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Page 277 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 907a 1 See References in Text note below. ‘‘The terms ‘sequester’ and ‘sequestration’ (subject to section 902(a)(4) of this title) refer to or mean the can- cellation of new budget authority, unobligated bal- ances, obligated balances, new loan guarantee commit- ments, new direct loan obligations, and spending au- thority as defined in section 651(c)(2) of this title, and the reduction of obligation limitations.’’ Par. (9). Pub. L. 100–119, § 102(b)(5), added par. (9). Par. (10). Pub. L. 100–119, § 106(b), added par. (10). Par. (11). Pub. L. 100–119, § 102(b)(6), added par. (11). Par. (12). Pub. L. 100–119, § 102(b)(7), added par. (12). Pars. (13), (14). Pub. L. 100–119, § 102(b)(8), added pars. (13) and (14). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985 Pub. L. 101–163, title III, § 315, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1066, provided that: ‘‘Effective in the case of this Act and any subsequent Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch, for purposes of the Balanced Budg- et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended [see Short Title note set out under section 900 of this title], or any other Act which requires a uniform percentage reduction in accounts in this Act and any subsequent Act making appropria- tions for the Legislative Branch, the accounts under the general heading ‘Senate’, and the accounts under the general heading ‘House of Representatives’, shall each be considered to be one appropriation account and one ‘program, project, and activity’.’’ Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(i) [title III, § 306], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–290, 1329–309, provided that: ‘‘Hereafter, for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended [see Short Title note set out under section 900 of this title], the term ‘program, project, and activity’ shall be synonymous with each appropriation account in this Act [see Tables for classification], except that the accounts under the general heading ‘House of Rep- resentatives’ shall be considered one appropriation ac- count and one ‘program, project, and activity’, and the accounts under the general heading ‘Senate’ shall be considered one appropriation account and one ‘pro- gram, project, and activity’.’’ COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS Pub. L. 99–509, title VII, § 7001, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1948, provided that benefits payable in calendar years 1987 to 1991 under programs listed in this section, in- cluding any cost-of-living adjustments, were not sub- ject to modification, suspension, or reduction in such calendar years pursuant to a Presidential order. § 907a. Suspension in event of war or low growth (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)], the Major- ity 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,1 titles III and VI 1 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 631 et seq.], and section 1103 of title 31. (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 Congres- sional 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 Con- trol Act of 1985.’’ (B) The title of the joint resolution shall be ‘‘Joint resolution suspending certain provi- sions of law pursuant to section 258(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol 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 appro- priate committees of the House of Representa- tives or the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, as the case may be; and such Com- mittee 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 con- sideration of the joint resolution, and the joint resolution shall be placed on the appro- priate calendar. (4) Consideration of joint resolution (A) A vote on final passage of a joint resolu- tion reported to the Senate or discharged pur- suant to paragraph (3) shall be taken on or be- fore the close of the fifth calendar day of ses- sion after the date on which the joint resolu- tion 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 resolu- tion under this paragraph, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than five hours. Page 278 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 907b The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the mi- nority 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 lim- ited to not more than one hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the joint resolution, ex- cept 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 des- ignee. (iv) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a joint resolution under this para- graph is not debatable. A motion to table or to recommit a joint resolution under this para- graph is not in order. (C) No amendment to a joint resolution con- sidered 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 sequestra- tion report or any sequestration order is pre- cluded; (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), 641(d), 642(a)] are suspended; and (3) section 1103 of title 31 is suspended. (c) Restoration of sequestration procedures (1) In the event of a suspension of sequestra- tion procedures due to a declaration of war, then, effective with the first fiscal year that be- gins in the session after the state of war is con- cluded by Senate ratification of the necessary treaties, the provisions of subsection (b) trig- gered by that declaration of war are no longer effective. (2) In the event of a suspension of sequestra- tion procedures due to the enactment of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then, ef- fective with regard to the first fiscal year begin- ning at least 12 months after the enactment of that resolution, the provisions of subsection (b) triggered by that resolution are no longer effec- tive. (Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 258, as added Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13101(f), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–593; amended Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 121(10), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1175.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), means title II (§ 200 et seq.) of Pub. L. 99–177, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1038, known as the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 900 of this title and Tables. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b)(2), is titles I to IX of Pub. L. 93–344, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 297. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 631 et seq.) of chapter 17A of this title. Title VI of the Act was classi- fied generally to subchapter IV (§ 665 et seq.) of chapter 17A of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10118(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 695. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 621 of this title and Tables. Section 254(j) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is section 254(j) of Pub. L. 99–177, which was redesignated section 254(i) of that Act by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10206(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 704, and is clas- sified to section 904(i) of this title. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 93–344, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 297. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 621 of this title and Tables. Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is classified generally to this subchapter. Section 258 of the Act is classified to this section. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 258 of Pub. L. 99–177 was classified to section 908 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10210, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 711. AMENDMENTS 2013—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–67, which directed substitution of ‘‘section 254(i)’’ for ‘‘section 254(j)’’, was executed by making the substitution in two places to reflect the probable intent of Congress. § 907b. Modification of Presidential order (a) Introduction of joint resolution At any time after the Director of OMB issues a final sequestration report under section 904 of this title for a fiscal year, but before the close of the twentieth calendar day of the session of Congress beginning after the date of issuance of such report, the majority leader of either House of Congress may introduce a joint resolution which contains provisions directing the Presi- dent to modify the most recent order issued under section 904 of this title or provide an al- ternative to reduce the deficit for such fiscal year. After the introduction of the first such joint resolution in either House of Congress in any calendar year, then no other joint resolu- tion introduced in such House in such calendar year shall be subject to the procedures set forth in this section. (b) Procedures for consideration of joint resolu- tions (1) Referral to committee A joint resolution introduced in the Senate under subsection (a) shall not be referred to a committee of the Senate and shall be placed on the calendar pending disposition of such joint resolution in accordance with this sub- section. (2) Consideration in Senate On or after the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) begin- ning after a joint resolution is introduced under subsection (a), notwithstanding any rule or precedent of the Senate, including Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution. The motion is not in order after the eighth cal- endar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) beginning after a joint resolu-

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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. § 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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2 U.S.C. § 904 — Reports and orders

Page 256 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 904 paragraph (2). If the President chooses to make that full adjustment, then those pro- cedures for adjusting discretionary spending limits described in sections 901(b)(1)(C) 1 and 901(b)(2)(E) 1 of this title, otherwise applica- ble through fiscal year 1993 or 1994 (as the case may be), shall be deemed to apply for fiscal year 1994 (and 1995 if applicable). (C) When the budget for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 is submitted and the sequestration re- ports for those years under section 904 of this title are made (as applicable), if the President does not choose to make the ad- justments set forth in subparagraph (B), the maximum deficit amount for that fiscal year shall be adjusted by the amount of the ad- justment to discretionary spending limits first applicable for that year (if any) under section 901(b) of this title. (D) For each fiscal year the adjustments required to be made with the submission of the President’s budget for that year shall also be made when OMB submits the seques- tration update report and the final seques- tration report for that year, but OMB shall continue to use the economic and technical assumptions in the President’s budget for that year. Each adjustment shall be made by increasing or decreasing the maximum deficit amounts set forth in section 665 1 of this title. (2) Calculations of adjustments The required increase or decrease shall be calculated as follows: (A) The baseline deficit or surplus shall be calculated using up-to-date economic and technical assumptions, using up-to-date con- cepts and definitions, and, in lieu of the baseline levels of discretionary appropria- tions, using the discretionary spending lim- its set forth in section 665 1 of this title as adjusted under sec

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

**(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)

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