,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjag,mr4 ,paul 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,enzi1 ,mr4 ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,strange7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
limit the period of authorization of new
 budget authority provided in           
appropriation ,acts1 to require         
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation of  
existing programs for which continued   
new budget authority is proposed to be  
authorized by committees of ,congress1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,legislative ,performance ,review ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,definitions ,for        
purposes of this ,act-- 7#a7 the term   
agency has the meaning given the term   
,executive agency under section #aje of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#b7  
the term appropriation ,act means an    

,act referred to in section #aje of     
title #a1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#c7  
the term authorization means an ,act    
authorizing new budget authority to be  
provided in appropriation ,acts2  7#d7  
the term new budget authority means     
budget authority 7as defined in section 
#c7b77;,a7 of the ,congressional ,budget
 ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#fbb7b77;,a777 which is provided in an  
appropriation ,act2 and  7#e7 the term  
program means any activities or purposes
 for which there is a separate          
authorization of new budget authority4  
#c4 ,bills and resolutions subject to   
point of order  7a7 ,in general ,it     
shall not be in order in either the     
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives to consider--  7#a7 any
 bill or resolution which authorizes the
 enactment of new budget authority for a
 period of more than #d fiscal years1   
except as provided in section #d2 or    
7#b7 any bill or resolution which       
authorizes the enactment of an unlimited

 amount of new budget authority for any 
purpose or purposes4  7b7 ,point of     
order ,in the ,senate1 a point of order 
under this section may be raised by a   
,senator as provided in section #cac7;e7
 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of  
#aigd4 ,a point of order under this     
section may be waived in accordance with
 the procedures under section #cac7;e7  
of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of   
#aigd upon an affirmative vote of       
three-fifths of the ,members duly chosen
 and sworn4  7c7 ,conference reports    
,when the ,senate is considering a      
conference report on1 or an amendment   
between the ,houses in relation to1 a   
bill or joint resolution1 upon a point  
of order being made by any ,senator     
pursuant to subsection 7b71 and such    
point of order being sustained1 such    
material contained in such conference   
report or ,house amendment shall be     
stricken1 and the ,senate shall proceed 
to consider the question of whether the 
,senate shall recede from its amendment 

and concur with a further amendment1 or 
concur in the ,house amendment with a   
further amendment1 as the case may be1  
which further amendment shall consist of
 only that portion of the conference    
report or ,house amendment1 as the case 
may be1 not so stricken4 ,any such      
motion in the ,senate shall be          
debatable4 ,in any case in which such   
point of order is sustained against a   
conference report 7or ,senate amendment 
derived from such conference report by  
operation of this paragraph71 no further
 amendment shall be in order4  #d4      
,waiver of time limit on authorizations 
7a7 ,in the ,senate  7#a7 ,committee    
,consideration ,if any committee of the 
,senate determines that an authorization
 the enactment of new budget authority  
for a period of more than #d fiscal     
years is necessary to accomplish the    
purposes for which the authorization is 
made1 the committee may report a bill or
 resolution containing an authorization 
for such longer period4 ,at the same    

time or later1 the committee shall      
report a resolution to the ,senate      
providing for a waiver of the           
#d-;fiscal-year limit contained in      
section #c7;a77#a7 7in this subsection  
referred to as a waiver resolution7 and 
stating the reasons why such a waiver is
 necessary4 ,the resolution shall be    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,budget of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,reporting
 ,the ,committee on the ,budget of the  
,senate may not amend a waiver          
resolution1 may order the waiver        
resolution reported favorably1          
unfavorably1 or without recommendation1 
as it relates to the effect of the      
waiver on the ability of the ,committee 
on the ,budget of the ,senate to execute
 its duties under section #gjc7;a77#c7  
of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of   
#aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7;a77#c771 and  
shall report a waiver resolution        
referred under paragraph 7#a7 to the    
,senate not later than #aj days after   
the waiver resolution is referred to the

 committee 7not counting any day on     
which the ,senate is not in session7    
beginning with the day following the day
 on which the waiver resolution is so   
referred1 accompanied by the committee's
 recommendations and reasons for the    
recommendations with respect to the     
waiver resolution4 ,if the ,committee on
 the ,budget of the ,senate does not    
report a waiver resolution within the   
#aj-;day period under this paragraph1   
the committee shall automatically be    
discharged from further consideration of
 the waiver resolution and the waiver   
resolution shall be placed on the       
calendar4  7#c7 ,debate restrictions    
,during the consideration of any waiver 
resolution1 debate shall be limited to  
#a hour1 to be equally divided between1 
and controlled by1 the majority leader  
and minority leader or their designees1 
and the time on any debatable motion or 
appeal shall be limited to #bj minutes1 
to be equally divided between1 and      
controlled by the mover and the manager 

of the waiver resolution4 ,in the event 
the manager of the waiver resolution is 
in favor of any such motion or appeal1  
the time in opposition shall be         
controlled by the minority leader or a  
designee4 ,the leaders1 or either of    
them1 may1 from the time under their    
control on the passage of the waiver    
resolution1 allot additional time to any
 ,senator during the consideration of   
the debatable motion or appeal4  7#d7   
,voting ,if a waiver resolution is      
agreed to by the ,senate1 section       
#c7;a77#a7 shall not apply with respect 
to the bill or resolution to which the  
waiver resolution relates4  7#e7        
,oversight hearing ,whenever any bill or
 resolution is reported by a committee  
under paragraph 7#a71 the report        
accompanying the bill or resolution     
shall contain a schedule of oversight   
hearings by the committee to determine  
progress being made toward the intended 
objectives of the program for which the 
authorization is being made4  7b7 ,in   

the ,house of ,representatives  7#a7    
,committee ,consideration ,if any       
committee of the ,house of              
,representatives determines that an     
authorization the enactment of new      
budget authority for a period of more   
than #d fiscal years is necessary to    
accomplish the purposes for which the   
authorization is made1 the committee may
 report a bill or resolution containing 
an authorization for such longer period4
 ,at the same time or later1 the        
committee shall report a resolution to  
the ,house of ,representatives providing
 for a waiver of the #d-;fiscal-year    
limit contained in section #c7;a77#a7   
7in this subsection referred to as a    
waiver resolution7 and stating the      
reasons why such a waiver is necessary4 
,the resolution shall be referred to the
 ,committee on the ,budget of the ,house
 of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,reporting  
,the ,committee on the ,budget of the   
,house of ,representatives may not amend
 a waiver resolution1 may order the     

waiver resolution reported favorably1   
unfavorably1 or without recommendation1 
as it relates to the effect of the      
waiver on the ability of the ,committee 
on the ,budget of the ,house of         
,representatives to execute its duties  
under section #gjc7;a77#c7 of the       
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7;a77#c771 and shall     
report a waiver resolution referred     
under paragraph 7#a7 to the ,house of   
,representatives not later than #aj days
 after the waiver resolution is referred
 to the committee 7not counting any day 
on which the ,house of ,representatives 
is not in session7 beginning with the   
day following the day on which the      
waiver resolution is so referred1       
accompanied by the committee's          
recommendations and reasons for the     
recommendations with respect to the     
waiver resolution4 ,if the ,committee on
 the ,budget of the ,house of           
,representatives does not report a      
waiver resolution within the #aj-;day   

period under this paragraph1 the        
committee shall automatically be        
discharged from further consideration of
 the waiver resolution and the waiver   
resolution shall be placed on the       
calendar4  7#c7 ,debate restrictions    
,during the consideration of any waiver 
resolution1 debate shall be limited to  
#a hour1 to be equally divided between1 
and controlled by1 the ,speaker of the  
,house of ,representatives and minority 
leader of the ,house of ,representatives
 or their designees1 and the time on any
 debatable motion or appeal shall be    
limited to #bj minutes1 to be equally   
divided between1 and controlled by the  
mover and the manager of the waiver     
resolution4 ,in the event the manager of
 the waiver resolution is in favor of   
any such motion or appeal1 the time in  
opposition shall be controlled by the   
minority leader or a designee4 ,the     
leaders1 or either of them1 may1 from   
the time under their control on the     
passage of the waiver resolution1 allot 

additional time to any ,representative  
during the consideration of the         
debatable motion or appeal4  7#d7       
,voting ,if a waiver resolution is      
agreed to by the ,house of              
,representatives1 section #c7;a77#a7    
shall not apply with respect to the bill
 or resolution to which the waiver      
resolution relates4  7#e7 ,oversight    
hearing ,whenever any bill or resolution
 is reported by a committee under       
paragraph 7#a71 the report accompanying 
the bill or resolution shall contain a  
schedule of oversight hearings by the   
committee to determine progress being   
made toward the intended objectives of  
the program for which the authorization 
is being made4  #e4 ,analysis1          
appraisal1 and evaluation of existing   
programs  7a7 ,in general ,no committee 
of the ,senate or the ,house of         
,representatives may report a bill or   
resolution authorizing the enactment of 
new budget authority for a program for  
which an authorization of new budget    

authority has previously been enacted   
until the committee has conducted an    
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation of  
the program for which continued new     
budget authority is proposed to be      
authorized4 ,if the authorization of the
 enactment of new budget authority for  
any program is enacted for a period of  
less than #d fiscal years1 the analysis1
 appraisal1 and evaluation of that      
program required by this section is only
 required before reporting legislation  
that would extend the authorization of  
the enactment of new budget authority   
for the fifth fiscal year commencing    
after the effective date of this ,act   
and every #d years thereafter4  7b7     
,committee report ,the results of the   
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation     
under subsection 7a7 shall be included  
in the committee report on the bill or  
resolution4  7c7 ,agency report         
,whenever a committee of the ,senate or 
the ,house of ,representatives is       
conducting an analysis1 appraisal1 and  

evaluation of a program1 the head of the
 agency which administers the program1  
or any part thereof1 shall submit to the
 committee1 upon request of the chairman
 or ranking member of the committee1 an 
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation of  
the program4  7d7 ,joint hearing ,the   
committees of the ,senate and the ,house
 of ,representatives having jurisdiction
 of a program may conduct jointly the   
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation     
required by this section and may conduct
 joint hearings4  7e7 ,committee report 
7#a7 ,in general ,the report of a       
committee on the analysis1 appraisal1   
and evaluation of a program shall be    
sufficiently complete to permit a       
determination as to whether the program 
should be terminated1 modified1 or      
continued without change1 and shall     
include--  7,a7 an identification of the
 objectives intended for the program and
 the problem or need which the program  
was intended to address2  7,b7 whether  
the program objectives are still        

relevant2  7,c7 whether the program has 
adhered to the original and intended    
purpose2  7,d7 whether the program has  
made any substantial progress toward    
meeting the objectives originally       
intended2  7,e7 the impact of the       
program on the economy2  7,f7 the       
feasibility of alternative programs and 
methods1 including tax expenditures1 for
 meeting the objectives of the program  
under consideration and their cost      
effectiveness2  7,g7 the relation of all
 other ,government and private programs 
dealing with the objectives of the      
program under consideration1 including  
tax expenditure programs2  7,h7 an      
examination of proposed legislation     
pending in either ,house seeking to     
achieve the same or related objectives2 
and  7,i7 whether the program should be 
extended and the further benefits that  
may be achieved thereby1 including--    
7i7 an identification of the objectives 
intended for the program and the problem
 or the need that the program is        

intended to address2  7ii7 an assessment
 of the consequences of eliminating the 
program1 of consolidating it with       
another program1 or of funding it at a  
lower level2 and  7iii7 an analysis of  
the services and performance estimated  
to be achieved if the program were      
continued1 including an estimate of     
when1 and the conditions under which1   
the program will have fulfilled the     
objectives for which the program was    
established4  7#b7 ,sources of          
information ,in preparing a report under
 paragraph 7#a71 a committee shall      
evaluate--  7,a7 information in reports1
 plans1 goals1 and progress reviews     
required under sections #cjf and #aaae  
through #aabe of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7,b7 information in     
reports by the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states1 including the      
annual report by the ,comptroller       
,general regarding opportunities to     
reduce duplication1 overlap1 and        
fragmentation1 achieve savings1 and     

enhance revenue2 and  7,c7 other        
information determined appropriate by   
the committee4  7#c7 ,point of order    
7,a7 ,in general ,it shall not be in    
order in either the ,senate or the      
,house of ,representatives to consider a
 bill or resolution authorizing the     
enactment of new budget authority for a 
program for which an authorization of   
new budget authority has previously been
 enacted unless the bill or resolution  
is accompanied by a report described in 
paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,waiver of point  
of order ,in the ,senate1 a point of    
order raised under this paragraph may be
 waived upon an affirmative vote of     
three-fifths of the ,members duly chosen
 and sworn and debate on all motions to 
waive #a or more points of order under  
this paragraph as to a bill or          
resolution shall be debatable for a     
total of not more than #a hour1 equally 
divided between the ,senator raising the
 point of order and the ,senator moving 
to waive the point of order or their    

designees4  7f7 ,combined report ,for   
the purposes of making the analysis1    
appraisal1 and evaluation required by   
this section1 a committee may combine   
related programs and may issue #a report
 on all such combined programs4  #f4    
,authorization for new programs         
,whenever any committee of the ,senate  
or the ,house of ,representatives       
reports legislation authorizing the     
enactment of new budget authority for a 
program for which there has previously  
been no authorization1 the committee    
shall include in the report accompanying
 the legislation--  7#a7 an             
identification of the objectives and    
purposes of the new program and the     
problems or needs that the new program  
is intended to address2  7#b7 a         
description of other programs which seek
 to accomplish the same general purpose 
or purposes2  7#c7 whether the program  
will conflict with1 overlap1 or         
duplicate any existing programs and1 if 
the program will conflict with1 overlap1

 or duplicate an existing program1 a    
discussion of how the program will work 
with the existing program2  7#d7 how the
 program will operate with existing     
programs to promote the common objective
 or objectives of all similar programs2 
7#e7 the consequences of failing to     
achieve the purposes of the new program2
  7#f7 what other alternatives1         
including tax expenditures and private  
resources1 were considered as           
alternatives and why the alternatives   
were not recommended2  7#g7 what changes
 were considered in existing programs to
 coordinate the programs with the new   
program and the reasons for changing or 
not changing existing programs2  7#h7 a 
projection of the anticipated needs for 
and accomplishments of the program1     
including an estimate of when1 and the  
condition under which1 the program will 
have fulfilled the objectives for which 
the program was established2 and  7#i7 a
 statement of the constitutional        
authority pursuant to which the bill or 

joint resolution is to be enacted4  #g4 
,conference reports on authorization    
bills ,the joint explanatory statement  
accompanying a conference report on any 
bill or resolution authorizing the      
enactment of new budget authority for   
any program in connection with which an 
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation has 
been conducted under section #e or #f   
shall include an analysis of the        
objectives intended for the program and 
the problems or needs which the program 
is intended to address1 based on the    
bill or resolution as recommended in the
 conference report4  #h4 ,phaseout of   
existing programs  7a7 ,in general ,if a
 continued authorization of the         
enactment of new budget authority for a 
program has been adopted by the ,senate 
or the ,house of ,representatives1 and  
has not become law as of the date on    
which the authorization in effect       
expires 7unless the failure to become   
law has been due to a rejection of a    
proposed authorization by the other     

,house71 there is authorized to be      
enacted for the program--  7#a7 for the 
first fiscal year following the         
expiration of the previous              
authorization1 #hj percent of the amount
 appropriated to carry out the program  
in the previous fiscal year2 and  7#b7  
for the second fiscal year following    
such expiration1 #fj percent of the     
amount appropriated to carry out the    
program in the previous fiscal year4    
7b7 ,new authorization ,if at any time  
following the expiration of an          
authorization of the enactment of new   
budget authority for a program a new    
authorization for the program is        
provided by law1 then the new           
authorization shall replace the         
authorization provided in subsection    
7a74  7c7 ,repeal of authorization ,if a
 program for which an authorization of  
the enactment of new budget authority   
has previously been made is repealed1   
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to the   
program4  7d7 ,programs without an      

authorization ,for any program for which
 no new budget authority is authorized  
to be enacted for a fiscal year         
7including an authorization under       
subsection 7a771 the head of the agency 
carrying out the program shall develop  
and implement a plan to provide for--   
7#a7 the transfer or other disposition  
of the records1 property1 and personnel 
affected by the termination of the      
program2  7#b7 the transfer of such     
unexpended balances of appropriations1  
and of other funds1 available for use in
 connection with the program2 and  7#c7 
terminating the activities under the    
program4  #i4 ,termination of certain   
existing authorizations  7a7 ,in general
 ,it shall not be in order in either the
 ,senate or the ,house of               
,representatives to consider a bill1    
resolution1 amendment1 or conference    
report making appropriations for a      
fiscal year which begins #e years after 
the effective date of this ,act if the  
appropriation is made pursuant to a law1

 in effect on the effective date of this
 ,act1 authorizing new budget authority 
for a period of more than #d fiscal     
years or for an unspecified number of   
fiscal years4  7b7 ,waiver of point of  
order ,in the ,senate1 a point of order 
raised under this section may be waived 
upon an affirmative vote of three-fifths
 of the ,members duly chosen and sworn4 
7c7 ,point of order sustained  7#a7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 if a point of order under this   
section is sustained1 the matter as to  
which the point of order is raised shall
 be stricken4  7#b7 ,conference reports 
,when a ,house of ,congress is          
considering a conference report or an   
amendment between the ,houses1 upon a   
point of order under this section being 
sustained as to matter in the conference
 report or amendment1 such material     
shall be deemed stricken1 and the ,house
 of ,congress shall proceed to consider 
the question of whether the ,house shall
 recede from its amendment and concur   

with a further amendment1 or concur in  
the amendment of the other ,house of    
,congress with a further amendment1 as  
the case may be1 which further amendment
 shall consist of only that portion of  
the conference report or amendment1 as  
the case may be1 not so stricken4 ,in   
any case in which such point of order is
 sustained against a conference report  
7or proposed amendment derived from such
 conference report by operation of this 
paragraph71 no further amendment shall  
be in order4  #aj4 ,lack of             
authorization  7a7 ,in general ,it shall
 not be in order in either the ,senate  
or the ,house of ,representatives to    
consider a bill or resolution making    
appropriations for a program for the    
first fiscal year beginning more than #a
 year after the date of enactment of    
this ,act or any fiscal year thereafter 
if the appropriation is not made        
pursuant to a law in effect authorizing 
new budget authority for the program4   
7b7 ,point of order ,in the ,senate1 a  

point of order under this section may be
 raised by a ,senator as provided in    
section #cac7;e7 of the ,congressional  
,budget ,act of #aigd4 ,a point of order
 under this section may be waived in    
accordance with the procedures under    
section #cac7;e7 of the ,congressional  
,budget ,act of #aigd upon an           
affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
,members duly chosen and sworn4  7c7    
,conference reports ,when the ,senate is
 considering a conference report on1 or 
an amendment between the ,houses in     
relation to1 a bill or joint resolution1
 upon a point of order being made by any
 ,senator pursuant to subsection 7b71   
and such point of order being sustained1
 such material contained in such        
conference report or ,house amendment   
shall be stricken1 and the ,senate shall
 proceed to consider the question of    
whether the ,senate shall recede from   
its amendment and concur with a further 
amendment1 or concur in the ,house      
amendment with a further amendment1 as  

the case may be1 which further amendment
 shall consist of only that portion of  
the conference report or ,house         
amendment1 as the case may be1 not so   
stricken4 ,any such motion in the       
,senate shall be debatable4 ,in any case
 in which such point of order is        
sustained against a conference report   
7or ,senate amendment derived from such 
conference report by operation of this  
paragraph71 no further amendment shall  
be in order4  #aa4 ,reports on proposed 
implementation  7a7 ,in the ,senate     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the effective date of this ,act1 
each committee of the ,senate shall file
 with the ,senate a report--  7,a7      
indicating the schedule1 procedure1 and 
content of the analysis1 appraisal1 and 
evaluation that the committee intends to
 use to implement this ,act1 with       
particular emphasis on implementation of
 sections #e and #f2 and  7,b7 making   
any recommendations for how to implement
 procedures comparable to the procedures

 under this ,act for direct spending 7as
 defined under section #bej7;c77#h7 of  
the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency    
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c77#h777 and tax        
expenditures 7as defined in section     
#c7c7 of the ,congressional ,budget ,act
 of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7c7774  7#b7
 ,referral ,each report under this      
subsection shall be referred to the     
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate which shall hold such   
hearings as the committee determines    
necessary4 ,following a review of the   
reports1 the ,committee on ,rules and   
,administration of the ,senate may      
report to the ,senate changes in the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate to      
provide uniform standards for the       
implementation of this ,act and the     
requirements for the analysis1          
appraisal1 and evaluation of programs4  
7b7 ,in the ,house of ,representatives  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the effective date of this ,act1 

each committee of the ,house of         
,representatives shall file with the    
,house of ,representatives a report--   
7,a7 indicating the schedule1 procedure1
 and content of the analysis1 appraisal1
 and evaluation that the committee      
intends to use to implement this ,act2  
and  7,b7 making any recommendations for
 how to implement procedures comparable 
to the procedures under this ,act for   
direct spending 7as defined under       
section #bej7;c77#h7 of the ,balanced   
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#ijj7;c77#h777 and tax expenditures 7as 
defined in section #c7c7 of the         
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7c7774  7#b7 ,referral   
,each report under this subsection shall
 be referred to the ,committee on ,house
 ,administration of the ,house of       
,representatives which shall hold such  
hearings as the committee determines    
necessary4 ,following a review of the   
reports1 the ,committee on ,house       

,administration of the ,house of        
,representatives may report to the      
,house of ,representatives changes in   
the ,rules of the ,house of             
,representatives to provide uniform     
standards for the implementation of this
 ,act and the requirements for the      
analysis1 appraisal1 and evaluation of  
programs4  #ab4 ,authorizations under   
implementation reports  7a7 ,covered    
program ,in this section1 the term      
covered program means a program for     
which--  7#a7 the report of a committee 
of ,congress with jurisdiction of the   
program submitted under section #aa     
includes a schedule to enact a law      
authorizing the enactment of new budget 
authority for the program1 which may not
 be for a period of more than #d fiscal 
years2  7#b7 funds are appropriated     
during the fiscal year during which this
 ,act takes effect2 and  7#c7 an        
authorization of the enactment of new   
budget authority is not in effect4  7b7 
,authorization ,except as provided in   

subsection 7c71 for purposes of         
enforcing section #aj in relation to a  
covered program1 a law shall be deemed  
to be in effect authorizing the         
enactment of new budget authority for   
the covered program for each fiscal year
 for which a law authorizing the        
enactment of new budget authority is    
scheduled to be enacted under the       
schedule in the applicable report       
described in subsection 7a77#a74  7c7   
,exception ,subsection 7b7 shall not    
apply to a covered program if the       
schedule in the applicable report       
described in subsection 7a77#a7         
specifies that--  7#a7 the fourth fiscal
 year covered by the schedule will be   
the first fiscal year for which a law   
authorizing the enactment of new budget 
authority is scheduled to be enacted for
 more than #ej percent of the programs  
within the jurisdiction of the          
committee2 or  7#b7 less than #bj       
percent of the programs within the      
jurisdiction of the committee are       

scheduled for a law to be enacted       
authorizing the enactment of new budget 
authority during the first or second    
fiscal year covered by the schedule4    
7d7 ,submission for the record ,not     
later than #e legislative days after the
 date on which a committee of the       
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives submits a report under 
section #aa that includes a schedule to 
enact a law authorizing the enactment of
 new budget authority1 the ,chairman of 
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration or the ,chairman of the 
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives1         
respectively1 shall submit the schedule 
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record4  #ac4 ,referral of bills or    
resolutions modifying this act  7a7     
,referral in the ,senate ,in the        
,senate1 any bill or joint resolution   
that modifies this ,act shall be        
referred to the ,committee on the       
,budget of the ,senate and the          

,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs4  7b7 ,referral  
in the ,house of ,representatives ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 any bill
 or joint resolution that modifies this 
,act shall be referred to the ,committee
 on the ,budget of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,oversight and ,government ,reform4     
#ad4 ,assistance to ,senate and ,house  
committees  7a7 ,assistance from the    
comptroller general ,at the request of  
the chairman or ranking member of any   
committee of the ,senate or the ,house  
of ,representatives1 the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
furnish to such committee information1  
analyses1 and reports to assist the     
committee in carrying out the duties of 
the committee under this ,act4  7b7     
,assistance from the congressional      
budget office ,consistent with the      
discharge by the ,congressional ,budget 
,office of the duties and functions of  
the ,congressional ,budget ,office under

 the ,congressional ,budget ,act of     
#aigd1 the ,director of the             
,congressional ,budget ,office shall1 at
 the request of the chairman or ranking 
member of any committee of the ,senate  
or the ,house of ,representatives1      
furnish to the committee information and
 analyses to assist the committee in    
carrying out the duties of the committee
 under this ,act4  7c7 ,assistance from 
the congressional research service ,at  
the request of the chairman or ranking  
member of any committee of the ,senate  
or ,house of ,representatives1 the      
,director of the ,congressional         
,research ,service shall furnish to the 
committee information1 analyses1 and    
reports to assist the committee in      
carrying out the duties of the committee
 under this ,act4  #ae4 ,effective date 
,this ,act shall take effect on the     
first day of the first regular session  
of ,congress which begins after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  #af4       
,rulemaking ,this section and sections  

#c1 #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 #h1 #i1 #aj1 #aa1   
#ab1 and #ac of this ,act are enacted by
 ,congress--  7#a7 as an exercise of the
 rulemaking power of the ,senate and the
 ,house of ,representatives1            
respectively1 and as such they shall be 
considered as part of the rules of each 
,house1 respectively1 or of that ,house 
to which they specifically apply2 and   
such rules shall supersede other rules  
only to the extent that they are        
inconsistent therewith2 and  7#b7 with  
full recognition of the constitutional  
right of either ,house to change such   
rules 7so far as relating to such       
,house7 at any time1 in the same1       
manner1 and to the same extent as in the
 case of any other rule of such ,house4