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HR 1065 is sponsored by Messer, Luke (Republican), Schrader, Kurt (Democratic), Cartwright, Matt (Democratic), DesJarlais, Scott (Republican), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), O'Rourke, Beto (Democratic), Roe, David P. (Republican), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Davis, Rodney (Republican), Delaney, John K. (Democratic), Zeldin, Lee M. (Republican), Stivers, Steve (Republican), LoBiondo, Frank A. (Republican), Russell, Steve (Republican), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Walorski, Jackie (Republican), Sinema, Kyrsten (Independent), Wittman, Robert J. (Republican), Gabbard, Tulsi (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Walz, Timothy J. (Democratic), Duffy, Sean P. (Republican), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Bucshon, Larry (Republican), Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (Republican), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Bost, Mike (Republican), Cooper, Jim (Democratic), Franks, Trent (Republican), Cook, Paul (Republican), Gohmert, Louie (Republican), Hultgren, Randy (Republican), Pittenger, Robert (Republican), Lujan Grisham, Michelle (Democratic), Costello, Ryan A. (Republican), Guthrie, Brett (Republican), Hill, J. French (Republican), Stefanik, Elise M. (Republican), Mooney, Alexander X. (Republican), Jones, Walter B., Jr. (Republican), Upton, Fred (Republican), Katko, John (Republican), Goodlatte, Bob (Republican), Collins, Chris (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Bustos, Cheri (Democratic), Jenkins, Lynn (Republican), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Sanford, Mark (Republican), Smucker, Lloyd (Republican), Jordan, Jim (Republican), Esty, Elizabeth H. (Democratic), Gallagher, Mike (Republican), Walberg, Tim (Republican), Trott, David A. (Republican), Curbelo, Carlos (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Lipinski, Daniel (Democratic), Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. (Republican), and Ruiz, Raul (Democratic).

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This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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HR 1065: Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017

Summary

Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974, and the Rules of the House of Representatives to change the process for the President's budget submission, congressional budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans from the current annual process to a biennial process, in which a biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. The House Budget Committee must use the second session of each Congress to study issues with long-term budgetary and economic implications. The bill creates a point of order in the House and Senate against authorizations of appropriations that do not include specific authorizations covering at least each fiscal year in one or more bienniums.

Bill Text

Introduced Introduced in House Current html February 15, 2017

Sections of law this bill changes

18 sections in 5 laws

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-124).

Acts and resolutions; formalities of enactment; repeals; sealing of instruments · 1 U.S.C. ch. 2 1 section

§ 105 Title of appropriation Acts Amends

1 U.S.C. § 105

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The style and title of all Acts making appropriations for the support of Government shall be as follows: “An Act making appropriations (here insert the object) for the year ending September 30 (here insert the calendar year).”

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Congressional budget and fiscal operations · 2 U.S.C. ch. 17A 8 sections

§ 631 Timetable Amends

2 U.S.C. § 631

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The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any fiscal year is as follows: On or before: Action to be completed: First Monday in February President submits his budget. February 15 Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees. Not later than 6 weeks after President submits budget Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees. April 1 Senate Budget Committee reports concurrent resolution on the budget. April 15 Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the budget. May 15 Annual appropriation bills may be considered in the House. June 10 House Appropriations Committee reports last annual appropriation bill. June 15 Congress completes action on reconciliation legislation. June 30 House completes action on annual appropriation bills. October 1 Fiscal year begins.

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§ 632 Annual adoption of concurrent resolution on the budget Amends

2 U.S.C. § 632 — at 632(a), 632(d), 632(e), 632(f), and 632(g)(1)

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(a) Content of concurrent resolution on the budget On or before April 15 of each year, the Congress shall complete action on a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. The concurrent resolution shall set forth appropriate levels for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year and for at least each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years for the following— (1) totals of new budget authority and outlays; (2) total Federal revenues and the amount, if any, by which the aggregate level of Federal revenues should be increased or decreased by bills and resolutions to be reported by the appropriate committees; (3) the surplus or deficit in the budget; (4) new budget authority and outlays for each major functional category, based on allocations of the total levels set forth pursuant to paragraph (1); (5) the public debt; (6) for purposes of Senate enforcement under this subchapter, outlays of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.] for the fiscal year of the resolution and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and (7) for purposes of Senate enforcement under this subchapter, revenues of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act (and the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.]) for the fiscal year of the resolution and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. The concurrent resolution shall not include the outlays and revenue totals of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act or the related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in the surplus or deficit totals required by this subsection or in any other surplus or deficit totals required by this subchapter. (b) Additional matters in concurrent resolution The concurrent resolution on the budget may— (1) set forth, if required by subsection (f), the calendar year in which, in the opinion of the Congress, the goals for reducing unemployment set forth in section 4(b) of the Employment Act of 1946 [15 U.S.C. 1022a(b)] should be achieved; (2) include reconciliation directives described in section 641 of this title; (3) require a procedure under which all or certain bills or resolutions providing new budget authority or new entitlement authority for such fiscal year shall not be enrolled until the Congress has completed action on any reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution or both required by such concurrent resolution to be reported in accordance with section 641(b) of this title; (4) set forth such other matters, and require such other procedures, relating to the budget, as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act; (5) include a heading entitled “Debt Increase as Measure of Deficit” in which the concurrent resolution shall set forth the amounts by which the debt subject to limit (in section 3101 of title 31) has increased or would increase in each of the relevant fiscal years; (6) include a heading entitled “Display of Federal Retirement Trust Fund Balances” in which the concurrent resolution shall set forth the balances of the Federal retirement trust funds; (7) set forth procedures in the Senate whereby committee allocations, aggregates, and other levels can be revised for legislation if that legislation would not increase the deficit, or would not increase the deficit when taken with other legislation enacted after the adoption of the resolution, for the first fiscal year or the total period of fiscal years covered by the resolution; (8) set forth procedures to effectuate pay-as-you-go in the House of Representatives; and (9) set forth direct loan obligation and primary loan guarantee commitment levels. (c) Consideration of procedures or matters which have effect of changing any rule of House If the Committee on the Budget of th...

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§ 633 Committee allocations Amends

2 U.S.C. § 633

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(a) Committee spending allocations (1) Allocation among committees The joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report on a concurrent resolution on the budget shall include an allocation, consistent with the resolution recommended in the conference report, of the levels for the first fiscal year of the resolution, for at least each of the ensuing 4 fiscal years, and a total for that period of fiscal years (except in the case of the Committee on Appropriations only for the fiscal year of that resolution) of— (A) total new budget authority; and (B) total outlays; among each committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate that has jurisdiction over legislation providing or creating such amounts. (2) No double counting In the House of Representatives, any item allocated to one committee may not be allocated to another committee. (3) Further division of amounts (A) In the Senate In the Senate, the amount allocated to the Committee on Appropriations shall be further divided among the categories specified in section 900(c)(4) of this title and shall not exceed the limits for each category set forth in section 901(c) of this title. (B) In the House In the House of Representatives, the amounts allocated to each committee for each fiscal year, other than the Committee on Appropriations, shall be further divided between amounts provided or required by law on the date of filing of that conference report and amounts not so provided or required. The amounts allocated to the Committee on Appropriations shall be further divided— (i) between discretionary and mandatory amounts or programs, as appropriate; and (ii) consistent with the categories specified in section 900(c)(4) of this title. (4) Amounts not allocated In the House of Representatives or the Senate, if a committee receives no allocation of new budget authority or outlays, that committee shall be deemed to have received an allocation equal to zero for new budget authority or outlays. (5) Adjusting allocation of discretionary spending in the House of Representatives (A) If a concurrent resolution on the budget is not adopted by April 15, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall submit to the House, as soon as practicable, an allocation under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Appropriations consistent with the discretionary spending levels in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the appropriate fiscal year covered by that resolution. (B) As soon as practicable after an allocation under paragraph (1) is submitted under this section, the Committee on Appropriations shall make suballocations and report those suballocations to the House of Representatives. (b) Suballocations by Appropriations Committees As soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, the Committee on Appropriations of each House (after consulting with the Committee on Appropriations of the other House) shall suballocate each amount allocated to it for the budget year under subsection (a) among its subcommittees. Each Committee on Appropriations shall promptly report to its House suballocations made or revised under this subsection. The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall further divide among its subcommittees the divisions made under subsection (a)(3)(B) and promptly report those divisions to the House. (c) Point of order After the Committee on Appropriations has received an allocation pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report within the jurisdiction of that committee providing new budget authority for that fiscal year, until that committee makes the suballocations required by subsection (b). (d) Subsequent concurrent resolutions In the case of a concurrent resolution on the budget referred to in section 635 of t...

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§ 638 House committee action on all appropriation bills to be completed by June 10 Amends

2 U.S.C. § 638

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On or before June 10 of each year, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall report annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all of its subcommittees for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that year.

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§ 640 House approval of regular appropriation bills Amends

2 U.S.C. § 640

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It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has approved annual appropriation bills providing new budget authority under the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. For purposes of this section, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall periodically advise the Speaker as to changes in jurisdiction among its various subcommittees.

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§ 641 Reconciliation Amends

2 U.S.C. § 641

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(a) Inclusion of reconciliation directives in concurrent resolutions on the budget A concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year, to the extent necessary to effectuate the provisions and requirements of such resolution, shall— (1) specify the total amount by which— (A) new budget authority for such fiscal year; (B) budget authority initially provided for prior fiscal years; (C) new entitlement authority which is to become effective during such fiscal year; and (D) credit authority for such fiscal year, contained in laws, bills, and resolutions within the jurisdiction of a committee, is to be changed and direct that committee to determine and recommend changes to accomplish a change of such total amount; (2) specify the total amount by which revenues are to be changed and direct that the committees having jurisdiction to determine and recommend changes in the revenue laws, bills, and resolutions to accomplish a change of such total amount; (3) specify the amounts by which the statutory limit on the public debt is to be changed and direct the committee having jurisdiction to recommend such change; or (4) specify and direct any combination of the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) (including a direction to achieve deficit reduction). (b) Legislative procedure If a concurrent resolution containing directives to one or more committees to determine and recommend changes in laws, bills, or resolutions is agreed to in accordance with subsection (a), and— (1) only one committee of the House or the Senate is directed to determine and recommend changes, that committee shall promptly make such determination and recommendations and report to its House reconciliation legislation containing such recommendations; or (2) more than one committee of the House or the Senate is directed to determine and recommend changes, each such committee so directed shall promptly make such determination and recommendations and submit such recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of its House, which, upon receiving all such recommendations, shall report to its House reconciliation legislation carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive revision. For purposes of this subsection, a reconciliation resolution is a concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as the case may be, to make specified changes in bills and resolutions which have not been enrolled. (c) Compliance with reconciliation directions (1) Any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate that is directed, pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget, to determine and recommend changes of the type described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with respect to laws within its jurisdiction, shall be deemed to have complied with such directions— (A) if— (i) the amount of the changes of the type described in paragraph (1) of such subsection recommended by such committee do not exceed or fall below the amount of the changes such committee was directed by such concurrent resolution to recommend under that paragraph by more than— (I) in the Senate, 20 percent of the total of the amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; or (II) in the House of Representatives, 20 percent of the sum of the absolute value of the changes the committee was directed to make under paragraph (1) and the absolute value of the changes the committee was directed to make under paragraph (2); and (ii) the amount of the changes of the type described in paragraph (2) of such subsection recommended by such committee do not exceed or fall below the amount of the changes such committee was directed by such concurrent resolution to recommend under that paragraph by more than— (I) in the Senate, 20 percent of the total of the amounts of the changes such committee was directed to make under paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; or (II) ...

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§ 642 Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate levels Amends

2 U.S.C. § 642 — at 642(a)

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(a) Enforcement of budget aggregates (1) In House of Representatives Except as provided by subsection (c), after the Congress has completed action on a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report providing new budget authority or reducing revenues, if— (A) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported; (B) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or (C) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form recommended in that conference report; would cause the level of total new budget authority or total outlays set forth in the applicable concurrent resolution on the budget for the first fiscal year to be exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues set forth in that concurrent resolution for the first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided under section 633(a) of this title, except when a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect. (2) In Senate After a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that— (A) would cause the level of total new budget authority or total outlays set forth for the first fiscal year in the applicable resolution to be exceeded; or (B) would cause revenues to be less than the level of total revenues set forth for that first fiscal year or for the total of that first fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years in the applicable resolution for which allocations are provided under section 633(a) of this title. (3) Enforcement of social security levels in Senate After a concurrent resolution on the budget is agreed to, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause a decrease in social security surpluses or an increase in social security deficits relative to the levels set forth in the applicable resolution for the first fiscal year or for the total of that fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal years for which allocations are provided under section 633(a) of this title. (b) Social security levels (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a)(3), social security surpluses equal the excess of social security revenues over social security outlays in a fiscal year or years with such an excess and social security deficits equal the excess of social security outlays over social security revenues in a fiscal year or years with such an excess. (2) Tax treatment For purposes of subsection (a)(3), no provision of any legislation involving a change in chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.] shall be treated as affecting the amount of social security revenues or outlays unless that provision changes the income tax treatment of social security benefits. (c) Exception in House of Representatives Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply in the House of Representatives to any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that provides new budget authority for a fiscal year or to any conference report on any such bill or resolution, if— (1) the enactment of that bill or resolution as reported; (2) the adoption and enactment of that amendment; or (3) the enactment of that bill or resolution in the form recommended in that conference report; would not cause the appropriate allocation of new budget authority made pursuant to section 633(a) of this title for that fiscal year to be exceeded.

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§ 643 Determinations and points of order Amends

2 U.S.C. § 643

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(a) Budget Committee determinations For purposes of this subchapter and subchapter II, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as applicable. (b) Discretionary spending point of order in Senate (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on that bill or resolution) that would exceed any of the discretionary spending limits in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [2 U.S.C. 901(c)]. (2) Exceptions This subsection shall not apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect or if a joint resolution pursuant to section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [2 U.S.C. 907a] has been enacted. (c) Maximum deficit amount point of order in Senate It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year, or to consider any amendment to that concurrent resolution, or to consider a conference report on that concurrent resolution, if— (1) the level of total outlays for the first fiscal year set forth in that concurrent resolution or conference report exceeds; or (2) the adoption of that amendment would result in a level of total outlays for that fiscal year that exceeds; the recommended level of Federal revenues for that fiscal year, by an amount that is greater than the maximum deficit amount, if any, specified in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for that fiscal year. (d) Timing of points of order in Senate A point of order under this Act may not be raised against a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report while an amendment or motion, the adoption of which would remedy the violation of this Act, is pending before the Senate. (e) Points of order in Senate against amendments between Houses Each provision of this Act that establishes a point of order against an amendment also establishes a point of order in the Senate against an amendment between the Houses. If a point of order under this Act is raised in the Senate against an amendment between the Houses and the point of order is sustained, the effect shall be the same as if the Senate had disagreed to the amendment. (f) Effect of point of order in Senate In the Senate, if a point of order under this Act against a bill or resolution is sustained, the Presiding Officer shall then recommit the bill or resolution to the committee of appropriate jurisdiction for further consideration.

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Powers · 5 U.S.C. ch. 3 1 section

§ 306 Agency strategic plans Amends

5 U.S.C. § 306

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(a) Not later than the first Monday in February of any year following the year in which the term of the President commences under section 101 of title 3, the head of each agency shall make available on the public website of the agency a strategic plan and notify the President and Congress of its availability. Such plan shall contain— (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the agency; (2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-oriented goals, for the major functions and operations of the agency; (3) a description of how any goals and objectives contribute to the Federal Government priority goals required by section 1120(a) of title 31; (4) a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including— (A) a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to achieve those goals and objectives; and (B) a description of how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives as well as relevant Federal Government priority goals; (5) a description of how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations required under subsection (d); (6) a description of how the performance goals provided in the plan required by section 1115(a) of title 31, including the agency priority goals required by section 1120(b) of title 31, if applicable, contribute to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan; (7) an identification of those key factors external to the agency and beyond its control that could significantly affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives; (8) a description of the program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations to be conducted, and citations to relevant provisions of the plans required under section 312, as applicable; and (9) with respect to the head of an agency required to develop a plan described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 312, an assessment of the coverage, quality, methods, effectiveness, and independence of the statistics, evaluation, research, and analysis efforts of the agency, including— (A) a list of the activities and operations of the agency that are currently being evaluated and analyzed; (B) the extent to which the evaluations, research, and analysis efforts and related activities of the agency support the needs of various divisions within the agency; (C) the extent to which the evaluation research and analysis efforts and related activities of the agency address an appropriate balance between needs related to organizational learning, ongoing program management, performance management, strategic management, interagency and private sector coordination, internal and external oversight, and accountability; (D) the extent to which the agency uses methods and combinations of methods that are appropriate to agency divisions and the corresponding research questions being addressed, including an appropriate combination of formative and summative evaluation research and analysis approaches; (E) the extent to which evaluation and research capacity is present within the agency to include personnel and agency processes for planning and implementing evaluation activities, disseminating best practices and findings, and incorporating employee views and feedback; and (F) the extent to which the agency has the capacity to assist agency staff and program offices to develop the capacity to use evaluation research and analysis approaches and data in the day-to-day operations. (b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than 4 years following the fiscal year in which the plan is submitted. As needed, the head of the agency may make adjustments to the strategic plan to reflect significant changes in the environment in which the agency is operating, with appropriate notificatio...

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The budget and fiscal, budget, and program information · 31 U.S.C. ch. 11 6 sections

§ 1101 Definitions Amends

31 U.S.C. § 1101

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In this chapter— (1) “agency” includes the District of Columbia government but does not include the legislative branch or the Supreme Court. (2) “appropriations” means appropriated amounts and includes, in appropriate context— (A) funds; (B) authority to make obligations by contract before appropriations; and (C) other authority making amounts available for obligation or expenditure.

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§ 1105 Budget contents and submission to Congress Amends

31 U.S.C. § 1105 — at 1105(a), 1105(a)(5), 1105(a)(6), 1105(a)(9)(C), 1105(a)(12), 1105(a)(13), 1105(a)(14), 1105(a)(16), 1105(a)(17), 1105(a)(18), 1105(a)(28), 1105(b), 1105(c), 1105(d), and 1105(e)(1)

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(a) On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year. Each budget shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each budget the following: (1) information on activities and functions of the Government. (2) when practicable, information on costs and achievements of Government programs. (3) other desirable classifications of information. (4) a reconciliation of the summary information on expenditures with proposed appropriations. (5) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations the President decides are necessary to support the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year. (6) estimated receipts of the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year under— (A) laws in effect when the budget is submitted; and (B) proposals in the budget to increase revenues. (7) appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Government in the prior fiscal year. (8) estimated expenditures and receipts, and appropriations and proposed appropriations, of the Government for the current fiscal year. (9) balanced statements of the— (A) condition of the Treasury at the end of the prior fiscal year; (B) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year; and (C) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if financial proposals in the budget are adopted. (10) essential information about the debt of the Government. (11) other financial information the President decides is desirable to explain in practicable detail the financial condition of the Government. (12) for each proposal in the budget for legislation that would establish or expand a Government activity or function, a table showing— (A) the amount proposed in the budget for appropriation and for expenditure because of the proposal in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted; and (B) the estimated appropriation required because of the proposal for each of the 4 fiscal years after that year that the proposal will be in effect. (13) an allowance for additional estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. (14) an allowance for unanticipated uncontrollable expenditures for that year. (15) a separate statement on each of the items referred to in section 301(a)(1)–(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(1)–(5)). (16) the level of tax expenditures under existing law in the tax expenditures budget (as defined in section 3(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(a)(3)) for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, considering projected economic factors and changes in the existing levels based on proposals in the budget. (17) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for grants, contracts, and other payments under each program for which there is an authorization of appropriations for that following fiscal year when the appropriations are authorized to be included in an appropriation law for the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the appropriation is to be available for obligation. (18) a comparison of the total amount of budget outlays for the prior fiscal year, estimated in the budget submitted for that year, for each major program having relatively uncontrollable outlays with the total amount of outlays for that program in that year. (19) a comparison of the total amount of receipts for the prior fiscal year, estimated in the budget submitted for that year, with receipts received in that year, and for each major source of receipts, a comparison ...

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§ 1106 Supplemental budget estimates and changes Amends

31 U.S.C. § 1106 — at 1106(a) and 1106(b)

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(a) Before July 16 of each year, the President shall submit to Congress a supplemental summary of the budget for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of this title. The summary shall include— (1) for that fiscal year— (A) substantial changes in or reappraisals of estimates of expenditures and receipts; (B) substantial obligations imposed on the budget after its submission; (C) current information on matters referred to in section 1105(a)(8) and (9)(B) and (C) of this title; and (D) additional information the President decides is advisable to provide Congress with complete and current information about the budget and current estimates of the functions, obligations, requirements, and financial condition of the United States Government; (2) for the 4 fiscal years following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, information on estimated expenditures for programs authorized to continue in future years, or that are considered mandatory, under law; and (3) for future fiscal years, information on estimated expenditures of balances carried over from the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. (b) Before July 16 of each year, the President shall submit to Congress a statement of changes in budget authority requested, estimated budget outlays, and estimated receipts for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted (including prior changes proposed for the executive branch of the Government) that the President decides are necessary and appropriate based on current information. The statement shall include the effect of those changes on the information submitted under section 1105(a)(1)–(14) and (b) of this title and shall include supporting information as practicable. The statement submitted before July 16 may be included in the information submitted under subsection (a)(1) of this section. (c) Subsection (f) of section 1105 shall apply to revisions and supplemental summaries submitted under this section to the same extent that such subsection applies to the budget submitted under section 1105(a) to which such revisions and summaries relate.

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§ 1109 Current programs and activities estimates Amends

31 U.S.C. § 1109 — at 1109(a) and 1109(b)

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(a) On or before the first Monday after January 3 of each year (on or before February 5 in 1986), the President shall submit to both Houses of Congress the estimated budget outlays and proposed budget authority that would be included in the budget for the following fiscal year if programs and activities of the United States Government were carried on during that year at the same level as the current fiscal year without a change in policy. The President shall state the estimated budget outlays and proposed budget authority by function and subfunction under the classifications in the budget summary table under the heading “Budget Authority and Outlays by Function and Agency”, by major programs in each function, and by agency. The President also shall include a statement of the economic and program assumptions on which those budget outlays and budget authority are based, including inflation, real economic growth, and unemployment rates, program caseloads, and pay increases. (b) The Joint Economic Committee shall review the estimated budget outlays and proposed budget authority and submit an economic evaluation of the budget outlays and budget authority to the Committees on the Budget of both Houses before March 1 of each year.

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§ 1110 Year-ahead requests for authorizing legislation Amends

31 U.S.C. § 1110

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A request to enact legislation authorizing new budget authority to continue a program or activity for a fiscal year shall be submitted to Congress before May 16 of the year before the year in which the fiscal year begins. If a new program or activity will continue for more than one year, the request must be submitted for at least the first and 2d fiscal years.

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§ 1115 Federal Government and agency performance plans Amends

31 U.S.C. § 1115

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(a) Federal Government Performance Plans.— In carrying out the provisions of section 1105(a)(28), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with agencies to develop the Federal Government performance plan. In addition to the submission of such plan with each budget of the United States Government, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure that all information required by this subsection is concurrently made available on a website described in section 1122 and updated periodically, but no less than annually. The Federal Government performance plan shall— (1) establish Federal Government performance goals to define the level of performance to be achieved during the year in which the plan is submitted and the next fiscal year for each of the Federal Government priority goals required under section 1120(a) of this title; (2) identify the agencies, organizations, program activities, regulations, tax expenditures, policies, and other activities contributing to each Federal Government performance goal during the current fiscal year; (3) for each Federal Government performance goal, identify, as appropriate, not fewer than 2 lead Government officials who shall jointly be responsible for coordinating the efforts to achieve the goal, of whom— (A) not less than 1 shall be from the Executive Office of the President; and (B) not less than 1 shall be from an agency identified as contributing to the Federal Government performance goal described in paragraph (2); (4) establish common Federal Government performance indicators with quarterly targets to be used in measuring or assessing— (A) overall progress toward each Federal Government performance goal; and (B) the individual contribution of each agency, organization, program activity, regulation, tax expenditure, policy, and other activity identified under paragraph (2); (5) establish clearly defined quarterly milestones; and (6) identify major management challenges that are Governmentwide or crosscutting in nature and describe plans to address such challenges, including relevant performance goals, performance indicators, and milestones. (b) Agency Performance Plans.— Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the head of each agency shall make available on a public website of the agency, and notify the President and the Congress of its availability, a performance plan covering each program activity set forth in the budget of such agency. Such plan shall— (1) establish performance goals to define the level of performance to be achieved during the year in which the plan is submitted and the next fiscal year; (2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form unless authorized to be in an alternative form under subsection (c); (3) describe how the performance goals contribute to— (A) the general goals and objectives established in the agency’s strategic plan required by section 306(a)(2) of title 5; and (B) any of the Federal Government performance goals established in the Federal Government performance plan required by subsection (a)(1); (4) identify among the performance goals those which are designated as agency priority goals as required by section 1120(b) of this title, if applicable; (5) provide a description of how the performance goals are to be achieved, including— (A) the human capital, training, data and evidence, information technology, and skill sets required to meet the performance goals; (B) the technology modernization investments, system upgrades, staff technology skills and expertise, stakeholder input and feedback, and other resources and strategies needed and required to meet the performance goals; (C) clearly defined milestones; (D) an identification of the organizations, program activities, regulations, policies, operational processes, and other activities that contribute to each performance goal, both within and external to the agency; (E) a description of how the agency is working...

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Strategic planning and performance management · 39 U.S.C. ch. 28 2 sections

§ 2802 Strategic plans Amends

39 U.S.C. § 2802

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(a) No later than September 30, 1997, the Postal Service shall submit to the President and the Congress a strategic plan for its program activities. Such plan shall contain— (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the Postal Service; (2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for the major functions and operations of the Postal Service; (3) a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to meet those goals and objectives; (4) a description of how the performance goals included in the plan required under section 2803 shall be related to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan; (5) an identification of those key factors external to the Postal Service and beyond its control that could significantly affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives; and (6) a description of the program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations. (b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than five years forward from the fiscal year in which it is submitted, and shall be updated and revised at least every three years. (c) The performance plan required under section 2803 shall be consistent with the Postal Service’s strategic plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fiscal year not covered by a current strategic plan under this section. (d) When developing a strategic plan, the Postal Service shall solicit and consider the views and suggestions of those entities potentially affected by or interested in such a plan, and shall advise the Congress of the contents of the plan.

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§ 2803 Performance plans Amends

39 U.S.C. § 2803 — at 2803(a)

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(a) The Postal Service shall prepare an annual performance plan covering each program activity set forth in the Postal Service budget, which shall be included in the comprehensive statement presented under section 2401(e) of this title. Such plan shall— (1) establish performance goals to define the level of performance to be achieved by a program activity; (2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form unless an alternative form is used under subsection (b); (3) briefly describe the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, or other resources required to meet the performance goals; (4) establish performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the relevant outputs, service levels, and outcomes of each program activity; (5) provide a basis for comparing actual program results with the established performance goals; and (6) describe the means to be used to verify and validate measured values. (b) If the Postal Service determines that it is not feasible to express the performance goals for a particular program activity in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form, the Postal Service may use an alternative form. Such alternative form shall— (1) include separate descriptive statements of— (A) a minimally effective program, and (B) a successful program, with sufficient precision and in such terms that would allow for an accurate, independent determination of whether the program activity’s performance meets the criteria of either description; or (2) state why it is infeasible or impractical to express a performance goal in any form for the program activity. (c) In preparing a comprehensive and informative plan under this section, the Postal Service may aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities, except that any aggregation or consolidation may not omit or minimize the significance of any program activity constituting a major function or operation. (d) The Postal Service may prepare a non-public annex to its plan covering program activities or parts of program activities relating to— (1) the avoidance of interference with criminal prosecution; or (2) matters otherwise exempt from public disclosure under section 410(c) of this title.

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Also cites: 2 U.S.C. § 622, 31 U.S.C. § 9703

How this bill changes current law

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The bill changes the U.S. budget process from an annual to a biennial schedule, altering key deadlines and requirements for budget resolutions and appropriations.

2 U.S.C. § 631

~~The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any fiscal year is as follows:~~ → The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any Congress (beginning with the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress) is as follows:

Changes the description of the timetable to specify it applies to a Congress instead of a fiscal year.
2 U.S.C. § 631

~~April 15~~ → April 15 of each odd-numbered year

Adjusts the deadline for Congress to complete action on budget resolutions to every odd-numbered year.
2 U.S.C. § 631

~~Annual appropriation bills may be considered in the House.~~ → Biennial appropriation bills may be considered in the House of Representatives.

Changes the frequency of appropriation bills from annual to biennial.
2 U.S.C. § 632

~~April 15 of each year~~ → April 15 of each odd-numbered year

Modifies the deadline for completing action on concurrent resolutions on the budget to every odd-numbered year.
2 U.S.C. § 632

~~the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year~~ → the biennium beginning on October 1 of such year

Changes the reference from fiscal year to biennium for budget resolutions.
2 U.S.C. § 632

~~each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years~~ → each fiscal year in the next 2 bienniums

Alters the projection period for the budget from four years to two bienniums.
2 U.S.C. § 632

~~for the fiscal year~~ → for each fiscal year in the biennium

Specifies that certain budgetary elements relate to each year in the biennium.
2 U.S.C. § 633

~~the first fiscal year of the resolution,~~ → each fiscal year in the biennium,

Updates allocation references to apply to each fiscal year within the biennium instead of just the first year.
2 U.S.C. § 633

~~for that period of fiscal years~~ → for all fiscal years covered by the resolution

Broadens the allocation reference to include all years in the biennium context.
2 U.S.C. § 633

~~for the fiscal year of that resolution~~ → for each fiscal year in the biennium

Adjusts fiscal year references to biennium for committee spending allocations.

Action History

February 15, 2017
Introduced in House
February 15, 2017
Introduced in House
February 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
February 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
February 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
February 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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What does HR 1065 do?: Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974, and the Rules of the House of Representatives to change the process for the President's budget submission, congressional budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans from the current annual process to a biennial process, in which a biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. The House Budget Committee must use the second session of each Congress to study issues with long-term budgetary and economic implications. The bill creates a point of order in the House and Senate against authorizations of appropriations that do not include specific authorizations covering at least each fiscal year in one or more bienniums.
Who sponsors HR 1065?: HR 1065 is sponsored by Messer, Luke (Republican), Schrader, Kurt (Democratic), Cartwright, Matt (Democratic), DesJarlais, Scott (Republican), Swalwell, Eric (Democratic), O'Rourke, Beto (Democratic), Roe, David P. (Republican), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Davis, Rodney (Republican), Delaney, John K. (Democratic), Zeldin, Lee M. (Republican), Stivers, Steve (Republican), LoBiondo, Frank A. (Republican), Russell, Steve (Republican), Marshall, Roger (Republican), Walorski, Jackie (Republican), Sinema, Kyrsten (Independent), Wittman, Robert J. (Republican), Gabbard, Tulsi (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Walz, Timothy J. (Democratic), Duffy, Sean P. (Republican), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Bucshon, Larry (Republican), Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. (Republican), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Bost, Mike (Republican), Cooper, Jim (Democratic), Franks, Trent (Republican), Cook, Paul (Republican), Gohmert, Louie (Republican), Hultgren, Randy (Republican), Pittenger, Robert (Republican), Lujan Grisham, Michelle (Democratic), Costello, Ryan A. (Republican), Guthrie, Brett (Republican), Hill, J. French (Republican), Stefanik, Elise M. (Republican), Mooney, Alexander X. (Republican), Jones, Walter B., Jr. (Republican), Upton, Fred (Republican), Katko, John (Republican), Goodlatte, Bob (Republican), Collins, Chris (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Bustos, Cheri (Democratic), Jenkins, Lynn (Republican), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Sanford, Mark (Republican), Smucker, Lloyd (Republican), Jordan, Jim (Republican), Esty, Elizabeth H. (Democratic), Gallagher, Mike (Republican), Walberg, Tim (Republican), Trott, David A. (Republican), Curbelo, Carlos (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Lipinski, Daniel (Democratic), Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. (Republican), and Ruiz, Raul (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 1065?: This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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