[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3801 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3801

  To improve the operations of the legislative branch of the Federal 
                  Government, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 1994

Mr. Hamilton introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
   to the Committees on Rules, House Administration, and Government 
                               Operations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To improve the operations of the legislative branch of the Federal 
                  Government, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Rulemaking power of Senate and House.
                   TITLE I--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sec. 101. Multiple referral of legislation.
Sec. 102. Membership on committees.
Sec. 103. Scheduling.
Sec. 104. Subcommittee meetings prohibited during full committee 
                            meetings.
Sec. 105. Committee reports.
Sec. 106. Notice of jurisdictional violations.
Sec. 107. Independent investigations and factfinding for ethics 
                            investigations.
Sec. 108. Use of independent factfinders by the Committee on Standards 
                            of Official Conduct.
Sec. 109. Term of membership and chairmanship on Permanent Select 
                            Committee on Intelligence
Sec. 110. Reform of oversight process.
Sec. 111. Staff training.
Sec. 112. Availability of legislative information.
Sec. 113. Public understanding of Congress.
Sec. 114. House-Senate staff salary parity.
Sec. 115. Expansion of unauthorized appropriations points of order.
Sec. 116. Motion to recommit.
Sec. 117. Debate in the House.
Sec. 118. Committee reports.
Sec. 119. Publication of committee attendance and voting records.
Sec. 120. Accuracy of the Congressional Record.
Sec. 121. Recodification of Rules of the House of Representatives.
                            TITLE II--SENATE


               TITLE III--JOINT HOUSE AND SENATE MATTERS

                Subtitle A--Congressional Budget Process

                     CHAPTER 1--BIENNIAL BUDGETING

Sec. 301. Revision of timetable.
Sec. 302. Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
                            Control Act of 1974.
Sec. 303. Amendments to title 31, United States Code.
Sec. 304. Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriations 
                            Acts.
Sec. 305. Conforming amendments to Rules of House of Representatives.
Sec. 306. Multiyear authorizations.
              CHAPTER 2--ADDITIONAL BUDGET PROCESS CHANGES

Sec. 321. CBO reports to budget committees.
Sec. 322. GNP budget analysis; fiscal and budget policy reports.
Sec. 323. Government-wide review.
Sec. 324. Content of budget resolutions.
                       CHAPTER 3--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 331. Effective date; application.
               Subtitle B--Staffing and Instrumentalities

Sec. 341. Legislative branch streamlining and restructuring.
Sec. 342. Authorization and funding of certain congressional 
                            instrumentalities.
Sec. 343. Coordination of legislative branch services.
Sec. 344. Competitive bidding for legislative branch services and 
                            facilities.
                Subtitle C--Application of Federal Laws

Sec. 351. Definitions.
Sec. 352. Application of laws.
Sec. 353. Office of compliance.
Sec. 354. Study and regulations.
Sec. 355. Other functions.
Sec. 356. Procedure for consideration of alleged violations.
Sec. 357. Step I: Counseling.
Sec. 358. Step II: Mediation.
Sec. 359. Step III: Formal complaint and hearing.
Sec. 360. Judicial review.
Sec. 361. Resolution of complaint.
Sec. 362. Prohibition of intimidation.
Sec. 363. Confidentiality.
Sec. 364. Political affiliation and place of residence.
Sec. 365. Other review.
                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

Sec. 371. Sunset agency reporting requirements.
Sec. 372. Joint committee on information management.
                       Subtitle E--Budget Control

Sec. 381. Short title; purpose.
Sec. 382. Establishment of direct spending targets.
Sec. 383. Annual review of direct spending and receipts by president.
Sec. 384. Special direct spending message by President.
Sec. 385. Required response by Congress.
Sec. 386. Adjustments to direct spending targets.
Sec. 387. Relationship to Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
                            Act of 1985.
Sec. 388. Estimating margin.
Sec. 389. Consideration of appropriation bills.
Sec. 390. Means-tested programs.
Sec. 391. Effective date.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING POWER OF SENATE AND HOUSE.

    The provisions of this Act (as applicable) are enacted by the 
Congress--
            (1) insofar as applicable to the House of Representatives, 
        as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives, subject to and with full recognition of the 
        power of the House of Representatives to enact or change any 
        rule of the House at any time in its exercise of its 
        constitutional right to determine the rules of its proceedings; 
        and
            (2) insofar as applicable to the Senate, as an exercise of 
        the rulemaking power of the Senate and, to the extent so 
        applicable, those sections are deemed a part of the Standing 
        Rules of the Senate, superseding other individual rules of the 
        Senate only to the extent that those sections are inconsistent 
        with those other individual Senate rules, subject to and with 
        full recognition of the power of the Senate to enact or change 
        any rule of the Senate at any time in its exercise of its 
        constitutional right to determine the rules of its proceedings.

                   TITLE I--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 101. MULTIPLE REFERRAL OF LEGISLATION.

    Clause 5(c) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and subject-matter'' after ``time''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
    ``If practicable, whenever the Speaker refers a matter 
simultaneously to two or more committees, he shall initially designate 
one committee as the committee of primary jurisdiction and subsequently 
place appropriate time and subject-matter limitations for completion of 
consideration of the matter by any other committee after the committee 
of primary jurisdiction reports the matter.''.

SEC. 102. MEMBERSHIP ON COMMITTEES.

    (a) Maximum Number of Committee and Subcommittee Assignments.--
Clause 6(a) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided by subdivision (E), no Member 
(including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and each Delegate 
to the House) may serve on more than 2 standing committees or 4 
subcommittees of those standing committees.
    ``(B) Any resolution submitted pursuant to the first sentence of 
subparagraph (1) that violates subdivision (A) shall not be privileged.
    ``(C) Before any committee may approve any subcommittee assignment 
that violates subdivision (A), the chairman or the ranking minority 
party member, as the case may be, shall notify the appropriate party 
caucus. Each such nomination for subcommittee membership shall have no 
force or effect until approved by the House.
    ``(D) If a Member notifies the House of that Member's intention to 
make a unanimous consent request or to offer a privileged motion to 
request a vote to waive the limitation set forth in subdivision (A) 
with respect to that Member, then after the passage of 48 hours, the 
Speaker may entertain, upon recommendation of the respective party 
caucus, a unanimous consent request of that Member or a privileged 
motion for the waiver of the limitation set forth in subdivision (A) 
with respect to that Member. No such privileged motion or unanimous 
consent request may be made for more than one Member at a time.
    ``(E)(i) This subparagraph shall not apply to the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct.
    ``(ii) Members serving on the Committee on the Budget may serve on 
one other standing committee during their term of service on the 
Committee on the Budget. Such Members may take a leave of absence from 
service on any committee or subcommittee during the period they serve 
on the Budget Committee and their seniority rights on such committees 
and on each subcommittee to which they were assigned at the time shall 
be fully protected as if they had continued to serve during the period 
on leave of absence. Any Member on such a leave of absence from a 
standing committee shall not be deemed to be in violation of any 
committee or subcommittee service limitation in this subparagraph.''.
    (b) De Minimis Rule for Continuation of Standing Committees.--
Clause 6 of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(i) If the membership of a standing committee for a Congress is 
below 50 percent of the number of members serving on that committee at 
the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, then the Committee on Rules 
shall consider a resolution amending these Rules to eliminate that 
committee and transfer its jurisdiction to one or more other standing 
committees.''.
    (c) Restriction on Number of Subcommittees.--Clause 6(d) of rule X 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(d)(1) No exclusive or major committee, except the Committee on 
Appropriations, shall have more than 5 subcommittees. No nonmajor 
committee shall have more than 4 subcommittees.
    ``(2) As used in this paragraph, the terms exclusive, major, and 
nonmajor, when referring to a committee, shall have the meanings given 
them by the rules of the majority party caucus.
    ``(3) No committee may establish any subunit of that committee 
other than a subcommittee, unless the House, by resolution, authorizes 
such establishment.''.

SEC. 103. SCHEDULING.

    (a) Legislative Activities of the House.--It is the sense of the 
House of Representatives that there should be established a schedule of 
legislative activities of the House that--
            (1) provides for 4 full days of legislative business per 
        week while the House is in session;
            (2) sets aside specific periods exclusively for floor 
        proceedings and exclusively for committee meetings and 
        hearings;
            (3) rationalizes the scheduling of committee and 
        subcommittee meetings and hearings to minimize scheduling 
        conflicts; and
            (4) encourages the use of computerized scheduling to 
        minimize such conflicts and requires that the House Information 
        Systems provide training to committee and subcommittee staff on 
        the use of computerized scheduling.
    (b) Notification of Committee and Subcommittee Meetings and 
Hearings.--Clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``committee hearing'' 
        and inserting ``committee or subcommittee meeting or hearing'';
            (2) in the first sentence by inserting ``meeting or'' 
        before ``hearing.''; and
            (3) in the second sentence by inserting ``meeting or'' 
        before ``hearing''.

SEC. 104. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS PROHIBITED DURING FULL COMMITTEE 
              MEETINGS.

    Clause 2(g) of rule XI is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
    ``(7) No subcommittee of any committee may sit when a meeting or 
hearing of the committee is in progress without the prior written 
approval of the chairman of that committee.''.

``SEC. 105. COMMITTEE REPORTS.

    ``Clause 3 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``3. A report from any committee accompanying any bill authorizing 
or providing obligational authority or tax expenditures (as defined by 
section 3(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), or the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying a conference report on any bill 
authorizing or providing obligational authority or tax expenditures 
shall contain a concise statement--
            ``(1) describing fully the effect of any provision of the 
        accompanying bill or conference report which directly or 
        indirectly changes the application of existing laws; and
            ``(2) in a separate, clearly identifiable part of the 
        report or joint explanatory statement, list each item in the 
        accompanying bill (or that report) or conference report (or 
        that joint explanatory statement) that earmarks the required 
        use of funds below the appropriation account level or provides 
        a specific tax expenditure.''.

SEC. 106. NOTICE OF JURISDICTIONAL VIOLATIONS.

    Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``8. (a) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations orders reported 
any general appropriation bill which includes any provision in 
violation of clause 2 or 6 and within the jurisdiction of any other 
standing committee, it shall immediately notify that committee.
    ``(b) Whenever any other committee of the House orders reported any 
bill or resolution, or amendment thereto, carrying an appropriation 
from a committee not having jurisdiction to report appropriations in 
violation of clause 5, that committee shall immediately notify the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    ``(c) The Committee on Appropriations shall deliver copies of 
appropriation bills as passed the House with numbered Senate amendments 
to the appropriate authorizing committees at least 24 hours before 
requesting appointment of conferees thereon unless the Speaker 
determines otherwise. The Committee on Appropriations shall, upon the 
filing of a conference report on an appropriation measure, deliver 
copies of the conference report and accompanying joint explanatory 
statement to the appropriate authorizing committees at least 24 hours 
before floor action thereon unless the Speaker determines otherwise.''.

SEC. 107. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND FACTFINDING FOR ETHICS 
              INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Appointment of Independent Panel.--(1) The Speaker and the 
minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint jointly 
20 independent factfinders at the beginning of each Congress to carry 
out investigations on behalf of the House of Representatives as 
required by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Independent 
factfinders appointed under this section may include former Members of 
Congress, former officers or employees of the Congress, or other 
private citizens.
    (2) No individual who engages in, or is otherwise employed in, 
lobbying of the Congress and who is required under the Federal 
Regulation of Lobbying Act to register with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate shall be considered 
eligible for appointment as an independent factfinder under this 
subsection.
    (b) Compensation of Factfinders.--
            (1) In general.--Each independent factfinder shall be 
        compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
        annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
        Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the 
        independent factfinder is engaged in the performance of his or 
        her duties under this section.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each independent factfinder shall be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from his or her home or regular place of 
        business in the performance of his or her duties under this 
        section.

SEC. 108. USE OF INDEPENDENT FACTFINDERS BY THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS 
              OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives shall adopt rules--
            (1) allowing the committee to decide whether to use, on a 
        case-by-case basis, 4 or 6 independent factfinders appointed in 
        lieu of a 4 or 6-member investigative subcommittee whenever the 
        committee votes to conduct a preliminary inquiry;
            (2) providing for the joint selection of 4 or 6 independent 
        factfinders by the chairman and ranking minority party member 
        from the pool of 20 independent factfinders appointed pursuant 
        to section 107(a);
            (3) providing that whenever independent factfinders are 
        used in lieu of a 4 or 6-member investigative subcommittee--
                    (A) upon completion of an investigation, the 
                independent factfinders shall report their findings of 
                fact and recommendations, if any, to the committee;
                    (B) if the independent factfinders, by majority 
                vote, adopt a statement of alleged violation, the 
                entire committee shall be deemed to be an adjudicatory 
                subcommittee and be governed by the rules adopted by 
                the committee to carry out section 803(d) of the Ethics 
                Reform Act of 1989;
            (4) providing that independent factfinders conducting an 
        investigation pursuant to this subsection shall have the same 
        power to investigate as vested in the investigative 
        subcommittee, subject to the approval of the chairman and 
        ranking minority party member; and
            (5) providing that the staff of the committee shall assist 
        the independent factfinders in carrying out their 
        responsibilities.

SEC. 109. TERM OF MEMBERSHIP AND CHAIRMANSHIP ON PERMANENT SELECT 
              COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

    Clause 1(c) of rule XLVIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) No Member of the House other than the majority leader and the 
minority leader may serve on the select committee during more than four 
Congresses in any period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for 
this purpose any service performed as a member of such committee for 
less than a full session in any Congress), except that the incumbent 
chairman or ranking minority member having served on the select 
committee for four Congresses and having served as chairman or ranking 
minority member for not more than one Congress shall be eligible for 
reappointment to the select committee as chairman or ranking minority 
member for one additional Congress.''.

SEC. 110. REFORM OF OVERSIGHT PROCESS.

    (a) Committee Oversight Agenda.--Clause 2 of Rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d)(1) Not later than March 1 of the first session of a Congress, 
each standing committee of the House shall adopt an oversight agenda 
for that Congress addressing the matters in paragraph (b)(1) of this 
Clause, and that agenda shall be submitted to the Committee on House 
Administration. Each committee may request the assistance of the 
General Accounting Office and the Congressional Research Service of the 
Library of Congress in developing its oversight agenda and shall, to 
the maximum extent feasible--
            ``(A) give priority consideration to including in its plans 
        the review of those laws, programs, or agencies operating under 
        permanent budget authority or permanent statutory authority;
            ``(B) consult with other committees of the House which have 
        jurisdiction over the same or related laws, programs, or 
        agencies within its jurisdiction with the objective of ensuring 
        that there is maximum coordination between such committees in 
        the conduct of such reviews; and such plans shall include an 
        explanation of what steps have been and will be taken to assure 
        such coordination and cooperation; and
            ``(C) ensure that all significant laws, programs, or 
        agencies within its jurisdiction are subject to review at least 
        once every 10 years.
    ``(2) Each standing committee shall transmit its oversight agenda 
to the Committee on House Administration for appropriate consideration 
in conjunction with its committee expense resolution pursuant to clause 
5 of rule XI.
    ``(3) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a Congress 
the Committee on House Administration, in consultation with the 
Committee on Government Operations, shall publish and report to the 
House the oversight agenda submitted by each committee together with 
any recommendations which it may make to assure the most effective 
coordination of such plans and otherwise achieve the objective of this 
Clause.
    ``(e) Each standing committee of the House shall hold hearings 
during each Congress for the purpose of reviewing appropriate reports 
relating to the activities of executive agencies over which the 
committee has oversight responsibility filed during the preceding 
Congress, including reports of the inspectors general, the General 
Accounting Office, as well as agency audit reports.
    ``(f) The Speaker, with approval of the House, may appoint special 
ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose of reviewing specific 
matters within the jurisdiction of 2 or more standing committees.''.
    (b) Committee Oversight Report.--Clause 1(d) of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later than 
January 2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities of that 
committee under this Rule and Rule X during the Congress ending on 
January 3 of such year.
    ``(2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing the 
legislative and oversight activities of that committee during that 
Congress.
    ``(3) The oversight section of such report shall include a summary 
of the oversight agenda submitted by the committee pursuant to Clause 
2(d) of Rule X, a summary of the actions taken and recommendations made 
with respect to each such agenda, and a summary of any additional 
oversight activities undertaken by that committee, and any 
recommendations made or actions taken thereon.''.

SEC. 111. STAFF TRAINING.

    It is the sense of the House that the Committee on House 
Administration should review the training and orientation programs 
currently available for the personal, committee, and administrative 
staff of the House, evaluate their overall effectiveness and utility, 
and develop, administer, and coordinate a comprehensive training 
program for House staff employees to enhance their subject expertise, 
skills, and knowledge so they can better assist the House of 
Representatives in the discharge of its responsibilities.

SEC. 112. AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION.

    It is the sense of the House that--
            (1) the 3-day layover requirement for committee reports on 
        legislation and on conference reports may not be waived unless 
        the legislation and any accompanying committee report or 
        conference report have been available to each Member for at 
        least 24 hours prior to its consideration on the House floor;
            (2) an amendment to a bill to be considered under 
        suspension of the rules should be printed and available to each 
        Member for at least 24 hours prior to its consideration;
            (3) committees and conference committees should endeavor to 
        file reports on word processing computer disks to facilitate 
        availability to Members;
            (4) an internal cable system, a cable channel, or party 
        specific channels should be developed to provide Members with 
        summaries of the pending legislation and should be available to 
        Members in their offices, committee hearing rooms, and in the 
        cloakrooms;
            (5) the full text of bills, amendments, reports, 
        Congressional Budget Office cost estimates, General Accounting 
        Office reports, Office of Technology Assessment reports, 
        Congressional Research Service reports and Issue Briefs, the 
        Code of Federal Regulations, the annotated Code of Federal 
        Regulations, the Congressional Record, and the Federal Register 
        should be made available to all Members and congressional staff 
        via computer no later than the beginning of the 105th Congress; 
        and
            (6) appropriate legislative information referred to under 
        paragraph (5) should also be made available to the public and 
        the Depository Libraries through a low-cost computer 
        connection.

SEC. 113. PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that steps should 
be taken to improve the public's understanding of Congress and the 
legislative process by--
            (1) enhancing floor debate on major national issues and 
        improving the deliberative process on the floor of the House 
        by, for example, implementing Oxford Union-style debates and 
        related innovations;
            (2) endorsing the efforts of the United States Capitol 
        Preservation Commission to raise private funds for the creation 
        of a congressional education center;
            (3) creating a central information telephone line to enable 
        citizens to find out such information as the daily floor 
        schedule, committee schedules, bill status information, issue 
        summaries, newly released reports, how to access on-line 
        information, and visitor information;
            (4) encouraging civic education programs to better inform 
        students, teachers, and citizens in general about the 
        legislative process; and
            (5) encouraging the media galleries to orient new 
        journalists to the galleries and the Capitol and to set up 
        parliamentary procedure orientations through the Congressional 
        Research Service or some other entity.

SEC. 114. HOUSE-SENATE STAFF SALARY PARITY.

    It is the sense of the House that the Committee on House 
Administration and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, in consultation with the Committee on Rules and 
Administration and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
should conduct a study of the salary ranges of House and Senate 
personal, committee, and administrative staff with a view toward 
achieving bicameral salary parity for House and Senate staff performing 
analogous functions.

SEC. 115. EXPANSION OF UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS POINTS OF ORDER.

    Clause 2(a) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``It shall not be in order to consider any provision of a 
general appropriation bill (except a conference report) that would 
exceed any applicable authorization level as set forth in any 
authorization measure as passed by the House.''.

SEC. 116. MOTION TO RECOMMIT.

    (a) Affirmation of the Motion To Recommit.--The second sentence of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended by inserting ``nor shall it report any rule or order which 
would prevent the motion to recommit from being made as provided in 
clause 4 of rule XVI, including a motion to recommit with amendatory 
instructions (except in the case of a Senate measure for which the 
language of a House-passed measure has been proposed to be substituted) 
if offered by the minority leader (or a designee);'' after 
``present;''.
    (b) Postponement of Consideration.--Rule I of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new clause:
    ``3. The Speaker may postpone for not to exceed 2 hours the 
consideration of any motion to recommit.''.

SEC. 117. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.

    Strike the second sentence of clause 1 of rule XIV of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives and insert the following: ``Debate may 
include references to actions taken by the Senate or by the committees 
thereof which are a matter of public record, references to the pendency 
or sponsorship in the Senate of bills, resolutions, and amendments, 
descriptions relating to Senate action or inaction concerning a measure 
or matter, descriptions relating to the rules of the Senate and the 
effect of such rules on actions concerning measures or matters in the 
Senate, and quotations from Senate proceedings.''.

SEC. 118. COMMITTEE REPORTS.

    (a) Rollcall Votes.--Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion to report any 
bill, resolution or matter of a public character, the total number of 
votes cast for and against reporting, and the names of those members 
voting for and against, shall be included in the committee report on 
the measure or matter.''.
    (b) Voice Votes.--Clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) With respect to each nonrecord vote on a motion to report any 
measure or matter of a public character, the names of those members of 
the committee actually present at the time the measure or matter is 
ordered reported shall be included in the committee report.''.

SEC. 119. PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE AND VOTING RECORDS.

    Clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``or subcommittee'' 
        after ``committee'' the second place it appears; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following new sentence: 
        ``The chairman of each committee shall publish, in the 
        Congressional Record, the committee and subcommittee attendance 
        and voting records (by calendar day) of each member of the 
        committee on or before July 1 and on the last day of the 
        session of each calendar year.''.

SEC. 120. ACCURACY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

    Rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
    ``9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substantially verbatim 
account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House, subject 
only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
authorized by the Member making the remarks involved.
    ``(b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by unanimous 
consent or by other order of the House.
    ``(c) The provisions of clause 4(e)(1) of rule X shall apply to 
violations of this rule.''.

SEC. 121. RECODIFICATION OF RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall, at the 
beginning of the 104th Congress, commence to recodify the Rules of the 
House of Representatives by clarifying conflicting definitions, 
eliminating anachronisms, and reorganizing the rules into a more 
coherent and logical structure. Such recodification shall be completed 
prior to the commencement of the 105th Congress. For the purpose of 
carrying out the recodification, the Parliamentarian may utilize the 
services of personnel in the Congressional Research Service and the 
Government Printing Office.

                            TITLE II--SENATE

    [Language to be supplied.]

               TITLE III--JOINT HOUSE AND SENATE MATTERS

                Subtitle A--Congressional Budget Process

                     CHAPTER I--BIENNIAL BUDGETING

SEC. 301. REVISION OF TIMETABLE.

    Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 631) 
is amended to read as follows:

                              ``timetable

    ``Sec. 300. (a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), 
the timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any 
Congress (beginning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress) is as 
follows:

  

                                                 ``First Session                                                
                                                                                                                
``On or before:                                 Action to be completed:                                         
  First Monday in February....................  President submits budget recommendations.                       
  February 15.................................  Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees.
  Within 6 weeks after budget submission......  Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees.     
  April 1.....................................  Budget Committees report concurrent resolution on the biennial  
                                                 budget.                                                        
  April 15....................................  Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the       
                                                 biennial budget.                                               
  May 15......................................  Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House.    
  June 10.....................................  House Appropriations Committee reports last biennial            
                                                 appropriation bill.                                            
  June 15.....................................  Congress completes action on reconciliation legislation.        
  June 30.....................................  Congress completes action on biennial appropriation bills.      
  October 1...................................  Biennium begins.                                                
                                                                                                                
                                                ``Second Session                                                
                                                                                                                
``On or before:                                 Action to be completed:                                         
  May 15......................................  Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees.
  The last day of the session.................  Congress completes action on bills and resolutions authorizing a
                                                 new budget authority for the succeeding biennium.              
                                                                                                                

    ``(b) Special Rule.--In the case of any session of Congress that 
begins in any year immediately following a leap year and during which 
the term of a President (except a President who succeeds himself) 
begins, the following dates shall supersede those set forth in 
subsection (a):
            ``(1) First Monday in April, President submits budget 
        recommendations.
            ``(2) April 20, committees submit views and estimates to 
        Budget Committees.
            ``(3) May 15, Budget Committees report concurrent 
        resolution on the biennial budget.
            ``(4) June 1, Congress completes action on concurrent 
        resolution on the biennial budget.
            ``(5) July 1, biennial appropriation bills may be 
        considered in the House.
            ``(6) July 20, House Appropriations Committee reports last 
        biennial appropriation bill.''.

SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT 
              CONTROL ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Declaration of Purpose.--Section 2(2) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended 
by striking ``each year'' and inserting ``biennially''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Section 3(4) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 622(4)) is amended 
        by striking ``fiscal year'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``biennium''.
            (2) Section 3 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 622) is further amended 
        by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) The term `biennium' means the period of 2 
        consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-
        numbered year.''.
    (c) Biennial Concurrent Resolution on the Budget.--
            (1) Section 301(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``April 15 of each year'' and 
                inserting ``April 15 of each odd-numbered year'';
                    (B) by striking ``the fiscal year beginning on 
                October 1 of such year'' the first place it appears and 
                inserting ``the biennium beginning on October 1 of such 
                year'';
                    (C) by striking ``the fiscal year beginning on 
                October 1 of such year'' the second place it appears 
                and inserting ``each fiscal year in such period'';
                    (D) by striking ``and planning levels for each of 
                the two ensuing fiscal years'' and inserting ``and the 
                appropriate levels for each of the 3 ensuing fiscal 
                years'';
                    (E) in paragraph (6) by striking ``for the fiscal 
                year of the resolution and for each of the 4'' and 
                inserting ``for the biennium of the resolution and each 
                of the 3''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (7) by striking ``for the fiscal 
                year of the resolution and for each of the 4'' and 
                inserting ``for the biennium of the resolution and each 
                of the 3''.
            (2) Section 301(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
                inserting ``for a biennium'' after ``concurrent 
                resolution on the budget''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``for such fiscal 
                year'' and inserting ``for either fiscal year in such 
                biennium''.
            (3) Section 301(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amended 
        by inserting ``(or, if applicable, as provided by section 
        300(b))'' after ``United States Code''.
            (4) Section 301(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(e)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence by striking ``fiscal 
                year'' and inserting ``biennium'';
                    (B) by inserting between the second and third 
                sentences the following new sentence: ``On or before 
                April 1 of each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, 
                as provided by section 300(b)) 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 October 1 
                of that year.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (6) by striking ``such fiscal 
                year,'' and inserting ``the first fiscal year of such 
                biennium,''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (10) by striking ``the fiscal year 
                covered'' and inserting ``the biennium covered''.
            (5) Section 301(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amended 
        by striking ``fiscal year'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``biennium''.
            (6) Section 301(g)(1) of such Act (U.S.C. 632(g)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``for a 
        biennium''.
            (7) The section heading of section 301 of such Act is 
        amended by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``biennial''.
            (8) The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of such 
        Act is amended by striking ``Annual'' in the item relating to 
        section 301 and inserting ``Biennial''.
    (d) Section 302 Committee Allocations.--Section 302(a)(2) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 633(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year of the 
resolution and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and 
inserting ``the biennium of the resolution and each of the 3 succeeding 
fiscal years''.
    (e) Section 303 Point of Order.--
            (1) Section 303(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(a)) is amended 
        by striking ``fiscal year'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``biennium''.
            (2) Section 303(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 634(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
                by striking ``the fiscal year'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``biennium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``any calendar 
                year'' and inserting ``any odd-numbered calendar year 
                (or, if applicable, as provided by section 300(b))''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2), striking ``(1)'', 
                and redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
    (f) Permissible Revisions of Concurrent Resolutions on the 
Budget.--Section 304(a) of such Act (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''.
    (g) Procedures for Consideration of Budget Resolutions.--Section 
305(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium''.
    (h) Reports and Summaries of Congressional Budget Actions.--Section 
308(a)(1)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 639(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``fiscal year (or fiscal years)'' and inserting ``biennium''.
    (i) Completion of Action on Regular Appropriation Bills.--Section 
309 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``of any odd-numbered calendar year'' 
        after ``July'';
            (2) by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``regular''; and
            (3) by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium''.
    (j) Reconciliation Process.--
            (1) Section 310(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 641(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``any fiscal year'' in the matter 
                preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``any biennium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``such fiscal 
                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(f) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 641(f)) is amended 
        by striking ``for such fiscal year'' and inserting ``for such 
        biennium''.
    (k) Section 311 Point of Order.--
            (1)(A) Section 311(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 642(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (i) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting 
                ``for a biennium'';
                    (ii) by striking ``such fiscal year'' the first 
                place it appears and inserting ``either fiscal year in 
                such biennium'';
                    (iii) by striking ``during such fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``during either fiscal year in such 
                biennium'';
                    (iv) by striking ``revenues for such fiscal year'' 
                and inserting ``revenues for a fiscal year''; and
                    (v) by striking ``budget for such fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``budget for either fiscal year in such 
                biennium''.
            (B) Section 311(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``for the first'' and inserting 
                ``for either'';
                    (ii) by striking ``covering such fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``covering such biennium'';
                    (iii) by striking ``the first fiscal year covered'' 
                and inserting ``either fiscal year in such biennium 
                covered'';
                    (iv) by striking ``the first fiscal year plus'' and 
                inserting ``the biennium plus''; and
                    (v) by striking ``4 fiscal years'' and inserting 
                ``3 fiscal years''.
            (2) Section 311(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 642(b)) is amended 
        by striking ``such fiscal year'' the second place it appears 
        and inserting ``either fiscal year in such biennium''.
    (l)  Bills Providing New Spending Authority.--Section 401(b)(2) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 651(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``for such fiscal 
year'' the second place it appears and inserting ``for the biennium in 
which such fiscal year occurs''.
    (m) Date of Adjusting Allocations.--Section 603(a) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 665b) is amended by inserting after ``April 15'' the following 
``(or if section 300(b) applies by June 15th)''.

SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Definition.--Section 1101 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) `biennium' has the meaning given to such term in 
        paragraph (12) of section 3 of the Congressional Budget and 
        Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(12)).''.
    (b) Budget Contents and Submission to the Congress.--
            (1) So much of section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
        Code, as precedes paragraph (1) thereof is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(a) On or before the first Monday in February of each odd-
numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by section 300(b) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974), beginning with the One Hundred 
Fourth Congress, the President shall transmit to the Congress, the 
budget for the biennium beginning on October 1 of such calendar year. 
The budget transmitted under this subsection shall include a budget 
message and summary and supporting information. The President shall 
include in each budget the following:''.
            (2) Section 1105(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the fiscal year for which the budget is 
        submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year'' and 
        inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for which the 
        budget is submitted and in the succeeding 3 years''.
            (3) Section 1105(a)(6) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the fiscal year for which the budget is 
        submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year'' and 
        inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for which the 
        budget is submitted and in the succeeding 3 years''.
            (4) Section 1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``each 
        fiscal year in the biennium''.
            (5) Section 1105(a)(12) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the fiscal year'' in subparagraph 
                (A) and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``4 fiscal years after that year'' 
                in subparagraph (B) and inserting ``3 fiscal years 
                immediately following the second fiscal year in such 
                biennium''.
            (6) Section 1105(a)(13) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``each 
        fiscal year in the biennium''.
            (7) Section 1105(a)(14) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``that year'' and inserting ``each fiscal 
        year in the biennium for which the budget is submitted''.
            (8) Section 1105(a)(16) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``each 
        fiscal year in the biennium''.
            (9) Section 1105(a)(17) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the fiscal year following the 
                fiscal year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the 
                biennium following the biennium'';
                    (B) by striking ``that following fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``each such fiscal year''; and
                    (C) by striking ``fiscal year before the fiscal 
                year'' and inserting ``biennium before the biennium''.
            (10) Section 1105(a)(18) of title 31, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the prior fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``each of the 2 most recently completed 
                fiscal years'';
                    (B) by striking ``for that year'' and inserting 
                ``with respect to that fiscal year''; and
                    (C) by striking ``in that year'' and inserting ``in 
                that fiscal year''.
            (11) Section 1105(a)(19) of title 31, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``the prior fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``each of the 2 most recently completed 
                fiscal years'';
                    (B) by striking ``for that year'' and inserting 
                ``with respect to that fiscal year''; and
                    (C) by striking ``in that year'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``in that fiscal year''.
    (c) Estimated Expenditures of Legislative and Judicial Branches.--
Section 1105(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``each year'' and inserting ``each even-numbered year''.
    (d) Recommendations To Meet Estimated Deficiencies.--Section 
1105(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fiscal year for'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``biennium for'';
            (2) by inserting ``or current biennium, as the case may 
        be,'' after ``current fiscal year''; and
            (3) by striking ``that year'' and inserting ``that 
        period''.
    (e) Statement With Respect to Certain Changes.--Section 1105(d) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ``fiscal year'' 
and inserting ``biennium''.
    (f) Capital Investment Analysis.--Section 1105(e) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``ensuing fiscal year'' and 
inserting ``biennium to which such budget relates''.
    (g) Supplemental Budget Estimates and Changes.--
            (1) Section 1106(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
                striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``that fiscal 
                year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in such 
                biennium'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``4 fiscal years 
                following the fiscal year'' and inserting ``3 fiscal 
                years following the biennium''; and
                    (D) by striking ``fiscal year'' in paragraph (3) 
                and inserting ``biennium''.
            (2) Section 1106(b) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``each 
        fiscal year in the biennium''.
    (h) Current Programs and Activities Estimates.--
            (1) Section 1109(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``On or before the first Monday 
                after January 3 of each year (on or before February 5 
                in 1986)'' and inserting ``At the same time the budget 
                required by section 1105 is submitted for a biennium''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``the following fiscal year'' and 
                inserting ``each fiscal year of such period''.
            (2) Section 1109(b) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``before March 1 of each year'' and 
        inserting ``within 6 weeks of the President's budget submission 
        for each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by 
        section 300(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974)''.
    (i) Year-Ahead Requests for Authorizing Legislation.--Section 1110 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium 
        (beginning on or after October 1, 1995)''; and
            (2) by striking ``year before the year in which the fiscal 
        year begins'' and inserting ``second calendar year preceding 
        the calendar year in which the biennium begins''.
    (j) Budget Information on Consulting Services.--Section 1114 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``For each biennium beginning with the biennium beginning on 
        October 1, 1994, the''; and
            (2) by striking ``each year'' each place it appears.

SEC. 304. TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS; TITLE AND STYLE OF APPROPRIATIONS 
              ACTS.

    (a) Two-Year Appropriations.--Section 105 of title 1, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 105. Title and style of appropriations Acts
    ``(a) The style and title of all Acts making appropriations for the 
support of the Government shall be as follows: `An Act making 
appropriations (here insert the object) for the biennium ending 
September 30 (here insert the odd-numbered calendar year).'.
    ``(b) All Acts making regular appropriations for the support of the 
Government shall be enacted for a biennium and shall specify the amount 
of appropriations provided for each fiscal year in such period.
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `biennium' has the 
same meaning as in section 3(11) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(11)).''.
    (b) Conforming Change.--The chapter analysis of chapter 2 of title 
1, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and style'' after 
``Title'' in the item relating to section 105.

SEC. 305. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) Clause 4(a)(1)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting ``odd-numbered'' after 
``each''.
    (b) Clause 4(a)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``such fiscal year'' and 
inserting ``the biennium in which such fiscal year begins''.
    (c)(1) Clause 4(b)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``concurrent resolutions on the 
budget for each fiscal year'' and inserting ``concurrent resolution on 
the budget required under section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 for each biennium''.
    (2) Clause 4(b) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
subparagraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the 
end of subparagraph (5), and by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
            ``(6) to use the second year of each biennium to study 
        issues with long-term budgetary and economic implications, 
        which would include--
                    ``(A) holding hearings to receive testimony from 
                committees of jurisdiction to identify problem areas 
                and to report on the results of oversight; and
                    ``(B) by January 1 of each odd-numbered year, 
                issuing a report to the Speaker which identifies the 
                key issues facing the Congress in the next biennium.''.
    (d) Clause 4(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``annually'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``biennially''.
    (e) Clause 4(g) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended--
            (1) by striking ``February 25 of each year'' and inserting 
        ``March 15 of each odd-numbered year (or, if applicable, as 
        provided by section 300(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974)'';
            (2) by striking ``fiscal year'' the first place it appears 
        and inserting ``biennium''; and
            (3) by striking ``that fiscal year'' and inserting ``each 
        fiscal year in such ensuing biennium''.
    (f) Clause 4(h) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting 
``biennium''.
    (g) Subdivision (C) of clause 2(l)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is repealed.
    (h) Clause 4(a) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``fiscal year if reported after 
September 15 preceding the beginning of such fiscal year'' and 
inserting ``biennium if reported after August 1 of the year in which 
such biennium begins''.

SEC. 306. MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                   ``authorizations of appropriations

    ``Sec. 314. (a) It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report that authorizes appropriations for a 
period of less than 2 fiscal years, unless the program, project, or 
activity for which the funds are to be spent is of less than 2 years 
duration.
    ``(b) It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or 
the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
conference report that--
            ``(1) appropriates an amount for a program, project, or 
        activity not authorized by existing law in excess of the amount 
        previously appropriated for such program, project, or activity; 
        or
            ``(2) appropriates an amount for a program, project, or 
        activity not authorized by law within the 2-year period prior 
        to the date of the appropriation.
    ``(c) By January 2 of each odd-numbered year, each standing 
committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall file a 
report with its House outlining its oversight activities during the 
Congress. Each report shall consider the appropriateness of agency 
missions, the success of programs in meeting their goals, and issues to 
consider when reauthorizing these programs.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth in 
section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 313 the 
following new item:

``Sec. 314. Authorizations of appropriations.''.

              CHAPTER 2--ADDITIONAL BUDGET PROCESS CHANGES

SEC. 321. CBO REPORTS TO BUDGET COMMITTEES.

    Section 308 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by--
            (1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Quarterly Budget Reports.--The Congressional Budget Office 
shall, as soon as practicable after the completion of each quarter of 
the fiscal year, prepare an analysis comparing revenues, spending, and 
the deficit for the current fiscal year to assumptions included in the 
Congressional budget resolution. In preparing this report, the 
Congressional Budget Office shall combine actual budget figures to date 
with projected revenue and spending for the balance of the fiscal year. 
The Congressional Budget Office shall include any other information in 
this report that it deems useful for a full understanding of the 
current fiscal position of the Federal Government. The reports mandated 
by this subsection shall be transmitted by the Director to the Senate 
and House Committees on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office 
shall make such reports available to any interested party upon 
request.''.

SEC. 322. GNP BUDGET ANALYSIS; FISCAL AND BUDGET POLICY REPORTS.

    (a) GNP Budget Analysis.--Section 3(a) of the Employment Act of 
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022(a)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the 
end of paragraph (4), and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(5) a GNP budget analysis comprising--
                    ``(A) a statement of broad policy objectives for 
                the performance of the economy and the allocation of 
                national output among broad major categories of 
                spending over the next 10 fiscal years; and
                    ``(B) a GNP analysis showing how the current 
                national output is allocated among different major 
                categories and how that allocation will be affected in 
                1 year, 5 years, and 10 years under the policies the 
                President recommends in pursuit of the statement of 
                objectives.''.
    (b) Fiscal Policy Reports.--Not later than 7 days after the 
President's submission under section 3(a) of the Employment Act of 
1946, the President shall transmit to the Congress written reports 
setting forth--
            (1) the President's long-term budget and fiscal policy 
        goals as set forth in the most recent analysis under section 
        3(a) of the Employment Act of 1946;
            (2) other material including a 10-year projection of 
        Federal revenues by source, outlays by function, and the 
        Federal budget deficit; international comparisons that would 
        help Congress compare United States taxes, spending, deficits, 
        debt, and allocation of national output to that of other 
        countries, especially our international competitors; and 
        program performance indicators to allow Congress to assess the 
        effectiveness of Federal programs in meeting stated objectives.
    (c) Committee Review.--Section 301(a) of the Full Employment and 
Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3131(a)) is amended by inserting 
after ``System,'' the following: ``the fiscal and budget policy reports 
required under section 322 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1993,''.

SEC. 323. GOVERNMENT-WIDE REVIEW.

    (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, within 
90 days of the enactment of this Act, conduct a review of all 
Government user fees. This report will set forth the current level of 
such fees, the dates at which the current fees were established, and 
any alteration in such fees required to adjust their levels as a result 
of changes in consumer price levels since the most recent adjustment. 
The Director shall transmit such findings to the Congress and to the 
President.
    (b) It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the 
Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget for the 
fiscal year beginning the following October 1 after the date of 
enactment of this Act until the report described in subsection (a) has 
been received by each House of Congress, and referred to the 
appropriate committees.

SEC. 324. CONTENT OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS.

    Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended 
by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through 
(8), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(3) total revenue losses attributable to provisions of 
        Federal tax laws which allow a special exclusion, exemption, or 
        deduction from gross income or which provide a special credit, 
        a preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability and 
        the aggregate amount by which such total shall be increased or 
        decreased;''.

                       CHAPTER 3--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 331. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), chapter 1 of 
this subtitle and the amendments made by it shall become effective 
January 1, 1995, and shall apply to bienniums beginning after September 
30, 1995.
    (b) Fiscal Year 1995.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
provisions of--
            (1) the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and
            (2) title 31, United States Code,
(as such provisions were in effect on the day before the effective date 
of chapter 1 of this subtitle) shall apply to the fiscal year beginning 
on October 1, 1994.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``biennium'' shall have the meaning given to such term in paragraph 
(11) of section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(11)), as added by section 302(b)(2) of this 
Act.

               Subtitle B--Staffing and Instrumentalities

SEC. 341. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH STREAMLINING AND RESTRUCTURING.

    (a) Efficiencies, Savings, and Staff Reductions.--Not later than 
the beginning of the second session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
the task force of the House of Representatives under subsection (c) and 
the appropriate committees of the Senate shall submit to the leadership 
of the House of Representatives and the leadership of the Senate, 
respectively, recommendations for achieving--
            (1) economic efficiencies and cost savings in the 
        administrative operations of the legislative branch; and
            (2) reductions, from the level as of September 30, 1992, in 
        the total number of employee positions (on a full-time 
        equivalent basis) in the legislative branch, consistent with 
        the reductions for the executive branch implemented pursuant to 
        the Report of the National Performance Review, as submitted by 
        the Vice President on September 7, 1993.
    (b) Approval and Implementation.--The recommendations approved by 
the appropriate leadership shall be implemented in the regular 
appropriation bill for the legislative branch for fiscal year 1997, as 
reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives or the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, as 
applicable.
    (c) House of Representatives Task Force.--The Speaker of the House 
of Representatives shall appoint a task force for purposes of 
subsection (a). The task force shall consist of 12 Members of the House 
of Representatives, as follows:
            (1) 3 members of the Committee on House Administration, 
        appointed by the Speaker in consultation with the majority 
        leader;
            (2) 2 members of the Committee on House Administration, 
        appointed by the Speaker in consultation with the minority 
        leader;
            (3) 3 members of the Committee on Appropriations, appointed 
        by the Speaker in consultation with the majority leader;
            (4) 2 members of the Committee on Appropriations, appointed 
        by the Speaker in consultation with the minority leader;
            (5) one additional Member of the House of Representatives, 
        appointed by the Speaker in consultation with the majority 
        leader; and
            (6) one additional Member of the House of Representatives, 
        appointed by the Speaker in consultation with the minority 
        leader.
The expenses and staff of the task force shall be provided from 
existing resources of the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``leadership'' 
means--
            (1) with respect to the House of Representatives, the 
        Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader; and
            (2) with respect to the Senate, the President pro tempore, 
        the majority leader, and the minority leader.

SEC. 342. AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING OF CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL 
              INSTRUMENTALITIES.

    (a) In General.--It is the intent of Congress that the General 
Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research 
Service of the Library of Congress, Government Printing Office, and 
Office of Technology Assessment shall be authorized for 8 fiscal years 
in accordance with this section.
    (b) Cycle.--The instrumentalities listed in subsection (a) shall be 
authorized by the enactment every eighth year beginning for fiscal year 
1997 of an Act to authorize appropriations for those offices for the 
next 8 fiscal years.
    (c) Repealers.--
            (1) General accounting office.--Section 736 of title 31, 
        United States Code, is repealed.
            (2) Congressional budget office.--Section 201(f) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(f)) is repealed.
            (3) Congressional research service.--Any authorization of 
        appropriations for the Congressional Research Service of the 
        Library of Congress in effect on the effective date of this 
        paragraph is repealed.
            (4) Government printing office.--Any authorization of 
        appropriations for the Government Printing Office in effect on 
        the effective date of this paragraph is repealed.
            (5) Office of technology assessment.--Section 12 of the 
        Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C. 481) is repealed.
            (6) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect with 
        respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1997.

SEC. 343. COORDINATION OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the first session of the 
104th Congress, the appropriate committees of the House and the 
appropriate committees of the Senate are to study and report to their 
leadership recommendations providing for better coordination of the 
legislative branch services, positions, and entities specified in 
subsection (b). The study should consider the need for the creation of 
a bicameral management board to provide such coordination.
    (b) Services, Positions, and Entities.--The services, positions, 
and entities referred to in subsection (a) are (1) printing, (2) 
recording, (3) photography, (4) guide service, (5) folding and 
packaging, (6) chaplain, (7) flag office, (8) parking permits, (9) 
security, (10) Congressional Budget Office, (11) disbursements and 
receipts, (12) legal services, (13) Architect of the Capitol, (14) 
maintenance of grounds and buildings, (15) library, (16) drafting 
services, (17) research, and (18) computer services.

SEC. 344. COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SERVICES AND 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the first session of the 
104th Congress, the appropriate committees of the House and the 
appropriate committees of the Senate are to study and report on the 
feasibility of providing for competitive bidding for the right to 
operate the legislative branch facilities and provide the legislative 
branch services specified in subsection (b). The study is to consider 
whether the periodic reauthorization of such facilities and services is 
necessary and the appropriate duration for such reauthorizations.
    (b) Facilities and Services.--The facilities and services referred 
to in subsection (a) are (1) barber and beauty shops, (2) gymnasium, 
(3) health and medical, (4) restaurants, (5) automobile services, and 
(6) child care.

                Subtitle C--Application of Federal Laws

SEC. 351. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this subtitle:
            (1) Congressional employee.--The term ``congressional 
        employee'' means--
                    (A) an employee of the House of Representatives;
                    (B) an employee of the Senate; and
                    (C) an employee of the Architect of the Capitol.
            (2) Employee of the house of representatives.--The term 
        ``employee of the House of Representatives'' means--
                    (A) an individual who was eligible to file a formal 
                complaint with the Office of Fair Employment Practice 
                of the House of Representatives under clause 6 of rule 
                LI of the House of Representatives, as in effect on the 
                day before the date of enactment of this subtitle.
                    (B) any applicant for a position that will last 90 
                days or more and that is to be occupied by an 
                individual described in subparagraph (A); or
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee 
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a 
                violation arises out of the individual's House of 
                Representatives employment.
            (3) Employee of the senate.--The term ``employee of the 
        Senate'' means--
                    (A) any employee whose pay is disbursed by the 
                Secretary of the Senate;
                    (B) any applicant for a position that will last 90 
                days or more and that is to be occupied by an 
                individual described in subparagraph (A)); or
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee 
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a 
                violation arises out of the individual's Senate 
                employment.
            (4) Employee of the architect of the capitol.--The term 
        ``employee of the Architect of the Capitol'' means--
                    (A) an employee of the Architect of the Capitol or 
                an individual within the administrative jurisdiction of 
                the Architect of the Capitol if such employee or 
                individual is paid from funds under a law providing 
                appropriations for the legislative branch;
                    (B) any applicant for a position that will last 90 
                days or more and that is to be occupied by an employee 
                or individual described in subparagraph (A); or
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee or 
                individual described in subparagraph (A) and whose 
                claim of a violation arises out of the individual's 
                Architect of the Capitol employment.

SEC. 352. APPLICATION OF LAWS.

    (a) Laws Which Will Apply.--Within 90 days after the date final 
regulations under section 354(b)(1) to implement the results of the 
study under section 354(a)(1)(A) take effect, the following laws shall 
apply to a congressional employee:
            (1) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
        seq.).
            (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
        2000e et seq.).
            (3) Sections 102 through 104 of the Americans With 
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112-12114).
            (4) Section 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
        of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a).
            (5) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
        2611 et seq.).
    (b) Laws Which May Be Made Applicable.--Any provision of Federal 
law shall, to the extent that it relates to--
            (1) the terms and conditions of employment (including 
        hiring, promotion or demotion, salary and wages, overtime 
        compensation, benefits, work assignments or reassignments, 
        termination, and family and medical leave) of employees
            (2) protection from discrimination in personnel actions, 
        including discrimination based on--
                    (A) race, color, religion, sex (including marital 
                and parental status), or national origin within the 
                meaning of section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
                (42 U.S.C. 20003-16),
                    (B) age within the meaning of section 13 of the Age 
                Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 
                633a), or
                    (C) handicap or disability within the meaning of 
                section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 791) and sections 102 through 104 of the 
                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12112-14), and
            (3) the health and safety of employees, or
apply a congressional employee in accordance with section 354.

SEC. 353. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch 
an Office of Compliance (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as 
the ``Office'').
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) Board of directors.--The Office shall have a Board of 
        Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of 8 
        individuals appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the 
        Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate. Appointments to the Board of Directors shall be 
        completed not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this subtitle.
            (2) Director.--The Office shall have a Director who shall 
        be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the 
        Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate.
    (c) Board of Directors Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--The members of the Board of Directors 
        shall be individuals with training or expertise in--
                    (A) the application of the laws referred to in 
                section 352 to employment, and
                    (B) employment in the Congress.
            (2) Specific qualifications.--
                    (A) Lobbying.--No individual who engages in, or is 
                otherwise employed in, lobbying of the Congress and who 
                is required under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying 
                Act to register with the Clerk of the House of 
                Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate shall be 
                considered eligible for appointment to, or service on, 
                the Board of Directors.
                    (B) Office.--No member of the Board of Directors 
                appointed under subsection (b)(1) may hold or may have 
                held the position of Member of the House of 
                Representatives, Senator, or employee of the House of 
                Representatives or the Senate.
            (3) Holding office.--If during a term of office a member of 
        the Board of Directors engages in an activity described in 
        paragraph (2)(A), such position shall be declared vacant and a 
        successor shall be selected in accordance with subsection 
        (b)(1).
            (4) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall 
        be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
        made.
    (d) Authority.--
            (1) Board of directors.--The Board of Directors appointed 
        under subsection (b)(1) shall have an advisory authority with 
        respect to the implementation of this subtitle.
            (2) Director.--The Director appointed under subsection 
        (b)(2) shall have authority to carry out the functions 
        described in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 354 
        and in section 355 and shall carry out the functions described 
        in sections 356 through 363.
    (e) Board of Directors Term of Office.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        membership on the Board of Directors shall be for 5 years. A 
        member shall only be appointed for one term of office.
            (2) First appointments.--Of the members first appointed to 
        the Board of Directors--
                    (A) 2 shall have a term of office of 2 years,
                    (B) 2 shall have a term of office of 3 years,
                    (C) 2 shall have a term of office of 4 years, and
                    (D) 2 shall have a term of office of 5 years,
        as designated at the time of appointment by the persons 
        specified in subsection (b)(1).
    (f) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall 
be appointed from the members of the Board of Directors by the members 
of the Board and shall have responsibility for convening periodic 
meetings of the Board.
    (g) Basic Pay.--Members of the Board of Directors shall serve 
without pay.
    (h) Office Staff.--The Director may appoint and fix the 
compensation of such staff, including hearing officers, as are 
necessary to carry out this subtitle.
    (i)  Detailees.--The Director may, with the prior consent of the 
Government department or agency concerned, use the services of any such 
department or agency, including the services of members or personnel of 
the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board.
    (j)  Consultants.--In carrying out this subtitle, the Director may 
procure the temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or intermittent services 
of individual consultants or organizations thereof.

SEC. 354. STUDY AND REGULATIONS.

    (a) Initial Action.--
            (1) Study for congressional employees.--The Board of 
        Directors shall conduct a study--
                    (A) of the manner in which the laws made applicable 
                to congressional employees under section 352(a) should 
                apply, and
                    (B) to determine which of the laws referred to in 
                section 352(b) should apply to Congress and if it 
                should, the manner in which it should be made 
                applicable.
        The Board of Directors shall complete such study and report the 
        results to Congress not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subtitle.
            (2) Study for employees of instrumentalities.--
                    (A) Study.--The Director shall conduct a study of 
                the application to employees of instrumentalities of 
                the provisions of Federal law referred to in section 
                352. The Director shall complete such study and submit 
                to Congress a report containing the results of the 
                study not later than 180 days after the date the Board 
                submits a report of the study under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Regulations.--If, as the result of the study 
                under subparagraph (A), the Board determines that 
                employees of instrumentalities should be covered by the 
                one or more of the laws referred to in the study, the 
                Board may issue regulations for such coverage in 
                accordance with subsection (b).
                    (C) Definition.--The term ``employee of an 
                instrumentality'' means--
                            (i) any employee of the General Accounting 
                        Office, the Government Printing Office, the 
                        Library of Congress, the Office of Technology 
                        Assessment, or any other unit of the 
                        legislative branch of the Federal Government 
                        (other than an employee referred to in 
                        paragraph (1) of section 351);
                            (ii) any applicant for a position that will 
                        last 90 days or more and that is to be occupied 
                        by an individual described in clause (i); or
                            (iii) any individual who was formerly an 
                        employee described in clause (i) and whose 
                        claim of a violation arises out of the 
                        employment of the individual by an 
                        instrumentality described in clause (i).
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) Laws made applicable.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the completion of the study under subsection 
        (a)(1)(A), the Director shall propose regulations prescribing 
        the manner in which laws made applicable to congressional 
        employees under section 352(a) shall apply to such employees.
            (2) Other laws.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the completion of the study under subsection (a)(1)(B), the 
        Director shall propose regulations that specify which of the 
        provisions of Federal law considered in such study shall apply 
        to Congressional employees.
            (3) Regulation requirements.--Regulations under paragraphs 
        (1) and (2)--
                    (A) shall be consistent with the provision of law 
                made applicable to Congress, including remedies, except 
                as may otherwise be specifically provided;
                    (B) shall take into account the costs associated 
                with the application of such provisions to 
                Congressional employees; and
                    (C) may specify specific dates for the application 
                of specific provisions and may specify specific means 
                for the application of such provisions.
    (c) Continuing Action.--On an ongoing basis the Director--
            (1) shall study the application to Congressional employees 
        of provisions of Federal law referred to in section 352 that 
        are enacted after the date of the enactment of this subtitle; 
        and
            (2) may propose regulations with respect to such provisions 
        in accordance with subsection (b).
    (d) Amendments and Repeals.--The Director shall recommend changes 
in or repeals of existing law to accommodate the application of such 
law to Congressional employees.
    (e) Congressional Approval.--
            (1) In general.--Regulations of the Office shall not go in 
        effect unless approved by the Congress under this subsection.
            (2) Rulemaking.--The provisions of this subsection are 
        enacted by the Congress--
                    (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
                House of Representatives, and as such they are deemed a 
                part of the rules of the House, but applicable only 
                with respect to the procedure to be followed in the 
                House in the case of concurrent resolutions of 
                regulation approval, and such provisions supersede 
                other rules of the House only to the extent that they 
                are inconsistent with such other rules; and
                    (B) with full recognition of the constitutional 
                right of the House to change the rules (so far as 
                relating to the procedure of the House) at any time, in 
                the same manner and to the same extent as in the case 
                of any other rule of the House.
            (3) Referral.--
                    (A) House of representatives.--Concurrent 
                resolutions relating to approval of regulations 
                proposed under subsection (b) (referred to in this 
                section as a ``concurrent resolution of regulation 
                approval'') shall, upon introduction in the House of 
                Representatives, be immediately referred by the Speaker 
                of the House to the appropriate committee or committees 
                of the House. Any such concurrent resolution received 
                from the Senate shall be held at the Speaker's table.
                    (B) Senate.--Concurrent resolutions of regulation 
                approval shall, upon introduction in the Senate, be 
                immediately referred by the Presiding Officer of the 
                Senate to the appropriate committee or committees of 
                the Senate. Any such concurrent resolution received 
                from the House of Representatives shall be held at the 
                desk.
            (4) Committee consideration.--
                    (A) House of representatives.--Upon the expiration 
                of 90 days of continuous session after the introduction 
                of the first concurrent resolution of regulation 
                approval with respect to any regulation, each committee 
                of the House of Representatives to which such 
                concurrent resolution was referred shall be discharged 
                from further consideration of such concurrent 
                resolution, and such concurrent resolution shall be 
                referred to the appropriate calendar, unless such 
                concurrent resolution or an identical resolution was 
                previously reported, with or without amendments, by 
                each committee to which the concurrent resolution was 
                referred. The 90-day period may be extended by the 
                Speaker, in consultation with the Minority Leader, for 
                such period as the Speaker considers appropriate.
                    (B) Senate.--Upon the expiration of 90 days of 
                continuous session after the introduction of the first 
                concurrent resolution of regulation approval with 
                respect to any regulation, each committee of the Senate 
                to which such concurrent resolution was referred shall 
                be discharged from further consideration of such 
                concurrent resolution, and such concurrent resolution 
                shall be placed on the calendar, unless such concurrent 
                resolution or an identical resolution was previously 
                reported, with or without amendments, by each committee 
                to which the concurrent resolution was referred. The 
                90-day period may be extended by the Majority Leader, 
                in consultation with the Minority Leader, for such 
                period as the Majority Leader considers appropriate.
            (5) Consideration.--
                    (A) House of representatives.--It shall be in order 
                for the Speaker to recognize a Member of the House of 
                Representatives favoring a concurrent resolution of 
                regulation approval to call up the concurrent 
                resolution after it has been on the appropriate 
                calendar for 5 legislative days. When any such 
                concurrent resolution is called up, the House shall 
                proceed to its immediate consideration and the Speaker 
                shall recognize the Member calling up such concurrent 
                resolution and a Member opposed to such concurrent 
                resolution for 1 hour of debate in the House, to be 
                equally divided and controlled by such Members. When 
                such time has expired, the previous question shall be 
                considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to 
                adoption without intervening motion. It shall not be in 
                order to move to reconsider the vote by which such 
                resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
                    (B) Senate.--It shall be in order for the Presiding 
                Officer to recognize a Senator favoring a concurrent 
                resolution of regulation approval to call up the 
                concurrent resolution after it has been on the calendar 
                for 5 legislative days. When any such concurrent 
                resolution is called up, the Senate shall proceed to 
                its immediate consideration and the Presiding Officer 
                shall recognize the Senator calling up such concurrent 
                resolution and a Senator opposed to such concurrent 
                resolution for 1 hour of debate in the Senate, to be 
                equally divided and controlled by such Senators. When 
                such time has expired, the Senate shall proceed without 
                any intervening action to vote on the concurrent 
                resolution. It shall not be in order to move to 
                reconsider the vote by which such resolution is agreed 
                to or disagreed to.
            (6) Concurrent resolution from another house.--
                    (A) House of representatives.--If the House 
                receives from the Senate a concurrent resolution of 
                regulation approval with respect to any regulation, the 
                following procedures shall apply:
                            (i) Referral.--The concurrent resolution 
                        from the Senate with respect to such regulation 
                        shall not be referred to a committee.
                            (ii) Procedures.--The procedure of the 
                        House with respect to any resolution of the 
                        House with respect to such regulation shall be 
                        the same as if no such resolution from the 
                        Senate had been received. On any vote on final 
                        passage of a concurrent resolution of the House 
                        with respect to such regulation, a resolution 
                        from the Senate with respect to such regulation 
                        that contains identical text shall be 
                        automatically substituted for the resolution of 
                        the House.
                    (B) Senate.--If the Senate receives from the House 
                of Representatives a concurrent resolution of 
                regulation approval with respect to any regulation, the 
                following procedures shall apply:
                            (i) Referral.--The concurrent resolution 
                        from the House of Representatives with respect 
                        to such regulation shall not be referred to a 
                        committee.
                            (ii) Procedures.--The procedure of the 
                        Senate with respect to any concurrent 
                        resolution of the Senate with respect to such 
                        regulation shall be the same as if no such 
                        resolution from the House of Representatives 
                        had been received. On any vote on final passage 
                        of a concurrent resolution of the Senate with 
                        respect to such regulation, a resolution from 
                        the House of Representatives with respect to 
                        such regulation that contains identical text 
                        shall be automatically substituted for the 
                        resolution of the Senate.
            (7) Computation of days.--For purposes of this section--
                    (A) continuity of session of Congress is broken 
                only by an adjournment sine die; and
                    (B) the days on which either House is not in 
                session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days 
                to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the 
                period referred to in paragraph (4).

SEC. 355. OTHER FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Rules of the Office.--The Director shall adopt rules governing 
the procedures of the Office, including the procedures of hearing 
boards, which shall be submitted for publication in the Congressional 
Record. The rules may be amended in the same manner. The Director may 
consult with the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, the Legal Counsel of the Senate, and the General Counsel 
of the House of Representatives on the adoption of rules.
    (b) Investigative Authority.--The Director shall have authority to 
conduct such investigations as it requires to implement sections 357 
through 359 and section 361.
    (c) Duties.--The Office shall--
            (1) carry out a program of education for Members of 
        Congress and other employing authorities of the Congress 
        respecting the laws made applicable to them and a program to 
        inform individuals of their rights under laws applicable to 
        congressional employees and under sections 356 through 361,
            (2) in carrying out the program under paragraph (1), 
        distribute the telephone number and address of the Office, 
        procedures for action under sections 356 through 361, and any 
        other information the Director deems appropriate for 
        distribution, distribute such information to Members of 
        Congress and other employing authorities in a manner suitable 
        for posting, provide such information to new Congressional 
        employees, distribute such information to the residences of 
        Congressional employees, and conduct seminars and other 
        activities designed to educate employers and employees in such 
        information,
            (3) compile and publish statistics on the use of the Office 
        by Congressional employees, including the number and type of 
        contacts made with the Office, on the reason for such contacts, 
        on the number of employees who initiated proceedings with the 
        Office under sections 356 through 361 and the result of such 
        proceedings, on the number of employees who filed a complaint 
        under section 359, the basis for the complaint, and the action 
        taken on the complaint, and
            (4) within 180 days of the initial appointment of the 
        members of the Director and in conjunction with the Clerk of 
        the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, 
        develop a system for the collection of demographic data 
        respecting the composition of the employees of the Congress, 
        including race, sex, and wages, and a system for the collection 
        of information on employment practices, including family leave 
        and flexible work hours, in Congressional offices.

SEC. 356. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.

    The procedure for consideration of alleged violations of laws made 
applicable to congressional employees under the regulation promulgated 
under section 354(b) consists of 4 steps as follows:
            (1) Step I, counseling, as set forth in section 357.
            (2) Step II, mediation, as set forth in section 358.
            (3) Step III, formal complaint and hearing by a hearing 
        board, as set forth in section 359.
            (4) Step IV, judicial review if a Congressional employee is 
        aggrieved by a dismissal under section 359(c), a final decision 
        under section 359(g), or an order under section 359(h) or 
        359(i) or if a Member of the House of Representatives or a 
        Senator is aggrieved by a final decision under section 359(g) 
        or would be subject to an order issued under section 359(h) or 
        359(i).

SEC. 357. STEP I: COUNSELING.

    (a) In General.--A Congressional employee alleging a violation of a 
law made applicable to congressional employees under section 354 may 
request counseling through the Office. The Office shall provide the 
employee with all relevant information with respect to the rights of 
the employee. A request for counseling shall be made not later than 180 
days after the alleged violation forming the basis of the request for 
counseling occurred.
    (b) Period of Counseling.--The period for counseling shall be 30 
days unless the employee and the Office agree to reduce the period. The 
period shall begin on the date the request for counseling is received.

SEC. 358. STEP II: MEDIATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 15 days after the end of the 
counseling period under section 357, the employee who alleged a 
violation of a law made applicable to congressional employees under 
section 354 may file a request for mediation with the Office. 
Mediation--
            (1) may include the Office, the employee, the employing 
        office, and individuals who are recommended by organizations 
        composed primarily of individuals experienced in adjudicating 
        or arbitrating personnel matters, and
            (2) shall be a process involving meetings with the parties 
        separately or jointly for the purpose of resolving the dispute 
        between the employee and the employing office.
    (b) Mediation Period.--The mediation period shall be 30 days 
beginning on the date the request for mediation is received and may be 
extended for an additional 30 days at the discretion of the Office. The 
Office shall notify the employee and the head of the employing office 
when the mediation period has ended. For purposes of this section, the 
term ``head of employing office'' means the individual who has final 
authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, 
or privileges of the Congressional employment of an employee.

SEC. 359. STEP III: FORMAL COMPLAINT AND HEARING.

    (a) Formal Complaint and Request for Hearing.--Not later than 30 
days after receipt by the Congressional employee of notice from the 
Office of the end of the mediation period under section 358, the 
Congressional employee may file a formal complaint with the Office. No 
complaint may be filed unless the employee has made a timely request 
for counseling and has completed the procedures set forth in sections 
357 and 358.
    (b) Hearing Board.--A board of 3 independent hearing officers 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as a ``hearing board''), who are 
not Members of the House of Representatives, Senators, or officers or 
employees of the House of Representatives or Senate, chosen by the 
Director (one of whom shall be designated by the Director as the 
presiding hearing officer) shall be assigned to consider each complaint 
filed under subsection (a). The Director shall appoint hearing officers 
from candidates who are recommended by the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service, the Administrative Conference of the United 
States, or organizations composed primarily of individuals experienced 
in adjudicating or arbitrating personnel matters. A hearing board shall 
act by majority vote.
    (c) Dismissal of Frivolous Claims.--Prior to a hearing under 
subsection (d), a hearing board may dismiss any claim that it finds to 
be frivolous.
    (d) Hearing.--A hearing shall be conducted--
            (1) in closed session on the record by a hearing board; and
            (2) no later than 30 days after filing of the complaint 
        under subsection (a), except that the Office may, for good 
        cause, extend up to an additional 60 days the time for 
        conducting a hearing.
    (e) Discovery.--Reasonable prehearing discovery may be permitted at 
the discretion of the hearing board.
    (f) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--A hearing board may authorize subpoenas, 
        which shall be issued by the presiding hearing officer on 
        behalf of the hearing board under, in a matter involving the 
        House of Representatives, the seal of the House of 
        Representatives, for the attendance of witnesses at proceedings 
        of the hearing board and for the production of correspondence, 
        books, papers, documents, and other records. The attendance of 
        witnesses and the production of evidence may be required from 
        any place within the United States.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--
                    (A) Subpoena on senate matters.--If a person 
                refuses to obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1) 
                in a matter involving the Senate, the hearing board may 
                apply to a United States district court for an order 
                requiring that person to appear before the hearing 
                board to give testimony, produce evidence, or both, 
                relating to the matter under investigation. The 
                application may be made within the judicial district 
                where the hearing is conducted or where that person is 
                found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to 
                obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
                court as civil contempt.
                    (B) Subpoena on house of representatives matters.--
                If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under 
                paragraph (1) in a matter involving the House of 
                Representatives, the hearing board may report the 
                refusal to the Committee on Rules which may take any 
                action it deems appropriate. Such action may include--
                            (i) a referral to the Committee on 
                        Standards of Official Conduct if the refusal is 
                        by a current Member of the House of 
                        Representatives or officer or employee of the 
                        House of Representatives, or
                            (ii) a report to the House of 
                        Representatives of a resolution to certify a 
                        contempt pursuant to sections 102 and 104 of 
                        the Joint Resolution of June 22, 1938 (2 U.S.C. 
                        192, 194) if the failure is by someone other 
                        than a current Member of the House of 
                        Representatives or officer or employee of the 
                        House of Representatives.
            (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the hearing 
        board shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas 
        issued by a United States district court under the Federal 
        Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which 
        application is to be made under paragraph (2) may be served in 
        the judicial district in which the person required to be served 
        resides or may be found.
            (5) Immunity.--The hearing board is an agency of the United 
        States for the purpose of part V of title 18, United States 
        Code (relating to immunity of witnesses).
    (g) Hearing Board Decision.--As expeditiously as possible, but in 
no case more than 45 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the 
hearing board shall make a decision in the matter for which the hearing 
was held. The decision of the hearing board shall be transmitted by the 
Office to the employee and the employing office. The decision shall 
state the issues raised by the complaint, describe the evidence in the 
record, and contain a determination as to whether a violation of a law 
made applicable to congressional employees under section 354 has 
occurred. Any decision of the hearing board shall contain a written 
statement of the reasons for the hearing board's decision. The hearing 
board shall make its decision available to the public
    (h) Remedy Order.--If the decision of the hearing board under 
subsection (g) is that a violation of a law made applicable to 
congressional employees under section 354 has occurred, it shall order 
the remedies under such law as made applicable to congressional 
employees under the regulations promulgated under section 354, except 
that no Member of the House of Representatives or Senator shall be 
personally liable for the payment of compensation and the office 
accounts of a Member or Senator shall not be liable for the payment of 
compensation. The hearing board shall have no authority to award 
punitive damages. The entry of an order under subsection shall 
constitute a final decision for purposes of judicial review under 
section 360 if the order is not reviewed under subsection (i).
    (i) Review by the Director.--
            (1) In general.--A congressional employee or Member of the 
        House of Representatives or Senator may request the director to 
        review a decision of the hearing board under subsection (g) 
        (including a decision after a remand under paragraph (2)(A)). 
        Such a request shall be made within 30 days of the date of the 
        decision of the hearing board. Review by the Director shall be 
        based on the record of the hearing board.
            (2) Decision of the director.--The Director shall issue a 
        decision not later than 60 days after the date of the request 
        under paragraph (1). The decision of the Director may--
                    (A) remand to the hearing board the matter before 
                the Director for the purpose of supplementing the 
                record or for further consideration;
                    (B) reverse the decision of the hearing board and 
                enter a new decision and order in accordance with 
                subsection (h); or
                    (C) direct that the decision and order of the 
                hearing board be considered as the final decision.
            (3) Final decision.--The entry of a decision under 
        paragraph (2) shall constitute a final decision for purposes of 
        judicial review under section 360.
    (j) Funds.--There shall be established in the House of 
Representatives and in the Senate a fund from which compensation 
(including attorney's fees) may be paid in accordance with an order 
under subsection (h) or (i) or as a result of judicial review under 
section 360. From the outset of any proceeding in which compensation 
may be paid from a fund of the House of Representatives, the General 
Counsel of the House of Representatives may provide the respondent with 
representation.

SEC. 360. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Any congressional employee aggrieved by a 
dismissal of a claim under section 359(c) or a final decision under 
section 359(h) or 359(i), or any Member of the House of Representatives 
or Senator aggrieved by a final decision under section 359(h) or 
359(i), may petition for review by the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Federal Circuit.
    (b) Law Applicable.--Chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, 
shall apply to a review under subsection (a) except that--
            (1) with respect to section 2344 of title 28, United States 
        Code, service of the petition shall be on the House or Senate 
        Legal Counsel, as the case may be, rather than on the Attorney 
        General;
            (2) the provisions of section 2348 of title 28, United 
        States Code, on the authority of the Attorney General, shall 
        not apply;
            (3) the petition for review shall be filed not later than 
        90 days after the entry in the Office of a final decision under 
        section 409(d);
            (4) the Office shall be an ``agency'' as that term is used 
        in chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code; and
            (5) the Office shall be the respondent in any proceeding 
        under subsection (a).
    (c) Standard of Review.--To the extent necessary for decision, the 
court shall decide all relevant questions of law and interpret 
constitutional and statutory provisions. The court shall set aside a 
final decision under section 359(h) or 359(i) if it is determined that 
the decision or order was--
            (1) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 
        otherwise not consistent with law;
            (2) not made consistent with required procedures; or
            (3) unsupported by substantial evidence.
In making the foregoing determinations, the court shall review the 
whole record, or those parts of it cited by a party, and due account 
shall be taken of the rule of prejudicial error. The record on review 
shall include the record before the hearing board, the decision of the 
hearing board or Director, and the order of the hearing board or 
Director.
    (d) Attorney's Fees.--If a congressional employee is the prevailing 
party in a proceeding under this section, attorney's fees for the 
judicial proceeding may be allowed by the court in accordance with the 
standards prescribed under section 706(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-5(k)).

SEC. 361. RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINT.

    If, after a formal complaint is filed under section 359, the 
employee and the head of the employing office resolve the issues 
involved, the employee may withdraw the complaint or the parties may 
enter into a written agreement, subject to the approval of the 
Director.

SEC. 362. PROHIBITION OF INTIMIDATION.

    Any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any employee by any 
Member of the House of Representatives, Senator, or officer or employee 
of the House of Representatives or Senate, or by the Architect of the 
Capitol, or anyone employed by the Architect of the Capitol, because of 
the exercise of a right under this subtitle constitutes an unlawful 
employment practice, which may be remedied in the same manner under 
this subtitle as is a violation of a law made applicable to 
congressional employees under section 354.

SEC. 363. CONFIDENTIALITY.

    (a) Counseling.--All counseling shall be strictly confidential 
except that the Office and the employee may agree to notify the head of 
the employing office of the allegations.
    (b) Mediation.--All mediation shall be strictly confidential.
    (c) Hearings.--Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), the 
hearings, deliberations, and decisions of the hearing board shall be 
confidential.
    (d) Release of Records for Judicial Action.--The records and 
decisions of hearing boards may be made public if required for the 
purpose of judicial action under section 9.
    (e) Access by Committees of Congress.--The Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives and the Select 
Committee on Ethics of the Senate shall have access to the hearings, 
deliberations, and decisions of the hearing board but only after the 
hearing board has made a decision under section 359(g) with respect to 
the matter for which such hearings and deliberations of the hearing 
board were made.
    (f) Coordination.--The Director shall coordinate the Director's 
proceedings with the Committee on Standards and Official Conduct of the 
House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Ethics of the 
Senate to ensure effectiveness, to avoid duplication, and to prevent 
penalizing cooperation by respondents in the respective proceedings.

SEC. 364. POLITICAL AFFILIATION AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--It shall not be a violation of a law made 
applicable to congressional employees under section 354 to consider 
the--
            (1) party affiliation;
            (2) domicile, or
            (3) political compatibility with the employing office,
of a congressional employee with respect to employment decisions.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
``employee'' means--
            (1) an employee on the staff of the House of 
        Representatives or Senate leadership,
            (2) an employee on the staff of a committee or 
        subcommittee,
            (3) an employee on the staff of a Member of the House of 
        Representatives or Senate,
            (4) an officer or employee of the House of Representatives 
        or Senate elected by the House of Representatives or Senate or 
        appointed by a Member of the House of Representatives or 
        Senate, other than those described in paragraphs (1) through 
        (3), or
            (5) an applicant for a position that is to be occupied by 
        an individual described in paragraphs (1) through (4).

SEC. 365. OTHER REVIEW.

    No congressional employee may commence a judicial proceeding to 
redress practices prohibited under section 354, except as provided in 
this subtitle and no court or administrative body shall have 
jurisdiction to entertain any civil action concerning or related to 
practices prohibited under section 354.

                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

SEC. 371. SUNSET AGENCY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Committee on Government Operations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate shall conduct, with the assistance of the General Accounting 
Office, a comprehensive survey of all statutory reporting requirements, 
soliciting the views of House and Senate standing committees, during 
the One Hundred Fourth Congress and report legislation on or before 
December 31, 1996, to eliminate obsolete, nonessential, or duplicative 
reports.
    (b) 5-Year Period.--The Committee on Government Operations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate shall establish a uniform and appropriate procedure for 
requiring agency reports to Congress to expire after 5 years, subject 
to their specific reauthorization, and report legislation by December 
31, 1996, to sunset statutory reporting requirements.

SEC. 372. JOINT COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Abolition of Joint Committee on Printing.--Chapter 1 of title 
44, United States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Abolition of Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.--
Sections 223 and 224 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 132B and 133) are repealed.
    (c) Establishment of Joint Committee on Information Management.--
(1) There is established a Joint Committee on Information Management 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Committee'').
    (2) The Committee shall be composed of 10 members as follows:
            (A) 5 members from the Committee on House Administration of 
        the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker and 
        5 members of the Rules and Administration of the Senate to be 
        appointed by ______.
    (d) Functions.--The Committee shall--
            (1) coordinate information management for Congress;
            (2) establish standards and applications policies for 
        Congress and its support agencies for information technologies, 
        including telecommunications, electronic files and indexing, 
        publishing, and information dissemination within Congress and 
        to the public pursuant to chapters 17 and 19 of title 44, 
        United States Code;
            (3) ensure dissemination of executive branch information to 
        the public as provided in title 44, United States Code; and
            (4) carry out all functions heretofore carried out by the 
        Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress 
        on the Library.
    (e) Transfer of Functions.--Effective upon the effective date of 
this section, all functions of the Joint Committee on Printing and the 
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library except those functions 
carried out by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library related 
to the supervision of the Botanic Garden and the Capitol art 
collection, which shall be transferred to the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate, are transferred to the 
Committee.
    (f) Vacancies; Chairmanship.--Vacancies in the membership of the 
Committee shall not affect the power of the remaining members to 
execute the functions of the Committee, and shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original selection. The chairmanship and vice 
chairmanship of the Committee shall alternate between the chairman of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
chairman of the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives with each Congress. The initial chairman of the 
Committee shall be the chairman of the Committee on House 
Administration and the initial vice chairman shall be the chairman of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect at the 
beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

                       Subtitle E--Budget Control

SEC. 381. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Budget 
Control Act of 1993''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to create a mechanism 
to monitor total costs of direct spending programs, and, in the event 
that actual or projected costs exceed targeted levels, to require the 
President and Congress to address adjustments in direct spending.

SEC. 382. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECT SPENDING TARGETS.

    (a) In General.--The initial direct spending targets for each of 
fiscal years 1994 through 1997 shall equal total outlays for all direct 
spending except net interest and deposit insurance as determined by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (hereinafter referred 
to in this subtitle as the ``Director'') under subsection (b).
    (b) Initial Report by Director.--
            (1) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Director shall submit a report to Congress 
        setting forth projected direct spending targets for each of 
        fiscal years 1994 through 1997.
            (2) The Director's projections shall be based on 
        legislation enacted as of 5 days before the report is submitted 
        under paragraph (1). To the extent feasible, the Director shall 
        use the same economic and technical assumptions used in 
        preparing the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
        year 1994 (H. Con. Res. 64).
    (c) Adjustments.--Direct spending targets shall be subsequently 
adjusted by the Director under section 386.

SEC. 383. ANNUAL REVIEW OF DIRECT SPENDING AND RECEIPTS BY PRESIDENT.

    As part of each budget submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, the President shall provide an annual review of 
direct spending and receipts, which shall include (1) information 
supporting the adjustment of direct spending targets pursuant to 
section 386, (2) information on total outlays for programs covered by 
the direct spending targets, including actual outlays for the prior 
fiscal year and projected outlays for the current fiscal year and the 5 
succeeding fiscal years, and (3) information on the major categories of 
Federal receipts, including a comparison between the levels of those 
receipts and the levels projected as of the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 384. SPECIAL DIRECT SPENDING MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT.

    (a) Trigger.--In the event that the information submitted by the 
President under section 383 indicates--
            (1) that actual outlays for direct spending in the prior 
        fiscal year exceeded the applicable direct spending target, or
            (2) that outlays for direct spending for the current or 
        budget year are projected to exceed the applicable direct 
        spending targets,
the President shall include in his budget a special direct spending 
message meeting the requirements of subsection (b).
    (b) Contents.--(1) The special direct spending message shall 
include:
            (A) An explanation of any adjustments to the direct 
        spending targets pursuant to section 386.
            (B) An analysis of the variance in direct spending over the 
        adjusted direct spending targets.
            (C) The President's recommendations for addressing the 
        direct spending overages, if any, in the prior, current, or 
        budget year.
    (2) The President's recommendations may consist of any of the 
following:
            (A) Proposed legislative changes to reduce direct spending 
        outlays, increase revenues, or both, in order to recoup or 
        eliminate the overage for the prior, current, and budget years 
        in the current year, the budget year, and the 4 outyears.
            (B) Proposed legislative changes to reduce direct spending 
        outlays, increase revenues, or both, in order to recoup or 
        eliminate part of the overage for the prior, current, and 
        budget year in the current year, the budget year, and the 4 
        outyears, accompanied by a finding by the President that, 
        because of economic conditions or for other specified reasons, 
        only some of the overage should be recouped or eliminated by 
        direct spending outlay reductions or revenue increases, or 
        both.
            (C) A proposal to make no legislative changes to recoup or 
        eliminate any overage, accompanied by a finding by the 
        President that, because of economic conditions or for other 
        specified reasons, no legislative changes are warranted.
    (3) Any proposed legislative change under paragraph (2) to reduce 
outlays may include reductions in direct spending.
    (c) Proposed Special Direct Spending Resolution.--
            (1) President's recommendations to be submitted as draft 
        resolution.--If the President recommends reductions consistent 
        with subsection (b)(2)(A) or (B), the special direct spending 
        message shall include the text of a special direct spending 
        resolution implementing the President's recommendations through 
        reconciliation directives instructing the appropriate 
        committees of the House of Representatives and Senate to 
        determine and recommend changes in laws within their 
        jurisdictions to reduce direct spending outlays or increase 
        revenues by specified amounts. If the President recommends no 
        reductions pursuant to (b)(2)(C), the special direct spending 
        message shall include the text of a special resolution 
        concurring in the President's recommendation of no legislative 
        action.
            (2) Resolution to be introduced in house.--Within 10 days 
        after the President's special direct spending message is 
        submitted, the text required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        introduced as a concurrent resolution in the House of 
        Representatives by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
        of the House of Representatives without substantive revision. 
        If the chairman fails to do so, after the tenth day the 
        resolution may be introduced by any Member of the House of 
        Representatives. A concurrent resolution introduced under this 
        paragraph shall be referred to the Committee on the Budget.

SEC. 385. REQUIRED RESPONSE BY CONGRESS.

    (a) Requirement for Special Direct Spending Resolution.--Whenever 
the President submits a special direct spending message under section 
384, the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall 
report, not later than April 15, the concurrent resolution on the 
budget and include in it a separate title that meets the requirements 
of subsections (b) and (c).
    (b) Contents of Separate Title.--The separate title of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget shall contain reconciliation 
directives to the appropriate committees of the House of 
Representatives and Senate to determine and recommend changes in laws 
within their jurisdictions to reduce direct spending outlays or 
increase revenues by specified amounts (which in total equal or exceed 
the reductions recommended by the President, up to the amount of the 
overage). If this separate title recommends that no legislative changes 
be made to recoup or eliminate an overage, then a statement to that 
effect shall be set forth in that title.
    (c) Requirement for Separate Vote To Increase Targets.--If the 
separate title of a concurrent resolution on the budget proposes to 
recoup or eliminate less than the entire overage for the prior, 
current, and budget years, then the Committee on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives shall report a resolution directing the 
Committee on Government Operations to report legislation increasing the 
direct spending targets for each applicable year by the full amount of 
the overage not recouped or eliminated. It shall not be in order in the 
House of Representatives to consider that concurrent resolution on the 
budget until the House of Representatives has agreed to the resolution 
directing the increase in direct spending targets.
    (d) Conference Reports Must Fully Address Overage.--It shall not be 
in order in the House of Representatives to consider a conference 
report on a concurrent resolution on the budget unless that conference 
report fully addresses the entirety of any overage contained in the 
applicable report of the President under section 384 through 
reconciliation directives requiring direct spending reductions, revenue 
increases, or changes in the direct spending targets.
    (e) Procedure if House Budget Committee Fails To Report Required 
Resolution.--
            (1) Automatic discharge of house budget committee.--If a 
        special direct spending resolution is required and the 
        Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives fails 
        to report a resolution meeting the requirements of subsections 
        (b) and (c) by April 15, then the committee shall be 
        automatically discharged from further consideration of the 
        concurrent resolution reflecting the President's 
        recommendations introduced pursuant to section 384(c)(2) and 
        the concurrent resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
        calendar.
            (2) Consideration by house.--Ten days after the Committee 
        on the Budget of the House of Representatives has been 
        discharged under paragraph (1), any Member may move that the 
        House proceed to consider the resolution. Such motion shall be 
        highly privileged and not debatable.
    (f) Application of Congressional Budget Act.--To the extent that 
they are relevant and not inconsistent with this subtitle, the 
provisions of title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall 
apply in the House of Representatives and the Senate to special direct 
spending resolutions, resolutions increasing targets under subsection 
(c), and reconciliation legislation reported pursuant to directives 
contained in those resolutions.

SEC. 386. ADJUSTMENTS TO DIRECT SPENDING TARGETS.

    (a) Required Annual Adjustments.--Prior to the submission of the 
President's budget for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1997, the 
Director shall adjust the direct spending targets in accordance with 
this section. Any such adjustments shall be reflected in the targets 
used in the President's report under section 383 and message (if any) 
under section 384.
    (b) Adjustment for Increases in Beneficiaries.--(1) The Director 
shall adjust the direct spending targets for increases (if any) in 
actual or projected numbers of beneficiaries under direct spending 
programs for which the number of beneficiaries is a variable in 
determining costs.
    (2) The adjustment shall be made by--
            (A) computing, for each program under paragraph (1), the 
        percentage change between (i) the annual average number of 
        beneficiaries under that program (including actual numbers of 
        beneficiaries for the prior fiscal year and projections for the 
        budget and subsequent fiscal years) to be used in the 
        President's budget with which the adjustments will be 
        submitted, and (ii) the annual average number of beneficiaries 
        used in the adjustments made by the Director in the previous 
        year (or, in the case of adjustments made in 1994, the annual 
        average number of beneficiaries used in the Director's initial 
        report under section 382(b));
            (B) applying the percentages computed under subparagraph 
        (A) to the projected levels of outlays for each program 
        consistent with the direct spending targets in effect 
        immediately prior to the adjustment; and
            (C) adding the results of the calculations required by 
        subparagraph (B) to the direct spending targets in effect 
        immediately prior to the adjustment.
    (3) No adjustment shall be made for any program for a fiscal year 
in which the percentage increase computed under paragraph (2)(A) is 
less than or equal to zero.
    (c) Adjustments for Revenue Legislation.--(1) The Director shall 
adjust the targets as follows--
            (A) they shall be increased by the amount of any increase 
        in receipts; or
            (B) they shall be decreased by the amount of any decrease 
        in receipts,
resulting from receipts legislation enacted after the date of enactment 
of this subtitle, except legislation enacted under section 385.
    (d) Adjustments To Reflect Congressional Decisions.--Upon enactment 
of a reconciliation bill pursuant to instructions under section 385, 
the Director shall adjust direct spending targets for the current year, 
the budget year, and each outyear through 1997 by--
            (1) increasing the target for the current year and the 
        budget year by the amount stated for that year in that 
        reconciliation bill (but if a separate vote was required by 
        section 385(c), only if that vote has occurred); and
            (2) decreasing the target for the current, budget, and 
        outyears through 1997 by the amount of reductions in direct 
        spending enacted in that reconciliation bill.
    (e) Designated Emergencies.--The Director shall adjust the targets 
to reflect the costs of legislation that is designated as an emergency 
by Congress and the President under section 252(b) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 387. RELATIONSHIP TO BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL 
              ACT OF 1985.

    Reductions in outlays or increases in receipts resulting from 
legislation reported pursuant to section 385 shall not be taken into 
account for purposes of any budget enforcement procedures under the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 388. ESTIMATING MARGIN.

    For any fiscal year for which the overage is less than one-half of 
1 percent of the direct spending target for that year, the procedures 
set forth in sections 384 and 385 shall not apply.

SEC. 389. CONSIDERATION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives to consider any general appropriation bill if the 
President has submitted a direct spending message under section 384 
until Congress has adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
the budget year that meets the requirements of section 385.
    (b) Waiver.--The point of order established by subsection (a) may 
only be waived for all general appropriation bills for that budget year 
through the adoption of one resolution waiving that point of order.

SEC. 390. MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS.

    In making recommendations under sections 384 and 385, the President 
and the Congress should seriously consider all other alternatives 
before proposing reductions in means-tested programs.

SEC. 391. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This subtitle shall apply to direct spending targets for fiscal 
years 1994 through 1997 and shall expire at the end of fiscal year 
1997.

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