Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 109 Part 2.djvu/47

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS-^JUNE 29, 1995 109 STAT. 1019 (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider— (A) any concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996, 1997, or 1998 (or amendment, motion, or conference report on such a resolution) that provides discretionary spending in excess of the sum of the defense and nondefense discretionary spending limits for such fiscal year; (B) any concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 (or amendment, motion, or conference report on such a resolution) that provides discretionary spending in excess of the discretionary spending limit for such fiscal year; or (C) any appropriations bill or resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report on such appropriations bill or resolution) for fiscal year 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 that would exceed any of the discretionary spending limits in this section or suballocations of those limits made pursuant to section 602(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. (2) EXCEPTION.— (A) IN GENERAL. — This section shall not apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect or if a joint resolution pursuant to section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 has been enacted. (B) ENFORCEMENT OF DISCRETIONARY LIMITS. —Paragraph (1)(A) and the application of paragraph (1)(B) to fiscal years 1997 through 2002 shall not take effect until the enactment of a reconciliation bill pursuant to section 105 of this resolution. (c) WAIVER. —This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fiflhs of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (d) APPEALS. — Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the concurrent resolution, bill, or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of threefiflhs of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section. (e) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS. — For purposes of this section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, new entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF PAY-AS-YOU^O POINT OF ORDER. (a) PURPOSE. —The Senate declares that it is essential to— (1) ensure continued compliance with the balanced budget plan set forth in this resolution; and (2) continue the pay-as -you-go enforcement system. (b) POINT OF ORDER. — (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that