[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4975 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4975

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to exclude changes in tariffs from the paygo scorecard and to amend the 
  Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exempt 
            changes in tariffs from certain points of order.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 17, 1994

 Mr. Dreier (for himself and Mr. Kolbe) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred jointly to the Committees on Government Operations 
                               and Rules

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
to exclude changes in tariffs from the paygo scorecard and to amend the 
  Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exempt 
            changes in tariffs from certain points of order.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF TARIFF CHANGES ON THE PAYGO SCORECARD.

    Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) As used in this section, the term `receipts legislation' 
shall not include that part of any implementing bill for any trade 
agreement that changes, eliminates, or establishes any tariff of the 
United States.''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER.

    (a) Tariff Enabling Legislation Exemption.--Title III of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

               ``treatment of tariff enabling legislation

    ``Sec. 314. The points of order set forth in sections 303(a), 
311(a)(1), and 605 shall not apply to any implementing bill for any 
trade agreement that changes, eliminates, or establishes any tariff of 
the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections 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. Treatment of tariff enabling legislation.''.
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