[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 252 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 252

  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

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Hamilton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Rules, and, in addition, to the Committees on Government 
 Reform and Oversight, House Oversight, and Budget, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdication of the committee 
                               concerned

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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 1995''.
    (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. Scheduling.
Sec. 102. Committee reports.
Sec. 103. Notice of jurisdictional violations.
Sec. 104. Independent investigations and factfinding for ethics 
                            investigations.
Sec. 105. Use of independent factfinders by the Committee on Standards 
                            of Official Conduct.
Sec. 106. Staff training.
Sec. 107. Availability of legislative information.
Sec. 108. Public understanding of Congress.
Sec. 109. House-senate staff salary parity.
Sec. 110. Expansion of unauthorized appropriations points of order.
Sec. 111. Recodification of Rules of the House of Representatives.
                            TITLE II--SENATE

               TITLE III--JOINT HOUSE AND SENATE MATTERS

                Subtitle A--Congressional Budget Process

                     Chapter I--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. Authorization and funding of certain congressional 
                            instrumentalities.
Sec. 342. Coordination of legislative branch services.
Sec. 343. Competitive bidding for legislative branch services and 
                            facilities.
                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

Sec. 351. Sunset agency reporting requirements.
Sec. 352. Joint Committee on Information Management.
                       Subtitle D--Budget Control

Sec. 361. Short title; purpose.
Sec. 362. Establishment of direct spending targets.
Sec. 363. Annual review of direct spending and receipts by president.
Sec. 364. Special direct spending message by President.
Sec. 365. Required response by Congress.
Sec. 366. Adjustments to direct spending targets.
Sec. 367. Relationship to Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
                            Act of 1985.
Sec. 368. Estimating margin.
Sec. 369. Consideration of appropriation bills.
Sec. 370. Means-tested programs.
Sec. 371. 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. 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. 102. 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. 103. 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. 104. 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. 105. 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. 106. STAFF TRAINING.

    It is the sense of the House that the Committee on House Oversight 
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. 107. 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. 108. 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. 109. HOUSE-SENATE STAFF SALARY PARITY.

    It is the sense of the House that the Committee on House Oversight 
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. 110. 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. 111. RECODIFICATION OF RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall, at the 
beginning of the 105th 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 106th 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 Fifth 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 2 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 (2 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 Fifth 
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, 1997)''; 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, 1996, 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, 1997, and shall apply to bienniums beginning after September 
30, 1997.
    (b) Fiscal Year 1997.--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, 1996.
    (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. 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. 342. COORDINATION OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the second 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. 343. COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SERVICES AND 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the second 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--Miscellaneous

SEC. 351. SUNSET AGENCY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
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 Reform and 
Oversight 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. 352. 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 Oversight 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 
Oversight 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 Oversight of the House of 
Representatives with each Congress. The initial chairman of the 
Committee shall be the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight 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 Fifth Congress.

                       Subtitle D--Budget Control

SEC. 361. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Budget 
Control Act of 1995''.
    (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. 362. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECT SPENDING TARGETS.

    (a) In General.--The initial direct spending targets for each of 
fiscal years 1996 through 1999 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 1996 through 1999.
            (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 1995 (H. Con. Res. 218).
    (c) Adjustments.--Direct spending targets shall be subsequently 
adjusted by the Director under section 386.

SEC. 363. 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 366, (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. 364. SPECIAL DIRECT SPENDING MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT.

    (a) Trigger.--In the event that the information submitted by the 
President under section 363 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 366.
            (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. 365. REQUIRED RESPONSE BY CONGRESS.

    (a) Requirement for Special Direct Spending Resolution.--Whenever 
the President submits a special direct spending message under section 
364, 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 Reform and Oversight 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 364 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 364(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. 366. ADJUSTMENTS TO DIRECT SPENDING TARGETS.

    (a) Required Annual Adjustments.--Prior to the submission of the 
President's budget for each of fiscal years 1997 through 1999, 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 363 and message (if any) 
under section 364.
    (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 1996, the annual 
        average number of beneficiaries used in the Director's initial 
        report under section 362(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 365.
    (d) Adjustments To Reflect Congressional Decisions.--Upon enactment 
of a reconciliation bill pursuant to instructions under section 365, 
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 365(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. 367. 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 365 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. 368. 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 364 and 365 shall not apply.

SEC. 369. 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 364 
until Congress has adopted a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
the budget year that meets the requirements of section 365.
    (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. 370. MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS.

    In making recommendations under sections 364 and 365, the President 
and the Congress should seriously consider all other alternatives 
before proposing reductions in means-tested programs.

SEC. 371. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This subtitle shall apply to direct spending targets for fiscal 
years 1996 through 1999 and shall expire at the end of fiscal year 
1999.
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