1 2 19 appropriate surplus for the fiscal year, the sum of such estimated deficit and appropriate surplus. 3 For purposes of paragraph (2), the estimated deficit or sur4 plus for a fiscal year shall be based on the outlays and esti5 mate of the aggregate revenues of the United States for the 6 fiscal year set forth in the concurrent resolution described 7 in subsection (a) (1), and the appropriate deficit or surplus 8 is the amount of the deficit or surplus determined to be appro9 priate for the fiscal year in such resolution. 10 (c) SUBSTITUTION OF OTHER REVENUE MEASURES.11 If, in the case of a bill or resolution being prepared for con12 sideration in the House of Representatives, the Committee 13 on Ways and Means determines it to be appropriate, or, if, in 14 the case of a bill or resolution being prepared for considera15 tion in the Senate, the Committee on Finance determines it 16 to be appropriate, another tax measure which, for the 1217 month period which begins on the January 1 which occurs 18 in the fiscal year in question, will raise an amount of revenue 19 approximately equal to that required to be raised by subsec20 tion (b) (2) shall be treated as a qualified surtax for purposes 21 of the consideration of that bill or resolution in that House. (d) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.-This section shall not 22 23 apply if the percentage required to be imposed by sub24 section (b) (1) is less than 1. 1 2 3 20 PART 4-COMPLIANCE WITH RESPECT TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET SEC. 141. AMENDMENTS TO CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. 4 (a) REQUIREMENTS.-During the consideration in 5 either House of any concurrent resolution on the budget (within the meaning of section 125 (d)), an amendment 7 shall not be in order unless 8 9 10 11 121 (1) it increases or decreases specific amounts set forth in the concurrent resolution, (2) it is consistent, and (3) it meets the requirements of subsections (e) and (f). 13 (b) CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENT FOR AMENDMENT 14 INCREASING BUDGET OUTLAYS.-For purposes of subsec15 tion (a), an amendment increasing the amount of any budget outlay shall be deemed to be consistent only if 16 24 (1) it provides for a decrease in specific amounts set forth in the concurrent resolution for one or more other items of budget outlay arising out of new budget authority for the fiscal year, and (2) to the extent the increase is not fully offset under paragraph (1), it provides for an increase in the ceiling on budget outlays. (c) CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENT FOR AMENDMENT 25 INCREASING NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.-For purposes of 21 1 subsection (a), an amount increasing the amount of any new 2 budget authority shall be deemed to be consistent only if— 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 121 13 14 15 16 (1) it provides for a decrease in specific amounts set forth in the concurrent resolution for one or more other items of new budget authority, (2) to the extent it involves an increase in the amount of any budget outlay, it provides for a decrease in specific amounts set forth in the concurrent resolution for one or more other items of budget outlay arising out of other new budget authority for the fiscal year, and (3) to the extent any increase is not fully offset under paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, it pro vides for an increase in the ceiling on new budget author ity, or an increase in the ceiling on budget outlays, as the case may be. (d) CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENT FOR AMENDMENTS 17 DECREASING CEILINGS OR AMOUNTS.-For purposes of sub 18 section (a) 19 (1) an amendment decreasing the ceiling on new budget authority or budget outlays, or both, shall be deemed consistent only if it also makes decreases in one or more allocations of new budget authority or budget outlays, as the case may be, in an equal amount, and (2) an amendment decreasing any allocation of new budget authority or budget outlays shall be deemed 1 2 3 4 22 consistent only if it also decreases the ceiling on new budget authority or budget outlays, as the case may be, in an equal amount. (e) REQUIREMENT OF ADVANCE PRINTING AND 5 ANALYSIS.-An amendment meets the requirements of this 6 subsection only if, at least one day before the floor considera7 tion of such amendment, there has been printed in the Con8 gressional Record 9 10 11 12 13 14 (1) the text of such amendment, and (2) an analysis prepared by the Legislative Budget Director which sets forth the effect (if any) which such amendment would have on both budget outlays and new budget authority. (f) AMENDMENT PROPOSING INCREASE IN CEILING 15 ON BUDGET OUTLAYS MUST ALSO PROPOSE INCREASE IN 16 REVENUES OR IN PUBLIC DEBT.-For purposes of this 17 section, whenever any amendment proposes an increase in 18 the ceiling on budget outlays, there shall also be proposed an 19 amendment proposing a corresponding increase in the over20 all level of revenues or in the public debt limit, or a combina21 tion thereof. 22 (g) SERIES OF AMENDMENTS TO BE VOTED ON EN 23 BLOC.-For purposes of this section, all amendments con24 tained in a series of amendments shall be treated as a single 25 amendment and shall be voted on en bloc. 4 No bill or resolution, and no amendment to any bill or 5 resolution, dealing with any matter which is within the 6 jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget of either House 7 shall be considered in that House unless it is a concurrent 8 resolution on the budget (within the meaning of section 125 9 (d)) which has been reported by the Committee on the 10 Budget of that House (or from the consideration of which 11 such committee has been discharged) or unless it is an amend12 ment to such a concurrent resolution. 13 14 15 16 17 SEC. 143. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON BUDGET MUST BE ADOPTED BEFORE APPROPRIATIONS, AND CHANGES IN REVENUES AND PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT, ARE MADE. It shall not be in order in either the House of Repre 18 sentatives or the Senate to consider any bill or resolution 19 (or amendment thereto) which provides (1) new budget authority for a fiscal year, (2) an increase or decrease in revenues to become effective during a fiscal year, or (3) an increase or decrease in the public debt limit to become effective during a fiscal year, |