,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #d  ,,in ,,the ,,house   
,,of ,,representatives  ,january #c1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,barrow 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cuellar7 introduced the following     
joint resolution2 which was referred to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary        
,,joint ,,resolution  ,proposing a      
balanced budget amendment to the        
,constitution of the ,united ,states4   
,that the following article is proposed 
as an amendment to the ,constitution of 
the ,united ,states1 which shall be     
valid to all intents and purposes as    
part of the ,constitution when ratified 
by the legislatures of three-fourths of 
the several ,states within seven years  
after the date of its submission for    
ratification3   --  #a4 ,total outlays  
for any fiscal year shall not exceed    
total receipts for that fiscal year1    
unless three-fifths of the whole number 
of each ,house of ,congress shall       
provide by law for a specific excess of 
outlays over receipts by a rollcall     

vote4  #b4 ,prior to each fiscal year1  
the ,president shall transmit to the    
,congress a proposed budget for the     
,united ,states ,government for that    
fiscal year in which total outlays do   
not exceed total receipts4  #c4 ,the    
,congress may waive the provisions of   
this article for any fiscal year in     
which a declaration of war is in effect4
 ,the provisions of this article may be 
waived for any fiscal year in which the 
,united ,states is engaged in military  
conflict which causes an imminent and   
serious military threat to national     
security and is so declared by a joint  
resolution1 adopted by a majority of the
 whole number of each ,house1 which     
becomes law4  #d4 ,the ,congress shall  
enforce and implement this article by   
appropriate legislation1 which may rely 
on estimates of outlays and receipts4   
,the appropriate committees of the      
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate shall report to their respective
 ,houses implementing legislation to    

achieve a balanced budget without       
reducing the disbursements of the       
,federal ,old-,age and ,survivors       
,insurance ,trust ,fund and the ,federal
 ,disability ,insurance ,trust ,fund to 
achieve that goal4  #e4 ,total receipts 
shall include all receipts of the       
,united ,states ,government except those
 derived from borrowing4 ,total outlays 
shall include all outlays of the ,united
 ,states ,government except for those   
for repayment of debt principal4  #f4   
,this article shall take effect         
beginning with the later of the second  
fiscal year beginning after its         
ratification or the first fiscal year   
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbb4  4