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2 U.S.C. 903: Enforcing deficit targets

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-177. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 901a, 2 U.S.C. 902, 2 U.S.C. 904.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–508 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to enforcement of deficit targets for provisions relating to compliance report by Comptroller General.

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–119 amended section generally, designating existing provisions as par. (1), substituting "(or December 15, 1987, in the case of the fiscal year 1988)" for "(or on or before April 1, 1986, in the case of the fiscal year 1986)", and adding pars. (2) and (3).

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.