,,ia  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( 
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,arr+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,yakym1 ,mr4 
,e/es1 ,mr4 ,bur*ett1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4
 ,duncan1 & ,mr4 ,huiz5ga7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t     
,,resolution  ,propos+ a balanc$ budget 
am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  ,t ! foll[+ article is propos$ 
z an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all be valid to all 
int5ts & purposes z "p ( ! ,con/itution 
:5 ratifi$ by ! legislatures (          
?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al ,/ates3  -- #a4   
,total exp5ditures = a ye> %all n exce$ 
! av]age annual rev5ue collect$ 9 ! ?ree
 prior ye>s1 adju/$ 9 proportion to     
*anges 9 population & inflation4 ,total 
exp5ditures %all include all exp5ditures
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates except ^? = paym5t ( 
debt1 & rev5ue %all include all rev5ue (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates except t d]iv$ f       
borr[+4  #b4 ,congress may by a roll    

call vote ( two-?irds ( ea* ,h\se decl>e
 an em]g5cy & provide by law = specific 
exp5ditures 9 excess ( ! limit 9 section
 #a4 ,! decl>ation %all specify reasons 
= ! em]g5cy designation & may au?orize  
exp5ditures 9 excess ( ! limit 9 section
 #a = up to "o ye>4  #c4 ,congress %all 
h p[] to en=ce ?is article by           
appropriate legislation4  #d4 ,?is      
article %all take effect 9 ! fir/ ye>   
beg9n+ at lea/ #ij days foll[+          
ratification1 except t exp5ditures may  
exce$ ! limit 9 section #a by ! foll[+  
portion ( ! prior ye>'s exp5ditures     
exce$+ t limit 7except+ em]g5cy         
exp5ditures provid$ = by section #b73   
n9e-t5?s 9 ! fir/ ye>1 eight-n9?s 9 !   
second1 sev5-eigh?s 9 ! ?ird1 six-sev5?s
 9 ! f\r?1 five-six?s 9 ! fif?1         
f\r-fif?s 9 ! six?1 ?ree-f\r?s 9 !      
sev5?1 two-?irds 9 ! eigh?1 & "o-half 9 
! n9?4  4