Determinations

(a) Senate (1) Request for certifications On October 1 of each year, the Secretary of the Senate shall submit to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Chairs a request for certification of determinations made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). (2) Determinations The Senate Budget and Appropriations Chairs shall— (A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with section 3 with respect to that fiscal year and whether Senators may not be paid under section 4; (B) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Senators may not be paid under section 4; and (C) provide timely certification of the determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Secretary of the Senate. (b) House of Representatives (1) Request for certifications On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall submit to the House Budget and Appropriations Chairs a request for certification of determinations made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). (2) Determinations The House Budget and Appropriations Chairs shall— (A) on October 1 of each fiscal year, make a determination of whether Congress is in compliance with section 3 with respect to that fiscal year and whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under section 4; (B) determine the period of days following each October 1 that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid under section 4; and (C) provide timely certification of the determinations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.