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 PUBLIC LAW 106-141—DEC. 7, 1999 113 STAT. 1699 Public Law 106-141 106th Congress An Act To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Dec. 7, 1999 Office with the scoring of State and local mandates. [H.R. 3257] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, State Flexibility Clarification Act. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2 USC 621 note. This Act may be cited as the "State FlexibiHty Clarification Act". SEC. 2. FLEXIBILITY AND FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANDATES. (a) COMMITTEE REPORTS.—Section 423(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658b(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking "and" after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(3) if the bill or joint resolution would make the reduction specified in section 421(5)(B)(i)(II), a statement of how the committee specifically intends the States to implement the reduction and to what extent the legislation provides additional flexibility, if any, to offset the reduction.". (b) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES.— Section 424(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658c(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY INFORMATION.— The Director shall include in the statement submitted under this subsection, in the case of legislation that makes changes as described in section 421(5)(B)(i)(II)— "(A) if no additional flexibility is provided in the legislation, a description of whether and how the States can offset the reduction under existing law; or

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