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CHAPTER 17A-CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS
Sec.
621.
Congressional declaration of purpose.
622.
Definitions.
623.
Continuing study of additional budget reform proposals.
SUBCHAPTER I-CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS
631.
Timetable.
632.
Annual adoption of concurrent resolution on the budget.
(a)
Content of concurrent resolution on the budget.
(b)
Additional matters in concurrent resolution.
(c)
Consideration of procedures or matters which have effect of changing any rule of House.
(d)
Views and estimates of other committees.
(e)
Hearings and report.
(f)
Achievement of goals for reducing unemployment.
(g)
Economic assumptions.
(h)
Budget Committee's consultation with committees.
(i)
Social security point of order.
633.
Committee allocations.
(a)
Committee spending allocations.
(b)
Suballocations by Appropriations Committees.
(c)
Point of order.
(d)
Subsequent concurrent resolutions.
(e)
Alteration of allocations.
(f)
Legislation subject to point of order.
(g)
Pay-as-you-go exception in the House.
634.
Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before budget-related legislation is considered.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Exceptions in House.
(c)
Application to appropriation measures in Senate.
635.
Permissible revisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget.
636.
Provisions relating to consideration of concurrent resolutions on the budget.
(a)
Procedure in House after report of Committee; debate.
(b)
Procedure in Senate after report of Committee; debate; amendments.
(c)
Action on conference reports in Senate.
(d)
Concurrent resolution must be consistent in Senate.
637.
Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be handled by Budget Committees.
638.
House Committee action on all appropriation bills to be completed by June 10.
639.
Reports, summaries, and projections of Congressional budget actions.
(a)
Reports on legislation providing new budget authority or providing increase or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures.
(b)
Up-to-date tabulations of Congressional budget action.
(c)
Five-year projection of Congressional budget action.
640.
House approval of regular appropriation bills.
641.
Reconciliation.
(a)
Inclusion of reconciliation directives in concurrent resolutions on the budget.
(b)
Legislative procedure.
(c)
Compliance with reconciliation directions.
(d)
Limitation on amendments to reconciliation bills and resolutions.
(e)
Procedure in Senate.
(f)
Completion of reconciliation process.
(g)
Limitation on changes to Social Security Act.
642.
Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate levels.
(a)
Enforcement of budget aggregates.
(b)
Social security levels.
(c)
Exception in House of Representatives.
643.
Determinations and points of order.
(a)
Budget Committee determinations.
(b)
Discretionary spending point of order in Senate.
(c)
Maximum deficit amount point of order in Senate.
(d)
Timing of points of order in Senate.
(e)
Points of order in Senate against amendments between Houses.
(f)
Effect of point of order in Senate.
644.
Extraneous matter in reconciliation legislation.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Extraneous provisions.
(c)
Extraneous materials.
(d)
Conference reports.
(e)
General point of order.
645.
Adjustments.
(a)
Adjustments.
(b)
Amounts of adjustments.
(c)
Application of adjustments.
(d)
Reporting revised suballocations.
(e)
Definitions for CDRs.
645a.
Effect of adoption of special order of business in House of Representatives.
SUBCHAPTER II-FISCAL PROCEDURES
Part A-General Provisions
651.
Budget-related legislation not subject to appropriations.
(a)
Controls on certain budget-related legislation not subject to appropriations.
(b)
Legislation providing new entitlement authority.
(c)
Exceptions.
652.
Repealed.
653.
Analysis by Congressional Budget Office.
654.
Study by General Accounting Office of forms of Federal financial commitment not reviewed annually by Congress.
655.
Off-budget agencies, programs, and activities.
656.
Member User Group.
Part B-Federal Mandates
658.
Definitions.
658a.
Exclusions.
658b.
Duties of Congressional committees.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Submission of bills to Director.
(c)
Reports on Federal mandates.
(d)
Intergovernmental mandates.
(e)
Preemption clarification and information.
(f)
Publication of statement from Director.
658c.
Duties of Director; statements on bills and joint resolutions other than appropriations bills and joint resolutions.
(a)
Federal intergovernmental mandates in reported bills and resolutions.
(b)
Federal private sector mandates in reported bills and joint resolutions.
(c)
Legislation falling below direct costs thresholds.
(d)
Amended bills and joint resolutions; conference reports.
658d.
Legislation subject to point of order.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Rule of construction.
(c)
Committee on Appropriations.
(d)
Determinations of applicability to pending legislation.
(e)
Determinations of Federal mandate levels.
658e.
Provisions relating to House of Representatives.
(a)
Enforcement in House of Representatives.
(b)
Disposition of points of order.
658f.
Requests to Congressional Budget Office from Senators.
658g.
Clarification of application.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Direct costs.
SUBCHAPTER III-CREDIT REFORM
661.
Purposes.
661a.
Definitions.
661b.
OMB and CBO analysis, coordination, and review.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Delegation.
(c)
Coordination with Congressional Budget Office.
(d)
Improving cost estimates.
(e)
Historical credit program costs.
(f)
Administrative costs.
661c.
Budgetary treatment.
(a)
President's budget.
(b)
Appropriations required.
(c)
Exemption for mandatory programs.
(d)
Budget accounting.
(e)
Modifications.
(f)
Reestimates.
(g)
Administrative expenses.
661d.
Authorizations.
(a)
Authorization of appropriations for costs.
(b)
Authorization for financing accounts.
(c)
Treasury transactions with financing accounts.
(d)
Authorization for liquidating accounts.
(e)
Authorization of appropriations for implementation expenses.
(f)
Reinsurance.
(g)
Eligibility and assistance.
661e.
Treatment of Deposit Insurance and agencies and other insurance programs.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Study.
(c)
Access to data.
661f.
Effect on other laws.
(a)
Effect on other laws.
(b)
Crediting of collections.
SUBCHAPTER IV-BUDGET AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
665 to 665e. Repealed.