SAP Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8195 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8195

To strengthen congressional oversight of the Administrative Pay-As-You-
                Go Act of 2023, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2024

  Mr. Bergman (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
Grothman, Mr. Yakym, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Cline, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Estes, 
    Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
Edwards, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Good of Virginia, 
 Mr. Roy, and Mr. McClintock) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To strengthen congressional oversight of the Administrative Pay-As-You-
                Go Act of 2023, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Administrative PAYGO 
Act of 2024'' or the ``SAP Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 
              2023.

    (a) Waiver.--Section 265 of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2023 (title III of division B of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 
(Public Law 118-5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Submission to Budget Committees.--The Director shall submit, 
to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate--
            ``(1) any waiver determination under subsection (a) and a 
        detailed explanation of why such waiver was necessary; and
            ``(2) an estimate of the budgetary effects of the covered 
        discretionary administrative action so waived.''.
    (b) Exemption.--Section 266 of such Act is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 266. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--This title shall apply to any administrative 
action that increases direct spending by at least--
            ``(1) $1,000,000,000 over the 10-year period beginning with 
        the current year; or
            ``(2) $100,000,000 in any year during such 10-year period.
    ``(b) Review.--With respect to any covered discretionary 
administrative action exempted under subsection (a), the Director shall 
submit, to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate and the Comptroller General, an estimate of the 
budgetary effects of the covered discretionary administrative action so 
exempted.''.
    (c) Statement of Purpose With Respect to Budget Neutrality.--
Section 261 of such Act is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 261. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the `Administrative 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023'.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to establish a 
budget neutral requirement for discretionary administrative actions of 
the executive branch that affect direct spending.''.
    (d) Termination of Sunset.--Section 268 of such Act is hereby 
repealed (and redesignate sections 269 and 270 as sections 268 and 269, 
respectively).
    (e) Budget Submission.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(40) the number of waiver determinations under section 
        265(a) of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 (title 
        III of division B of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 
        (Public Law 118-5))--
                    ``(A) submitted during the prior fiscal year and 
                the first quarter of the current fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) expected to be submitted during the second, 
                third and fourth quarters of the current fiscal year 
                and expected to be submitted in the fiscal year for 
                which the budget is submitted.''.
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