2 U.S.C. § 656 — Member User Group

Page 205 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 658 tions which are issued, sold, or guaranteed by a Federal agency shall be treated as a means of fi- nancing such agency for purposes of section 1105 of title 31 and for purposes of this Act. (Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 405, formerly § 406, as added Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 214, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1059; renumbered § 405, Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10116(c)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 692.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 93–344, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 297, known as the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which enacted chapters 17, 17A, and 17B, and section 190a–3 of this title and sections 11a, 11c, 11d, 1020a of former Title 31, Money and Finance, amended sections 11, 665, 701, 1020, 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1154 of former Title 31, section 105 of Title 1, General Provisions, sections 190b and 190d of this title, repealed sections 571 and 581c–1 of former Title 31, and sections 66 and 81 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 190a–1, 621, 632, and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. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 405 of Pub. L. 93–344 was renumbered section 404 and is classified to section 654 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with re- spect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. § 656. Member User Group The Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consulting with the Minority Leader of the House, may appoint a Member User Group for the purpose of reviewing budgetary scorekeeping rules and practices of the House and advising the Speaker from time to time on the effect and impact of such rules and practices. (Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 406, formerly § 407, as added Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 214, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1060; renumbered § 406, Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10116(c)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 692.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 406 of Pub. L. 93–344 was renumbered section 405 and is classified to section 655 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with re- spect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, formerly set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 900 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 2, 2011, 125 Stat. 246. PART B—FEDERAL MANDATES § 658. Definitions For purposes of this part: (1) Agency The term ‘‘agency’’ has the same meaning as defined in section 551(1) of title 5, but does not include independent regulatory agencies. (2) Amount The term ‘‘amount’’, with respect to an au- thorization of appropriations for Federal fi- nancial assistance, means the amount of budg- et authority for any Federal grant assistance program or any Federal program providing loan guarantees or direct loans. (3) Direct costs The term ‘‘direct costs’’— (A)(i) in the case of a Federal intergovern- mental mandate, means the aggregate esti- mated amounts that all State, local, and tribal governments would be required to spend or would be prohibited from raising in revenues in order to comply with the Fed- eral intergovernmental mandate; or (ii) in the case of a provision referred to in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), means the amount of Federal financial assistance eliminated or reduced; (B) in the case of a Federal private sector mandate, means the aggregate estimated amounts that the private sector will be re- quired to spend in order to comply with the Federal private sector mandate; (C) shall be determined on the assumption that— (i) State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector will take all reason- able steps necessary to mitigate the costs resulting from the Federal mandate, and will comply with applicable standards of practice and conduct established by recog- nized professional or trade associations; and (ii) reasonable steps to mitigate the costs shall not include increases in State, local, or tribal taxes or fees; and (D) shall not include— (i) estimated amounts that the State, local, and tribal governments (in the case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate) or the private sector (in the case of a Fed- eral private sector mandate) would spend— (I) to comply with or carry out all ap- plicable Federal, State, local, and tribal laws and regulations in effect at the time of the adoption of the Federal man- date for the same activity as is affected by that Federal mandate; or (II) to comply with or carry out State, local, and tribal governmental programs, or private-sector business or other ac- tivities in effect at the time of the adop- tion of the Federal mandate for the same activity as is affected by that mandate; or (ii) expenditures to the extent that such expenditures will be offset by any direct savings to the State, local, and tribal gov- ernments, or by the private sector, as a re- sult of— (I) compliance with the Federal man- date; or