# 2 U.S.C. § 904: Reports and orders

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## Section

- **Citation:** 2 U.S.C. § 904
- **Heading:** Reports and orders
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 2—THE CONGRESS > CHAPTER 20—EMERGENCY POWERS TO ELIMINATE BUDGET DEFICITS > SUBCHAPTER I—ELIMINATION OF DEFICITS IN EXCESS OF MAXIMUM DEFICIT AMOUNT

## Text

The timetable with respect to this subchapter for any budget year is as follows:

Date:
Action to be completed:

January 21
Notification regarding optional adjustment of maximum deficit amount.

5 days before the President’s budget submission
CBO sequestration preview report.

The President’s budget submission
OMB sequestration preview report.

August 10
Notification regarding military personnel.

August 15
CBO sequestration update report.

August 20
OMB sequestration update report.

10 days after end of session
CBO final sequestration report.

15 days after end of session
OMB final sequestration report; Presidential order.

( Pub. L. 99–177, title II, § 254 , Dec. 12, 1985 , 99 Stat. 1078 ; Pub. L. 100–119, title I , §§ 102(b)(1), 106(e)(2), Sept. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 773 , 781; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, § 13101(a) , Nov. 5, 1990 , 104 Stat. 1388–586 ; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIV , §§ 14002(c)(2), 14003(b), Aug. 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 684 , 685; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXI, § 310001(g)(2) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2105 ; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 102(d) , Oct. 19, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3828 ; Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10206 , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 704 ; Pub. L. 112–25, title I, § 103 , Aug. 2, 2011 , 125 Stat. 246 ; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 121(3) , (4), Dec. 26, 2013 , 127 Stat. 1175 ; Pub. L. 118–5, div. A, title I, § 101(c) , June 3, 2023 , 137 Stat. 13 .)

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- [2 U.S.C. § 907c Flexibility among defense programs, projects, and activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t2_s907c.md)
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