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      (a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--
              (1) In general.--If by April 15, 2017, a House of Congress 
          has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
          fiscal year 2018 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional 
          Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph 
          (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall 
          deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to 
          be made during such period for the compensation of Members of 
          Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release 
          such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such 
          period.
              (2) Period described.--With respect to a House of Congress, 
          the period described in this paragraph is the period which 
          begins on April 16, 2017, and ends on the earlier of--
                      (A) the day on which the House of Congress agrees 
                  to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
                  year 2018 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional 
                  Budget Act of 1974; or
                      (B) the last day of the One Hundred Fifteenth 
                  Congress.
              (3) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments 
          held in escrow.--The payroll administrator shall provide for 
          the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment 
          deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would 
          apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to 
          paragraph (1).
              (4) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to 
          ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall 
          not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in 
          violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the 
          Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of 
          a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of 
          that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow 
          account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred 
          Fifteenth Congress.
              (5) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of 
          the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the 
          Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to 
          enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.
      (b) Treatment of Delegates as Members.--In this section, the term 
  ``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to 
  the Congress.
      (c) Payroll Administrator Defined.--In this section, the term 
  ``payroll administrator'' of a House of Congress means--
              (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief 
          Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an 
          employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who 
          is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out 
          this section; and
              (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, 
          or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who 
          is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.
  
  SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO 
                SUBMIT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET.
  
      Not later than 3 days after the President's budget is due, the 
  Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management shall--
              (1) make an annual determination of whether the Director of 
          the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President are 
          in compliance with section 1105 of title 31, United States 
          Code; and
              (2) provide a written notification of such determination to 
          the Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the 
          Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Chairpersons 
          of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
          Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
  
  SEC. 4. NO PAY UPON FAILURE TO TIMELY SUBMIT THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET TO 
                CONGRESS.
  
      (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
  funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the 
  United States Treasury for the pay of the Director of OMB, Deputy 
  Director of OMB, and the Deputy Director for Management of OMB during 
  any period of noncompliance determined by the Inspector General of the 
  Office of Personnel Management under section 3.
      (b) No Retroactive Pay.--The Director of OMB, Deputy Director of 
  OMB, and the Deputy Director for Management of OMB may not receive pay 
  for any period of noncompliance determined by the Inspector General of 
  the Office of Personnel Management under section 3 at any time after 
  the end of that period.
  
  SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      Sections 3 and 4 shall take effect upon the date of enactment of 
  this Act.
target: Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act  This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2018 by April 15, 2017, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.  Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2017, until the house of Congress agrees to a budget resolution or the last day of the 115th Congress, whichever is earlier.  The Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), by three days after the President's budget is due, shall: (1) make an annual determination of whether the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President are in compliance with statutory requirements for the President's annual budget submission to Congress, and (2) provide a written notification of such determination to specified congressional committees. No funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made available from the Treasury for the pay of the Director, Deputy Director, and Deputy Director for Management of the OMB during any period of noncompliance determined by the OPM Inspector General. Such officials may not receive pay for any period of noncompliance at any time after the end of that period. 
feat_title: Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act