§ 907d. — Special reconciliation process.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC907d]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 20--EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS
SUBCHAPTER I--ELIMINATION OF DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT
AMOUNT
Sec. 907d. Special reconciliation process
(a) Reporting of resolutions and reconciliation bills and resolutions,
in Senate
(1) Committee alternatives to Presidential order
After the submission of an OMB sequestration update report under
section 904 of this title that envisions a sequestration under
section 902 or 903 of this title, each standing committee of the
Senate may, not later than October 10, submit to the Committee on
the Budget of the Senate information of the type described in
section 632(d) of this title with respect to alternatives to the
order envisioned by such report insofar as such order affects laws
within the jurisdiction of the committee.
(2) Initial Budget Committee action
After the submission of such a report, the Committee on the
Budget of the Senate may, not later than October 15, report to the
Senate a resolution. The resolution may affirm the impact of the
order envisioned by such report, in whole or in part. To the extent
that any part is not affirmed, the resolution shall state which
parts are not affirmed and shall contain instructions to committees
of the Senate of the type referred to in section 641(a) of this
title, sufficient to achieve at least the total level of deficit
reduction contained in those sections which are not affirmed.
(3) Response of committees
Committees instructed pursuant to paragraph (2), or affected
thereby, shall submit their responses to the Budget Committee no
later than 10 days after the resolution referred to in paragraph (2)
is agreed to, except that if only one such Committee is so
instructed such Committee shall, by the same date, report to the
Senate a reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution containing
its recommendations in response to such instructions. A committee
shall be considered to have complied with all instructions to it
pursuant to a resolution adopted under paragraph (2) if it has made
recommendations with respect to matters within its jurisdiction
which would result in a reduction in the deficit at least equal to
the total reduction directed by such instructions.
(4) Budget Committee action
Upon receipt of the recommendations received in response to a
resolution referred to in paragraph (2), the Budget Committee shall
report to the Senate a reconciliation bill or reconciliation
resolution, or both, carrying out all such recommendations without
any substantive revisions. In the event that a committee instructed
in a resolution referred to in paragraph (2) fails to submit any
recommendation (or, when only one committee is instructed, fails to
report a reconciliation bill or resolution) in response to such
instructions, the Budget Committee shall include in the
reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution reported pursuant
to this subparagraph legislative language within the jurisdiction of
the noncomplying committee to achieve the amount of deficit
reduction directed in such instructions.
(5) Point of order
It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any
reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution reported under
paragraph (4) with respect to a fiscal year, any amendment thereto,
or any conference report thereon if--
(A) the enactment of such bill or resolution as reported;
(B) the adoption and enactment of such amendment; or
(C) the enactment of such bill or resolution in the form
recommended in such conference report,
would cause the amount of the deficit for such fiscal year to exceed
the maximum deficit amount for such fiscal year, unless the low-
growth report submitted under section 904 of this title projects
negative real economic growth for such fiscal year, or for each of
any two consecutive quarters during such fiscal year.
(6) Treatment of certain amendments
In the Senate, an amendment which adds to a resolution reported
under paragraph (2) an instruction of the type referred to in such
paragraph shall be in order during the consideration of such
resolution if such amendment would be in order but for the fact that
it would be held to be non-germane on the basis that the instruction
constitutes new matter.
(7) ``Day'' defined
For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the term ``day''
shall mean any calendar day on which the Senate is in session.
(b) Procedures
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the Senate the
provisions of sections 636 and 641 of this title for the
consideration of concurrent resolutions on the budget and conference
reports thereon shall also apply to the consideration of
resolutions, and reconciliation bills and reconciliation resolutions
reported under this paragraph and conference reports thereon.
(2) Limit on debate
Debate in the Senate on any resolution reported pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) of this section, and all amendments thereto and
debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to 10 hours.
(3) Limitation on amendments
Section 641(d)(2) of this title shall apply to reconciliation
bills and reconciliation resolutions reported under this subsection.
(4) Bills and resolutions received from the House
Any bill or resolution received in the Senate from the House,
which is a companion to a reconciliation bill or reconciliation
resolution of the Senate for the purposes of this subsection, shall
be considered in the Senate pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection.
(5) ``Resolution'' defined
For purposes of this subsection, the term ``resolution'' means a
simple, joint, or concurrent resolution.
(Pub. L. 99-177, title II, Sec. 258C, as added Pub. L. 101-508, title
XIII, Sec. 13101(g), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-600.)
Termination of Section
For termination of section by section 275(b) of Pub. L. 99-177,
as amended, see Effective and Termination Dates note set out under
section 900 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 641, 644 of this title.
