2 U.S.C. § 658e — Provisions relating to House of Represent-

Page 211 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 658g applicable to legislation considered on and after such date, see section 110 of Pub. L. 104–4, set out as a note under section 1511 of this title. § 658e. Provisions relating to House of Represent- atives (a) Enforcement in House of Representatives It shall not be in order in the House of Rep- resentatives to consider a rule or order that waives the application of section 658d of this title. (b) Disposition of points of order (1) Application to House of Representatives This subsection shall apply only to the House of Representatives. (2) Threshold burden In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a point of order under section 658d of this title or subsection (a) of this section must specify the precise language on which it is premised. (3) Question of consideration As disposition of points of order under sec- tion 658d of this title or subsection (a) of this section, the Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the proposition that is the subject of the points of order. (4) Debate and intervening motions A question of consideration under this sec- tion shall be debatable for 10 minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole rise, as the case may be. (5) Effect on amendment in order as original text The disposition of the question of consider- ation under this subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be considered also to determine the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to an amendment made in order as original text. (Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 104–4, title I, § 101(a)(2), Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 59.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, or on the date 90 days after appropriations are made available as authorized under section 1516 of this title, whichever is earlier, and applicable to legislation considered on and after such date, see section 110 of Pub. L. 104–4, set out as a note under section 1511 of this title. § 658f. Requests to Congressional Budget Office from Senators At the written request of a Senator, the Direc- tor shall, to the extent practicable, prepare an estimate of the direct costs of a Federal inter- governmental mandate contained in an amend- ment of such Senator. (Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 427, as added Pub. L. 104–4, title I, § 101(a)(2), Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 59.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, or on the date 90 days after appropriations are made available as authorized under section 1516 of this title, whichever is earlier, and applicable to legislation considered on and after such date, see section 110 of Pub. L. 104–4, set out as a note under section 1511 of this title. § 658g. Clarification of application (a) In general This part applies to any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that reauthorizes appropriations, or that amends ex- isting authorizations of appropriations, to carry out any statute, or that otherwise amends any statute, only if enactment of the bill, joint reso- lution, amendment, motion, or conference re- port— (1) would result in a net reduction in or elimination of authorization of appropriations for Federal financial assistance that would be provided to State, local, or tribal governments for use for the purpose of complying with any Federal intergovernmental mandate, or to the private sector for use to comply with any Fed- eral private sector mandate, and would not eliminate or reduce duties established by the Federal mandate by a corresponding amount; or (2) would result in a net increase in the ag- gregate amount of direct costs of Federal intergovernmental mandates or Federal pri- vate sector mandates other than as described in paragraph (1). (b) Direct costs (1) In general For purposes of this part, the direct cost of the Federal mandates in a bill, joint resolu- tion, amendment, motion, or conference re- port that reauthorizes appropriations, or that amends existing authorizations of appropria- tions, to carry out a statute, or that otherwise amends any statute, means the net increase, resulting from enactment of the bill, joint res- olution, amendment, motion, or conference re- port, in the amount described under paragraph (2)(A) over the amount described under para- graph (2)(B). (2) Amounts The amounts referred to under paragraph (1) are— (A) the aggregate amount of direct costs of Federal mandates that would result under the statute if the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report is enacted; and (B) the aggregate amount of direct costs of Federal mandates that would result under the statute if the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report were not enacted. (3) Extension of authorization of appropria- tions For purposes of this section, in the case of legislation to extend authorization of appro- priations, the authorization level that would be provided by the extension shall be com-