,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai,mr4 ,da9es  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce a portion ( !    
annual pay ( ,memb]s ( ,congress = !    
failure to adopt a concurr5t resolution 
on ! budget :i* does n provide = a      
balanc$ budget1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,balanc$ ,budget  
,acc\ntability ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,f$]al
 debt exce$s #ba1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1       
cont9ues to gr[ rapidly1 & is l>g] ?an !
 size ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy4  7#b7  
,! ,f$]al budget has %[n an annual      
deficit 9 #di ( ! la/ #ed ye>s4  7#c7   
,deficits & ! ,f$]al debt ?reat5 to     
%att] confid5ce 9 ! ,nation's economy1  
suppress job creation & economic gr[?1 &
 leave future g5]ations ( ,am]icans ) a 
l[] /&>d ( liv+ & few] opportunities4   

7#d7 ,x is ! duty ( ,memb]s ( ,congress 
to develop & implem5t policies1 includ+ 
balanc+ ! ,f$]al budget1 t enc\rage     
robu/ job creation & economic gr[? 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,memb]s ( ,congress
 %\ld be held acc\ntable = fail+ to pass
 annual budgets t result 9 a balanc$    
budget4  #b4 ,effect ( failure to adopt 
resolution provid+ = balanc$ budgets    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m balanc$ budget means a concurr5t    
resolution on ! budget :i* provides t = 
fiscal ye> #bjbi1 & ea* fiscal ye>      
!reaft] to :i* ! concurr5t resolution on
 ! budget applies--  7,a7 total outlays 
d n exce$ total receipts2 &  7,b7 total 
outlays are n m ?an #ah p]c5t ( !       
project$ gross dome/ic product ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates 7z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( 
,economic ,analysis ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,comm]ce7 = su* fiscal ye>2  7#b7 ! t]m 
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,managem5t & ,budget2 &  7#c7 ! t]m    
,memb] includes a ,delegate or ,resid5t 
,commission] to ,congress4  7b7         

,det]m9ation by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & 
,budget ,^u adoption by a ,h\se (       
,congress ( a concurr5t resolution on ! 
budget = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,director      
%all--  7#a7 det]m9e :e!r ! concurr5t   
resolution on ! budget is a balanc$     
budget2 &  7#b7 submit to ! ,speak] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,presid5t  
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate 7z ! case may be7
 a c]tification z to :e!r or n t ,h\se (
 ,congress has adopt$ a balanc$ budget4 
7c7 ,rule = fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba   
7#a7 ,fiscal ye> #bjbj  7,a7 ,hold+     
sal>ies 9 escr[ ,if ! ,director does n  
c]tify t a ,h\se ( ,congress has adopt$ 
a balanc$ budget ) respect to fiscal ye>
 #bjbj be=e ,april #af1 #bjai1 dur+ !   
p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 !     
payroll adm9i/rator ( t ,h\se (         
,congress %all deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt
 all paym5ts o!rwise requir$ to be made 
dur+ su* p]iod = ! comp5sation ( ,memb]s
 ( ,congress :o s]ve 9 t ,h\se (        
,congress1 & %all release su* paym5ts to
 su* ,memb]s only ^u ! expiration ( su* 

p]iod4  7,b7 ,p]iod describ$ ,) respect 
to a ,h\se ( ,congress1 ! p]iod describ$
 9 ?is subp>agraph is ! p]iod t beg9s on
 ,april #af1 #bjai1 & ends on ! e>li]   
(--  7i7 ! date on :i* ! ,director      
c]tifies t ! ,h\se ( ,congress has      
adopt$ a balanc$ budget ) respect to    
fiscal ye> #bjbj2 or  7ii7 ! la/ day ( !
 ,"o ,hundr$ ,sixte5? ,congress4  7#b7  
,fiscal ye> #bjba  7,a7 ,hold+ sal>ies 9
 escr[ ,if ! ,director does n c]tify t a
 ,h\se ( ,congress has adopt$ a balanc$ 
budget ) respect to fiscal ye> #bjba    
be=e ,april #af1 #bjbj1 dur+ ! p]iod    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 ! payroll   
adm9i/rator ( t ,h\se ( ,congress %all  
deposit 9 an escr[ acc\nt all paym5ts   
o!rwise requir$ to be made dur+ su*     
p]iod = ! comp5sation ( ,memb]s (       
,congress :o s]ve 9 t ,h\se ( ,congress1
 & %all release su* paym5ts to su*      
,memb]s only ^u ! expiration ( su*      
p]iod4  7,b7 ,p]iod describ$ ,) respect 
to a ,h\se ( ,congress1 ! p]iod describ$
 9 ?is subp>agraph is ! p]iod t beg9s on

 ,april #af1 #bjbj1 & ends on ! e>li]   
(--  7i7 ! date on :i* ! ,director      
c]tifies t ! ,h\se ( ,congress has      
adopt$ a balanc$ budget ) respect to    
fiscal ye> #bjba2 or  7ii7 ! la/ day ( !
 ,"o ,hundr$ ,sixte5? ,congress4  7#c7  
,)hold+ & remittance ( am\nts f paym5ts 
held 9 escr[ ,! payroll adm9i/rator %all
 provide = ! same )hold+ & remittance ) 
respect to a paym5t deposit$ 9 an escr[ 
acc\nt "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 t w\ld  
apply to ! paym5t if ! paym5t 7 n       
subject to p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7#d7 
,release ( am\nts at end ( ! congress ,9
 ord] to ensure t ?is subsection is     
c>ri$ out 9 a mann] t %all n v>y !      
comp5sation ( ,s5ators or               
,repres5tatives 9 violation ( !         
tw5ty-sev5? am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! payroll adm9i/rator (
 a ,h\se ( ,congress %all release =     
paym5ts to ,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress
 any am\nts rema9+ 9 any escr[ acc\nt "u
 ?is section on ! la/ day ( ! ,"o       
,hundr$ ,sixte5? ,congress4  7#e7 ,role 

( secret>y ( ! treasury ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury %all provide ! payroll       
adm9i/rators ( ! ,h\ses ( ,congress )   
su* assi/ance z may be necess>y to      
enable ! payroll adm9i/rators to c>ry   
out ?is subsection4  7#f7 ,payroll      
adm9i/rator def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 !  
payroll adm9i/rator ( a ,h\se (         
,congress means--  7,a7 9 ! case ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,*ief        
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 or an employee ( !     
,(fice ( ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] :o
 is designat$ by ! ,*ief ,adm9i/rative  
,(fic] to c>ry out ?is section2 &  7,b7 
9 ! case ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,s5ate1 or an employee ( ! ,(fice ( !   
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate :o is designat$ by 
! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section4    
7d7 ,rule = fiscal ye> #bjbb & subsequ5t
 fiscal ye>s ,if ! ,director does n     
c]tify t a ,h\se ( ,congress has adopt$ 
a balanc$ budget ) respect to fiscal ye>
 #bjbb1 or any fiscal ye> !reaft]1 be=e 
,april #af ( ! fiscal ye> be=e su*      

fiscal ye>1 dur+ pay p]iods :i* occur 9 
! same cal5d> ye> aft] t date ea* ,memb]
 ( t ,h\se %all be paid at an annual    
rate ( pay equal to #a4  #c4            
,sup]majority requirem5t = increas+     
rev5ue  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! ,s5ate & !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a bill1 jo9t   
resolution1 am5dm5t1 conf]5ce report1 or
 am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses t increases    
rev5ue %all only be agre$ to ^u an      
affirmative vote ( ?ree-fif?s ( !       
,memb]s ( t ,h\se ( ,congress duly *os5 
& sworn4  7b7 ,rules ( ,s5ate & ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives ,subsection 7a7 is    
enact$ by ,congress-- 7#a7 z an ex]cise 
( ! rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives1 respectively1 & z su* x
 is deem$ a "p ( ! rules ( ea* ,h\se1   
respectively1 b applicable only )       
respect to ! proc$ure to be foll[$ 9 t  
,h\se 9 ! case ( a bill1 jo9t           
resolution1 am5dm5t1 conf]5ce report1 or
 am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses t increases    
rev5ue1 & 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 relat+ 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