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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–153 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2008 

MAY 16, 2007.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. SPRATT, from the Committee of Conference, 

submitted the following 

CONFERENCE REPORT 

[To accompany S. Con. Res. 21] 

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 

two Houses on the amendment of the House to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21), revising the congressional budget for the 

United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the 

congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 

year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 

years 2009 through 2012, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: 

That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House and agree to the same with an amendment as 

follows: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 

amendment, insert the following: 

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 

YEAR 2008. 

(a) DECLARATION.—Congress declares that this resolution is the 

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 and that 

this resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 

years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this concurrent resolution is as follows: 

Section 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 102. Social Security. 

Sec. 103. Major functional categories. 


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TITLE II—BUDGET PROCESS 

Sec. 201. Pay-as-you-go point of order in the Senate. 

Sec. 202. Senate point of order against reconciliation legislation that would increase 

the deficit or reduce a surplus. 

Sec. 203. Senate point of order against legislation increasing long-term deficits. 

Sec. 204. Emergency legislation. 

Sec. 205. Extension of enforcement of budgetary points of order in the Senate. 

Sec. 206. Point of order against advance appropriations. 

Sec. 207. Discretionary spending limits, program integrity initiatives, and other adjustments. 

Sec. 208. Application of previous allocations in the Senate. 

Sec. 209. Senate point of order against provisions of appropriations legislation that 

constitute changes in mandatory programs with net costs. 

Sec. 210. Compliance with section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. 

Sec. 211. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 212. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 213. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for SCHIP legislation. 

Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and wounded servicemembers. 

Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for tax relief. 

Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicare improvements. 

Sec. 305. Deficit neutral reserve funds for health care quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency. 

Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education. 

Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Farm Bill. 

Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for energy legislation. 

Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments legislation. 

Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for terrorism risk insurance reauthorization. 

Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for affordable housing. 

Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for receipts from Bonneville Power Administration. 

Sec. 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Indian claims settlement. 

Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for improvements in health. 

Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child care. 

Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for immigration reform in the Senate. 

Sec. 317. Deficit-reduction reserve fund. 

Sec. 318. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for manufacturing initiatives in the Senate. 

Sec. 319. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the Food and Drug Administration in the 

Senate. 

Sec. 320. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicaid. 

Sec. 321. Reserve fund adjustment for revenue measures in the House. 

Sec. 322. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for San Joaquin River restoration and Navajo 

Nation water rights settlements. 

Sec. 323. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for selected tax relief policies in the Senate. 

TITLE IV—POLICY 

Sec. 401. Policy on middle-income tax relief. 

Sec. 402. Policy on defense priorities. 

Sec. 403. Policy on college affordability. 

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE AND SENSE OF CONGRESS 

Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on servicemembers’ and veterans’ health care and other 

priorities. 

Sec. 502. Sense of Congress on the Innovation Agenda: A commitment to competitiveness to keep America #1. 

Sec. 503. Sense of Congress on homeland security. 

Sec. 504. Sense of Congress regarding the ongoing need to respond to Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita. 

Sec. 505. Sense of Congress regarding long-term sustainability of entitlements. 

Sec. 506. Sense of Congress regarding the need to maintain and build upon efforts 

to fight hunger. 

Sec. 507. Sense of Congress regarding affordable health coverage. 

Sec. 508. Sense of Congress regarding extension of the statutory pay-as-you-go rule. 

Sec. 509. Sense of Congress on long-term budgeting. 

Sec. 510. Sense of Congress regarding pay parity. 

Sec. 511. Sense of Congress regarding waste, fraud, and abuse. 


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Sec. 512. Sense of Congress regarding the importance of child support enforcement. 

Sec. 513. Sense of the House on State veterans cemeteries. 

Sec. 514. Sense of Congress on the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. 

TITLE VI—RECONCILIATION 

Sec. 601. Reconciliation in the House. 

Sec. 602. Deficit reduction reconciliation instruction in the Senate. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2012: 

(1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the enforcement 

of this resolution: 

(A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 

follows: 

Fiscal year 2007: $1,900,340,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $2,015,858,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $2,113,828,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $2,169,484,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $2,350,254,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $2,488,301,000,000. 

(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be changed are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2007: ¥$4,366,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: ¥$34,938,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $6,902,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $5,763,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: ¥$44,296,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: ¥$108,795,000,000. 

(2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new budget authority are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2007: $2,380,535,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $2,496,028,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $2,517,132,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $2,569,696,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $2,684,889,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $2,719,268,000,000. 

(3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the enforcement of 

this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget outlays are 

as follows: Fiscal year 2007: $2,300,572,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $2,469,636,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $2,566,481,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $2,600,036,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $2,692,104,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $2,703,556,000,000. 

(4) DEFICITS.—For purposes of the enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2007: $400,232,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $453,778,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $452,653,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $430,552,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $341,850,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $215,255,000,000. 


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(5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the appropriate levels 

of the public debt are as follows: Fiscal year 2007: $8,932,264,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $9,504,150,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $10,073,725,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $10,622,023,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $11,077,407,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $11,419,028,000,000. 

(6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appropriate levels of 

debt held by the public are as follows: Fiscal year 2007: $5,047,318,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $5,312,560,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $5,561,383,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $5,774,487,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $5,881,776,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $5,850,852,000,000. 

SEC. 102. SOCIAL SECURITY. 

(a) SOCIAL SECURITY REVENUES.—For purposes of Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of the Federal Old-Age and 

Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows: Fiscal year 2007: $637,586,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $668,998,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $702,851,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $737,589,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $772,605,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $807,928,000,000. 

(b) SOCIAL SECURITY OUTLAYS.—For purposes of Senate enforcement under sections 302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance 

Trust Fund are as follows: Fiscal year 2007: $441,676,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: $460,224,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: $478,578,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: $499,655,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: $520,743,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: $546,082,000,000. 

(c) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—In the Senate, the amounts of new budget authority and budget outlays of the 

Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for administrative expenses 

are as follows: 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $4,692,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,727,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $4,850,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,859,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $4,996,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $4,970,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $5,147,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,121,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $5,306,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,278,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $5,467,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $5,439,000,000. 

SEC. 103. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 

new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 for each major functional category are: 

(1) National Defense (050): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $525,797,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $534,270,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $506,955,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $514,401,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $534,705,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $524,384,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $545,171,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $536,433,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $550,944,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $547,624,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $559,799,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $548,169,000,000. 

(2) International Affairs (150): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $28,795,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,308,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $34,678,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $33,070,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $35,602,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,664,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $35,980,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $33,070,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $36,630,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $33,528,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $37,257,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $34,150,000,000. 

(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $25,079,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $24,516,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $27,615,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $26,472,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $28,641,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $28,411,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $29,844,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $29,485,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $31,103,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $30,089,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $32,438,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,367,000,000. 

(4) Energy (270): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $2,943,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,369,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $3,408,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,162,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $3,209,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,590,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $3,275,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,782,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $3,346,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,829,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $3,404,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $2,111,000,000. 

(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $31,332,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $32,919,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,384,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $35,219,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $33,910,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $35,704,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $34,660,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $35,834,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, $35,113,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $36,035,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, $36,094,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $36,507,000,000. 

(6) Agriculture (350): 

Fiscal year 2007: 


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(A) New budget authority, $21,471,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,738,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $20,481,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,603,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $21,033,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,146,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $21,238,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,207,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $21,256,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,534,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $21,502,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,963,000,000. 

(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $5,515,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$3,522,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $9,279,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $2,034,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $9,973,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $1,048,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $13,775,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $3,431,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $8,822,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $2,439,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, $8,822,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $756,000,000. 

(8) Transportation (400): 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $81,282,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $74,739,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $82,799,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $81,093,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $76,306,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $84,025,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $77,061,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $85,959,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, $78,089,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $86,672,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, $78,969,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $88,352,000,000. 


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(9) Community and Regional Development (450): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $15,717,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $28,281,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $15,814,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $22,292,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $14,725,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $21,008,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $14,942,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,892,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $15,157,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $18,440,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $15,371,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $15,938,000,000. 

(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 

(500): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $92,780,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $92,224,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $93,880,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $91,022,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $97,809,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $94,513,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $99,726,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $97,075,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, $100,151,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $98,745,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, $100,748,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $98,728,000,000. 

(11) Health (550): 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $267,892,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $268,197,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $287,486,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $286,442,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $308,326,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $306,410,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $326,118,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $326,100,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, $347,561,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $346,748,000,000. 


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Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $370,422,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $369,653,000,000. 

(12) Medicare (570): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $365,152,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $370,180,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $389,587,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $389,703,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $416,710,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $416,367,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $442,347,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $442,569,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $489,077,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $489,087,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $486,804,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $486,417,000,000. 

(13) Income Security (600): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $360,365,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $364,204,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $380,763,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $384,301,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $391,707,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $393,962,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $401,747,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $402,784,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, $417,020,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $417,013,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, $402,674,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $402,008,000,000. 

(14) Social Security (650): 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,089,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,089,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,644,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,644,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $21,518,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $21,518,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $23,701,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $23,701,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 


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(A) New budget authority, $27,009,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $27,009,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $29,898,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $29,898,000,000. 

(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $73,896,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $72,342,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $85,262,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $84,421,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $87,787,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $88,290,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $90,414,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $89,981,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $96,033,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $95,543,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $93,325,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $92,666,000,000. 

(16) Administration of Justice (750): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $45,504,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $44,659,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $47,998,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $47,131,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $48,315,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $49,120,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $49,220,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $49,449,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, $50,146,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $49,969,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, $51,079,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $50,759,000,000. 

(17) General Government (800): 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority, $18,193,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $18,574,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, $18,628,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,012,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,254,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $19,323,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, $19,876,000,000. 


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(B) Outlays, $19,755,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $20,637,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $20,360,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $21,349,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $21,183,000,000. 

(18) Net Interest (900): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $344,509,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $344,509,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $370,578,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $370,578,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $391,056,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $391,056,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $414,724,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $414,724,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $433,665,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $433,665,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $448,597,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $448,597,000,000. 

(19) Allowances (920): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $785,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $755,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,394,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$2,164,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$6,894,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,319,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,190,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$6,984,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,295,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$7,181,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$7,427,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$7,311,000,000. 

(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

Fiscal year 2007: 

(A) New budget authority,

¥$69,714,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$69,714,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: 

(A) New budget authority,

¥$70,979,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$70,979,000,000. 

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(A) New budget authority, ¥$66,560,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$66,569,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$66,933,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$66,933,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$69,575,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$69,595,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: 

(A) New budget authority, ¥$71,857,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, ¥$71,860,000,000. 

(21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970): 

Fiscal year 2007: (A) New budget authority, $124,153,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $31,935,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2008: (A) New budget authority, $145,162,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $115,179,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2009: (A) New budget authority, $50,000,000,000. 

(B) Outlays, $109,830,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2010: (A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $41,722,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2011: (A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $13,551,000,000. 

Fiscal year 2012: (A) New budget authority, $0. 

(B) Outlays, $4,505,000,000. 

TITLE II—BUDGET PROCESS 

SEC. 201. PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER IN THE SENATE. 

(a) POINT OF ORDER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to 

consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that would 

increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit for 

either of the applicable time periods as measured in paragraphs 

(5) and (6). 

(2) APPLICABLE TIME PERIODS.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘applicable time period’’ means either— (A) the period of the current fiscal year, the budget 

year, and the ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget 

year; or 

(B) the period of the current fiscal year, the budget 

year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget 

year. 

(3) DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION.—For purposes of this 

subsection and except as provided in paragraph (4), the term 

‘‘direct spending legislation’’ means any bill, joint resolution, 

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spending as that term is defined by, and interpreted for purposes of, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985. 

(4) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this subsection, the terms 

‘‘direct spending legislation’’ and ‘‘revenue legislation’’ do not 

include—

(A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; or 

(B) any provision of legislation that affects the full 

funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance 

guarantee commitment in effect on the date of enactment of 

the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. 

(5) BASELINE.—Estimates prepared pursuant to this subsection shall—

(A) use the baseline surplus or deficit used for the most 

recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget; and 

(B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections 

(b) through (d) of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to 

September 30, 2002) for fiscal years beyond those covered 

by that concurrent resolution on the budget. 

(6) PRIOR SURPLUS.—If direct spending or revenue legislation increases the on-budget deficit or causes an on-budget deficit when taken individually, it must also increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit when taken together with 

all direct spending and revenue legislation enacted since the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in the baseline 

under paragraph (5)(A), except that direct spending or revenue 

effects resulting in net deficit reduction enacted in any bill pursuant to a reconciliation instruction since the beginning of that 

same calendar year shall never be made available on the payas-you-go ledger and shall be dedicated only for deficit reduction. 

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.—

(1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended in 

the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(2) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 

the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, 

the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, as 

the case may be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to 

sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order 

raised under this section. 

(c) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For purposes of this 

section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and revenues for 

a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by 

the Senate Committee on the Budget. 

(d) SUNSET.—This section shall expire on September 30, 2017. 

(e) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(108th Congress), the fiscal year 2004 concurrent resolution on the 

budget, shall no longer apply. 


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SEC. 202. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INCREASE THE DEFICIT OR REDUCE 

A SURPLUS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any reconciliation bill, resolution, amendment, amendment between Houses, motion, or conference report pursuant to section 310 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that would cause or increase a deficit or reduce a surplus in either of the following periods: 

(1) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 4 fiscal years following the budget year. 

(2) The current fiscal year, the budget year, and the ensuing 9 fiscal years following the budget year. 

(b) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.—

(1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended in 

the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in 

the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on 

a point of order raised under this section. 

(c) DETERMINATION OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For purposes of this 

section, the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on the 

basis of estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget. 

SEC. 203. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION INCREASING LONG-TERM DEFICITS. 

(a) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS.—The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to 

the extent practicable, prepare for each bill and joint resolution reported from committee (except measures within the jurisdiction of 

the Committee on Appropriations), and amendments thereto and 

conference reports thereon, an estimate of whether the measure 

would cause, relative to current law, a net increase in deficits in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the four 10-year periods beginning 

in fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2057. 

(b) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in the Senate to 

consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 

report that would cause a net increase in deficits in excess of 

$5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 10-year periods beginning in 2018 

through 2057. 

(c) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL IN THE SENATE.— (1) WAIVER.—This section may be waived or suspended only 

by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(2) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an 

appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised 

under this section. 

(d) DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For purposes of this 

section, the levels of net deficit increases shall be determined on the 

basis of estimates provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget. 

(e) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 407 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 

year 2006, shall no longer apply. 

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SEC. 204. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. 

(a) SENATE.—

(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—In the Senate, with respect 

to a provision of direct spending or receipts legislation or appropriations for discretionary accounts that Congress designates as 

an emergency requirement in such measure, the amounts of new 

budget authority, outlays, and receipts in all fiscal years resulting from that provision shall be treated as an emergency requirement for the purpose of this subsection. 

(2) EXEMPTION OF EMERGENCY PROVISIONS.—Any new 

budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision designated as an emergency requirement, pursuant to 

this subsection, in any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report shall not count for purposes of sections 302 and 

311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and sections 201, 

203, and 207 of this resolution (relating to pay-as-you-go in the 

Senate, long-term deficits, and discretionary spending limits). 

(3) DESIGNATIONS.—If a provision of legislation is designated as an emergency requirement under this subsection, the 

committee report and any statement of managers accompanying 

that legislation shall include an explanation of the manner in 

which the provision meets the criteria in paragraph (6). 

(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘direct 

spending’’, ‘‘receipts’’, and ‘‘appropriations for discretionary accounts’’ mean any provision of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that affects direct spending, 

receipts, or appropriations as those terms have been defined 

and interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

(5) POINT OF ORDER.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—When the Senate is considering a 

bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, if 

a point of order is made by a Senator against an emergency 

designation in that measure, that provision making such a 

designation shall be stricken from the measure and may 

not be offered as an amendment from the floor. 

(B) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.—

(i) WAIVER.—Subparagraph (A) may be waived or 

suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of 

three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(ii) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this 

paragraph shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the 

manager of the bill or joint resolution, as the case may 

be. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of 

the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required 

to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a 

point of order raised under this paragraph. 

(C) DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—For 

purposes of subparagraph (A), a provision shall be considered an emergency designation if it designates any item as 

an emergency requirement pursuant to this subsection. 

(D) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order 

under subparagraph (A) may be raised by a Senator as 


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provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974. 

(E) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between 

the Houses in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being 

made by any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and such 

point of order being sustained, such material contained in 

such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the 

Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the 

Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with 

a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment 

with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the 

conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, 

not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment 

derived from such conference report by operation of this 

paragraph), no further amendment shall be in order. 

(6) CRITERIA.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, any 

provision is an emergency requirement if the situation addressed by such provision is—

(i) necessary, essential, or vital (not merely useful 

or beneficial); 

(ii) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not 

building up over time; 

(iii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need requiring immediate action; 

(iv) subject to subparagraph (B), unforeseen, unpredictable, and unanticipated; and 

(v) not permanent, temporary in nature. 

(B) UNFORESEEN.—An emergency that is part of an aggregate level of anticipated emergencies, particularly when 

normally estimated in advance, is not unforeseen. 

(7) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply. 

(b) HOUSE.—In the House, if any bill or joint resolution, or 

amendment offered or considered as adopted or conference report 

thereon, that makes appropriations for discretionary amounts, and 

such amounts are designated as necessary to meet emergency needs, 

then the new budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom shall 

not be counted for the purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF BUDGETARY POINTS OF 

ORDER IN THE SENATE. 

Notwithstanding any provision of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, subsections (c)(2) and (d)(3) of section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 shall remain in effect for purposes of Senate enforcement through September 30, 2017, and Section 403 of H. 

Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) shall no longer apply in the Senate. 

SEC. 206. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

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(1) IN GENERAL.— (A) POINT OF ORDER.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider 

any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference 

report that would provide an advance appropriation. 

(B) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance 

appropriation’’ means any new budget authority provided 

in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for fiscal 

year 2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year 

after 2008, or any new budget authority provided in a bill 

or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2009. 

(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Advance appropriations may be provided—

(A) for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for programs, 

projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance 

Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

$25,158,000,000 in new budget authority in each year; and 

(B) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 

(3) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.— (A) WAIVER.—In the Senate, paragraph (1) may be 

waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(B) APPEAL.—An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 

Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on 

a point of order raised under paragraph (1). 

(4) FORM OF POINT OF ORDER.—A point of order under 

paragraph (1) may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(5) CONFERENCE REPORTS.—When the Senate is considering 

a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in 

relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this subsection, and such point of order being 

sustained, such material contained in such conference report 

shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its 

amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur 

in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the 

case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only 

that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as 

the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate 

shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is 

sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. 

(6) REPEAL.—In the Senate, section 401 of H. Con. Res. 95 

(109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2006, shall no longer apply. 

(b) HOUSE.—

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tion or continuing appropriation, or an amendment thereto may 

not provide for advance appropriations. 

(2) ADVANCE APPROPRIATION.—In the House, an advance 

appropriation may be provided for fiscal year 2009 or 2010 for 

programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint 

explanatory statement of managers accompanying this resolution under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,558,000,000 in new budget authority. 

(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or any new discretionary budget authority provided in a 

bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 

2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2008. 

SEC. 207. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS, PROGRAM INTEGRITY 

INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. 

(a) SENATE POINT OF ORDER.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill 

or joint resolution (or amendment, motion, or conference report 

on that bill or joint resolution) that would cause the discretionary spending limits in this section to be exceeded. 

(2) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEALS.— (A) WAIVER.—This subsection may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of threefifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 

(B) APPEALS.—Appeals in the Senate from the decisions 

of the Chair relating to any provision of this subsection 

shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, 

and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the 

bill or joint resolution. An affirmative vote of three-fifths of 

the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall 

be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair 

on a point of order raised under this subsection. 

(b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—In the Senate 

and as used in this section, the term ‘‘discretionary spending limit’’

means—

(1) for fiscal year 2007, $950,504,000,000 in new budget 

authority and $1,029,465,000,000 in outlays; and 

(2) for fiscal year 2008, $953,052,000,000 in new budget 

authority and $1,028,397,000,000 in outlays; 

as adjusted in conformance with the adjustment procedures in subsection (c). 

(c) ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SENATE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—After the reporting of a bill or joint resolution relating to any matter described in paragraph (2), or the 

offering of an amendment thereto or the submission of a conference report thereon—

(A) the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 

Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, by the amount of 

new budget authority in that measure for that purpose and 

the outlays flowing therefrom; and 


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(B) following any adjustment under subparagraph (A), 

the Senate Committee on Appropriations may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to section 302(b) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this subsection. 

(2) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—Matters referred to in paragraph 

(1) are as follows: 

(A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SSI REDETER- MINATIONS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making 

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates 

$264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $213,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations 

for the Social Security Administration, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee 

on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but 

not to exceed $213,000,000 in budget authority and outlays 

flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008. 

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX ENFORCEMENT.— If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $6,822,000,000 

for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap (taxes owed but not 

paid) and provides an additional appropriation of up to 

$406,000,000 for the Internal Revenue Service for enhanced 

tax enforcement to address the Federal tax gap, then the 

discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate 

Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that 

purpose, but not to exceed $406,000,000 in budget authority 

and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008. 

(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL.—If a 

bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations 

for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates up to $383,000,000 to 

the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the 

Department of Health and Human Services, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $383,000,000 in budget authority 

and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008. 

(D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENT

REVIEWS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making 

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates 

$10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 

reviews, and provides an additional appropriation of up to 

$40,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 

reviews, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation 

to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates 

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tion for that purpose, but not to exceed $40,000,000 in 

budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal 

year 2008. 

(E) COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED

ACTIVITIES.—The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 

Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates for one or more bills, joint resolutions, motions, 

amendments, or conference reports making appropriations 

for fiscal year 2008 for overseas deployments and related 

activities, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

that purpose (and so designated pursuant to this subparagraph) up to the amounts of budget authority specified in 

Section 103(21) for fiscal year 2008 and the new outlays 

flowing therefrom. 

(d) HOUSE.—

(1) PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES AND OTHER ADJUST- MENTS.—

(A) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME REDETERMINATIONS.—If a bill or 

joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal 

year 2008 that appropriates $264,000,000 for continuing 

disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration, and 

provides an additional appropriation of up to $213,000,000 

and the amount is designated for continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations 

for the Social Security Administration, then the allocation 

to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of the additional budget authority and outlays flowing from that 

budget authority for fiscal year 2008. 

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAX COMPLIANCE.—If 

a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations 

for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates $6,822,000,000 to the 

Internal Revenue Service and the amount is designated to 

improve compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provides an additional appropriation of up to $406,000,000, and the amount is designated 

to improve compliance with the provisions of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, then the allocation to the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be 

increased by the amount of the additional budget authority 

and outlays flowing from that budget authority for fiscal 

year 2008. 

(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates up to 

$383,000,000 and the amount is designated to the Health 

Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the Department 

of Health and Human Services, then the allocation to the 

Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives shall be increased by the amount of additional budget 

authority and outlays flowing from that budget authority 

for fiscal year 2008. 


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(D) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IMPROPER PAYMENT

REVIEWS.—If a bill or joint resolution is reported making 

appropriations for fiscal year 2008 that appropriates 

$10,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 

reviews, and provides an additional appropriation of up to 

$40,000,000 for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 

reviews, then the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed 

$40,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2008. 

(E) COSTS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND RELATED

ACTIVITIES.—

(i) In the House, if one or more bills or joint resolutions are reported making appropriations for fiscal 

year 2008 for overseas deployments and related activities (and such amounts are so designated pursuant to 

this clause), then the allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

that purpose up to the amounts of budget authority 

specified in section 103(21) for fiscal year 2008 and the 

new outlays flowing therefrom. 

(ii) In the House, if one or more bills or joint resolutions are reported making appropriations for fiscal 

year 2008 for overseas deployments and related activities (and such amounts are so designated pursuant to 

this clause) above the amounts of budget authority and 

new outlays specified in clause (i), then new budget authority, outlays, or receipts resulting therefrom shall 

not count for the purposes of titles III and IV of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(2) PROCEDURE FOR ADJUSTMENTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—After the reporting of a bill or joint 

resolution, or an amendment offered or considered as 

adopted thereto, or the submission of a conference report 

thereon, the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 

shall make adjustments set forth in paragraph (1) for the 

incremental new budget authority in that measure and the 

outlays flowing from that budget authority, if that measure 

meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (1), except 

that no adjustment shall be made for provisions exempted 

for the purposes of titles III and IV of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 under paragraph (1)(E)(ii). 

(B) MATTERS TO BE ADJUSTED.—The adjustments referred to in subparagraph (A) are to be made to—

(i) the allocations made pursuant to the appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to 

section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 

and 

(ii) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in this 

resolution. 


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(e) OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.—In the House 

and the Senate, all committees are directed to review programs 

within their jurisdictions to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by Government Accountability Office reports. Based on these oversight efforts and committee performance reviews of programs within their 

jurisdictions, committees are directed to include recommendations 

for improved governmental performance in their annual views and 

estimates reports required under section 301(d) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 to the Committees on the Budget. 

(f) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.—If 

legislation making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007 

is enacted, the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the 

Budget shall make the appropriate adjustments in allocations, aggregates, discretionary spending limits, and other levels of new 

budget authority and outlays to reflect the difference between such 

measure and the corresponding levels assumed in this resolution. 

SEC. 208. APPLICATION OF PREVIOUS ALLOCATIONS IN THE SENATE. 

Section 7035 of Public Law 109–234 shall no longer apply in 

the Senate. 

SEC. 209. SENATE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST PROVISIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION THAT CONSTITUTE CHANGES IN 

MANDATORY PROGRAMS WITH NET COSTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate, it shall not be in order to consider any appropriations legislation, including any amendment 

thereto, motion in relation thereto, or conference report thereon, that 

includes any provision which constitutes a change in a mandatory 

program producing net costs, as defined in subsection (b), that 

would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts 

under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 2002) were 

they included in legislation other than appropriations legislation. A 

point of order pursuant to this section shall be raised against such 

provision or provisions as described in subsections (e) and (f). 

(b) CHANGES IN MANDATORY PROGRAMS PRODUCING NET

COSTS.—A provision or provisions shall be subject to a point of 

order pursuant to this section if—

(1) the provision would increase budget authority in at 

least 1 of the 9 fiscal years that follow the budget year and over 

the period of the total of the budget year and the 9 fiscal years 

following the budget year; 

(2) the provision would increase net outlays over the period 

of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget year; and 

(3) the sum total of all changes in mandatory programs in 

the legislation would increase net outlays as measured over the 

period of the total of the 9 fiscal years following the budget 

year. 

(c) DETERMINATION.—The determination of whether a provision 

is subject to a point of order pursuant to this section shall be made 

by the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 

(d) SUPERMAJORITY WAIVER AND APPEAL.—This section may be 

waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of 

three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 

vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 


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sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the 

Chair on a point of order raised under this section. 

(e) GENERAL POINT OF ORDER.—It shall be in order for a Senator to raise a single point of order that several provisions of a bill, 

resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report violate this section. The Presiding Officer may sustain the point of order as to 

some or all of the provisions against which the Senator raised the 

point of order. If the Presiding Officer so sustains the point of order 

as to some of the provisions (including provisions of an amendment, 

motion, or conference report) against which the Senator raised the 

point of order, then only those provisions (including provision of an 

amendment, motion, or conference report) against which the Presiding Officer sustains the point of order shall be deemed stricken 

pursuant to this section. Before the Presiding Officer rules on such 

a point of order, any Senator may move to waive such a point of 

order as it applies to some or all of the provisions against which 

the point of order was raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable 

in accordance with rules and precedents of the Senate. After the Presiding Officer rules on such a point of order, any Senator may appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on such a point of order as 

it applies to some or all of the provisions on which the Presiding 

Officer ruled. 

(f) FORM OF THE POINT OF ORDER.—When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses 

in relation to, a bill, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this section, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or amendment shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its 

amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the 

House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, 

which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the 

conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so 

stricken. Any such motion shall be debatable. In any case in which 

such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of 

this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. 

(g) EFFECTIVENESS.—This section shall not apply to—

(1) legislation making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007; and 

(2) any provision constituting a change in a mandatory 

program in appropriations legislation if such provision has 

been enacted in each of the 3 fiscal years prior to the budget 

year. 

SEC. 210. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 13301 OF THE BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the House and the Senate, notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

and section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the joint 

explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any 

concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its allocation 

under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the 

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(b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the House, for purposes of applying section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the 

level of total new budget authority and total outlays provided by a 

measure shall include any discretionary amounts provided for the 

Social Security Administration. 

SEC. 211. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS 

AND AGGREGATES. 

(a) APPLICATION.—Any adjustments of allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall— (1) apply while that measure is under consideration; 

(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and 

(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 

practicable. 

(b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AGGREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments 

shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in this resolution. 

(c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For purposes of 

this resolution the levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct 

spending, new entitlement authority, revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be determined 

on the basis of estimates made by the appropriate Committee on the 

Budget. 

SEC. 212. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND 

DEFINITIONS. 

Upon the enactment of a bill or joint resolution providing for 

a change in concepts or definitions, the Chairman of the appropriate 

Committee on the Budget may make adjustments to the levels and 

allocations in this resolution in accordance with section 251(b) of 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as 

in effect prior to September 30, 2002). 

SEC. 213. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

Congress adopts the provisions of this title— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 

and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they 

shall be considered as part of the rules of each House or of that 

House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent 

with such other rules; and 

(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either 

the Senate or House of Representatives to change those rules 

(insofar as they relate to that House) at any time, in the same 

manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule 

of the Senate or House of Representatives. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS 

SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SCHIP LEGISLATION. 

(a) SENATE.— (1) PRIORITY.—The Senate establishes the following priorities and makes the following findings: 

(A) The Senate shall make the enactment of legislation 

to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) a top priority for the remainder of fiscal 

year 2007, during the first session of the 110th Congress. 


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(B) Extending health care coverage to the Nation’s vulnerable uninsured children is an urgent priority for the 

Senate. 

(C) SCHIP has proven itself a successful program for 

covering previously uninsured children. 

(D) More than 6 million children are enrolled in this 

landmark program, which has enjoyed broad bipartisan 

support in Congress, among our Nation’s governors, and 

within state and local governments. 

(E) SCHIP reduces the percentage of children with 

unmet health care needs. 

(F) Since SCHIP was created, enormous progress has 

been made in reducing disparities in children’s coverage 

rates. 

(G) Uninsured children who gain coverage through 

SCHIP receive more preventive care and their parents report better access to providers and improved communications with their children’s doctors. 

(H) Congress has a responsibility to reauthorize SCHIP 

before the expiration of its current authorization. 

(2) RESERVE FUND.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the 

Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a 

bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 

that provides up to $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 for reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(SCHIP), if such legislation maintains coverage for those currently enrolled in SCHIP, continues efforts to enroll uninsured 

children who are already eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but 

are not enrolled, or supports States in their efforts to move forward in covering more children, by the amounts provided in 

that legislation for those purposes, provided that the outlay adjustment shall not exceed $50,000,000,000 in outlays over the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, and provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over 

either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) HOUSE RESERVE FUND FOR THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH

INSURANCE PROGRAM.—The Chairman of the House Committee on 

the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 

aggregates, and other appropriate levels for bills, joint resolutions, 

amendments, or conference reports, which contains matter within 

the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce that expands coverage and improves children’s health through the State 

Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of 

the Social Security Act and the program under title XIX of such Act 

(commonly known as Medicaid) and that increases new budget authority that will result in not more than $50,000,000,000 in outlays 

in fiscal years 2007 through 2012, and others which contain offsets 

so designated for the purpose of this section within the jurisdiction 

of another committee or committees, if the combined changes would 

not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

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SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND 

WOUNDED SERVICEMEMBERS. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports which— (1) enhance medical care and disability benefits for wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans, which may include low-vision and blinded veterans; 

(2) expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special Compensation to permit additional disabled retirees to receive both 

disability compensation and retired pay; 

(3) eliminate the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan annuities and veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation; 

(4) improve disability evaluations of military personnel or 

veterans to expedite the claims process; 

(5) enhance educational benefits of veterans; or 

(6) provide for or increase benefits to Filipino veterans of 

World War II, their survivors and dependents; 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes (or, 

in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), 

provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the 

deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, 

and provided further in the House that such legislation would not 

increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TAX RELIEF. 

(a) SENATE.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would 

provide tax relief, including extensions of expiring tax relief and refundable tax relief, by the amounts provided in that legislation for 

those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase 

the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 

through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2017. 

(b) HOUSE.— (1) RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM OF THE ALTERNATIVE MIN- IMUM TAX.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 

conference reports that provide for reform of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reducing the tax burden of the alternative 

minimum tax on middle-income families by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose or that contain offsets 

so designated for that purpose, provided that such legislation 

would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

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mittee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee 

or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this 

resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 

motions, or conference reports that provide for tax relief for 

middle-income families and taxpayers and enhanced economic 

equity, such as extension of the child tax credit, extension of 

marriage penalty relief, extension of the 10 percent individual 

income tax bracket, modification of the Alternative Minimum 

Tax, elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of 

estates by reforming and substantially increasing the unified 

credit, extension of the research and experimentation tax credit, 

extension of the deduction for State and local sales taxes, and 

a tax credit for school construction bonds, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for 

the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or 

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS. 

(a) HOUSE.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 

more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries and protect access to care, through measures such as increasing the reimbursement rate for physicians while protecting beneficiaries from associated premium increases and making improvements to the prescription drug program under part D by the amounts provided in 

such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not 

increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017. 

(b) SENATE.—

(1) PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.—In the Senate, the Chairman of 

the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, 

allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 

that repeals the prohibition in section 1860D–11(i)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–111(i)(1)) while preserving 

access to prescription drugs and price competition without requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price structure 

for reimbursement of covered Part D drugs, provided that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of 

the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further that any savings from the measure are to be used either to 

improve the Medicare Part D benefit or for deficit reduction. 

(2) PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS.—In the Senate, the Chairman of 

the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, 

allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 

that increases the reimbursement rate for physician services 

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cludes financial incentives for physicians to improve the quality 

and efficiency of items and services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries through the use of consensus-based quality measures, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2017. 

(3) IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICARE PART D.—In the Senate, 

the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in 

this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, 

or conference report that makes improvements to the prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose up to $5,000,000,000, 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2017. 

(4) IMPROVING MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels 

in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that—

(A) includes provisions to reform the area wage index 

used to adjust payments to hospitals under the Medicare 

hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395ww(d)); and 

(B) includes a transition to the reform described in 

subparagraph (A); 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2017. 

(c) SENATE AND HOUSE DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO

ADDRESS PHYSICIAN AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHORTAGES.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget 

may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, 

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, 

joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that 

encourage physicians to train in primary care residencies and attract more physicians and other health care providers to States that 

face a shortage of health care providers by the amounts provided in 

such legislation for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain 

offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that 

such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period 

of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the 

House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 

through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 


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SEC. 305. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUNDS FOR HEALTH CARE 

QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, AND TRANSPARENCY. 

(a) HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—

(1) The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 

conference reports that provide incentives or other support for 

adoption of modern information technology to improve quality 

and protect privacy in health care, by the amounts provided in 

such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain 

offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2017. 

(2) The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, 

aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for 

one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or 

conference reports that provide incentives for Medicare providers or suppliers to comply with, where available and medically appropriate, clinical protocols identified as best practices, 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose 

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that 

purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not 

increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that 

such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the 

surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH.—The Chairman 

of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that establish a 

new Federal or public-private initiative for comparative effectiveness 

research, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that 

purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(c) IMPROVING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.—In the Senate, the 

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, 

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(1) creates a framework and parameters for the use of 

Medicare data for the purpose of conducting research, public reporting, and other activities to evaluate health care safety, effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and resource utilization in Federal 

programs and the private health care system; and 

(2) includes provisions to protect beneficiary privacy and to 

prevent disclosure of proprietary or trade secret information 

with respect to the transfer and use of such data; 

provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the 

period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. 

(a) SENATE.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would 

make higher education more accessible and more affordable, which 

may include tax benefits, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017. 

(b) HOUSE.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 

more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that make college more affordable through reforms to the 

Higher Education Act of 1965 or other legislation by the amounts 

provided in such legislation for that purpose or that contain offsets 

so designated for that purpose, provided that such legislation would 

not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FARM BILL. 

(a) SENATE.—The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for 

the reauthorization of the programs of the Food Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 or prior Acts, authorize similar or related 

programs, provide for revenue changes, or any combination of the 

preceding purposes, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 over the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that such legislation 

would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) HOUSE.—The Chairman of the House Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 

more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for the reauthorization of the programs of the 

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vided in such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets 

so designated for those purposes up to $20,000,000,000 for the total 

over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, provided that 

such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY LEGISLATION. 

(a) SENATE.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more 

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

that would reduce our Nation’s dependence on foreign sources of energy, expand production and use of clean alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, promote renewable energy development, improve 

electricity transmission, encourage responsible development of domestic oil and natural gas resources, or reward conservation and efficiency, by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. The legislation may include tax legislation such as a proposal to extend energy tax incentives like the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bond 

program, or provisions to encourage energy efficient buildings, products, and power plants. 

(b) HOUSE.— (1) The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget 

shall revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 

more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that fulfill the purposes of section 301(a) of H.R. 

6, the Clean Energy Act of 2007 by the amounts provided in 

such legislation for those purposes or that contain offsets so designated for those purposes, provided that such legislation would 

not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over 

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(2) The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget 

shall revise the allocations provided for under section 302(a) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations to the extent that any bills, joint resolutions, 

amendments, motions, or conference reports provide budget authority for purposes set forth in section 301(a) of H.R. 6 in excess of the amounts provided for those purposes in fiscal year 

2007. Any adjustments made under this paragraph shall not 

include revenues attributable to changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and shall not exceed the receipts estimated 

by the Congressional Budget Office that are attributable to H.R. 

6 for the year in which the adjustments are made. 

SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS 

LEGISLATION. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

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bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

that provide for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–393), 

make changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public 

Law 94–565), or both, by the amounts provided by that legislation 

for those purposes (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the 

surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 

amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for a continued Federal role in ensuring the availability of terrorism insurance after the expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension 

Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose 

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 

amendments, motions, or conference reports that would establish an 

affordable housing fund financed by the housing government sponsored enterprises, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for 

that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would 

not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for 

the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RECEIPTS FROM 

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

adjust the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more 

bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports 

that prohibit the Bonneville Power Administration from making 

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Treasury, by the amounts provided by that legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that 

purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INDIAN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that— (1) create an Indian claims settlement fund for trust accounting and management deficiencies related to Individual Indian Moneys and assets; and 

(2) extinguish all claims arising before the date of enactment for losses resulting from accounting errors, mismanagement of assets, or interest owed in connection with Individual 

Indian Moneys accounts; 

by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes up 

to $8,000,000,000 (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the 

surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 314. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN 

HEALTH. 

(a) HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a 

committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in 

this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, 

motions, or conference reports that make health insurance coverage 

more affordable or available to small businesses and their employees, through pooling arrangements that provide appropriate consumer protections, by the amounts provided in such legislation for 

that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for 

that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would 

not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for 

the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) HEALTH COVERAGE.—If a SCHIP reauthorization bill is enacted, then the Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or 

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for the uninsured and underinsured, and protect individuals with 

current health coverage, by the amounts provided in that legislation 

for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated 

for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would 

not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for 

the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the 

period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(c) LONG-TERM CARE.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or 

committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or 

more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would improve long-term care, enhance the safety and 

dignity of patients, encourage appropriate use of institutional and 

community-based care, promote quality care, or provide for the costeffective use of public resources, by the amounts provided in such 

legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so 

designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House 

that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the 

surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(d) MENTAL HEALTH PARITY.—The Chairman of the appropriate 

Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee 

or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, 

or conference reports that would provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical 

and surgical services, including parity in public programs, by the 

amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the 

House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided 

in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase 

the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017. 

SEC. 315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD CARE. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 

resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide up to $5,000,000,000 for the child care entitlement to States, 

by the amounts provided by such legislation for that purpose (or, in 

the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, 

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riod of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 316. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE SENATE. 

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, 

amendments, motions, or conference reports that provide for immigration reform by the amounts provided in such legislation for those 

purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 317. DEFICIT-REDUCTION RESERVE FUND. 

(a) REDUCTION OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS.—The Chairman of the 

appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of 

a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels 

and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that 

achieves savings by eliminating or reducing improper payments 

made by agencies reporting improper payments estimates under the 

Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 and uses such savings 

to reduce the deficit (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal 

years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that 

such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) INCREASED USE OF RECOVERY AUDITS.—The Chairman of 

the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations 

of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution upon enactment of legislation that 

achieves savings by requiring that agencies increase their use of the 

recovery audits authorized by the Erroneous Payments Recovery Act 

of 2001 (section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

fiscal year 2002) and uses such savings to reduce the deficit (or, in 

the House, that contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, 

and provided further in the House that such legislation would not 

increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 318. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MANUFACTURING 

INITIATIVES IN THE SENATE. 

In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the 

Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports, including tax 

legislation, that would revitalize the United States domestic manufacturing sector by increasing Federal research and development, by 

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ment of alternative fuels and leap-ahead automotive and energy 

technologies, and by establishing tax incentives to encourage the 

continued production in the United States of advanced technologies 

and the infrastructure to support such technologies, by the amounts 

provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 319. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THE SENATE. 

(a) REGULATION.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the Senate 

Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, 

and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report that authorizes the 

Food and Drug Administration to regulate products and assess user 

fees on manufacturers and importers of those products to cover the 

cost of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory activities, by 

the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) DRUG IMPORTATION.—In the Senate, the Chairman of the 

Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, 

motion, amendment, or conference report that permits the safe importation of prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration from a specified list of countries, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 320. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAID. 

(a) DELAY OF RULE.—The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, joint resolution, 

amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a delay 

in the implementation of the proposed rule published on January 

18, 2007, on pages 2236 through 2248 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal 

Regulations) or any other rule that would affect the Medicaid program or SCHIP in a similar manner, or place restrictions on coverage of or payment for graduate medical education, rehabilitation 

services, or school-based administration, transportation, or medical 

services under title XIX of the Social Security Act by the amounts 

provided in that legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that 

contain offsets so designated for that purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either 

the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the total 

of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit 

or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REGARDING MEDICAID COVERAGE

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appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for a bill, 

joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that provides for a demonstration project under which a State may apply 

under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) to 

provide medical assistance under a State Medicaid program to HIVinfected individuals who are not eligible for medical assistance 

under such program under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(I) of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(I)), by the amounts provided 

in that legislation for those purposes up to $500,000,000 (or, in the 

House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 

2012 or the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2017, 

and provided further in the House that such legislation would not 

increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2017. 

(c) TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Chairman of the 

appropriate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of 

a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels 

in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions or conference reports that extend the Transitional 

Medical Assistance program, included in title XIX of the Social Security Act, by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose (or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for that 

purpose), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the total of the period of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the total of the period of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 321. RESERVE FUND ADJUSTMENT FOR REVENUE MEASURES IN 

THE HOUSE. 

In the House, for the duration of the 110th Congress with respect to consideration of any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would decrease total revenues for the 

single period comprising the budget year and the following 4 fiscal 

years below the Congressional Budget Office baseline for the most 

recent concurrent resolution on the budget, the Chairman of the 

House Committee on the Budget shall increase the revenue aggregates by $179,816,000,000 for the total over the period of fiscal 

years 2008 through 2012, if the Chairman determines that such legislation does not contain a provision consistent with the provision 

set forth in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying this concurrent resolution. The Chairman may readjust 

such levels upon disposition of any measure in violation of this section. 

SEC. 322. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SAN JOAQUIN RIVER 

RESTORATION AND NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS. 

The Chairman of the appropriate Committee on the Budget may 

revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and 

other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint 


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resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would 

fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement 

Act, implement a Navajo Nation water rights settlement as authorized by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, or 

both, by the amounts provided by that legislation for those purposes 

(or, in the House, that contain offsets so designated for those purposes), provided in the Senate that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 

2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2007 

through 2017, and provided further in the House that such legislation would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the 

total over the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

SEC. 323. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SELECTED TAX RELIEF POLICIES IN THE SENATE. 

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this 

resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would provide tax relief by extending the State and local sales tax deduction, extending enhanced 

charitable giving from individual retirement accounts, reauthorizing the new markets tax credit under section 45D of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, or extending and increasing the above-theline deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expanding it to 

include qualified professional development expenses, by the amounts 

provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such 

legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the 

total of fiscal years 2007 through 2012 or the period of the total of 

fiscal years 2007 through 2017. 

TITLE IV—POLICY 

SEC. 401. POLICY ON MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF. 

(a) IN THE HOUSE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the House to minimize 

fiscal burdens on middle-income families and their children 

and grandchildren. It is the policy of the House to provide immediate relief for the tens of millions of middle-income households who would otherwise be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax under current law. Furthermore, it is the policy of 

the House to support extension of middle-income tax relief and 

enhanced economic equity through policies such as—

(A) extension of the child tax credit; 

(B) extension of marriage penalty relief; 

(C) extension of the 10 percent individual income tax 

bracket; 

(D) elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates by reforming and substantially increasing 

the unified tax credit; 

(E) extension of the research and experimentation tax 

credit; 

(F) extension of the deduction for State and local sales 

taxes; 

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(H) enactment of a tax credit for school construction 

bonds. 

(2) OTHER MATTERS.—The House assumes the cost of enacting such policies is offset by reforms within the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that promote economic efficiency, higher 

rates of tax compliance to close the ‘‘tax gap’’, and reduced taxpayer burdens through tax simplification. 

(b) IN THE SENATE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Senate adopted by a vote of 97 to 1 

an amendment to S. Con. Res. 21 as reported by the Senate 

Committee on the Budget which, with regard to tax relief, reduced the revenue aggregates by $179,816,000,000 to provide 

for—

(A) extension of the child tax credit; 

(B) extension of marriage penalty relief; 

(C) extension of the 10 percent individual income tax 

bracket; 

(D) reform of the estate tax to protect small businesses 

and family farms; 

(E) extension of the adoption tax credit; 

(F) extension of the dependent care tax credit; 

(G) extension of the treatment of combat pay for purposes of determining the Earned Income Tax Credit; and 

(H) other, unspecified tax relief. 

(2) POLICY.—It is the policy of the Senate that this resolution supports both the enactment of the policies listed in paragraph (1) and the Senate pay-as-you-go rule in section 201, and 

that any additional revenues needed to meet the Senate’s tax 

policy goals can be achieved by closing the tax gap, shutting 

down abusive tax shelters, addressing offshore tax havens, and 

without raising taxes. 

SEC. 402. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES. 

It is the policy of this resolution that—

(1) implementing the recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (commonly 

referred to as the 9/11 Commission) to adequately fund cooperative threat reduction and nuclear nonproliferation programs 

should receive higher priority than the President’s budget provides; 

(2) TRICARE fees for military retirees under the age of 65 

should remain at current levels; 

(3) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to improve retention of experienced personnel; 

(4) the recommendations of the bipartisan ‘‘Walter Reed 

Commission’’ (the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors) and other United States 

Government investigations into military healthcare facilities 

and services should be funded; 

(5) higher priority defense needs could be addressed by 

funding missile defense at an adequate but lower level, not providing funding for development of space-based missile defense 

interceptors, and by restraining excessive cost and schedule 

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(6) sufficient resources should be provided for the Department of Defense to do a more careful job of addressing as many 

as possible of the 1,378 unimplemented recommendations made 

by the Government Accountability Office over the last 6 years to 

improve practices at the Department of Defense, including investigation of the billions of dollars of obligations, disbursements and overcharges for which the Department of Defense 

cannot account; and 

(7) savings from the actions recommended in paragraphs 

(5) and (6) of this section should be used to fund the priorities 

identified in paragraphs (1) through (4) in this section. 

SEC. 403. POLICY ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY. 

It is the policy of this resolution that nothing in this resolution 

should be construed to reduce any assistance that makes college 

more affordable for students, including but not limited to assistance 

to student aid programs run by nonprofit state agencies. 

TITLE V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE AND SENSE OF 

CONGRESS 

SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SERVICEMEMBERS’ AND VETERANS’

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PRIORITIES. 

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Congress supports excellent health care for current and 

former members of the United States Armed Services, who have 

served well and honorably and have made significant sacrifices 

for this Nation; 

(2) this resolution provides $43,125,000,000 in discretionary budget authority for 2008 for Function 700 (Veterans 

Benefits and Services), including veterans’ health care, which is 

$6,668,000,000 more than the 2007 level, $5,474,000,000 more 

than the Congressional Budget Office’s baseline level for 2008, 

and $3,576,000,000 more than the President’s budget for 2008; 

(3) this resolution provides funding to implement, in part, 

recommendations of the bi-partisan ‘‘Walter Reed Commission’’

(the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning 

Wounded Warriors) and other United States Government investigations into military and veterans health care facilities and 

services; 

(4) this resolution assumes the rejection of the enrollment 

fees and co-payment increases in the President’s budget; 

(5) this resolution provides additional funding above the 

President’s inadequate budget levels for the Department of Veterans Affairs to research and treat veterans’ mental health, 

post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain and spinal 

cord injuries; and 

(6) this resolution provides additional funding above the 

President’s inadequate budget levels for the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the speed and accuracy of its processing of disability compensation claims, including funding to 

hire additional personnel above the President’s requested level. 

SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INNOVATION AGENDA: A COMMITMENT TO COMPETITIVENESS TO KEEP AMERICA #1. 

(a) It is the sense of Congress to provide sufficient funding that 

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vation and economic growth. This resolution provides substantial 

increased funding above the President’s requested level for 2008, 

and additional amounts in subsequent years in Function 250 (General Science, Space and Technology) and Function 270 (Energy). 

Additional increases for scientific research and education are included in Function 500 (Education, Employment, Training, and Social Services), Function 550 (Health), Function 300 (Environment 

and Natural Resources), Function 350 (Agriculture), Function 400 

(Transportation), and Function 370 (Commerce and Housing Credit), all of which receive more funding than the President requested. 

(b) America’s greatest resource for innovation resides within 

classrooms across the country. The increased funding provided in 

this resolution will support important initiatives to educate 100,000 

new scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and place highly 

qualified teachers in math and science K–12 classrooms. 

(c) Independent scientific research provides the foundation for 

innovation and future technologies. This resolution will put us on 

the path toward doubling funding for the National Science Foundation, basic research in the physical sciences, and collaborative research partnerships; and toward achieving energy independence 

through the development of clean and sustainable alternative energy 

technologies. 

SEC. 503. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HOMELAND SECURITY. 

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) this resolution assumes additional homeland security 

funding above the President’s requested level for 2008 and every 

subsequent year; 

(2) this resolution assumes funding above the President’s 

requested level for 2008, and additional amounts in subsequent 

years, in the four budget functions: Function 400 (Transportation), Function 450 (Community and Regional Development), 

Function 550 (Health), and Function 750 (Administration of 

Justice) that fund most nondefense homeland security activities; 

and 

(3) the homeland security funding provided in this resolution will help to strengthen the security of our Nation’s transportation system, particularly our ports where significant security shortfalls still exist and foreign ports, by expanding efforts 

to identify and scan all high-risk United States-bound cargo, 

equip, train and support first responders (including enhancing 

interoperable communications and emergency management), 

strengthen border patrol, and increase the preparedness of the 

public health system. 

SEC. 504. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ONGOING NEED TO 

RESPOND TO HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA. 

The sense of Congress is as follows: 

(1) Critical needs in the Gulf Coast region should be addressed without further delay. The budget resolution creates a 

reserve fund that would allow for affordable housing that may 

be used to focus on areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and 

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asters. Those efforts should be made in close consultation with 

residents of affected areas. For example, the budget resolution 

provides additional 2007 funding for the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, some of which may be used for this purpose. 

SEC. 505. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF ENTITLEMENTS. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The aging of the United States population is going to 

put unprecedented pressure on the Nation’s retirement and 

health care systems. 

(2) The long-term strength of Social Security would be improved through a fiscally responsible policy of reducing the deficit and paying down the debt that has accumulated since 2001, 

thus reducing debt service payments and freeing up billions of 

dollars that can be dedicated to meeting social security’s obligations. 

(3) A policy of reducing and eventually eliminating the deficit and paying down the debt is a key factor in improving the 

long-term strength of the economy as a whole, because a lower 

debt burden frees up resources for productive investments that 

will result in higher economic growth, provide a higher standard of living for future generations, and enhance the Nation’s 

ability to meet its commitments to its senior citizens. 

(4) The most significant factor affecting the Nation’s entitlement programs is the rapid increase in health care costs. The 

projected increasing costs of Medicare and Medicaid are not 

unique to these programs but rather are part of a pattern of rising costs for the health sector as a whole. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

growing cost of entitlements should be addressed in a way that is 

fiscally responsible and promotes economic growth, that addresses 

the causes of cost growth in the broader health care system, and 

that protects beneficiaries without leaving a legacy of debt to future 

generations. 

SEC. 506. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN 

AND BUILD UPON EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) More than 35 million individuals (12.4 million of them 

children) are food insecure, uncertain of having, or unable to 

acquire enough food. 10.8 million Americans are hungry because of lack of food. 

(2) Despite the critical contributions of the Department of 

Agriculture nutrition programs and particularly the food stamp 

program that significantly reduced payment error rates while 

increasing enrollment to partially mitigate the impact of recent 

increases in the poverty rate, significant need remains. 

(3) Nearly 25 million people, including nine million children and three million seniors, sought emergency food assistance from food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and local charities last year. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

Department of Agriculture programs that help fight hunger should 

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SEC. 507. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH 

COVERAGE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) More than 46 million Americans, including nine million 

children, lack health insurance. People without health insurance are more likely to experience problems getting medical care 

and to be hospitalized for avoidable health problems. 

(2) Most Americans receive health coverage through their 

employers. A major issue facing all employers is the rising cost 

of health insurance. Small businesses, which have generated 

most of the new jobs annually over the last decade, have an especially difficult time affording health coverage, due to higher 

administrative costs and fewer people over whom to spread the 

risk of catastrophic costs. Because it is especially costly for 

small businesses to provide health coverage, their employees 

make up a large proportion of the nation’s uninsured individuals. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that legislation consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle should be adopted 

that makes health insurance more affordable and accessible, with 

attention to the special needs of small businesses, and that lowers 

costs and improves the quality of health care by encouraging integration of health information technology tools into the practice of 

medicine, and promoting improvements in disease management and 

disease prevention. 

SEC. 508. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO RULE. 

It is the sense of Congress that in order to reduce the deficit 

Congress should extend PAYGO consistent with provisions of the 

Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. 

SEC. 509. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LONG-TERM BUDGETING. 

It is the sense of Congress that the determination of the congressional budget for the United States Government and the President’s 

budget request should include consideration of the Financial Report 

of the United States Government, especially its information regarding the Government’s net operating cost, financial position, and 

long-term liabilities. 

SEC. 510. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PAY PARITY. 

It is the sense of Congress that rates of compensation for civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same 

time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for 

members of the uniformed services. 

SEC. 511. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WASTE, FRAUD, AND 

ABUSE. 

It is the sense of Congress that all committees should examine 

programs within their jurisdiction to identify wasteful and fraudulent spending. To this end, section 207 of this resolution includes 

cap adjustments to provide appropriations for 3 programs that accounted for a significant share of improper payments reported by 

Federal agencies in 2006: Social Security Administration Continuing Disability Reviews, the Medicare/Medicaid Health Care 

Fraud and Abuse Control Program, and Unemployment Insurance. 

Section 207 also includes a cap adjustment for the Internal Revenue 

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the resolution’s deficit-neutral reserve funds require authorizing 

committees to cut lower-priority and wasteful spending to accommodate higher-priority programs. Finally, section 207 of the resolution 

directs all committees to review the performance of programs within 

their jurisdiction and report recommendations annually to the Committees on the Budget as part of the views and estimates process required by section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

SEC. 512. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF 

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. 

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) additional legislative action is needed to ensure that 

States have the necessary resources to collect all child support 

that is owed to families and to allow them to pass 100 percent 

of support on to families without financial penalty; and 

(2) when 100 percent of child support payments are passed 

to the child, rather than administrative expenses, program integrity is improved and child support participation increases. 

SEC. 513. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES. 

It is the sense of the House that the Federal Government should 

pay the plot allowance for the interment in a State veterans cemetery of any spouse or eligible child of a veteran, consistent with the 

pay-as-you-go principle. 

SEC. 514. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) Control of illegal immigration is a Federal responsibility. 

(2) The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (referred 

to in this section as ‘‘SCAAP’’) carried out pursuant to section 

241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) 

provides critical funding to States and localities for reimbursement of costs incurred as a result of housing undocumented 

criminal aliens. 

(3) Congress appropriated $300,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal 

year 2004. 

(4) Congress appropriated $305,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal 

year 2005. 

(5) Congress appropriated $405,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal 

year 2006. 

(6) Congress appropriated $399,000,000 for SCAAP to reimburse State and local governments for those costs in fiscal 

year 2007. 

(7) Congress has authorized to be appropriated 

$950,000,000 to carry out SCAAP for each of the fiscal years 

2008 through 2011. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

SCAAP funding for fiscal year 2008 should be consistent with the 

goal of achieving the program’s fully authorized level. 


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TITLE VI—RECONCILIATION 

SEC. 601. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE. 

Not later than September 10, 2007, the House Committee on 

Education and Labor shall report to the House of Representatives 

changes in laws to reduce the deficit by $750,000,000 for the period 

of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 

SEC. 602. DEFICIT REDUCTION RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTION IN THE 

SENATE. 

Not later than September 10, 2007, the Senate Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions shall report changes in 

laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by $750,000,000 for 

the period of fiscal years 2007 through 2012. 

And the House agree to the same. 

JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., 

ROSA DELAURO, 

CHET EDWARDS, 

Managers on the Part of the House. 

KENT CONRAD, 

PATTY MURRAY, 

RON WYDEN, 

Managers on the Part of the Senate. 


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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF

CONFERENCE

The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 

conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 

amendment of the House to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 

21) revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for 

the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting 

forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 

2012, submit the following joint statement to the House and the 

Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 

managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report: 

The House amendment struck all of the Senate concurrent resolution after the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text. 

The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 

of the House with an amendment that is a substitute for the Senate concurrent resolution and the House amendment. The differences between the Senate concurrent resolution, the House 

amendment, and the substitute agreed to in conference are noted 

below, except for clerical corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements reached by the conferees, and minor drafting 

and clarifying changes. 

DISPLAYS AND AMOUNTS

The required contents of concurrent budget resolutions are set 

forth in section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

The years in this document are fiscal years unless otherwise noted. 

The treatment of budget function levels in the Senate-passed 

and House-passed budget resolutions and the conference report is 

as follows: 

Senate Concurrent Resolution 

The Senate concurrent resolution includes all of the items required under Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment includes all of the items required as 

part of a concurrent budget resolution under section 301(a) of the 

Congressional Budget Act other than the spending and revenue 

levels for Social Security (which are used to enforce a point of order 

applicable only in the Senate). It also includes a new separate function category, Function 970 (Overseas Deployments and Other Activities). 


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Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes all of the items required by 

Section 301(a) of the Budget Act. 


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AGGREGATE AND FUNCTION LEVELS

Pursuant to section 301(a)(3) of the Budget Act, the budget resolution must set appropriate levels for each major functional category based on the 302(a) allocations and the budgetary totals. 

The respective levels of the Senate concurrent resolution, the 

House amendment, and conference agreement for each major budget function, as well as revenue totals, are discussed in the following 

section. A summary of the overall budget policy is as follows: 

Total spending is $2.965 trillion in budget authority (BA) and 

$2.937 trillion in outlays in 2008, and $15.538 trillion in BA and 

$15.567 trillion in outlays over 2008–2012. 

Discretionary spending for 2008 totals $1.100 trillion in BA 

and $1.145 trillion in outlays in 2008, and $5.246 trillion in BA and 

$5.615 trillion in outlays over 2008–2012. Excluding funding for 

overseas deployments and other activities, discretionary spending 

for 2008 totals $954.1 billion in BA and $1.029 trillion in outlays. 

These aggregate amounts (minus cap adjustments for program integrity initiatives) are allocated to the Appropriations Committees 

to be suballocated among their respective appropriations subcommittees. 

Mandatory spending totals $1.866 trillion in BA and $1.792 

trillion in outlays in 2008, and $10.293 trillion in BA and $9.952 

trillion in outlays over 2008–2012. This includes $750 million in 

reconciled savings over 2007–2012. These savings are reflected in 

Function 500. Specific policies to achieve those savings will be determined by the committees of jurisdiction. 

Revenue totals $2.685 trillion in 2008, and $14.828 trillion over 

five years. Specific policies will be determined by the Committee on 

Finance in the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means in 

the House. 

The conference report reduces the budget deficit from $251.7 

billion in 2008, to a surplus of $41.5 billion in 2012. 

The following section describes the conference report’s revenue 

levels and spending according to the budget’s functional categories. 

REVENUES

Summary 

The revenue component of the budget resolution reflects all of 

the federal government’s tax receipts that are classified as ‘‘on 

budget.’’ This includes individual income taxes; corporate income 

taxes; excise taxes, such as the gasoline tax; and other taxes, such 

as estate and gift taxes. Taxes collected for the Social Security system—the Old Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) 

payroll tax—are ‘‘off budget.’’ The Hospital Insurance payroll tax 

portion of Medicare, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act payroll 

tax, railroad retirement and other retirement systems are all ‘‘on 

budget.’’ Customs duties, tariffs, and other miscellaneous receipts 

are also included in the revenue component. Pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 

1990, Social Security payroll taxes are not included in the budget 

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Senate Resolution 

The Senate budget resolution includes $2.0 trillion in on-budget revenues for 2008, and $11.1 trillion over 2008–2012. (The corresponding revenue figures on a unified basis are $2.7 trillion for 

2008 and $14.8 trillion over five years.) The resolution provides two 

years of relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), protecting some 20 million middle-class taxpayers from being subject 

to the AMT in 2007 and 2008. The cost of providing this relief is 

fully offset. The resolution also assumes the extension of the college 

tuition deduction, with the costs offset. 

The revenue level in the Senate resolution is $179.8 billion 

below the levels in the CBO baseline over 2007–2012. This provides 

for the extension after 2010 of middle-class tax relief—child tax 

credit, the 10 percent bracket, and marriage penalty relief—as well 

as continuation of the estate tax at 2009 levels adjusted for inflation. In addition, this revenue reduction accommodates extension of 

other tax provisions expiring in 2010, such as the adoption tax 

credit, the dependent care tax credit, and the treatment of combat 

pay for purposes of the earned income tax credit. 

The Senate resolution includes several reserve funds that provide for tax relief, including refundable tax relief and the extension 

of expiring tax relief, as long as the costs of these provisions are 

offset. These deficit-neutral reserve funds would accommodate, for 

instance, tax relief related to agriculture, energy, higher education, 

and manufacturing as well as the extension of enhanced charitable 

giving from individual retirement accounts, the State and local 

sales tax deduction, the new markets tax credit, and the above-theline deduction for teacher classroom supplies. 

The Senate resolution assumes that any additional revenues 

needed under the resolution can be achieved by closing the tax gap, 

shutting down abusive tax shelters, addressing offshore tax havens, 

and without raising taxes. To help close the tax gap and bolster Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, the resolution fully 

funds the President’s budget request for the IRS, including additional resources available through a discretionary cap adjustment 

that directs $406 million to IRS enforcement activities. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment matches the level of revenues under 

the CBO baseline in each year over the 2007–2012 period. This includes $2.1 trillion in on-budget revenues for 2008, and $11.3 trillion over 2008–2012. (The corresponding revenue figures on a unified basis are $2.7 trillion for 2008 and $15.0 trillion over five 

years.) 

By following CBO’s baseline path of revenues, the House 

amendment achieves current-law total revenue levels, but does not 

assume maintaining current tax law. Thus, the House amendment 

accommodates reform of the AMT and extension of tax cuts benefitting middle-income households (including the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, the 10 percent bracket, and the deduction for 

State and local sales taxes), as long as such changes to tax law are 

accomplished in a deficit-neutral manner over the 2007–2012 and 

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The House amendment also accommodates deficit-neutral extension of other expiring tax provisions, such as the research and 

experimentation tax credit and the deduction for small business expensing. In addition, the House amendment accommodates deficitneutral elimination of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of 

estates by reforming and substantially increasing the unified tax 

credit. It also accommodates other high priority deficit-neutral revenue adjustments, such as providing a tax credit for local bonds to 

support the repair or construction of public schools. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $2.0 trillion in on-budget 

revenues for 2008, and $11.1 trillion over 2008–2012. (The corresponding revenue figures on a unified basis are $2.7 trillion for 

2008 and $14.8 trillion over five years.) The resolution provides immediate relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), with its 

cost fully offset. The resolution also reflects extension of the college 

tuition deduction, with the costs offset. The agreement supports tax 

relief that would benefit the middle class—including extension of 

the child tax credit, 10 percent bracket, and marriage penalty relief—and provide for estate tax reform. Additionally, the agreement 

includes several deficit-neutral reserve funds that provide for a 

wide range of tax policies. 

The revenue level in the conference agreement is $180 billion 

below the levels in the CBO baseline over 2007–2012. Revenue legislation is subject to House and Senate pay-as-you-go (paygo) rules. 

Additionally, the House reserve fund adjustment for revenue measures (Section 321)—the House ‘‘trigger’’ mechanism—creates a second procedural hurdle in the House only, in addition to the paygo 

rule, to ensure fiscal responsibility. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE: FUNCTION 050 

Function Summary 

The National Defense function includes the military activities 

of the Department of Defense (DoD), the nuclear-weapons related 

activities of the Department of Energy (DoE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the national security activities 

of several other agencies such as the Selective Service, Coast 

Guard and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The programs in this 

function include: the pay and benefits of active, Guard, and reserve 

military personnel; DoD operations including training, maintenance of equipment, and facilities; health care for military personnel and dependents; procurement of weapons; research and development; construction of military facilities, including housing; research on nuclear weapons; and the cleanup of nuclear weapons 

production facilities. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $648.8 billion in BA 

and $617.8 billion in outlays for 2008, and $2.9 trillion in BA and 

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Excluding requested war funds, the Senate resolution provides $503.8 billion in BA and $511.1 billion in outlays for defense in 

2008. This funding for defense was equal to the level requested by 

the President for 2008 (as re-estimated by CBO), for a total increase of $39.6 billion in BA over the 2007 level adjusted for inflation. 

The Senate resolution rejects the President’s proposals for new 

TRICARE enrollment fees and deductibles for military retirees 

under the age of 65. 

Additionally, the Senate resolution assumes full funding of the 

President’s request for $690 million to support the baseline cost to 

completion for the waste treatment plant and associated facilities 

at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The resolution additionally assumes increases totaling $22.9 million for the Hanford tank farm 

and other Hanford cleanup-related programs. 

The Senate resolution recognizes that many communities will 

experience significant population growth or declines resulting from 

the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 process, and it 

supports additional funding to accommodate the needs of these 

communities. 

The National Guard has a long history of outstanding service 

to our nation. Since September 11, 2001, our reliance on the National Guard has only increased with many thousands of troops 

serving the nation both at home and abroad. The President has 

now announced that National Guard units will face re-activation 

for additional tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan despite the 

fact that they have not had the amount of time at home station between deployments that is expected under Department of Defense 

standards. Congress has provided the National Guard with significant resources in recognition of the important role the Guard plays 

in our national security and to ensure that it has the tools to continue to perform its missions. The Senate resolution assumed continued funding of the National Guard at levels at least as high as 

those assumed in the President’s Budget. The Senate resolution encourages the Appropriations Committee to provide for critical needs 

for National Guard equipment left unfunded in the President’s 

Budget. 

The Senate resolution includes a cap adjustment provision allowing the Chairman of the Budget Committee to revise the discretionary spending cap for appropriations related to operations in 

Iraq, Afghanistan, and other war-related costs. The cap adjustment 

allowed under the Senate resolution is $145.2 billion in budget authority for 2008 and $50.0 billion for 2009 (a portion of these costs 

are expected to fall under budget functions other than National Defense). The Senate resolution’s levels of deficits and debt assumes 

that this cap adjustment is fully utilized. 

An additional defense-related cap adjustment provision allows 

the Chairman of the Budget Committee to increase the discretionary cap by up to $5.0 billion to address deficiencies in training, 

equipment, force protection, logistics, or other matters necessary 

for the protection of United States military forces, or to address deficiencies at Walter Reed and other military medical facilities. 

The existence of these cap adjustments would not prevent the 

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appropriations legislation if war costs exceed the allotted level. 

Emergency funding falls outside the discretionary spending caps 

included in the resolution, and hence does not require an adjustment. 

For 2007, the Senate resolution assumes the enactment of the 

President’s full emergency request for war costs, consisting of $99.6 billion in BA and $27.0 billion in outlays. Each of these levels is 

equal to CBO’s reestimate of the President’s war funding request. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $507.0 billion in BA 

and $514.4 billion in outlays in 2008, and $2.7 trillion in BA and 

outlays over five years. The defense of our nation ranks first among 

our priorities, and the House amendment accordingly provides robust funding for Function 050 (National Defense). The amendment 

calls, however, for a reallocation of resources to address threats facing the nation and to guarantee first-rate health care for members 

of our armed forces. It includes assumptions on specific defense policy in Title IV, Section 402. 

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the 

United States (commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission) identified terrorists with weapons of mass destruction as one of the nation’s gravest threats. It recommended that Congress supply more 

resources to secure nuclear weapons and the fissile materials used 

in making these weapons. It is the policy of the House amendment 

that non-proliferation programs, such as the Cooperative Threat 

Reduction program, be given greater priority and higher funding. 

High among our priorities is the health care guaranteed our 

armed forces, not only while they are in harm’s way, but when they 

return from combat with injuries. For that reason, the House 

amendment opposes Tricare fee increases and calls for a substantial increase in the veterans’ health care system. The amendment 

notes the upcoming recommendations of the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors and other 

government investigations in connection with the substandard care 

at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and allows funds for action 

when those recommendations are received. 

It is the policy of the House amendment that acquisition programs such as missile defense and satellite procurement be funded 

at lower, but still robust levels. Development of space-based interceptors as part of the missile defense program should be de-emphasized and satellite development and procurement should proceed 

along a more measured schedule. DoD’s satellite programs have experienced significant cost growth and the President’s request for 

satellite acquisition reflects a 26 percent increase above the 2007 

enacted level. 

The House amendment recognizes the need for DoD to root out 

wasteful spending with far more diligence. Seventeen years after 

passage of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, DoD still cannot pass a standard audit. The Department cannot adequately 

track what it owns or the spending in its annual budgets. DoD has 

allowed the cost of its major acquisition programs to grow at an 

unsustainable rate. The Department’s major acquisition programs 

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2006. DoD has awarded contracts for its foreign deployments that 

have been grossly more wasteful than domestic contracts, especially in Iraq. Furthermore, DoD continues to fund weapons systems that were developed years ago to counter Cold War-era 

threats, which may not be as effective in protecting the nation from 

today’s threats. 

Over the last six years, the Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) has performed numerous audits of DoD’s financial management, contracting, and business practices. GAO made 2,544 recommendations, of which 1,378 have yet to be implemented. The 

House amendment assumes that enhancing accounting practices at 

DoD and implementing many GAO recommendations would yield 

substantial savings that could be applied to meet critical defense 

priorities. The amendment also directs the committees with jurisdiction over defense and armed services to conduct more oversight 

with the objective of ferreting out wasteful practices, fraud, and 

abuse. 

For mandatory programs, the House amendment matches the 

President’s assumptions regarding offsetting receipts. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement for Function 050 includes a total of 

$507.0 billion in BA and $514.4 billion in outlays in 2008, and $2.7 

trillion in BA and outlays over five years. The conference agreement does not assume enactment of the President’s proposals for 

new TRICARE enrollment fees and deductibles for military retirees 

under the age of 65. In keeping with the Senate resolution, the conference agreement assumes that total National Defense funding includes no less than $5.0 billion to address deficiencies in training, 

equipment, force protection, logistics, and military medical care. 

The conference agreement reaffirms the Senate resolution’s position on the importance of robust funding for atomic energy defense 

environmental cleanup activities. 

For mandatory programs, the conference agreement matches 

the President’s assumptions regarding offsetting receipts. 

The conference agreement reflects war costs in Function 970, 

as in the House amendment. 

The conference agreement also includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund (Section 302) to provide increased flexibility to the relevant House and Senate committees on various issues related to 

meeting our commitments to wounded and disabled military personnel and veterans, as well as their survivors. 

The conference agreement includes a statement of policy on defense issues (Section 402). The House Budget Committee report (H. 

Rept. 110–69) discussed key priorities to be funded within the defense allocation and the need for the Department of Defense to root 

out wasteful spending (such as the continued funding of some Cold 

War-era weapons systems, which may not be as effective in protecting the nation from today’s threats). The conference agreement 

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: FUNCTION 150 

Function Summary 

The International Affairs function includes funding for operations of U.S. embassies and other diplomatic missions abroad; development aid and technical assistance to developing countries; security assistance to foreign governments; refugee assistance; Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund; contributions to international organizations, including financial institutions; and the Export-Import 

Bank and other trade promotion programs. The major agencies in 

this function include the Departments of Agriculture, State, and 

the Treasury; the United States Agency for International Development; and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $39.2 billion in BA 

and $36.9 billion in outlays, including the 2008 emergency request, 

and $180.0 billion in BA and $172.3 billion in outlays over five 

years. Excluding assumed war costs provided under a cap adjustment, discretionary spending for 2008 totals $36.5 billion in BA 

and $35.9 billion in outlays. The discretionary level is $6.5 billion 

above the 2007 level adjusted for inflation. The Senate resolution 

includes an increase in funding for international programs and additional funds for trade enforcement. 

Overall, the Senate resolution increases funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief above the requested level 

and provides a U.S. contribution to the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria of $940 million. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $34.7 billion in nonemergency BA and $33.1 billion in non-emergency outlays in 2008, 

and $178.3 billion in BA and $165.0 billion in outlays over five 

years. The House amendment’s discretionary budget authority for 

2008 is $2.0 billion (5.9 percent) more than the amount needed to 

maintain purchasing power at the 2007 level. The amendment 

matches the President’s Function 150 request for activities related 

to the United States’ overseas military deployments and the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which includes the Global HIV/AIDS 

Initiative. The House also notes the importance of adequate funding for core U.S. development assistance and other high priority 

programs. 

Consistent with the President’s budget, the House amendment 

also provides full funding to continue agreements that the United 

States reached in 1998 with Israel and Egypt regarding levels of 

military financing and economic support. 

The House amendment provides additional funding for 2008 

for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child 

Nutrition Program. This program has been demonstrated to help 

reduce child hunger and malnutrition, and increase enrollment and 

attendance in schools in beneficiary countries. 

The House notes the large amount of unobligated funding that 

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has received almost $6.0 billion in total appropriations from fiscal 

years 2004 through 2007. 

The House also notes the strong support enjoyed by H.R. 1595, 

a measure designed to provide compensation to the Guamanian victims of the Imperial Japanese military occupation during World 

War II. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $34.7 billion in BA and 

$33.1 billion in outlays in 2008, and $180.1 billion in BA and 

$166.5 billion in outlays over five years. The conference agreement 

reflects international affairs funding associated with overseas deployments and related activities in Function 970, as in the House 

amendment. 

GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY: FUNCTION 250 

Function Summary 

The General Science, Space, and Technology function includes 

funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA), except aviation programs, the National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as programs in the Department of Energy (DoE) 

Office of Science. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $27.6 billion in BA 

and $26.4 billion in outlays for 2008, and $137.5 billion in BA and 

$136.4 billion in outlays over five years. 

The Senate resolution assumes the President’s request of $17.3 

billion for NASA. The United States’ goals for space exploration 

were defined in the President’s ‘‘Vision for Space Exploration’’ and 

included in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Authorization Act of 2005. The resolution recognizes the importance of our nation’s space program and endorsed the Act’s balanced goals of exploration, science and aeronautics. The Act calls 

for retirement of the Space Shuttle by 2010 and first flight of its 

replacement by 2014. The Senate resolution recognizes the strategic importance of uninterrupted access to space and supported efforts to reduce this four-year gap in U.S. human space flight. 

In addition, the Senate resolution notes the importance of incentives to promote innovation and competitiveness through research as essential to our nation’s efforts to advance the scientific 

and technological developments necessary to maintain our quality 

of life and economic security. The resolution also reflects the Senate’s concern about the geographic imbalance of federal research 

funding and believes that it is incumbent upon departments and 

agencies to ensure a more equitable distribution of funding and research infrastructure development throughout the nation. 

The Senate resolution provides a $1.0 billion increase for additional investments in innovation and education, and $40 million for 

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House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $27.6 billion in BA 

and $26.5 billion in outlays in 2008, and $149.6 billion in BA and 

$145.8 billion in outlays over five years. Funding in Function 250 

exceeds the funding levels in the President’s budget and the current services level for all five years in the budget window. Additional increases for scientific research and education are included 

in Function 270 (Energy), Function 300 (Environment and Natural 

Resources), Function 350 (Agriculture), Function 370 (Commerce 

and Housing Credit), Function 400 (Transportation), Function 500 

(Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services), and Function 550 (Health), all of which receive more funding than the President requested. These increases will support the goals of the House 

Leadership’s Innovation Agenda: to put NSF funding on a path toward doubling, to train more qualified science and math teachers, 

and to invest in basic research on energy technologies. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $27.6 billion in BA and $26.5 billion in outlays in 2008 and $149.6 billion in BA and $145.8 

billion in outlays over five years. The conference agreement provides significant increases for NSF and the DoE Office of Science, 

and fully funds the President’s 2008 request for NASA at $17.3 billion. For NASA, this represents an increase of $696 million, or 4 

percent, above the 2007 level adjusted for inflation. 

ENERGY: FUNCTION 270 

Function Summary 

The Energy function includes funding for most civilian energy 

and environmental programs in the Department of Energy (DoE). 

This function also includes the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. This function does not include DoE’s national security 

activities, which are in the National Defense function, or its basic 

research and science activities, which are in the General Science, 

Space and Technology function. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $3.7 billion in BA and 

$1.3 billion in outlays for 2008, and $16.6 billion in BA and $8.5 

billion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution assumes 

$1.6 billion for the DoE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

program. This funding level is $385 million above the President’s 

request. In addition, the Senate resolution rejects the President’s 

proposed cuts to the fossil energy research and development program. 

The Senate resolution includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund 

for energy legislation that would reduce our nation’s dependence on 

foreign sources of energy, expand production and use of alternative 

fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, promote renewable energy development, improve electricity transmission, encourage responsible 

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conservation and efficiency. The reserve fund will provide committees increased flexibility in finding offsets for legislation that addresses the energy challenges facing our nation. The Senate resolution also includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund which accommodates the extension of various energy tax incentives. 

The Senate resolution rejects the President’s proposal to increase the interest rates Power Marketing Administrations pay 

when they borrow funds from the Treasury. The resolution also rejects the proposal to accelerate the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA’s) debt repayment. The BPA proposal could lead to 

higher electricity rates for power customers in the Northwest and 

circumvent the regional decision making process. It is unfortunate 

that the President’s budget proposed this again after it was explicitly rejected by Congress last year. The resolution does not assume 

any savings from the proposal and includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation blocking the proposal. The levels for the 

energy function assume funding to accommodate legislation blocking the BPA proposal. 

The Senate resolution adds funding for carbon sequestration 

and capture technology and funding for geothermal, ocean, and hydroelectric energy assistance. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $3.2 billion in BA and 

$1.1 billion in outlays for 2008, and $16.0 billion in BA and $7.9 

billion in outlays over five years. The amendment provides funding 

above the President’s request and the level needed to maintain current services for Function 270. This increased funding could be 

used for research, development, and deployment of renewable and 

alternative energy technology and resources. 

The House amendment also establishes a reserve fund to facilitate the development of conservation and efficiency technologies, 

clean domestic renewable energy resources, and alternative fuels 

that will reduce our reliance on foreign oil. The federal government, and particularly the DoE, should take the lead in research 

and development, and to that end, the House amendment includes 

an increase in Function 270 above baseline, while emphasizing that 

this is a first step toward increases that need to come soon and be 

substantial. 

In the meantime, the DoE should husband its resources and 

program work at the national laboratories to advance the technologies of energy conservation and efficiency and of clean, renewable energy. Other agencies and departments of the government 

should join this effort. The House amendment recognizes, for example, the role that the Department of Agriculture could take in developing new energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol, and approves this mission among those cited in Function 350. 

Funding sources for research and development are scattered 

throughout the budget. These sources need to be inventoried, and 

where possible, refocused on research and development of clean 

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Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $3.4 billion in BA and $1.2 billion in outlays for 2008, and $16.6 billion in BA and $8.5 billion 

in outlays over five years. The conference agreement rejects the 

proposal to accelerate the Bonneville Power Administration’s 

(BPA’s) debt repayment. The BPA proposal could lead to higher 

electricity rates for power customers in the Northwest and circumvent the regional decision making process. It is unfortunate 

that the President’s budget proposed this again after it was explicitly rejected by Congress last year. The conference agreement does 

not assume any savings from the proposal and includes a deficitneutral reserve fund for legislation rejecting the proposal. The levels for the energy function assume funding to accommodate legislation rejecting the BPA proposal. 

The conference agreement also rejects the President’s proposal 

to increase the interest rates Power Marketing Administrations 

pay when they borrow funds from the Treasury. 

The conference agreement includes a deficit-neutral reserve 

fund to accommodate energy legislation in both the House and the 

Senate. 

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: FUNCTION 300 

Function Summary 

The Natural Resources and Environment function consists of 

funding for water resources, conservation, land management, pollution control and abatement, and recreational resources. Major departments and agencies in this function are the Department of the 

Interior (including the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land 

Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, and the Minerals Management Service), conservation-oriented and land management agencies within the Department of 

Agriculture (including the Forest Service), the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration at the Department of Commerce, 

the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $32.9 billion in BA 

and $34.9 billion in outlays for 2008, and $169.7 billion in BA and 

$176.4 billion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution includes $8.1 billion for the EPA. This is $877 million above the 

President’s request and $170 million above the 2007 level adjusted 

for inflation. In nominal dollars, the President’s proposed 2008 

funding level of $7.2 billion would be the lowest budget for EPA 

since 1997. The Senate resolution assumes $1.5 billion for Superfund, an increase of $211 million above the President’s request. 

The Senate resolution also assumes full funding for EPA’s programs to support clean and safe drinking water. It rejects the 

President’s proposal to cut a variety of environmental protection 

programs. 

The Senate resolution rejects the President’s proposal to permit oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 

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ate resolution also does not assume any savings from the President’s proposal to sell Federal lands. 

It rejects the proposal in the President’s budget to reallocate 

the repayment of the capital costs of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 

irrigation program to power customers. The resolution recognizes 

the importance of the Bureau of Reclamation rural water program 

to support ongoing Municipal, Rural, and Industrial (MR&I) systems for the Great Plains Region. The Bureau of Reclamation supplies drinking water to 2.6 million people in the Great Plains region and is encouraged to prioritize the completion of the Pick 

Sloan-Missouri Basin Program—Garrison Diversion Unit, the Mni 

Wiconi Project, Dry Prairie, Perkins County, and the Lewis and 

Clark projects. Together, these projects have a capability of $200 

million. The resolution supports funding these projects at a level 

that is as close as possible to the full capability for these vital rural 

water development projects. The Senate resolution adds funding for 

the Forest Service. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $32.8 billion in BA 

and $34.9 billion in outlays for 2008 and $172.2 billion in BA and 

$178.3 billion in outlays over five years. The House amendment rejects the President’s proposed cuts to priority programs, such as the 

Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s wildlife refuge system, the EPA’s grants to States and Tribes 

to address water and air quality, and other EPA programs. It also 

includes funding to address high-priority brownfield redevelopment 

concerns. In addition, the amendment accommodates the President’s recommendation to increase funding for the operation and 

maintenance of the national park system. The House amendment 

includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to facilitate the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, providing resources for such objectives as to 

secure an economic safety net for agricultural producers, conserve 

our natural resources, and address nutrition needs. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $33.4 billion in BA and 

$35.2 billion in outlays for 2008, and $173.2 billion in BA and 

$179.3 billion in outlays over five years. The funding levels in the 

conference agreement assume that if the severity of the fire season 

requires additional funding, wildland fire suppression activities 

will be funded for 2008 at no less than $400 million above the tenyear average at the Forest Service and $100 million above the tenyear average at the Department of the Interior. 

AGRICULTURE: FUNCTION 350 

Function Summary 

The Agriculture function includes farm income stabilization, 

agricultural research, and other services administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. The discretionary programs include research and education programs, economics and statistics services, 

administration of the farm support programs, farm loan programs, 

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international food aid program. The mandatory programs include 

commodity programs, crop insurance, and certain farm loans. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution reflects a total of $20.5 billion in BA and 

$21.5 billion in outlays for 2008 and $105.0 billion in BA and 

$102.9 billion in outlays over five years. With the 2002 Farm Bill 

expiring this year, the Senate resolution provides a deficit-neutral 

reserve fund for the reauthorization of agricultural programs. To 

address the needs of rural America and promote new sources of renewable energy from U.S. farm products, it would provide a $15.0 

billion deficit-neutral reserve fund for the 2007 through 2012 period to reauthorize the Farm Bill. The reauthorization of the Farm 

Bill will provide an economic safety net for agricultural producers, 

enhance the stewardship of our natural resources, address domestic 

nutrition needs, increase agricultural research, and improve our export competitiveness. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $20.4 billion in BA 

and $19.5 billion in outlays for 2008 and $105.0 billion in BA and 

$101.0 billion in outlays over five years. The amendment provides 

sufficient funding to bolster commodity support, agricultural research, and animal and plant inspection programs. The amendment includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to facilitate the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, providing resources for such objectives 

as to secure an economic safety net for agricultural producers, conserve our natural resources, and address nutrition needs. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of $20.5 billion in 

BA and $19.6 billion in outlays for 2008, and $105.5 billion in BA 

and $101.5 billion in outlays over five years. The conference agreement includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund (Section 307) to provide up to an additional $20.0 billion for the 2007 Farm Bill to improve the economic safety net for farmers, address domestic nutrition needs, enhance conservation programs, and encourage the production of renewable energy resources and other purposes. 

COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT: FUNCTION 370 

Function Summary 

The Commerce and Housing Credit function includes mortgage 

credit, the Postal Service, deposit insurance, and other advancement of commerce (the majority of the discretionary and mandatory 

spending in this function). The mortgage credit component of this 

function includes housing assistance through the Federal Housing 

Administration, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie 

Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), 

the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), and 

rural housing programs of the Department of Agriculture. The 

function also includes net Postal Service spending and spending for 

deposit insurance activities of banks, thrifts, and credit unions. 

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including the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, the Patent and Trademark Office, the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Bureau of the 

Census. Finally, the function also includes funding for independent 

agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and the majority of the Small Business Administration. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $10.7 billion in unified 

BA and $3.7 billion in unified outlays for 2008, and $47.8 billion 

in unified BA and $7.1 billion in unified outlays over five years. 

The Senate resolution rejects the President’s proposal to cut assistance to America’s small businesses. The President has tried repeatedly to reduce the Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP), which 

helps small businesses adopt advanced manufacturing technologies, 

but Congress has consistently restored the funding. The Senate 

resolution restores cuts to this vital program. The Senate resolution also provides robust resources for the Small Business Administration. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $11.0 billion in unified BA and $3.8 billion in unified outlays for 2008 and $55.0 billion in unified BA and $13.9 billion in unified outlays over five 

years. The House amendment’s discretionary function total includes significantly increased funding for the Bureau of Census, reflecting continued preparation for the 2010 census. For 2008, and 

over the following four years, funding in Function 370 is above the 

level in the President’s budget. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement calls for a total of $11.1 billion in 

unified BA and $3.8 billion in unified outlays for 2008, and $55.1 

billion in unified BA and $14.1 billion in unified outlays over five 

years. 

TRANSPORTATION: FUNCTION 400 

Function Summary 

The Transportation function consists mostly of the programs 

administered by the Department of Transportation, including programs for highways, mass transit, aviation, and maritime activities. This function also includes two components of the Department 

of Homeland Security: the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration. In addition, this function includes several 

small transportation-related agencies and the research program for 

civilian aviation at NASA. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $83.9 billion in BA 

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$425.3 billion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution provides $1.8 billion in BA for Amtrak, a funding level that is $880 

million above the President’s request and $480 million above the 

2007 level adjusted for inflation. Amtrak is a vital link to many 

small communities, and the Senate resolution will help Amtrak pay 

off debt and continue to improve its operations. The Senate resolution also provides full funding for highway, safety, and transit programs. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $82.7 billion in BA 

and $80.8 billion in outlays for 2008 and $393.7 billion in BA and 

$426.7 billion in outlays over five years. It fully funds the highway, 

safety, and transit programs authorized in the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 

(SAFETEA–LU). Specifically, the House amendment includes both 

the revenue aligned budget authority (RABA) and the funding for 

transit capital projects that the President’s 2008 budget cuts. In 

addition, the House amendment maintains Amtrak, provides additional funding for grants to airports, and rejects the President’s 

cuts to aviation programs within NASA. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement provides a total of $82.8 billion in 

BA and $81.1 billion in outlays for 2008 and $393.2 billion in BA 

and $426.1 billion in outlays over five years. The conference agreement fully funds the highway, safety, and transit programs authorized in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU). Specifically, the conference agreement includes the revenue aligned budget authority 

(RABA) that the President’s 2008 budget cuts. Among other transportation programs, the conference agreement provides $1.8 billion 

in BA for Amtrak. 

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FUNCTION 450 

Function Summary 

The Community and Regional Development function includes 

federal programs to improve community economic conditions, promote rural development, and assist in federal preparations for and 

response to disasters. This function provides appropriated funding 

for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Department 

of Agriculture rural development programs, the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (including 

homeland security grants), and other disaster mitigation and community development-related programs. It also provides mandatory 

funding for the federal flood insurance program. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $15.4 billion in BA 

and $22.5 billion in outlays for 2008, and $70.7 billion in BA and 

$96.9 billion in outlays over five years. This level restores cuts proposed in the President’s budget for community development programs and several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant 


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programs, including first responder grants. In addition, the Senate 

resolution includes increases in funding for security grant programs relating to port security, rail and transit security, interoperable communications equipment, and emergency management performance grants. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $15.0 billion in BA 

and $22.0 billion in outlays in 2008, and $71.9 billion in BA and 

$94.5 billion in outlays over five years. The House amendment provides more than the President’s 2008 discretionary funding level 

for Function 450, rejecting the President’s cuts to the Community 

Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and providing additional funds for this and other key priorities like rural development 

and disaster preparedness. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of $15.8 billion in 

BA and $22.3 billion in outlays for 2008, and $76.0 billion in BA 

and $97.6 billion in outlays over five years. The conference agreement provides funding for continued investments in and additional 

resources for community development and homeland security, including community development block grants, interoperable communications equipment grants, and emergency management performance grant programs. 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES: 

FUNCTION 500 

Function Summary 

The Education, Training, Employment and Social Services 

function includes funding for the Department of Education, as well 

as programs in the Department of Health and Human Services 

(HHS) and the Department of Labor. This function provides funding for elementary and secondary, career and technical, and postsecondary educational programs; job training and employment 

services; children and family services; and statistical analysis and 

research related to these areas. It also contains funding for the Library of Congress and independent research and art agencies such 

as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for 

the Performing Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the 

National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $93.9 billion in BA 

and $90.4 billion in outlays in 2008 and $490.6 billion in BA and 

$478.0 billion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution provides $2.0 billion in 2009 advance funding for Function 500 programs. 

The Senate resolution recognizes that investments in education 

and training programs are critical to our nation’s long-term economic outlook and provides $9.3 billion above the President’s 2008 

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vance 2009 funding. Specifically, the Senate resolution rejects the 

President’s proposed cuts and provides the largest increase since 

2002 for elementary and secondary programs, particularly for Title 

I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Impact Aid. The Senate resolution provides an increase for Head 

Start and fully accommodates the President’s proposed increases in 

the maximum Pell grant. 

The Senate resolution provides a deficit-neutral reserve fund to 

facilitate enactment of legislation to improve college access and affordability. The Senate resolution provides $100 million for summer education programs, and a deficit-neutral reserve fund to facilitate enactment of legislation to provide assistance to States for 

offering or expanding preschool for children from low-income families. The Senate resolution allows the Chairman of the Budget 

Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation appropriating up to $17 million for 2008 if the Comptroller General 

makes certain certifications to Congress regarding the Smithsonian 

Institution. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment calls for a total of $92.5 billion in BA 

and $91.1 billion in outlays for 2008 and $484.7 billion in BA and 

$475.3 billion in outlays over five years. The House amendment 

specifically rejects the President’s cuts to education, including his 

plan to eliminate many education programs. The amendment also 

rejects the President’s steep cuts to job training and social services 

programs, including the Community Services Block Grant and the 

Social Services Block Grant. 

In contrast to the President’s funding cuts, the House amendment makes a down payment toward addressing long-standing 

needs in education, training, and social services. To that end, the 

amendment provides an appropriated program level for Function 

500 that is $7.9 billion above the 2008 level in the President’s 

budget. Those additional resources include $5.9 billion in 2008 

funding and an increase of $2.0 billion in advance 2009 funding. 

The House amendment’s increased funding could be used for 

vital programs that help children and adults who most need assistance, including Head Start, Title I and other elementary and secondary education programs authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act, and employment training and national service programs 

such as VISTA. The additional funding also could bolster the federal government’s commitment to cover a growing share of the cost 

of special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Finally, the increased funds could help secure college 

access, equity, and success for every American by raising the maximum Pell Grant to at least $4,600, maintaining Supplemental Opportunity Educational Grants and the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnerships, and broadening access to Hispanic-serving 

institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and other 

high-quality educational opportunities. 

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Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $93.9 billion in BA and $91.0 billion in outlays in 2008 as well as $2.0 billion in advance 

2009 funding, and $492.3 billion in BA and $480.1 billion in outlays over five years. For 2008, the conference agreement provides 

$7.5 billion above the President in discretionary BA, plus the additional $2.0 billion in advance BA for 2009. The conference report 

rejects the President’s program eliminations and cuts. Additional 

funding is provided for investments in educational opportunities, 

social services, and job training. 

The conference agreement recognizes that funding for education programs has been insufficient to meet the mandates created by federal laws, and, even more important, to ensure that 

every child receives a world-class education. The agreement envisions significant investments in this area. 

The conference agreement recognizes that early childhood education programs provide a sound return on investment. Despite efforts to increase preschool programs at the state level, the conference agreement acknowledges that many preschool children do 

not have access to early childhood education programs and further 

investments should be considered at the federal level. The conference agreement also contains a reserve fund to accommodate 

legislation that makes college more affordable. 

HEALTH: FUNCTION 550 

Function Summary 

The Health function includes most direct health care service 

programs as well as funding for anti-bioterrorism activities, national biomedical research, protecting the health of the general 

population and workers in their places of employment, providing 

health services for under-served populations, and promoting training for the health care workforce. The major programs in this function include Medicaid, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), health benefits for federal workers and retirees, the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Health Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA), the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $291.3 billion in BA 

and $290.2 billion in outlays for 2008, and $1.7 trillion in BA and 

$1.7 trillion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution includes increases above the 2007 enacted level adjusted for inflation 

for NIH, HRSA, CDC, FDA, and IHS. Significant increases for 

Community Health Centers and health professions within HRSA 

are also included. The Senate resolution assumes funding for the 

last phase of HHS’ National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. The 

resolution rejects the President’s proposed $146 million cut for 

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ices as authorized in the Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic 

Disease Prevention Act under HRSA. In addition, the Senate resolution contains various health care related deficit-neutral reserve 

funds, including a reserve fund for SCHIP legislation. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment calls for a total of $286.8 billion in BA 

and $286.3 billion in outlays for 2008 and $1.6 trillion in BA and 

outlays over five years. The discretionary resources for Function 

550 for 2008 represent an increase over both the 2007 level and the 

President’s request. The House amendment increases resources for 

public health programs to provide for advances in science, improvements in health, access to quality health care for underserved populations, and other critical programs. 

Programs in Function 550 are also addressed in the House 

amendment’s deficit-neutral reserve funds for SCHIP and for Transitional Medical Assistance. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of $287.5 billion in 

BA and $286.4 billion in outlays for 2008, and $1.6 trillion in BA 

and $1.6 trillion in outlays over five years. In addition to increases 

for other health agencies, the conference agreement includes significant increases for Community Health Centers and the National 

Health Service Corps within HRSA as well as funding for patient 

navigator services. The conference agreement also contains several 

health care related deficit-neutral reserve funds, including a reserve fund for SCHIP legislation. 

MEDICARE: FUNCTION 570 

Function Summary 

The Medicare function includes funding to administer and to 

provide benefits under the Medicare program. Medicare is a federal 

health insurance program that currently covers 43 million Americans aged 65 and older, as well as younger adults who are disabled 

or suffer from end-stage renal disease. 

Congress provides an annual appropriation for the costs of administering Medicare, including resources to conduct program integrity activities to guard against improper payments, fraud, and 

abuse. The remainder of spending in this function is mandatory 

and reflects payments to health care providers and private insurance plans, as well as beneficiary premiums and other receipts and 

payments to the Medicare trust funds, under the Part A Hospital 

Insurance (HI) program, the Part B Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program, the Part C Medicare Advantage program, and 

the Part D Prescription Drug program. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $390.0 billion in BA 

and $390.0 billion in outlays for 2008, and $2.2 trillion in BA and 

$2.2 trillion in outlays over five years. For 2008, the discretionary 

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Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC program) to address improper payments, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare program. In addition, the mandatory funding levels in this function assume Medicare savings of $15.0 billion over five years from reducing certain overpayments to health care providers. Specific policies 

to enact these savings will be determined by the Senate Finance 

Committee. The function also assumes an additional savings of 

$400 million over five years to offset SCHIP shortfall legislation. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $389.6 billion in BA 

and $389.7 billion in outlays in 2008, and $2.2 trillion in BA and 

$2.2 trillion in outlays over five years. It assumes the extension of 

Medicare premium assistance for qualified individuals with incomes between 120 and 135 percent of the federal poverty level and 

limited financial resources. The amendment assumes that savings 

from Medicare program efficiency improvements will offset the 

costs of extending the premium assistance program as well as other 

initiatives to improve the Medicare program for beneficiaries. 

The House amendment assumes targeted assistance to hospitals with 100 beds or more that have faced a reduction in Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments due to assignment 

to a Micropolitan area. 

The amendment accommodates a discretionary cap adjustment 

of $183 million for additional activities aimed at detecting and preventing Medicare fraud. The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 

program—a joint effort of the Department of Health and Human 

Services, the HHS Office of Inspector General, and the Department 

of Justice—generated roughly $4 in program savings for every dollar spent in 2004 and 2005. 

The House amendment also contains a reserve fund to accommodate legislation for Medicare program improvements. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement reflects a total of $389.6 billion in 

BA and $389.7 billion in outlays in 2008, and $2.2 trillion in BA 

and $2.2 trillion in outlays over five years. Discretionary and mandatory spending levels in this function are consistent with the CBO 

baseline funding levels. 

For fiscal year 2008, the discretionary funding levels in Function 920 include a discretionary cap adjustment of up to $383 million for program integrity activities of the Health Care Fraud and 

Abuse Control (HCFAC) program, to address improper payments, 

fraud and abuse in the Medicare program. 

INCOME SECURITY: FUNCTION 600 

Function Summary 

The Income Security function contains a range of income security programs including: (1) major cash and in-kind means-tested 

entitlements; (2) general retirement, disability, and pension programs excluding Social Security and veterans’ compensation programs; (3) federal and military retirement programs; (4) unemployment compensation; (5) low-income housing programs; and (6) 


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other low-income support programs. Major federal entitlement programs in this function include unemployment insurance, food 

stamps, child nutrition, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 

(TANF), foster care, child support enforcement, child care, Supplemental Security Income, and spending for the refundable portion of 

the Earned Income Credit. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $379.8 billion in BA 

and $383.6 billion in outlays for 2008, and $2.0 trillion in BA and 

$2.0 trillion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution includes increases for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to continue providing heating and cooling assistance to over 

five million low income households, including the working poor, disabled persons, elderly, and families with young children. The Senate resolution also includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide 

up to an additional $5.0 billion in mandatory child care funding. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment calls for a total of $379.9 billion in BA 

and $383.5 billion in outlays for 2008 and $2.0 trillion in BA and 

outlays over five years. The House amendment provides increased 

funding that could be used to meet urgent needs related to Hurricane Katrina recovery and to begin addressing long-ignored challenges facing children and families, including large backlogs in the 

Social Security disability system. The amendment also includes a 

deficit-neutral reserve fund to facilitate the reauthorization of the 

Farm Bill, providing resources for such objectives as to secure an 

economic safety net for agricultural producers, conserve our natural 

resources, and address nutrition needs. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of $380.8 billion in 

BA and $384.3 billion in outlays for 2008, and $2.0 trillion in BA 

and $2.0 trillion in outlays over five years. The total includes increased funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, critical Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, and other challenges, including a reduction of Social Security disability backlogs. 

The total Income Security funding level in the conference report 

(including Function 920) also assumes the President’s full request 

for a cap adjustment for program integrity efforts, including additional funding for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, 

but does not assume enactment of proposals which would adversely 

affect workers who have received unemployment benefits. The conference agreement also includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to 

provide up to an additional $5.0 billion in mandatory child care 

funding and a farm bill reserve fund which accommodates nutrition 

needs. 


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SOCIAL SECURITY: FUNCTION 650 

Function Summary 

The Social Security function includes funding for the Old-Age, 

Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) programs, which provide earned Social Security benefits to nearly 50 million eligible retired workers, disabled persons, and their spouses and survivors. In 

addition, this function provides funding to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 

to administer the Social Security program and ensure program integrity. 

Under provisions of the Congressional Budget Act and the 

Budget Enforcement Act, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 

(OASI) trust fund and the Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund are 

off-budget and do not appear in the budget resolution totals. A 

small portion of spending in Function 650, the general fund transfer of income taxes on Social Security benefits to the trust funds, 

is considered on-budget and appears in the budget resolution totals. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for $19.6 billion in on-budget BA and outlays for 2008, and $121.8 billion in on-budget BA and outlays over five years. (The corresponding figures on a unified basis 

are $615.3 billion in BA and $612.8 billion in outlays for 2008 and 

$3.4 trillion in BA and outlays over five years.) This spending reflects the general fund transfer of income taxes on Social Security 

benefits to the trust funds. 

For 2008, the Senate resolution provides $5.1 billion in BA and $5.1 billion in outlays for SSA administrative expenses, as outlined 

in section 102(c) of the resolution, which represents a $297 million 

increase over the President’s request. The additional funding is intended to help address the serious and growing backlog of Social 

Security disability claims and hearings. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects $19.6 billion in on-budget BA 

and outlays for 2008, and $121.8 billion in on-budget BA and outlays over five years. (The corresponding figures on a unified basis 

are $615.0 billion in BA and $612.6 billion in outlays for 2008 and 

$3.4 trillion in BA and outlays over five years.) It rejects the President’s private account proposal for Social Security. 

The administrative budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA) includes resources in Function 570 (Medicare) and Function 600 (Income Security) as well as Function 650. The House 

amendment assumes a $9.9 billion discretionary funding level for 

SSA. The additional resources will prevent increases in the backlogs of disability decisions and hearings that would occur under the 

President’s budget. The House amendment will enable SSA to address the significant number of individuals waiting for disability 

and hearing decisions. 

The House amendment also accommodates an additional $213 

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an increasing number of Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) and 

Supplemental Security Income redeterminations. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $19.6 billion in on-budget 

BA and outlays for 2008, and $121.8 billion in on-budget BA and 

outlays over five years. (The corresponding figures on a unified 

basis are $615.0 billion in BA and $612.6 billion in outlays for 2008 

and $3.4 trillion in BA and outlays over five years.) The discretionary and mandatory funding levels in this function are consistent with the CBO baseline. 

For 2008, the conference agreement provides total net resources for the administrative expenses of SSA and the OIG (across 

all relevant functions) of $10.1 billion, $430 million above the 

President’s requested level. The total SSA funding level in the conference agreement assumes both the President’s full request for a 

cap adjustment in Function 920 for program integrity efforts (including continuing disability reviews (CDRs) and SSI redeterminations) as well as additional resources in Function 600 to address 

the disability hearings and claims backlog. 

VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES: FUNCTION 700 

Function Summary 

The Veterans Benefits and Services function covers the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including veterans’ medical care, compensation and pensions, education and rehabilitation benefits, and housing programs. It also includes the 

Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and 

the American Battle Monuments Commission. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $85.3 billion in BA 

and $84.4 billion in outlays for 2008, and $448.4 billion in BA and 

$446.8 billion in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution provides $43.1 billion in BA in 2008 for discretionary veterans’ programs, including medical care. This amount is $3.6 billion more 

than the President’s proposed funding level and represents 98 percent of the level requested in The Independent Budget, a plan developed by four leading veterans’ groups. The funding in the Senate 

resolution will ensure that the Veterans Health Administration 

within VA can provide the highest quality health care for all veterans. 

In 2005, the President’s budget underfunded the Veterans 

Health Administration, and VA was forced to ask Congress for two 

supplemental funding requests. The Senate resolution provides full 

funding to ensure that VA can meet its obligations to veterans. 

The Senate supports the determination that robust resources 

are needed by VA to address the backlog and delay in the disability 

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House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $85.2 billion in BA 

and $82.8 billion in outlays for 2008, and $452.8 billion in BA and 

$448.2 billion in outlays over five years. For 2008, the House 

amendment provides $6.6 billion of discretionary BA over the 2007 

level, for a level that is $3.5 billion above the 2008 funding in the 

President’s budget. The amendment reflects the high priority of 

adequately funding veterans programs. It rejects the veterans’ health care enrollment fees and co-payment increases that were 

imposed by the President’s budget. 

The House amendment provides full funding to support excellent health care for veterans and current service members. In particular, the House amendment provides funding to begin implementing future recommendations of the President’s Commission on 

Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors (the bi-partisan ‘‘Walter Reed Commission’’) and other United States Government 

investigations into military and veterans’ health care facilities and 

services. 

The House amendment provides additional funding in Function 

700 above the President’s requested levels for 2008 to address important priorities including veterans’ mental health, post-traumatic 

stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. The 

amendment also has additional funding for disability compensation 

claims processing so that VA can significantly reduce the inventory 

of pending claims. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement provides a total of $85.3 billion in BA and $84.4 billion in outlays for 2008 and $452.8 billion in BA 

and $450.9 billion in outlays over five years. The conference agreement provides $43.1 billion in 2008 for discretionary veterans’ pro- grams, including medical care. This amount is $6.7 billion more 

than the 2007 enacted level and $3.6 billion more than the President’s proposed funding level for 2008. This level is consistent with 

the Independent Budget, a plan developed by four leading veterans’ groups, and recommendations of the American Legion. 

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: FUNCTION 750 

Function Summary 

The Administration of Justice function includes funding for 

federal law enforcement activities at the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) including criminal investigations by the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The 

function also includes funding for border enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Additionally, the function 

includes funding for civil rights enforcement and prosecution; federal block, categorical, and formula law enforcement grant programs to state and local governments; prison construction and operation; the United States Attorneys; and the federal judiciary. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of $48.8 billion in BA 

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$242.9 billion in outlays over five years. This level restores cuts 

proposed in the President’s budget and provides additional resources for several law enforcement grant programs such as COPS, 

including meth hotspot grants, and the Edward Byrne Memorial 

Justice Assistance Grant program. In addition, the Senate resolution restores cuts and provides additional resources to the State 

Criminal Alien Assistance Program. The Senate resolution also includes increases in funding proposed in the President’s budget for 

border security. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $46.9 billion in BA 

and $46.2 billion in outlays in 2008, and $238.2 billion in BA and 

$238.3 billion outlays over five years. The House amendment rejects the cuts to local law enforcement and first responders in the 

President’s budget, including cuts to the Edward Byrne Memorial 

Justice Assistance Grant program. The amendment provides funding above the President’s budget level for 2008 for that purpose 

and for purposes such as protecting the borders and funding the 

9/11 Commission recommendations. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of $48.0 billion in BA and $47.1 billion in outlays for 2008, and $246.8 billion in BA 

and $246.4 billion in outlays over five years. The agreement continues funding for local law enforcement, including Edward Byrne 

Memorial Justice Assistance Grants and COPS grants. In addition, 

the agreement also provides resources to help meet the 9/11 Commission recommendations and to protect the borders. 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT: FUNCTION 800 

Function Summary 

The General Government function consists of the activities of 

the Legislative Branch, the Executive Office of the President, general tax collection and fiscal operations of the Department of the 

Treasury (including the IRS), the Office of Personnel Management, 

the property and personnel costs of the General Services Administration, and general purpose fiscal assistance to states, localities, 

the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for $18.8 billion in BA and $19.1 

billion in outlays for 2008 and $98.6 billion in BA and $98.6 billion 

in outlays over five years. The Senate resolution fully funds the 

President’s budget request for the IRS, including additional resources available through a discretionary cap adjustment that directs $406 million to IRS enforcement activities. The Senate resolution includes reserve funds to accommodate legislation to reduce 

the deficit by reducing improper payments and requiring recovery 

audits. It also includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to accommodate legislation that reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The expiration of this 

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Senate resolution also includes funding for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment reflects a total of $18.6 billion in BA 

and $19.0 billion in outlays for 2008 and $99.8 billion in BA and 

$99.7 billion in outlays over five years. The House amendment includes a program integrity initiative to increase Internal Revenue 

Service tax compliance efforts to collect unpaid taxes from those 

who are not paying what they owe. The funding in this function is 

adequate to provide for the reestablishment of the Office of Technology Assessment. The amendment also includes a deficit-neutral 

reserve fund to accommodate legislation that reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes $18.6 billion in BA and 

$19.0 billion in outlays for 2008, and $99.7 billion in BA and $99.6 

billion in outlays over five years. It fully funds the President’s 

budget request for the IRS, including additional resources available 

through a discretionary cap adjustment (included in Function 920) 

that directs $406 million to IRS enforcement activities. The conference agreement includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to accommodate legislation that provides for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, 

or makes changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976, 

or both. 

NET INTEREST: FUNCTION 900 

Function Summary 

The Net Interest function is entirely mandatory with no discretionary components. It consists primarily of the interest paid by the 

federal government to private and foreign government holders of 

U.S. Treasury securities. It includes the interest on the public debt 

after deducting the interest income received by the federal government from trust fund investments, loans and cash balances, and 

earnings of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust. 

The Federal government’s net interest payments on its debt increased by 48 percent between 2003 and 2006 and is now one of 

the largest components of the federal budget. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for BA and outlays of $255.5 billion 

in unified net interest payments in 2008 and a total of $1.4 trillion 

over five years. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment calls for BA and outlays of $254.6 billion in unified net interest payments in 2008 and a total of $1.4 

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Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes BA and outlays of $255.7 

billion in unified net interest payments in 2008 and a total of $1.4 

trillion over five years. 

ALLOWANCES: FUNCTION 920 

Function Summary 

The Allowances function is used for planning purposes to address the budgetary effects of proposals or assumptions that cross 

several budget functions. Once such changes are enacted, the budgetary effects are distributed to the appropriate budget function. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for a total of ¥$16.7 billion in BA 

and ¥$7.5 billion in outlays for 2008, and ¥$46.5 billion in BA 

and ¥$38.1 billion in outlays over five years. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment did not include any spending or cuts in 

Function 920. 

Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of ¥$6.4 billion in 

BA and ¥$2.2 billion in outlays for 2008, and ¥$35.2 billion in BA 

and ¥$30.0 billion in outlays over five years. These funding levels 

reflect adjustments for program integrity and other non-security 

adjustments. 

UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS: FUNCTION 950 

Function Summary 

The Undistributed Offsetting Receipts function includes major 

offsetting receipt items that would distort the funding levels of 

other functional categories if they were distributed to them. Examples of such items include the employer share of federal employee 

retirement benefits, outer continental shelf rents and royalties, and 

the sale of major assets. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution calls for unified undistributed offsetting 

receipts of ¥$84.7 billion in BA and outlays for 2008 and ¥$422.1 

billion over five years. That amount generally matches CBO’s baseline estimate of undistributed offsetting receipts, with the exception that it assumes ¥$775 million in 2008 and ¥$3.1 billion over 

the 2008–2012 period in additional offsetting receipts from legislation to provide a remedy for errors in certain oil and gas leases. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment represents CBO’s baseline estimate of 

unified undistributed offsetting receipts of ¥$83.9 billion in BA 

and outlays for 2008 and ¥$419.0 billion over five years. 


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Conference Agreement 

The conference agreement includes a total of unified undistributed offsetting receipts of ¥$83.9 billion in BA and outlays for 

2008 and ¥$419.0 billion over five years. 

OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES: FUNCTION 970 

Function Summary 

This is a new function included in the House amendment, consisting of funding for overseas deployments and other activities. 

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution did not include Function 970. 

House Amendment 

The House amendment includes the House-passed supplemental for 2007 (H.R. 1591) in Function 970 and, as a placeholder, 

accommodates up to the President’s funding levels for overseas deployments and related activities in 2008 and 2009. 

Conference Agreement 

The Senate recedes to the House amendment to include Function 970. As a placeholder, the conference agreement’s levels accommodate the President’s requests for overseas deployments and 

other activities for 2008 and 2009, as well as the conference agreement for H.R. 1591, the supplemental appropriations bill for 2007 

(excluding outyear changes in mandatory programs). 

BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Senate Resolution 

Sec. 201. Paygo 

Section 201 of the Senate-passed resolution would restore the 

strong paygo, or pay-as-you-go, rule in the Senate. The paygo rule 

requires that new mandatory spending and tax cuts be offset or get 

60 votes. Reinstating a strong paygo rule represents a crucial first 

step in restoring fiscal discipline. Paygo was instrumental in our 

turning deficits into surpluses in the 1990s. 

Paygo does not prohibit new mandatory spending or new tax 

cuts. It simply says that they should be paid for so that the deficit 

isn’t worsened. Paygo ensures that if something is not paid for, it 

can only pass if it has broad bipartisan support. 

The current paygo rule, which expires on September 30, 2008, 

includes a loophole that exempts all legislation assumed in any 

budget resolution. The Senate resolution would eliminate this loophole and apply paygo to all new mandatory spending and revenue 

legislation. It would extend the stronger paygo rule through 2017 

and effectively repeal the current, weaker version of the paygo rule. 

Consistent with ending this loophole, the Senate resolution assumes that all existing balances on the Congressional pay-as-yougo ledger would be eliminated, and the scorecard reset to zero for 

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The Senate resolution also clarifies language in the paygo rule 

which prohibits any net savings enacted in any bill pursuant to a 

reconciliation instruction from being made available on the paygo 

ledger. In 1993, the Senate originally created the paygo rule as a 

provision in the FY1994 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 64), specifically for the purpose of preventing the deficit reduction expected 

to be achieved in a subsequent reconciliation bill from being used 

to offset the costs of any new mandatory spending or revenue legislation. The Senate resolution restores this original intent, by clarifying that savings enacted in any reconciliation bill shall never be 

placed on the paygo ledger and used as offsets for another reconciliation bill (even if enacted pursuant to reconciliation instructions in 

the same budget resolution) or as offsets for any other legislation. 

For paygo purposes, all net savings enacted pursuant to reconciliation are to be dedicated solely to deficit reduction. 

Sec. 202. Point of Order Against Reconciliation Legislation 

That Would Increase the Deficit or Reduce a Surplus 

Section 202 of the Senate resolution creates a new 60-vote 

point of order against reconciliation measures that would cause or 

increase an on-budget deficit or decrease an on-budget surplus. 

Reconciliation is a fast-track process that was intended to be used 

for deficit reduction. Unfortunately, in recent years the reconciliation process has been abused as a fast-track means of enacting 

legislation that has dramatically worsened deficits and increased 

our debt. 

Sec. 203. Point of Order Against Long-Term Deficit Increases 

Section 203 of the Senate resolution establishes a 60-vote point 

of order against legislation that would cause a net deficit increase 

in excess of $5.0 billion (including changes in revenues and mandatory spending, but excluding debt service) in any of the four tenyear periods 2018–2027, 2028–2037, 2038–2047, or 2048–2057. The 

provision sunsets at the end of 2017, and effectively repeals the 

long-term spending point of order in Section 407 of H. Con. Res. 

95, the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution conference report. 

Sec. 204. Point of Order Against Emergency Designations 

Under Section 204 of the Senate resolution, all emergency designations would be subject to an emergency designation point of 

order, which can only be waived with 60 votes. 

Sec. 205. Extension of 60-Vote Enforcement 

Section 205 of the Senate resolution extends the current 60- 

vote enforcement of existing budgetary points of order through 

2017. 

Sec. 206. Advance Appropriations 

Section 206 of the Senate resolution would provide a supermajority point of order against appropriations in fiscal year 2008 

bills that would first become effective in any year after fiscal year 

2008, and against appropriations in fiscal year 2009 bills that 

would first become effective in any year after 2009. It does not 

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casting, nor does it apply against changes in mandatory programs 

or deferrals of mandatory budget authority from one year to the 

next. There is an exemption for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 

of up to $25.2 billion for the following: 

Labor, HHS: 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Children and Family Services (Head Start) 

Special Education 

Vocational and Adult Education 

Financial Services and General Government: Payment to Postal 

Service 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development: Section 8 Renewals 

Sec. 207. Discretionary Spending Caps 

Currently, there are no discretionary spending limits for any 

fiscal year. Section 207 of the Senate resolution would strengthen 

fiscal responsibility by establishing discretionary spending limits 

for 2007 and 2008, and enforce them with a point of order in the 

Senate that could only be waived with 60 votes. 

Section 207 of the Senate resolution permits adjustments to 

the discretionary spending limits in 2008 for program integrity initiatives, including Social Security Administration continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations, enhanced Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement to address the tax gap, appropriations for Health Care Fraud and Abuse 

Control (HCFAC) program at the Department of Health and 

Human Services, and unemployment insurance improper payment 

reviews. It also provides for adjustments in 2008 and 2009 for warrelated expenses. 

Sec. 208. Inapplicability of Previous Allocations 

Because the Senate resolution establishes new discretionary 

spending limits for 2007 and 2008 and new committee spending allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974, Section 208 of the Senate resolution clarifies that the 

‘‘deeming’’ provisions of last year’s emergency supplemental in Section 7035 of Public Law 109–234 shall no longer apply in the Senate. 

Sec. 209. Point of Order To Save Social Security First 

Section 209 of the Senate resolution creates a 60-vote point of 

order requiring the President to submit a legislative proposal to 

Congress and requiring Congress to enact legislation that would 

ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security, before Congress 

considers any legislation that would worsen budget deficits and 

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Sec. 210. Point of Order Against Legislation That Raises Income Tax Rates 

Section 210 of the Senate resolution would create a 60-vote 

point of order against any legislation that includes a Federal income tax rate increase. 

Sec. 211. Circuit Breaker To Protect Social Security 

Section 211 of the Senate resolution would create a 60-vote 

point of order, in any year in which CBO projects an on-budget deficit for the budget year or any subsequent fiscal year, against a 

budget resolution for that year (and amendments thereto) which 

would fail to reduce on-budget deficits relative to CBO’s projections 

and put the budget on a path to achieve on-budget balance within 

five years. There is an exception during times of war and low economic growth. 

Sec. 212. Point of Order—20% Limit on New Direct Spending 

in Reconciliation Legislation 

Section 212 of the Senate resolution would create a 60-vote 

point of order against provisions of any reconciliation legislation 

(and provisions of any amendment thereto) that would increase 

outlays if the effect of all the provisions in any committee’s jurisdiction would create gross new direct spending exceeding 20% of the 

total savings instruction to that committee. 

Sec. 213. Point of Order Against Legislation That Raises Income Tax Rates for Small Businesses, Family Farms, or 

Family Ranches 

Section 213 of the Senate resolution would create a 60-vote 

point of order against legislation that includes a Federal income 

tax rate increase on incomes generated by small businesses, family 

farms, or family ranches. 

Sec. 214. Point of Order Against Provisions of Appropriations 

Legislation That Constitute Changes in Mandatory Programs With Net Costs 

Section 214 of the Senate resolution would create a 60–vote 

point of order against provisions of appropriations legislation that 

would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts 

were they included in legislation other than appropriations legislation, if such provision has a net cost over the total of the period 

of the current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years covered 

under the most recently-adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. 

Sec. 215. Disclosure of Interest Costs 

Section 215 of the Senate resolution is a 60–vote point of order 

against direct spending and revenue legislation that fails to include 

a CBO estimate of the cost of the debt servicing that would be 

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Sec. 325. Application and Effect of Changes in Allocations 

and Aggregates 

Section 325 of the Senate resolution details the adjustment 

procedures required to accommodate legislation provided for in this 

resolution. This section provides that the adjustments shall apply 

while the legislation is under consideration and take effect upon 

enactment of the legislation. In addition, the section requires the 

adjustments to be printed in the Congressional Record. 

The section also notes that, for purposes of enforcement, aggregate and allocation levels resulting from adjustments made pursuant to this resolution will have the same effect as if adopted in the 

original levels of Title I of this resolution. This section also provides that the Committee on the Budget shall determine the budgetary levels and estimates which are required to enforce points of 

order under the Congressional Budget Act. 

Sec. 326. Adjustments To Reflect Changes in Concepts and 

Definitions 

Section 326 of the Senate resolution requires the chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget to adjust levels and allocations in 

this resolution upon enactment of legislation that changes concepts 

or definitions. 

Sec. 327. Exercise of Rulemaking Powers 

Section 327 of the Senate resolution provides that, once adopted, the provisions of the resolution are incorporated into the rules 

of the Senate and shall supersede inconsistent rules. The section 

recognizes the constitutional right of the Senate to change those 

rules at any time. 

House Amendment 

Sec. 301. Program Integrity Initiatives 

Section 301 of the House amendment provides for specific allocation adjustments for the Committee on Appropriations when the 

Committee reports legislation that includes increased appropriations for the following four program integrity initiatives: (1) continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the Social Security Administration; (2) improved 

compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) 

the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control program at the Department of Health and Human Services; and (4) unemployment insurance improper payment reviews. 

The adjustments under this section are intended to do no more 

than provide additional administrative funding for current program 

integrity activities to eliminate errors or fraud in the operation of 

a number of Federal programs and compliance with Federal tax 

laws. For example, the adjustment for unemployment compensation 

programs is provided to increase limited administrative funding for 

current program integrity activities, and not to finance other proposals that would adversely affect workers who have received unemployment benefits. 

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Representatives to include recommendations for improved governmental performance in views and estimates submitted to the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act. 

Sec. 302. Advance Appropriations 

Section 302 of the House amendment limits the amount and 

type of advance appropriations for 2009 and 2010. Under this section, advance appropriations for 2009 or 2010 are restricted to 

$25.6 billion for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the joint explanatory statement of managers that will accompany this resolution. This total reflects an increase of $2.0 billion over the previous limit. The section defines advance appropriations as any new discretionary budget authority provided in a bill 

or joint resolution making general or continuing appropriations for 

2008 that first becomes available for any fiscal year after 2008. 

Sec. 303. Overseas Deployments and Emergency Needs 

Section 303 of the House amendment establishes a procedure 

whereby provisions or measures reported by the Committee on Appropriations will be exempt from the restrictions under titles III 

and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The exemption 

will apply if: (1) the Committee determines and designates that 

amounts appropriated are necessary for overseas deployments and 

related activities; or, (2) the Committee provides nondefense discretionary appropriations and designates those amounts as necessary 

to meet emergency needs. 

Sec. 304. Application and Effect of Changes in Allocations 

and Aggregates 

Section 304 of the House amendment details the allocation and 

aggregate adjustment procedures that are required to accommodate 

legislation for the reserve funds and program integrity initiatives 

in this resolution. This section provides that the adjustments shall 

apply while the legislation is under consideration and take effect 

upon enactment of the legislation. In addition, the section requires 

the adjustments to be printed in the Congressional Record. 

The section also notes that, for purposes of enforcement, aggregate and allocation levels resulting from adjustments made pursuant to this resolution will have the same effect as if adopted in the 

original levels of Title I of this budget resolution. This section also 

provides that the Committee on the Budget shall determine the 

budgetary levels and estimates which are required to enforce points 

of order under the Congressional Budget Act. 

Sec. 305. Adjustments To Reflect Changes in Concepts and 

Definitions 

Section 305 of the House amendment requires the chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget to adjust levels and allocations in 

this budget resolution upon enactment of legislation that changes 

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Sec. 306. Compliance With Section 13301 of the Budgetary 

Enforcement Act of 1990 

Section 306 of the House amendment provides that administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration shall be part of 

the annual appropriations process by including those expenses in 

the Committee on Appropriations’ allocation pursuant to Section 

302 of the Congressional Budget Act. 

Sec. 307. Exercise of Rulemaking Powers 

Section 307 of the House amendment provides that, once 

adopted, the provisions of the budget resolution are incorporated 

into the rules of the House of Representatives and shall supersede 

inconsistent rules. The section recognizes the constitutional right of 

the House of Representatives to change those rules at any time. 

Conference Agreement 

In January, the House of Representatives adopted the firstever House of Representatives pay-as-you-go (paygo) rule—specifying that any legislative changes to mandatory spending or revenues would have to be done in a deficit-neutral way. Given the serious long-term fiscal challenges including a growing burden of national debt facing our nation, a rigorous enforcement of paygo is especially critical. The House has aggressively enforced the paygo requirement since its passage, and in this resolution the House and 

Senate reaffirm a commitment to a strict enforcement of the payas-you-go rules. The House’s commitment to paygo is also reinforced by the tough trigger mechanism contained in Section 321 of 

the conference agreement and further described in Section 321 of 

this Statement of Managers. 

The following are the concrete steps the conference report 

takes to reinforce and extend this commitment to fiscal responsibility: 

First, Section 201 of the conference report toughens the Senate 

paygo rule, restoring it to the form that existed in the 1990s. This 

session of Congress will mark the first time ever that both the 

House and the Senate will be governed by internal rules implementing the pay-as-you-go principle. To ensure that these rules are 

more effectively enforced, the Senate paygo rule included in this 

resolution matches the enforcement windows established in the 

House rule. 

Second, Section 508 of the conference report expresses 

Congress’s commitment to an additional paygo enforcement mechanism: reinstating the statutory paygo rule that was in place in the 

1990s and that is widely credited with helping bring the budget 

from then-record deficits in the early 1990s to the budget surpluses 

achieved by the end of that decade. Because the conference agreement is a concurrent resolution, separate legislation will be required to implement this policy, but the conference report gives 

this policy a strong and clear endorsement. 

Third, Section 203 of the conference report contains a Senate 

point of order that would be imposed against legislation that has 

a significant deficit impact in any of the four decades (2018–2057) 

following the ten-year period covered by the House and Senate 

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Fourth, Section 321 of the conference report includes a House 

trigger mechanism to ensure that legislation is fiscally responsible 

or faces a second procedural hurdle in the House in addition to the 

paygo rule. 

In all, this conference report implements policies and rules consistent with fiscal responsibility and the pay-as-you-go principle, 

ensuring that they apply to the actions of the entire Congress. The 

goal is to bring the budget back to balance, something that this 

conference report achieves in 2012. 

Sec. 201. Pay-As-You-Go Point of Order in the Senate 

In Section 201 of the conference agreement, which applies only 

in the Senate, the Senate insists on, and the House recedes from 

its disagreement with, Section 201 of the Senate resolution, the 

paygo point of order in the Senate, with a technical amendment to 

enforce points of order over two time periods: (1) the period of the 

current fiscal year, the budget year, and the total of the ensuing 

four fiscal years following the budget year, and (2) the period of the 

current fiscal year, the budget year, and the total of the ensuing 

nine fiscal years following the budget year. These are the time periods for which paygo is enforced in the House. 

As in the past, the paygo rule embodied in Section 201 of the 

conference agreement requires that new mandatory spending and 

tax cuts be offset or get 60 votes to waive the point of order. Section 201 strengthens paygo enforcement by eliminating a loophole 

that previously exempted from the point of order all deficit increases assumed in any budget resolution. Under Section 201, 

paygo will be applied to all new mandatory spending and revenue 

legislation that would worsen the deficit in either of the two relevant time periods. It would extend this stronger paygo rule 

through 2017 and effectively repeal the current, weaker version of 

the paygo rule. 

Consistent with ending this loophole, the Senate resolution assumes that all existing balances on the Congressional pay-as-yougo ledger would be eliminated, and the scorecard reset to zero for 

all time periods. 

Section 201 of the conference agreement also clarifies language 

in the paygo rule which prohibits any net savings enacted in any 

bill pursuant to a reconciliation instruction from being made available on the paygo ledger. In 1993, the Senate originally created the 

paygo rule as a provision in the FY1994 budget resolution (H. Con. 

Res. 64), specifically for the purpose of preventing the deficit reduction expected to be achieved in a subsequent reconciliation bill from 

being used to offset the costs of any new mandatory spending or 

revenue legislation. Section 201 of the conference agreement restores this original intent, by clarifying that savings enacted in any 

reconciliation bill shall never be placed on the paygo ledger and 

used as offsets for another reconciliation bill (even if enacted pursuant to reconciliation instructions in the same budget resolution) 

or as offsets for any other legislation. For paygo purposes, all net 

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Sec. 202. Senate Point of Order Against Reconciliation Legislation That Would Increase the Deficit or Reduce a Surplus 

The Senate insists on, and the House recedes from its disagreement with, Section 202 of the Senate resolution, with a technical 

amendment to enforce the point of order over two time periods: (1) 

the period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the total 

of the ensuing four fiscal years following the budget year, and (2) 

the period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the total 

of the ensuing nine fiscal years following the budget year. Section 

202 creates a new point of order against reconciliation measures 

that would cause or increase an on-budget deficit or decrease an 

on-budget surplus. It can be waived with 60 votes. 

Sec. 203. Senate Point of Order Against Legislation Increasing Long-Term Deficits 

The Senate insists on, and the House recedes from its disagreement with, Section 203 of the Senate resolution. It establishes a 

point of order in the Senate against legislation that would cause a 

net deficit increase in excess of $5.0 billion (including changes in 

revenues and mandatory spending, but excluding debt service) in 

any of the four ten-year periods 2018–2027, 2028–2037, 2038–2047, 

or 2048–2057. The point of order can be waived with 60 votes. The 

provision sunsets at the end of fiscal year 2017, and effectively repeals the long-term spending point of order in Section 407 of H. 

Con. Res. 95, the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution conference report. 

Sec. 204. Emergency Legislation 

In subsection (a) of Section 204 of the conference agreement, 

which applies only in the Senate, the Senate insists on Section 204 

of the Senate resolution with an amendment. Under Section 204(a), 

emergency designations will be subject to an emergency designation point of order in the Senate, which can be waived with 60 

votes. The amendment deleted an exception adopted to the Senate 

resolution in Amendment 534 offered by Senator DeMint. 

In subsection (b) of Section 204 of the conference agreement, 

which applies only in the House, the House recedes from its position in Section 303 of the House amendment and concurs with a 

further amendment, and the Senate agrees to the same. In the 

House, discretionary appropriations that are designated as emergencies shall not count for the purposes of Titles III and IV of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In the House, any provisions 

designated as emergencies under rules in effect for 2007 will be accommodated under Section 204 in this resolution. 

Sec. 205. Extension of Enforcement of Budgetary Points of 

Order in the Senate 

In Section 205 of the conference agreement, which applies only 

in the Senate, the Senate insists on Section 205 of the Senate resolution with an amendment, and the House agrees to the same. Section 205 extends 60–vote enforcement of budgetary points of order 

in the Senate, other than those pursuant to Sections 425 and 303 

of the Budget Act, through 2017. 


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Sec. 206. Point of Order Against Advance Appropriations 

In subsection (a) of Section 206 of the conference agreement, 

which applies only in the Senate, the Senate insists on, and the 

House recedes from its disagreement with, Section 206 of the Senate resolution. It provides a supermajority point of order in the 

Senate against appropriations in fiscal year 2008 bills that would 

first become effective in any year after fiscal year 2008, and 

against appropriations in fiscal year 2009 bills that would first become effective in any year after fiscal year 2009. It does not apply 

against appropriations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 

nor does it apply against changes in mandatory programs or deferrals of mandatory budget authority from one year to the next. 

There is an exemption for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 of up 

to $25.2 billion for the following: 

Accounts identified for Advance Appropriations in the Senate 

Labor, HHS: 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Children and Family Services (Head Start) 

Special Education 

Vocational and Adult Education 

Financial Services and General Government: Payment to Postal 

Service Transportation, Housing and Urban Development: Section 

8 Renewals 

In subsection (b) of Section 206 of the conference agreement, 

which applies only in the House, the House insists on Section 302 

of the House amendment. It defines advance appropriations, and 

restricts advance appropriations for fiscal years 2009 or 2010 to a 

total of $25.6 billion for the following accounts: 

Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations in the House 

Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 

Employment and Training Administration 

Education for the Disadvantaged 

School Improvement 

Children and Family Services (Head Start) 

Special Education 

Vocational and Adult Education 

Payment to Postal Service 

Section 8 Renewals 

Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 

Corporation for Public Broadcasting 

Sec. 207. Discretionary Spending Limits, Program Integrity 

Initiatives, and Other Adjustments 

In subsection (a), (b), and ( c) of Section 207 of the conference 

agreement, which apply only in the Senate, the Senate insists on 

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limits for any fiscal year. Section 207 will strengthen fiscal responsibility by establishing discretionary spending limits in the Senate 

for fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and enforce them with a Senate 

point of order that can only be waived with 60 votes. It permits adjustments to the discretionary spending limits in the Senate for fiscal year 2008 for program integrity initiatives, including Social Security Administration continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations, enhanced Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement to address the tax gap, appropriations for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program 

at the Department of Health and Human Services, and in-person 

reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews. 

In subsection (d) of Section 207 of the conference agreement, 

which applies only in the House, the House insists on Section 301 

of the House amendment with an amendment. The House amendment provides for several program integrity adjustments for 2008 

in the same areas as in the Senate resolution, including for Social 

Security Administration continuing disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations, enhanced Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement to address the tax gap, appropriations for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program at the Department of Health and Human Services, and inperson reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews. 

The conference agreement allows for adjustments to be made 

to the discretionary spending limits in the Senate, aggregates, and 

302(a) allocations of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees up to the total budget authority shown in Section 103 (21) for 

overseas deployments and related activities (and the new outlays 

flowing therefrom). In the Senate, if additional funding is required 

beyond the level specified in Section 103 (21), such funding would 

be provided pursuant to Section 204. In the House, if additional appropriations are required beyond this level, and such additional 

amounts are specifically designated as necessary for overseas deployments and related activities, then new budget authority, outlays or receipts resulting therefrom shall not count for the purposes 

of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

Subsection (e) of Section 207 of the conference agreement, 

which applies in the House and Senate, directs all House and Senate Committees to include recommendations for improved governmental performance in the views and estimates that they submit 

to the respective Committees on the Budget under section 301(d) 

of the Congressional Budget Act. 

Subsection (f) of Section 207 of the conference agreement, 

which applies in both the House and Senate, allows adjustments to 

the levels and limits in this resolution to reflect differences between the levels assumed in this resolution and the levels that may 

ultimately be enacted in 2007 supplemental appropriations legislation currently under consideration in Congress. Similar language 

was included in the conference report on the fiscal year 2004 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 95, 108th Congress) regarding 2003 supplemental appropriations. 


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Sec. 208. Inapplicability of Previous Allocations in the Senate 

In Section 208 of the conference agreement, which applies only 

in the Senate, the Senate insists on, and the House recedes from 

its disagreement with, Section 208 of the Senate resolution. Because this concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 

establishes new discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2007 

and 2008 and new committee spending allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, Section 208 of 

the Senate resolution clarifies that the ‘‘deeming’’ provisions of last 

year’s emergency supplemental in Section 7035 of Public Law 109–

234 shall no longer apply in the Senate. 

Sec. 209. Senate Point of Order Against Provisions of Appropriations Legislation That Constitute Changes in Mandatory Programs With Net Costs 

In Section 209 of the conference agreement, which applies only 

in the Senate, the Senate insists on Section 214 of the Senate resolution with a substitute, and the House agrees to the same. Section 

209 would create a 60–vote point of order against provisions of appropriations legislation constituting Changes in Mandatory Programs (ChIMPs) that would have been estimated as affecting direct 

spending or receipts were they included in legislation other than 

appropriations legislation, if all three of the following conditions 

are met: 

(1) the provision would increase BA in—

(a) at least one of the nine fiscal years that follow the budget 

year, and 

(b) over the period of the total of the budget year and the nine 

fiscal years following the budget year; 

(2) the provision would increase net outlays over the period of 

the total of the nine fiscal years following the budget year; and 

(3) the sum total of all changes in mandatory programs in the 

legislation would increase net outlays as measured over the period 

of the total of the nine fiscal years following the budget year. 

The point of order does not apply against legislation making 

supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2007. Nor does it apply 

against any ChIMPs that were enacted in each of the three fiscal 

years prior to the budget year (including those done as a result of 

the year-long funding resolution enacted for 2007). The point of 

order works like the Byrd rule in that it applies against individual 

provisions of legislation rather than against an entire bill, amendment, or conference report. If the point of order is not waived then 

the offending provision is stricken. 

Sec. 210. Compliance With Section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 

In Section 210 of the conference agreement, the House recedes 

from its position in Section 306 of the House amendment and concurs with a further amendment, and the Senate agrees to the 

same. Subsection (a) of Section 210 applies in both the House and 

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Sec. 211. Application and Effect of Changes in Allocations 

and Aggregates 

In Section 211 of the conference agreement, the House insists 

on, and the Senate recedes from its disagreement with, Section 304 

of the House amendment. 

Sec. 212. Adjustments to Reflect Changes in Concepts and 

Definitions 

In Section 212 of the conference agreement, the House insists 

on, and the Senate recedes from its disagreement with, Section 305 

of the House amendment. 

Sec. 213. Exercise of Rulemaking Powers 

In Section 213 of the conference agreement, the House recedes 

from its position in Section 307 of the House amendment and concurs with a further amendment, and the Senate agrees to the 

same. 

RESERVE FUNDS

Senate Resolution 

Sec. 301. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for SCHIP Legislation 

Section 301 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution by up 

to $20.0 billion for SCHIP reauthorization legislation of up to $50.0 

billion, so long as the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 

2007–2012. 

Sec. 302. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Care of Wounded 

Service Members 

Section 302 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that improves the medical care of or disability benefits for 

wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans (including the 

elimination of the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan annuities 

and veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation), including 

improvements to the physical disability evaluation system of the 

Department of Defense to expedite the claims process, provided the 

legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 303. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Tax Relief 

Section 303 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for one 

or more pieces of tax relief legislation, including refundable tax relief and extensions of expiring tax relief, such as enhanced charitable giving from IRAs and the reauthorization of the new markets 

tax credit under section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

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Sec. 304. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Comparative Effectiveness Research 

Section 304 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to establish a new Federal or public-private initiative for 

comparative effectiveness research, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 305. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Higher Education 

Section 305 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation—including tax legislation—that would make higher education more accessible and affordable, provided the legislation is 

deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 306. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for the Farm Bill 

Section 306 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution by up 

to $15.0 billion for legislation which is deficit-neutral over the total 

of 2007–2012 that would do one or more of the following: reauthorize the Food Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; strengthen agriculture and rural economies and critical nutrition programs; 

provide agriculture-related tax relief and rural development investment incentives for counties impacted by high rates of out-migration; or improve the environment by reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy through expanded production and use of alternative fuels. This section anticipates that the Farm Bill will ultimately be comprised of titles from more than one committee, and 

would therefore allow the Chairman to revise multiple committee 

allocations, and revenue and spending aggregates, to accommodate 

the legislation. 

Sec. 307. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Energy Legislation 

Section 307 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for one 

or more pieces of legislation—including tax legislation—that would 

reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign sources of energy, expand production and use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel 

vehicles, promote renewable energy development, improve electricity transmission, encourage responsible development of domestic oil and natural gas resources, or reward conservation and efficiency; provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 

2007–2012. 

Sec. 308. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Medicare 

Section 308 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for: 

Prescription drug price negotiation legislation under Medicare 

Part D, to repeal the non-interference clause in Section 1860D– 11(i)(1) of the Social Security Act, while preserving access to prescription drugs and price competition without requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price structure for reimbursement 

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be used either to improve the Part D benefit or to reduce the deficit; 

Legislation to increase the reimbursement rate for physician 

services under Medicare Part B and that includes financial incentives for physicians to improve the quality and efficiency of items 

and services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries through the use of 

consensus-based quality measures, provided that it is deficit-neutral over 2007–2012; and 

Legislation making improvements of up to $5.0 billion to the 

prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D, so long as the 

legislation is deficit-neutral over 2007–2012. 

Sec. 309. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Small Business 

Health Insurance 

Section 309 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that makes health insurance coverage more affordable or 

available to small businesses and their employees, without weakening rating rules or reducing covered benefits, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 310. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for County Payments 

Section 310 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution by up 

to $440 million in 2008 and up to $2.2 billion over the total of 

2008–2012 for county payments legislation that reauthorizes the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 

2000, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 

2007–2012. The expiration of this law would have a significant impact on rural communities. 

Sec. 311. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization 

Section 311 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that provides for a continuing federal role in ensuring that 

terrorism risk insurance remains available after the expiration of 

the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 312. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing 

Section 312 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that would establish an affordable housing fund financed 

by the housing government-sponsored enterprises, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 313. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Receipts From 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Section 313 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that prohibits the Bonneville Power Administration from 

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lation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. The proposal 

in the President’s budget would have a detrimental impact on electricity rates in the Northwest. 

Sec. 314. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Indian Claims 

Settlement 

Section 314 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to provide a statutory settlement for Indian trust fund litigation involving the accounting and management of individual Indian trust monies and assets, including the Cobell v. Kempthorne 

litigation, as well as provisions to offset the cost of the settlement, 

provided that the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 

2007–2012. 

Sec. 315. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Food and Drug 

Administration 

Section 315 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for certain legislation affecting the regulatory authority of the Food and 

Drug Administration (FDA) and authorizing the assessment of user 

fees, provided that the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total 

of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 316. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Health Care Reform 

Section 316 of the Senate resolution provides that if an SCHIP 

bill is enacted, the Chairman of the Budget Committee may revise 

the levels in the resolution for legislation to improve health care, 

provide quality health insurance for the uninsured and underinsured, and protect individuals with current health coverage, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 317. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Enhancement of 

Veterans’ Benefits 

Section 317 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to enhance benefits for veterans, including GI educational 

benefits and services for low-vision and blinded veterans, provided 

the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 318. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Long-Term Care 

Section 318 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to improve long-term care, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 319. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Health Information Technology 

Section 319 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation providing incentives or other support for adoption of modern information technology to improve quality and protect privacy 

in health care, and for legislation providing for payments based on 


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adherence to accepted clinical protocols identified as best practices, 

provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–

2012. 

Sec. 320. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Child Care 

Section. 320 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to provide up to $5.0 billion to States for child care, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 321. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Comprehensive 

Immigration Reform 

Section 321 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for 

comprehensive immigration reform legislation, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral in 2008 and over the total of 2008–2012. 

Sec. 322. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Mental Health 

Parity 

Section 322 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that provides parity between health insurance coverage of 

mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral in 2008 and over the 

total of 2008–2012. 

Sec. 323. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Preschool Opportunities 

Section 323 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to provide assistance to States for offering or expanding 

preschool to children of low-income families, provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 324. Deficit-neutral Reserve Fund for the Safe Importation of FDA-Approved Prescription Drugs 

Section 324 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to permit the safe importation of prescription drugs approved by the FDA from a specified list of countries, provided the 

legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 328. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Expansion of 

Above-the-Line Deduction for Teacher Classroom Supplies 

Section 328 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to permanently extend and increase to $400 the above-theline deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand the deduction to include qualified professional development expenses, 

provided the legislation is deficit-neutral over the total of 2007–

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Sec. 329. Adjustment for Smithsonian Institution Salaries 

and Expenses 

Section 329 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation appropriating up to $17 million for 2008 if the Comptroller 

General makes certain certifications to Congress regarding the 

Smithsonian Institution. 

Sec. 330. Deficit-Reduction Reserve Fund for Reduction of Improper Payments 

Section 330 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that achieves savings by eliminating or reducing improper 

payments by agencies and uses such savings to reduce the deficit, 

provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total 

of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 331. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Extension of the 

Deduction for State and Local Sales Taxes 

Section 331 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that would extend the deduction for State and local sales 

taxes, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over 

the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 332. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Extension of Certain Energy Tax Incentives 

Section 332 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that would extend energy tax incentives through 2015, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total 

of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 333. Reserve Fund To Provide Additional Training for 

Physicians and Attract More Physicians in States That 

Face a Shortage of Physicians in Training 

Section 333 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that would provide additional training for physicians and 

attract more physicians in States with a shortage of physicians in 

training, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit 

over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 334. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Repeal of the 1993 

Increase in the Income Tax on Social Security Benefits 

Section 334 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that would repeal the 1993 increase in the income tax on 

Social Security benefits, provided the legislation would not increase 

the deficit over the total of 2007–2012. 


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Sec. 336. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Eliminating Military Retirement and Disability Offset 

Section 336 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that would expand eligibility for Combat-Related Special 

Compensation to permit additional disabled retirees to receive both 

disability compensation and retired pay, provided the legislation 

would not increase the deficit over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 337. Deficit-Neutral Reserve for Asbestos Reform Legislation 

Section 337 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for asbestos reform legislation, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of 2007–2057. 

Sec. 338. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Manufacturing 

Initiatives 

Section 338 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation, including tax legislation, that would revitalize the United 

States manufacturing sector, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 339. Deficit-Reduction Reserve Fund for Increased Use of 

Recovery Audits 

Section 339 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that achieves savings by requiring that agencies increase 

their use of recovery audits and use such savings to reduce the deficit, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over the 

total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 340. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for a Delay in the Implementation of a Proposed Rule Relating to the FederalState Financial Partnerships Under Medicaid and 

SCHIP 

Section 340 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation that provides for a delay in the implementation of a proposed rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships 

under Medicaid and SCHIP, provided the legislation would not increase the deficit over the total of 2007–2012. 

Sec. 341. Reserve Fund To Improve the Health Care System 

If the Finance Committee is within its 302(a) allocation, Section 341 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation 

reported by the Finance Committee that creates a framework for 

using Medicare data to evaluate health care, if it protects privacy 

and prevents disclosure of proprietary or trade secret information, 

provided the legislation would not increase the deficit in 2008 or 

over the total of 2008–2012. 


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Sec. 342. Reserve Fund to Improve Medicare Hospital Payment Accuracy 

If the Finance Committee is within its 302(a) allocation, Section 342 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation 

reported by the Finance Committee to improve Medicare hospital 

payment accuracy, provided the legislation would not increase the 

deficit over the total of 2008–2012. 

Sec. 343. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund to Improve Health Insurance 

Section 343 of the Senate resolution allows the Chairman of 

the Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution for legislation to improve health insurance, provided the legislation would 

not increase the deficit over the total of 2007–2012. 

House Amendment 

Sec. 201. Reserve Fund for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program 

The reserve fund accommodates the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce reporting legislation of up to $50.0 billion in additional 

outlays to improve children’s health through reauthorization of the 

State Children’s Health Program (SCHIP) as long as the authorizing legislation placed before the House complies with the pay-asyou-go principle. These additional resources will sustain current 

caseloads, expand coverage, and reduce the number of uninsured 

children. Of the over nine million uninsured children in this nation, 

around six million are eligible for SCHIP or Medicaid but do not 

receive coverage. 

Sec. 202. Reserve Fund for Reform of the Alternative Minimum Tax 

The reserve fund for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) relief 

accommodates legislation that reforms the tax code to shield middle-income families from the AMT as long as it adheres to the payas-you-go principle. Without reform, the number of taxpayers subject to the AMT will rise from 4.2 million in 2006 to 23.2 million 

in 2007 and to 25.7 million in 2008, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. 

Sec. 203. Reserve Fund to Provide for Middle-Income Tax Relief and Economic Equity 

The reserve fund for middle-income tax relief supports legislation to reduce tax burdens on middle-income families and taxpayers that complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. This includes legislation such as the extension of the 10 percent individual 

income tax rate, marriage penalty relief, the child tax credit, the 

research and experimentation tax credit, the deduction for small 

business expensing, and the deduction for State and local sales 

taxes. It also accommodates elimination of estate taxes on all but 

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Sec. 204. Reserve Fund for Agriculture 

The reserve fund accommodates legislation that reauthorizes 

the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 

107–171) or prior farm support acts, or authorizes similar programs, or both, to the extent that such legislation complies with 

the pay-as-you-go principle. The section also provides for an increase in budget authority up to $20.0 billion over six years (2007–

2012) above the Congressional Budget Office’s current estimate of 

spending for these programs if the funding increases are appropriately offset. The resolution allows for the House to continue to 

address a number of priorities, such as maintaining a strong farm 

safety net for our nation’s agricultural producers; delivering natural resource conservation measures on private lands; investing in 

energy research; and rural development projects that strengthen 

our rural economies; and enhancing food nutrition assistance to 

help fight hunger. The reserve fund could also facilitate a new 

Farm Bill that provides enhanced conservation, research, and marketing assistance to crops that have not received traditional commodity support. 

Sec. 205. Reserve Fund for Higher Education 

The reserve fund accommodates reforms to the student loan 

programs that increase benefits to students, consistent with the 

pay-as-you-go principle adopted by the House. The Higher Education Act is scheduled to be reauthorized this year, and this reserve fund will provide committees maximum flexibility in finding 

offsets to make college more affordable for students. 

Sec. 206. Reserve Fund for Improvements in Medicare 

The reserve fund accommodates additional mandatory spending for Medicare program improvements such as increasing the 

Medicare reimbursement rate for physicians while holding beneficiaries harmless from associated premium increases, as long as 

the legislation is consistent with the House pay-as-you-go principle. 

Current law calls for Medicare payment rates to physicians to be 

cut by nearly 40 percent over the next eight years. The House supports Federal investments in health information technology that 

will improve the quality and efficiency of not only Medicare, but 

also the health sector as a whole. Another possible area for program improvement is the Part D prescription drug benefit. 

Sec. 207. Reserve Fund for Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives 

The reserve fund accommodates legislation consistent with 

H.R. 6 that invests in renewable or alternative energy resources, 

promotes new emerging energy technologies, or develops greater 

energy efficiency, to the extent that such legislation complies with 

the pay-as-you-go principle. 

Sec. 208. Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing 

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and Freddie Mac, to the extent that such legislation complies with 

the pay-as-you-go principle. 

Sec. 209. Reserve Fund for Equitable Benefits for Filipino 

Veterans of World War II 

The reserve fund accommodates additional mandatory spending to provide equitable benefits for all Filipino veterans of World 

War II and their survivors and dependents, consistent with the 

pay-as-you-go principle. Most Filipino veterans who fought alongside American troops, and their families, are currently not eligible 

for equitable federal benefits. 

Sec. 210. Reserve Fund for Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act Reauthorization 

The reserve fund accommodates any legislation that reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

Act (Public Law 106–393), to the extent that such legislation complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. That law provides economic 

assistance for roads and schools in rural communities affected by 

the loss of receipts from sales on federal lands in their communities. The assistance is intended to compensate local governments 

for the tax-exempt status of the national forests and other federal 

lands. 

Sec. 211. Reserve Fund for Receipts from the Bonneville 

Power Administration 

The resolution includes a reserve fund to accommodate legislation to reject the Administration’s acceleration of Bonneville Power 

Administration’s (BPA) debt repayment and to prohibit BPA from 

applying secondary sales revenue in excess of $500 million towards 

additional federal debt repayment, to the extent that such legislation complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. 

Sec. 212. Reserve Fund for Transitional Medical Assistance 

The reserve fund accommodates extension of Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) through 2008, as long as it complies with the 

pay-as-you-go principle. TMA provides temporary Medicaid assistance for families transitioning to the workforce. 

Conference Agreement 

Sec. 301. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for SCHIP Legislation 

The House recedes to the Senate with a substitute. Subsection 

(a) retains the language of Section 301 of the Senate resolution 

with an amendment. This subsection applies only in the Senate. 

Subsection (b) retains the language of Section 201 of the House 

amendment with an amendment. This subsection applies only in 

the House. 

Sec. 302. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Veterans and 

Wounded Servicemembers 

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serve fund would accommodate legislation consistent with the payas-you-go principle that improves services and benefits to wounded 

or disabled military personnel and retirees, veterans, and their survivors and dependents, which may include enhancing medical care 

and disability benefits, expanding eligibility to receive both disability compensation and retired pay (for combat-disabled retirees), 

eliminating the offset between survivor benefit annuities and dependency and indemnity compensation, improving disability evaluations, enhancing educational benefits, or increasing benefits to 

Filipino veterans of World War II and their survivors and dependents. 

Sec. 303. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Tax Relief 

In subsection (a) of Section 303 of the conference agreement, 

which applies only in the Senate, the Senate insists on Section 303 

of the Senate resolution with an amendment. In subsection (b) of 

Section 303 of the conference agreement, which applies only in the 

House, the House insists on Sections 202 and 203 of the House 

amendment with an amendment. 

Sec. 304. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Medicare Improvements 

The House recedes to the Senate with a substitute. Subsection 

(a) retains the language of Section 206 of the House amendment. 

This subsection applies only in the House of Representatives. Subsection (b) retains the language of Section 308 and Section 342 of 

the Senate resolution. This subsection applies only in the Senate. 

Subsection (c) retains the language of Section 333 of the Senate 

resolution with an amendment. This subsection applies in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 305. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Health Care Quality, Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Transparency 

The House recedes to the Senate with an amendment. Subsection (a) retains the language of Section 319 of the Senate resolution with an amendment. This subsection applies in the Senate and 

in the House of Representatives. Subsection (b) retains the language of Section 304 of the Senate resolution. This subsection applies in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. Subsection 

(c) retains the language in Section 341 of the Senate resolution. 

This subsection applies in the Senate only. 

Sec. 306. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Higher Education 

The House recedes to the Senate with a substitute. The reserve 

funds for higher education in the House and Senate have identical 

goals and the identical effect of accommodating deficit-neutral legislation to make higher education more accessible and more affordable. The conference agreement could facilitate legislation that 

would enhance benefits for post-secondary students, including, but 

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Sec. 307. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for the Farm Bill 

The Senate recedes to the House with a substitute. Section 307 

provides for an increase in budget authority of up to $20.0 billion 

over six years (2007–2012) if the funding increases are appropriately offset. Subsection (a) retains the language of Section 306 

in the Senate resolution with an amendment. This subsection applies only in the Senate. Subsection (b) retains the language of Section 204 in the House resolution. This subsection applies only in 

the House. 

Sec. 308. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Energy Legislation 

The House recedes to the Senate with a substitute. Section 308 

of the conference agreement is a deficit-neutral energy reserve fund 

with two parts. Subsection (a) combines language similar to the reserve funds included in Section 307 and Section 332 of the Senate 

resolution and would apply only to the Senate. This subsection allows the Senate’s discretionary spending limits to be adjusted in 

addition to the aggregates and allocations. Subsection (b) is similar 

to Section 207 of the House amendment and would apply only to 

the House. 

Sec. 309. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for County Payments 

Legislation 

The Senate recedes to the House with an amendment. The 

amendment clarifies that the reserve fund could accommodate legislation that provides for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public 

Law 106–393), or makes changes to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 

Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–565), or both. The reserve fund would 

accommodate deficit-neutral legislation in the House and the Senate, and allows the Senate’s discretionary spending limits to be adjusted in addition to the aggregates and allocations. 

Sec. 310. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization 

The House recedes to Section 311 of the Senate resolution with 

a technical amendment to accommodate legislation in the House 

and Senate consistent with House and Senate pay-as-you-go rules. 

The reserve fund accommodates legislation in both bodies for a continuing federal role in ensuring that terrorism risk insurance remains available after the expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. 

Sec. 311. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing 

The House recedes to Section 312 of the Senate resolution with 

a technical amendment to accommodate legislation in the House 

and Senate consistent with House and Senate pay-as-you-go rules. 

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Sec. 312. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Receipts from Bonneville Power Administration 

The House recedes to Section 313 of the Senate resolution with 

a substitute. The reserve fund included in Section 312 of the conference agreement is similar to the language included in both the 

House and Senate budget resolutions. The reserve fund would accommodate deficit-neutral legislation in the House and the Senate, 

and allows the Senate’s discretionary spending limits to be adjusted in addition to the aggregates and allocations. 

Sec. 313. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Indian Claims 

Settlement 

The House recedes to Section 314 of the Senate resolution with 

an amendment to accommodate similar House legislation and, as 

in the Senate, provisions to ensure its cost is offset. 

Sec. 314. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Improvements in 

Health 

The House recedes to the Senate with an amendment which incorporates Sections 318 and 322 of the Senate resolution. The conference agreement consolidates Sections 309, 316, and 343 of the 

Senate resolution into two subsections, 314(a) and 314(b), with 

amendments. This reserve fund applies in the Senate and in the 

House of Representatives. 

Sec. 315. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Child Care 

The House recedes to Section 320 of the Senate resolution with 

an amendment to accommodate similar legislation in the House. 

Sec. 316. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Immigration Reform 

The House recedes to Section 321 of the Senate resolution with 

an amendment. This reserve fund applies only in the Senate. 

Sec. 317. Deficit-Reduction Reserve Fund 

The House recedes to the Senate with an amendment. The 

amendment combines reserve funds included in Section 330 and 

Section 339 of the Senate resolution. Section 317 applies to both 

the House and the Senate, and allows the Senate’s discretionary 

spending limits to be adjusted in addition to the aggregates and allocations. 

Sec. 318. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Manufacturing 

Initiatives in the Senate 

The Senate insists on Section 338 of the Senate resolution, 

which applies only in the Senate, with an amendment. 

Sec. 319. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for the Food and Drug 

Administration in the Senate 

Section 319 of the conference agreement consists of two subsections, 319(a) and 319(b). Subsection (a) allows the Chairman of 

the Senate Budget Committee to revise the levels in the resolution 

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porters of these products to cover the cost of the Food and Drug 

Administration’s regulatory activities. Subsection (b) retains the 

language of Section 324 of the Senate resolution. The reserve fund 

applies only to the Senate. 

Sec. 320. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Medicaid 

The House recedes to the Senate with a substitute. Subsection 

(a) retains the language of Section 340 of the Senate resolution 

with an amendment. Subsection (b) accommodates legislation for a 

demonstration project regarding Medicaid coverage of low-income 

HIV-infected individuals. Subsection (c) retains the language of 

Section 212 of the House amendment with an amendment. This reserve fund applies in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. 

Sec. 321. House Reserve Fund Adjustment for Revenue Measures 

Section 321 of the conference agreement creates a reserve fund 

to consider any revenue measure (including a conference report) in 

the House. It applies to bills that would reduce revenues below the 

sum of aggregate revenue levels for a five-year period as measured 

against the Congressional Budget Office baseline for the most recent concurrent resolution of the budget. The revenue measure can 

only become effective upon certification by the Secretary of the 

Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

that the reduction in revenues due to the measure for the period 

comprising fiscal years through 2012 will not exceed the lesser of 

$179.8 billion or 80 percent of the fiscal year 2012 unified budget 

surplus, as estimated by them within six months prior to the first 

day of the first taxable year affected, said taxable year in no case 

earlier than 2010. If this provision is not included, the Chairman 

of the House Budget Committee will adjust aggregate revenue levels in the resolution to create a point of order in the House against 

the measure under Section 311 of the Budget Act. The Chairman 

would readjust the levels upon disposition of any measure considered in violation of this section. This point of order would be in addition to a House paygo point of order, which lies against any bill 

that is not deficit-neutral, notwithstanding any other provisions of 

this conference agreement. 

Any measure, including a conference report, decreasing total 

revenues, would have the point of order against it in the House, 

unless it contains a provision consistent with the following: 

‘‘None of the provisions of this Act or amendments made by it, 

shall have legal force or effect unless within six months prior to the 

first day of the first taxable year affected, said taxable year in no 

case earlier than 2010, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget project a unified 

budget surplus for the fiscal year 2012, estimate the budgetary impact of this Act, and certify by issuance of a joint communication, 

to be published in the Federal Register, that the estimated reduction in revenues for the period comprising fiscal years through 

2012 resulting from this Act (including amendments made by this 

Act) will not exceed the lesser of $179.8 billion or 80 percent of the 

projected fiscal year 2012 unified budget surplus.’’


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Section 321 is a reserve fund that applies in the House only. 

It does not apply in the Senate. Its inclusion in this conference report, and the inclusion of the above language by the House of Representatives in this joint statement regarding the operation of this 

section in the House, is not to be construed as setting any procedural precedent in the Senate and does not reflect the Senate’s 

agreement to any provisions in any conference agreement on revenue measures that are affected in the House by the requirements 

of this reserve fund. 

Sec. 322. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for San Joaquin River 

Restoration and Navajo Nation Water Rights Settlements 

Section 322 is a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that 

would fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River Restoration 

Settlement Act, implement a Navajo Nation water rights settlement as authorized by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water 

Projects Act, or both. The reserve fund would accommodate deficitneutral legislation in both the House and the Senate. 

Sec. 323. Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Selected Tax Relief 

Policies in the Senate 

The Senate insists on Sections 303, 328, and 331 of the Senate 

resolution with an amendment. This section applies only in the 

Senate. 

POLICY

Senate Resolution 

Unlike Title IV of the House amendment, the Senate resolution 

did not contain a policy statement title. 

House Amendment 

Title IV of the House amendment contains the following policy 

sections. 

Sec. 401. Policy on middle-income tax relief. 

Sec. 402. Policy on defense priorities. 

Sec. 403. Policy on college affordability. 

Conference Agreement 

Sec. 401. Policy on Middle-Income Tax Relief 

The Senate recedes to Section 401 of the House amendment 

with a substitute. Subsection (a) retains the language of Section 

401 of the House amendment, with amendments. This subsection 

applies only in the House. Subsection (b) applies only in the Senate. 

Sec. 402. Policy on Defense Priorities 

In Section 402 of the conference agreement, the Senate recedes 

to Section 402 of the House amendment with an amendment. The 

House Budget Committee report (H. Rept. 110–69) discussed key 

priorities to be funded within the defense allocation and the need 

for the Department of Defense to root out wasteful spending (such 

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which may not be as effective in protecting the nation from today’s 

threats). The conference agreement reaffirms these priorities. 

Sec. 403. Policy on College Affordability 

The Senate recedes to the House with a substitute. The conferees intend that nothing in the budget resolution should be construed as indicating support for cuts in college aid to students, including but not limited to assistance provided by non-profit state 

agencies. 

SENSES OF THE HOUSE AND CONGRESS

Senate Resolution 

Section 335 of the Senate resolution expresses the sense of 

Congress on the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. 

House Amendment 

Title V of the House amendment contains the following Sense 

of the House sections: 

Sec. 501. Sense of the House on servicemembers’ and veterans’ health care and other priorities. 

Sec. 502. Sense of the House on the Innovation Agenda: A 

commitment to competitiveness to keep America #1. 

Sec. 503. Sense of the House on homeland security. 

Sec. 504. Sense of the House regarding the ongoing need to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

Sec. 505. Sense of the House regarding long-term sustainability of entitlements. 

Sec. 506. Sense of the House regarding the need to maintain 

and build upon efforts to fight hunger. 

Sec. 507. Sense of the House regarding affordable health coverage. 

Sec. 508. Sense of the House regarding extension of the statutory pay-as-you-go rule. 

Sec. 509. Sense of the House on long-term budgeting. 

Sec. 510. Sense of the House regarding pay parity. 

Sec. 511. Sense of the House regarding waste, fraud, and 

abuse. 

Sec. 512. Sense of the House regarding the importance of 

child support enforcement. 

Sec. 513. Sense of the House on state veterans cemeteries. 

Conference Agreement 

In Title V of the conference agreement, the Senate recedes to 

Sections 501 through 513 of the House amendment, and the House 

recedes to Section 335 of the Senate resolution, with minor technical, clarifying, and conforming amendments. Title V includes the 

following sense of the House and sense of Congress provisions: 

Sec. 501. Sense of Congress on Servicemembers’ and Veterans’

Health Care and Other Priorities. 

Sec. 502. Sense of Congress on the Innovation Agenda: A 

Commitment To Competitiveness to Keep America #1. 

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Sec. 504. Sense of Congress Regarding the Ongoing Need to 

Respond To Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

Sec. 505. Sense of Congress Regarding Long-Term Sustainability of Entitlements. 

Sec. 506. Sense of Congress Regarding the Need to Maintain 

and Build Upon Efforts To Fight Hunger. 

Sec. 507. Sense of Congress Regarding Affordable Health Coverage. 

Sec. 508. Sense of Congress Regarding Extension of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Rule. 

Sec. 509. Sense of the Congress on Long-Term Budgeting. 

Sec. 510. Sense of Congress Regarding Pay Parity. 

Sec. 511. Sense of Congress Regarding Waste, Fraud, and 

Abuse. 

Sec. 512. Sense of Congress Regarding the Importance of 

Child Support Enforcement. 

Sec. 513. Sense of the House on State Veterans Cemeteries. 

Sec. 514. Sense of the Congress on the State Criminal Alien 

Assistance Program. 

RECONCILIATION

Senate Resolution 

The Senate resolution did not include any reconciliation instructions. 

House Amendment 

Section 601 of the House amendment, which was included at 

the request of the Committee on Education and Labor, instructs 

that committee to report changes in law to the House to reduce the 

deficit by $75 million over six years, no later than September 10, 

2007. Section 403 of the House amendment includes policy language stating that the provision shall not be construed to require 

reductions in assistance that makes college more affordable for students. 

Conference Agreement 

The Senate recedes to the House with a substitute. The conference agreement provides instructions to the Education and 

Labor Committee in the House and to the Health, Education, Labor 

and Pensions Committee in the Senate to report legislation by September 10, 2007, to reduce the deficit by $750 million over six 

years. 

ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS

Section 301(g)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act requires that 

the joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report 

on a budget resolution set forth the common economic assumptions 

upon which the joint statement and conference report are based. 

The conference agreement is built upon the economic forecasts developed by the Congressional Budget Office and presented in CBO’s 

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Senate Resolution 

CBO’s economic assumptions were used. 

House Amendment 

CBO’s economic assumptions were used. 

Conference Agreement 

CBO’s economic assumptions were used. 

ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION 

[Calendar years] 

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

Real GDP, Percent Change, Year Over Year ................................ 2.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.7 

GDP Price Index, Percent Change, Year Over Year ...................... 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 

Consumer Prices, Percent Change, Year Over Year .................... 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 

Unemployment Rate, Percent, Yearly Average ............................. 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 

3-Month Treasury Bill Rate, Percent, Yearly Average .................. 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 

10-Year Treasury Bond Rate, Percent, Yearly Average ................ 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 

ALLOCATIONS

As required in Section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act, 

the joint statement of managers includes an allocation, based on 

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PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE REFLECTING LEVELS

FOR THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

Period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the four 

fiscal years following the budget year: $0. 

Period of the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the nine 

fiscal years following the budget year: $0. 

HOUSE RULE XXVII 

The adoption of this conference agreement by the two houses 

would result in the engrossment of a House Joint Resolution 

changing the statutory limit on the public debt pursuant to House 

Rule XXVII, clause 3. The rule requires a joint resolution in the following form: 

Resolved, by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 

the United States in Congress assembled, that subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 

out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting 

in lieu thereof $9,815,000,000,000. 

Legislative jurisdiction over the public debt remains with the 

Finance Committee in the Senate and the Committee on Ways and 

Means in the House. 

KENT CONRAD, 

PATTY MURRAY, 

RON WYDEN, 

Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., ROSA DELAURO, 

CHET EDWARDS, 

Managers on the Part of the House. 

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