Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 2


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/3/05
Chapter 17A - Notes
    Sec.                                                     
    621.        Congressional declaration of purpose.                 
    622.        Definitions.                                          
    623.        Continuing study of additional budget reform
                 proposals.                                           
                SUBCHAPTER I - CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS            
    631.        Timetable.                                            
    632.        Annual adoption of concurrent resolution on the
                 budget.                                              
                  (a)  Content of concurrent resolution on the budget.
                  (b)  Additional matters in concurrent resolution.   
                  (c)  Consideration of procedures or matters which
                        have effect of changing any rule of House.    
                  (d)  Views and estimates of other committees.       
                  (e)  Hearings and report.                           
                  (f)  Achievement of goals for reducing unemployment.
                  (g)  Economic assumptions.                          
                  (h)  Budget Committee's consultation with
                        committees.                                   
                  (i)  Social security point of order.                
    633.        Committee allocations.                                
                  (a)  Committee spending allocations.                
                  (b)  Suballocations by Appropriations Committees.   
                  (c)  Point of order.                                
                  (d)  Subsequent concurrent resolutions.             
                  (e)  Alteration of allocations.                     
                  (f)  Legislation subject to point of order.         
                  (g)  Pay-as-you-go exception in the House.          
    634.        Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted
                 before budget-related legislation is considered.     
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Exceptions in House.                           
                  (c)  Application to appropriation measures in
                        Senate.                                       
    635.        Permissible revisions of concurrent resolutions on the
                 budget.                                              
    636.        Provisions relating to consideration of concurrent
                 resolutions on the budget.                           
                  (a)  Procedure in House after report of Committee;
                        debate.                                       
                  (b)  Procedure in Senate after report of Committee;
                        debate; amendments.                           
                  (c)  Action on conference reports in Senate.        
                  (d)  Concurrent resolution must be consistent in
                        Senate.                                       
    637.        Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be
                 handled by Budget Committees.                        
    638.        House Committee action on all appropriation bills to
                 be completed by June 10.                             
    639.        Reports, summaries, and projections of Congressional
                 budget actions.                                      
                  (a)  Reports on legislation providing new budget
                        authority or providing increase or decrease in
                        revenues or tax expenditures.                 
                  (b)  Up-to-date tabulations of Congressional budget
                        action.                                       
                  (c)  Five-year projection of Congressional budget
                        action.                                       
    640.        House approval of regular appropriation bills.        
    641.        Reconciliation.                                       
                  (a)  Inclusion of reconciliation directives in
                        concurrent resolutions on the budget.         
                  (b)  Legislative procedure.                         
                  (c)  Compliance with reconciliation directions.     
                  (d)  Limitation on amendments to reconciliation
                        bills and resolutions.                        
                  (e)  Procedure in Senate.                           
                  (f)  Completion of reconciliation process.          
                  (g)  Limitation on changes to Social Security Act.  
    642.        Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate
                 levels.                                              
                  (a)  Enforcement of budget aggregates.              
                  (b)  Social security levels.                        
                  (c)  Exception in House of Representatives.         
    643.        Determinations and points of order.                   
                  (a)  Budget Committee determinations.               
                  (b)  Discretionary spending point of order in
                        Senate.                                       
                  (c)  Maximum deficit amount point of order in
                        Senate.                                       
                  (d)  Timing of points of order in Senate.           
                  (e)  Points of order in Senate against amendments
                        between Houses.                               
                  (f)  Effect of point of order in Senate.            
    644.        Extraneous matter in reconciliation legislation.      
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Extraneous provisions.                         
                  (c)  Extraneous materials.                          
                  (d)  Conference reports.                            
                  (e)  General point of order.                        
    645.        Adjustments.                                          
                  (a)  Adjustments.                                   
                  (b)  Amounts of adjustments.                        
                  (c)  Application of adjustments.                    
                  (d)  Reporting revised suballocations.              
                  (e)  Definitions for CDRs.                          
    645a.       Effect of adoption of special order of business in
                 House of Representatives.                            
                     SUBCHAPTER II - FISCAL PROCEDURES                 
                        PART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS                    
    651.        Budget-related legislation not subject to
                 appropriations.                                      
                  (a)  Controls on certain budget-related legislation
                        not subject to appropriations.                
                  (b)  Legislation providing new entitlement
                        authority.                                    
                  (c)  Exceptions.                                    
    652.        Repealed.                                             
    653.        Analysis by Congressional Budget Office.              
    654.        Study by Government Accountability Office of forms of
                 Federal financial commitment that are not reviewed
                 annually by Congress.                                
    655.        Off-budget agencies, programs, and activities.        
    656.        Member User Group.                                    
                         PART B - FEDERAL MANDATES                     
    658.        Definitions.                                          
    658a.       Exclusions.                                           
    658b.       Duties of Congressional committees.                   
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Submission of bills to Director.               
                  (c)  Reports on Federal mandates.                   
                  (d)  Intergovernmental mandates.                    
                  (e)  Preemption clarification and information.      
                  (f)  Publication of statement from Director.        
    658c.       Duties of Director; statements on bills and joint
                 resolutions other than appropriations bills and joint
                 resolutions.                                         
                  (a)  Federal intergovernmental mandates in reported
                        bills and resolutions.                        
                  (b)  Federal private sector mandates in reported
                        bills and joint resolutions.                  
                  (c)  Legislation falling below direct costs
                        thresholds.                                   
                  (d)  Amended bills and joint resolutions; conference
                        reports.                                      
    658d.       Legislation subject to point of order.                
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Rule of construction.                          
                  (c)  Committee on Appropriations.                   
                  (d)  Determinations of applicability to pending
                        legislation.                                  
                  (e)  Determinations of Federal mandate levels.      
    658e.       Provisions relating to House of Representatives.      
                  (a)  Enforcement in House of Representatives.       
                  (b)  Disposition of points of order.                
    658f.       Requests to Congressional Budget Office from Senators.
    658g.       Clarification of application.                         
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Direct costs.                                  
                      SUBCHAPTER III - CREDIT REFORM                  
    661.        Purposes.                                             
    661a.       Definitions.                                          
    661b.       OMB and CBO analysis, coordination, and review.       
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Delegation.                                    
                  (c)  Coordination with Congressional Budget Office. 
                  (d)  Improving cost estimates.                      
                  (e)  Historical credit program costs.               
                  (f)  Administrative costs.                          
    661c.       Budgetary treatment.                                  
                  (a)  President's budget.                            
                  (b)  Appropriations required.                       
                  (c)  Exemption for mandatory programs.              
                  (d)  Budget accounting.                             
                  (e)  Modifications.                                 
                  (f)  Reestimates.                                   
                  (g)  Administrative expenses.                       
    661d.       Authorizations.                                       
                  (a)  Authorization of appropriations for costs.     
                  (b)  Authorization for financing accounts.          
                  (c)  Treasury transactions with financing accounts. 
                  (d)  Authorization for liquidating accounts.        
                  (e)  Authorization of appropriations for
                        implementation expenses.                      
                  (f)  Reinsurance.                                   
                  (g)  Eligibility and assistance.                    
    661e.       Treatment of Deposit Insurance and agencies and other
                 insurance programs.                                  
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Study.                                         
                  (c)  Access to data.                                
    661f.       Effect on other laws.                                 
                  (a)  Effect on other laws.                          
                  (b)  Crediting of collections.                      
          SUBCHAPTER IV - BUDGET AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS      
    665 to 665e. Repealed.                                            

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