SEC. 601. ORDER. 806 DEFINITIONS AND POINT OF (a) DEFINITIONS. -- As used in this title and for -- purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 805 (...continued) The House bill amends the Congressional Budget Act to establish procedures for enforcing the discretionary spending limits established for fiscal years 1991-1995 through action each year on the budget resolution. Through fiscal year 1995, budget resolutions are required to cover five fiscal years. The House bill also establishes a procedure for automatic reconciliation instructions to the tax committees should legislation be enacted reducing revenues without an offset. The House provisions are enacted as temporary amendments to the 1974 Budget Act, generally expiring at the end of fiscal year 1995. Senate amendment The Senate amendment also expands 1974 Budget Act enforcement procedures to ensure compliance with the discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirements to assure that the 5-year, $500 billion deficit reduction plan is implemented and maintained. ... Act. The Senate amendment makes permanent changes in the 1974 Budget Conference agreement The conference agreement includes a number of budget process changes. It makes temporary changes in the Congressional Budget Act to create 5-year budget resolutions that would be enforced by points of order against exceeding committee allocations for both the first year and the total of the 5 years covered by the budget resolution. Section 601(b) of the conference agreement also creates temporary points of order in the Senate against violating the discretionary spending limits. 806 For legislative history of section 601, see infra note 821 (at the end of this section). 807 Pursuant to section 253(g) of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings (see infra pp. 461-466), the President's budget for fiscal year 1992 revised the targets for fiscal years as follows (in billions of dollars): OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT: FISCAL YEAR 1992, pt. 5, at 10 (Feb. 4, 1991). Before enactment of the Budget Enforcement Act, section 3(7) of the Congressional Budget Act defined the term "maximum deficit amount." (Section 13112(a)(2)(A) of the Budget Enforcement Act repealed the old section 3(7). See infra p. 624.) Before enactment of the Budget Enforcement Act, section 3(7) read as follows: (A) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1985, $171,900,000,000; (B) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1986, $144,000,000,000; (C) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1987, $144,000,000,000; (D) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1988, $136,000,000,000; (E) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1989, $100,000,000,000; (F) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1990, $64,000,000,000; (G) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1991, $28,000,000,000; and (H) with respect to the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1992, (E) with respect to fiscal fiscal year 1995, $83,000,000,000; 808 as adjusted in strict conformance with sections 251, 252,809 and 253810 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 811 Pursuant to section 251(b) of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings (see infra pp. 418-429), the President's budget for fiscal year 1992 revised the discretionary spending limits for fiscal years as follows (in billions of dollars): "discretionary spending limit" means - (A) with respect to fiscal year 1991 - (i) for the defense category: $288,918,000,000 in new budget authority$12 and $297,660,000,000 in outlays; 813 (ii) for the international category: $20,100,000,000 in new budget authority and $18,600,000,000 in outlays; and (iii) for the domestic category: $182,700,000,000 in new budget authority and $198,100,000,000 in outlays; (B) with respect to fiscal year 1992 - category: (i) for the defense $291,643,000,000 in new budget authority and $295,744,000,000 in outlays; (ii) for the international category: $20,500,000,000 in new budget authority and $19,100,000,000 in outlays; and (iii) for the domestic category: $191,300,000,000 in new budget authority and $210,100,000,000 in outlays; (C) with respect to fiscal year 1993 - 811 (...continued) OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT: FISCAL YEAR 1992, pt. 5, at 5-6 (Feb. 4, 1991). 812 Section 3(2) defines "budget authority." See supra pp. 11-13. category: (i) for the defense $291,785,000,000 in new budget authority and $292,686,000,000 in outlays; (ii) for the international category: $21,400,000,000 in new budget authority and $19,600,000,000 in outlays; and $198,300,000,000 in new budget authority and $221,700,000,000 in outlays; (D) with respect to fiscal year 1994, for the discretionary category: $510,800,000,000 in new budget authority and $534,800,000,000 in outlays; and (E) with respect to fiscal year 1995, for the discretionary category: $517,700,000,000 in new budget authority and $540,800,000,000 in outlays; as adjusted in strict conformance with section 251814 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE ON AGGREGATE ALLOCATIONS FOR DEFENSE, INTERNATIONAL, AND DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.815 - 814 See infra pp. 403-429. 815 Section 904(c) provides that the Senate may waive or suspend section 601(b) only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn -- that is, 60 Senators. See infra pp. 298-299. Section 275(b) of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings provides that this supermajority requirement expires on September 30, 1995. See infra p. 608. Note also the provisions for the suspension of title VI under certain circumstances after the declaration of war or a recession pursuant to section 258 of Gramm-Rudman |