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2 U.S.C. § 931 — Purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to reestablish a statutory procedure to enforce a rule of budget neutrality on new revenue and direct spending legislation.
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The purpose of this chapter is to reestablish a statutory procedure to enforce a rule of budget neutrality on new revenue and direct spending legislation.
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As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “BBEDCA” means the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(2) The definitions set forth in [section 622 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section622&num=0&edition=prelim) and in section 250 of BBEDCA [[2 U.S.C. 900](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section900&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall apply to this chapter, except to the extent that they are specifically modified as follows:
(A) The term “outyear” means a fiscal year one or more years after the budget year.
(B) In section 250(c)(8)(C) [[2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)(C)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section900/c/8/C&num=0&edition=prelim)], the reference to the food stamp program shall be deemed to be a reference to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
(3) The term “AMT” means the Alternative Minimum Tax for individuals under sections 55–59 of title 26, the term “EGTRRA” means the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–16), and the term “JGTRRA” means the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and 11 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear. Reconciliation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–27).
(4)
(A) The term “budgetary effects” means the amount by which PAYGO legislation changes outlays flowing from direct spending or revenues relative to the baseline and shall be determined on the basis of estimates prepared under [section 933 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section933&num=0&edition=prelim). Budgetary effects that increase outlays flowing from direct spending or decrease revenues are termed “costs” and budgetary effects that increase revenues
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**(a) PAYGO estimates**
(1) **Required designation in PAYGO Acts**
(A) *House of Representatives* — To establish the budgetary effects of a PAYGO Act consistent with the determination made by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, a PAYGO Act originated in or amended by the House of Representatives may include the following statement: “The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act 11 So in original. Probably should be “Pay-As-You-Go Act”. of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.”.
(B) *Senate* — To establish the budgetary effects of a PAYGO Act consistent with the determination made by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, a PAYGO Act originated in or amended by the Senate shall include the following statement: “The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act 1 of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.”.
(C) *Conference reports and amendments between the Houses* — To establish the budgetary effects of the conference report on a PAYGO Act, or an amendment to an amendment between Houses on a PAYGO Act, which if estimated shall be estimated jointly by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, the conference report o
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**(a) Annual report** Not later than 14 days (excluding weekends and holidays) after Congress adjourns to end a session, OMB shall make publicly available and cause to be printed in the Federal Register an annual PAYGO report. The report shall include an up-to-date document containing the PAYGO scorecards, a description of any current policy adjustments made under [section 933(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section933/c&num=0&edition=prelim), information about emergency legislation (if any) designated under [section 933(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section933/g&num=0&edition=prelim), information about any sequestration if required by subsection (b), and other data and explanations that enhance public understanding of this chapter and actions taken under it.
**(b) Sequestration order** If the annual report issued at the end of a session of Congress under subsection (a) shows a debit on either PAYGO scorecard for the budget year, OMB shall prepare and the President shall issue and include in that report a sequestration order that, upon issuance, shall reduce budgetary resources of direct spending programs by enough to offset that debit as prescribed in [section 935 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section935&num=0&edition=prelim). If there is a debit on both scorecards, the order shall fully offset the larger of the two debits. OMB shall transmit the order and the report to the House of Representatives and the Senate. If the President issues a sequestration order, the annual report shall contain, for each budget account to be sequestered, estimates of the baseline level of budgetary resources subject to sequestr
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to provide for adjustments of estimates of budgetary effects of PAYGO legislation for legislation affecting 4 areas of the budget—
(1) payments made under [section 1395w–4 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395w–4&num=0&edition=prelim) (referred to in this section as “Payment for Physicians’ Services”);
(2) the Estate and Gift Tax under subtitle B of title 26;
(3) the AMT; and
(4) provisions of EGTRRA or JGTRRA that amended title 26 (or provisions in later statutes further amending the amendments made by EGTRRA or JGTRRA), other than—
(A) the provisions of those 2 Acts that were made permanent by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–280);
(B) amendments to the Estate and Gift Tax referred to in paragraph (2);
(C) the AMT referred to in paragraph (3); and
(D) the income tax rates on ordinary income that apply to individuals with adjusted gross incomes greater than $200,000 for a single filer and $250,000 for joint filers.
**(b) Duration** This section shall remain in effect through December 31, 2011.
**(c) Medicare payments to physicians**
(1) **Criteria** — Legislation that includes provisions amending or superseding the system for updating payments under subsections (d) and (f) of [section 1395w–4 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395w–4&num=0&edition=prelim) shall trigger the current policy adjustment required by this chapter.
(2) **Adjustment** — The amount of the maximum current policy adjustment shall be the difference between—
(A) estimated net outlays attributable to the payment rates and related parameters in accordance with subsections (d) and (f) of [section 1395w–4 of
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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) notwithstanding section 275 of BBEDCA, the provisions of sections 905, 906, 907, and 922 of this title, as amended by this title,11 See References in Text note below. shall apply to the provisions of this chapter;
(2) references in sections 905, 906, 907, and 922 of this title to “this subchapter” or “this title” 1 shall be interpreted as applying to this chapter;
(3) references in sections 905, 906, 907, and 922 of this title to “[section 904 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section904&num=0&edition=prelim)” shall be interpreted as referencing [section 934 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section934&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) the reference in [section 906(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section906/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to “section 902 or 903 of this title” shall be interpreted as referencing [section 934 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section934&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) the reference in [section 906(d)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section906/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to “section 902 or 903 of this title” shall be interpreted as referencing [section 935 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section935&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) the reference in [section 906(d)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section906/d/4&num=0&edition=prelim) to “section 902 or 903 of this title” shall be interpreted as referencing [section 934 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=gran
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the authority of the chairmen of the Committees on the Budget of the House and Senate under [section 643 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section643&num=0&edition=prelim). CBO may consult with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees to resolve any ambiguities in this chapter.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury may mint and issue only the following coins:
(1) a dollar coin that is 1.043 inches in diameter.
(2) a half dollar coin that is 1.205 inches in diameter and weighs 11.34 grams.
(3) a quarter dollar coin that is 0.955 inch in diameter and weighs 5.67 grams.
(4) a dime coin that is 0.705 inch in diameter and weighs 2.268 grams.
(5) a 5-cent coin that is 0.835 inch in diameter and weighs 5 grams.
(6) except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, a one-cent coin that is 0.75 inch in diameter and weighs 3.11 grams.
(7) A fifty dollar gold coin that is 32.7 millimeters in diameter, weighs 33.931 grams, and contains one troy ounce of fine gold.
(8) A twenty-five dollar gold coin that is 27.0 millimeters in diameter, weighs 16.966 grams, and contains one-half troy ounce of fine gold.
(9) A ten dollar gold coin that is 22.0 millimeters in diameter, weighs 8.483 grams, and contains one-fourth troy ounce of fine gold.
(10) A five dollar gold coin that is 16.5 millimeters in diameter, weighs 3.393 grams, and contains one-tenth troy ounce of fine gold.
(11) A $50 gold coin that is of an appropriate size and thickness, as determined by the Secretary, weighs 1 ounce, and contains 99.99 percent pure gold.
(12) A $25 coin of an appropriate size and thickness, as determined by the Secretary, that weighs 1 troy ounce and contains .9995 fine palladium.
**(b)** The half dollar, quarter dollar, and dime coins are clad coins with 3 layers of metal. The 2 identical outer layers are an alloy of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel. The inner layer is copper. The outer layers are metallurgically bonded to the inner layer and weigh at least 30 percent of the weight of the coin. The dollar coin shall be golden in color, have a distin
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States an account to be known as the “Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund” (the “Fund”), to be administered by the Secretary.
**(b) Deposits.—** There shall be deposited in the Fund such amounts as may be appropriated to the Fund pursuant to subsection (c).
**(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year such sums as are necessary to increase funding, over the fiscal year 2021 level, for investment in—
(1) the delivery of veterans’ health care associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service in programs administered by the Under Secretary for Health;
(2) any expenses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health care and benefits associated with exposure to environmental hazards in the active military, naval, air, or space service, including administrative expenses, such as information technology and claims processing and appeals, and excluding leases as authorized or approved under [section 8104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8104&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) medical and other research relating to exposure to environmental hazards.
**(d) Budget Scorekeeping.—**
(1) Immediately upon enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, expenses authorized to be appropriated to the Fund in subsection (c) shall be estimated for fiscal year 2023 and each subsequent fiscal year and treated as budget authority that is considered to be direct spending—
(A) in the baseline for purposes of section 257 of the Balanced
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**(a)** The Secretary shall—
(1) subject to subsection (b)(2) and in consultation with appropriate representatives of institutions which are regularly engaged in making housing loans, prescribe uniform qualifications for appraisers, including the successful completion of a written test, submission of a sample appraisal, certification of an appropriate number of years of experience as an appraiser, and submission of recommendations from other appraisers;
(2) use such qualifications in determining whether to approve an appraiser to make appraisals of the reasonable value of any property, construction, repairs, or alterations for the purposes of this chapter; and
(3) in consultation with local representatives of institutions described in clause (1) of this subsection, develop and maintain lists of appraisers who are approved under clause (2) of this subsection to make appraisals for the purposes of this chapter.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall select appraisers from a list required by subsection (a)(3) of this section on a rotating basis to make appraisals for the purposes of this chapter.
(2) If uniform qualifications become applicable for appraisers who perform appraisals for or in connection with the Federal Government, the qualifications required by subsection (a)(1) of this section may be more stringent than such uniform qualifications, but the Secretary may use no written test in determining the qualifications of appraisers other than the test prescribed to implement such uniform qualifications.
(3) The Secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed and maintained under subsection (a)(3) to make an appraisal for the purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such
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The head of an Executive department or military department may prescribe regulations for the government of his department, the conduct of its employees, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of its records, papers, and property. This section does not authorize withholding information from the public or limiting the availability of records to the public.
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