,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,r\da introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 =
 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      
e/abli% ! ,jo9t ,select ,committee on   
,fiscal ,responsibility & ,long-,t]m    
,economic ,security4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fiscal       
,responsibility & ,long-,t]m ,economic  
,security ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( jo9t 
select committee ,title ,,iii ( !       
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #caf4  
,e/abli%m5t ( ,jo9t ,select ,committee  
on ,fiscal ,responsibility & ,long-,t]m 
,economic ,security  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,jo9t select committee
 ,! t]m jo9t select committee means !   

,jo9t ,select ,committee on ,fiscal     
,responsibility & ,long-,t]m ,economic  
,security e/abli%$ "u subsection        
7b77#a74  7#b7 ,jo9t select committee   
bill ,! t]m jo9t select committee bill  
means a bill consi/+ ( ! propos$        
legislative language ( ! jo9t select    
committee recomm5d$ "u subsection       
7b77#c77;,b7 & introduc$ "u subsection  
7e77#a74  7#c7 ,fiscal imbalance ,! t]m 
fiscal imbalance means ! gap betwe5 !   
project$ rev5ues & exp5ditures ( !      
,gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( jo9t      
select committee  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re 
is e/abli%$ 9 ! legislative bran* a jo9t
 select committee to be kn[n z ! ,jo9t  
,select ,committee on ,fiscal           
,responsibility & ,long-,t]m ,economic  
,security4  7#b7 ,purposes  7,a7 ,review
 ,! jo9t select committee %all review ! 
fiscal imbalance ( ! ,gov]nm5t1         
includ+-- 7i7 analyses ( project$       
exp5ditures2  7ii7 analyses ( project$  
rev5ues2 &  7iii7 analyses ( ! curr5t & 
long-t]m actu>ial f9ancial condition ( !

 ,gov]nm5t4  7,b7 ,id5tify factors ,!   
jo9t select committee %all id5tify      
factors t affect ! long-t]m fiscal      
imbalance ( ! ,gov]nm5t4  7,c7 ,analyze 
pot5tial c\rses ( action ,! jo9t select 
committee %all analyze pot5tial c\rses (
 action to address factors t affect !   
long-t]m fiscal imbalance ( ! ,gov]nm5t4
  7,d7 ,provide recomm5dations &        
legislative language ,9 consultation ) !
 applicable committees ( subject-matt]  
jurisdiction1 ! jo9t select committee   
%all provide recomm5dations &           
legislative language t w significantly  
improve ! long-t]m fiscal imbalance ( ! 
,gov]nm5t1 includ+ recomm5dations       
address+-- 7i7 exp5ditures2  7ii7       
rev5ues2 &  7iii7 ! curr5t & long-t]m   
actu>ial f9ancial condition ( !         
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,duties  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! jo9t select committee %all address ! 
,nation's long-t]m fiscal imbalances1   
consi/5t ) ! purposes describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b71 & %all submit ! report & 
recomm5dations requir$ "u subp>agraph   

7,b74  7,b7 ,report1 recomm5dations1 &  
legislative language  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,fiscal ,responsibility &  
,long-,t]m ,economic ,security ,act1 !  
jo9t select committee %all vote on a    
report t conta9s-- 7,i7 a detail$       
/atem5t ( ! f9d+s1 conclusions1 &       
recomm5dations ( ! jo9t select          
committee2  7,,ii7 ! assumptions1       
sc5>ios1 & alt]natives consid]$ 9 rea*+ 
su* f9d+s1 conclusions1 &               
recomm5dations2 &  7,,iii7 propos$      
legislative language to c>ry out su*    
recomm5dations z describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b77;,d74  7ii7 ,approval ( report ,!  
report ( ! jo9t select committee        
submitt$ "u clause 7i7 %all require !   
approval ( n few] ?an #aj out ( #af     
memb]s t includes n few] ?an #e memb]s f
 ! political p>ty ( ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se 
& n few] ?an #e memb]s ( ! oppos+       
political p>ty4  7iii7 ,additional views
 ,a memb] ( ! jo9t select committee :o  
gives notice ( an int5tion to file      

supplem5tal1 m9ority1 or additional     
views at ! "t ( f9al jo9t select        
committee approval ( ! report "u clause 
7ii71 %all be entitl$ to n less ?an #c  
cal5d> days 9 :i* to file su* views 9   
writ+ ) ! /aff director ( ! jo9t select 
committee4 ,su* views %all !n be includ$
 9 ! jo9t select committee report &     
pr9t$ 9 ! same volume1 or "p !re(1 & _! 
inclusion %all be not$ on ! cov] ( !    
report4 ,9 ! abs5ce ( timely notice1 !  
jo9t select committee report may be     
pr9t$ & transmitt$ imm$iately )\t su*   
views4  7iv7 ,transmission ( report ,n  
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! vote ( ! jo9t   
select committee "u clause 7i71 ! jo9t  
select committee %all submit its bill & 
f9al report to ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se & !  
majority & m9ority lead]s ( bo? ,h\ses4 
7v7 ,report to be made public ,^u !     
approval or disapproval ( ! jo9t select 
committee report pursuant to clause     
7ii71 ! jo9t select committee %all      
promptly make ! full report1 & a record 
( ! vote1 available to ! public4  7#d7  

,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! jo9t select 
committee %all be compos$ ( #af memb]s  
designat$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b74 
7,b7 ,designation ,memb]s ( ! jo9t      
select committee %all be designat$ z    
foll[s3 7i7 ,! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate
 %all designate #d memb]s f among       
,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate4  7ii7 ,! m9ority    
lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all designate #d      
memb]s f among ,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate4      
7iii7 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives %all designate #h memb]s
 f among ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ( :om #d %all be ^u !   
recomm5dation ( ! m9ority lead]4  7,c7  
,co-*airs  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!re %all be #b 
,co-,*airs ( ! jo9t select committee4 ,!
 ,speak] ( ! ,h\se 9 coord9ation ) !    
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all designate 
"o ,co-,*air among ! vot+ memb]s ( !    
jo9t select committee4 ,! majority lead]
 ( ! ,s5ate 9 coord9ation ) ! m9ority   
lead] ( ! ,h\se %all designate ! second 
,co-,*air among ! memb]s ( ! jo9t select
 committee4 ,! ,co-,*airs %all be       

appo9t$ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is section4  7ii7 ,/aff   
director ,! ,co-,*airs1 act+ jo9tly1    
%all hire ! /aff director ( ! jo9t      
select committee4  7,d7 ,date ,memb]s ( 
! jo9t select committee %all be         
designat$ by n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4  7,e7    
,p]iod ( designation ,memb]s %all be    
designat$ = ! life ( ! jo9t select      
committee4 ,any vacancy 9 ! jo9t select 
committee %all n affect its p[]s1 b %all
 be fill$ n lat] ?an #ae days aft] !    
date on :i* ! vacancy occurs 9 ! same   
mann] z ! orig9al designation4  7#e7    
,adm9i/ration  7,a7 ,au?ority to e/abli%
 rules & regulations ,! ,co-,*airs1 9   
consultation ) ! o!r memb]s ( ! jo9t    
select committee1 may e/abli% rules &   
regulations = ! conduct ( jo9t select   
committee bus9ess1 if su* rules &       
regulations are n inconsi/5t ) ?is      
section or ! ,rules ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives or ! ,/&+ ,rules ( !    
,s5ate4  7,b7 ,quorum ,n9e memb]s ( !   

jo9t select committee %all con/itute a  
quorum = purposes ( vot+1 meet+1 & hold+
 he>+s4  7,c7 ,vot+  7i7 ,proxy vot+ ,no
 proxy vot+ %all be all[$ on behalf ( ! 
memb]s ( ! jo9t select committee4  7ii7 
,congressional ,budget ,(fice & ,jo9t   
,committee on ,taxation ,e/imates ,!    
,congressional ,budget ,(fice & ,jo9t   
,committee on ,taxation %all provide    
e/imates ( ! jo9t select committee      
report & recomm5dations 7z describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b77;,d77 9 accordance )      
section #cjh7;a7 & #bja7;f7 ( !         
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd4 ,! 
jo9t select committee may n vote on any 
v]sion ( ! report1 recomm5dations1 or   
legislative language unless a f9al      
e/imate is available = consid]ation by  
all ! memb]s at lea/ #gb h\rs prior to !
 vote4  7,d7 ,meet+s  7i7 ,initial meet+
 ,n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! appo9tm5t (
 ! ,co-,*airs1 ! jo9t select committee  
%all hold its fir/ meet+4  7ii7 ,meet+s 
,! jo9t select committee %all meet at ! 
call ( ! ,co-,*airs or at lea/ #aj ( its

 memb]s4  7iii7 ,ag5da ,an ag5da %all be
 provid$ to ! jo9t select committee     
memb]s at lea/ #c legislative days 9    
advance ( any meet+4 ,jo9t select       
committee memb]s :o want to h items     
plac$ on ! ag5da = consid]ation %all    
notify ! /aff director z e>ly z         
possible1 b n less ?an #dh h\rs 9       
advance ( a s*$ul$ meet+4  7,e7 ,he>+s  
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! jo9t select committee   
may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is        
section1 hold su* he>+s1 sit & act at   
su* times & places1 take su* te/imony1  
receive su* evid5ce1 & adm9i/] su* oa?s 
! jo9t select committee consid]s        
advisable4  7ii7 ,he>+ proc$ures &      
responsibilities ( co-*airs  7,i7       
,ann\ncem5t ,! jo9t select committee    
,co-,*airs %all make public ann\ncem5t (
 ! date1 place1 "t1 & subject matt] (   
any he>+ to be conduct$ at lea/ #c      
legislative days 9 advance ( su* he>+1  
unless ! ,co-,*airs det]m9e t !re is    
good cause to beg9 su* he>+ at an e>li] 
date4  7,,ii7 ,writt5 /atem5t ,a witness

 appe>+ be=e ! jo9t select committee1   
includ+ ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 %all 
file a writt5 /atem5t ( propos$ te/imony
 at lea/ #b days prior to appe>ance1    
unless ! requirem5t is waiv$ by !       
,co-,*airs1 foll[+ _! det]m9ation t !re 
is good cause = failure ( compliance4   
7,f7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,^u writt5     
reque/ ( ! ,co-,*airs1 a ,f$]al ag5cy   
%all provide te*nical assi/ance to !    
jo9t select committee 9 ord] = ! jo9t   
select committee to c>ry out its duties4
  7c7 ,/aff ( jo9t select committee     
7#a7 ,appo9tm5t & comp5sation ( %>$ /aff
 ,! ,co-,*airs may appo9t & fix !       
comp5sation ( a /aff director & su* o!r 
p]sonnel z may be necess>y to enable !  
jo9t select committee to c>ry out its   
functions1 )\t reg>d to ! provisions (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+   
appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice1 b at 
rates n to exce$ ! daily rate paid a    
p]son occupy+ a position at level ,,iii 
( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecad 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7  

,additional /aff = jo9t select committee
 memb]s ,ea* memb] ( ! jo9t select      
committee may appo9t #a additional      
d$icat$ /aff & fix ! comp5sation ( su*  
d$icat$ p]sonnel )\t reg>d to !         
provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 b at rates n to exce$ ! daily  
rate paid a p]son occupy+ a position at 
level ,,iii ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u   
section #ecad ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4 ,d$icat$ /aff %all report to ea* 
appo9t+ memb]4  7#c7 ,advisory panel ,! 
jo9t select committee may e/abli% an    
advisory panel consi/+ ( volunte]s ) k &
 exp]tise relevant to ! jo9t select     
committee's purpose4 ,memb]%ip ( !      
,advisory ,panel1 & ! scope ( ! ,panel's
 activities1 %all be decid$ by !        
,co-,*airs 9 consultation ) ! o!r memb]s
 ( ! jo9t select committee4  7d7        
,t]m9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! jo9t select
 committee %all t]m9ate #ij days aft] ! 
jo9t select committee submits ! report  
requir$ "u subsection 7b77#c77;,b74     

7#b7 ,conclud+ activities ,! jo9t select
 committee may use ! #ij-;day p]iod     
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = ! purpose ( 
conclud+ its activities1 includ+ provid+
 te/imony to committees ( ,congress     
conc]n+ its report & dissem9at+ ! f9al  
report4  7e7 ,exp$it$ proc$ures  7#a7   
,introduction ( jo9t select committee   
bill ,! jo9t select committee bill--    
7,a7 %all be introduc$ 9 ! ,s5ate 7by   
reque/71 ) any te*nical *anges necess>y 
to c>ry out ! int5t ( ! bill1 by !      
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate or by a ,memb]
 ( ! ,s5ate designat$ by ! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate n lat] ?an #e          
legislative days aft] ! date on :i* !   
bill is submitt$ to ,congress "u        
subsection 7b77#c77;,b72 &  7,b7 %all be
 introduc$ 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
7by reque/71 ) any te*nical *anges      
necess>y to c>ry out ! int5t ( ! bill1  
by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 or by a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives designat$ by ! ,speak] (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives n lat] ?an #e

 legislative days aft] ! date on :i* !  
bill is submitt$ to ,congress "u        
subsection 7b77#c77;,b74  7#b7 ,exp$it$ 
consid]ation 9 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
7,a7 ,placem5t on cal5d> ,^u            
introduction 9 ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives1 ! jo9t select committee
 bill %all be plac$ imm$iately on !     
appropriate cal5d>4  7,b7 ,proce$+ to   
consid]ation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be 9 
ord]1 n lat] ?an #cj legislative days   
aft] ! date ! jo9t select committee bill
 is introduc$ 9 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 to move to proce$ to   
consid] ! jo9t select committee bill 9 !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7ii7         
,proc$ure ,= a motion to proce$ to      
consid] ! jo9t select committee bill--  
7,i7 all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! motion are
 waiv$2  7,,ii7 su* a motion %all n be 9
 ord] aft] ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives has
 dispos$ ( a motion to proce$ on ! jo9t 
select committee bill2  7,,iii7 !       
previ\s "q %all be consid]$ z ord]$ on !
 motion to its adoption )\t int]v5+     

motion2  7,,iv7 ! motion %all n be      
debatable2 &  7,v7 a motion to reconsid]
 ! vote by :i* ! motion is dispos$ (    
%all n be 9 ord]4  7,c7 ,consid]ation   
,:5 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives proce$s to
 consid]ation ( ! jo9t select committee 
bill-- 7i7 ! jo9t select committee bill 
%all be consid]$ z read2  7ii7 all po9ts
 ( ord] aga9/ ! jo9t select committee   
bill & aga9/ its consid]ation are waiv$2
  7iii7 ! previ\s "q %all be consid]$ z 
ord]$ on ! jo9t select committee bill to
 its passage )\t int]v5+ motion except  
#aj h\rs ( debate equally divid$ &      
controll$ by ! propon5t & an oppon5t2   
7iv7 an am5dm5t to ! jo9t select        
committee bill %all n be 9 ord]2 &  7v7 
a motion to reconsid] ! vote on passage 
( ! jo9t select committee bill %all n be
 9 ord]4  7,d7 ,vote on passage ,9 !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! jo9t select  
committee bill %all be agre$ to ^u a    
vote ( a majority ( ! ,memb]s pres5t &  
vot+1 a quorum be+ pres5t4  7#c7        
,exp$it$ consid]ation 9 ,s5ate  7,a7    

,placem5t on cal5d> ,^u introduction 9 !
 ,s5ate1 ! jo9t select committee bill   
%all be plac$ imm$iately on ! cal5d>4   
7,b7 ,proce$+ to consid]ation  7i7 ,9   
g5]al ,not)/&+ rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+     
,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 x is 9 ord]1 n lat]  
?an #cj legislative days aft] ! date !  
jo9t select committee bill is introduc$ 
9 ! ,s5ate 7ev5 ?\gh a previ\s motion to
 ! same effect has be5 disagre$ to7 to  
move to proce$ to ! consid]ation ( !    
jo9t select committee bill4  7ii7       
,proc$ure ,= a motion to proce$ to !    
consid]ation ( ! jo9t select committee  
bill-- 7,i7 all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ !    
motion are waiv$2  7,,ii7 ! motion is n 
debatable2  7,,iii7 ! motion is n       
subject to a motion to po/pone2  7,,iv7 
a motion to reconsid] ! vote by :i* !   
motion is agre$ to or disagre$ to %all n
 be 9 ord]2 &  7,v7 if ! motion is agre$
 to1 ! jo9t select committee bill %all  
rema9 ! unf9i%$ bus9ess until dispos$ (4
  7,c7 ,floor consid]ation  7i7 ,9 g5]al
 ,if ! ,s5ate proce$s to consid]ation ( 

! jo9t select committee bill-- 7,i7 all 
po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! jo9t select        
committee bill 7& aga9/ consid]ation ( !
 jo9t select committee bill7 are waiv$2 
7,,ii7 consid]ation ( ! jo9t select     
committee bill1 & all debatable motions 
& appeals 9 connection !re)1 %all be    
limit$ to n m ?an #cj h\rs1 :i* %all be 
divid$ equally betwe5 ! majority &      
m9ority lead]s or _! designees2  7,,iii7
 a motion fur!r to limit debate is 9    
ord] & n debatable2  7,,iv7 an am5dm5t  
to1 a motion to po/pone1 or a motion to 
commit ! jo9t select committee bill is n
 9 ord]2 &  7,v7 a motion to proce$ to !
 consid]ation ( o!r bus9ess is n 9 ord]4
  7ii7 ,vote on passage ,9 ! ,s5ate--   
7,i7 ! vote on passage %all occur       
imm$iately foll[+ ! conclusion ( !      
consid]ation ( ! jo9t select committee  
bill1 & a s+le quorum call at !         
conclusion ( ! debate if reque/$ 9      
accordance ) ! rules ( ! ,s5ate2 &      
7,,ii7 ! jo9t select committee bill %all
 be agre$ to ^u a vote ( a majority ( ! 

,memb]s pres5t & vot+1 a quorum be+     
pres5t4  7iii7 ,rul+s ( ! *air on       
proc$ure ,appeals f ! decisions ( !     
,*air relat+ to ! application ( ?is     
subsection or ! rules ( ! ,s5ate1 z !   
case may be1 to ! proc$ure relat+ to !  
jo9t select committee bill %all be      
decid$ )\t debate4  7#d7 ,rules relat+  
to ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives     
7,a7 ,coord9ation ) action by o!r h\se  
,if1 be=e ! passage by "o ,h\se ( ! jo9t
 select committee bill ( t ,h\se1 t     
,h\se receives f ! o!r ,h\se ! jo9t     
select committee bill-- 7i7 ! jo9t      
select committee bill ( ! o!r ,h\se %all
 n be ref]r$ to a committee2 &  7ii7 )  
respect to ! jo9t select committee bill 
( ! ,h\se receiv+ ! resolution-- 7,i7 ! 
proc$ure 9 t ,h\se %all be ! same z if  
no jo9t select committee bill _h be5    
receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se2 &  7,,ii7 ! vote 
on passage %all be on ! jo9t select     
committee bill ( ! o!r ,h\se4  7,b7     
,treatm5t ( jo9t select committee bill (
 o!r h\se ,if "o ,h\se fails to         

introduce or consid] ! jo9t select      
committee bill "u ?is subsection1 ! jo9t
 select committee bill ( ! o!r ,h\se    
%all be entitl$ to exp$it$ floor        
proc$ures "u ?is subsection4  7,c7      
,treatm5t ( companion measures ,if1     
foll[+ passage ( ! jo9t select committee
 bill 9 ! ,s5ate1 ! ,s5ate receives !   
companion measure f ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ! companion measure    
%all n be debatable4  7,d7 ,vetoes ,if !
 ,presid5t vetoes ! jo9t select         
committee bill1 consid]ation ( a veto   
message 9 ! ,s5ate "u ?is subsection    
%all be n m ?an #aj h\rs equally divid$ 
betwe5 ! majority & m9ority lead]s or _!
 designees4  4