <paragraph id="H751992609FB84794B2A2A2AB5B9956B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1106(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H98EF6FC6ECBD42DA89DDAD92B1D518BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by—</text> <clause id="H1767A89795524B4692FDBF91FD96340A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>striking <quote>Before July 16 of each year</quote> and inserting <quote>Before April 7 of each even-numbered year and before September 15 of each year</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="HDE9EBED4DE9D4818A1361CC2BA029D04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>striking <quote>fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>biennium</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BB37FE32B554DF4BE1BA2AB6F03319E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>that fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in such biennium</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFA46ED4173744BCA724295C1BCDF71E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>4 fiscal years following the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>at least 4 fiscal years following the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AC76EB829EF4D66BC8E8F3672D31132"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>biennium</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7ED3CA3599A14FC3B36EBD078B3A8915"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Changes</header><text>Section 1106(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by—</text> <subparagraph id="HAE9D161AA93845D5BFF8943573F99E37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>striking <quote>the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year in the biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD811DFA954134601A54CF7643B249A1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>striking <quote>Before July 16 of each year</quote> and inserting <quote>Before April 7 of each even-numbered year and before September 15 of each year</quote> after .</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C7A4E335A5642658C4C64F7FEFB21FF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Current programs, projects, and activities estimates</header> <paragraph id="HB8ED169AE60E441F9A4BCA6584A7481B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>The President</header><text>Section 1109(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H1F885BD3CA5C4E33AB192F68951052C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>On or before the first Monday after January 3 of each year (on or before February 5 in 1986)</quote> and inserting <quote>At the same time the budget required by section 1105 is submitted for a biennium</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71AE4CE8061045FBBA7C06C534DDE6EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the following fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each fiscal year of such period</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ECB09543CFB433D8BE20319E32C4A4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Joint economic committee</header><text>Section 1109(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>before March 1 of each year</quote> and inserting <quote>within 6 weeks of the President’s budget submission for each odd-numbered year</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01F2FC17E41F419D85A312B79B8D17B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Year-Ahead requests for authorizing legislation</header><text>Section 1110 of title 31, United States Code, is hereby repealed.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAD0EB29FD7854533881903FCA14C2EC3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Performance plans</header><text>Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB4DAD08BFF8B4728A1EECB3690C289B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HBD3BB8C7DAD0498F9957C2721922849B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter before paragraph (1) by striking <quote>an annual</quote> and inserting <quote>a biennial</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD55262DF69EF4783AE6FE45D4C5D4983"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting after <quote>program activity</quote> the following: <quote>for both years 1 and 2 of the biennial plan</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA857B73B994E4C7CB21EE786A50573AE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0905191EFC0140CB97237E490F000B6B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and inserting <quote>and</quote> after the inserted semicolon; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C2B5485A9D64E188FC8D28467CC5069"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding after paragraph (6) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBFB5764C2A9D496082BEA8D58EDC08B6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H42490DCA03854FC6963819D24E1B1A25"><enum>(7)</enum><text>cover each fiscal year of the biennium beginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial budget cycle.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C32269BAB35439D82A6A21F4E4404E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>biennial</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC160B1EC621F45EF961716FAB6EE424E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) of subsection (f) by striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>biennial</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4D15107EB51C4EA485845E13CD21124E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Pilot projects for performance budgeting</header><text>Section 1119 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4DFB5D74FABB44C19377996E662E1D70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>biennial</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCC39D139562345AA9DAAB0A532A9A41C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>annual</quote> and inserting <quote>biennial</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA4645137C514A7485843C69ACB03D10"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Managerial accountability and flexibility</header><text>Section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, relating to managerial accountability, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H22FDB4D349F34B958DE3E93FC18AE5A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2BAC894B90C04692B3745F01F36A3E8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the</quote> and inserting <quote>Beginning with fiscal year 2020, the biennial</quote> and by striking <quote>annual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98E5582813FC4E52BBC251E12FA555EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 1105(a)(29)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1105(a)(28)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3302E32219314B4487F9F71E9B06BE94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4AA352D1EB754B05A4B3DE39B8C6BCFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>one or</quote> before <quote>years</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AA08ACCCDFD45DCB7396BC85460E11F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence by striking <quote>a subsequent year</quote> and inserting <quote>for a subsequent 2-year period</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93889652478C45239C16696A75C6D88D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third sentence by striking <quote>three</quote> and inserting <quote>four</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2022E33A41C94E00B2191640C9C631A2"><enum>123.</enum><header>Government strategic and performance plans on a biennial basis</header> <subsection id="H790062D5EDA841B9BC9ACCB00360FF1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Strategic plans</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45D61AAAC9F947519D3E149114D8448B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Title 5</header><text>Section 306 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>February of any year following</quote> and inserting <quote>April of </quote> .</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H15D58EFFBA774E6EB0FE9D002D93B506"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Title 39</header><text>Section 2802 of title 39, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF841EED1C2F45DA8204DFF78F3B42C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>September 30, 1997</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2020</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A40B4E3A8FF4B0693511D87FB37E5F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by—</text> <clause id="H6F1B0A45591D4E1294FA9019CE294E6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>striking <quote>five years forward</quote> and inserting <quote>six years forward</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="H40BC92B5295F45FD97DE28188AEC2EBE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>striking <quote>at least every three years</quote> and inserting <quote>at least every 4 years</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC389FC31E36A4C6C99DE16A91162B398"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>, including a strategic plan submitted by September 30, 2020, meeting the requirements of subsection (a)</quote> before the period.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H384C959D856240D58A6219A41A85E972"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance plans</header><text>Section 2803(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H426E812AAF3B4EFC9AC9300ABDAC4C4A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking <quote>an annual</quote> and inserting <quote>a biennial</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H86ACE9801EBD49378754236CA31917C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting after <quote>program activity</quote> the following: <quote>for both years 1 and 2 of the biennial plan</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6DEC87F1AFE44BE6AEB58600F8B6BA2F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2094DF47EEE344E6A07A1B58240ADD99"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4592386722A1484D9CD4C4330FDBB92D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding after paragraph (6) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H62463676378C43D59CD8C144B2DB450A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3A80CA464C1547A6A21019D236FDC3E1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>cover each fiscal year of the biennium beginning with the first fiscal year of the next biennial budget cycle.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H82A80562A09C4FDD8538D2180051F058"><enum>D</enum><header>Change of Fiscal Year</header> <section id="HD617B4F142224F9A8BC440C0C16C3685"><enum>131.</enum><header>Change of fiscal year</header> <subsection id="H99981EC3AB45430097D0F6F768A0EA88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Change of calendar period</header><text>Section 1102 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB1DB48D9D477463CB3B25F6136C1DFBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>October 1</quote> and inserting <quote>January 1</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF0B0E4CB52914DB480AABB5F2F19498C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>September 30 of the following year</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31 of that year</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE6D650D49624B71B9EA948212165939"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective on January 1, 2020.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HD26382D6F32242A7933FA96A8BFE122E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period between October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, Congress shall provide discretionary appropriations at a rate comparable to the rate of funding provided in fiscal year 2019.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Direct Spending Programs Subject to Annual Appropriations</header> <section id="H73F5D1FC58FB4A8BB210D879B8EFF522" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs</header> <subsection id="H138C28CA340348AD826A4C065C0D8ED1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is further amended by adding after section 316, as added by section 106(a) of this Act, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF91A96403C354C1AA55650707C862BF5" style="appropriations"> <section id="HE79BDF7305ED49678D56E6AB2C842735"><enum>317.</enum><header>Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9E273CC21F5748008F38AABB8E4D5F24"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the biennium beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each biennium thereafter—</text> <paragraph id="HA450731C40F7451F8EB8CCC392B09696" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each direct spending program shall be subject to annual discretionary appropriations; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9B2A04AC97684F9C86062D4436511F28" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no funds may be obligated for any such program using any amounts other than amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA622D8F73FF4882AF1ACE24A1DFD832"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text> <paragraph id="H2722A712D626432C9A6853E90F8061B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <quote>biennium</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 3(13); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCADA56E655084415AEB766FEA11ABB36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <quote>direct spending program</quote>—</text> <subparagraph id="H04D6F4E439D14D959EAFCBCFD682C824"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means—</text> <clause id="HF82EB834AA6446ECB981D8726D743308"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any program with respect to which budget authority is provided (before the date of enactment of this section) by law other than appropriation Acts;</text> </clause><clause id="HB15A446AF5AC493D9C732B38FA3A5593"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any program that is funded (before the date of enactment of this section) through entitlement authority; and</text> </clause><clause id="H911EB6D4DF204C37B725B9B6666DB8D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91A5CAD8608B452EB7939A0AA085A3D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include—</text> <clause id="HBFD52F1AC14F466BA5E6FC56B1D31F86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the old-age and survivors insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/401">42 U.S.C. 401</external-xref> et seq.), but not including disability insurance benefits under section 223 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/423">42 U.S.C. 423</external-xref>);</text> </clause><clause id="HC3DDA5F1CE22431CB5AA4AF14ABED5A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Medicare programs;</text> </clause><clause id="H39940AEB8EEE430683F82572720BE587"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and</text> </clause><clause id="H573B25FF778D4FC9BC024233834A95B1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H6833DFD9E8244CDF9F9AC38C45C95327"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 316 the following new items:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE77AA53C0F7430495E9D89EFAC2C95D" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 317. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs.</toc-entry> </toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HDE890517C4EB40CDB34B77F2B02EAC71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>President’s budget submission</header><text>Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by section 122(b)(12), is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C657D403B7D4855B3E00CFD32A13EC0" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H2AE8E1144E63424D81CA6B5A6E569DC5"><enum>(45)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such information as is necessary for the making of accurate biennial appropriations for direct spending programs subject to the biennial appropriations process, and recommendations on legislative changes to bring spending on such programs to a sustainable basis, if applicable.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HE8398DA6C84D4955AE8075CFFCCD43E6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rules Committee recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives shall submit to the House conforming amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives to effectuate this title, including the requirement that the authority to appropriate funds for direct spending programs subject to the biennial appropriations process is with the Committee on Appropriations.</text> </subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Zero-Based Budgeting</header> <section id="H57D994363F364A3899F71981939C18CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Zero-based budgeting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCF022F3C19AA47EC8B9C03EAF1A3F3BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C56B208E35344BDA79F0A9ED9892416" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H2396582E049A4004A580823C804F6D73"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with subsection (i), a budget for each department and agency which contains the following information—</text> <subparagraph id="HBB7DD37D8C1143FFBE7B8884C610711B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of each activity for which the department or agency receives an appropriation in the current fiscal year or for which the department or agency requests an appropriation for the budget year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F8B0CB66B9941F5B5ADCE3C0CC72146"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The legal basis for each activity.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFD4E0ADA82A4E53A0304C5574EEBA14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For each activity, three alternative funding levels for the budget year, and a summary of the priorities that would be accomplished within each level, and the additional increments of value that would be added by the higher funding levels. At least two of these funding levels shall be below the funding level for the current fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37C03BE9CD774E40AAD0542529D8D6B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For each activity, one or more measures of its cost efficiency and effectiveness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H87A996E462024221A6C10DCD4C71F2AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3539F43D9D13425CBC206DD4FC258DC5" style="USC"> <subsection id="H6CB46C77CF06492DA65C10EB7FFBD694"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall publish guidelines to carry out subsection (a)(2). The guidelines shall require that the baseline budget of each department or agency is assumed to be zero and each proposed expenditure shall be justified as if it were a new expenditure.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Procedure for Consideration of Appropriations Measures Consistent with a Budget Resolution</header> <section id="H519AD01BCDDE47189E96EAE3BBC1891C"><enum>401.</enum><header>Adoption of reconciliation procedures for appropriations bills</header> <subsection id="HD3B6F7EF42EA4D909D5C230BAA513991"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is further amended by adding after section 317, as added by section 201(a) of this Act, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4919DF6AC60641B9B16D0B6005ECEE2F" style="appropriations"> <section id="HD40459B5F0ED4196876A8B257BDAF1FE"><enum>318.</enum><header>Senate procedures for appropriations bills</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB19128A30DF247BFA01F08558C8D16B3"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An appropriation bill or joint resolution reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations in compliance with the allocations made under section 302(b) shall be privileged in the United States Senate and the motion to proceed shall be non-debatable. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 305 shall also apply to the consideration in the Senate of appropriations bills that comply with the allocations made under section 302(b).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8AA95554D1764AF19A62B38394BF4545"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Debate in the Senate on any appropriations measure reported under this subsection, and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours, except in the case of an omnibus appropriations bill, where each subcommittees section shall be subject to 20 hours of debate.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H5FFD4FA5673743DAAB5B8568A1B3194A"><enum>319.</enum><header>Extraneous matter in appropriations measures</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7747771CEAF4030A3F1E52136E31197"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a point of order being made by any Senator against material extraneous to an appropriations measure as defined by this section, and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, any part of said title or provision that contains material extraneous shall be deemed stricken from the bill and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H029A1DFB29DC478AA224031C9F41FC70"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A provision of an appropriations measure considered pursuant to this section shall be considered extraneous if it authorizes or otherwise establishes one or more Federal agencies or programs, establishes new terms and conditions under which a program or agency operates, authorizes the enactment of appropriations, or otherwise specifies how appropriated funds are to be used. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, limitation amendments or amendments to direct spending programs that are subject to the appropriations process which make such programs consistent with their 302(b) allocation shall not be considered extraneous.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HFE1465D3E6A84A0588B25000B7DD91DF"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the reporting or discharge of an appropriations measure, and upon the submission of a conference report on such appropriations measure, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall submit for the record a list of material considered to be extraneous under this section. The inclusion or exclusion of a provision shall not constitute a determination of extraneousness by the Presiding Officer of the Senate.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HAF98ACEF483841268DB9682E9234FCCB"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, an appropriations measure considered pursuant to this section, upon—</text> <paragraph id="H2521EC045F484F22950D8FA2A41259EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a point of order being made by any Senator against extraneous material pursuant to this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9A23813B2ECD4CB3A25171D2DDC99BD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such point of order being sustained,</text> </paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">such material contained in such conference report or amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed, without intervening action or motion, to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable for two hours. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="H8071BD862B6E450685B9E415B4E7009D"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law or rule of the Senate, it shall be in order for a Senator to raise a single point of order that several provisions of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report violates this section. The Presiding Officer may sustain the point of order as to some or all of the provisions against which the Senator raised the point of order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of order as to some of the provisions (including provisions of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Senator raised the point of order, then only those provisions (including provisions of an amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Presiding Officer sustains the point of order shall be deemed stricken pursuant to this section. Before the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may move to waive such a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions against which the point of order was raised by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. Such a motion to waive is amendable in accordance with the rules and precedents of the Senate. After the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on such a point of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions on which the Presiding Officer ruled.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="H28AC685A228646CB8650BA591EC699DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming and clerical amendments</header> <paragraph id="HE9AD833DCB234F07A5110CE7D5464F05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conforming</header><text>Section 904(c)(1) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting <quote>319,</quote> after <quote>313,</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE9DE058B991146E6BAAD3B1343DC64A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical</header><text>The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 316 the following new items:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31E3A0F8011C40EAA7C0FA4961FFC57D" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 318. Senate procedures for appropriations bills.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 319. Extraneous matter in appropriations measures.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>No Budget No Pay</header> <section id="H9BE8BF5EB62B40EBB226CCC61C56BC17"><enum>501.</enum><header>No budget no pay</header> <subsection id="HF9E58C6DAB744D6A910C2B12F8BB6A3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Holding salaries in escrow</header> <paragraph id="HB40D77FEF5FA453F83F194EF10DCFB12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If by June 30, 2019, and June 30th of the first year of a Congress (beginning with the 117th Congress), both Houses of Congress have not jointly agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget, during the period described in paragraph (2) the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to be made during such period for the compensation of Members of Congress and shall release such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such period.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H44FDB1476C1440CB86DE4A9A2B70A652"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period described in this paragraph is the period which begins on June 30, 2019, or June 30th of the first year of a Congress, and ends on the earlier of—</text> <subparagraph id="H58BC4006510A42B78BDD16128D2B5996"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the day on which both House of Congress agree to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that Congress pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92F730E3F1BB4AE094D72F676B501879"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the last day of the applicable Congress.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A42A9E75B740E8ACA1C818C863E462"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The payroll administrator shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H64C081D6FE1E4AAF993919E9CBCE642D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Release of amounts at end of the Congress</header><text>In order to ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress or the Congress in which the amounts were withheld (as the case may be).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC71C8887F601443C81660585BE1EC14F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Role of Secretary of the Treasury</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9DB7CDC1186E4162846EE4090D369494"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of Delegates as Members</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>Member of Congress</quote> includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HD34298A663D64834A6D7A64F0321CBE9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payroll administrator defined</header><text>In this section, the <quote>payroll administrator</quote> of a House of Congress means—</text> <paragraph id="H6C218332229142E893146E69C1AE12DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1EC011ED20244FC696F33159B3727486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Repeal of Sequestration</header> <section id="HF3311FA9F7614090980E4A9728FE50E5"><enum>601.</enum><header>Repeal of sequestration</header> <subsection id="H5EB405B4904B4FE49AB97747914DE1A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/900">2 U.S.C. 900</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H80FD0D689363416FABA340A9952EDEAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 251—</text> <subparagraph id="H1D92E3E1500F4BEA9536AF4A45A88464"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="H87CC943F918C45BE85DB9C2C326C8971"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraphs (B) and (C)—</text> <subclause id="H39E13DCE53A54B10B33B5CE4D5C5679A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (VII);</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE7BD5CE60A084B05B27FCE2CD080B43F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the semi-colon at the end of subclause (VIII) and inserting a period; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H082C20A1F3BB49E2BF570088CE7D920F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking subclauses (IX) and (X); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H6FE2FB613FA2412AA6CBD788243A18EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>through 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2019</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19885D5894594C52A74207F7B26D9F69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <clause id="HD7674A046836427A835617CA0DBA2419"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B);</text> </clause><clause id="HCCC5A478F1E442FFB2DCB103C8D6B528"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </clause><clause id="HE9C5A316565D4A679C1989C720C9C03A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8);</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC07B2FD9F5A14225B6B2F5A934871CB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 251A—</text> <subparagraph id="HF578BA2D703F4C5B909BBAC502AB4EC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>through 2021</quote> in each instance it appears and inserting <quote>through 2019</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H927F8A83C35040F781542A05EE348D66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6)(B) and (C); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3CC48F09F8E4814A6B11D68407CECC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 254(c)(2) and (f)(2)(A), by striking <quote>through 2021</quote> in each instance it appears and inserting <quote>through 2019</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BA6AB1F36E84952A5127CFAB69CE1E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 701, the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HEDA3710B582341A58753BC1857C2A0C6"><enum>602.</enum><header>Exclusion from PAYGO scorecards</header> <subsection id="HD1D06B1DFA284E5DA2F408586F563ADA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The budgetary effects of this title shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HBF47F30F498543AA86AB0610C40D9ECE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate PAYGO scorecards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The budgetary effects of this title shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).</text> </subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header> <section commented="no" id="HEC3C9A06A29F4BAB8C5875AF289D9EEE"><enum>701.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless specifically provided for otherwise in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect immediately before noon January 3, 2019.</text> </section>