§ 654. Study by Government Accountability Office of forms of Federal financial commitment not reviewed annually by Congress

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1985

   Pub. L. 93–344 title IV § 404 · 88 Stat. 297

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 654

   Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 404, formerly § 405, as added Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 214, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1059

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 404, formerly § 405, as added Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 214, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1059

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 404. (a) Amendment of House Rules.— Clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by redesignating paragraph (b) as paragraph (e) and by inserting after paragraph (a) the following new paragraphs: “(b) Rescission of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts preferred to in section 105 of title 1, United States Code). Post, p. 322. “(c) The amount of new spending authority described in section 401(c)(2) (A) and (B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 which is to be effective for a fiscal year. “(d) New spending authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 provided in bills and resolutions referred to the committee under section 401(b) (2) of that Act (but subject to the provisions of section 401(b) (3) of that Act).” (b) Amendment of Senate Rules.— Subparagraph (c) of paragraph 1 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows: “(c) Committee on Appropriations, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Except as provided in subparagraph (r), appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government. “2. Rescission of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts (referred to in section 105 of title 1, United States Code). “3. The amount of new spending authority described in section 401 (c) (2) (A) and (B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 provided in bills and resolutions referred to the committee under section 401(b) (2) of that Act (but subject to the provisions of section 401 (b)(3) of that Act) . “4. New advance spending authority described in section 401(c) (2) (C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 provided in bills and resolutions referred to the committee under section 401(b) (2) of that Act (but subject to the provisions of section 401(b) (3) of that Act).”

2. 1997

   Balanced Budget Act of 1997

   Pub. L. 105–33 § 10116(c)(2) · 111 Stat. 251

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 654

   Pub. L. 105–33, § 10116(c)(2), substituted “mandatory spending” for “spending authority as described by section 651(c)(2) of this title and which provide permanent appropriations,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–33, § 10116(c)(2), substituted “mandatory spending” for “spending authority as described by section 651(c)(2) of this title and which provide permanent appropriations,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) GAO analysis.— Section 404 (as redesignated) of the 2 USC 654. Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking “spending authority as described by section 401(c)(2) and which provide permanent appropriations,” and inserting “mandatory spending”.

3. 2004

   GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

   Pub. L. 108–271 § 8(b) · 118 Stat. 811

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 654

   Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline and text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office” in section catchline and text.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) References.— Any reference to the General Accounting Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Accountability Office.

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