S.Amdt. 803

1. Adds TITLE ___--NO BUDGET, NO PAY ACT at the end of the bill

   Adds a title

   In H.R. 2112 · Reported to Senate

   Sec. 733. Unobligated balances not to exceed $31,000,000 for the "Emergency Watershed Protection Program" provided in Public Law 108- 199, Public Law 109-234, and Public Law 110-28 shall be available for the purposes of such program for disasters occurring in 2011, and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts made available by this section are designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended. This Act may be cited as the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012".

   Inserted: TITLE ___--NO BUDGET, NO PAY ACT

   Inserted: SEC. 01. SHORT TITLE.

   Inserted: This title may be cited as the "No Budget, No Pay Act".

   Inserted: SEC. 02. DEFINITION.

   Inserted: In this title, the term "Member of Congress"--

   Inserted: (1) has the meaning given under section 2106 of title 5, United States Code; and

   Inserted: (2) does not include the Vice President.

   Inserted: SEC. 03. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.

   Inserted: If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of Congress may not be paid for each day following that October 1 until the date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year.

   Inserted: SEC. 04. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of Congress during any period determined by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives under section 05.

   Inserted: (b) No Retroactive Pay.--A Member of Congress may not receive pay for any period determined by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives under section 05, at any time after the end of that period.

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   Inserted: SEC. 05. DETERMINATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Senate.--

   Inserted: (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate for certification of determinations made under paragraph (2) (A) and (B).

   Inserted: (2) Determinations.--The Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall--

   Inserted: (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with section 04 and whether Senators may not be paid under that section; and

   Inserted: (B) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 04; and

   Inserted: (C) provide timely certification of the determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate.

   Inserted: (b) House of Representatives.--

   Inserted: (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives for certification of determinations made under paragraph (2) (A) and (B).

   Inserted: (2) Determinations.--The Chairperson of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall--

   Inserted: (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with section 04 and whether Senators may not be paid under that section; and

   Inserted: (B) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 04; and

   Inserted: (C) provide timely certification of the determinations under subparagraph (A) and (B) upon the request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: SEC. 06. EFFECTIVE DATE.

   Inserted: This title shall take effect on February 1, 2013.

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