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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 1536 (Introduced in House) — To modify the congressional budget and appropriations process to provide fiscal stability for the United States, and... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; effective date

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This Act may be cited as the . Protecting Our Children’s Future Act of 2019 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; effective date. Title I—Biennial Budgeting Subtitle A—Congressional Budget Process Sec. 101. Updating purpose of Congressional Budget Act. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Revision of timetable. Sec. 104. Biennial concurrent resolutions on the budget. Sec. 105. Committee allocations. Sec. 106. Multiyear authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 107. Additional amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to effectuate biennial budgeting. Subtitle B—Conforming Amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Sec. 111. Rules Committee recommendations. Sec. 112. Conforming amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Subtitle C—Conforming Amendments to Titles 1, 5, 31, and 39, United States Code Sec. 121. Two-year appropriations; title and style of appropriation Acts.
Sec. 122. Amendments to title 31, United States Code. Sec. 123. Government strategic and performance plans on a biennial basis. Subtitle D—Change of Fiscal Year Sec. 131. Change of fiscal year. Title II—Direct Spending Programs Subject to Annual Appropriations Sec. 201. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs. Title III—Zero-Based Budgeting Sec. 301. Zero-based budgeting. Title IV—Procedure for Consideration of Appropriations Measures Consistent with a Budget Resolution Sec. 401.
Adoption of reconciliation procedures for appropriations bills. Title V—No Budget No Pay Sec. 501. No budget no pay. Unless specifically provided for otherwise in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect immediately before noon on January 3, 2021.
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