[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2127 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2127
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that Federal
children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the
President's budget, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2021
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Casey) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on the Budget
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that Federal
children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the
President's budget, 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 ``Children's Budget Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(40)(A) A detailed, separate analysis for the prior
fiscal year, the current fiscal year, the fiscal year for which
the budget is submitted, and the ensuing fiscal year
identifying--
``(i) the amounts of gross and net appropriations
or obligational authority and outlays that are directed
to children within the United States and territories
including--
``(I) summaries of the total amount of such
appropriations or new obligational authority
and outlays requested for children and
children's programs;
``(II) an estimate of levels of spending on
children and children's programs; and
``(III) a detailed breakdown of spending on
children and children's programs by agency and
initiative; and
``(ii) the amount of tax expenditures relating to
children.
``(B) In this paragraph--
``(i) the term `children' means individuals under
19 years of age;
``(ii) the term `spending on children' includes--
``(I) Federal entitlement spending that
goes directly to children;
``(II) outlays for programs and initiatives
that, consistent with their mission, deliver
services exclusively to children;
``(III) outlays for programs and
initiatives that, while not serving children
directly, have as a core mission goal the
improvement of children's health, education,
welfare, or general well-being; and
``(IV) the share of funding for Federal
programs and initiatives that deliver services
to both children and adults that is consistent
with the share of program benefits for children
based on the best available data; and
``(iii) the term `tax expenditures' has the meaning
given that term in section 3 of the Congressional
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
622).
``(C) In implementing this paragraph, including determining
what Federal activities or accounts constitutes spending on
children or children's programs and tax expenditures relating
to children, the Office of Management and Budget shall consult
periodically with the Committee on the Budget and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on the Budget
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and the Congressional Budget Office.''.
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