[20030717]98-814GOV_预算调节立法：发展与思考.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-814 GOVUpdated July 17, 2003Budget Reconciliation Legislation:Development and ConsiderationBill Heniff Jr.Analyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionBudget reconciliation is an optional two-step process, provided by the CongressionalBudget Act (CBA) of 1974 (Titles I-IX of P.L. 93-344, 88 Stat. 297-332), that Congressmay use to assure compliance with the direct spending, revenue, and debt-limit levels setforth in a budget resolutions agreed to by Congress. First, Congress includesreconciliation instructions in a budget resolution directing one or more committees torecommend changes in statute to achieve the levels of direct spending, revenues, and debtlimit agreed to in the budget resolution. Second, the legislative language recommendedby committees is packaged “without any substantive revision” into one or morereconciliation bills, as set forth in the budget resolution, by the House and Senate BudgetCommittees. In some instances, a committee may be required to report its legislativerecommendations directly to its house. For more informat