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)
Enforcement.
(b)
Adjustments to discretionary spending limits.
(c)
Discretionary spending limit.
901a.
Repealed.
902.
Enforcing pay-as-you-go.
(a)
Purpose.
(b)
Sequestration.
(c)
Eliminating a deficit increase.
(d)
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)
Sequestration preview reports.
(d)
Notification regarding military personnel.
(e)
Sequestration update reports.
(f)
Final sequestration reports.
(g)
Within-session sequestration reports and order.
(h)
GAO compliance report.
(i)
Low-growth report.
(j)
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)
Optional exemption of military personnel.
(g)
Other programs and activities.
(h)
Low-income programs.
(i)
Identification of programs.
906.
General and special sequestration rules.
(a)
Automatic spending increases.
(b)
Student loans.
(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)
Effects of sequestration.
907.
The baseline.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Direct spending and receipts.
(c)
Discretionary appropriations.
(d)
Up-to-date concepts.
(e)
Asset sales.
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, 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)
Preservation of other rights.
(g)
Economic data and assumptions.