Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/1122

 99 STAT. 1100

PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985

effect during the pendency of the action before such court, during the time appeal may be taken, or, if appeal is taken, during the period before the court to which such appeal is taken has entered its final order disposing of such action. (f) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE JOINT REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS.—

Ante, p. 1063.

Ante, p. 1078.

Ante, p. 1063.

2 USC 901 note.

(1) In the event that any of the reporting procedures described in section 251 are invalidated, then any report of the Directors referred to in section 251(a) or (c)(1) shall be transmitted to the joint committee established under this subsection. (2) Upon the invalidation of any such procedure there is established a Temporary Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, composed of the entire membership of the Budget Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Chairman of these two committees shall act as Co-Chairmen of the Joint Committee. Actions taken by the Joint Committee shall be determined by the majority vote of the members representing each House. The purposes of the Joint Committee are to receive the reports of the Directors as described in paragraph (1), and to report (with respect to each such report of the Directors) a joint resolution as described in paragraph (3). (3) No later than 5 days after the receipt of a report of the Directors in accordance with paragraph (1), the Joint Committee shall report to the House of Representatives and the Senate a joint resolution setting forth the contents of the report of the Directors. (4) The provisions relating to the consideration of a joint resolution under section 254(a)(4) shall apply to the consideration of a joint resolution reported pursuant to this subsection in the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that debate in each House shall be limited to two hours. (5) Upon its enactment, the joint resolution shall be deemed to be the report received by the President under section 251(b) or (c)(2) (whichever is applicable). (g) PRESERVATION OF OTHER RIGHTS.—The rights created by this section are in addition to the rights of any person under law, subject to subsection (e). (h) ECONOMIC DATA, ASSUMPTIONS, AND METHODOLOGIES.—The economic data, assumptions, and methodologies used by the Comptroller General in computing the base levels of total revenues and total budget outlays, as specified in any report issued by the Comptroller General under section 251(b) or (c)(2), shall not be subject to review in any judicial or administrative proceeding. SEC. 275. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) IN GENERAL.—

Ante, p. 1039. Ante, p. 1044. Ante, p. 1053.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and in subsections (b) and (c), this title and the amendments made by this title shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this title and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1985. (2)(A) The amendment made by section 201(a)(2), and the amendment made by section 201(b) insofar as it relates to subsections (c), (f), and (g) of section 302 of the Congressioned Budget Act of 1974 and to subsections (c), (d), and (g) of section 310 of that Act), shall become effective April 15, 1986.

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