PUBLIC LAW 104-130—APR. 9, 1996
110 STAT. 1207
and it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which
the conference report is agreed to or disagreed to.
"(3) SENATE CONSIDERATION.—Consideration in the Senate
of the conference report and any amendments in disagreement
on a disapproval bill shall be limited to not more than four
hours equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader or their designees. A motion to
recommit the conference report is not in order.
"(4) LIMITS ON SCOPE. —(A) When a disagreement to an
amendment in the nature of a substitute has been referred
to a conference, the conferees shall report those cancellations
that were included in both the bill and the amendment, and
may report a cancellation included in either the bill or the
amendment, but shall not include any other matter.
"(B) When a disagreement on an amendment or amendments of one House to the disapproval bill of the other House
has been referred to a committee of conference, the conferees
shall report those cancellations upon which both Houses agree
and may report any or all of those cancellations upon which
there is disagreement, but shall not include any other matter.
"DEFINITIONS
"SEC. 1026. As used in this part:
2 USC 69le.
"(1) APPROPRIATION LAW.—The term 'appropriation law'
means an Act referred to in section 105 of title 1, United
States Code, including any general or special appropriation
Act, or any Act making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing
appropriations, that has been signed into law pursuant to Article I, section 7, of the Constitution of the United States.
"(2) CALENDAR DAY.— The term 'calendar day* means a
standard 24-hour period beginning at midnight.
"(3) CALENDAR DAYS OF SESSION.— The term 'calendar days
of session' shall mean only those days on which both Houses
of Congress are in session.
"(4) CANCEL.— The term 'cancel' or 'cancellation' means—
"(A) with respect to any dollar amount of discretionary
budget authority, to rescind;
"(B) with respect to any item of new direct spending—
"(i) that is budget authority provided by law (other
than an appropriation law), to prevent such budget
authority from having legal force or effect;
"(ii) that is entitlement authority, to prevent the
specific legal obligation of the United States from having legal force or effect; or
"(iii) through the food stamp program, to prevent
the specific provision of law that results in an increase
in budget authority or outlays for that program from
having legal force or effect; and
"(C) with respect to a limited tax benefit, to prevent
the specific provision of law that provides such benefit
from having legal force or effect.
"(5) DIRECT SPENDING. —The term 'direct spending" means—
"(A) budget authority provided by law (other than an
appropriation law);
"(B) entitlement authority; and
"(C) the food stamp program.
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