,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mr4  
,br\n ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,g>rett1 ,mr4  
,brid5/9e1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4         
,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1
 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4         
,/ockman1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,duncan 
( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,graves
 ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,s\!rl&1
 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 & ,mr4 ,graves (        
,miss\ri7 introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,propos+ an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to balance ! ,f$]al     
budget4  ,t ! foll[+ article is propos$ 
z an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all be valid to all 
int5ts & purposes z "p ( ! ,con/itution 
:5 ratifi$ by ! legislatures (          
?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al ,/ates )9 sev5    
ye>s aft] ! date ( its submission =     
ratification3   --  #a4 ,total outlays =

 any fiscal ye> %all n exce$ total      
receipts = t fiscal ye>1 unless         
two-?irds ( ! :ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se (  
,congress %all provide by law = a       
specific excess ( outlays ov] receipts  
by a roll call vote4  #b4 ,! limit on ! 
debt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates held by ! public 
%all n be increas$1 unless two-?irds ( !
 :ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se %all provide by 
law = su* an increase by a roll call    
vote4  #c4 ,outlays = ! total budget may
 n exce$ ! previ\s fiscal ye>s' outlays 
plus population gr[? & inflation1 unless
 two-?irds ( ! :ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se   
%all provide = su* increase by a roll   
call vote4  #d4 ,prior to ea* fiscal    
ye>1 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all     
develop a propos$ budget = ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t = t fiscal ye> 9 :i*   
total outlays d n exce$ total receipts4 
#e4 ,no bill to increase rev5ue %all    
become law unless approv$ by two-?irds (
 ! :ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se by a roll call
 vote4  #f4 ,! ,congress may waive !    
provisions ( ?is article = any fiscal   

ye> 9 :i* a decl>ation ( w> is 9 effect1
 ) a vote ( a majority ( bo? h\ses4  #g4
 ,! ,congress %all en=ce & implem5t ?is 
article by appropriate legislation1 :i* 
may rely on e/imates ( outlays &        
receipts4  #h4 ,all outlays above       
rev5ues f ! previ\s fiscal ye> mu/ be   
acc\nt$ = 9 ! outlays & budgets ( !     
foll[+ fiscal ye>4  #i4 ,all surplus    
rev5ues at ! end ( a fiscal ye> %all be 
allocat$ to a fund to be return$ to !   
taxpay]s4 ,! me?od ( return to !        
taxpay]s mu/ be det]m9$ by legislation  
be=e ! end ( ! subsequ5t fiscal ye>4    
#aj4 ,total receipts %all include all   
receipts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t    
except ^? d]iv$ f borr[+4 ,total outlays
 %all include all outlays ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t includ+ ^? = debt      
s]vice & o!r debt functions4  #aa4 ,?is 
article %all take effect beg9n+ ) !     
second fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] its       
ratification4  4