[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S2029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. CORNYN:
  S. 620. A bill to withhold the salary of the Director of OMB upon 
failure to submit the President's budget to Congress as required by 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I rise to introduce the No Budget No OMB 
Pay Act of 2013.
  The No Budget No OMB Pay Act of 2013 will prohibit paying the 
salaries of the OMB Director, the Deputy Director of OMB, and the 
Deputy Director for Management of OMB for any period of time that the 
President is late in meeting his statutory requirement of submitting a 
budget by the first Monday of February.
  As many of my colleagues know, it has been over 1,400 days since the 
Senate has passed a budget. It is certainly progress that the Majority 
has decided to finally put forward a budget and that the Senate will be 
able to debate and amend a budget--a budget that raises taxes by $1.5 
trillion, increases Washington spending by 62 percent, and fails to 
balance the budget anytime in the next ten years.
  Unfortunately, for the first time in recent memory, Congress is 
acting before receiving the President's budget. According to a recent 
headline in the March 11, 2013 edition of the National Journal this is 
unprecedented and is a break from a 92-year tradition of having the 
President exercise leadership in the budget process.
  Current law requires the President to send his budget by the first 
Monday of February. But President Obama has ignored this requirement. 
In fact, he has missed the statutory deadline four out of five times. 
This year he was required to issue his budget proposal on February 4, 
2013. But he missed this deadline. So while the Senate is finally 
acting, it has been 44 days since the President has failed to live up 
to his commitment.
  We know that for Congress to get paid, it must live up to its 
responsibilities and pass a budget. The OMB Director and other high-
level OMB officials also have obligations to meet. After all, these 
officials are responsible for putting together the President's budget. 
Both the executive and legislative branch share responsibility when it 
comes to the federal budget. But without Presidential leadership 
Washington spending will remain out of control. Taxpayers deserve 
better. They deserve accountability.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 620

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``No Budget, No OMB Pay Act of 
     2013''.

     SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY 
                   REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.

       Not later than 3 days after the President's budget is due, 
     the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall--
       (1) make an annual determination of whether the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President 
     are in compliance with section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code; and
       (2) provide a written notification of such determination to 
     the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 3. NO PAY UPON FAILURE TO TIMELY SUBMIT THE PRESIDENT'S 
                   BUDGET TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made 
     available from the United States Treasury for the pay of the 
     Director of OMB, Deputy Director of OMB, and the Deputy 
     Director for Management of OMB during any period of 
     noncompliance determined by the Inspector General of the 
     Office of Personnel Management under section 2.
       (b) No Retroactive Pay.--The Director of OMB, Deputy 
     Director of OMB, and the Deputy Director for Management of 
     OMB may not receive pay for any period of noncompliance 
     determined by the Inspector General of the Office of 
     Personnel Management under section 2 at any time after the 
     end of that period.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect upon the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
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