,,ia  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,mc,adams 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1    
,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,correa1  
,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,cunn+ham1 ,mr4        
,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1  
,ms4 ,spanb]g]1 & ,mr4 ,o',hall]an7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,propos+ a balanc$ 
budget am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  ,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 ?ree-fif?s ( ! :ole numb] ( ea*  
,h\se ( ,congress %all provide by law = 
a specific excess ( outlays ov] receipts

 by a rollcall vote4  #b4 ,prior to ea* 
fiscal ye>1 ! ,presid5t %all transmit to
 ! ,congress a propos$ budget = ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = t fiscal ye> 9 :i*  
total outlays d n exce$ total receipts4 
#c4 ,sections #a & #b ( ?is article %all
 n apply dur+ any fiscal ye> 9 :i* a    
decl>ation ( w> is 9 effect or 9 :i* !  
,unit$ ,/ates is engag$ 9 milit>y       
conflict :i* causes an imm95t & s]i\s   
milit>y ?reat to national security & is 
s decl>$ by a jo9t resolution1 adopt$ by
 a majority ( ! :ole numb] ( ea* ,h\se1 
:i* becomes law4  #d4 ,section #a ( ?is 
article %all n apply dur+ a fiscal ye>  
if1 dur+ t fiscal ye> or ! prec$+ fiscal
 ye>1 ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates grew  
by less ?an an annualiz$ rate ( #j4j    
p]c5t 9 real gross dome/ic product dur+ 
#b or m consecutive qu>t]s or !         
unemploym5t rate 0 m ?an #g p]c5t dur+  
#b or m consecutive mon?s4  ,section #b 
( ?is article %all n apply to a fiscal  
ye> if1 dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod end+ on !   
date on :i* ! ,presid5t transmits to    

,congress a propos$ budget = ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t = t fiscal ye>1 !      
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates grew by less  
?an an annualiz$ rate ( #j4j p]c5t 9    
real gross dome/ic product dur+ #b or m 
consecutive qu>t]s or ! unemploym5t rate
 0 m ?an #g p]c5t dur+ #b or m          
consecutive mon?s4  #e4 ,congress %all  
en=ce & implem5t ?is article by         
appropriate legislation1 :i* may rely on
 e/imates ( outlays & receipts4  #f4    
,except z provid$ 9 ! second clause1    
total receipts %all include all receipts
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t o!r ?an ^? 
d]iv$ f borr[+1 & total outlays %all    
include all outlays ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t o!r ?an ^? = repaym5t ( debt  
pr9cipal4  ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 ! receipts
 7includ+ attributable int]e/7 & outlays
 ( ! ,f$]al ,old-,age & ,survivors      
,insurance ,tru/ ,fund1 ! ,f$]al ,m$ic>e
 ,hospital ,insurance ,tru/ ,fund1 !    
,f$]al ,disability ,insurance ,tru/     
,fund1 or any fund t is a successor to  
any su* fund1 %all n be consid]$ to be  

receipts or outlays = purposes ( ?is    
,article4  #g4 ,no c\rt ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates or ( any ,/ate %all en=ce ?is    
article by ord]+ any r$uction 9 ,social 
,security or ,m$ic>e paym5ts au?oriz$ by
 law1 includ+ any am\nts paid f ! ,f$]al
 ,old-,age & ,survivors ,insurance ,tru/
 ,fund1 ! ,f$]al ,m$ic>e ,hospital      
,insurance ,tru/ ,fund1 ! ,f$]al        
,disability ,insurance ,tru/ ,fund1 or  
any fund t is a successor to any su*    
fund1 unless ! receipts 7includ+        
attributable int]e/7 & o!r am\nts       
available = t fund = ! applicable fiscal
 ye> are n suffici5t to cov] ! outlays t
 w\ld o!rwise occur dur+ t fiscal ye> if
 ! fund 7 fully solv5t4  #h4 ,?is       
article %all take effect beg9n+ ) ! fif?
 fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] its             
ratification4  4