Of the many changes that were made law, almost every one came with an expiration date, also known as a sunset provision.

To keep cost estimates down, for example, the administration has built "sunset" provisions into almost all of its tax cut programs.

Leaders are talking of a potential compromise, perhaps a three- or five-year sunset provision.

Due to a sunset provision, the ban was set to expire after 10 years.

Because of a sunset provision, it is scheduled to end this month.

The idea of general sunset provisions was discussed extensively in the late 1970s.

With the sunset provision, only a simple majority is necessary in the budget reconciliation process.

However, certain provisions of the Act have had their sunset provision repealed.

In the German legislation sunset provisions are applied on several federal levels.

The German constitution rules a general sunset provision of six months for emergency legislation.