31 USC § 1103 - Budget ceiling

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title: "31 USC § 1103 - Budget ceiling"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "1103"
section_name: "Budget ceiling"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "THE BUDGET AND FISCAL, BUDGET, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 908.)"
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# § 1103. Budget ceiling

Congress reaffirms its commitment that budget outlays of the United States Government for a fiscal year may be not more than the receipts of the Government for that year.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 908.)

| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1103 | 31:27. | Oct. 10, 1978, Pub. L. 95–435, § 7, 92 Stat. 1053; restated Oct. 7, 1980, Pub. L. 96–389, § 3, 94 Stat. 1553. |

The word “total” is omitted as surplus. The words “for a fiscal year” are substituted for “beginning with Fiscal Year 1981” because of the restatement and to eliminate executed words. The words “for that year” are added because of the restatement.