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(Archived document, may contain errors) 117 April 28, 1980 THE DEFENSE DEBA.TE PROSPECTS AND .ALTER'NATlVES INTRODUCTION The Carter Admini stration's FY 1981 defense budget and five-year defense program have undergone intense scrutiny during the first two months of the current congressional session.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This alert provides general background on the budget reconciliation process in Congress and articulates the many rules and restrictions that exist for considering amendments to a reconciliation bill on the Senate floor. General Background Established by Section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation is an optional procedure designed to bring revenues, spending and the debt limit into conformity with the budget resolution. In order for reconciliation rules to apply, first, the Congress must enact a concurrent bud...