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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 1592 (Introduced in Senate) — To limit the period of authorization of new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts, to require analysis, app... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Waiver of time limit on authorizations

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If any committee of the Senate determines that an authorization the enactment of new budget authority for a period of more than 4 fiscal years is necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the authorization is made, the committee may report a bill or resolution containing an authorization for such longer period. At the same time or later, the committee shall report a resolution to the Senate providing for a waiver of the 4-fiscal-year limit contained in section 3(a)(1) (in this subsection referred to as a waiver resolution ) and stating the reasons why such a waiver is necessary.
The resolution shall be referred to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. The Committee on the Budget of the Senate may not amend a waiver resolution, may order the waiver resolution reported favorably, unfavorably, or without recommendation, as it relates to the effect of the waiver on the ability of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to execute its duties under section 703(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 623(a)(3) ), and shall report a waiver resolution referred under paragraph
(1)to the Senate not later than 10 days after the waiver resolution is referred to the committee (not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session) beginning with the day following the day on which the waiver resolution is so referred, accompanied by the committee's recommendations and reasons for the recommendations with respect to the waiver resolution. If the Committee on the Budget of the Senate does not report a waiver resolution within the 10-day period under this paragraph, the committee shall automatically be discharged from further consideration of the waiver resolution and the waiver resolution shall be placed on the calendar. During the consideration of any waiver resolution, debate shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and minority leader or their designees, and the time on any debatable motion or appeal shall be limited to 20 minutes, to be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and the manager of the waiver resolution. In the event the manager of the waiver resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition shall be controlled by the minority leader or a designee. The leaders, or either of them, may, from the time under their control on the passage of the waiver resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of the debatable motion or appeal. If a waiver resolution is agreed to by the Senate, section 3(a)(1) shall not apply with respect to the bill or resolution to which the waiver resolution relates. Whenever any bill or resolution is reported by a committee under paragraph (1), the report accompanying the bill or resolution shall contain a schedule of oversight hearings by the committee to determine progress being made toward the intended objectives of the program for which the authorization is being made. If any committee of the House of Representatives determines that an authorization the enactment of new budget authority for a period of more than 4 fiscal years is necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the authorization is made, the committee may report a bill or resolution containing an authorization for such longer period. At the same time or later, the committee shall report a resolution to the House of Representatives providing for a waiver of the 4-fiscal-year limit contained in section 3(a)(1) (in this subsection referred to as a waiver resolution ) and stating the reasons why such a waiver is necessary. The resolution shall be referred to the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives. The Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may not amend a waiver resolution, may order the waiver resolution reported favorably, unfavorably, or without recommendation, as it relates to the effect of the waiver on the ability of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives to execute its duties under section 703(a)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 623(a)(3) ), and shall report a waiver resolution referred under paragraph
(1)to the House of Representatives not later than 10 days after the waiver resolution is referred to the committee (not counting any day on which the House of Representatives is not in session) beginning with the day following the day on which the waiver resolution is so referred, accompanied by the committee's recommendations and reasons for the recommendations with respect to the waiver resolution. If the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives does not report a waiver resolution within the 10-day period under this paragraph, the committee shall automatically be discharged from further consideration of the waiver resolution and the waiver resolution shall be placed on the calendar. During the consideration of any waiver resolution, debate shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and minority leader of the House of Representatives or their designees, and the time on any debatable motion or appeal shall be limited to 20 minutes, to be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and the manager of the waiver resolution. In the event the manager of the waiver resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition shall be controlled by the minority leader or a designee. The leaders, or either of them, may, from the time under their control on the passage of the waiver resolution, allot additional time to any Representative during the consideration of the debatable motion or appeal. If a waiver resolution is agreed to by the House of Representatives, section 3(a)(1) shall not apply with respect to the bill or resolution to which the waiver resolution relates. Whenever any bill or resolution is reported by a committee under paragraph (1), the report accompanying the bill or resolution shall contain a schedule of oversight hearings by the committee to determine progress being made toward the intended objectives of the program for which the authorization is being made.
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