(1) Oversight findings and rec-ommendations under clause 2(b)(1) ofrule X.

(c) The report of a committee on ameasure that has been approved by thecommittee shall include, separately setout and clearly identified, the fol-lowing:

Content of reports

RULE XIIICALENDARS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

(b)(1) In order to determine whetherlaws and programs addressing subjectswithin the jurisdiction of a committeeare being implemented and carried outin accordance with the intent of Con-gress and whether they should be con-tinued, curtailed, or eliminated, eachstanding committee (other than theCommittee on Appropriations) shall re-view and study on a continuing basis—(A) the application, administration,execution, and effectiveness of lawsand programs addressing subjectswithin its jurisdiction;(B) the organization and operationof Federal agencies and entities hav-ing responsibilities for the adminis-tration and execution of laws andprograms addressing subjects withinits jurisdiction;(C) any conditions or cir-cumstances that may indicate thenecessity or desirability of enactingnew or additional legislation address-ing subjects within its jurisdiction(whether or not a bill or resolutionhas been introduced with respectthereto); and(D) future research and forecastingon subjects within its jurisdiction.

General oversight responsibilities

Prohibition. (e) RELATIVE BUDGET PRIORITIES NOT T o B E ALTERED.—Nothing in the preceding provisions of this section shall be construed to give the President new authority to alter the relative priorities in the Fed- eral budget that are established by law, and no person who is or becomes eligible for benefits under any provision of law shall be denied eligibility by reason of any order issued under this part. 2 use 903. SEC. 253. COMPLIANCE REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. On or before November 15 of each fiscal year (or on or before April 1, 1986, in the case of the fiscal year 1986), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress and the President a report on Ante, p. 1072. the extent to which the President's order issued under section 252(b) for such fiscal year complies with all of the requirements contained in section 252, either certifying that the order fully and accurately complies with such requirements or indicating the respects in which it does not.

(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report of the Comptroller Gen- eral under this subsection shall— (A) provide for the determination of reductions in the manner specified in subsection (a)(3); and (B) contain estimates, determinations, and specifications for all of the items contained in the report submitted by the Directors under subsection (a). Such report shall explain fully any differences between the contents of such report and the report of the Directors. (c) REVISED ESTIMATES, DETERMINATIONS, AND REPORTS.— (1) REPORT BY OMB AND CBO.—On October 5 of the fiscal year (except in the case of the fiscal year 1986), the Directors shall submit to the Comptroller General a revised report— (A) indicating whether and to what extent, as a result of laws enacted and regulations promulgated after the submis- sion of their initial report under subsection (a), the excess deficit (adjusted in accordance with subsection (aX3XAXii), in the case of fiscal year 1986) identified in the report PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985 99 STAT. 1069 submitted under such subsection has been eliminated, re- duced, or increased, and (B) adjusting the determinations made under subsection (a) to the extent necessary. The revised report submitted under this paragraph shall con- tain estimates, determinations, and specifications for all of the items contained in the initial report and authorized under subsection (d)(3)(D)(i) and shall be based on the same economic and technical assumptions, employ the same methodologies, and utilize the same definition of the budget base and the same criteria and guidelines as those used in the report submitted by the Directors under subsection (a) (except that subdivision (II) of paragraph (6)(D)(i) of such subsection shall not apply), and shall provide for the determination of reductions in the manner specified in subsection (a)(3). (2) REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— (A) On October 10 of the fiscal year (except in the case of the fiscal year 1986), the Comptroller General shall submit to the President and the Congress a report revising the report submitted by the Comptroller General under subsec- tion (b), adjusting the estimates, determinations, and speci- fications contained in that report to the extent necessary in the light of the revised report submitted to him by the Directors under paragraph (1) of this subsection. (B) The revised report of the Comptroller General under this paragraph shall provide for the determination of reduc- tions as specified in subsection (a)(3) and shall contain all of the estimates, determinations, and specifications required (in the case of the report submitted under subsection 0^)) pursuant to subsection Ot))(2XB). (d) SEQUESTRATION OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS.— (1) DETERMINATION OF UNIFORM PERCENTAGE.—The total amount of reductions in outlays under defense programs re- quired for a fiscal year under subsection (aX3XB) after the reduction under subsection (aX3XEXi) shall be calculated as a percentage of the total amount of outlays for the fiscal year estimated to result from new budget authority and unobligated balances for defense programs. (2) SEQUESTRATION OF NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND UNOBU- GATED BALANCES.— (A) Sequestration to achieve the remaining reduction in outlays under defense programs shall be made by reducing new budget authority and unobligated balances (if any) in each program, project, or activity under accounts within defense programs by the percentage determined under paragraph (1), computed on the basis of the combined outlay rate for new budget authority and unobligated bal- ances for such program, project, or activity determined under subparagraph (B). (BXi) The combined outlay rate for new budget authority and unobligated balances for a program, project, or activity shall be determined by the Directors from data then avail- able to them as supplemented by additional data from the heads of the appropriate departments or agencies of the executive branch. If the outlay rate for unobligated bal- ances is not available for any program, project, or activity, 99 STAT. 1070 PUBLIC LAW 99-177—DEC. 12, 1985 the outlay rate used shall be the outlay rate for new budget authority. (ii) The weighted average (by budget authority) for the combined outlay rates so determined for all the programs, projects, and activities within an account shall be compared to the historical outlay rates for that account previously estimated by the Directors. If the Directors determine that it is necessary to make the combined outlay rate for a program, project, or activity as determined under the first sentence of this subparagraph consistent with the historical rates for such account, they may adjust the outlay rate for such program, project, or activity. (C) For purposes of this paragraph: (i) The term "outlay rate", with respect to any pro- gram, project, or activity, means— (I) the ratio of outlays resulting in the fiscal year involved from new budget authority for such pro- gram, project, or activity to such new budget authority; or (II) the ratio of outlays resulting in the fiscal year involved from unobligated balances for such program, project, or activity to such unobligated balances. (ii) The term "combined outlay rate", with respect to any program, project, or activity, means the weighted average (by budget authority) of the ratios determined under subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) for such pro- gram, project, or activity.