,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aegi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjai,mr4 ,romney 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4 ,toomey7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,budget  ,a ,,bill    
,to require ,congress to budget in      
advance for disasters1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,budgeting for      
,disasters ,act4  #b4 ,termination of   
exemptions from the annual budget caps  
,subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,f7 of section 
#bea7;b77#b7 of the ,balanced ,budget   
and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of
 #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77 shall
 not apply with respect to fiscal year  
#bjbj1 or any fiscal year thereafter4   
#c4 ,emergency spending point of order  
7a7 ,in general ,section #cad7;e77#b7 of
 the ,congressional ,budget ,act of     
#aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fde7;e77#b77 is    
amended by striking three-fifths each   

place it appears and inserting          
two-thirds4  7b7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by subsection 7a7       
shall-- 7#a7 take effect on the date of 
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 apply 
with respect to fiscal year #bjbj1 and  
each fiscal year thereafter4  #d4 ,,gao 
review of emergency spending  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report that--  7#a7 reviews amounts     
appropriated for each of fiscal years   
#bjji through #bjah that were-- 7,a7    
designated as being for an emergency    
requirement2  7,b7 designated as being  
for disaster relief2 or  7,c7 made      
available to provide assistance under   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472  7#b7    
identifies and reviews amounts          
appropriated for any of fiscal years    
#bjji through #bjah that were designated

 as being for an emergency requirement  
and designated as being for disaster    
relief2 and  7#c7 provide               
recommendations to-- 7,a7 clarify the   
definition of emergency requirements for
 purposes of appropriated amounts being 
designated as being for an emergency    
requirement2  7,b7 implement an         
appropriate time limit for recipients to
 spend appropriated amounts that are    
designated as being for an emergency    
requirement2  7,c7 improve cost-sharing 
relating to major disasters and         
emergencies among ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local governments2 and  7,d7 improve    
forecasting and budgeting for           
appropriations for emergency            
requirements and disaster relief4  7b7  
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term emergency means an emergency      
declared by the ,president under section
 #eja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford      
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia72 
7#b7 the term designated as being for an

 emergency requirement1 with respect to 
amounts appropriated1 means that the    
amounts are designated as an emergency  
requirement pursuant to--  7,a7 section 
#bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced   
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#ija7;b77#b77;,a77i772 or  7,b7 a       
provision of a concurrent resolution on 
the budget2  7#c7 the term designated as
 being for disaster relief1 with respect
 to amounts appropriated1 means that the
 amounts are designated as being for    
disaster relief pursuant to section     
#bea7;b77#b77;,d7 of the ,balanced      
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#ija7;b77#b77;,d772 and  7#d7 the term  
major disaster means a major disaster   
declared by the ,president under section
 #dja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford      
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74