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``First Session
``On or before: Action to be completed:
First Monday in April................ President submits budget recommendations.
April 20............................. Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees.
May 15............................... Budget Committees report concurrent resolution on the biennial budget.
June 1............................... Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the biennial
budget.
June 1............................... Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House.
July 1............................... House Appropriations Committee reports last biennial appropriation bill.
July 20.............................. House completes action on biennial appropriation bills.
October 1............................ Biennium begins.''.
SEC. 113. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT
CONTROL ACT OF 1974.
(a) Declaration of Purpose.--Section 2(2) of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621(2)) is amended
by striking ``each year'' and inserting ``biennially''.
(b) Definitions.--
(1) Budget resolution.--Section 3(4) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
622(4)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year'' each place it
appears and inserting ``biennium''.
(2) Biennium.--Section 3 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 622) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11) The term `biennium' means the period of 2
consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-
numbered year.''.
(c) Biennial Concurrent Resolution on the Budget.--
(1) Contents of resolution.--Section 301(a) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by--
(i) striking ``April 15 of each year'' and
inserting ``May 15 of each odd-numbered year'';
(ii) striking ``the fiscal year beginning
on October 1 of such year'' the first place it
appears and inserting ``the biennium beginning
on October 1 of such year''; and
(iii) striking ``the fiscal year beginning
on October 1 of such year'' the second place it
appears and inserting ``each fiscal year in
such period'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``for the fiscal
year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in the
biennium''; and
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``for the fiscal
year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in the
biennium''.
(2) Additional matters.--Section 301(b) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 632(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for such fiscal
year'' and inserting ``for either fiscal year in such
biennium''; and
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``for the first
fiscal year'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in
the biennium''.
(3) Views of other committees.--Section 301(d) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 632(d)) is amended by inserting ``(or, if applicable,
as provided by section 300(b))'' after ``United States Code''.
(4) Hearings.--Section 301(e)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
632(e)) is amended by--
(A) striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting
``biennium''; and
(B) inserting after the second sentence the
following: ``On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered
year (or, if applicable, as provided by section
300(b)), the Committee on the Budget of each House
shall report to its House the concurrent resolution on
the budget referred to in subsection (a) for the
biennium beginning on October 1 of that year.''.
(5) Goals for reducing unemployment.--Section 301(f) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 632(f)) is amended by striking ``fiscal
year'' each place it appears and inserting ``biennium''.
(6) Economic assumptions.--Section 301(g)(1) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 632(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``for a fiscal year''
and inserting ``for a biennium''.
(7) Section heading.--The section heading of section 301 of
such Act is amended by striking ``annual'' and inserting
``biennial''.
(8) Table of contents.--The item relating to section 301 in
the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of such Act is
amended by striking ``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial''.
(d) Committee Allocations.--Section 302 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 633)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by--
(A) striking ``for the first fiscal year of the
resolution,'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in
the biennium,'';
(B) striking ``for that period of fiscal years''
and inserting ``for all fiscal years covered by the
resolution''; and
(C) striking ``for the fiscal year of that
resolution'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year in
the biennium'';
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``for a fiscal year''
and inserting ``for a biennium'';
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``first fiscal year''
and inserting ``either fiscal year of the biennium'';
(4) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by--
(A) striking ``first fiscal year'' and inserting
``each fiscal year of the biennium''; and
(B) striking ``the total of fiscal years'' and
inserting ``the total of all fiscal years covered by
the resolution''; and
(5) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ``April'' and
inserting ``May''.
(e) Section 303 Point of Order.--
(1) In general.--Section 303(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
634(a)) is amended by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and
inserting ``for a biennium'' and by striking ``the first fiscal
year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year of the biennium''.
(2) Exceptions in the house.--Section 303(b) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 634(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the budget
year'' and inserting ``the biennium'';
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``the fiscal
year'' and inserting ``the biennium''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(or June 1
whenever section 300(b) is applicable)'' after ``May
15''.
(3) Application to the senate.--Section 303(c)(1) of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 634(c)) is amended by--
(A) striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting
``biennium''; and
(B) striking ``that year'' and inserting ``each
fiscal year of that biennium''.
(f) Permissible Revisions of Concurrent Resolutions on the
Budget.--Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 635) is amended--
(1) by striking ``fiscal year'' the first two places it
appears and inserting ``biennium'';
(2) by striking ``for such fiscal year''; and
(3) by inserting before the period ``for such biennium''.
(g) Procedures for Consideration of Budget Resolutions.--Section
305(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) is amended by striking
``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium''.
(h) Completion of House Committee Action on Appropriation Bills.--
Section 307 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 638) is amended--
(1) by striking ``each year'' and inserting ``each odd-
numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by section
300(b), July 1)'';
(2) by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``biennial'';
(3) by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium'';
and
(4) by striking ``that year'' and inserting ``each odd-
numbered year''.
(i) Quarterly Budget Reports.--Section 308 of such Act (2 U.S.C.
639) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Quarterly Budget Reports.--The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall, as soon as practicable after the completion of
each quarter of the fiscal year, prepare an analysis comparing
revenues, spending, and the deficit or surplus for the current fiscal
year to assumptions included in the congressional budget resolution. In
preparing this report, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
shall combine actual budget figures to date with projected revenue and
spending for the balance of the fiscal year. The Director of the
Congressional Budget Office shall include any other information in this
report that it deems useful for a full understanding of the current
fiscal position of the Federal Government. The reports mandated by this
subsection shall be transmitted by the Director to the Senate and House
Committees on the Budget, and the Congressional Budget Office shall
make such reports available to any interested party upon request.''.
(j) Completion of House Action on Regular Appropriation Bills.--
Section 309 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 640) is amended--
(1) by striking ``It'' and inserting ``Except whenever
section 300(b) is applicable, it'';
(2) by inserting ``of any odd-numbered calendar year''
after ``July'';
(3) by striking ``annual'' and inserting ``biennial''; and
(4) by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium''.
(k) Reconciliation Process.--Section 310 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 641)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``any fiscal year'' and inserting ``any
biennium'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``such fiscal year''
each place it appears and inserting ``any fiscal year covered
by such resolution''; and
(3) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsection
(g) as subsection (f).
(l) Section 311 Point of Order.--
(1) In the house.--Section 311(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
642(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting
``for a biennium'';
(B) by striking ``the first fiscal year'' each
place it appears and inserting ``either fiscal year of
the biennium''; and
(C) by striking ``that first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''.
(2) In the senate.--Section 311(a)(2) of such Act is
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for the
first fiscal year'' and inserting ``for either fiscal
year of the biennium''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``that first fiscal year''
the first place it appears and inserting ``each
fiscal year in the biennium''; and
(ii) by striking ``that first fiscal year
and the ensuing fiscal years'' and inserting
``all fiscal years''.
(3) Social security levels.--Section 311(a)(3) of such Act
is amended by--
(A) striking ``for the first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''; and
(B) striking ``that fiscal year and the ensuing
fiscal years'' and inserting ``all fiscal years''.
(m) Maximum Deficit Amount Point of Order.--Section 312(c) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 643) is amended--
(1) by striking ``for a fiscal year'' and inserting ``for a
biennium'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``first fiscal year'' and
inserting ``either fiscal year in the biennium'';
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``that fiscal year'' and
inserting ``either fiscal year in the biennium''; and
(4) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking
``that fiscal year'' and inserting ``the applicable fiscal
year''.
SEC. 114. AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Clause 4(a)(1)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by inserting ``odd-numbered'' after
``each''.
(b) Clause 4(a)(4) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``fiscal year'' and inserting
``biennium''.
(c) Clause 4(b)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``each fiscal year'' and
inserting ``the biennium''.
(d) Clause 4(b) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the
end of subparagraph (6), and by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(7) use the second session of each Congress to study
issues with long-term budgetary and economic implications,
which would include--
``(A) hold hearings to receive testimony from
committees of jurisdiction to identify problem areas
and to report on the results of oversight; and
``(B) by January 1 of each odd-number year, issuing
a report to the Speaker which identifies the key
issues facing the Congress in the next biennium.''.
(e) Clause 11(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``the same or preceding fiscal
year''.
(f) Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``annually'' each place it
appears and inserting ``biennially'' and by striking ``annual'' and
inserting ``biennial''.
(g) Clause 4(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended--
(1) by inserting ``during each odd-numbered year'' after
``submits his budget'';
(2) by striking ``fiscal year'' the first place it appears
and inserting ``biennium''; and
(3) by striking ``that fiscal year'' and inserting ``each
fiscal year in such ensuing biennium''.
(h) Clause 3(d)(2)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``five'' both places it appears
and inserting ``six''.
(i) Clause 5(a)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by striking ``fiscal year after September 15
in the preceding fiscal year'' and inserting ``biennium after September
15 of the year in which such biennium begins''.
SEC. 115. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) Definition.--Section 1101 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) `biennium' has the meaning given to such term in
paragraph (11) of section 3 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(11)).''.
(b) Budget Contents and Submission to the Congress.--
(1) Schedule.--The matter preceding paragraph (1) in
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) On or before the first Monday in February of each odd-
numbered year (or, if applicable, as provided by section 300(b) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974), beginning with the One Hundred Ninth
Congress, the President shall transmit to the Congress, the budget for
the biennium beginning on October 1 of such calendar year. The budget
transmitted under this subsection shall include a budget message and
summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each
budget the following:''.
(2) Expenditures.--Section 1105(a)(5) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year for which
the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that
year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for
which the budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years''.
(3) Receipts.--Section 1105(a)(6) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year for which
the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that
year'' and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium for
which the budget is submitted and in the succeeding 4 years''.
(4) Balance statements.--Section 1105(a)(9)(C) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``the fiscal year''
and inserting ``each fiscal year in the biennium''.
(5) Government functions and activities.--Section
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