Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 2 : Section 653


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/3/05
Section 653. Analysis by Congressional Budget Office

      The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the
    extent practicable, prepare for each bill or resolution of a public
    character reported by any committee of the House of Representatives
    or the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations of each
    House), and submit to such committee - 
        (1) an estimate of the costs which would be incurred in
      carrying out such bill or resolution in the fiscal year in which
      it is to become effective and in each of the 4 fiscal years
      following such fiscal year, together with the basis for each such
      estimate;
        (2) a comparison of the estimates of costs described in
      paragraph (1) with any available estimates of costs made by such
      committee or by any Federal agency; and
        (3) a description of each method for establishing a Federal
      financial commitment contained in such bill or resolution.

    The estimates, comparison, and description so submitted shall be
    included in the report accompanying such bill or resolution if
    timely submitted to such committee before such report is filed.



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