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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985

99 STAT. 1055

any increase in outlays or decrease in revenues provided by such amendment, except that a motion to strike a provision shall always be in order. "(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply if a declaration of war by the Congress is in effect. "(4) For purposes of this section, the levels of budget outlays and Federal revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or of the Senate, as the case may be. "(5) The Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives may make in order amendments to achieve changes specified by reconciliation directives contained in a concurrent resolution on the budget if a committee or committees of the House fail to submit recommended changes to its Committee on the Budget pursuant to its instruction. "(e) PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.—

"(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of section 305 for the consideration in the Senate of concurrent Ante, p. 1047. resolutions on the budget and conference reports thereon shall also apply to the consideration in the Senate of reconciliation bills reported under subsection Qji) and conference reports thereon. "(2) Debate in the Senate on any reconciliation bill reported under subsection (b), and all amendments thereto and debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 20 hours. "(f) COMPLETION OF RECONCILIATION PROCESS.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress shall complete action on any reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution reported under subsection (b) not later than June 15 of each year.

Congress.

"(2) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—It

shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any resolution providing for an adjournment period of more than three calendar days during the month of July until the House of Representatives has completed action on the reconciliation legislation for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of the calendar year to which the adjournment resolution pertains, if reconciliation legislation is required to be reported by the concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal year. "(g) LIMITATION ON CHANGES TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution reported pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget agreed to under section 301 or 304, or a resolution pursuant to section 2540t)) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that contains recommendations with respect to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security

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Act.

42 USC 401.

"NEW BUDGET AUTHORFFY, NEW SPENDING AUTHORITY, AND REVENUE LEGISLATION MUST BE WITHIN APPROPRIATE LEVELS "SEC. 311. (a) LEGISLATION SUBJECT TO POINT OF ORDER.—Except as

provided by subsection (h\ after the Congress has completed action

2 USC 642.