To convey clear information in graphic form about projected deficits.

1. Adds SEC. __. TO CONVEY CLEAR INFORMATION TO CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT PROJECTED DEFICITS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. TO CONVEY CLEAR INFORMATION TO CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT PROJECTED DEFICITS.

   Inserted: As part of the annual update to the Budget and Economic Outlook required by section 202(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S. C. 602(e)), the Congressional Budget Office shall--

   Inserted: (1) include a projection of Federal revenues, outlays, and deficits for a 30-year period beginning with the budget year, expressed in terms of dollars and as a percent of gross domestic product; and

   Inserted: (2) publish a graph depicting the magnitude of projected deficits in the Federal budget on a unified basis under current policy, expressed in terms of billions of dollars, arranged appropriately to show--

   Inserted: (A) the magnitude of the combined projected deficits of the budget year and the 9 subsequent fiscal years;

   Inserted: (B) the magnitude of the combined projected deficits of the 10th through 19th subsequent fiscal years;

   Inserted: (C) the magnitude of the combined projected deficits of the 20th through 29th fiscal years; and

   Inserted: (D) the magnitude of the combined projected deficits of the entire period that includes the budget year and the 29 subsequent fiscal years.

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