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To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States.

H.R. 167 · 113th Congress · Jan 4, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Amendments to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946

(a)
In general— Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate outlays of the United States during the last completed fiscal year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office.”

(b)
Technical amendment— Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking “Subject to subparagraph (B),” and inserting “Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),”.