2 USC 933 - PAYGO estimates and PAYGO scorecards

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 29, 2024

§ 933.

PAYGO estimates and PAYGO scorecards

(a)

PAYGO estimates

(1)

Required designation in PAYGO Acts

(A)

House of Representatives

(B)

Senate

(C)

Conference reports and amendments between the Houses

(2)

Determination of budgetary effects of PAYGO Acts

(A)

Original legislation

(i)

Statement and estimate

(ii)

Effect

(iii)

Failure to submit estimate

If—

(I)

the estimate required by clause (i) has not been submitted prior to passage by that House;

(II)

such estimate has been submitted but is no longer valid due to a subsequent amendment to the PAYGO Act; or

(III)

the designation required pursuant to this subsection has not been made;

the budgetary effects of the PAYGO Act shall be determined under subsection (d)(3), provided that this clause shall not apply if a valid designation is subsequently included in that PAYGO Act pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) and a statement is submitted pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(B)

Conference reports and amendments between Houses

(i)

In general

(ii)

Failure to submit estimate

(3)

Procedure in the Senate

(4)

Jurisdiction of the Budget Committees

(b)

Omitted

(c)

Current policy adjustments for certain legislation

(1)

In general

(2)

Adjustments

(A)

Estimates

(B)

Baseline

(3)

Limitation on availability of excess savings

(A)

Prohibition on use of excess saving 2

 So in original. Probably should be “savings”.

for ineligible policies

(B)

Prohibition on use of excess savings across budget areas

(4)

Further guidance on estimating budgetary effects

(5)

Inclusion of statement

(d)

OMB PAYGO scorecards

(1)

In general

(2)

Estimates in legislation

(3)

OMB PAYGO estimates

(4)

5-year scorecard

(5)

10-year scorecard

(6)

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act

(e)

Look-back to capture current-year effects

(f)

Averaging used to measure compliance over 5-year and 10-year periods

OMB shall cumulate the budgetary effects of a PAYGO Act over the budget year (which includes any look-back effects under subsection (e)) and—

(1)

for purposes of the 5-year scorecard referred to in subsection (d)(4), the four subsequent outyears, divide that cumulative total by five, and enter the quotient in the budget-year column and in each subsequent column of the 5-year PAYGO scorecard; and

(2)

for purposes of the 10-year scorecard referred to in subsection (d)(5), the nine subsequent outyears, divide that cumulative total by ten, and enter the quotient in the budget-year column and in each subsequent column of the 10-year PAYGO scorecard.

(g)

Emergency legislation

(1)

Designation in statute

(2)

Designation in the House of Representatives

(3)

Point of order in the Senate

(A)

In general

(B)

Supermajority waiver and appeals

(i)

Waiver

(ii)

Appeals

(C)

Definition of an emergency designation

(D)

Form of the point of order

(E)

Conference reports

(4)

Effect of designation on scoring

(Pub. L. 111–139, title I, § 4, Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 9.)

cite as: 2 USC 933