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,s4 #aghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjai,ms4   
,h>ris 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4  
,casey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
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,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd to  
provide = /udies & reports relat+ to !  
impact ( legislation on sp5d+ on *ildr51
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,focus on ,*ildr5 
,act4  #b4 ,/udies & reports ( !        
,congressional ,budget ,(fice relat+ to 
! impact ( legislation on sp5d+ on      
*ildr5 ,section #bjb7;g7 ( !            
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;g77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! 
head+1 by ins]t+ & reports to ,congress 
aft] ,/udies2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !
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 reports  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
p>agraph-- 7i7 ! t]m budget ( !         
,presid5t means ! budget ( ! ,presid5t  
submitt$ to ,congress "u section        

#aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code2  7ii7 ! t]m *ild means an        
individual "u #ai ye>s ( age2  7iii7 !  
t]m key indicator includes in=mation    
relat+ to ! outlays describ$ 9 subclause
 7,i71 7,,ii71 7,,iii71 or 7,,iv7 (     
clause 7iv72 &  7iv7 ! t]m sp5d+ on     
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entitlem5t au?ority t g directly to     
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program or initiative t1 consi/5t ) !   
mission ( ! program or initiative1      
deliv]s s]vices exclusively to *ildr52  
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initiative t1 :ile n s]v+ *ildr5        
directly1 has z a core mission goal !   
improvem5t ( ! heal?1 education1 welf>e1
 or g5]al well-be+ ( *ildr52 &  7,,iv7 =
 a ,f$]al program or initiative t       
deliv]s s]vices to bo? *ildr5 & adults1 
! portion ( outlays "u ! program or     
initiative attributable to provid+      
b5efits = *ildr51 bas$ on ! be/         
available data4  7,b7 ,/udies ,at !     
reque/ ( ! ,*airman or ,rank+ ,memb] ( a

 committee ( ! ,s5ate or ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives1 ! ,director %all1 to ! 
ext5t practicable1 conduct a /udy ( a   
bill1 jo9t resolution1 am5dm5t1 am5dm5t 
betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 or conf]5ce report     
conta9+ *anges 9 sp5d+ on *ildr54  7,c7 
,annual reports on sp5d+ ,n lat] ?an #ae
 days aft] ! la/ day ( ea* fiscal ye>1 !
 ,director %all submit to ,congress a   
report t includes-- 7i7 in=mation & data
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appropriations & cont9u+ resolutions1 = 
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,f$]al sp5d+ t con/itutes sp5d+ on      
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cont9u+ resolutions1 = t fiscal ye>2 &  
7iv7 ! %>e ( ,f$]al sp5d+ t con/itutes  
sp5d+ on *ildr5 "u an entitlem5t        
au?ority = t fiscal ye>4  7,d7 ,annual  
reports on ! budget ( ! ,presid5t ,n    
lat] ?an #ae days aft] ! date on :i* !  

,presid5t submits to ,congress ! budget 
( ! ,presid5t = a fiscal ye>1 !         
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
report on ! budget ( ! ,presid5t t      
includes1 = ! prior fiscal ye>1 ! curr5t
 fiscal ye>1 ! fiscal ye> = :i* ! budget
 ( ! ,presid5t is submitt$1 & ! ensu+   
fiscal ye>-- 7i7 a summ>y ( ! total     
am\nt ( ! appropriations or new         
obligational au?ority & outlays reque/$ 
= sp5d+ on *ildr52  7ii7 an e/imate ( ! 
level ( sp5d+ on *ildr52  7iii7 an      
e/imate ( ! %>e ( ,f$]al sp5d+ t        
con/itutes sp5d+ on *ildr52 &  7iv7 an  
e/imate ( ! date on :i* ,f$]al sp5d+ on 
*ildr5 w be less ?an outlays = int]e/ on
 ! public debt4  7,e7 ,w>n+ reports  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,at ! discretion ( !          
,director1 ! ,director may provide a    
w>n+ report to ,congress reg>d+ a fiscal
 ye> 9 :i* outlays = int]e/ on ! public 
debt w exce$ sp5d+ on *ildr54  7ii7     
,cont5ts ( w>n+ reports ,! ,director may
 include 9 a report issu$ "u clause 7i7 
a li/ ( possible budget>y options1      

includ+1 if appropriate1 ! inclusion (  
reconciliation directives "u section    
#caj 9 ! concurr5t resolution on !      
budget = a fiscal ye>1 t may be us$ by  
,congress 9 ord] to prev5t su* an       
imbalance betwe5 outlays = int]e/ on !  
public debt & sp5d+ on *ildr54  7,f7    
,op5 data & transp>5cy  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,director %all publi% all ( ! reports & 
/udies requir$ "u ?is p>agraph 9 a      
publicly accessible =mat1 includ+       
?r\gh-- 7,i7 ! da%bo>d describ$ 9 clause
 7ii72 &  7,,ii7 ! op5 data portal      
describ$ 9 clause 7iii74  7ii7 ,da%bo>d 
,! ,director %all develop & ma9ta9 on an
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t-- 7,i7 highlights ! key indicators    
id5tifi$ 9 ! reports & /udies requir$ "u
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visualization tools to assi/ ! public 9 
und]/&+ tr5ds 9 sp5d+ on *ildr5 ov]     
p]iods ( "t4  7iii7 ,op5 data portal ,! 
,director %all develop & ma9ta9 an      
int]net website available to ! public   

t-- 7,i7 provides raw quantitative data 
relat+ to sp5d+ on *ildr5 conta9$ 9     
reports & /udies requir$ "u ?is         
p>agraph2  7,,ii7 provides t data 9 a   
widely accessible file =mat t all[s !   
public to analyze ! data2 &  7,,iii7    
categorizes t data by budget acc\nt4  4