2 USC Ch. 20: Front Matter
From Title 2-THE CONGRESSCHAPTER 20-EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS
CHAPTER 20-EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS
SUBCHAPTER I-ELIMINATION OF DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT
Sec.
900.
Statement of budget enforcement through sequestration; definitions.
(a)
Omitted.
(b)
General statement of budget enforcement through sequestration.
(c)
Definitions.
901.
Enforcing discretionary spending limits.
(a)
Fiscal years 1991–1998 enforcement.
(b)
Adjustments to discretionary spending limits.
901a.
Sequestration with respect to Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
(a)
Sequestration.
(b)
Eliminating a budgetary excess.
(c)
Look-back.
(d)
Within-session sequestration.
(e)
Part-year appropriations and OMB estimates.
902.
Enforcing pay-as-you-go.
(a)
Fiscal years 1992–1998 enforcement.
(b)
Sequestration; look-back.
(c)
Eliminating a deficit increase.
(d)
OMB estimates.
(e)
Emergency legislation.
903.
Enforcing deficit targets.
(a)
Sequestration.
(b)
Excess deficit; margin.
(c)
Dividing sequestration.
(d)
Defense.
(e)
Non-defense.
(f)
Baseline assumptions; part-year appropriations.
(g)
Adjustments to maximum deficit amounts.
(h)
Treatment of deposit insurance.
904.
Reports and orders.
(a)
Timetable.
(b)
Submission and availability of reports.
(c)
Optional adjustment of maximum deficit amounts.
(d)
Sequestration preview reports.
(e)
Notification regarding military personnel.
(f)
Sequestration update reports.
(g)
Final sequestration reports.
(h)
Within-session sequestration reports and order.
(i)
GAO compliance report.
(j)
Low-growth report.
(k)
Economic and technical assumptions.
905.
Exempt programs and activities.
(a)
Social security benefits and tier I railroad retirement benefits.
(b)
Veterans programs.
(c)
Net interest.
(d)
Earned income tax credit.
(e)
Non-defense unobligated balances.
(f)
Certain program bases.
(g)
Other programs and activities.
(h)
Low-income programs.
(i)
Identification of programs.
(h)
Optional exemption of military personnel.
906.
Exceptions, limitations, and special rules.
(a)
Automatic spending increases.
(b)
Effect of orders on guaranteed student loan program.
(c)
Treatment of foster care and adoption assistance programs.
(d)
Special rules for Medicare program.
(e)
Community and migrant health centers, Indian health services and facilities, and veteran's medical care.
(f)
Treatment of child support enforcement program.
(g)
Federal pay.
(h)
Treatment of Federal administrative expenses.
(i)
Treatment of payments and advances made with respect to unemployment compensation programs.
(j)
Commodity Credit Corporation.
(k)
Special rules for JOBS portion of AFDC.
(l)
Effects of sequestration.
907.
The baseline.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Direct spending and receipts.
(c)
Discretionary appropriations.
(d)
Up-to-date concepts.
(e)
Sale of assets or prepayment of loans.
907a.
Suspension in event of war or low growth.
(a)
Procedures in event of low-growth report.
(b)
Suspension of sequestration procedures.
(c)
Restoration of sequestration procedures.
907b.
Modification of Presidential order.
(a)
Introduction of joint resolution.
(b)
Procedures for consideration of joint resolutions.
907c.
Flexibility among defense programs, projects, and activities.
(a)
Reductions beyond amount specified in Presidential order.
(b)
Base closures prohibited.
(c)
Report and joint resolution required.
(d)
Introduction of joint resolution.
(e)
Form and title of joint resolution.
(f)
Calendaring and consideration of joint resolution in Senate.
(g)
Debate of joint resolution; motions.
(h)
Amendment of joint resolution.
(i)
Vote on final passage of joint resolution.
(j)
Appeal from decision of Chair.
(k)
Conference reports.
(l)
Resolution from other House.
(m)
Senate action on House resolution.
907d.
Special reconciliation process.
(a)
Reporting of resolutions and reconciliation bills and resolutions, in Senate.
(b)
Procedures.
908.
Modification of Presidential order.
(a)
Introduction of joint resolution.
(b)
Procedures for consideration of joint resolutions.
909.
Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER II-OPERATION AND REVIEW
921.
Transferred.
922.
Judicial review.
(a)
Expedited review.
(b)
Appeal to Supreme Court.
(c)
Expedited consideration.
(d)
Noncompliance with sequestration procedures.
(e)
Timing of relief.
(f)
Alternative procedures for joint reports of Directors.
(g)
Preservation of other rights.
(h)
Economic data and assumptions.