Balanced Budget Act of 1997 — Title X - Budget Enforcement and Process ProvisionsSubtitle B -…
“ SPECIAL OUTLAY ALLOWANCE.— If, in any fiscal year, outlays for a category exceed the discretionary spending limit for that category but new budget authority does not exceed its limit for that category (after application of the first step of a sequestration described in subsection (a) (2) , if necessary) , the adjustment in outlays for a fiscal year is the amount of the excess but not to exceed 0.5 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits on outlays for that fiscal year. ”
