,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #bh1 #bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for    
herself1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and  
,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following     
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on the       
,budget  ,,concurrent ,,resolution      
,providing for a joint hearing of the   
,committee on the ,budget of the ,senate
 and the ,committee on the ,budget of   
the ,house of ,representatives to       
receive a presentation from the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states regarding the audited financial 
statement of the executive branch4  #a4 
,short title ,this resolution may be    
cited as the ,fiscal ,state of the      
,nation ,resolution4  #b4 ,annual joint 
hearing of ,budget ,committees to       
receive a presentation by the           
,comptroller ,general  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #de days 7excluding     
,saturdays1 ,sundays1 and holidays7     

after the date on which the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury submits to ,congress   
the audited financial statement required
 under paragraph 7#a7 of section        
#cca7;e7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code1 on a date agreed upon by the     
chairmen of the ,budget ,committees and 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states1 the chairmen shall conduct a  
joint hearing to receive a presentation 
from the ,comptroller ,general--  7#a7  
reviewing the findings of the audit     
required under paragraph 7#b7 of such   
section2 and  7#b7 providing1 with      
respect to the information included by  
the ,secretary in the report            
accompanying such audited financial     
statement1 an analysis of the financial 
position and condition of the ,federal  
,government1 including financial        
measures 7such as the net operating     
cost1 income1 budget deficits1 or budget
 surpluses7 and sustainability measures 
7such as the long-term fiscal projection
 or social insurance projection7        

described in such report4  7b7          
,presentation of statement in accordance
 with ,,gao ,strategies and ,means ,the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall ensure that the           
presentation at each joint hearing      
conducted under subsection 7a7 is made  
in accordance with the ,strategies and  
,means of the ,government               
,accountability ,office1 to ensure that 
the presentation will provide           
professional1 objective1 fact-based1    
nonpartisan1 nonideological1 fair1 and  
balanced information to the ,members    
attending the hearing4  7c7 ,rules      
applicable to hearing  7#a7 ,in general 
,each joint hearing conducted by the    
chairmen of the ,budget ,committees     
under subsection 7a7 shall be conducted 
in accordance with ,standing ,rules of  
the ,senate and the ,rules of the ,house
 of ,representatives which apply to such
 a hearing1 including the provisions    
requiring hearings conducted by         
committees to be open to the public1    

including to radio1 television1 and     
still photography coverage4  7#b7       
,permitting participation by ,senators  
and ,members not serving on ,budget     
,committees ,notwithstanding any        
provision of the ,standing ,rules of the
 ,senate or the ,rules of the ,house of 
,representatives1 any ,senator and any  
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives 7including a ,delegate 
or ,resident ,commissioner to the       
,congress7 may participate in a joint   
hearing under subsection 7a7 in the same
 manner and to the same extent as a     
,senator or ,member of the ,house of    
,representatives who is a member of     
either of the ,budget ,committees4  7d7 
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,budget ,committees means the ,committee
 on the ,budget of the ,senate and the  
,committee on the ,budget of the ,house 
of ,representatives4  7e7 ,effective    
date ,the requirement under subsection  
7a7 shall apply with respect to any     
audited financial statement under       

section #cca7;e77#a7 of title #ca1      
,united ,states ,code1 submitted on or  
after the date of adoption of this      
resolution4