,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cijh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,k9z+] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 & ,mr4  
,yoho7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,rules1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
increase ! long-t]m fiscal acc\ntability
 ( direct sp5d+ legislation4  #a4 ,%ort 
title2 purpose  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,tru? 9 ,sp5d+ ,act
 ( #bjai4  7b7 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose 
( ?is ,act to--  7#a7 improve           
congressional control ov] ! ,f$]al      
budget process2  7#b7 to facilitate !   
det]m9ation ea* ye> ( ! appropriate     
level ( ,f$]al rev5ues & exp5ditures by 
! ,congress & ! ,presid5t2 &  7#c7 to   
provide = ! furni%+ ( in=mation t w     
assi/ ! ,congress 9 controll+ gr[? (    
direct sp5d+ programs4  #b4 ,presid5ts' 

budget submissions  7a7 ,,omb report    
reg>d+ diff]5ce betwe5 actual & e/imat$ 
co/s ( direct sp5d+ legislation ,section
 #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#dj7 ! mo/ rec5t 
reports ( ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,managem5t & ,budget "u subsections 7a7 
& 7b7 ( section #c ( ! ,tru? 9 ,sp5d+   
,act ( #bjai reg>d+ ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! 
actual co/s & ! e/imat$ co/s ( direct   
sp5d+ legislation1 includ+ propos$      
legislative language1 if any1 9 su*     
reports4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply to budget submissions made by !   
,presid5t beg9n+ ) ! submission = fiscal
 ye> #bjba4  #c4 ,long-t]m fiscal       
acc\ntability ( direct sp5d+ legislation
  7a7 ,initial five-,ye> report ,n lat] 
?an ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbj1 & ea* subsequ5t 
ye>1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t
 & ,budget %all submit to ! ,presid5t = 
inclusion 9 8 annual budget submission  
"u section #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$

 ,/ates ,code1 a report sett+ =? !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,= all ,acts affect+      
direct sp5d+ relative to ! basel9e      
enact$ dur+ ! six? cal5d> ye> be=e !    
cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ?is report is submitt$1
 ! total co/ z e/imat$ by ! ,director ( 
! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice = ! !n  
budget ye> & f\r outye>s4  7#b7 ,= all  
,acts affect+ direct sp5d+ relative to !
 basel9e enact$ dur+ ! six? cal5d> ye>  
be=e ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ?is report is   
submitt$1 ! actual total co/ z comput$  
by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &
 ,budget = ! !n budget ye> & f\r        
outye>s4  7#c7 ,= su* #e-;fiscal-ye>    
p]iod1 ! net am\nt by :i* ! actual co/ (
 all su* ,acts exce$s ! e/imat$ co/ (   
all su* ,acts1 or ! net am\nt by :i* !  
e/imat$ co/ ( all su* ,acts exce$s !    
actual co/ ( all su* ,acts1 z ! case may
 be4  7#d7 ,if ! actual total co/ ( all 
su* ,acts exce$s ! e/imat$ total co/1 !n
 propos$ legislative language to        
elim9ate su* excess co/4  7#e7 ,if !    
actual total co/ ( all su* ,acts exce$s 

! e/imat$ total co/1 !n a detail$       
/atem5t ( ! mo/ likely reasons :y t     
occurr$4  7#f7 ,a li/ ( ea* ,act = :i* !
 actual total co/ exce$$ ! e/imat$ total
 co/ = ! applicable five-ye> p]iod      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 & ! doll> am\nt
 ( su* excess4  7b7 ,foll[-,up five-,ye>
 report ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbj1 
& ea* subsequ5t ye>1 ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all      
submit to ! ,presid5t = inclusion 9 8   
annual budget submission "u section     
#aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 a report sett+ =? ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,= all ,acts affect+ direct sp5d+      
relative to ! basel9e enact$ dur+ !     
elev5? cal5d> ye> be=e ! cal5d> ye> 9   
:i* ?is report is submitt$1 ! total co/ 
z e/imat$ by ! ,director ( !            
,congressional ,budget ,(fice = !       
#e-;fiscal-ye> p]iod1 ! fir/ fiscal ye> 
( :i* beg9s imm$iately aft] ! la/ fiscal
 ye> cov]$ by ! correspond+ initial     
five-ye> report "u subsection 7a74  7#b7
 ,= all ,acts affect+ direct sp5d+      

relative to ! basel9e enact$ dur+ !     
elev5? cal5d> ye> be=e ! cal5d> ye> 9   
:i* ?is report is submitt$1 ! actual    
total co/ z comput$ by ! ,director ( !  
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget = !       
#e-;fiscal-ye> p]iod1 ! fir/ fiscal ye> 
( :i* beg9s imm$iately aft] ! la/ fiscal
 ye> cov]$ by ! correspond+ initial     
five-ye> report "u subsection 7a74  7#c7
 ,= su* #e-;fiscal-ye> p]iod1 ! net     
am\nt by :i* ! actual co/ ( all su*     
,acts exce$s ! e/imat$ co/ ( all su*    
,acts1 or ! net am\nt by :i* ! e/imat$  
co/ ( all su* ,acts exce$s ! actual co/ 
( all su* ,acts1 z ! case may be4  7#d7 
,if ! actual total co/ ( all su* ,acts  
exce$s ! e/imat$ total co/1 !n propose  
legislative language to elim9ate su*    
excess co/4  7#e7 ,if ! actual total co/
 ( all su* ,acts exce$s ! e/imat$ total 
co/1 !n a detail$ /atem5t ( ! mo/ likely
 reasons :y t occurr$4  7#f7 ,a li/ (   
ea* ,act = :i* ! actual total co/ exce$$
 ! e/imat$ total co/ = ! applicable     
five-ye> p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 

& ! doll> am\nt ( su* excess4  7c7      
,def9ition ,z us$ 9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
direct sp5d+ has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #bej7;c77#h7 ( ! ,balanc$       
,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control    
,act ( #aihe4  #d4 ,fa/ track proc$ure  
7a7 ,presid5tial submission to ,congress
 ,^u receiv+ any report f ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget pursuant
 to subsection 7a7 or 7b7 ( section #c1 
! ,presid5t %all1 )9 #g days1 submit any
 propos$ legislative language set =? 9  
su* report to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
& to ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,congressional      
consid]ation  7#a7 ,introduction  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,on ! day on :i* ! propos$     
legislative language is submitt$ by !   
,presid5t to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,s5ate "u subsection 7a71 x %all be  
introduc$ 7by reque/7 9 ! ,s5ate by !   
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate or by ,memb]s 
( ! ,s5ate designat$ by ! majority lead]
 ( ! ,s5ate & %all be introduc$ 7by     
reque/7 9 ! ,h\se by ! majority lead] ( 
! ,h\se or by ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se         

designat$ by ! majority lead] ( ! ,h\se4
  7,b7 ,n 9 session ,if ei!r ,h\se is n 
9 session on ! day on :i* su*           
legislative proposal is submitt$1 !     
legislative proposal %all be introduc$ 9
 t ,h\se1 z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
on ! fir/ day !reaft] on :i* t ,h\se is 
9 session4  7,c7 ,any ,memb] ,if !      
legislative proposal is n introduc$ 9   
ei!r ,h\se )9 #e days on :i* t ,h\se is 
9 session aft] ! day on :i* !           
legislative proposal is submitt$1 !n any
 ,memb] ( t ,h\se may introduce !       
legislative proposal4  7,d7 ,ref]ral ,! 
legislation introduc$ "u ?is p>agraph   
%all be ref]r$ by ! ,presid+ ,(fic]s ( !
 respective ,h\ses to ! appropriate     
committees4  7#b7 ,committee            
consid]ation ( proposal  7,a7 ,report+  
bill ,n lat] ?an ,april #a ( any ye> 9  
:i* a proposal is submitt$ by !         
,presid5t to ,congress "u ?is section1 !
 applicable committees ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & ( ! ,s5ate may report 
! bill ref]r$ to !m "u p>agraph         

7#a77;,d7 ) committee am5dm5ts1 su* t ! 
bill1 z am5d$1 a*ieves ! co/ sav+s 9 !  
orig9al submission4  7,b7 ,dis*>ge ,if1 
) respect to ! ,h\se involv$1 !         
committee has n report$ ! bill by ! date
 requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a71 !         
committee %all be dis*>g$ f fur!r       
consid]ation ( ! proposal4  7#c7        
,limitation on *anges to recomm5dations 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all n be 9 ord] 9 !   
,s5ate or ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to  
consid] any bill1 resolution1 or am5dm5t
 pursuant to ?is subsection or conf]5ce 
report !reon t fails to a*ieve ! co/    
sav+s set =? 9 ! orig9al submission by !
 ,presid5t f among ! ,acts set =? on !  
li/ compil$ "u section #c7;a77#f74  7,b7
 ,waiv] ,?is p>agraph may be waiv$ or   
susp5d$ 9 ! ,s5ate only by ! affirmative
 vote ( ?ree-fif?s ( ! ,memb]s1 duly    
*os5 & sworn4  7,c7 ,appeals ,an        
affirmative vote ( ?ree-fif?s ( !       
,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 duly *os5 & sworn1  
%all be requir$ 9 ! ,s5ate to su/a9 an  
appeal ( ! rul+ ( ! ,*air on a po9t (   

ord] rais$ "u ?is p>agraph4  7#d7       
,exp$it$ proc$ure  7,a7 ,consid]ation ,a
 motion to proce$ to ! consid]ation ( ! 
bill 9 ! ,s5ate is n debatable4  7,b7   
,am5dm5t  7i7 ,"t limitation ,debate 9 !
 ,s5ate on any am5dm5t to a bill "u ?is 
section %all be limit$ to #a h\r1 to be 
equally divid$ betwe51 & controll$ by1 !
 mov] & ! manag] ( ! bill1 & debate on  
any am5dm5t to an am5dm5t1 debatable    
motion1 or appeal %all be limit$ to #cj 
m9utes1 to be equally divid$ betwe51 &  
controll$ by1 ! mov] & ! manag] ( !     
bill1 except t 9 ! ev5t ! manag] ( !    
bill is 9 favor ( any su* am5dm5t1      
motion1 or appeal1 ! "t 9 opposition    
!reto %all be controll$ by ! m9ority    
lead] or su* lead]'s designee4  7ii7    
,g]mane ,no am5dm5t t is n g]mane to !  
provisions ( su* bill %all be receiv$4  
7iii7 ,additional "t ,! lead]s1 or ei!r 
( !m1 may1 f ! "t "u _! control on !    
passage ( ! bill1 allot additional "t to
 any ,s5ator dur+ ! consid]ation ( any  
am5dm5t1 debatable motion1 or appeal4   

7iv7 ,am5dm5t n 9 ord] ,x %all n be 9   
ord] to consid] an am5dm5t t w\ld cause 
! bill to h co/ sav+s t are less ?an !  
co/ sav+s set =? 9 ! orig9al submission 
by ! ,presid5t4  7v7 ,waiv] & appeals   
,?is p>agraph may be waiv$ or susp5d$ 9 
! ,s5ate only by ! affirmative vote (   
?ree-fif?s ( ! ,memb]s1 duly *os5 &     
sworn4 ,an affirmative vote ( ?ree-fif?s
 ( ! ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate1 duly *os5 &    
sworn1 %all be requir$ 9 ! ,s5ate to    
su/a9 an appeal ( ! rul+ ( ! ,*air on a 
po9t ( ord] rais$ "u ?is section4  7,c7 
,consid]ation by ! o!r ,h\se  7i7 ,9    
g5]al ,! exp$it$ proc$ures provid$ 9 ?is
 subsection = ! consid]ation ( a bill   
introduc$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 n apply to su* a bill t is receiv$ by  
"o ,h\se f ! o!r ,h\se if su* a bill 0 n
 introduc$ 9 ! receiv+ ,h\se4  7ii7     
,be=e passage ,if a bill t is introduc$ 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 is receiv$ by 
"o ,h\se f ! o!r ,h\se1 aft]            
introduction b be=e disposition ( su* a 
bill 9 ! receiv+ ,h\se1 !n ! foll[+ %all

 apply3  7,i7 ,! receiv+ ,h\se %all     
consid] ! bill introduc$ 9 t ,h\se ?r\gh
 all /ages ( consid]ation up to1 b n    
includ+1 passage4  7,,ii7 ,! "q on      
passage %all be put on ! bill ( ! o!r   
,h\se z am5d$ by ! language ( ! receiv+ 
,h\se4  7iii7 ,aft] passage ,if a bill  
introduc$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 is  
receiv$ by "o ,h\se f ! o!r ,h\se1 aft] 
su* a bill is pass$ by ! receiv+ ,h\se1 
!n ! vote on passage ( ! bill t         
orig9ates 9 ! receiv+ ,h\se %all be     
consid]$ to be ! vote on passage ( !    
bill receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se z am5d$ by ! 
language ( ! receiv+ ,h\se4  7iv7       
,disposition ,^u disposition ( a bill   
introduc$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 t is
 receiv$ by "o ,h\se f ! o!r ,h\se1 x   
%all no long] be 9 ord] to consid] !    
bill t orig9ates 9 ! receiv+ ,h\se4  7v7
 ,limitation ,clauses 7ii71 7iii71 &    
7iv7 %all apply only to a bill receiv$  
by "o ,h\se f ! o!r ,h\se if ! bill w\ld
 h co/ sav+s t are n less ?an ! co/     
sav+s set =? 9 ! orig9al submission by !

 ,presid5t4  7,d7 ,s5ate limits on      
debate  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! ,s5ate1       
consid]ation ( ! bill & on all debatable
 motions & appeals 9 connection !re)    
%all n exce$ a total ( #bj h\rs1 :i*    
%all be divid$ equally betwe5 ! majority
 & m9ority lead]s or _! designees4  7ii7
 ,motion to fur!r limit debate ,a motion
 to fur!r limit debate on ! bill is 9   
ord] & is n debatable4  7iii7 ,motion or
 appeal ,any debatable motion or appeal 
is debatable = n to exce$ #a h\r1 to be 
divid$ equally betwe5 ^? favor+ & ^?    
oppos+ ! motion or appeal4  7iv7 ,f9al  
disposition ,aft] #bj h\rs (            
consid]ation1 ! ,s5ate %all proce$1 )\t 
any fur!r debate on any "q1 to vote on !
 f9al disposition !re( to ! exclusion ( 
all am5dm5ts n !n p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate at 
t "t & to ! exclusion ( all motions1    
except a motion to table1 or to         
reconsid] & "o quorum call on dem& to   
e/abli% ! pres5ce ( a quorum 7& motions 
requir$ to e/abli% a quorum7 imm$iately 
be=e ! f9al vote beg9s4  7,e7           

,consid]ation 9 conf]5ce  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,consid]ation 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives on ! conf]5ce report or 
any messages betwe5 ,h\ses %all be      
limit$ to #aj h\rs1 equally divid$ &    
controll$ by ! majority & m9ority lead]s
 ( ! ,s5ate or _! designees & ! ,speak] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! m9ority 
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or _! 
designees4  7ii7 ,"t limitation ,debate 
9 ! ,s5ate on any am5dm5t "u ?is        
subp>agraph %all be limit$ to #a h\r1 to
 be equally divid$ betwe51 & controll$  
by1 ! mov] & ! manag] ( ! bill1 & debate
 on any am5dm5t to an am5dm5t1 debatable
 motion1 or appeal %all be limit$ to #cj
 m9utes1 to be equally divid$ betwe51 & 
controll$ by1 ! mov] & ! manag] ( !     
bill1 except t 9 ! ev5t ! manag] ( !    
bill is 9 favor ( any su* am5dm5t1      
motion1 or appeal1 ! "t 9 opposition    
!reto %all be controll$ by ! m9ority    
lead] or su* lead]'s designee4  7iii7   
,f9al disposition ,aft] #aj h\rs (      
consid]ation1 ! ,s5ate %all proce$1 )\t 

any fur!r debate on any "q1 to vote on !
 f9al disposition !re( to ! exclusion ( 
all motions n !n p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate at t
 "t or necess>y to resolve ! diff]5ces  
betwe5 ! ,h\ses & to ! exclusion ( all  
o!r motions1 except a motion to table1  
or to reconsid] & "o quorum call on dem&
 to e/abli% ! pres5ce ( a quorum 7&     
motions requir$ to e/abli% a quorum7    
imm$iately be=e ! f9al vote beg9s4  7iv7
 ,limitation ,clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii7   
%all only apply to a conf]5ce report1   
message or ! am5dm5ts !reto if !        
conf]5ce report1 message1 or an am5dm5t 
!reto--  7,i7 is relat$ only to !       
program "u ?is title2 &  7,,ii7         
satisfies ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs  
7,a77i7 & 7,c7 ( subsection 7c77#b74    
7,f7 ,veto ,if ! ,presid5t vetoes !     
bill1 debate on a veto message 9 !      
,s5ate "u ?is subsection %all be #a h\r 
equally divid$ betwe5 ! majority &      
m9ority lead]s or _! designees4  7#e7   
,rules ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives ,?is section is enact$  

by ,congress-- 7,a7 z an ex]cise ( !    
rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives1 respectively1 & is     
deem$ to be "p ( ! rules ( ea* ,h\se1   
respectively1 b applicable only )       
respect to ! proc$ure to be foll[$ 9 t  
,h\se 9 ! case ( a bill "u ?is section1 
& x sup]s$es o!r rules only to ! ext5t t
 x is inconsi/5t ) su* rules2 &  7,b7 ) 
full recognition ( ! con/itutional "r ( 
ei!r ,h\se to *ange ! rules 7s f> z !y  
relate to ! proc$ure ( t ,h\se7 at any  
"t1 9 ! same mann]1 & to ! same ext5t z 
9 ! case ( any o!r rule ( t ,h\se4  7c7 
,no entry on ,,paygo scorec>ds ,!       
budget>y effects ( any legislation "u   
?is section %all n be ent]$ on ei!r     
,,paygo scorec>d "u ! ,/atutory         
,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj4