,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cggg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #g71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,romney 7for himself and ,mr4 
,braun7 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  
#bjbe1 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 #bjbe1 and  
each fiscal year thereafter4  #d4 ,,gao 
review of emergency spending  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 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#b7 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  7#c7 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 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  7b7 ,report ,not     
later than #edj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7
 identifies amounts appropriated for    
each of fiscal years #bjae through #bjbd
 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         
addresses-- 7,a7 the definition of      
emergency requirements for purposes of  
appropriated amounts being designated as
 being for an emergency requirement2    
7,b7 the time period during which       
recipients of appropriated amounts      
designated as being for an emergency    
requirement may obligate those amounts2 
7,c7 any cost-sharing requirements      
relating to major disasters and         
emergencies for ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 
and territorial governments2 and  7,d7  
forecasting and budgeting for           
disaster-related appropriations2 and    
7#c7 provides 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