,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dffe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,manchin1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1
 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 and    
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for a joint   
meeting of ,congress to receive a       
presentation from the ,comptroller      
,general of the ,united ,states         
regarding the audited financial         
statement of the executive branch1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fiscal  
,state of the ,nation ,act4  #b4 ,annual
 joint meeting of ,congress to receive  
presentation by ,comptroller ,general   
,section #cca of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7f7 ,annual     

joint meeting of ,congress ,to receive  
presentation by ,comptroller ,general   
7#a7 ,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 subsection     
7e77#a71 on a date agreed upon by the   
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 the ,president pro    
tempore of the ,senate1 and the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states1 ,congress shall hold a joint   
meeting 7in this subsection referred to 
as the ,joint ,meeting7 to receive a    
presentation from the ,comptroller      
,general-- 7,a7 reviewing the findings  
of the audit required under subsection  
7e77#b72 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  7#b7         
,presentation of statement in accordance
 with ,,gao strategies and means ,the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall ensure that the           
presentation at the ,joint ,meeting is  
made in accordance with the ,strategies 
and ,means of the ,government           
,accountability ,office1 so that the    
presentation will provide professional1 
objective1 fact-based1 nonpartisan1     
nonideological1 fair1 and balanced      
information to the ,members attending   
the ,joint ,meeting4  7#c7 ,open meeting
 ,the ,joint ,meeting shall be open to  
the public1 including to radio1         
television1 and still photography       
coverage4  7#d7 ,effective date ,the    
requirement under paragraph 7#a7 shall  

apply with respect to any audited       
financial statement submitted on or     
after the date of enactment of the      
,fiscal ,state of the ,nation ,act4  4  
#c4 ,inclusion of findings and analysis 
of ,fiscal ,state of the ,nation in     
concurrent resolution on the budget     
,section #cja7;a7 of the ,congressional 
,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act  
of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77 is     
amended1 in the matter following        
paragraph 7#g71 by adding at the end the
 following3 ,each concurrent resolution 
on the budget shall include a statement 
of findings informed by the most        
recently conducted presentation under   
subsection 7f7 of section #cca of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 regarding   
the findings of the audit under         
subsection 7e77#b7 of such section and  
the analysis of the financial position  
and condition of the ,federal           
,government and any other appropriate   
information on the fiscal condition of  
the ,united ,states44