PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985
99 STAT. 1061
of the House of Representatives and Senate shall receive prompt notification of all such changes.". SEC. 225. JURISDICTION OF COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
Clause l(j) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting after item (5) the following new item: "(6) Measures providing for off-budget treatment of Federal agencies or programs.'. SEC. 226. CONTINUING STUDY OF CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS.
Clause 3 of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(i) The Committee on Rules shall have the function of reviewing Report. and studying, on a continuing bsisis, the congressional budget process, and the committee shall, from time to time, report its findings and recommendations to the House.". SEC. 227. EARLY ELECTION OF COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
Clause 6(a)(1) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking out "at" and inserting in lieu thereof "within the seventh calendar day beginning after", and by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "It shall always be in order to consider resolutions recommended by the respective party caucuses to change the composition of standing committees.". SEC. 228. RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS IN APPROPRIATION BILLS.
(a) RESCISSIONS.—Clause 2(b) of Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and except rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts". (b) TRANSFERS.—Clause 6 of Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and shall not apply to transfers of unexpended balances within the department or agency for which they were originally appropriated, reported by the Committee on Appropriations".
Subpart IV—Technical and Conforming Amendments SEC. 231. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 with respect to title III is amended to read as follows: "TITLE III—CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec. "Sec.
300. Timetable. 301. Annual adoption of concurrent resolution on the budget. 302. Committee allocations. 303. Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before legislation providing new budget authority, new spending authority, new credit authority or changes in revenues or the public debt limit is considered. 304. Permissible revisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget. 305. Procedures relating to consideration of concurrent resolutions on the budget. 306. Legislation dealing with congressional budget must be handled by budget committees. 307. House committee action on all appropriation bills to be completed by June 10. 308. Reports, summaries, and projections of congressional budget actions. 309. House approval of regular appropriation bills.
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