I 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3791 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2004 Mr. Stearns (for himself, Mr. Hall, Mr. Flake, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Franks of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that no automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in the year following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the &short-title1;.

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Effect of a budget deficit

Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), and inserting Subject to subparagraph (B) and paragraph (3),; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (3)An adjustment under paragraph (2) otherwise scheduled to take effect in a calendar year shall not be made if, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget, there was a deficit (as defined by section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974) in the preceding fiscal year..