Congressional Budget Act of 1974

Section 606
Budget Agreement Enforcement Provisions
[Repealed]

Congressional Budget Act of 1974

TITLE VI—BUDGET AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 606. 5-YEAR BUDGET RESOLUTIONS; BUDGET RESOLUTIONS MUST CONFORM TO BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985.

(a) 5-Year Budget Resolutions.—In the case of any concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1992, 1993, 1994, or 1995, that resolution shall set forth appropriate levels for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of the calendar year in which it is reported and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years for the matters described in section 301(a).

(b) Point of Order in the House of Representatives.^[1]—It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year or conference report thereon under section 301 or 304 that exceeds the maximum deficit amount for each fiscal year covered by the concurrent resolution or conference report as determined under section 601(a), including possible revisions under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

(c) Point of Order in the Senate.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year under section 301, or to consider any amendment to such a concurrent resolution, or to consider a conference report on such a concurrent resolution, if the level of total budget outlays for the first fiscal year that is set forth in such concurrent resolution or conference report exceeds the recommended level of Federal revenues set forth for that year by an amount that is greater than the maximum deficit amount for such fiscal year as determined under section 601(a), or if the adoption of such amendment would result in a level of total budget outlays for that fiscal year which exceeds the recommended level of Federal revenues for that fiscal year, by an amount that is greater than the maximum deficit amount for such fiscal years as determined under section 601(a).

(d) Adjustments.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 under section 301 or 304 may set forth levels consistent with allocations increased by—

(A) amounts not to exceed the budget authority amounts in section 251(b)(2)(E)(i) and (ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the composite outlays per category consistent with them; and

(B) the budget authority and outlay amounts in section 251(b)(1) of that Act.

(2) For purposes of congressional consideration of provisions described in sections 251(b)(2)(A), 251(b)(2)(B), 251(b)(2)(C), 251(b)(2)(D), and 252(e), determinations under sections 302, 303, and 311 shall not take into account any new budget authority, new entitlement authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit effects in any fiscal year of those provisions.

(e) Continuing Disability Review Adjustment.—

(1) In general

(A) For fiscal year 1996, upon the enactment of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, the Chairmen of the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and House of Representatives shall make the adjustments referred to in subparagraph (C) to reflect $15,000,000 in additional new budget authority and $60,000,000 in additional outlays for continuing disability reviews (as defined in section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C.401(g)(1)(A)].

(B) When the Committee on Appropriations reports an appropriations measure for fiscal year 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 that specifies an amount for continuing disability reviews under the heading “Limitation on Administrative Expenses” for the Social Security Administration, or when a conference committee submits a conference report thereon, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or House of Representatives (whichever is appropriate) shall make the adjustments referred to in subparagraph (C) to reflect the additional new budget authority for continuing disability reviews provided in that measure or conference report and the additional outlays flowing from such amounts for continuing disability reviews. If the adjustments referred to in the preceding sentence are made for an appropriations measure that is not enacted into law, then the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall, as soon as practicable, reverse those adjustments. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall submit any adjustments made under this subparagraph to the House of Representatives and have such adjustments published in the Congressional Record.

(C) The adjustments referred to in this subparagraph consist of adjustments to—

(i) the discretionary spending limits for that fiscal year as set forth in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget;

(ii) the allocations to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for that fiscal year under sections 302(a) and 602(a); and

(iii) the appropriate budgetary aggregates for that fiscal year in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget.

(D) The adjustments under this paragraph for any fiscal year shall not exceed the levels set forth in section 251(b)(2)(H) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for that fiscal year. The adjusted discretionary spending limits, allocations, and aggregates under this paragraph shall be considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and aggregates for purposes of congressional enforcement of this Act and concurrent budget resolutions under this Act.

(2) Reporting revised suballocations.—Following the adjustments made under paragraph (1), the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b) and 602(b) to carry out this subsection.

(3) Definitions.—As used in this section, the terms “continuing disability reviews”, “additional new budget authority”, and “additional outlays” shall have the same meanings as provided in section 251(b)(2)(H)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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COUNSEL NOTES

Endnotes

Codification

This section was classified to 2 U.S.C. 665e (U.S. Code 1996), prior to its repeal.

BEA 1990 and Repeal

Section 13111 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508; 104 Stat. 1388-606) amended Title VI of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, thereby enacting the legislative procedural provisions of the bipartisan budget summit agreement of 1990 into law.

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-33) repealed this section when it repealed all of title VI. See section 10118 (BEA 1997); 111 Stat. 251, 695, August 5, 1997.

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Legislative History Notes

Public Laws

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–344) enacted this section as “Section 606. Study of off-budget agencies.” 

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) amended the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, adding this as a new section 606. The amendment was made pursuant to section 13111 of title XIII  of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. The short title of title XIII is the BEA 1990. See 104 Stat. 1388–603; November 5, 1990.

The Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 (Pub, L. 104–121) amended the section pursuant to section 103(c), 110 Stat. 849;  March 29, 1996.

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–193) amended this section pursuant to section 211(d)(5)(C), 110 Stat. 2192; August 22, 1996. 

The Budget Enforcement Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-33) repealed this section when it repealed all of title VI. See section 10118 (BEA 1997); 111 Stat. 251, 695, Aug. 5, 1997.

References in Text

The reference in subsection (e)(1)(D) to “this Act” means the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–344). 

Prior Provisions

A prior section 606 (CBA) was classified to 2 U.S.C. 11b, but was repealed by the section 223 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99–177, 99 Stat. 1060).

Amendments

1996

Subsection (e).

Section 103(c) of the the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121) added subsection (e), which provided for an adjustment to the allocations of the Congressional budget resolution for increased spending on Continuing Disability Reviews. These correspond to the adjustments to the discretionary spending limits, set forth in section 251 (b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

Subsection (e)(1)(B).

Section 211(d)(5)(C) of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–193) added to the end of 606(e)(1)(B) the following two sentences: 

If the adjustments referred to in the preceding sentence are made for an appropriations measure that is not enacted into law, then the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall, as soon as practicable, reverse those adjustments. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall submit any adjustments made under this subparagraph to the House of Representatives and have such adjustments published in the Congressional Record.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

The Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund is established under section 12631(c) of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement, and refers to this section.

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