[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1508 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                      December 30 (legislative day, December 22), 1995.
      Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1508) entitled ``An 
Act to assure that all Federal employees work and are paid'', do pass 
with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

        At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), as 
amended by Public Law 104-47, is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1995'' and inserting ``March 31, 1996''.
    (b) Consultation.--For purposes of any exercise of the authority 
provided in section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) prior to January 10, 
1996, the written policy justification dated December 1, 1995, and 
submitted to the Congress in accordance with section 583(b)(1) of such 
Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 583(b)(1) 
of such Act.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF THE BALANCED BUDGET BILL.

    (a) Introduction of the Balanced Budget Bill.--The balanced budget 
bill, which is described in subsection (e), shall be introduced in both 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on the same day. In the 
House, the bill shall be introduced by the chairman of the Budget 
Committee of the House. In the Senate, the bill shall be introduced by 
the majority leader, after consultation with the minority leader.
    (b) Consideration of the Balanced Budget Bill in the House.--
Consideration of the balanced budget bill shall be made in order 
pursuant to a special order reported by the Committee on Rules.
    (c) Consideration of the Balanced Budget Bill in the Senate.--
            (1) Placed on the calendar.--The balanced budget bill 
        introduced in the Senate shall not be referred to committee but 
        shall be placed directly on the calendar.
            (2) Motion to proceed.--The motion to proceed to the 
        balanced budget bill shall not be debatable and the bill may be 
        proceeded to at any time after it is placed on the calendar.
            (3) Reconciliation procedures.--The Senate shall consider 
        the balanced budget bill as if it were a reconciliation bill 
        pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974, with the following exceptions:
                    (A) A motion to recommit shall not be in order.
                    (B) All amendments proposed to the balanced budget 
                bill shall be considered as having been read in full, 
                once the amendment is identified by sponsor and number.
                    (C) Debate in the Senate on the balanced budget 
                bill, and all amendments, thereto and debatable motions 
                and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
                to not more than 10 hours. Upon expiration of the 10 
                hours of debate, without intervening action, the Senate 
                shall proceed to vote on the final disposition of the 
                balanced budget bill.
                    (D) If the Senate has received from the House the 
                balanced budget bill introduced under subsection (a) 
                prior to the vote on final disposition of the Senate 
                bill, the following procedures shall apply:
                            (i) The balanced budget bill received from 
                        the House shall not be referred to committee 
                        and shall be placed on the calendar.
                            (ii) The Senate shall proceed to and 
                        consider the balanced budget bill introduced in 
                        the Senate, however--
                                    (I) the vote on final passage shall 
                                be on the balanced budget bill received 
                                from the House, if it is identical to 
                                the balanced budget bill then pending 
                                for the vote on final disposition in 
                                the Senate; or
                                    (II) if the balanced budget bill 
                                received from the House is not 
                                identical to the balanced budget bill 
                                then pending for the vote on final 
                                disposition in the Senate, following 
                                third reading of the Senate bill, the 
                                Senate shall, without intervening 
                                action or debate, proceed to the House 
                                balanced budget bill, strike all after 
                                the enacting clause, substitute the 
                                text of the Senate bill as taken to 
                                third reading, adopt the Senate 
                                amendment, and vote on the final 
                                disposition of the House balanced 
                                budget bill, as amended.
                    (E) Consideration of House message shall be limited 
                to 5 hours. Debate on any motion necessary to dispose 
                of a House message on the balanced budget bill shall be 
                limited to 1 hour and debate on any amendment to such 
                motion shall be limited to 30 minutes.
                    (F) Upon proceeding to any conference report on the 
                balanced budget bill, the bill shall be considered as 
                read. Debate on any conference report on the balanced 
                budget bill shall be limited to 5 hours.
            (4) Waiver of section 306.--Section 306 of the 
        Congressional Budget Act shall not apply to the consideration 
        of the balanced budget bill.
    (d) Revisions to Aggregates, Allocations, and Discretionary 
Spending Limits.--
            (1) Authority to adjust aggregates and discretionary 
        limits.--For purposes of enforcement under the Congressional 
        Budget Act of 1974 and House Concurrent Resolution 67 (One 
        Hundred Fourth Congress), upon the introduction of the balanced 
        budget bill in the House and Senate, and again upon submission 
        of a conference report thereon--
                    (A) the discretionary spending limits; and
                    (B) the appropriate budgetary aggregates,
        as set forth in House Concurrent Resolution 67, shall be 
        adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3).
            (2) Authority to adjust committee allocations.--For 
        purposes of enforcement under the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974 and under House Concurrent Resolution 67 (One Hundred 
        Fourth Congress), at any time after the introduction of the 
        balanced budget bill, but prior to consideration of that bill 
        in the House or Senate, as the case may be, and again upon 
        submission of a conference report thereon, the allocations to 
        the Committees of the Senate and the House pursuant to sections 
        302 and 602 shall be adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3).
            (3) Adjustments.--The adjustments required by paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) shall be made by the chairman of the Committee on 
        the Budget of the Senate or the House of Representatives (as 
        the case may be) and shall be consistent with the budgetary 
        impact of the balanced budget bill. The adjusted discretionary 
        spending limits, allocations, and aggregates shall be 
        considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and aggregates 
        for purposes of enforcement of the Congressional Budget Act and 
        for enforcement of provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 67 
        (One Hundred Fourth Congress).
            (4) Reporting revised suballocations.--Following the 
        adjustments made under paragraph (3), the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
        may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
        sections 302(b) and 602(b) of this Act to carry out this 
        subsection.
            (5) Technical adjustments to house allocations.--Upon the 
        enactment of a balanced budget bill introduced under subsection 
        (a), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House 
        may make necessary technical revisions to the revised 
        allocations made under paragraph (2).
    (e) Balanced Budget Bill.--As used in this section, the term 
``balanced budget bill'' means any bill that achieves a balanced budget 
not later than fiscal year 2002, which is introduced pursuant to 
subsection (a).
            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1508

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                               AMENDMENT