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# 2 U.S.C. § 931 - Purpose

## Text

The purpose of this chapter is to reestablish a statutory procedure to enforce a rule of budget neutrality on new revenue and direct spending legislation.

(Pub. L. 111–139, title I, § 2, Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 8.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 111–139, Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 8, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short TitlePub. L. 111–139, title I, § 1, Feb. 12, 2010, 124 Stat. 8, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and amending sections 639, 900, 905, and 906 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010’.”