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2 U.S.C. § 907a — Suspension in event of war or low growth

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2 U.S.C. § 907a — Suspension in event of war or low growth

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**(a) Procedures in event of low-growth report** (1) **Trigger** — Whenever CBO issues a low-growth report under section 254(i) [[2 U.S.C. 904(i)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section904/i&num=0&edition=prelim)], the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives may, and the Majority Leader of the Senate shall, introduce a joint resolution (in the form set forth in paragraph (2)) declaring that the conditions specified in section 254(i) are met and suspending the relevant provisions of this title,11 See References in Text note below. titles III and VI 1 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [[2 U.S.C. 631](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section631&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and [section 1103 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1103&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Form of joint resolution** (A) The matter after the resolving clause in any joint resolution introduced pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be as follows: “That the Congress declares that the conditions specified in section 254(j) 1 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are met, and the implementation of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, and part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are modified as described in section 258(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.” (B) The title of the joint resolution shall be “Joint resolution suspending certain provisions of law pursuant to section 258(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.”; and the joint resolution shall not contain any preamble. (3) **Committee action** — Each joint resolution introduced pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives or the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, as the case may be; and such Committee shall report the joint resolution to its House without amendment on or before the fifth day on which such House is in session after the date on which the joint resolution is introduced. If the Committee fails to report the joint resolution within the five-day period referred to in the preceding sentence, it shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. (4) **Consideration of joint resolution** (A) A vote on final passage of a joint resolution reported to the Senate or discharged pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be taken on or before the close of the fifth calendar day of session after the date on which the joint resolution is reported or after the Committee has been discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution. If prior to the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House, that House receives the same joint resolution from the other House, then— (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no such joint resolution had been received from the other House, but (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. When the joint resolution is agreed to, the Clerk of the House of Representatives (in the case of a House joint resolution agreed to in the House of Representatives) or the Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a Senate joint resolution agreed to in the Senate) shall cause the joint resolution to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the other House of the Congress as soon as practicable. (B) (i) In the Senate, a joint resolution under this paragraph shall be privileged. It shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. (ii) Debate in the Senate on a joint resolution under this paragraph, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than five hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. (iii) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with a joint resolution under this paragraph shall be limited to not more than one hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the joint resolution, except that in the event the manager of the joint resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. (iv) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a joint resolution under this paragraph is not debatable. A motion to table or to recommit a joint resolution under this paragraph is not in order. (C) No amendment to a joint resolution considered under this paragraph shall be in order in the Senate. **(b) Suspension of sequestration procedures** Upon the enactment of a declaration of war or a joint resolution described in subsection (a)— (1) the subsequent issuance of any sequestration report or any sequestration order is precluded; (2) sections 302(f), 310(d), 311(a), and title VI 1 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [[2 U.S.C. 633(f)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section633/f&num=0&edition=prelim), 641(d), 642(a)] are suspended; and (3) [section 1103 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1103&num=0&edition=prelim) is suspended. **(c) Restoration of sequestration procedures** (1) In the event of a suspension of sequestration procedures due to a declaration of war, then, effective with the first fiscal year that begins in the session after the state of war is concluded by Senate ratification of the necessary treaties, the provisions of subsection (b) triggered by that declaration of war are no longer effective. (2) In the event of a suspension of sequestration procedures due to the enactment of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then, effective with regard to the first fiscal year beginning at least 12 months after the enactment of that resolution, the provisions of subsection (b) triggered by that resolution are no longer effective.

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2 U.S.C. § 631 — Congressional declaration of purpose

The Congress declares that it is essential— (1) to assure effective congressional control over the budgetary process; (2) to provide for the congressional determination each year of the appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures; (3) to provide a system of impoundment control; (4) to establish national budget priorities; and (5) to provide for the furnishing of information by the executive branch in a manner that will assist the Congress in discharging its duties.

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2 U.S.C. § 908 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10210, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 711

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 258, as added Pub. L. 100–119, title I, § 105(a), Sept. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 778, related to modification of Presidential order.

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2 U.S.C. § 900 — Statement of budget enforcement through sequestration; definitions

**(a) Omitted** **(b) General statement of budget enforcement through sequestration** This subchapter provides for budget enforcement as called for in House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th Congress, 1st session). **(c) Definitions** As used in this subchapter: (1) The terms “budget authority”, “new budget authority”, “outlays”, and “deficit” have the meanings given to such terms in section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 [[2 U.S.C. 622](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section622&num=0&edition=prelim)] and “discretionary spending limit” shall mean the amounts specified in [section 901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section901&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The terms “sequester” and “sequestration” refer to or mean the cancellation of budgetary resources provided by discretionary appropriations or direct spending law. (3) The term “breach” means, for any fiscal year, the amount (if any) by which new budget authority or outlays for that year (within a category of discretionary appropriations) is above that category’s discretionary spending limit for new budget authority or outlays for that year, as the case may be. (4) (A) The term “nonsecurity category” means all discretionary appropriations not included in the security category defined in subparagraph (B). (B) The term “security category” includes discretionary appropriations associated with agency budgets for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the intelligence community management account (95–0401–0–1–054), and all budget accounts in budget function 150 (international affairs). (C

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2 U.S.C. § 621 — Treatment of deposit insurance and agencies and other insurance programs

**(a) In general** This subchapter shall not apply to the credit or insurance activities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Resolution Trust Corporation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, National Flood Insurance, National Insurance Development Fund, Crop Insurance, or Tennessee Valley Authority. **(b) Study** The Director and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall each study whether the accounting for Federal deposit insurance programs should be on a cash basis on the same basis as loan guarantees, or on a different basis. Each Director shall report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress on or before May 31, 1991. **(c) Access to data** For the purposes of subsection (b), the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office shall have access to all agency data that may facilitate these studies.

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31 U.S.C. § 1103 — Budget ceiling

Congress reaffirms its commitment that budget outlays of the United States Government for a fiscal year may be not more than the receipts of the Government for that year.

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2 U.S.C. § 645a — Determinations and points of order

**(a) Budget Committee determinations** For purposes of this subchapter and subchapter II, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable. **(b) Discretionary spending point of order in Senate** (1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution) that would exceed any of the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [[2 U.S.C. 901(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section901/c&num=0&edition=prelim)]. (2) **Exceptions** — This subsection shall not apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect or if a joint resolution pursuant to section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [[2 U.S.C. 907a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section907a&num=0&edition=prelim)] has been enacted. **(c) Maximum deficit amount point of order in Senate** It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, or to consider any amendment to that concurrent resolution, or to consider a conference report on that concurrent resolution, if— (1) the level of total outlays for the first fiscal year set forth in that concurrent resolution or conference report exceeds; or (2) the adoption of that amendment would result in a level of total outlays for that fiscal year that exceeds; the re

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2 U.S.C. § 631 — Timetable

Page 176 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 623 provisions set out as notes under sections 190a–1, 621, 632, and 682 of this title, section 105 of Title 1, and sec- tion 1020 of former Title 31. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 621 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1302 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. AMENDMENTS 2011—Par. (11). Pub. L. 112–25 added par. (11). 1997—Par. (9). Pub. L. 105–33 amended par. (9) gen- erally. Prior to amendment, par. (9) read as follows: ‘‘The term ‘entitlement authority’ means spending au- thority described by section 651(c)(2)(C) of this title.’’ 1990—Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13211(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The term ‘budget authority’ means authority provided by law to enter into obligations which will re- sult in immediate or future outlays involving Govern- ment funds or to collect offsetting receipts., except that such term does not include authority to insure or guarantee the repayment of indebtedness incurred by another person or government. The term includes the cost for direct loan and loan guarantee programs, as those terms are defined by subchapter III of this chap- ter’’. Pub. L. 101–508, § 13201(b)(1), inserted at end: ‘‘The term includes the cost for direct loan and loan guar- antee programs, as those terms are defined by sub- chapter III of this chapter’’. Pars. (6) to (8). Pub. L. 101–508, § 13112(a)(2), added pars. (6) to (8) and struck out former par. (6) which de- fined ‘‘deficit’’ and contained provisions relating to cal- culation of the

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2 U.S.C. § 633 — Continuing study of additional budget reform proposals

**(a)** The Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall study on a continuing basis proposals designed to improve and facilitate methods of congressional budgetmaking. The proposals to be studied shall include, but are not limited to, proposals for— (1) improving the information base required for determining the effectiveness of new programs by such means as pilot testing, survey research, and other experimental and analytical techniques; (2) improving analytical and systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of existing programs; (3) establishing maximum and minimum time limitations for program authorization; and (4) developing techniques of human resource accounting and other means of providing noneconomic as well as economic evaluation measures. **(b)** The Committee on the Budget of each House shall, from time to time, report to its House the results of the study carried on by it under subsection (a), together with its recommendations. **(c)** Nothing in this section shall preclude studies to improve the budgetary process by any other committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate or any joint committee of the Congress.

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2 U.S.C. § 633 — Committee allocations

Page 183 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 633 such provision changes the income tax treatment of OASDI benefits.’’ BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGETS; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORTS BY APRIL 15, 1979, 1980, AND 1981, OF BALANCED FISCAL YEAR BUDGETS FOR 1981 AND 1982 Pub. L. 96–5, § 5, Apr. 2, 1979, 93 Stat. 8, which provided that Congress shall balance the Federal budget, that the Budget Committees were to report, by April 15, 1979, a fiscal year budget for 1981 that would be in bal- ance, and also a fiscal year budget for 1982 that would be in balance, and by April 15, 1980, a fiscal year budget for 1981 that would be in balance, and by April 15, 1981, a fiscal year budget for 1982 that would be in balance, and that the Budget Committees were to show the con- sequences of each budget on each budget function and on the economy, setting forth the effects on revenues, spending, employment, inflation, and national secu- rity, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068. APPLICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS TO FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1975 Pub. L. 93–344, title IX, § 906, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 332, provided for application of provisions of this sub- chapter and sections 602(f), 651, and 652 of this title with respect to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, to the extent agreed to by the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10120(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 696. § 633. Committee allocations (a) Committee spending allocations (1) Allocation among committees The joint explanatory statement accom- panying a conference report on a concurrent resolution on the budget shall include an allo- cation, consistent with the resolution rec- ommended

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2 U.S.C. § 904 — Reports and orders

**(a) Timetable** The timetable with respect to this subchapter for any budget year is as follows: Date:Action to be completed: January 21Notification regarding optional adjustment of maximum deficit amount. 5 days before the President’s budget submissionCBO sequestration preview report. The President’s budget submissionOMB sequestration preview report. August 10Notification regarding military personnel. August 15CBO sequestration update report. August 20OMB sequestration update report. 10 days after end of sessionCBO final sequestration report. 15 days after end of sessionOMB final sequestration report; Presidential order. **(b) Submission and availability of reports** Each report required by this section shall be submitted, in the case of CBO, to the House of Representatives, the Senate and OMB and, in the case of OMB, to the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President on the day it is issued. On the following day a notice of the report shall be printed in the Federal Register. **(c) Sequestration preview reports** (1) **Reporting requirement** — On the dates specified in subsection (a), OMB and CBO shall issue a preview report regarding discretionary, pay-as-you-go, and deficit sequestration based on laws enacted through those dates. (2) **Discretionary sequestration report** — The preview reports shall set forth estimates for the current year and each subsequent year through 2025 of the applicable discretionary spending limits for each category and an explanation of any adjustments in such limits under [section 901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section901&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Pay-as-you-go sequestration reports** — The preview reports shall set forth, for the current year and the budget ye

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