99 STAT. 1064
PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985 year begins (or as of January 10, 1986, in the case of the fiscal year 1986), (B) determine whether the projected deficit for such fiscal year will exceed the maximum deficit amount for such fiscal year and whether such deficit excess will be greater than $10,000,000,000 (zero in the case of fiscal years 1986 and 1991), and (C) estimate the rate of real economic growth that will occur during such fiscal year, the rate of real economic growth that will occur during each quarter of such fiscal year, and the rate of real economic growth that will have occurred during each of the last two quarters of the preceding fiscal year. (2) REPORT.—The Directors jointly shall report to the Comptroller General on August 20 of the calendar year in which such fiscal year begins (or on January 15, 1986, in the case of the fiscal year 1986), estimating the budget base levels of total revenues and total budget outlays for such fiscal year, identifying the amount of any deficit excess for such fiscal year, stating whether such excess is greater than $10,000,000,000 (zero in the case of fiscal years 1986 and 1991), specifying the estimated rate of real economic growth for such fiscal year, for each quarter of such fiscal year, and for each of the last two quarters of the preceding fiscal year, indicating whether the estimate includes two or more consecutive quarters of negative real economic growth, and specifying (if the excess is greater than $10,000,000,000, or zero in the case of fiscal years 1986 and 1991), by account, for non-defense programs, and by account and programs, projects, and activities within each account, for defense programs, the base from which reductions are taken and the amounts and percentages by which such accounts must be reduced during such fiscal year, in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this part, in order to eliminate such excess. (3)
Post, pp. 1082, 1086, 1092.
DETERMINATION
OF
REDUCTIONS.—The
amounts
and
percentages by which such accounts must be reduced during a fiscal year shall be determined as follows: (A)(i) If the deficit excess for the fiscal year is greater than $10,000,000,000 (zero in the case of fiscal years 1986 and 1991), such deficit excess shall be divided into halves. (ii) In the case of fiscal year 1986, the amount of such excess— (I) shall be multiplied by seven twelfths before being divided into halves in accordance with clause (i), and (II) shall not exceed $11,700,000,000. (B) Subject to the exemptions, exceptions, limitations, special rules, and definitions set forth in this section and in sections 255, 256, and 257, the reductions necessary to eliminate one-half of the deficit excess for the fiscal year (as adjusted under subparagraph (A)(ii) in the case of fiscal year 1986) shall be made in outlays under accounts within major functional category 050 (in this part referred to as outlays under "defense programs"), and the reductions necessary to eliminate the other half of the deficit excess (or the adjusted deficit excess, in the case of fiscal year 1986) shall be made in outlays under other accounts of the Federal Government (in this part referred to as outlays under "non-defense programs").
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