We recommend that Congress establish biennial budget resolutions and
appropriations and multi-year authorizations. The first biennium should begin
October 1, 1996. to cover fiscal years 1997 and 1998. After that, biennium
would begin October 1 of each even-numbered year. Such timing would
allow President Clinton to develop the first comprehensive biennial federal
budget, built on the new executive budget resolution. In off years, the President
would submit only amendments for exceptional areas of concern, emergencies,
or other unforeseen circumstances.