,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hegj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,cline introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,rules1 and in addition to the          
,committee on the ,budget1 for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,congressional 
,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act  
of #aigd to require the ,congressional  
,budget ,office to include the effects  
of using baseline assumptions when      
preparing estimates under such ,act1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,cost    
,estimate ,clarity ,act4  #b4 ,effect of
 baseline on ,,cbo estimates ,section   
#djb of the ,congressional ,budget ,act 
of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the         
,director and inserting the following3  

7a7 ,in general ,the ,director  2 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,effects of baseline ,with respect
 to any estimate prepared under         
subsection 7a71 the ,office shall1 to   
the greatest extent practicable1 include
 a description of the effects of using  
baseline assumptions under section #beg 
of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency 
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijg7 on the estimate1        
including-- 7#a7 a quantitative estimate
 of the difference between the estimate 
and the cost of the measure if baseline 
assumptions were not used to prepare    
such estimate2  7#b7 which baseline     
assumption caused such difference2 and  
7#c7 an explanation of any programs or  
provisions for which the baseline       
assumptions results in the estimate     
showing lower or no budgetary cost      
relative to actual expected ,federal    
expenditures1 including any instance    
where the baseline assumes the extension
 or continuation of a program1 benefit1 

or payment rate4  4